2013 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 2013 National League East Nationals Park Washington, D.C. 86–76 (.531) 2nd Lerner Enterprises Mike Rizzo Davey Johnson MASNWUSA(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo) WJFK 106.7 FMWashington Nationals Radio Network(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler) The 2013 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' ninth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the sixth season at Nationals Park, and the 45th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Nationals finished the year second place in the National League East with an 86–76 record, but were unable to return to the postseason after their division-winning 2012 campaign. The 2013 season was also the last with manager Davey Johnson, who retired following the end of the season. Offseason On November 29, 2012, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Alex Meyer to the Minnesota Twins for Denard Span.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Minnesota Twins On January 16, 2013, Washington took part in a three-team trade in which the Oakland Athletics sent A. J. Cole, Blake Treinen, and a player to be named later to the Nationals, the Nationals sent Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners, and the Mariners sent John Jaso to the Athletics. The Athletics sent minor-leaguer Ian Krol to the Nationals on March 20, 2013, to complete the trade.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics Spring training The Nationals held their 2013 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium. Season standings National League East Washington Nationals National League Wild Card Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WSH Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Denard Span Center fielder Jayson Werth Right fielderBryce Harper Left fielderRyan Zimmerman Third basemanAdam LaRoche First basemanIan Desmond ShortstopDanny Espinosa Second basemanWilson Ramos CatcherStephen Strasburg Starting pitcher Notable transactions June 11, 2013: The Nationals traded Henry Rodriguez to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Ian Dickson.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHC baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs March 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20231102025229/https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHC November 2, 2023 live July 8, 2013: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ivan Pineyro and a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Hairston, cash, and a player to be named later. July 10, 2013: The Nationals traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Jeroloman. Late in the day, the Nationals sent Brian Bocock to the Pirates to complete the trade.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates August 19, 2013: The Nationals purchased David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs. August 23, 2013: The Nationals traded Kurt Suzuki to the Oakland Athletics for minor-leaguer Dakota Bacus and traded David DeJesus to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later; the Rays sent minor-leaguer Matthew Spann to the Nationals on September 19, 2013, to complete the trade.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Tampa Bay Rays Major league debuts Erik Davis (June 2, 2013) Taylor Jordan (June 29, 2013) Nate Karns (May 28, 2013) Jeff Kobernus (May 25, 2013) Ian Krol (June 5, 2013) Anthony Rendon (April 21, 2013) Tanner Roark (August 7, 2013) Zach Walters (September 6, 2013) Culture and entertainment In January 2013 the Nationals announced that they would add a fifth Racing President to the Presidents Race that took place during every home game. The new president, William Howard Taft ("Bill"), joined the original four Racing Presidents – George Washington ("George"), Thomas Jefferson ("Tom"), Abraham Lincoln ("Abe"), and Theodore Roosevelt ("Teddy") – all of whom had raced since 2006. The addition of Bill honored the real President Taft, who started the tradition of the presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at a Washington Senators game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., and also is widely credited with having accidentally created the seventh-inning stretch while attending a game.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/01/25/nats-will-name-william-howard-taft-new-racing-president/ Nats Will Name William Howard Taft New Racing President Steinburg Daqn January 25, 2013 Washington Post 26 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130126220401/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/01/25/nats-will-name-william-howard-taft-new-racing-president/ January 26, 2013 live Bill debuted in the Opening Day Presidents Race on April 1, 2013, and won his first race on May 11, going on to win 11 races before the season ended. Attendance The Nationals drew 2,652,422 fans at Nationals Park in 2013. Only the 2,731,993 they drew in their first season in Washington in 2005 exceeded it, and it placed them sixth in attendance for the season among the 15 National League teams, their highest attendance ranking for a single season at the time.baseball-reference.com 2013 Washington Nationalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2005-schedule-scores.shtml baseball-reference.com 2005 Washington Nationals March 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075157/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2005-schedule-scores.shtml October 3, 2017 live Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 1, when they drew 45,274 for a game against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day, while their lowest was 24,394 for a game against the Marlins on August 28. Their average home attendance was 32,746 per game, second-highest since their arrival in Washington.baseball-almanac.com Washington Nationals Attendance Data Game log Legend Nationals win Nationals loss PostponementBoldNationals team member background:#ba122b;color:#fff; 2013 game log y background:#11225b;color:white; April (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 1 || Marlins || 2 – 0 || Strasburg (1-0) || Nolasco (0-1) || Soriano (1) || 45,274 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 3 || Marlins || 3 – 0 || González (1-0) || Slowey (0-1) || Soriano (2) || 26,269 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || Marlins || 6 – 1 || Zimmermann (1-0) || LeBlanc (0-1) || || 25,123 || 3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Reds || 15 – 0 || Bailey (1-0) || Haren (0-1) || || 28,102 || 3-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Reds || 7 – 6 (11) || Stammen (1-0) || Hoover (0-2) || || 34,762 || 4-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Reds || 6 – 3 || Cueto (1-0) || Strasburg (1-1) || Chapman (2) || 32,514 || 4-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || White Sox || 8 – 7 || Stammen (2-0) || Peavy (1-1) || Soriano (3) || 24,412 || 5-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || White Sox || 5 – 2 || Zimmermann (2-0) || Floyd (0-2) || Soriano (4) || 24,586 || 6-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 11 || White Sox || 7 – 4 || Haren (1-1) || Axelrod (0-1) || Soriano (5) || 24,785 || 7-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 12 || Braves || 6 – 4 (10) || O'Flaherty (2-0) || Stammen (2-1) || Kimbrel (5) || 33,130 || 7-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || Braves || 3 – 1 || Hudson (2-0) || Strasburg (1-2) || Kimbrel (6) || 41,992 || 7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Braves || 9 – 0 || Maholm (3-0) || González (1-1) || || 39,389 || 7-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || @ Marlins || 10 – 3 || Zimmermann (3-0) || LeBlanc (0-3) || || 15,933 || 8-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 16 || @ Marlins || 8 – 2 || Sanabia (2-1) || Haren (1-2) || || 16,200 || 8-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 17 || @ Marlins || 6 – 1 || Detwiler (1-0) || Nolasco (0-2) || || 22,302 || 9-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Mets || 7 – 1 || Harvey (4-0) || Strasburg (1-3) || || 26,675 || 9-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Mets || 7 – 6 || Clippard (1-0) || Edgin (0-1) || Soriano (6) || 24,325 || 10-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Mets || 2 – 0 || Gee (1-3) || Zimmermann (3-1) || Parnell (2) || 26,225 || 10-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || Cardinals || 3 – 2 || Miller (3-1) || Haren (1-3) || Mujica (2) || 27,263 || 10-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 23 || Cardinals || 2 – 0 || Wainwright (4-1) || Detwiler (1-1) || Mujica (3) || 29,986 || 10-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 24 || Cardinals || 4 – 2 || García (2-1) || Strasburg (1-4) || Mujica (4) || 33,694 || 10-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 25 || Reds || 8 – 1 || González (2-1) || Arroyo (2-2) || || 24,748 || 11-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 26 || Reds || 1 – 0 || Zimmermann (4-1) || Bailey (1-2) || || 32,995 || 12-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 27 || Reds || 6 – 3 || Haren (2-3) || Leake (1-1) || Soriano (7) || 38,903 || 13-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 28 || Reds || 5 – 2 || Cingrani (2-0) || Detwiler (1-2) || Chapman (5) || 36,457 || 13-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 29 || @ Braves || 3 – 2 || Walden (1-0) || Clippard (1-1) || Kimbrel (9) || 22,870 || 13-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 30 || @ Braves || 8 – 1 || Hudson (3-1) || González (2-2) || || 19,243 || 13-14 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; May (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 1 || @ Braves || 2 – 0 || Zimmermann (5-1) || Maholm (3-3) || Soriano (8) || 22,460 || 14-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 2 || @ Braves || 3 – 1 || Haren (3-3) || Medlen (1-4) || Soriano (9) || 19,806 || 15-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || @ Pirates || 3 – 1 || Burnett (3-2) || Detwiler (1-3) || Grilli (12) || 26,404 || 15-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 4 || @ Pirates || 5 – 4 || Clippard (2-1) || Watson (1-1) || Soriano (10) || 29,975 || 16-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 5 || @ Pirates || 6 – 2 || González (3-2) || Rodríguez (2-2) || || 24,186 || 17-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 7 || Tigers || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 8 || Tigers || 3 – 1 || Zimmermann (6-1) || Sánchez (3-3) || Soriano (11) || 34,893 || 18-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 9 || Tigers || 5 – 4 || Haren (4-3) || Fister (4-1) || Soriano (12) || 28,742 || 19-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 10 || Cubs || 7 – 3 || Detwiler (2-3) || Samardzija (1-5) || || 37,191 || 20-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || Cubs || 8 – 2 || Jackson (1-5) || Strasburg (1-5) || || 37,116 || 20-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || Cubs || 2 – 1 || Russell (1-0) || Soriano (0-1) || Gregg (6) || 38,788 || 20-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 6 – 2 || Zimmermann (7-1) || Beckett (0-5) || || 32,337 || 21-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 2 – 0 || Kershaw (4-2) || Haren (4-4) || Jansen (2) || 51,729 || 21-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 3 – 1 || Greinke (2-0) || Detwiler (2-4) || League (9) || 36,721 || 21-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || @ Padres || 6 – 2 || Strasburg (2-5) || Vólquez (3-4) || || 24,234 || 22-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || @ Padres || 6 – 5 (10) || Soriano (1-1) || Street (0-3) || Storen (1) || 29,898 || 23-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || @ Padres || 2 – 1 || Stults (4-3) || Zimmermann (7-2) || Street (10) || 33,646 || 23-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 19 || @ Padres || 13 – 4 || Cashner (3-2) || Haren (4-5) || || 27,080 || 23-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Giants || 8 – 0 || Vogelsong (2-4) || Duke (0-1) || || 41,963 || 23-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Giants || 4 – 2 (10) || Affeldt (1-0) || Maya (0-1) || || 41,642 || 23-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 22 || @ Giants || 2 – 1 (10) || Clippard (3-1) || Affeldt (1-1) || Soriano (13) || 41,175 || 24-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 24 || Phillies || 5 – 2 || Zimmermann (8-2) || Kendrick (4-3) || Soriano (14) || 28,980 || 25-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || Phillies || 5 – 3 || Durbin (1-0) || Storen (0-1) || Papelbon (9) || 38,012 || 25-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 26 || Phillies || 6 – 1 || Strasburg (3-5) || Hamels (1-8) || || 39,033 || 26-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || Orioles || 6 – 2 || Hammel (7-2) || González (3-3) || || 41,260 || 26-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || May 28 || Orioles || 9 – 3 || Duke (1-1) || Gausman (0-2) || || 35,664 || 27-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 9 – 6 || Johnson (1-1) || Zimmermann (8-3) || Johnson (16) || 39,129 || 27-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 2 – 0 || García (2-2) || Haren (4-6) || Johnson (17) || 30,665 || 27-27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || May 31 || @ Braves || 3 – 2 || Stammen (3-1) || Teherán (3-2) || Soriano (15) || 36,650 || 28-27 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; June (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 1 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 (10) || Walden (2-1) || Rodríguez (0-1) || || 46,910 || 28-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 2 || @ Braves || 6 – 3 || Maholm (7-4) || Karns (0-1) || Kimbrel (17) || 30,134 || 28-29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 4 || Mets || 3 – 2 || Clippard (4-1) || Parnell (4-2) || || 31,473 || 29-29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 5 || Mets || 10 – 1 || Gee (4-6) || Haren (4-7) || || 36,155 || 29-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 6 || Mets || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 26 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 7 || Twins || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 9 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 8 || Twins || 4 – 3 (11) || Roenicke (2-1) || Stammen (3-2) || Perkins (13) || 41,587 || 29-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 9 (1) || Twins || 7 – 0 || Zimmermann (9-3) || Diamond (4-5) || || 38,516 || 30-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 9 (2) || Twins || 5 – 4 || Clippard (5-1) || Swarzak (1-2) || Soriano (16) || 27,949 || 31-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 11 || @ Rockies || 8 – 3 || Chacín (4-3) || Haren (4-8) || || 33,736 || 31-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 12 || @ Rockies || 5 – 1 || Ohlendorf (1-0) || de la Rosa (7-4) || || 30,304 || 32-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 13 || @ Rockies || 5 – 4 || Stammen (4-2) || Bélisle (4-3) || Soriano (17) || 37,017 || 33-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 14 || @ Indians || 2 – 1 || Smith (3-0) || Abad (0-1) || || 30,824 || 33-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 15 || @ Indians || 7 – 6 || Storen (1-1) || Pestano (1-2) || Soriano (18) || 33,307 || 34-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || @ Indians || 2 – 0 || Kluber (5-4) || Strasburg (3-6) || Pestano (1) || 21,845 || 34-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 5 – 4 || Papelbon (1-0) || Abad (0-2) || || 44,990 || 34-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Lee (9-2) || Detwiler (2-5) || Papelbon (14) || 38,188 || 34-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 6 – 2 (11) || Storen (2-1) || Stutes (2-1) || || 39,594 || 35-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 20 || Rockies || 5 – 1 || Zimmermann (10-3) || Oswalt (0-1) || || 31,927 || 36-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 21 || Rockies || 2 – 1 || Strasburg (4-6) || Corpas (0-2) || Soriano (19) || 34,917 || 37-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 22 || Rockies || 7 – 1 || Chacín (6-3) || Haren (4-9) || || 35,787 || 37-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 23 || Rockies || 7 – 6 || de la Rosa (8-4) || Detwiler (2-6) || Brothers (4) || 39,307 || 37-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 25 || Diamondbacks || 7 – 5 || González (4-3) || Cahill (3-9) || Soriano (20) || 30,287 || 38-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 26 || Diamondbacks || 3 – 2 || Zimmermann (11-3) || Miley (4-7) || Soriano (21) || 31,172 || 39-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 27 || Diamondbacks || 3 – 2 (11) || Collmenter (4-0) || Stammen (4-3) || Bell (14) || 32,948 || 39-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 28 || @ Mets || 6 – 4 || Clippard (6-1) || Parnell (5-4) || Storen (2) || 28,363 || 40-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 29 || @ Mets || 5 – 1 || Gee (6-7) || Jordan (0-1) || || 26,426 || 40-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || June 30 || @ Mets || 13 – 2 || González (5-3) || Wheeler (1-1) || || 33,366 || 41-40 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; July (11–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 1 || Brewers || 10 – 5 || Zimmermann (12-3) || Gallardo (6-8) || || 24,889 || 42-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 2 || Brewers || 4 – 0 || Henderson (3-2) || Storen (2-2) || || 24,897 || 42-41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 3 || Brewers || 4 – 1 || Lohse (4-6) || Detwiler (2-7) || Rodríguez (7) || 28,920 || 42-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 4 || Brewers || 8 – 5 || Storen (3-2) || Gorzelanny (1-1) || Soriano (22) || 33,221 || 43-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 5 || Padres || 8 – 5 || González (6-3) || Cashner (5-4) || Soriano (23) || 33,979 || 44-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 6 || Padres || 5 – 4 || Ohlendorf (2-0) || Vincent (2-1) || Soriano (24) || 33,314 || 45-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 7 || Padres || 11 – 7 || Strasburg (5-6) || Erlin (1-2) || || 31,483 || 46-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 8 || @ Phillies || 3 – 2 || Lannan (2-3) || Haren (4-10) || Papelbon (19) || 33,061 || 46-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 9 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hamels (4-11) || Jordan (0-2) || Bastardo (2) || 33,502 || 46-44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 10 || @ Phillies || 5 – 1 || González (7-3) || Lee (10-3) || || 34,513 || 47-44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 11 || @ Phillies || 3 – 1 || Kendrick (8-6) || Zimmermann (12-4) || Papelbon (20) || 40,086 || 47-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 12 || @ Marlins || 8 – 3 || Eovaldi (2-0) || Strasburg (5-7) || || 16,861 || 47-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 13 || @ Marlins || 2 – 1 (10) || Cishek (3-4) || Stammen (4-4) || || 20,057 || 47-47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 14 || @ Marlins || 5 – 2 (10) || Stammen (5-4) || Cishek (3-5) || Soriano (25) || 19,766 || 48-47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 15–18) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 19 || Dodgers || 3 – 2 || Belisario (4-5) || Soriano (1-2) || Jansen (10) || 39,146 || 48-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 20 || Dodgers || 3 – 1 (10) || Withrow (1-0) || Stammen (5-5) || Jansen (11) || 41,816 || 48-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 21 || Dodgers || 9 – 2 || Kershaw (9-6) || Zimmermann (12-5) || || 34,758 || 48-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 22 || Pirates || 6 – 5 || Morton (2-2) || Haren (4-11) || Mazzaro (1) || 29,200 || 48-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 23 || Pirates || 5 – 1 || Cole (5-3) || Jordan (0-3) || || 32,976 || 48-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 24 || Pirates || 4 – 2 || Liriano (10-4) || Strasburg (5-8) || Melançon (3) || 33,636 || 48-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 25 || Pirates || 9 – 7 || Krol (1-0) || Morris (4-4) || || 38,862 || 49-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 26 (1) || Mets || 11 – 0 || Mejía (1-0) || Zimmermann (12-6) || || 33,858 || 49-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 26 (2) || Mets || 2 – 1 || Soriano (2-2) || Hawkins (3-2) || || 33,689 || 50-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || July 27 || Mets || 4 – 1 || Haren (5-11) || Gee (7-8) || Soriano (26) || 37,464 || 51-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 28 || Mets || 14 – 1 || Jordan (1-3) || Torres (1-2) || || 31,467 || 52-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || July 30 || @ Tigers || 5 – 1 || Sánchez (9-7) || Strasburg (5-9) || || 41,880 || 52-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || July 31 || @ Tigers || 11 – 1 || Verlander (11-8) || González (7-4) || || 40,894 || 52-56 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; August (16–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 2 || @ Brewers || 4 – 1 || Zimmermann (13-6) || Fígaro (1-3) || Soriano (27) || 34,824 || 53-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 3 || @ Brewers || 3 – 0 || Haren (6-11) || Hand (0-3) || Soriano (28) || 35,690 || 54-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || @ Brewers || 8 – 5 || Axford (5-4) || Abad (0-3) || Henderson (15) || 35,055 || 54-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 5 || Braves || 3 – 2 || Carpenter (3-0) || Clippard (6-2) || Walden (1) || 33,002 || 54-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 6 || Braves || 2 – 1 || Teherán (9-5) || González (7-5) || Kimbrel (35) || 30,875 || 54-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 7 || Braves || 6 – 3 || Medlen (9-10) || Mattheus (0-1) || Kimbrel (36) || 29,114 || 54-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 9 || Phillies || 9 – 2 || Haren (7-11) || Lannan (3-5) || || 27,831 || 55-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 10 || Phillies || 8 – 5 || Roark (1-0) || Diekman (0-3) || Soriano (29) || 32,676 || 56-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 11 || Phillies || 6 – 0 || Strasburg (6-9) || Kendrick (10-9) || || 32,355 || 57-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 13 || Giants || 4 – 2 || Roark (2-0) || Moscoso (1-1) || Soriano (30) || 27,304 || 58-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 14 || Giants || 6 – 5 || Zimmermann (14-6) || Lincecum (6-12) || Soriano (31) || 30,657 || 59-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 15 || Giants || 4 – 3 || López (2-2) || Soriano (2-3) || Romo (29) || 36,719 || 59-61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16 || @ Braves || 3 – 2 (10) || Downs (4-3) || Krol (1-1) || || 35,663 || 59-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 17 || @ Braves || 8 – 7 (15) || Stammen (6-5) || Medlen (10-11) || Haren (1) || 40,866 || 60-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 || Teherán (10-6) || González (7-6) || Kimbrel (39) || 27,221 || 60-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || @ Cubs || 11 – 1 || Samardzija (7-11) || Zimmermann (14-7) || || 31,290 || 60-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 20 || @ Cubs || 4 – 2 || Haren (8-11) || Rusin (2-3) || Soriano (32) || 30,975 || 61-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 21 || @ Cubs || 11 – 6 || Roark (3-0) || Russell (1-4) || || 31,936 || 62-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 22 || @ Cubs || 5 – 4 (13) || Stammen (7-5) || Bowden (1-3) || Storen (3) || 29,393 || 63-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 23 || @ Royals || 11 – 10 || Roark (4-0) || Chen (5-2) || Soriano (33) || 28,733 || 64-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Royals || 7 – 2 || Zimmermann (15-7) || Davis (6-10) || || 28,023 || 65-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 25 || @ Royals || 6 – 4 || Herrera (5-6) || Stammen (7-6) || Holland (35) || 19,661 || 65-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 27 || Marlins || 2 – 1 || Ohlendorf (3-0) || Eovaldi (2-5) || Soriano (34) || 24,616 || 66-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 28 || Marlins || 4 – 3 || Storen (4-2) || Dunn (3-4) || Soriano (35) || 24,394 || 67-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 29 || Marlins || 9 – 0 || González (8-6) || Koehler (3-9) || || 27,374 || 68-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || Mets || 3 – 2 || Gee (10-9) || Zimmermann (15-8) || Hawkins (6) || 35,008 || 68-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || Mets || 11 – 3 || Wheeler (7-3) || Haren (8-12) || || 34,481 || 68-67 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; September (18–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 1 || Mets || 6 – 5 || Davis (1-0) || Germen (1-2) || Soriano (36) || 28,995 || 69-67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 2 || @ Phillies || 3 – 2 || Rosenberg (2-0) || Clippard (6-3) || Papelbon (24) || 30,248 || 69-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 3 || @ Phillies || 9 – 6 || González (9-6) || Martin (2-4) || Soriano (37) || 28,826 || 70-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 4 || @ Phillies || 3 – 2 || Zimmermann (16-8) || Diekman (1-4) || Soriano (38) || 31,495 || 71-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || @ Marlins || 7 – 0 || Fernández (11-6) || Haren (8-13) || || 25,118 || 71-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Marlins || 9 – 2 || Roark (5-0) || Eovaldi (3-6) || || 28,336 || 72-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Marlins || 6 – 4 || Strasburg (7-9) || Turner (3-6) || Soriano (39) || 18,990 || 73-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Mets || 9 – 0 || González (10-6) || Torres (3-4) || || 20,174 || 74-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 10 || @ Mets || 6 – 3 || Zimmermann (17-8) || Gee (11-10) || Soriano (40) || 20,307 || 75-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 11 || @ Mets || 3 – 0 || Haren (9-13) || Wheeler (7-5) || Soriano (41) || 20,151 || 76-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 12 || @ Mets || 7 – 2 || Roark (6-0) || Harang (5-12) || || 20,484 || 77-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 13 || Phillies || 6 – 1 || Ohlendorf (4-0) || Kendrick (10-13) || || 31,325 || 78-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 14 || Phillies || 5 – 4 || Hamels (8-13) || González (10-7) || Papelbon (27) || 33,972 || 78-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 15 || Phillies || 11 – 2 || Zimmermann (18-8) || Cloyd (2-5) || || 33,746 || 79-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 16 || Braves || colspan=6| Postponed (Washington Navy Yard shooting) Rescheduled for September 17 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 17 (1) || Braves || 6 – 5 || Krol (2-1) || Kimbrel (3-3) || || 25,066 || 80-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 (2) || Braves || 4 – 0 || Roark (7-0) || García (4-7) || || 28,369 || 81-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 18 || Braves || 5 – 2 || Loe (2-3) || Ohlendorf (4-1) || Kimbrel (48) || 30,636 || 81-71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 19 || Marlins || 3 – 2 || González (11-7) || Álvarez (4-5) || Soriano (42) || 25,945 || 82-71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 20 || Marlins || 8 – 0 || Zimmermann (19-8) || Turner (3-8) || || 34,752 || 83-71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 21 || Marlins || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 22 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 22 (1) || Marlins || 4 – 2 || Koehler (4-10) || Haren (9-14) || Cishek (32) || 35,101 || 83-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 (2) || Marlins || 5 – 4 || Soriano (3-3) || Dyson (0-2) || || 34,824 || 84-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Cardinals || 4 – 3 || Wainwright (18-9) || Roark (7-1) || Rosenthal (1) || 39,783 || 84-73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || @ Cardinals || 2 – 0 || Wacha (4-1) || González (11-8) || Rosenthal (2) || 38,940 || 84-74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 25 || @ Cardinals || 4 – 1 || Miller (15-9) || Zimmermann (19-9) || Rosenthal (3) || 40,597 || 84-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 8 – 4 || Strasburg (8-9) || Corbin (14-8) || || 31,037 || 85-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 2 – 0 || Haren (10-14) || McCarthy (5-11) || Soriano (43) || 29,673 || 86-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || September 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 3 – 2 || Hernández (5-6) || Mattheus (0-2) || Ziegler (13) || 30,420 || 86-76 |- Roster 2013 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers 58 Fernando Abad 64 Xavier Cedeño 36 Tyler Clippard 51 Erik Davis 48 Ross Detwiler 30 Zach Duke 47 Gio González 15 Dan Haren 38 Taylor Jordan 57 Nate Karns 46 Ian Krol 52 Ryan Mattheus 31 Yunesky Maya 43 Ross Ohlendorf 59 Tanner Roark 63 Henry Rodríguez 29 Rafael Soriano 35 Craig Stammen 22 Drew Storen 37 Stephen Strasburg 27 Jordan Zimmermann Catchers 41 Sandy León 40 Wilson Ramos 23 Jhonatan Solano 24 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 20 Ian Desmond  8 Danny Espinosa 25 Adam LaRoche  1 Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 14 Chris Marrero  6 Anthony Rendon 18 Chad Tracy  4 Zach Walters 11 Ryan Zimmerman Outfielders 33 Roger Bernadina 10 Corey Brown  4 David DeJesus  7 Scott Hairston 34 Bryce Harper 26 Jeff Kobernus 12 Tyler Moore  3 Eury Pérez  2 Denard Span 28 Jayson Werth Manager  5 Davey Johnson Coaches  4 Rick Eckstein (hitting) (Fired on July 22, 2013) 44 Trent Jewett (third base) 53 Randy Knorr (bench)  9 Jim Lett (bullpen) 54 Steve McCatty (pitching) 39 Rick Schu (hitting) (Hired on July 22, 2013) 32 Tony Tarasco (first base) Statistics Both tables are sortable. Batting Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Complete offensive statistics can be found here. POS Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB P Fernando Abad 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 OF Roger Bernadina 85 152 18 27 6 1 2 6 .178 3 OF Corey Brown Corey Brown (baseball) 14 12 2 2 1 0 1 1 .167 1 P Xavier Cedeño 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Tyler Clippard 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Erik Davis Erik Davis (baseball) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 OF David DeJesus 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 SS Ian Desmond 158 600 77 168 38 3 20 80 .280 21 P Ross Detwiler 13 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 .091 0 P Zach Duke 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2B Danny Espinosa 44 158 11 25 9 0 3 12 .158 1 P Gio Gonzalez 32 56 2 5 1 0 1 1 .089 0 OF Scott Hairston 33 58 5 13 3 0 2 7 .224 0 P Dan Haren 31 47 2 8 3 0 0 2 .170 0 LF Bryce Harper 118 424 71 116 24 3 20 58 .274 11 P Taylor Jordan 9 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 0 P Nathan Karns 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 OF Jeff Kobernus 24 30 8 5 0 0 1 1 .167 3 P Ian Krol 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 1B Adam LaRoche 152 511 70 121 19 3 20 62 .237 4 C Sandy León 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 UT Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 118 290 25 75 15 1 2 22 .259 4 UT Chris Marrero 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 0 P Ryan Mattheus 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Yunesky Maya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 LF Tyler Moore Tyler Moore (baseball) 63 167 16 37 9 0 4 21 .222 0 P Ross Ohlendorf 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 OF Eury Pérez Eury Pérez (outfielder) 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 1 C Wilson Ramos 78 287 29 78 9 0 16 59 .272 0 2B Anthony Rendon 98 351 42 93 23 1 7 35 .265 1 P Tanner Roark 14 14 0 4 1 0 0 1 .286 0 P Henry Rodriguez Henry Rodríguez (pitcher) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 C Jhonatan Solano 24 48 2 7 2 0 0 2 .146 0 P Rafael Soriano 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 CF Denard Span 153 610 75 170 28 11 4 47 .279 20 P Craig Stammen 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 P Drew Storen 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 P Stephen Strasburg 30 49 2 7 2 0 0 2 .143 0 C Kurt Suzuki 79 252 19 56 11 1 3 25 .222 2 UT Chad Tracy third baseman 92 129 6 26 4 0 4 11 .202 0 IF Zach Walters Zach Walters (baseball) 8 8 2 3 0 1 0 1 .375 0 RF Jayson Werth 129 462 84 147 24 0 25 82 .318 10 3B Ryan Zimmerman 147 568 84 156 26 2 26 79 .275 6 P Jordan Zimmermann 32 65 4 8 1 0 0 2 .123 0 Team totals 162 5436 656 1365 259 27 161 621 .251 88 Pitching Note: POS = Position; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO= Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched Complete pitching statistics can be found here. POS Player G GS IP H W L SV HLD ERA SO WHIP RP Fernando Abad 39 0 37.242 0 3 0 2 3.35 32 1.38 Xavier Cedeño 11 0 6.05 0 0 0 2 1.50 6 1.00 RP Tyler Clippard 72 0 71.037 6 3 0 33 2.41 73 0.86 Erik Davis Erik Davis (baseball) 10 0 8.210 1 0 0 0 3.12 12 1.27 SP Ross Detwiler 13 13 71.192 2 7 0 0 4.04 39 1.49 Zach Duke 12 1 20.231 1 1 0 0 8.71 11 1.89 SP Gio Gonzalez 32 32 195.2169 11 8 0 0 3.36 192 1.25 SP Dan Haren 31 30 169.2179 10 14 1 0 4.67 151 1.24 Taylor Jordan 9 9 51.259 1 3 0 0 3.66 29 1.35 Nathan Karns 3 3 12.017 0 1 0 0 7.50 11 1.92 Ian Krol 32 0 27.128 2 1 0 2 3.95 22 1.32 RP Ryan Mattheus 37 0 35.152 0 2 0 6 6.37 22 1.90 Yunesky Maya 1 0 0.12 0 1 0 0 54.00 0 6.00 Ross Ohlendorf 16 7 60.156 4 1 0 1 3.28 45 1.16 Tanner Roark 14 5 53.238 7 1 0 1 1.51 40 0.91 RP Henry Rodriguez Henry Rodríguez (pitcher) 17 0 18.014 0 1 0 1 4.00 11 1.67 CL Rafael Soriano 68 0 66.265 3 3 43 0 3.11 51 1.23 RP Craig Stammen 55 0 81.278 7 6 0 7 2.76 79 1.29 RP Drew Storen 68 0 61.265 4 2 3 24 4.52 58 1.36 SP Stephen Strasburg 30 30 183.0136 8 9 0 0 3.00 191 1.05 SP Jordan Zimmermann 32 32 213.1192 19 9 0 0 3.25 161 1.09 Team totals 162 162 1445.21367 86 76 47 79 3.59 1236 1.23 Team leaders Qualifying players only. Batting StatPlayerTotal Avg. Jayson Werth .318 HR Ryan Zimmerman 26 RBI Jayson Werth 82 R Jayson WerthRyan Zimmerman 8484 H Denard Span 170 SB Ian Desmond 21 Pitching Stat Player Total W Jordan Zimmermann 19 L Dan Haren 14 ERA Stephen Strasburg 3.00 SO Gio González 192 SV Rafael Soriano 43 IP Jordan Zimmermann 213.1 Awards and honors All-Stars Bryce Harper, OF Jordan Zimmermann, P Jordan Zimmermann did not appear in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury. Annual awards Silver Slugger: Ian Desmond, SS Ian Desmond became the second Washington Nationals player to win two Silver Slugger Awards. The first was third baseman Ryan Zimmermann, who won Silver Slugger Awards in 2009 and 2010.Wagner, James, "Ian Desmond, Anthony Rendon win Silver Slugger awards", washingtonpost.com, November 6, 2014, 6:32 PM EST. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Tony Beasley AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Matthew LeCroy A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Brian Daubach A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Tripp Keister A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Patrick Anderson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL NationalsLeventhal Josh Baseball America 2014 Almanac Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2013 978-1-932391-48-0 References External links 2013 Washington Nationals Season Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20121004014242/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was October 4, 2012 2013 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Nationals seasons Washington Nationals Washington Nationals