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| 2013 National League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 3–9 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS (Games 1, 3–5) MLB Network (Game 2) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Dick Stockton, Bob Brenly and Matt Winer (TBS) Bob Costas, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan (MLBN) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dave Flemming and Rick Sutcliffe | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Jerry Layne (crew chief), Jim Joyce, Sam Holbrook, Paul Nauert, Wally Bell, Tony Randazzo | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 3–7 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling, Cal Ripken Jr. and Craig Sager | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Laz Diaz, Marvin Hudson, Bill Miller, Tim Welke, Hunter Wendelstedt | ||||||||||||
| NLWC | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds, 6–2 | ||||||||||||
The 2013 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the baseball teams to participate in the 2013 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3 based on record) and a fourth team — the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff — played in two series. TBS carried most of the games, with some on MLB Network.
These matchups were:
- (1) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champions) vs. (4) Pittsburgh Pirates (Wild Card Game winner):[1] Cardinals win series 3–2.
- (2) Atlanta Braves (East Division champions) vs. (3) Los Angeles Dodgers (West Division champions):[2] Dodgers win series 3–1.
The Pirates made their first postseason appearance since 1992, and their first appearance in the Division Series in franchise history (and only one as of 2024).
The Cardinals would go on to defeat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then lose the 2013 World Series to the American League champion Boston Red Sox.
- ^ "Pirates v Cardinals". ESPN. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ "Dodgers v Braves". ESPN. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ The restriction on teams from the same division meeting in the Division Series was removed prior to the 2012 season. Therefore, the Cardinals and Pirates, both from the Central Division, were able to meet in the Division Series. Under the format used from 1998–2011, (1) St. Louis would have faced (3) Los Angeles in one Division Series, and (2) Atlanta would have faced (4) Pittsburgh in the other.