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's (MLB) 2013 postseason played between the

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's (AL) two wild card teams, the

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and the

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(the latter winners of a one-game tie-breaker against the Texas Rangers). It was held at

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, on October 2, 2013. The Rays won by a 4–0 score and advanced to the AL Division Series to face the

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, who went on to become the World Series champion of that year. The game was televised on TBS.

Game results

Line score

Rays starting pitcher

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recorded shutout innings and five strikeouts and three relievers pitched shutout innings.

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led off the top of the third inning with a home run and

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hit a two-run double in the fourth off of

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Yunel Escobar Yunel Escobar Almenares (born November 2, 1982) is a Cuban-born American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Na ...

had an RBI single in the ninth off of Joe Smith, the run charged to

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. Rays manager Joe Maddon and Indians manager Terry Francona would meet each other again three years later in the

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, with Maddon, as manager of the

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, winning 4–3. The Indians also became the first team in MLB history to be eliminated from the postseason without scoring a run.

References

External links

2013 American League Wild Card Game
at ''Baseball Reference''

American League Wild Card Game The Wild Card Series (formerly known as Wild Card Game from 2012 to 2019 and in 2021) are games that serve as the opening round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason. A single wild card game was first instituted in 2012; best-of-three ...

Cleveland Indians postseason Tampa Bay Rays postseason

2010s in Cleveland Major League Baseball Wild Card Game

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