2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Detroit threatened early against Boston starter Jon Lester. With two on and two out, Jhonny Peralta singled to left field, but Jonny Gomes threw out Miguel Cabrera, who was attempting to score from second base. The Red Sox offense scored early against Tiger starter Aníbal Sánchez, who had baffled them in Game 1. Mike Napoli led off the second inning with a massive home run that landed in the ivy well beyond the 420-foot (130 m) center field wall at Comerica Park.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Jonny Gomes then reached on a fielding error by third baseman Miguel Cabrera, and went to third on a one-out double by Xander Bogaerts. Gomes scored on a double by David Ross, making the score 2–0, though Bogaerts only reached third base after he went back to tag up at second. Jacoby Ellsbury then lined a ball off the glove of Sánchez, which trickled away for an infield single, allowing Bogaerts to score the third run of the inning.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Ross was then thrown out at the plate by Omar Infante, attempting to score on a ground ball to second by Shane Victorino. On the play, Ross collided with Tigers catcher Alex Avila, injuring Avila's knee. Avila would stay in the game for two more innings while apparently wincing as he moved about. He was eventually pinch hit for by backup catcher Brayan Peña. In the third inning, the Red Sox went up 4–0, when Napoli doubled, went to third on a ground out, and scored on a wild pitch by Sánchez.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
After holding the Tigers scoreless for 4+2⁄3 innings, Lester allowed a two-out RBI single by Miguel Cabrera, scoring Austin Jackson from second. Lester then allowed two baserunners in the Tiger sixth before being pulled for reliever Junichi Tazawa. Peña then greeted Tazawa with first-pitch single that plated Victor Martinez, making the score 4–2. The Tigers closed the gap to 4–3 in the seventh, when José Iglesias scored on a double-play grounder by Cabrera. Boston closer Koji Uehara would enter with one out in the eighth inning, recording a perfect 1+2⁄3 innings, earning a save, and sending the Red Sox back home with a 3–2 series lead.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Saturday, October 19, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Game 6 was originally scheduled for the afternoon, but with the NLCS having ended the night before, MLB and Fox moved the game into primetime. The first pitch came at 8:07 p.m. EDT.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Both starters, Max Scherzer and Clay Buchholz, were very strong in the early innings. After 4+1⁄2 scoreless innings, during which Dustin Pedroia missed a home run off the left field foul pole by inches in the third, Boston drew first blood against Scherzer. Xander Bogaerts smacked a two-out double off the Green Monster and scored on a single by Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury, who had only been caught stealing four times out of 56 attempts during the regular season, then tried to swipe second but was thrown out.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Buchholz allowed Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera to reach base in the top of the sixth and was relieved by Franklin Morales. Morales did not record a single out, walking Prince Fielder and allowing a two-run single by Víctor Martínez to make the score 2–1. Brandon Workman then came in and induced a bizarre double play in which Martinez was tagged by Dustin Pedroia, followed by Fielder getting caught between third and home in a rundown.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Jonny Gomes led off the seventh with a double and after a Stephen Drew strikeout and a walk by Bogaerts, Ellsbury hit a ground ball that popped out of the glove of José Iglesias for an error. That brought up Shane Victorino, who coming into this at bat was 2–for–23 in the series. Victorino crushed an 0–2 José Veras curveball over the Green Monster for a grand slam and a 5–2 Red Sox lead. After Craig Breslow tossed a perfect eighth, Koji Uehara, who would receive MVP honors, earned the save by pitching a scoreless ninth.


2013 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
With the victory, the Red Sox won their third pennant in a span of ten years and set a Fall Classic rematch with the St. Louis Cardinals, whom they swept in 2004 to win their first World Series in 86 years.


2013 American League Division Series
The 2013 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the teams that would participate in the 2013 American 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.


2013 American League Division Series
This was the 2nd time the Rays and Red Sox have faced each other in the postseason. The only other time was the 2008 ALCS which was won by the Rays 4 games to 3.


2013 American League Division Series
This was the 4th time the Tigers and the A's have faced each other in the postseason. The Tigers and the A's faced each other in the 1972 ALCS (A's won 3–2), in the 2006 ALCS (Tigers won 4–0) and in the 2012 ALDS (Tigers won 3–2).


2013 American League Division Series
The Red Sox went on to defeat the Tigers in the ALCS, then win the 2013 World Series over the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 1
In Game 1, Jon Lester of the Red Sox pitched 7+2⁄3 innings, allowing home runs to Sean Rodriguez in the second and Ben Zobrist in the fourth. The only other hit he allowed was a one-out single to Delmon Young in the fourth. Trailing 2–0, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning off of Matt Moore. After a leadoff single and ground-rule double. Jonny Gomes tied the game with a one-out double to center field. One out later, Stephen Drew's single and Will Middlebrooks's double scored a run each.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 1
After Jacoby Ellsbury reached on a strike-three wild pitch, Shane Victorino capped the inning's scoring with an RBI single that put the Red Sox up 5–2. Next inning, after a one-out double and intentional walk, Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run double made it 7–2 Red Sox and knock Moore out of the game. Wesley Wright relieved Moore and after a strikeout and intentional walk, Ellsbury's RBI single made it 8–2 Red Sox. In the eighth, Ellsbury hit a leadoff single off of Jamey Wright, stole second and scored on Victorino's single.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 1
A single and walk loaded the bases before Mike Napoli walked to force in a run, Gomes hit into a double play to score another, and Saltalamacchia's RBI single capped the game's scoring at 12–2 Red Sox. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 2
Game 2 featured a match up between David Price, and John Lackey. In the first inning, Jacoby Ellsbury hit a blooper-single before stealing second and moving to third on a missed throw-out attempt. Dustin Pedroia got the sac-fly to bring him home. Ortiz, who had never hit a home run off Price, hit a home run into the bullpen to give the Red Sox an early 2–0 lead. The next inning, Tampa's Delmon Young hit a sacrifice fly of his own with two on to make it 2–1.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 2
In the third, back-to-back leadoff doubles by David Ross and Ellsbury made it 3–1 Red Sox. After a Shane Victorino single, Dustin Pedroia's RBI groundout made it 4–1 Red Sox. Next inning, Mike Napoli drew a leadoff walk and scored on Stephen Drew's two-out triple to make it 5–1 Red Sox. In the fifth, James Loney hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5–3. In the bottom of the fifth, a Pedroia line drive double scored Ellsbury from first, who singled to lead off, to make it 6–3.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 2
In the sixth, Desmond Jennings hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Yunel Escobar's single to make it 6–4. In the bottom eighth David Ortiz hit a deep solo homer off of Price to make it 7–4. Koji Uehara pitched a perfect ninth for a save. Lackey allowed four runs while coming through in clutch situations to keep the Sox in the lead throughout the game. According to Joe Maddon after the game, Price did not pitch badly even though he gave up seven earned runs. During Price's post-game interview, he claimed it was a lucky win for the Sox.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 3
6:07 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 3
Dustin Pedroia started Game 3 with an RBI groundout off of Alex Cobb in the first which scored Jacoby Ellsbury after a single and hit-by-pitch. In the top of the fifth, an Ellsbury double and Shane Victorino single was followed by a wild pitch and RBI single by David Ortiz. In the bottom of the fifth, Evan Longoria hit a three-run home run off of Clay Buchholz to tie the game at three.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 3
The Rays took the lead in the eighth on Delmon Young's bases loaded groundout off of Brandon Workman, the run charged to Franklin Morales, but the Red Sox tied the game in the ninth on Pedroia's groundout with runners on second and third off of Fernando Rodney. Tampa Bay's José Lobatón hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Koji Uehara into the Rays Touch Tank to beat the Red Sox 5–4 and keep the series alive. This was the Rays first postseason win at home since Game 2 of the 2008 World Series


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
8:37 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
Craig Breslow came out of the bullpen to send the Red Sox into the AL championship series for the first time in five years. Breslow relieved Red Sox starter Jake Peavy in the sixth inning and struck out his first four batters. The Rays struck first off of Peavy when Yunel Escobar hit a leadoff double in the sixth, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on David DeJesus's single, but in the seventh, the Red Sox got runners on first and third with two outs off of Jake McGee, who was relieved by Joel Peralta.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
A wild pitch to Shane Victorino scored a run before Victorino singled to score another. The Red Sox loaded the bases off of Fernando Rodney on two walks and a hit-by-pitch before Dustin Pedroia's sacrifice fly gave them an insurance run. Koji Uehara pitched a perfect bottom half for the save and with the series win, the Red Sox improved to 6–4 all-time in ALDS play; the Rays fell to 1–3.


2013 American League Division Series, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, Composite line score
2013 ALDS (3–1): Boston Red Sox over Tampa Bay Rays


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 1
Bartolo Colón surrendered three runs in the first inning. After a double by Austin Jackson, Colon hit Torii Hunter with a pitch and Miguel Cabrera followed with an RBI single that sent Hunter to third. Prince Fielder grounded into a double play, with Hunter scoring on the play. After a Victor Martínez double, Alex Avila grounded a seeing-eye single to right, which gave Detroit an early 3–0 lead. Max Scherzer struck out 11 and gave up one hit through the first six innings.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 1
In the bottom of the seventh, Yoenis Céspedes hit a two-run home run to trim the Tigers lead to 3–2. Joaquín Benoit got Josh Donaldson to pop out to first to end the eighth inning, and he then struck out the side in the ninth to close out the win. A's hitters fanned 16 times off three Tigers pitchers.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 2
Game 2 was a fierce pitching duel between both teams. Oakland Athletics rookie starter Sonny Gray matched Detroit Tigers veteran Justin Verlander with eight shutout innings and nine strikeouts. Verlander was dominant as well, with seven shutout innings and 11 strikeouts. Both teams' bullpens carried the game scoreless into the bottom of the ninth. A's leadoff batter Yoenis Céspedes started the inning with a ground ball single into left field. Seth Smith followed up with a ground ball single into right field, moving Céspedes over to third base.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 2
Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque then intentionally walked Josh Reddick to load the bases. With no outs in the bottom of the ninth, Alburquerque was lifted for Rick Porcello. A's catcher Stephen Vogt greeted Porcello with a line-drive single to left field, driving in Céspedes for the walk off win and tying the series at one game apiece.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 3
The A's scored six runs (five earned) off 2013 AL ERA leader Aníbal Sánchez. The first run was unearned, when Yoenis Céspedes hit a sharp grounder to third that Miguel Cabrera mishandled for an error, allowing Coco Crisp to score from second. In the top of the fourth, Josh Reddick led off with a home run. Stephen Vogt followed with a triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Crisp, making the score 3–0.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 3
The Tigers tied the game off Jarrod Parker in the bottom of the fourth, on an RBI double by Victor Martínez and a two-run single by Jhonny Peralta. This ended a streak of 20 consecutive scoreless innings by A's pitchers. The A's quickly went back on top by three runs in the fifth, on a homer from Brandon Moss and a two-run shot by Seth Smith. In the bottom of the ninth inning, A's pitcher Grant Balfour got into a heated argument with Detroit batter Víctor Martínez.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 3
The argument included a profane exchange between Martinez and Balfour, caught by MLB Network's on-field microphones, and caused the benches to empty. No injuries were reported and no ejections were made because of the incident, and Balfour went on to earn the save. Because MLB Network is a cable channel not under FCC purview, no action could be taken against them, though the game announcers apologized for the profanity shortly after.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 4
The A's took another early lead on the Tigers, when Coco Crisp led off the game with a triple off Doug Fister and scored on a Jed Lowrie single. The A's extended the lead to 3–0 in the top of the fifth, when Lowrie hit a two-run homer to right field. It looked like the Tiger hitters, who had struggled to put up runs all series long, were on their way to another frustrating evening when starter Dan Straily no-hit them through the first four innings.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 4
But Prince Fielder led off the bottom of the fifth with a bloop single to left, Victor Martínez grounded a single to right, and Jhonny Peralta followed with a three-run homer to left to tie the game. Tiger manager Jim Leyland went to Game 1 starter Max Scherzer as a reliever in the top of the seventh, and Oakland promptly went up 4–3 when Coco Crisp drove in Stephen Vogt with a single.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 4
On a controversial play, the Tigers managed to tie the game in the bottom of the inning, when Victor Martínez hit the ball to the right-center field wall and a fan reached into the field of play and disrupted its trajectory. The call on the field was a home run for Martínez. Umpires reviewed the play because the fan had clearly interfered with the path of the ball, but they let the home run stand after concluding that there was not enough video evidence to determine if right fielder Josh Reddick would have made a leaping catch.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 4
Later in the inning, Austin Jackson gave the Tigers a 5–4 lead on a broken-bat RBI single that scored pinch runner Andy Dirks. Scherzer nearly gave the lead back when he loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the eighth, but he struck out Reddick and Vogt before getting pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo on a line out to center.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 4
The Tigers got three additional runs in the bottom of the inning, when pinch runner Hernán Pérez scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch by Brett Anderson, and Omar Infante followed with a two-run double to make the score 8–4. The A's made it interesting in the top of the ninth, getting the tying run to the plate after a two-run single by Yoenis Céspedes, but Joaquín Benoit struck out Seth Smith to prevent any further damage.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 5
Having used Max Scherzer in relief during Game 4, Jim Leyland sent Game 2 starter Justin Verlander to the hill. A's manager Bob Melvin also chose to go with his Game 2 starter, Sonny Gray, who had befuddled the Tigers for eight shutout innings earlier in the series. Gray looked solid again, surrendering only a walk through the first three innings. Torii Hunter got the Tigers' first hit in the fourth, a one-out single up the middle, then Gray made a mistake on an inside fastball to Miguel Cabrera that the slugger hit for a two-run homer to left.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 5
It was Cabrera's first extra-base hit of the series and only his second home run since August. The Tigers got a third run with one out in the sixth inning. With runners on first and third, Omar Infante hit a potential inning-ending double play ball to third off reliever Dan Otero, but Josh Donaldson bounced his throw to second baseman Alberto Callaspo. Callaspo corralled the ball for a force out but had no chance to get Infante at first, and Victor Martínez scored on the play.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 5
Verlander, who threw a four-hit shutout in Game 5 of the 2012 ALDS, also in Oakland, was brilliant again. He retired the first 16 Oakland batters before giving up a one-out walk to Josh Reddick in the sixth inning. He lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh, when Yoenis Céspedes hit a hard single to center, but escaped the inning with no damage. Verlander would leave after eight shutout innings, surrendering two hits and one walk, while striking out ten. Closer Joaquín Benoit surrendered a two-out double to Jed Lowrie and hit Céspedes with a pitch to bring the tying run to the plate for the second straight game. But he got Seth Smith to fly out to short right field, ending the game and the series.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 5
Verlander's effort gave him 30 straight scoreless innings against the A's in the playoffs, breaking the record for scoreless innings against one team in the postseason set by Christy Mathewson (28). The A's also struck out 57 times in the series, breaking the old record for a best-of-five playoff series of 55 strikeouts set by the 2010 Tampa Bay Rays. Both Austin Jackson of the Tigers and Brandon Moss of the A's fanned 13 times in the series, setting an ALDS record for an individual player.


2013 American League Division Series, Oakland vs. Detroit, Game 5
The Tigers made it to the ALCS for the third straight season, becoming the first team to do so since the 1998–2001 New York Yankees made four straight appearances. The Athletics have now lost their last six winner-take-all Game 5s, the last two at the hands of the Tigers (2012 and 2013). They are now 1–12 in playoff-clinching games since 2000, the only win coming in 2006 when they swept the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS. As of 2021, this is the most recent time that a Detroit-based team advanced in a major league postseason.


2013 American League Wild Card Game
The 2013 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 postseason played between the American League's (AL) two wild card teams, the Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays (the latter winners of a one-game tie-breaker against the Texas Rangers). It was held at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 2, 2013. The Rays won by a 4–0 score and advanced to the AL Division Series to face the Boston Red Sox, who went on to become the World Series champion of that year. The game was televised on TBS.


2013 American League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb recorded 6+2⁄3 shutout innings and five strikeouts and three relievers pitched 2+1⁄3 shutout innings. Delmon Young led off the top of the third inning with a home run and Desmond Jennings hit a two-run double in the fourth off of Danny Salazar. Yunel Escobar had an RBI single in the ninth off of Joe Smith, the run charged to Cody Allen. Rays manager Joe Maddon and Indians manager Terry Francona would meet each other again three years later in the 2016 World Series, with Maddon, as manager of the Chicago Cubs, winning 4–3. The Indians also became the first team in MLB history to be eliminated from the postseason without scoring a run.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game
The 2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 regular season, played between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays to determine the second participant in the 2013 American League (AL) Wild Card Game. It was played at the Globe Life Park in Arlington on September 30, 2013. The Rays defeated the Rangers, 5–2, and advanced to the AL Wild Card Game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, which they won 4–0; the Rangers failed to qualify for the postseason.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game
The tie-breaker game was necessary after both teams finished the season with win–loss records of 91–71 and thus tied for the second Wild Card position in the AL. The Rangers were awarded home field for the game, as they won the regular season series against the Rays, 4–3. The game was televised on TBS. It was the fourth tie-breaker in MLB history for a Wild Card spot, although it was the first since MLB adopted its current format of two Wild Card teams playing in a Wild Card Game in 2012. The tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background
In Major League Baseball the two teams with the best record in each league who do not win a division play in the Wild Card Game. A number of teams were in competition for these Wild Card spots, along with their divisional competition. The Rangers spent over 80 days leading the American League West and shared the lead as late as September 4. The Rays spent only a few days leading the American League East, but held a share of the lead as late as August 24. The Cleveland Indians did not lead the American League Central after July 2 but remained close throughout the season and ultimately finished just a single game back of the Central champion Detroit Tigers.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background
Although other teams including the Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees had vied for a Wild Card spot, the Indians, Rangers, and Rays all remained in contention until the end of the season. Entering the final day of the scheduled regular season, on which all three teams played, the Indians had a 91–70 record while both the Rangers and Rays had 90–71 records. These were the best non-division-leading records in the American League.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background
Thus, the possibility existed (had the Indians lost and the Rays and Rangers won) for a three-way tie for the two Wild Card spots, which would have required several tie-breaker games to settle. However, all three teams won, leaving the Indians definitively in the Wild Card Game at 92–70 and the Rays and Rangers tied at 91–71 for the second spot.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background
The Indians finished the season strong, winning their last 10 games to clinch their Wild Card berth. The Rays were 16–12 in September, winning 8 of their last 10. The Rangers were just 12–15 in September, although they also won eight of their final 10 games. Home field advantage for the tie-breaker game was awarded to the Rangers, as they had won the season series against the Rays 4 games to 3.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary
Desmond Jennings opened the first inning with a single, but was thrown out at second base trying to stretch the hit into a double. Wil Myers then walked, advanced to third base on singles by Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria, and finally scored on a sacrifice fly by Delmon Young. Rays starter David Price struck out leadoff batter Ian Kinsler, then allowed a walk to Elvis Andrus but picked him off and finished the inning by retiring Alex Ríos.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary
The score remained 1–0 until the top of the third inning, when Jennings drew a walk and scored on a home run by Longoria to give the Rays a 3–0 lead. The Rangers struck right back in the bottom half, as Craig Gentry led off the inning with a single. After advancing to second on a Leonys Martín groundout, he scored on a single to right field by Kinsler. The Rays scored again in the sixth, as Longoria doubled to lead off the inning, and advanced to third base on a groundout by Young. The next batter, David DeJesus, hit a double to right field that scored Longoria and put the Rays ahead, 4–1. Rangers reliever Alexi Ogando entered the game with one out and recorded the final two outs to end the inning.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary
After a single and a stolen base from Andrus, Ríos doubled in the bottom half of the sixth to cut the score to 4–2. A small controversy arose in the top of the seventh inning. Longoria and Myers were on first and second base respectively with two outs when Young hit a line drive to center field. Replays showed that the ball bounced into Leonys Martín's (the Rangers' center fielder) glove after hitting the ground, making it a trap and therefore should have been a hit.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary
However, the umpires ruled the play an out, ending the inning without a run scoring. Ultimately, the issue did not affect the outcome. The Rays added onto their lead in the ninth inning when Sam Fuld stole third and a scored on a throwing error from Rangers reliever Tanner Scheppers, extending their lead to 5–2. Price closed the game in the ninth, recording three straight outs and finishing off a complete game.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath
The Rays' win clinched the team's fourth post-season berth in franchise history. The Rays advanced to the AL Wild Card Game, in which they defeated the Cleveland Indians. They would then lose the ALDS to the eventual World Champion Boston Red Sox, 3 games to 1.


2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath
The game counted as a regular season game in baseball statistics. For example, Evan Longoria's third-inning home run broke Stan Musial's record for the most home runs in the last game of the season, setting the mark at seven. He went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and two RBI in the game overall. This left him 11-for-19 with seven home runs and ten RBIs in season finales from 2009–2013.


2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
The 28th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 1, 2014, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2013.


2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
The film nominees were announced on January 8, 2014. A three-way tie boosted the number of film nominees to seven. Sean Bobbitt, Philippe Le Sourd, and Phedon Papamichael received their first nominations in the film category (though Papamichael has received prior nominations for his TV work).


2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
This year also marked the inaugural Spotlight Award "to recognize outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries typically screened at film festivals, internationally or in limited theatrical release". The nominees were announced on January 14, 2014.


2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
With his third win in the film cinematography category, Emmanuel Lubezki joined Roger Deakins and Conrad L. Hall as the only cinematographers to have won the award more than twice.


2013 American Ultimate Disc League season
The 2013 American Ultimate Disc League season was the second season for the league. Each team played a 16-game schedule. The Toronto Rush won the AUDL Championship II over the Madison Radicals in Chicago, IL. The Rush completed the first undefeated season in AUDL history, going 16-0 in the regular season and winning both playoff games.


2013 American Ultimate Disc League season, Standings, Midwestern Division
T indicates top seed in the playoffs. P indicates a team advanced to the playoffs


2013 Americas Rugby Championship
The 2013 Americas Rugby Championship season was the fourth season of the Americas Rugby Championship. It took place between 11 and 19 October 2013 in Langford, British Columbia. The tournament featured the same teams as in the 2012 version, Argentina Jaguars, Canada Selects, USA Selects, and Uruguay. Uruguay qualified by placing second, behind Argentina, at the 2013 edition of the South American Rugby Championship.


2013 Amstel Curaçao Race
The 2013 Amstel Curaçao Race was the 12th edition of the Amstel Curaçao Race and takes place on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast, on 2 November 2013. The course is 73.6 km (45.7 mi). It is the only road bicycle race in which men and women compete against each other in the same race.


2013 Amstel Gold Race
The 2013 Amstel Gold Race was the 48th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 April 2013 over a distance of 251.8 kilometres (156.5 miles) and it was the eleventh race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.


2013 Amstel Gold Race, Teams
As the Amstel Gold Race is a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election
The 2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on November 16, 2013. The APGA nominee Willie Obiano won the election, defeating Tony Nwoye of the PDP.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election
Willie Obiano emerged APGA candidate after defeating 4 other candidates. He picked Nkem Okeke as his running mate. Tony Nwoye was the PDP candidate with Amamchukwu Ezike as his running mate. 23 candidates contested in the election.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Anambra State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APGA primary
The APGA primary election was held on August 26, 2013. Willie Obiano won the primary election polling 870 votes against 4 other candidates. His closest rival was Uche Ekwunife, who came second with 150 votes. Others were Paul Odenigbo, Emeka Nwogbo and John Nwosu. Prince John Emeka and Patrick Obianwu withdrew from the election. Willie Obiano picked Nkem Okeke as his running mate.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on August 24, 2013. Tony Nwoye emerged the party's flag bearer after polling 498 votes against 13 other candidates. His closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu, who polled 357 votes while Alex Obiogolu came third with 13 votes. Tony Nwoye picked Amamchukwu Ezike as his running mate.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 23 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,776,167, while 465,891 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 442,242, while number of valid votes was 425,254. Rejected votes were 16,988.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season
The 2013 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International where he was the defending champion. He successfully defended that title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final. After a quarterfinal showing at Indian Wells, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in 3 sets, Murray recovered to win the Miami Masters for the second time, defeating David Ferrer in the final.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season
Winning in Miami meant that Murray overtook Roger Federer as World No. 2, the first time Murray had held the ranking since September 2009, meaning that neither Federer nor Rafael Nadal were ranked in the top 2 for the first time since the end of 2003. During the summer Murray won his first Wimbledon title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets to end Britain's 77-year wait for a home grown men's champion.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season
It was Murray's second major title, and third consecutive title on grass, after winning at the Olympics the previous year, meaning he extended his winning streak on grass to 18 matches. In the summer hard court season, Murray failed to defend his US Open title, losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Following the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, during which Murray won both his singles and the doubles rubber, he ended his season prematurely in order to undergo surgery on a long-standing back problem that had caused him trouble for over a year and a half. He ended the season ranked number 4 in the world, behind Nadal, Djokovic and Ferrer.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series, Brisbane International
Murray began his season at the 2013 Brisbane International, where he was the top seed. He defeated Australian John Millman, Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan and Kei Nishikori of Japan (retired) en route to reaching the final for the second consecutive year. Here he faced Bulgarian young gun Grigor Dimitrov, who was competing in his first tour-level final. Despite being broken in the first set, Murray came back to dominate the tiebreak, winning 7 points in a row, then proceeding the second set by 6 games to 4, thus successfully defending his Brisbane title. The victory in Brisbane took Murray's career titles tally to 25, and at the trophy ceremony, Murray dedicated the victory to close friend and Davis Cup teammate Ross Hutchins, who at the time had just been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series, Australian Open
Murray next competed at the 2013 Australian Open, where he was the No. 3 seed. He made light work of his first two matches, defeating Dutchman Robin Haase and Portugal's João Sousa respectively, each in straight sets, to set up a third round meeting with his practice partner Ričardas Berankis of Lithuania, who had qualified for the tournament the previous week. Despite having his service broken several times, Murray managed to defeat Berankis in straight sets.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series, Australian Open
He next faced French 14th seed Gilles Simon in the fourth round, winning in straight sets and subsequently advancing to the quarter-finals for the ninth straight Grand Slam tournament, and without dropping a set. In the semifinals, Murray met Roger Federer in their first Grand Slam semifinal and fourth Grand Slam meeting overall, their previous three meetings all having come in finals. After exchanging sets over the first four, including Federer taking the second and fourth each in tiebreaks, Murray eventually prevailed in five sets to set up a second consecutive final against Novak Djokovic. In beating Federer, Murray also matched Fred Perry's Grand Slam match win total of 106. In the final against Djokovic, Murray took the first set in a tiebreak, but ultimately lost in four sets, an untimely double fault in the second set proving fatal.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Spring American hardcourt season, Indian Wells
Following his final defeat in Melbourne, Murray took a six-week break in order to train for the first two Masters 1000 series tournaments of the year. He entered the 2013 BNP Paribas Open having not won a match since 2010, when he reached the quarterfinals, so had minimum points to defend. After receiving a bye into round two, the Scot faced Russian Evgeny Donskoy, the first meeting between the two. Murray dropped the first set in the 12th game, however then went on to win the next two sets for the loss of just 4 games.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Spring American hardcourt season, Indian Wells
He won both of his next two matches in straight sets, against Chinese Taipei's Yen-hsun Lu and Argentine Carlos Berlocq respectively to set up a quarterfinal clash with Juan Martín del Potro. Despite holding a strong advantage in their head-to-head, having won 5 out of 6 meetings, Murray wasn't able to capitalise on winning the opening set in a tiebreaker, losing in three sets to the eventual finalist.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Spring American hardcourt season, Miami Masters
Following his defeat in Indian Wells, Murray returned to Miami for the Sony Open Tennis tournament. Murray faced two potentially tricky opponents in young up-and-comers Bernard Tomic of Australia, and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov respectively, however overcame both in straight sets. He backed this up with an 84-minute victory over Italian Andreas Seppi, making it to his fourth straight quarterfinal of the year, where he faced Marin Čilić of Croatia.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Spring American hardcourt season, Miami Masters
Despite a considerable number of lengthy games and rallies, including nine breaks of serve, one game that lasted over 15 minutes, and seven match points, Murray triumphed in just over an hour and a half in straight sets, to reach the semifinals of the Miami Masters for the fourth time. In the semifinals, Murray faced Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who had beaten fourth seed Tomas Berdych in the last 8. Murray lost the first set in a tiebreak, despite serving for the set at 5-4, before taking the second and third sets for the loss of just three games.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Spring American hardcourt season, Miami Masters
In the final Murray faced Spaniard David Ferrer, the second time the two have met in a final at a Masters 1000 tournament. After losing the first five games of the match, Murray eventually won in three sets, after saving a match point at 6–5 down on serve in the final set, following which he dominated the tiebreak to win his second Miami title, and 9th masters 1000 title overall. Following this victory, Murray moved up to No. 2 in the world rankings for the first time since September 2009, thus marking the first time in almost ten years in which neither Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal was ranked inside the top two.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
Following a two-week break, Murray headed to Monaco for the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where Spaniard Rafael Nadal was 8-time defending champion. After receiving a bye into the second round, Murray won his opening match against qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France in straight sets, before being defeated by Swiss number 2 Stanislas Wawrinka, who had previously won both of their previous meetings on clay. Due to this, Murray dropped to World No. 3 in the week starting 22 April 2013.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
At the Mutua Madrid Open, Murray faced Florian Mayer of Germany in the second round, after a first round bye. Despite facing several set points, the Scot overcame the German number 3 in straight sets to record his 400th career win. He faced Frenchman Gilles Simon in round three, and needed three hours, three sets and 6 match points to record his 11th straight victory over Simon, and reach his first clay court quarterfinal of the year.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
He will next play against the 2012 runner-up Tomas Berdych, whom Murray has defeated three times in their past four meetings, however has yet to record a victory over the Czech on clay. Murray will also return to the number 2 ranking after the tournaments conclusion, following a defeat of Roger Federer by Japanese rising star Kei Nishikori in the third round. In the quarter-finals, Murray lost to Tomáš Berdych in straight sets.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
At the Rome Masters, Murray recovered from a set and a double break down against Marcel Granollers to level the match in a tie-break, only to retire before the start of the third set, citing a back injury. This was the first time Murray had retired mid-match since Hamburg in 2007, when he withdrew from his match against Filippo Volandri during the first set, despite being a double break up.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
The back injury he suffered in Rome ultimately forced him to withdraw from the French Open, making this the first Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon in 2007 that he has missed due to injury. Despite aiming to improve his clay court results, Murray only managed to gain 10 points more than 2012 in the lead up to the French Open, as over-preparation ultimately lead to him aggravating a recurring back injury.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Queen's Club Championships
Murray entered the grass court season having won 12 of his previous 13 matches on grass, spanning back to last year's Wimbledon, and having not lost since the final. His first tournament after missing the French Open was at the Queen's Club Championships, where he was the top seed. After receiving a first round bye, Murray's first match in the second round pitted him against Nicolas Mahut, who had knocked him out at the same stage the previous year.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Queen's Club Championships
Despite not having competed for a month, Murray overcame Mahut in straight sets, which he followed up with straight sets wins over Marinko Matosevic and Benjamin Becker respectively. His first match against a top 10 opponent came in the form of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whom Murray had defeated in the final two years previously. He overcame a slow start that saw him lose the first set to win in three, and set up a clash with 5th seed and defending champion Marin Čilić.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Queen's Club Championships
Once again Murray had to recover from a set down, and went on to defeat Čilić in three sets to win his third Queen's title, becoming the first British man since Arthur Gore to win the tournament three times. The final was followed by a charity doubles match with Tim Henman, fellow top 10 player Tomas Berdych and former world no. 1 and Murray's coach Ivan Lendl. The match was organised to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, after Murray's Davis Cup teammate and close friend Ross Hutchins was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in December 2012.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Wimbledon
At Wimbledon, Murray made it through his first three matches without losing a set, his first round match, in which he defeated German Benjamin Becker, whom he had defeated at Queen's Club just weeks earlier, took Murray's Grand Slam match wins total to 107, surpassing Fred Perry's total, making Murray the British player with most all time match wins at Grand Slam tournaments. Murray then beat Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei in round two, and Spanish 32nd seed Tommy Robredo in the third, against whom Murray hadn't played since 2009.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Wimbledon
In the fourth round match Murray beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets despite going 5-2 down in the second set (which, like the previous round, was also the first meeting between the two since 2009). In the quarterfinals, Murray met left-hander Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who had beaten Murray in their previous Grand Slam meeting.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Wimbledon
Verdasco won the first two sets, before Murray raised his level of play considerably, eventually coming through to win in five sets and reach his fifth consecutive Wimbledon semifinal, tying him with John McEnroe in fourth place for most consecutive semifinals at Wimbledon behind Roger Federer, Jimmy Connors and Björn Borg. Murray faced Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the semifinals, against whom Murray lost in the 2012 Paris Masters.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Wimbledon
Despite dropping the opening set in a tiebreak, the Scot eventually prevailed in four to set up a fourth Grand Slam final against Novak Djokovic, the second meeting between the two at SW19, and the first at the Championships. Murray defeated Djokovic in straight sets (6-4, 7-5, 6-4) to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936, the first Scot of either sex to win a Wimbledon singles title since 1896, as well as becoming the 7th man in the open era to complete the Queen's/Wimbledon double. With the win, Murray extended his winning streak on grass to 18 matches, his previous loss coming at the 2012 Wimbledon Final.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series, Rogers Cup
Following a break of around 4 weeks, Murray's next tournament was the Canada Masters held in Montreal. He was aiming to win his third title at the event, second masters 1000 title of the year and 10th masters series title of his career. His first opponent was Spaniard Marcel Granollers, who had won the title in Kitzbühel, whom Murray defeated in straight sets to set up a clash with Ernest Gulbis of Latvia. Despite having lost all 5 of their previous meetings, Gulbis took advantage of Murray's lack of competitive play and defeated the Scot in straight sets, his first loss since he retired at the Rome Masters in May.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series, Rogers Cup
In the doubles competition, Murray partnered fellow Scot Colin Fleming, due to the absence of Jonathan Marray from the draw. The pair opened with a victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau and former world no. 1 Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia. They then went on to defeat three seeded teams, including two former world no. 1's. The pair defeated 2012 Australian Open champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, fourth seeds Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer, and 8 time Grand Slam champion Daniel Nestor & three-time Wimbledon finalist Robert Lindstedt to reach their first doubles final at a Masters 1000 tournament. In the final they faced third seeds Alexander Peya & Bruno Soares, however were defeated in straight sets, despite holding two set points in the second set. As a result of his run to the final, Murray will return to the top-100 in doubles for the first time since 2011.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series, Western & Southern Open
Murray opened his bid for a third Cincinnati title with two strong wins, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau of France each in straight sets, for the loss of just 9 games between them. He then went on to meet Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals, however was unable to maintain his level of play against the Czech and went out in straight sets, the second time in a row Murray had lost to Berdych without winning a set.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series, US Open
Murray dropped to number 3 in the rankings prior to the US Open, meaning he would potentially have to face both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in order to defend his title. He was made to wait until the third day of play to begin his title defence, however opened strongly with a straight sets win over Frenchman Michaël Llodra. The next round proved slightly tougher, as Argentine Leonardo Mayer took him to four sets.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series, US Open
His next match was against German Florian Mayer, whom he defeated in straight sets, winning the last two comfortably after being taken to a tiebreaker in the first. He faced Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the fourth round, who also took Murray to four sets, taking the first in a tiebreak before Murray upped his level and won the next three comfortably to set up a quarterfinal clash with ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka. In what was anticipated as a tough match, Wawrinka controlled the match throughout, sending a below par Murray out in straight sets. Murray shortly after flew to Croatia to begin preparations for the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs on clay.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Indoor Season
After a disappointing American hardcourt season, Murray took the decision to undergo surgery on his lower back, in the hope of fixing a disc problem that had caused him pain since early 2012. Whilst problems in his lower back seemingly subsided since Wimbledon 2012, Murray revealed that it flared up again during the clay court season, and also caused him discomfort during the US Open Series.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly summary, Indoor Season
As a result, he stated that he would definitely miss the Asian swing of tournaments, pulling out of events in Bangkok, Tokyo and Shanghai, and subsequently from the Paris Masters and the World Tour Finals. It was announced that it was likely he would return to action at the beginning of the 2014 season at the Australian Open.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Murray in 2013, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2013 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly Records, Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by number of wins(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)


2013 Angeles City local elections
Local elections were held in the city of Angeles in Pampanga on May 13, 2013, in conjunction with the 2013 Philippine midterm elections. Registered voters of the city will be electing candidates for the following elective local posts: city mayor, city vice mayor, and ten councilors.


2013 Angeles City local elections
As Angeles City is a highly urbanized city, its voters do note vote for Pampanga elective officials; however, they participate in electing the province's first district representative. That district also includes the city of Mabalacat and the municipality of Magalang, all component local government units of the province.


2013 Angeles City local elections, Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win their respective seats. They are elected separately; therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.


2013 Angeles City local elections, Results, Mayor
Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. is the incumbent. he is challenge by 1st District Congressman Carmelo Lazatin.


2013 Angeles City local elections, Results, Vice Mayor
Maria Vicente Vega-Cabigting is the incumbent. Her opponents is 2 councilors Joseph Alfie Bonifacio and Jesus Sangil, Barangay Balibago Chairman Rodelio Mamac, Sr. and Mark Allen Sison.


2013 Angeles City local elections, City Councilors
Voting is via plurality-at-large voting:  Voters will vote for ten (10) candidates and the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.


2013 Angola Cup
The 2013 Taça de Angola was the 32nd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Desportivo da Huíla 1–0 in the final to secure its tenth title.


2013 Angola Cup
The winner and the runner-up qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup.


2013 Angola Second Division Basketball Championship
The 2013 Angola 2nd Division Basketball Championship (1st edition), was a basketball tournament  held in Lubango, Angola, from November 16 to 23, 2013. The tournament, organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation, qualified the two top teams for the 2013–14 BAI Basket and was contested by 8 clubs split into 2 groups, that played in a round robin system followed by the knock-out stages (quarter, semis and final).


2013 Angola Super Cup
The 2013 Supertaça de Angola (26th edition) was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2012 Girabola champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2012 Angola cup winner. It was the last such competition to be played in a two leg format. On home court, Petro beat Libolo 1–0 to secure their 1st title as the away match in Calulo ended in a draw.


2013 Angola Super Cup, Match details, Second Leg
Squad: Acheampong, Bastos, Ben Traoré, Borges, Buá, Cassoma, Chara, Dany, Diógenes, Eddie, Etah, F.Katongo, Filhão, Flávio, Isaac, Job, Jotabé, Kembua, Keita, Lamá, Lelo, Loló, Lumeca, Mabiná, Mabululu, Manguxi, Mano, Mateus, Mig, Miguel, Mira, Nari, Nelson, Osório Head Coach: Miller Gomes


2013 Ankara Cup
The 2013 Ankara Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Ankara, Turkey, on 16–22 December 2013.


2013 Ankara Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Ankara Cup – Doubles
Magda Linette and Katarzyna Piter were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Piter chose not to participate in 2013. Linette partnered up with Naomi Broady, but lost to Yuliya Beygelzimer and Çağla Büyükakçay in the semifinals.


2013 Ankara Cup – Doubles
Beygelzimer and Büyükakçay won the tournament, defeating Eleni Daniilidou and Aleksandra Krunić in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2013 Ankara Cup – Singles
Ana Savić was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but did not participate in 2013.


2013 Ankara Cup – Singles
Vitalia Diatchenko won the tournament, defeating Marta Sirotkina in the all-Russian final, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4.


2013 Annaberg shooting
On the night of 16 September 2013, Austrian police received a call about a suspected poacher in the woods near Annaberg, Lower Austria. Police officers sought to inspect the vehicle of 55-year-old Alois Huber, but he sped off and later crashed his car in a ditch near Annaberg. While on the run, Huber killed several police officers and a Red Cross paramedic. He also kidnapped another officer while fleeing to his house in Melk. There, a standoff with the police occurred with about a hundred police and military officers present in armored vehicles. After the house was searched on 17 September, a fire was discovered burning in a secret basement, with the charred remains of a man in it; the body is suspected to be that of Huber.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Prior to the shootings
Since 2008, reports of poaching had occurred in Annaberg, with eight cases of poaching being reported. In March 2011, a poacher was caught in the act by a hunter, but the poacher attacked the hunter and managed to escape. An investigation was launched, but the identity of the poacher remained unknown. Huber was known to be a poacher and had left dead animal heads on the roads to defy police and legal hunters. His hunting license was said to have been revoked.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Shooting spree
On the night of 16 September 2013, Austrian police received a call about a suspected poacher in the woods near Annaberg, Lower Austria. Police officers sought to inspect the vehicle of 55-year-old Alois Huber, but he sped off upon spotting them and later crashed his car in a ditch near Annaberg. Huber then proceeded on foot and shot two police officers posted near a checkpoint in Annaberg. A Red Cross paramedic was also shot while providing aid to a casualty. One of the officers and the paramedic later died in the hospital, while the other officer survived his wounds. At another checkpoint, Huber shot and killed another officer while taking a fourth hostage. He then stole a police car and drove it to his farmhouse near Melk.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Standoff
A standoff began as Huber had fled to his house. Austrian police had the area surrounded at 07:00 on 17 September. A hundred police officers were located to the scene and shots were sporadically fired by Huber, who was suspected of having stocked up a large supply of arms and ammunition there, as he owned several hunting weapons legally. It was also reported that children of Huber's might be at the location. Police sought to make contact with Huber, using his relatives to aid them.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Standoff
At 13:38, Austrian police requested the assistance of the Austrian army, which sent in three armored vehicles. As police moved closer to the house, they found the stolen police car at around 15:00, with the dead body of the kidnapped officer inside. At 17:30, Huber fired his last shot at police.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Standoff
On the night of 17 September, at 18:20, Austria's anti-terrorism police unit EKO Cobra investigated the farmhouse. A hidden basement was found with the burned body of a man inside; the fire seemed to have been started by the man himself. Police suspected it to be the body of Huber, although DNA research still needs to confirm this. Earlier reports that Huber had been shot in the abdomen during the standoff by police have not yet been confirmed. No further persons were found at the premises.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Details, Victims
The three police officers were aged between 38 and 51. The paramedic was identified as 70-year-old Johann Dorfwirth from the Austrian Red Cross; he was a longtime paramedic with the organisation who had received several awards for his service.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Perpetrator
55-year-old Alois Huber was tentatively identified as the suspected perpetrator of the shootings by police. He was single and the owner of a transport company. He was also known to be a poacher.


2013 Annaberg shooting, Reactions
On 17 September, around 16:00, Fritz Neugebauer, Second President of the National Council of Austria, interrupted the parliament hearing to inform the deputies of the incident. They then had several minutes of silence for the fallen victims. The Interior Minister of Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, gave her condolences to the families of the victims. She said that the shooting had no precedent in the history of Austrian police. She thanked the police present for the solving of the case. The provincial government of Lower Austria ordered that black flags would be flown for the victims of the shooting.


2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season
The 2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season was the club's third and final season in existence, playing in the USL Pro, which at the time was the third division in the United States soccer pyramid. The regular season began on 6 April 2013 and concluded on 31 August 2013.


2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season
During the 2013 season, Antigua Barracuda played all of their matches on the road, thus being a travelling team. The team became the first team in the history of United States soccer leagues to lose every single one of their matches, amassing a record of 0-26-0, scoring 11 goals and conceding 91.


2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season
Outside of USL Pro, Antigua Barracuda played in the 2013 CFU Club Championship, being a club based in a CFU-member nation. There, they finished in third place in their group, losing one match and tying another. Barracuda did not participate in the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup, and did not qualify for the USL Pro Playoffs.


2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season
Following the conclusion of the 2013 season, Antigua Barracuda FC folded due to financial difficulties.


2013 Antigua Barracuda FC season, Statistics
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 6, 2013.


2013 Antipolo local elections
Local elections were held in Antipolo, Rizal on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the 2 congressmen, and the councilors, eight in each of the city's 2 legislative districts.


2013 Antipolo local elections, Mayoral election results
Danilo Leyble is running for reelection, incumbent Danilo O. Leyble is running for mayor.


2013 Antipolo local elections, Board Member elections
All two legislative districts of Antipolo will elect Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests
The 2013 Anti– Sri Lanka protests are a series of student protests and agitations initiated by the Students Federation for Freedom of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu, India, against war crimes committed against Sri Lankan Tamil people by Sri Lankan army during the Eelam War IV. The protesters demanded that the Government of India vote in support of a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution censuring the Government of Sri Lanka for war crimes. Some radical groups even demanded the prosecution of the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse for his role in the alleged genocide of Sri Lankan Tamils. Apart from college students, doctors, film personalities and employees of IT companies also participated in the protests.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
The agitations started on 11 March 2013 when eight students of Loyola College, Chennai, who fasted in condemnation of alleged atrocities committed on Tamils in Sri Lanka were arrested by the Tamil Nadu police. The arrest was criticised by student organisations as well as the Loyola College management and nine colleges across the city went on strike. The following protests see students from all over Tamil Nadu take into streets, it was a massive outrage of Tamil Nadu people and students against sinhala government after 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
From school to colleges a mass number of students participated in the protest. Students from other states lik who are studying in Tamil Nadu colleges too participated. Numerous protests, rallies held in marina beach which saw huge number of students. The anger and anguish of students turned against DMK and Congress which is the ruling party during 2009 Eelam war.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
A statewide general strike declared on 12 March 2013 by the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) evoked a mixed response with most of the political parties in the state keeping aloof alleging inaction on the part of the main participant Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) which was in power during the decisive stages of Eelam War IV. Student organisations called for statewide agitations on Monday, 18 March, forcing arts and science colleges in the state to close down for an indefinite period.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
As colleges and schools remained closed student groups organised protest through social media, Tamilandu people who themselves are sympathetic towards Sri Lankan Tamils sent their children to take part in the protests. As protests peaked in Tamil Nadu national and international media provided good coverage. One remarkable effect of this protest is DMK chief Karuna fearing students outrage pulled out of congress alliance, On 19 March DMK chief announced withdrawal from UPA alliance citing Congress disregard to the suffering of Eelam Tamil. When DMK pulled out of UPA it was well received by DMK supporters. Congress was isolated in Tamil Nadu in 2014 general elections it contested in 40 seats alone and lost in all constituencies. But ironically DMK formed alliance with congress again in May 2016 Tamil Nadu state elections showing its own colors.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
On 18 March 2013, large-scale agitations were held outside Raj Bhavan, Chennai resulting in the arrest of over 500 students. A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk was attacked in the Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur on 16 March 2013 and another at Chennai Central on 17 March 2013. The Government of Tamil Nadu declared the indefinite closure of 525 engineering colleges affiliated to the Anna University.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Protests in Tamil Nadu
On 2 April 2013, actors from Tamil film industry staged a one-day token fast in support of student protests in Tamil Nadu.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution
The Tamil Nadu State Legislative Council passed legislation on 27 March 2013 urging the Indian Government to slap economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and demand for the formation of a separate state for the Tamils of Sri Lanka.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution
The resolution which was proposed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha was unanimously passed at the Assembly. The resolution was passed following the debate in the Council regarding the ongoing statewide students protests in Tamil Nadu.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution
The resolution demanded the formation of a separate state in Sri Lanka, through the means of a referendum by a resolution at the UN Security Council which should be conducted among Tamils in Sri Lanka and other displaced Tamils across the world.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution
Moving the resolution, Jayalalithaa said the ongoing students protest was reflective of her government's initiative on the Sri Lankan issue even as she requested them to withdraw the stir and resume classes.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution
The resolution also called on the Indian Government to stop considering Sri Lanka as a 'friendly country' and impose economic sanctions, as well as calling for an international inquiry in "genocide and war crimes" against Sri Lankan Tamils.


2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests, In United Kingdom
On 20 June 2013, during 2013 ICC Champions Trophy semi final match between India and Sri Lanka at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, Tamil Eelam supporters invaded the pitch with the flags of the Tamil Eelam. After the match, at least 400 protesters held up the Sri Lankan team bus and raised anti-Sri Lankan government slogans.


2013 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
The 2013 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 113th staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1901. The championship began on 4 August 2013 and is ended on 29 September 2013.


2013 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Loughgiel Shamrocks were the reigning champions, and successfully defended their title following a 3-14 to 2-6 defeat of Ruairí Óg, Cushendall.


2013 Anzac Test
The 2013 ANZAC test (also known as the VB Test due to sponsorship by Victoria Bitter) was the 14th annual Anzac test, and was not only the first time the Australian Kangaroos played at Canberra Stadium, but the first time they had played in the Australia's capital city. They defeated New Zealand 32-12 in the Test match which was played on 19 April 2013 before a crowd of 25,628.


2013 Apatin Open darts
2013 Apatin Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Apatin, Serbia in 2013.


2013 Apia International Sydney
The 2013 Apia International Sydney was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 121st edition of the Apia International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 6 January to 12 January 2013.


2013 Apia International Sydney, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Apia International Sydney, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Apia International Sydney, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Apia International Sydney, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan successfully defended the title by beating Max Mirnyi and Horia Tecău 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2013 Apia International Sydney – Men's Singles
Jarkko Nieminen was the defending champion, but lost to eventual champion Bernard Tomic in the quarterfinals. It was Tomic's first ATP title and his first final; he defeated Kevin Anderson 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 in the final.


2013 Apia International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Peschke played alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld, but lost to Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the quarterfinals, while Srebotnik partnered up with Nadia Petrova. Srebotnik successfully defended her title, defeating Errani and Vinci in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2013 Apia International Sydney – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2013 Apia International Sydney – Women's Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–0, 6–0. This was only the eighth WTA singles final to be won with a 6–0, 6–0 (a "double bagel") scoreline in history, and the first since Marion Bartoli won the 2006 Challenge Bell.


2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. This was their last season in the SoCon and in the FCS as they moved to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. They would be ineligible for the playoffs.


2013 Arab Athletics Championships
The 2013 Arab Athletics Championships was the eighteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries that took place in Doha, Qatar from 21–24 May 2013.


2013 Arab Athletics Championships
Syria was excluded from the event because of the ongoing civil war and Libya did not send a team. Morocco topped the medals table with eleven gold medals in its total of 22, which it won mainly in the women's section of the competition. Algeria placed second with eight golds among its 19 medals. Bahrain had the greatest medal count overall with 22, and ranked third as it only claimed five golds. Egypt, Qatar and Tunisia each took four gold medals at the competition.


2013 Arab Handball Championship of Winners' Cup
The 2013 Arab Handball Championship of Club Winners' Cup is the 10th edition of the Arab Handball Championship of Winners' Cup, it's concerne Arab world's premier club handball tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Al Ahly SC is the defending champion.


2013 Arab League summit
The 2013 Arab League Summit was held in Doha, Qatar from 21 to 27 March 2013.


2013 Arab League summit
On 26 March, the League recognised the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people. The National Coalition was henceforth granted Damascus' seat at the summit. This act of recognition was opposed by Algeria, Iraq & Lebanon.


2013 Arab Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship
The 2013 Arab Clubs Championship was the 31st edition of the Arab Clubs Championship for volleyball tournament. It was held in Beirut, Lebanon.


2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships
The 2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for under-18 athletes from Arab countries. Organised by the Arab Athletic Federation, it took place in the Egyptian capital Cairo from 21–23 June. A total of forty events were contested, of which 20 by male and 20 by female athletes. The girls' steeplechase was contested for the first time, making the programme match that of the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The racewalking events were held on roads, rather than the usual track surface.


2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships
Egypt topped the medal table for a third straight edition through a total of 42 medals, thirteen of them gold. Algeria also won thirteen gold medals and had the second-highest total with 25. Tunisia ranked third with seven golds in its haul of 17, while Qatar was the next most successful nation with four golds in a total of twelve. Out of the fourteen participating nations, twelve of them reached the medal table. The competition had reduced participation, with Sudan, Syria, Jordan and all absent and Saudi Arabia sending a smaller contingent as compared to the 2009 edition, although Bahrain and Palestine returned at this event. Regional athletics power Morocco continued its hiatus since the first edition.


2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships
Three athletes completed individual doubles at the competition, all of them from the boys' side. Mahmoud Hamoudi won both the 100 metres and 200 metres, becoming the second male to do so after Abdullah Al-Sooli (2004). His Algerian teammate Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki won both the long jump and triple jump, repeating the 2007 achievement by Ismail Al Saffar. Egypt's Mohamed Magdi Hamza claimed both the shot put and discus throw titles – a double Hamid Mansour had first completed in 2009.


2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships
A total of ten new championship records were set at the competition. This included Hamza's shot put record of 21.22 m (69 ft 7 1⁄4 in), which improved the previous mark by over three metres and ranked him the fourth best youth athlete in the world that year. Qatar sent its first female athlete, Sara Al Manai Ahmed, to the competition and she was runner-up in the javelin. Arab youth throws champion Mohamed Magdi Hamza went on to take a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships later that year.


2013 Arabian Gulf Futsal Cup
The 2013 GCC Futsal Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج للصالات) was the  first edition of the biennial Futsal competition. It took place in Qatar in 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of Bahrain, but was moved to Bahrain in October 2012 to ensure that they could suitably host the competition in the 2 edition.


2013 Arabian Gulf Futsal Cup, Tournament
The five teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.


2013 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2013 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2013 MotoGP season. It was held at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz on 29 September 2013.


2013 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.


2013 Archery World Cup
The 2013 Archery World Cup was the eighth edition of the annual Archery World Cup, organised by the World Archery Federation. Four stages were held from May to August 2013, in Shanghai, Antalya, Medellin and Wroclaw, in which archers in the recurve and compound disciplines acquired qualifying points based on their performance. The top mixed team and the top seven individual archers over the course of the four stages (with no more than two from one nation) joined the leading non-qualified host nation archer for the finals at the Fontaines du Trocadéro in Paris on 21–22 September.


2013 Archery World Cup
In recurve, South Korea was the most successful nation, with Olympic champion Oh Jin-Hyek and Yun Ok -Hee winning both the individual and the team competition. The compound competition saw Martin Damsbo and newcomer Alejandra Usquiano win the individual competitions, and hosts France win the mixed team.


2013 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country,) plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2013 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by a 72m Olympic set system. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2013 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The scores awarded in the four stages were as follows:


2013 Archery World Cup, Qualification, Women's individual compound
1. Qualified for final as leading non-qualified archer from host country


2013 Arena Football League season
The 2013 Arena Football League season was the 26th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 23, 2013, with a five-game slate, the first of which to kick off being between the Utah Blaze and the Pittsburgh Power, and ended on July 27, 2013, with the Utah Blaze and Cleveland Gladiators as the last game to kick off. The Arizona Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul by a 48–39 score in ArenaBowl XXVI to conclude the league's playoffs.


2013 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
The league dropped to 14 teams during the offseason. The Kansas City Command ceased operations on August 23, 2012, as well as the Georgia Force on October 14, 2012. The Milwaukee Mustangs suspended operations for 2013, eyeing a return to play in the 2014 season.


2013 Arena Football League season, League business, Television
It was announced on November 13, 2012, that the league had reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to air 19 regular-season games, as well as two playoff games. The network was scheduled to air the league's "game of the week" each Saturday. The main CBS network was to televise ArenaBowl XXVI on August 17, 2013.


2013 Arena Football League season, Regular season standings
Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.


2013 Arena Football League season, Regular season standings
Key:  Conference and division champion  •  Division champion  •  Clinched playoff berth


2013 Argentina floods
Between 1 and 3 April 2013, the northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that claimed the lives of 101 people. Greater La Plata was hardest hit with 91 reported deaths, and Greater Buenos Aires reported 10 deaths. The flooding was the result of extremely heavy rainfall and is said to be the worst flooding in La Plata's history.


2013 Argentina floods
Three days of national mourning were declared on 3 April. Two days later, government benefits for flood victims were announced.


2013 Argentina floods, Storm
On the evening of Monday, 1 April 2013, a severe storm moved into the northeast of Buenos Aires Province. It began to rain heavily, peaking between 3:00am and 5:30am. During the storm's peak, visibility was only 500 metres (1,600 ft). In total the storm dumped between 160 and 190 mm (6.3–7.5 in) of rain on Buenos Aires, the heaviest April rainfall on record. Buenos Aires city typically averages 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain for the entire month of April. In nearby La Plata, the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, approximately 400 mm (16 in) of rain fell over a two-hour time span on Tuesday evening.


2013 Argentina floods, Storm
The heavy rainfall led to flash floods and widespread power outages. In Greater La Plata, an estimated 3,000 people were evacuated, many after waiting hours for rescue in trees and on roof tops of flooded homes. Half of the city lost power and vast portions were underwater. TV footage of the disaster showed people wading through waist-deep water and cars almost completely underwater. The city's oil refinery caught fire due to "an extraordinary accumulation of rainwater and power outages" and was shut down. Flood waters encircled the La Plata suburb of Tolosa, rendering 50 vehicles immobile. Santiago Martorelli, cabinet chief of La Plata partido (department), called the storm "a catastrophe without precedent."


2013 Argentina floods, Storm
In Buenos Aires, more than a quarter of a million people were without power by Wednesday. Key transportation routes were submerged, and mass transit services disabled. A local reporter described the situation in Buenos Aires: "A record torrential rainstorm unleashed all its might ... turning the city into a macabre version of Venice rather than the dry capital of Argentina."


2013 Argentina floods, Storm
Rain continued to fall throughout the region on 3 April, worsening the situation.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
In Buenos Aires city, power shortages lasted as long as 15 hours in at least 11 Barrios (neighborhoods), affecting 70,000 households at its peak. Two hospitals were among those who lost power in La Plata. Buenos Aires Metro and rail systems were halted or limited.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
The Chief of Government of Buenos Aires (city mayor), Mauricio Macri, was on vacation at the time of the flood, and returned in the evening. The same situation was for La Plata's city mayor Pablo Bruera, who first falsely claimed that he was assisting the evacuated people during the floods. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner visited the affected area on 3 April surveying the damage by helicopter and meeting with victims in Tolosa, Greater La Plata, where she was born and raised; and Barrio Mitre, a villa miseria (slum) in Buenos Aires city northside. Rescue efforts focused on finding victims still trapped in their homes to prevent further fatalities. Local charities sought donations of food, water, diapers and mattresses. Hepatitis shots were available at evacuation centers, and four mobile hospitals were set up to treat victims and distribute food and water.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
At that time, at least 51 people were known to have died in Greater La Plata, and six deaths had been reported in Buenos Aires. Two additional deaths were reported in Greater Buenos Aires. Many victims died by drowning, while others were electrocuted by downed power lines (including a Metro worker who was electrocuted in Los Incas station). Many deaths in La Plata were not discovered until after the flood waters started to recede. "The bodies began to appear as the water subsided," said the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Daniel Scioli.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
Numerous families lost all their possessions in the floods, while shopkeepers reported losses of their merchandise. Business losses were estimated at 530.6 million pesos (US$104 million). Schools and government offices were closed across La Plata. As of 4 April, there were reportedly still 20 people missing and 1,200 evacuated in La Plata. More than two months later, it was officially reported that 78 was the number of deaths in Greater La Plata.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
Politicians were quick to blame one another for the disaster. The Minister of Federal Planning and Public Utilities, Julio de Vido, claimed that Buenos Aires city officials knew that the rains were coming and had failed to prepare for them. Macri, a vocal opponent of President Kirchner, accused the national government of preventing the city from getting World Bank loans to finance infrastructure improvements. According to official data, the government of the City of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri had not implemented any development works in stormwater infrastructure, while related works Brook Maldonado, had only 14 percent of budget execution.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
Residents of Barrio Mitre blamed the drainage system of a large shopping mall built nearby in 2009 for the heavy damage in their area. On Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday morning, Kirchner met with Scioli to coordinate the rescue and emergency efforts in Greater La Plata. Fear remained high as reports of looting and clashes with police officers spread. The Argentine army mounted an industrial kitchen and ten field kitchens to prepare hot meals 8000 and 1500 cold rations per day.


2013 Argentina floods, Consequences
Three days of national mourning were declared on 3 April. On 5 April, Kirchner announced government benefits for the victims, including doubled pensions for some 70,000 elderly people and for an estimated 16,000 families receiving five other social subsidies, free replacement ID cards, new car licenses, and low-cost housing loans.


2013 Argentina floods, Causes
The general causes of the floods were the absence of drainage works, the urban development without environmental control and climate change.


2013 Argentina floods, Causes
According to a report based on official data that the Buenos Aires Government delivered each quarter, the Mayor of the city of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, made no inversion in stormwater infrastructure development works, while works annexed to the Maldonado stream are only 14% of the authorized budget.


2013 Argentina floods, Causes
A report issued in August 2012 by the Buenos Aires audit indicated that the works to reduce flooding in the neighborhoods of Belgrano, Villa del Parque, Villa Ortuzar, Agronomía and Parque Chas had been paralyzed for 3 years.


2013 Argentine legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2013. Open primary elections (PASO) were previously held on 11 August 2013 to determine eligible party lists for the general election. As in 2011 – when such primaries were held for the first time – each party list had to reach a 1.5% threshold at the provincial level in order to proceed to the 27 October polls.


2013 Argentine legislative election
The elections renewed half of the members of the Chamber of Deputies for the period 2013–2017 and a third of the members of the Senate for the period 2013–2019. Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) elections were held in every district; Senate elections were, in turn, held in the provinces of Chaco, Entre Ríos, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tierra del Fuego, as well as in the City of Buenos Aires. Corrientes Province held the only elections for governor in 2013, doing so on 15 September.


2013 Argentine legislative election
These elections included two significant novelties. Following the enactment of a law to that effect in 2012, voluntary suffrage was extended to voters age 16 and 17, which increased eligible voters by 4.5% or about 1.2 million; of this total, approximately 600,000 registered to vote. Argentine voters in 2013 also parted with the traditional election-day seal stamped on National Identity Documents (DNI) by election officials, receiving instead a ballot stub with a bar code and serial number.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Background
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was reelected in 2011, and the Kirchnerist Front for Victory (FpV) rode her coattails in gubernatorial and congressional races alike. Following the elections, however, foreign exchange controls, austerity measures, persistent inflation, and downturns in Brazil, Europe, and other important trade partners, resulted in a sudden downturn and a consequent erosion of the president's popularity. A series of cacerolazos organized by opponents of the government took place during 2012 and 2013 (13S, 8N, 18A, and 8A).


2013 Argentine legislative election, Background
The recession was shorter and shallower than much of the local media had predicted, however; and while the FpV entered the 2013 campaign season with sounder footing on pocketbook issues, they were dogged by ongoing speculation that its caucus sought a two-thirds majority in the Lower House with the goal of amending the Constitution to allow the president to seek a third term.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Background
A survey conducted in June 2013 by the consulting firm CEIS gave the Front for Victory (the majority party in Congress, as well as the party in power since 2003) 30.3% in the City of Buenos Aires and 39.7% in the Province of Buenos Aires (the largest electoral district). The right-wing PRO polled at 23.4% and 16.7%, respectively; the Federal Peronists and other PJ party lists opposed to Kirchnerism, 10.3% and 16.7%; the centrist Civic Coalition, 9.2% and 5.0%; and the center-left UCR, 7.4% and 8.0%.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Background
The FpV, moreover, had the advantage of having relatively few Lower House seats at stake in 2013. Congressmen in Argentina serve four-year terms, and gains for the various opposition parties in 2009 meant that 2013 put a disproportionate number of their Lower House seats at stake: while the FpV contested 38 of its 116 Lower House seats, a full 76 of 118 opposition seats were at stake this year (a further 13 seats of the 23 belonging to minor parties allied with the FpV were at stake).


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The PASO primaries were held on Sunday, 11 August, amid high turnout consistent with recent past elections and estimated by Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo at over 70%.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The Province of Buenos Aires, the largest electoral district and home to 3 out of 8 Argentines, dominated campaign news much as it has in every mid-term election in recent years. As the party list filing deadline on 22 June drew near, the spotlight focused on the popular mayor of Tigre, Sergio Massa. Massa had been elected mayor on the FpV slate, and had served in a number of high-ranking posts in the administrations of both Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and husband, the late Néstor Kirchner.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
His relationship with the Kirchners had been a difficult one, however, and though polling gave him better prospects running for Congress under the FpV party list than on a separate slate, Massa ultimately opted to form his own Frente Renovador (Renewal Front) ticket with the support of the 'Group of 8' Buenos Aires Province Mayors and others, notably former Argentine Industrial Union president José Ignacio de Mendiguren (an ally of Kirchnerism).


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Massa's decision to run as an opponent deprived the FpV of a key ally and he moved quickly to consolidate the center-right vote in Buenos Aires Province by obtaining the endorsement of the PRO (which ran on the Renewal Front list headed by Massa rather than on its own).


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Federal Peronist Congressman Francisco de Narváez, who would be in direct competition with the Renewal Front for the province's large center-right Peronist vote, believed that the charismatic Massa was in reality a "trojan horse" for the FpV; Renewal Front congressmen, per his reasoning, would run against Kirchnerism only to vote with them once elected to Congress.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The Renewal Front, in any case, ultimately defeated the FpV list headed by Lomas de Zamora Mayor Martín Insaurralde by about 35% to 30%, with the Progressive, Civic and Social Front (FPCyS) list headed by Congressmen Margarita Stolbizer and Ricardo Alfonsín and Congressman de Narváez's Front for Union and Work list receiving about 11% each; were this result to be mirrored in October, de Narváez would lose four of eight congressmen he led in 2009 on the successful Unión/PRO list.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The centrist Civic Coalition ARI, for its part, arguably achieved its most significant political victory in four years when Congressman Alfonso Prat-Gay forged the Civic Coalition-led Juntos UNEN (Together They Unite) alliance with UCR Congressional caucus leader Ricardo Gil Lavedra, leftist Proyecto Sur leader Pino Solanas, former Civic Coalition head Elisa Carrió (who left the CC in 2012 following a poor showing in the 2011 presidential race), and Victoria Donda of the leftist Freemen of the South Movement in January 2013.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Prat-Gay was nominated as the lead UNEN candidate for a seat in the Argentine Senate for the City of Buenos Aires (where the alliance was strongest), and Gil Lavedra the lead UNEN candidate for the Lower House; former Economy Minister Martín Lousteau (who fell out with President Fernández de Kirchner after his 2008 dismissal) joined Gil Lavedra and Carrió on the UNEN Lower House list for the city.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The City of Buenos Aires, ruled since 2007 by a PRO mayor, handed the rightist PRO an upset by giving UNEN standard-bearers Prat-Gay and Solanas the two Senate seats (out of three) accorded to the winning list in each district, edging out former Vice-Mayor Gabriela Michetti (who would obtain the third seat) and current City Environment Minister Diego Santilli, and costing FpV Senator Daniel Filmus his own seat.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The PRO party list for the city's delegation to the Lower House, headed by Rabbi Sergio Bergman (a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature) and Bank of the City of Buenos Aires director Federico Sturzenegger, was likewise defeated by the UNEN list headed by Congressmen Gil Lavedra and Carrió. The FpV list led by Legislator Juan Cabandié, came in third.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Córdoba Province, where Governor José Manuel de la Sota broke with the president after being elected with her endorsement, is where the acrimony between these Peronist factions was probably most acute. De la Sota fielded former Governor Juan Schiaretti as the head of his Lower House party list.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Their Union for Córdoba list bested the UCR list headed by Congressman Oscar Aguad, the PRO list headed by former football referee Héctor Baldassi, the FpV list headed by former National University of Córdoba rector Carina Scotto, and the "It's Possible" list headed by former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo with the support of neighboring San Luis Province Senator Alberto Rodríguez Saá (a Federal Peronist). Cavallo, who ran as a conservative and lost much of his political base as economy minister during the 2001 crisis, failed to reach the requisite 1.5% threshold to advance to the 27 October general election.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Santa Fe Province voted in the PASO election amid mourning for the 15 or more fatal victims claimed by the Rosario gas explosion on 6 August. Voters there gave the Progressive, Civic and Social Front list headed by former Governor Hermes Binner a victory over the PRO list headed by comedian Miguel del Sel and the FpV list headed by former Governor Jorge Obeid; the Socialist Party, to which Binner and the current governor, Antonio Bonfatti, belongs, is strongest in this province.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
Mendoza Province gave the UCR list headed by former Governor and Vice President Julio Cobos a victory over the FpV list headed by Guaymallén Department Mayor Alejandro Abraham. Cobos is probably best remembered for his surprise, tie-breaking vote in 2008 against a bill raising oilseed export taxes; though not an oilseed-producing province, conservative politics have historically been strong in Mendoza, and Cobos' unexpected axing of the measure was widely supported in his province.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The PASO primaries thus gave congressional candidates on the Front for Victory (FpV) list a much reduced share of the popular vote (around 30%, compared to 57% in 2011), and the FpV led in only 10 of 23 provinces. They retained a plurality of the vote, however, and by virtue of having only 37 Lower House seats at stake, will likely increase their parliamentary majority by two. The UCR and FPCyS together totaled around 24%, with the latter likely losing around 5 seats due to the large number of seats at stake.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Primaries
The FpV fared better in most Senate races, losing only in the City of Buenos Aires while winning in Chaco, Entre Ríos, Río Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tierra del Fuego Provinces; like in the Lower House races, their popular vote for Senate races fell sharply (from 54% to 34%), but their 8% advantage over the UCR and FPCyS combined and their improved showing in Tierra del Fuego compensated their loss of support elsewhere. The Neuquén People's Movement that has dominated politics in Neuquén Province since the 1960s and caucuses with the FpV in Congress, won in a landslide.


2013 Argentine legislative election, Results
The second and final round, held on 27 October, closely mirrored the 11 August results. The Renewal Front (center/center-right Peronists) received a plurality of votes in Buenos Aires Province (the nation's largest), while the Front for Victory (left-wing Peronists) and allies maintained their majority in both houses of Congress with minimal changes in the party composition of either chamber. Turnout was high, and was estimated to have reached 76%.