AUGUST 23, 2017 at PNC Park -- Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #127/HOME #65 LHP RICH HILL (9-4, 3.54 ERA) vs. RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (5-6, 4.

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1 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (89-35) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (60-66) AUGUST 23, 2017 at PNC Park -- Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #127/HOME #65 LHP RICH HILL (9-4, 3.54 ERA) vs. RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (5-6, 4.71 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost back-to-back games after winning two in a row...have gone 2-8 in their last 10 games after winning seven-of-nine between 8/ Won a season-high six consecutive games from 7/16-21 and posted a 12-2 record between 7/4-21 (have gone since then)...have gone in their last 65 games and in their last 90 contests, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a record after 126 games last season (66-61 after 127). BUCS WHEN... A SO-CAL KID: Tonight s Bucco starter, Trevor Williams, grew up in the San Diego area and is a 2010 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School...After making six relief appearances, Williams made his first start of the season against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on 5/8 and gave up six runs in the first inning en route to surrendering eight runs (six earned) in 3.0ip...In 18 starts since then, he has gone 4-4 with a 4.23 ERA (100.0ip/47er)...Williams also ranks fifth among N.L. rookies in IP (114.2). SCORING RUNS: The Pirates have scored five or more runs in seven straight games for the first time since doing so during the 1996 season between September 15-22, The last time Pittsburgh scored five or more runs in eight consecutive games was during a 10-game stretch between June 20-28, Prior to losing last Wednesday s game in Milwaukee, 7-6, the Pirates had won 18 straight games when scoring four or more runs; they have gone 2-5 since when scoring four or more. THE HIT COLLECTOR: Last night s single by Andrew McCutchen gave him 1431 career hits, tying him with Bill Virdon for 15th place on Pittsburgh s all-time hit list...dick Groat is 14th on the list with 1435 hits and Dave Parker is 13th with Since making his Major League debut in 2009, McCutchen leads all National League players in hits. DOING SOME YARD WORK: The Pirates have homered in six straight games, hitting a total of 12 in that time...on the other side of the ledger, Pittsburgh pitchers have surrendered 16 home runs in the last seven games and have given up at least one long ball in a season high-tying nine straight games (also from June 17-25). LA STORY: The Pirates took three-of-four from the Dodgers at PNC Park last season and have won eight of the last 11 games played against LA in Pittsburgh, dating back to the 2014 season...the Bucs have lost all five games played against the Dodgers this season, losing three in Los Angeles and dropping the first two in this four-game series. ROOKIE UPRISING: In his last 1, Josh Bell has gone 16-for-38 (.421) with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and 14 RBI...Among National League rookies this season, Bell ranks first in hits (112), triples (6), walks (53) and games played (124) while ranking second in home runs (21), RBI (73), doubles (22), extra-base hits (49) and total bases (209). JHAY THE MAN: Bucco All-Star Josh Harrison has homered three times in his last six games and has produced a career-high 15 this season...he fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle Monday night and had a two-run double Tuesday...Harrison is batting.326 (15-for-46) with nine RBI in his last 11 games. NO LOVE FOR LEFTIES: Felipe Rivero has not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in 38 straight at bats...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is the longest such streak in the Major Leagues since Tampa Bay s Brad Boxberger, a right-handed pitcher, held lefty batters hitless over 43 straight at bats in RING THAT BELL: Josh Bell is the fifth rookie in team history to hit at least 20 home runs, joining Garrett Jones (21 in 2009), Jason Bay (26 in 2004), Ralph Kiner (23 in 1946) and Johnny Rizzo (23 in 1938). SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen has 198 career home runs, which ranks fourth in Pirates history behind Hall-of- Famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240)...In addition, McCutchen s 527 career extrabase hits rank seventh in club history behind six Hall-of-Famers; Stargell (953), Honus Wagner (865), Paul Waner (852), Clemente (846), Pie Traynor (593) and Max Carey (590). CLOSING TIME: Felipe Rivero notched his 14th save of the season Sunday night with a scoreless ninth inning against the Cardinals...Rivero enters today with the third-lowest ERA (1.31) among all relievers in MLB behind Kenley Jansen (1.28) and Archie Bradley (1.29)...Rivero has gone 14-for-15 in save opportunites with the Bucs this season. A BREAK FROM THE CENTRAL: This four-game series against the Dodgers will be the last games played against the N.L. West this season...beginning Friday, the Pirates are scheduled to play 28 straight games against Central division teams thru Sunday, September 24...The final six games will come against Baltimore (two) and Washington (four). FOCUS ON FRAZIER: Adam Frazier has hit safely in seven of his last eight games (10-for-28,.357) and has compiled a.400 (20-for-50) average in his last 18 games played at PNC Park...In addition, he is hitting.350 (35-for-100) with seven doubles, two triples and 15 RBI in 3 since the All-Star break...in his Major League career, Frazier has compiled a.361 average (26-for-72) against left-handed pitchers, including a.333 (16-for-48) mark this season. HELPING IN A PINCH: The Pirates have hit six pinch-hit home runs this season, tied with San Diego for the third-most among all Major League teams (Atlanta and Milwaukee have hit seven apiece)...john Jaso has homered three times as a pinch hittter this season and has six in his career...jaso has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with nine RBI and nine walks as a pinch hitter this year, producing a.462 on-base percentage. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 23, 1970: Roberto Clemente collected his second consecutive five-hit game in the Pirates 11-0 win at Los Angeles. Clemente had eight singles, a double, and a homer in the two games against the Dodgers. He became the first player in the 20th century to produce 10 hits in back-to-back games. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Last five games Last ten games Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Scoring first Opp. score first Scoring Scoring less than Outhitting Opp Being out-hit Hits are equal Comeback wins Wins in final AB...11 Walkoff Wins...8 Losses in final AB Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...4 Swept in a Series...7 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Thursday vs. Los Angeles 4:05 LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-6, 3.45 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (6-8, 4.52 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Friday at Cincinnati 7:10 RHP Ivan Nova (11-10, 3.81 ERA) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (1-4, 6.13 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Cincinnati 6:40 RHP Gerrit Cole (10-8, 4.16 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (2-6, 3.45 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Cincinnati 1:10 RHP Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 7.99 ERA) AT&T SportsNet

2 57 - RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. LOS ANGELES: 0-1 with an ERA in one start...he surrendered six runs in the first inning en route to losing a 12-1 decision to Alex Wood on 5/8 at Dodger Stadium (3.0ip/7h/8r/6er/1bb/2so). DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/9 vs. Atlanta (relief) ND W 4/11 vs. Cincinnati (relief) ND L 4/15 at Chicago (relief) W W 4/24 vs. Chicago (relief) ND L 4/30 at Miami (relief) L L APRIL (1-1, 5.59 ERA) /3 at Cincinnati (relief) ND L 5/8 at Los Angeles L L 5/13 at Arizona W W 5/19 vs. Philadelphia L L 5/24 at Atlanta ND/BS W 5/29 vs. Arizona ND/BS W MAY (1-2, 5.06 ERA) /4 at New York W W 6/10 vs. Miami ND W 6/16 vs. Chicago ND L 6/21 at Milwaukee ND L 6/27 vs. Tampa Bay ) ND L JUNE (1-0, 4.34 ERA) /2 vs. San Francisco ND/BS L 7/7 at Chicago L L 1st HALF (3-4, 4.80 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/39 23% 2 6 (643.1ip/304er) 4.25 Diaz 2/7 29% 1 3 (194.1ip/109er) 5.05 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 6/17 35% 0 4 (278.2ip/120er) 3.88 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 3 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, Most runs, game, Opponents...14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...10, (1st) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, (6th) & (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates... 18, & Most hits, game, Opponents...18, 6/30 vs. SF & 6/9 vs. MIA Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 6, (1st) Most consec. hits, game...6, Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6, 5 times, last on 7/18 vs. MIL (3rd) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 1, 8/7 vs. DET Most doubles, game... 5, 6/9 vs. MIA Most triples, game...3, Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, & Most home runs, game, Opponents...5, & Most consecutive games, home run... 9, 6/16-24 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...9, 8/13-22 & 6/17-25 Most extra-base hits...6, 5 times, last on 8/18 vs. StL Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...59, 5/22-7/28 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 3, 6/11 vs. MIA Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most left on base...13, & 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)...15, 7/1 vs. SF (11 innings) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Bell Cervelli Osuna & Polanco (7/17 vs. MIL, & 4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....4, McCutchen & Marte Most 2bs, game...2, 17 times, last by Bell Most 3bs, game...1, 30 times, last by Marte (8/18 vs. StL) Most HR, game.... 3, McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 3, McCutchen Most total bases....12, McCutchen Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz Most SB, game...2, Marte (8/19 vs. StL & Frazier (6/11 vs. MIA) & McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier Consec. games, home run...2, McCutchen (6/19-20), Frazier (5/24-25), Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (8/17-18 & 5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak games, Mercer (6/9-21) Grand slams , Cervelli Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs , Rodriguez (8/6 vs. SD), Bell (7/14/ vs. STL), McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) TOMORROW S STARTER CHAD KUHL: The 24-year-old righthander will be making his 26th start of the season tomorrow afternoon...he won a 6-4 decision (5.0ip/1er) vs. St. Louis s Michael Wacha in his last start on Saturday...Has gone 4-2 with a 3.21 ERA (56.0ip/20er) in his last 10 starts...worked a career-high tying 7.0 innings while winning a 6-0 decision in his outing on 8/3 vs. Cincinnati and struck out a career-high seven batters in his start vs. Milwaukee on 7/17...Has allowed more than two earned runs four times in his last 15 starts. vs. LOS ANGELES: 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA (16.0ip/9er) in three career starts...suffered a loss to Kenta Maeda this year at Dodger Stadium on 5/10 (5.0ip/4er)...Made his Major League debut and opposed Clayton Kershaw on 6/26/16 at PNC Park and won a 4-3 decision; gave up a two-run homer to Justin Turner in the third inning and an RBI-double to Turner in the fifth before leaving with the 4-3 lead...also won an 11-3 decision over Brett Anderson on 8/14/16 at Dodger Stadium (6.0ip/2er) HIGHS & LOWS 7/16 vs. St. Louis ND W 7/21 at Colorado W W 7/26 at San Francisco ND L JULY (1-1, 3.86 ERA) /2 vs. Cincinnati ND L 8/7 vs. Detroit W W 8/12 at Toronto L L 8/18 vs. St. Louis L L AUGUST (1-2, 5.48 ERA) nd HALF (2-2, 4.54 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.061 (2-for-33) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 4 BB 3 SACS 2017 BATTING:.063 (2-for-32) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 BB 3 SACS Williams snapped an 0-for-22 start to his career with single off Carlos Martinez on 7/16/17 TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...15, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...15, 7/19 vs. MIL Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Opponents...8, & Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) , 7/1 vs. SF INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 10, Cole (7/19 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak..., Cole (7/5-30 & 6/13-24) & LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Longest losing streak...6 games, Kuhl (4/18-6/14) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Nova Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova Most IP, game, reliever , LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP , Taillon (6/23-7/15) Most consecutive saves...9, Rivero (6/10-7/20) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...6 games (7/16-21) Longest losing streak... 6 games (8/12-18 & 5/7-12) Longest game, innings...14, 5/31 vs. ARI Longest game, time... 4:40, 5/31 vs. ARI (14 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, 6/30 vs. SF Shortest game, time...2:10, 5/30 vs. ARI Largest margin of victory...11 runs, (14-3) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, Largest come from behind loss... 5 runs, Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 48,235, Smallest crowd, road...13,909, Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 6/27 vs. TB & 4/21 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, Consecutive innings w/out an error , 5/8-14 Most double plays turned... 4, 7/16 vs. StL, & 4/8 vs. ATL Most double plays hit into... 4, 8/17 vs. STL Rain delays, home (total time)...8 (11 hours, 3 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...43

3 JOSH BELL N Has gone 16-for-38 (.421) with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and 14 RBI in his last 1. HOMESTAND: 7-19 (.368) 1 HR 8 RBI N His 73 RBI are the most by a Pirates rookie since Jason Bay collected 82 in SERIES: 3-5 (.600) 0 HR 1 RBI N Leads N.L. rookies in hits (112) and walks (53); ranks second in HR (21), RBI (73) and total bases (209). LAST 3: 4-9 (.444) 1 HR 5 RBI N Is 1 of 5 rookies in team history to hit at least 21 HR (also Jason Bay, Ralph Kiner, Johnny Rizzo and Garrett Jones). ELIAS DÍAZ N Has gone 3-for-17 in five games since being recalled on 8/15...Collected two RBI Friday night vs. St. Louis. HOMESTAND: 3-17 (.176) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in 15 of 20 starts with the Pirates, going 22-for-78 with seven doubles, a HR and 16 RBI. SERIES: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.333 (17-for-51) with runners on base and.355 (11-for-31) with RISP with the Pirates. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Homered and had six RBI on 6/2; the first six-rbi game by a Pirates rookie since Andrew McCutchen on 8/1/09. Multi-Hit Games: 26 Multi-RBI Games: 15 Last HR: 8/20/17 vs. STL First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) (Paul Sewald) ADAM FRAZIER N Has hit safely in seven of his last eight games (10-for-28,.357) and has reached base safely in all eight. HOMESTAND: 7-20 (.350) 1 HR 4 RBI N Has 27 hits in his last 76 at bats (.355) overall...is hitting.400 (20-for-50) in his last 18 games at PNC Park. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.350 (35-for-100) with seven doubles, two triples and 15 RBI in 3 since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-2 N Is hitting.333 (16-for-48) off left-handed pitchers this season;.361 (26-for-72) in his career. DAVID FREESE N Is hitting.333 (14-for-42) with two homers in his last 12 games played at PNC. HOMESTAND: 3-18 (.167) 1 HR 4 RBI N Has gone hitless in his last 12 at bats after homering off St. Louis s Carlos Martinez in his first at bat Friday. SERIES: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 23 of his last 27 starts, going 29-for-101 (.287) with 12 walks and three HBP. LAST 3: 1-13 (.077) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-12 N Is hitting.281 (32-for-114) with 14 walks, three home runs and 17 RBI in 3 since the break. Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 8/19/17 vs. STL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 22 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 8/18/17 vs. STL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) JOSH HARRISON N Has collected four RBI in his last two games and eight in his last seven...had a career-high 59 RBI last season. HOMESTAND: (.385) 3 HR 7 RBI N Has homered three times in his last six games...has established a new single-season career high in HR (15). SERIES: 4-9 (.444) 1 HR 4 RBI N Went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI Tuesday...Is hitting.326 (15-for-46) with 9 RBI in his last 11 games. LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 1 HR 4 RBI N Owns a career average of.308 (140-for-455) during the month of August; has gone 21-for-71 (.296) this year. Multi-Hit Games: 35 Multi-RBI Games: 13 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Went 0-for-2 with two walks and an RBI while making the start in RF Tuesday...Walked as a pinch hitter Monday. HOMESTAND: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has made 28 starts in right field, 12 in left field and seven at first base. SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 1 RBI N Connected for his third pinch-hit home run of the season (sixth career) on 8/7 vs. Detroit. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-2 N Is hitting.276 (8-for-29) with a double, three homers, nine RBI and nine walks as a pinch hitter (.462 OBP). Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 8/7/17 vs. DET First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Has gone 10-for-27 (.370) in the first six games of this homestand...hit a two-run homer Tuesday night. HOMESTAND: (.370) 2 HR 5 RBI N Is hitting.389 (14-for-36) in his last eight games with six multi-hit efforts. SERIES: 1-11 (.091) 1 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.277 (38-for-137) since returning to action on 7/18...His homer Saturday was his first since 4/15. LAST 3: 3-14 (.214) 1 HR 2 RBI 1 game N Has gone 41-for-144 (.285) with nine walks and 27 runs scored in 34 games as the leadoff batter this season. Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 8/22/17 vs. LA First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Has hit safely in three straight games (4-for-13,.308)...Is hitting.341 (93-for-273) in 77 games since 5/24. HOMESTAND: 7-24 (.292) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.304 (66-for-217) at PNC Park this season;.340 (48-for-141) in his last 40, dating back to May 27. SERIES: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is leading all National League players in hits (1307) since the start of the 2010 season. LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is 2 HR shy of 200; only three Pirates have hit more; (Stargell - 475, Kiner and Clemente - 240). Multi-Hit Games: 32 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 8/8/17 vs. DET First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in four of his last five games...hit his last home run at PNC Park on July 2. HOMESTAND: 5-20 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Ranks 10th in team history in games played at shortstop (629)...His 117 starts this year rank second in the N.L. SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 11 home runs are one shy of his career-high of 12 (2014); he also cracked 11 long balls last season. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Is hitting.183 (13-for-71) in 18 games this month after hitting.297 in June and.250 in July. Multi-Hit Games: 24 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 8/12/17 at TOR First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Was recalled Friday from Indianapolis...Is in his third stint this season with the Pirates (also 5/8-12 & 6/2-8/6). HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has gone 6-for-18 (.333) in his last 12 games with the Pirates...Had walkoff single on 7/19 vs. Milwaukee. SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit the second homer of his career Friday night; a 420-foot, two-run shot that bounced into the Allegheny River. LAST 3: 1-4 (.667) 1 HR 2 RBI N Connected off St. Louis Carlos Martinez for his first Major League home run on 7/16 at PNC Park. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 8/18/17 vs. STL First HR: 7/16/17 vs. STL (Carlos Martinez) JOSÉ OSUNA N Grounded out as a PH Tuesday...Went 1-for-3 with a homer Monday...Hit his first career pinch-hit HR Saturday. HOMESTAND: 1-7 (.143) 1 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.267 (36-for-135) with 22 RBI in his 37 starts...has 16 hits in his last 54 at bats (.296) overall. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in 16 of his last 20 starts (25-for-80,.313)...His home run Monday was his first off a LHP. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 2 HR 2 RBI N Eleven of his last 21 hits have gone for extra bases and 24 of his 48 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 9 First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Was the starting rightfielder Monday night and went 1-for-3 with a home run off Alex Wood in his first at bat. HOMESTAND: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 8-for-28 (.286) with three homers and four RBI in his 1 with the Pirates in SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI N Hit a walkoff home run (third career) in 12th inning on 8/6- his first game with Pittsburgh this season. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has made three starts in RF, two at short and one at second base with the Bucs...Was acquired from Atlanta on 8/5. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART N Made his last start on Monday and went hitless in two at bats...had two hits in his start last Wednesday. HOMESTAND: 1-9 (.111) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.273 (6-for-22) in his last eight games...has gone 8-for-23 (.348) when leading off an inning. SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been behind the plate for four of the team s last five shutouts, including a 6-0 blanking of the Reds on 8/3. LAST 3: 1-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 N Tied his career high (sixth time) with three hits in his start on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 JOHNNY BARBATO N Gave up two hits and one run in the sixth inning Tuesday night - his first game with the Pirates since June 7. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled Tuesday from Indianapolis, where he went 0-2 with a 3.41 ERA in 25 games/3 starts (34.1ip/30h/13r/13er/12bb/33so). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates this season; also made 15 appearances beween 4/28 and 6/7 (22.1ip/12er). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 16/10 N Was acquired by Pittsburgh from New York (AL) on 4/17 in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. STEVEN BRAULT N Allowed two runs in 4.0 innings of work while throwing a total of 64 pitches (43 strikes) Friday night against the Cardinals. BA AGAINST: N Has gone 10-5 with a 1.94 ERA in 21 games/20 starts (120.1ip/85h/26r/26er/44bb/109so) with Indianapolis this season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Went 9-2 with a 1.43 ERA (94.2ip/15er) in his last 16 Triple-A games...is currently leading the International League in ERA (1.94). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/0 N Made his season debut with Pittsburgh on 7/22 at Colorado and gave up two hits and two runs in the eighth inning. DANIEL HUDSON N Struck out two batters while pitching a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday night...tossed a scoreless eighth inning Monday night. BA AGAINST: N Has recorded at least one strikeout in 11 of his last 12 outings...picked up his last win on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/7 N Has been scored upon once in his last five outings...has posted a 1.84 ERA (14.2ip/3er) in his last 17 games at PNC Park. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 56/38 N Has posted a 3.08 ERA (38.0ip/13er) and.215 batting average against (29-for-135) in 44 appearances since the beginning of May. JUAN NICASIO N Pitched a scoreless ninth inning Monday night...has produced a 2.01 ERA (31.1ip/7er) while pitching in the eighth inning this year. BA AGAINST: N Shares the Major League lead in appearances (62) with St. Louis Matt Bowman - which is also a single-season career high. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Suffered his fifth loss last Wednesday in Milwaukee; entered game with a 6-5 lead in the 8th, but gave up a two-run to Manny Pina. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 62/41 N Has recorded two saves this year; last one coming on 8/7 vs. Detroit (his other save this season came on 7/6 at Philadelphia). FELIPE RIVERO N Pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 14th save Sunday night...has recorded a strikeout in 10 straight games (13 K s total). BA AGAINST: N Has converted his last five save opportunities after being charged with his only blown save on 8/6 vs. San Diego. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/4 N Has allowed an earned run in just seven of his 59 appearances overall...has surrendered two home runs in his last 39 games (41.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 59/43 N Has five multi-inning saves; last on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee...Has not allowed a hit in his last 38 at bats against left-handed batters. EDGAR SANTANA N Gave up a two-run homer to Yasmani Grandal in the seventh inning Tuesday night before pitching a scoreless eighth. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled Tuesday from Indianapolis, where he went 1-3 with 7 saves and a 2.77 ERA (52.0ip/54h/17r/16er/12bb/47so) in 40 games. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates this season (also between 6/10 and 7/2)...Has at least 1 K in eight of his 10 big league games. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 10/7 N Began season by posting a 0.36 ERA (25.1ip/1er) in his first 17 Triple-A appearances thru 5/21. A.J. SCHUGEL N Has made four straight scoreless appearances (3.1ip)...Retired two of the three Los Angeles batters he faced Monday night. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon just once in his last 13 outings (11.2ip)...Has not given up a run in his 11 home games (11.0ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 9/3 N Has worked at least one inning in 14 of his first 18 appearances...pitched a season-high 3.0 innings in first game on 7/9 at Chicago. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 18/11 N Picked up the win in his season debut on 7/9 at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r)...Also recorded a victory on 8/4 vs. San Diego Disabled List (11 players, 15 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/ Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 6/ David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/ Jameson Taillon (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 6/ Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/ Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 6/ Chris Stewart (L hamstring strain) 5/30 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/7 6/14 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/22 (retro to 6/20) 6/27 7/3 4-6 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 7/22 8/1 8/2 2-7 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 8/15 (retro to 8/13) 8/ Francisco Cervelli (L wrist inflammation) 8/17 (retro to 8/14) 8/ Wade LeBlanc (L quad strain) 8/18 8/ George Kontos (R groin strain) 8/22 (retro to 8/20) 8/ Joaquín Benoit (L knee inflammation) 8/22 9/ * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs Opps THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... (4 times in 2017) - last on 8/21/17 vs. LA (Osuna & Rodriguez) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (Cervelli) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a (club record, done 3 times) 2017 Ejections 1. 5/22 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 2. 5/22 at Atlanta...Freese by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 3. 5/23 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Nic Lentz (arguing Bell being out of base line) 4. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Hurdle by Jerry Layne (arguing Frazier advance in sixth) 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th 3. 5/27 vs. New York...Jaso single in 10th 4. 5/29 vs. Arizona...McCutchen HR in 9th Pirates vs. Los Angeles 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Diaz Frazier Freese Harrison Jaso Marte McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Rodriguez Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Barbato Brault Cole Hudson Kuhl Nicasio Nova Rivero Santana Schugel Taillon Williams Walkoff Wins 5. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Bell HR in 9th 6. 7/16 vs. St. Louis...Frazier single in 9th 7. 7/19 vs. Milwaukee...Moroff single in 10th 8. 8/6 vs. San Diego...Rodriguez HR in 12th

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (11-13) 3 1 at Bos L T2-1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36, at Bos L 0-3 (12) Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 7 3 ATL W Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36, ATL W Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68, ATL W 6-5 (10) Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90, CIN L Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28, , CIN L Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11, , CIN L Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12, , at Bos L T4-3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32, at Chi W Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40, at Chi W Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41, at Chi W T3-1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39, at Stl L T3-2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40, at Stl L Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38, at Stl L T4-3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40, NYY W Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30, , NYY L Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36, , NYY W Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27, , CHI L Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13, , CHI L Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15, , CHI W LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16, , at Mia W Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19, at Mia W NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33, at Mia L T4-2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 MAY (13-17) 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14, at Cin W T4-2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13, at Cin L Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14, at Cin L Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17, MIL W LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21, , MIL W 2-1 (10) Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22, , MIL L Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25, , at LA L Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37, at LA L 3-4 (10) Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47, at LA L Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40, at Ari L Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17, at Ari L Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21, at Ari W Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31, at Ari W 6-4 (10) Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34, WAS L Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16, , WAS W Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) 18, , WAS W Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) 27, , PHI L Hellickson (5-1) Williams (2-3) 25, , PHI W Nova (4-3) Velasquez (2-4) Watson (9) 32, , PHI W LeBlanc (3-0) Nola (2-1) Watson (10) 24, , at Atl L Foltynewicz (3-4) Cole (2-5) Johnson (9) 21, at Atl L Jackson (1-0) Watson (2-1) 25, at Atl W 12-5 (10) Rivero (2-1) Collmenter (0-2) 25, at Atl W Nova (5-3) Colon (2-5) 33, NY L degrom (4-1) Kuhl (1-5) 29, , NY W 5-4 (10) Watson (3-1) Pill (0-1) 31, , NY L Harvey (4-3) Glasnow (2-4) 21, , ARI W Watson (4-1) Bradley (1-1) 16, , ARI L RAY (5-3) Nova (5-4) 14, , ARI L 5-6 (14) McFarland (3-0) Marinez (0-1) 20, ,084 JUNE (13-13) 2 55 at NY W Cole (3-5) Sewald (0-1) 33, at NY L Gsellman (4-3) Glasnow (2-5) Reed (8) 34, at NY W Williams (3-3) Pill (0-2) 35, at Bal L 5-6 (10) Brach (1-1) LeBlanc (3-1) 26, at Bal L 6-9 (11) Givens (6-0) LeBlanc (3-2) 19, MIA L Volquez (3-7) Cole (3-6) 21, , MIA L McGowan (4-0) Glasnow (2-6) 23, , MIA W Hudson (1-2) Phelps (2-3) Rivero (1) 27, , MIA W Nova (6-4) Locke (0-2) Rivero (2) 22, , COL W Taillon (3-1) Freeland (7-4) 16, , COL W Cole (4-6) Ottavino (0-1) 16, , COL L Marquez (5-3) Kuhl (1-6) 17, , CHI L Uehara (2-3) Nicasio (1-3) 25, , CHI W Nova (7-4) Arrieta (6-5) Rivero (3) 34, , CHI L Lackey (5-7) Taillon (3-2) 34, , at Mil W Cole (5-6) Garza (3-3) 25, at Mil W Kuhl (2-6) Davies (7-4) 23, at Mil L Drake (3-2) Hudson (1-3) Knebel (11) 25, at Mil L Anderson (6-2) Nova (7-5) Knebel (12) 28, at Stl W Rivero (3-1) Oh (1-4) 47, at Stl W Cole (6-6) Lynn (5-5) 46, at Stl L Bowman (2-2) Nicasio (1-4) 43, TB L 2-4 (10) Colome (2-3) Rivero (3-2) Hunter (1) 20, , TB W Nova (8-5) Snell (0-5) 21, , TB W Taillon (4-2) Archer (6-5) 22, , SF L Cueto (6-7) Cole (6-7) 26, ,360 JULY (14-11) 1 81 SF L 1-2 (11) Osich (2-1) Hudson (1-4) Dyson (1) 27, , PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 SF L Samardzija (4-9) Watson (4-2) Dyson (2) 32,144 1,024, at Phi L Nola (6-5) Nova (8-6) 26, at Phi W Taillon (5-2) Leiter Jr. (1-1) Rivero (4) 24, at Phi W Cole (7-7) Lively (1-4) Rivero (5) 19, at Phi W Kuhl (3-6) Benoit (1-3) Nicasio (1) 33, at Chi L Edwards Jr. (3-1) Williams (3-4) 41, at Chi W Nova (9-6) Arrieta (8-7) Rivero (6) 41, at Chi W Schugel (1-0) Lester (5-6) 41, ALL-STAR BREAK STL W Rivero (4-2) Oh (1-5) 24,988 1,049, STL L Lynn (8-6) Taillon (5-3) 35,658 1,085, STL W LeBlanc (4-2) Cecil (1-3) 29,247 1,114, MIL W Hudson (2-4) Hader (1-1) Rivero (7) 18,506 1,133, MIL W Nova (10-6) Drake (2-3) Rivero (8) 20,462 1,153, MIL W 3-2 (10) Watson (5-2) Hughes (3-2) 24,401 1,178, MIL W Taillon (6-3) Nelson (8-5) Rivero (9) 33,493 1,211, at Col W Williams (4-4) Hoffman (6-2) 41, at Col L Marquez (8-4) Kuhl (3-7) Holland (31) 48, at Col L Freeland (10-7) Nova (10-7) 40, at SF W Cole (8-7) Cain (3-9) 40, at SF L Bumgarner (1-4) Taillon (6-4) Stratton (1) 41, at SF L Samardzija (5-11) Watson (5-3) Dyson (6) 41, at SD L Wood (1-0) Hudson (2-5) Hand (6) 24, at SD L Lamet (5-4) Nova (10-8) Yates (1) 37, at SD W Cole (9-7) Richard (5-12) 30,267 AUGUST (9-12) CIN L Bailey (2-6) Taillon (6-5) 22,403 1,233, CIN L Lorenzen (6-2) Benoit (0-1) Iglesias (18) 22,367 1,256, CIN W Kuhl (4-7) Romano (2-3) 25,955 1,282, SD W T3-4.5 Schugel (2-0) Yates (2-2) 32,243 1,314, SD L Lamet (6-4) Cole (9-8) Hand (8) 31,817 1,346, SD W 5-4 (12) Neverauskas (1-0) Baumann (0-1) 34,175 1,380, DET W Williams (5-4) Zimmermann (7-9) Nicasio (2) 21,651 1,402, DET W Kuhl (5-7) Boyd (5-6) Rivero (10) 25,112 1,427, at Det L Verlander (8-7) Nova (10-9) 28, at Det W Cole (10-8) VerHagen (0-2) Rivero (11) 33, at Tor W T3-3.0 Taillon (7-5) Stroman (10-6) Rivero (12) 35, at Tor L Rowley (1-0) Williams (5-5) 46, at Tor L Happ (6-8) Kuhl (5-8) 43, at Mil L Davies (14-6) Nova (10-10) Knebel (23) 32, at Mil L Swarzak (1-0) Nicasio (1-5) Knebel (24) 32, STL L Tuivailala (3-1) Benoit (0-2) 31,499 1,458, STL L Martinez (10-9) Williams (5-6) Oh (19) 29,906 1,488, STL W Kuhl (6-8) Wacha (9-6) Rivero (13) 34,660 1,523, STL W Nova (11-10) Leake (7-12) Rivero (14) 2,596 1,525, LA L Avilan (2-1) Neverauskas (1-1) Stripling (2) 19,094 1,544, LA L Watson (7-4) Barbato (1-2) Jansen (34) 17,288 1,562, LA LA at Cin at Cin at Cin at Chi at Chi at Chi l 135 CIN CIN CIN CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl at Mil at Mil at Mil at Cin at Cin at Cin MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL BAL BAL at Was at Was at Was STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (49-58), Osuna (6-4), Jaso (3-4), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (33-38), Frazier (8-13), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4), Rodriguez (1-0) 3B - Freese (43-43), Harrison (15-21), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (54-63), Moroff (2-2), Rodriguez (2-0), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (22-21), Marte (13-16), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (6-6), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (51-55), Marte (7-9), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (29-25), Jaso (11-17), Osuna (10-8), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (2-6), Rodriguez (1-2), Luplow (1-1) C - Cervelli (34-40), Stewart (16-15), Diaz (10-10), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-3), Bell (0-2), Polanco (1-1), McCutchen (1-1), Frazier (0-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) at Was Italics - game played in Williamsport, PA (8/20) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (28-25), Marte (15-19), Harrison (12-13), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2) 2nd - Harrison (37-37), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Frazier (2-6), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (45-48), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Freese (23-20), Bell (19-21), Polanco (15-22), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (22-26), Bell (14-16), Cervelli (8-6), Osuna (7-7), Jaso (5-6), Diaz (2-1), Harrison (0-3), Polanco (1-1), Frazier (1-0) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (15-9), Cervelli (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-8), Frazier (3-5), Bell (3-4), Mercer (4-2), Rodriguez (2-2), Diaz (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (18-18), Cervelli (13-17), Bell (3-6), Diaz (5-4), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (1-3), Jaso (2-1), Rodriguez (2-0), Polanco (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Luplow (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Frazier (0-1) 8th - Mercer (26-29), Stewart (14-14), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (3-3), Cervelli (3-2), Diaz (2-3), Jaso (1-2) Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (58-58), Cervelli (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-2), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/15 Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/13)...Elias Díaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/17 Francisco Cervelli (C) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/14)...Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/18 Wade LeBlanc (LHP) placed on 10-day D.L...Steven Brault (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/19 Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Steven Brault (LHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/22 George Kontos (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/20)...Joaquín Benoit (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L...Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. Johnny Barbato (RHP), Steven Brault (LHP) and Edgar Santana (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis.