JUNE 20, 2016 at PNC PARK, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #70/HOME #34 LHP MADISON BUMGARNER (8-2, 1.91 ERA) vs. LHP JEFF LOCKE (5-5, 5.

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1 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (44-26) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (33-36) JUNE 20, 2016 at PNC PARK, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #70/HOME #34 LHP MADISON BUMGARNER (8-2, 1.91 ERA) vs. LHP JEFF LOCKE (5-5, 5.92 ERA) THE PIRATES...landed in Pittsburgh at 2:40 this morning following their game last night in Chicago...Have lost five straight games and 10 of their last 11...Were a season-high nine games over.500 following their win in Texas on 5/27 (28-19); have gone 5-17 since then...won a season-high six straight games from 4/ Were after 69 games in 2015 (40-30 after 70). BUCS WHEN... TAKING A STAND: Tonight the Pirates begin an eight-game homestand with a four-game series against the front-running San Francisco Giants of the National League West...The Pirates will also host the Dodgers for four games beginning Friday night Last five games and concluding with a 12:35 game next Monday afternoon. Last ten games A SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: The Pirates went 5-1 against the Giants last year, out-scoring them while the pitching staff posted a 2.00 ERA (63.0ip/14er)...Since the beginning of the 2013 season, the Pirates have gone 7-3 against the Giants here Leading after at PNC Park. Tied after SOUTHPAW SIGHTING: Tonight the Pirates are facing a left-handed starting pitcher for the second time in three games after Trailing after matching up against Jon Lester Saturday night at Wrigley Field...The Pirates are 8-7 in games started by opposing left-handed pitchers this season (2-2 at PNC Park)... David Freese has gone 17-for-45 (.378) against LHP this season, collecting nine Leading after hits in his last 21 at bats (.429)...Josh Harrison is hitting at a.346 clip (18-for-52) against southpaws in Tied after LEADING THINGS OFF: Jordy Mercer is hitting.321 (17-for-53) with five doubles and two home runs in 13 games this season from the leadoff spot...josh Harrison has started four games from the leadoff spot this year, going 7-for-19 (.368) with a Trailing after double, triple, RBI and four runs scored...as a team, Pittsburgh s leadoff hitters rank first in the league in batting average (.311) and third in on-base percentage (.385), slugging percentage (.471) and OPS (.856). Leading after THE MEN BEHIND THE MASK: Last night Jacob Stallings became the fourth different catcher the Pirates have used this Tied after season, joining Francisco Cervelli, Chris Stewart and Erik Kratz...It s the first time Pittsburgh has used four different catchers in a season since 2013 when Russell Martin, Michael McKenry, Tony Sanchez and John Buck all made at least one Trailing after appearance behind the dish. Scoring first A STARLING SHINING BRIGHT: Starling Marte is hitting.385 (20-for-52) in his first 15 games this month...the only two Opp. score first hitters in the National League with a higher batting average this month are St. Louis Matt Carpenter (.422) and Chicago s Anthony Rizzo (.386). Scoring HOW THE WEST WAS WON: The Bucs are 11-5 against teams from the National League West division this season, including Scoring less than a 5-1 record here at PNC Park...Since the beginning of last season, the Pirates have posted an 18-4 record against the West at home, winning each of the seven series played on the North Shore. Outhitting Opp GIANT NUMBERS: Jung Ho Kang is 7-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and a OPS in his last five Being out-hit games against the Giants...Andrew McCutchen has gone 36-for-89 (.404) with seven doubles, three triples, three homers Hits are equal and 16 RBI in his last 23 games against San Francisco...Jordy Mercer is hitting.421 (8-for-19) with a double, triple, three home runs and four RBI in his last seven games against the Giants. Comeback wins...8 MARK THE SHARK: The next appearance by Mark Melancon will be the 400th of his big league career...since being acquired Wins in final AB...4 by Pittsburgh prior to 2013, Melancon has recorded a 1.83 ERA (246.0ip/50er) and 119 saves in 25 with the Bucs. Walkoff Wins... 1 HOME COOKIN : Gregory Polanco has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games at PNC Park...During this current stretch, Polanco is hitting.321 (18-for-56) with six doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, nine runs scored and a.923 OPS. Losses in final AB...8 LOCKED IN AT HOME: Jeff Locke is making his sixth home start of the season tonight...he has won each of his last three Walkoff Losses...3 starts at PNC Park, while the team is 13-7 in his 20 starts at PNC Park since the beginning of last season. Extra Inning Games PIRATING: Starling Marte recorded his 20th stolen base of the season Sunday night, which ranks second among all National League players...since the beginning of the 2013 season, Marte ranks third among National League players with 121 stolen Playing errorless bases, trailing only Cincinnati s Billy Hamilton (142) and Miami s Dee Gordon (138). Homered THE STREAK CONTINUES: Pirates 2013 first round draft selection Austin Meadows extended his hitting streak to 26 games on Sunday after hitting a home run in the third inning in his second game since being promoted to Triple-A...Meadows 26-game 2+ homers hitting streak is the second-longest hitting streak by a Pirates minor leaguer since The only Pirates minor leaguer with a longer streak since 2005 is Raul Fortunato (36 games in 2009 in the DSL). Series (W-L-T) PLAYING THE FIELD: The Pirates have been charged with just two errors in their last 14 games and have gone 52 straight Series Sweeps...3 frames without making an error...pittsburgh s last miscue came on June 12 vs. St. Louis on a throwing error in the sixth Swept in a Series...4 inning...the Pirates went a season-high 57 consecutive innings without making an error from April CUTCH OF LATE: Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-5 with an RBI and run scored last night while batting third in the lineup for Interleague the fifth straight game...mccutchen has gone 6-for-18 in his last five games from that spot of the lineup. Before the break ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break June 20, 1925: Max Carey becomes the first switch hitter to hit for the cycle when he leads the Pirates to a 21-5 victory over the Brooklyn Robins at Forbes Field. The 21 runs were a season high until the very next game where the Pirates would put up 24 runs. Kiki Cuyler had six RBI and Glenn wright had five to help the Bucs to the victory. Babe Adams went all nine innings on the mound to earn the victory. Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Tuesday vs. San Francisco 7:05 RHP Johnny Cueto (10-1, 2.10 ERA) vs. TBA ROOT Wednesday vs. San Francisco 7:05 RHP Jeff Samardzija (8-4, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (4-7, 5.03 ERA) ROOT Thursday vs. San Francisco 12:35 RHP Albert Suarez (2-1, 3.69 ERA) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (6-4, 4.74 ERA) ROOT

2 49 - LHP JEFF LOCKE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. SAN FRANCISCO: 0-1 with a 9.42 ERA (14.1ip/15er) in three career starts...suffered a 6-4 loss to Madison Bumgarner last year on 8/21 at PNC Park (5.0ip/6er)... Received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 9-8, last at bat loss on 5/5/14 (5.1ip/6er); the Pirates had an 8-2 lead after five innings before the Giants came back to win... Also allowed three runs on five hits in 4.0 innings in Pittsburgh s 10-5 win on 8/22/13 at AT&T Park. 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 4/10 at Cincinnati ND L 4/15 vs. Milwaukee L L 4/20 at San Diego L L 4/25 at Colorado W W APRIL (1-2, 5.03 ERA) /1 vs. Cincinnati ND L 5/7 at St. Louis ND L 5/14 at Chicago L L 5/19 vs. Atlanta W W 5/25 vs. Arizona W W 5/30 at Miami W W MAY (3-1, 3.98 ERA) /4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) W W 6/9 at Colorado L L 6/16 at New York L L JUNE (1-2, ERA) CAREER BATTING:.091 (16-for-177) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 7 BB 20 SACS 1st Half (5-5, 5.92 ERA) BATTING:.087 (2-for-23) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 1 BB 5 SACS CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/24 38% 0 4 (394.2ip/165er) 3.76 Kratz 1/1 100% 0 2 (35.0ip/29er) 7.46 Stallings 0/ (8.0ip/10er) Stewart 2/11 18% 0 3 (181.2ip/102er) 5.05 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 5 OTHERS (double steals)... 2 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates... 12, 5/24 vs. ARI, 5/17 vs. ATL & Most runs, game, Opponents... 11, & Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...6, 6/10 vs. StL (12th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, 5/17 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents... 19, Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 5/17 vs. ATL (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, (7th) Most consec. hits, game...5, 5/17 vs. ATL, & Most hits, inning, Opponents...5, 5 times, last on (5th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...3, & 5/3 vs. CHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents...3, & 4/16 vs. MIL Most doubles, game...7, Most triples, game...2, 5/19 vs. ATL Most home runs, game, Pirates...5, Most home runs, game, Opponents... 5, Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/25-5/2 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...8, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 26, 4/3-5/2 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 4, 6/8 vs. NY Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...3, 5/2 vs. CHI, 4/15 vs. MIL & Most left on base...14, 4/17 vs. MIL & Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates... 14, 6/7 vs. NY (GM2) & 4/3 vs. STL Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...17, (13 inns.) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents... 14, & Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...17, (13 inns.) Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates , Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents... 8, 6/4 vs. LAA Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) , (13 inns) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 6 games, (4/24-30) Longest losing streak...5 games (6/15-19 & 6/8-12) Longest game, innings... 13, Longest game, time...5:25, (13 innings) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, Shortest game, time... 2:31, 5/3 vs. CHI Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 5/24 vs. ARI (12-1) Largest margin of defeat... 9 runs, (2-11) 2016 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, 5/25 vs. ARI & Largest come from behind loss... 3 runs, 6/5 vs. LAA & Largest crowd, home...39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Smallest crowd, home... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Largest crowd, road... 46,950, Smallest crowd, road... 10,637, Most errors, game, Pirates... 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on Consecutive innings w/out an error... 57, 4/15-22 Most double plays turned... 3, 4 times, last on 5/17 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)...2 (4 hours, 33 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (30 minutes) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Freese & Marte Most consecutive hits...5, Polanco (5/24-25) Most runs, game....3, Polanco (5/16 vs. ATL) & McCutchen Most 2bs, game...3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) & Freese Most 3bs, game...1, 16 times, last by Marte Most HR, game... 3, McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL), McCutchen & Freese Most total bases...12, McCutchen Most RBI, game...5, Polanco (5/24 vs. ARI) & McCutchen Most SB, game...2, Marte & Harrison (6/8 vs. NY & 4/15 vs. MIL) Most walks, game...3, Cervelli Mercer & Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Consec. games, home run...2, Kang (6/3-4), Jaso (4-30/5-1), Rodriguez (4/22-23) & McCutchen (5/11-13 & ) Longest hitting streak...1, Jaso (4/9-23) Grand slams , Polanco & Marte Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs...2, Mercer & Jaso (4/30 vs. CIN) Walkoff home runs INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...10, Liriano & 4/3 vs. STL) Longest winning streak... 4 games, Locke (5/19-6/4) Longest losing streak...4 games, Liriano (5/29-6/17) Fewest hits, complete game...3, Locke Most walks, game...7, Locke (4/15 vs.mil) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Locke Most IP, game, reliever...4.0, Schugel (6/10 vs. StL) & Boscan (5/23 vs. COL) Most consec. scoreless IP , Cole (5/15-20) Most consecutive saves...15, Melancon (4/27-6/7)

3 DAVID FREESE N Had a pinch-hit double Sunday night...reached base safely three times in four plate appearances Saturday. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has seven hits in his last 16 at bats with RISP...Is 6-for-17 with two doubles and two RBI in his last six games. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded career-high tying four hits (third time) on 5/30...Is hitting.378 (17-for-45) against lefies this year. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 19 of his last 27 starts (32-for-104,.308)...Is 7-for-21 in his last nine games at PNC Park. JOSH HARRISON N Connected for his third home run of the season last night - a solo shot off Kyle Hendricks in the fourth inning. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has knocked in 32 runs; already surpassing last year s total (28) and his most since a career-best 52 in SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Batted leadoff Thursday in New York and went 2-for-4 with an RBI; is hitting.368 (7-for-19) while batting first. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has 18 hits in his last 48 at bats (.375 avg.) against lefties...has 23 hits in his last 68 at bats (.338) with RISP. JOHN JASO N Is 5-for-17 with a pair of doubles and three RBI in his last five games at PNC Park. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Collected three hits Wednesday for the first time since 5/19...Has 20 RBI; two shy of his total from SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.348 (16-for-46) with six walks, four doubles and a home run in the first inning. LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-8 N Has hit safely in 33 of his last 48 starts, going 54-for-181 (.298) with 12 doubles, three homers and 17 RBI. MATT JOYCE N Is 16-for-47 (.340) with a double, five home runs and 14 RBI in 28 games this season at PNC Park. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Took New York s Bartolo Colon deep in the 8th inning Thursday night for the 100th homer of his big league career. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 10-for-27 (.370) with four homers and 13 RBI as a pinch hitter this season. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has 13 pinch hit RBI; 3 shy of Pirates record for pinch hit RBI in a season held by Willie Stargell (16 in 1982). JUNG HO KANG N Is 7-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and a OPS in his last 5 games vs. the Giants. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 13-for-33 (.394) with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in his last nine games at PNC Park. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his 9th homer of the season on 6/14...Has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games (17-for-54,.315). LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 7-for-16 with a double and three home runs in five games while batting fifth in the lineup. ERIK KRATZ N Has started three of the last five games behind the plate...went hitless in four at bats Saturday night. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was acquired on 6/11 from the Angels for cash considerations...played last two innings at catcher on 6/11. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was acquired by Houston from San Diego on 3/28...Was DFA d on 5/16; signed minor league deal with LAA on 5/27. LAST 3: 0-11 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-15 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates; made big league debut with the Pirates in 2010; made 8 starts at catcher. STARLING MARTE N Returned to the starting lineup Sunday night in Chicago and went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.385 (20-for-52) with two doubles, three triples and two home runs in his first 15 games this month. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his sixth homer of the season Tuesday night...is 13-for-27 (.481) in his last eight contests. LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has produced a.356 (48-for-135) batting average in his last 35 games (since 5/6). ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Is 36-for-89 (.404) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 3 homers and 16 RBI in his last 23 games vs. the Giants. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 6-for-18 with a double, home run and three RBI in his last five games since moving to third in batting order. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 3-for-4 with a double and HR Thursday; his first homer since 5/27 and first three-hit game since 5/17. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is eighth on club s all-time home run list with 161; two shy of tying Frank Thomas for seventh (163). 4 games Multi-Hit Games: 13 Last HR: 6/9/16 at COL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 22 Last HR: 6/19/16 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/8/16 at StL First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 6 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 6/16/16 at NYM First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 5/3/15 at StL Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 8/18/14 at MIN First HR: 5/22/12 vs. WSH (Tom Gorzelanny) Multi-Hit Games: 29 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Last HR: 6/16/16 at NYM First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Is 8-for-19 (.421) with a double, triple, three homers and four RBI in his last seven games vs. the Giants. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit first career leadoff HR Saturday off Jon Lester; also had his 1st game with two extra base hits since 9/21/15. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 64 of the team s 69 games at shortstop...has hit safely in seven of his last nine games (7-for-24). LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI 4 games N Is hitting.321 (17-for-53) with five doubles, two home runs and four RBI in 13 games from the leadoff spot. Multi-Hit Games: 15 Last HR: First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 home games, going 18-for-56 (.321) with 6 doubles, 2 HR and 9 RBI. N Has hit safely in eight of his 10 career games against the Giants...His next RBI will be the 125th of his career. N The Pirates are 18-7 this year in games when he knocks in at least on run; has a team-leading 39 RBI. N Has gone 38-for-124 (.306) with 14 walks in his last 33 games and has reached base safely in 33 of his last 39. Multi-Hit Games: 19 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 6/4/16 vs. LAA First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Went 1-for-4 while starting in right field Saturday night...is hitting.320 (8-for-25) as a first baseman. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his sixth home run of the season on 5/30; the most since recording a career-high 12 with the Rays in SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.333 (10-for-30) in April and produced a.341 average (15-for-44) in his first 27 games thru 5/9. LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 22 starts (6 at second base, 5 at shortstop, 4 at third base, 4 in right field and 3 at first base). JACOB STALLINGS N Made his MLB debut as the starting catcher Sunday night at Wrigley Field and went hitless in four at bats. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had contract selected Sunday from Indianapolis, where he hit.199 with 8 doubles, 4 HR & 21 RBI in 43 games. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Threw out 14 runners attempting to steal against him at AAA, tied for 2nd in International League at time of promotion. LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His father, Kevin, was named the new men s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh on March for-4 CHRIS STEWART N Started behind the plate Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field and went 1-for-3. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made a total of 19 starts behind the plate this season...has gone 6-for-19 (.316) in his last six starts. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Produced multi-hit games on 6/7 vs. New York, 6/5 vs. Los Angeles (AL), 5/8 at St. Louis and 4/10 at Cincinnati. LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered in his first at bat of the season - his first home run since playing with the Yankees on 8/20/13. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Last HR: 5/30/16 at MIA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No Major League HR First HR: No Major League HR Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/6 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 23/11 N Stranded his three inherited runners Friday at Chicago while also allowing one run, two hits and two walks in 1.1 innings of work. N Has been scored upon once in his last five appearances...has allowed more than one run in a game once this year (four runs on 4/13). N Has yielded at least one hit in 12 straight games with Pittsburgh and in 13 of his last 14...Has allowed three home runs (last on 5/17). N Pitched a scoreless 13th inning on 4/24 in Arizona and recorded his first Major League save. NEFTALI FELIZ N Retired his only batter faced while stranding all 3 of his inherited runners Saturday after getting Javier Baez to ground into a double play. BA AGAINST: N Is seven strikeouts shy of 300 in his career...has averaged K s per 9.0 innings this year (28 K s in 25.0 innings). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 16/2 N Has been scored upon in just five of his first 31 appearances overall...has allowed a run in three of his 16 games at PNC Park this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 31/23 N Was the winning pitcher in 13-inning marathon in Arizona on 4/24...Has been scored upon once in his last four appearances. JARED HUGHES N Worked 1.0 scoreless inning Saturday night at Wrigley Field...Has made four straight scoreless appearances (3.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Has recorded a 1.29 ERA (7.0ip/1er) this month; has a 2.16 ERA (50.0ip/12er) during his career in the month of June. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/4 N Has entered a game with multiple inherited runners on three occasions this season; one of the seven inherited runners has scored. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 23/12 N Has surrendered each of his two home runs to left-handed batters; last one was to New York s Michael Conforto on 6/2. MARK MELANCON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Saturday in Chicago...Is one game shy of Has not allowed a run in his last 8.2 innings of work. BA AGAINST: N Recorded saves in both games of the 6/7 doubleheader (was his last save)...has allowed two earned runs in 18 games (15.1ip) at PNC Park. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N His 70 saves since the start of the 2015 season are tops in the Majors...Has a 1.83 ERA (246.0ip/50er) in 25 with the Pirates. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 30/22 N Has five saves this year where he has worked less than 1.0 inning...is 19-for-20 in save opportunities; his lone blown save came on 4/24. CURTIS PARTCH N Allowed two hits, a walk and three runs while not retiring any of the three batters he faced in his Pirates debut Sunday in Chicago. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled Saturday from Indianapolis, where he went 2-0 with three saves and a 1.36 ERA (33.0ip/5er) in 21 relief appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates this season; was also with the team from 6/4-8 but did not appear in a game. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/0 N Allowed one hit in 35 at bats (.029) against left-handed hitters at Triple-A this season...had a 0.56 ERA (16.0ip/1er) in May. JORGE RONDON N Allowed each of his two inherited runners to score while also being charged with one run in 2.0 innings in his Pirates debut Sunday. BA AGAINST: N Was selected Saturday from Indianapolis, where he went 3-1 with six saves and a 1.91 ERA (33.0ip/7er) in 24 relief appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Attended spring training as a non-roster invitee with the Pirates...Was originally signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent in ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/0 N Made a combined 10 relief appearances in the big leagues last year between Colorado and Baltimore. A.J. SCHUGEL N Allowed two runs in 2.0 innings Sunday after working a combined 6.2 scoreless innings in his previous two games. BA AGAINST: N Has worked at least 2.0 innings in a game on nine occasions this season...suffered walkoff loss on 6/2 at Miami (2.2ip/1h/1r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/3 N Recorded first big league win on 5/26 vs. Arizona...Has struck out 15 batters over his last eight appearances (15.2 innings). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 20/14 N Recorded his first Major League save on 4/25; entered game with tying run on deck in the 7th inning and pitched final 2.1 frames. TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless ninth inning on 6/14 at New York...Has made four straight scoreless appearances (4.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Has allowed one hit in his last four appearances; a double in the ninth inning Tuesday night...suffered loss to the Angels on 6/5. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/1 N Did not allow a run in his nine appearances (9.0ip) in May and made 11 consecutive scoreless outings between 4/29 and 5/28 (11.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 28/17 N His 313 K s rank third in club history among left-handed relievers behind John Grabow (326) and Scott Sauerbeck (319) Disabled List (8 players, 8 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow discomfort) * 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 5/ Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/ Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/ Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 5/ Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) * 5/24 7/ Arquimedes Caminero (L quad strain) 5/25 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (broken L hamate bone) 6/11 6/ Gerrit Cole (R triceps strain) 6/14 (retro to 6/11) 6/ * 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... (3 times in 2016), last on 6/3/16 vs. LAA (Marte & Kang) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (2 times in 2016), last on (Polanco) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2016), last on (Mercer) 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... 9/12/15 vs. MIL (Morse) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) 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) 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco Pirates vs. Giants 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Freese Harrison Jaso Joyce Kang Kratz Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Rodriguez Stallings Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Caminero Feliz Hughes Liriano Locke Melancon Niese Partch Rondon Schugel Taillon Watson Ejections 1. Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - J. Kellogg) 2. Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - A. Porter) 3. Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - B. Knight) 4. Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - L. Vanover) 5. Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - L. Vanover) 6. Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - A. Porter)

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (15-9) 3 1 STL W Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39, STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65, STL W Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80, at Cin W Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17, at Cin L T Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22, at Cin L Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27, at Det W T2-1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26, at Det L Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26, DET L Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21, , DET L Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18, , MIL L Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24, , MIL W Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34, , MIL W Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31, , at SD L T2-4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-1) Rodney (2) 19, at SD L T4-4.0 Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) 20, at SD W T3-4.0 Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) 20, at Ari W Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) 27, at Ari L T3-4.0 De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) 32, at Ari W (13) Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) 27, at Col W Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) 20, at Col W Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) 20, at Col W 9-8 (12) Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) 21, at Col PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER CIN W Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) 29, , CIN W Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) 34, ,474 MAY (14-13) 1 25 CIN L 5-6 (11) Wood (3-0) Vogelsong (1-1) 28, , CHI L Hammel (4-0) Cole (2-3) 18, , CHI L Arrieta (6-0) Niese (3-1) 22, , CHI L Lester (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) 28, , at Stl W Liriano (3-1) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) 43, at Stl L Rosenthal (1-1) Schugel (0-1) 42, at Stl W Cole (3-3) Wacha (2-3) Melancon (9) 42, at Cin L Ramirez (1-2) Niese (3-2) Cingrani (2) 12, at Cin PPD - RAIN at Cin W Watson (1-0) Ohlendorf (3-4) Melancon (10) 14, at Chi L Hammel (5-0) Liriano (3-2) 37, at Chi L Arrieta (7-0) Locke (1-3) 40, at Chi W Cole (4-3) Lester (4-2) Melancon (11) 40, ATL W Niese (4-2) Perez (1-1) Melancon (12) 16, , ATL W Nicasio (4-3) Blair (0-3) Melancon (13) 19, , ATL L Teheran (1-4) Liriano (3-3) Vizcaino (4) 18, , ATL W Locke (2-3) Foltynewicz (1-2) 23, , COL W Cole (5-3) Butler (2-2) Melancon (14) 23, , COL L Estevez (1-1) Melancon (0-1) 31, , COL PPD - RAIN COL W Boscan (1-0) Lyles (1-2) Melancon (15) 34, , ARI W Liriano (4-3) Miller (1-6) 18, , ARI W Locke (3-3) De La Rosa (4-5) Melancon (16) 20, , ARI W Schugel (1-1) Corbin (2-4) 30, , at Tex W Niese (5-2) Hamels (5-0) 37, at Tex L Darvish (1-0) Nicasio (4-4) 46, at Tex L Perez (3-4) Liriano (4-4) 44, at Mia W LOCKE (4-3) Nicolino (2-3) 10, at Mia L Fernandez (8-2) Cole (5-4) Ramos (16) 10,637 JUNE (4-14) 1 52 at Mia L Phelps (4-3) Watson (1-1) Ramos (17) 17, at Mia L 3-4 (12) Wittgren (1-0) Schugel (1-2) 19, LAA L Weaver 5-4) Liriano (4-5) 27, , LAA W Locke (5-3) Salas (2-2) Melancon (17) 31, , LAA L D. Guerra (1-0) Watson (1-2) Street (6) 27, ,345 6 NY PPD - RAIN 7 57 NY W Niese (6-2) Matz (7-2) Melancon (18) NY W Nicasio (5-4) degrom (3-2) Melancon (19) 26, , NY L 5-6 (10) Reed (1-0) Luebke (0-1) Familia (19) 28, , at Col L T De La Rosa (2-4) Locke (5-4) 24, STL L 3-9 (12) Broxton (1-0) Nicasio (5-5) 28, , STL L Martinez (7-5) Liriano (4-6) Rosenthal (12) *36, , STL L Leake (5-4) Niese (6-3) 31, , at NY W Taillon (1-0) degrom (3-3) 35, at NY L Syndergaard (7-2) Locke (5-5) 32, at NY L Colon (6-3) Nicasio (5-6) Familia (22) 33, at Chi L Arrieta (11-1) Liriano (4-7) 41, at Chi L Lester (9-3) Niese (6-4) Rondon (12) 41, at Chi L Hendricks (5-6) Taillon (1-1) 41, SF SF SF SF LA LA LA LA at Sea at Sea JULY (0-0) 1 80 at Oak 2 81 at Oak 2016 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 3 82 at Oak 4 83 at Stl 5 84 at Stl 6 85 at Stl 7 86 at Stl 8 87 CHI 9 88 CHI CHI ALL-STAR BREAK at Was at Was at Was MIL MIL MIL PHI PHI PHI SEA SEA at Mil at Mil at Mil at Atl at Atl at Atl CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD at LA at LA at LA at SF at SF at SF MIA MIA MIA HOU HOU HOU at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Chi at Chi at Chi MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL CIN CIN CIN CIN at Phi at Phi at Phi at Phi at Cin at Cin at Cin at Cin at Mil at Mil at Mil WAS WAS WAS CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (24-28), Freese (5-4), Rogers (3-0), Rodriguez (1-2), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (28-33), Rodriguez (4-2), Figueroa (1-1) 3B - Freese (19-17), Kang (11-18), Rodriguez (3-1) SS - Mercer (31-33), Rodriguez (2-3) LF - Marte (28-28), Polanco (4-5), Joyce (1-3) CF - McCutchen (32-34), Marte (1-2) RF - Polanco (28-26), Joyce (4-7), Rodriguez (1-3) C - Cervelli (25-21), Stewart (8-10), Kratz (0-4). Stallings (0-1) DH - Joyce (1-2), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (2) 1st - Jaso (24-27), Mercer (6-6), Harrison (2-2), Freese (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (0-4), Harrison (0-2), Joyce (1-0), Marte (0-1) 3rd - Freese (18-15), Polanco (13-15), McCutchen (0-5), Cervelli (1-0), Joyce (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Marte (23-20), Kang (7-12), Freese (1-3), Joyce (2-1) 5th - Cervelli (20-18), Marte (5-8), Freese (3-3), Kang (2-2), Polanco (0-3), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 6th - Polanco (12-8), Harrison (5-11), Cervelli (4-5), Kang (3-4), Rodriguez (3-3), Joyce (2-4), Rogers (2-0), Marte (1-1), Freese (1-0) 7th - Harrison (20-16), Mercer (6-11), Rodriguez (2-6), Polanco (4-0), Joyce (0-3), Figueroa (1-0) 8th - Mercer (17-15), Stewart (8-9), Rodriguez (5-2), Polanco (3-1), Kratz (0-4), Joyce (0-2), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (31-33), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1), Stewart (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 6/19 Jacob Stallings (C) selected from Indianapolis...Jason Rogers (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 6/18 Juan Nicasio (RHP) placed on restricted list...jason Rogers (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Rob Scahill (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis...Jorge Rondon (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Cory Luebke (LHP) designated for assignment. 6/14 Gerrit Cole (RHP) placed on 15-day disabled list...jameson Taillon (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis.