MAY 26, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #49/HOME #22 RHP JACOB degrom (3-1, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (1-4, 5.85 ERA)

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1 NEW YORK METS (19-26) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (22-26) MAY 26, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #49/HOME #22 RHP JACOB degrom (3-1, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (1-4, 5.85 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won back-to-back games after dropping two in a row...have won four of their last six games and have gone 8-4 in their last 12 after losing a season-high six straight games between 5/ Have won a season-high three consecutive games on three occasions (4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Have scored a season-high 12 runs three times; 5/24 at Atlanta, 5/2 in Cincinnati and 4/28 in Miami...Had a record after 48 games last season (28-21 after 49). BUCS WHEN... BACK IN THE BURGH: Tonight the Pirates are scheduled to begin a six-game homestand with the first of three games against the New York Mets...The homestand concludes with three games against Arizona, beginning Monday afternoon...starting tonight the Bucs are scheduled to play 16 of the next 21 games on their home turf, where they are 12-9 so far this season. GET TO KNOW ME: The Pirates and Mets are meeting this weekend in Pittsburgh and will do so again next weekend in New York...Dating back to the 2013 season, the Bucs have gone 10-3 against the Mets at PNC Park while posting a 2.21 ERA (122.0ip/30er) in the 13 games...in the last seven meetings between these two clubs in Pittsburgh, the Pirates have gone 6-1 while recording a 1.83 ERA (64.0ip/13er). HITTING THEIR STRIDE: The Pirates have recorded a total of 42 hits in their last three games...over the team s last eight games, the Bucs are hitting.288 (81-for-281) while scoring a total of 47 runs (5.9 per game average). 1-2 PUNCH: In 18 games as the leadoff batter, Adam Frazier is hitting.395 (30-for-76) with 15 RBI and 15 runs scored...in his 15 games batting second, Josh Harrison is hitting.356 (21-for-59) with four RBI and six runs scored...in 11 games with those two players starting at the top of the order, the dynamic duo has combined for a.376 batting average (35-for-93), 17 RBI and 16 runs scored...the Pirates have posted a 7-4 record in those 11 games. BE ON TIME: Beginning with their 7:35 start time in Atlanta Wednesday night, the Pirates are in a stretch of six games starting at six different times...yesterday s game started at 12:10, tonight is scheduled for 7:05, Saturday is 7:15, Sunday is 8:05 and Monday s tilt is scheduled to begin at 4:05...The homestand concludes with a 12:35 start Wednesday afternoon. FRAZIER FLYIN HIGH: Adam Frazier has reached base safely 17 times in his last 27 plate appearances, going 8-for-18 with eight walks and a hit-by-pitch...frazier s.517 OBP since coming off the disabled list on 5/12 is tops in the National League and the fourth-highest total in the Majors behind J.D.Martinez (.540), Jose Bautista (.529) and Mike Trout (.525)...In 1 this month, Frazier is hitting.442 (19-for-43) with two doubles, two homers, 10 RBI and a OPS. HAVE MERCER ON US: Jordy Mercer has recorded four straight multi-hit games, going 9-for-17 (.529) with a double, two home runs and six RBI...Mercer has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, going 13-for-37 (.351) with two homers, seven RBI and a.982 OPS while raising his season batting average 36 points from.203 to.239. DOWNTOWN GOES FRAZIER: Adam Frazier has homered in back-to-back games, which included a three-run homer off Bartolo Colon Thursday afternoon in Atlanta and a three-run blast off Julio Teheran Wednesday night...all three of Frazier s home runs this season have come with two runners on base; he is now tied for the second-most three-run homers in the N.L. with Aaron Altherr, Wil Myers and Travis Shaw (the only player in the N.L. with more is Anthony Rendon - four). J. HAY THE MAN: Josh Harrison has hit safely in seven straight games (12-for-31,.387) and in eight of his last nine contests (14-for-39,.359)...He went 3-for-4 yesterday afternoon in Atlanta and has eight hits in his last 15 at bats...in addition, Harrison enters tonight s action with a.333 (21-for-63) average in 19 games played at PNC Park this season. THE CISCO KID: Bucco backstop Francsico Cervelli tied a career high (fourth time) with four hits Thursday afternoon in Atlanta and has produced six hits in his last seven at bats...cervelli has gone 9-for-17 (.529) in his last five games, raising his season average 41 points from.217 to since the start of the 2014 season, Cervelli s.366 on-base percentage as a catcher is the second-highest mark among Major League receivers behind Buster Posey (.368). CASHING IN AT PNC: The Pirates have won four of their last five games played at PNC Park and have gone 7-3 in their last 10 home games...so far this season, the Bucs have gone 5-2 in their first seven series played at PNC Park. BRINGING THE HEAT: Felipe Rivero has been charged with just two earned runs in his first 25 games (24.2ip ERA) while striking out 27 batters...entering tonight s action, Rivero s 0.73 ERA is tied with Cincinnati s Raisel Iglesias for the lowest among all National League relief pitchers and his 27 strikeouts are tied for the second-most among N.L. lefty relievers. ROOKIE RINGING THE BELL: Josh Bell shares the National League lead in home runs (nine), runs scored (23) and walks (19) among rookies...he also ranks second in extra-base hits (19), doubles (10) and total bases (74) while ranking third in slugging percentage (.484) and fifth in on-base percentage (.329). NASTY NICASIO: In his last 17 appearances (dating back to 4/15), Juan Nicasio has posted a 1.13 ERA (16.0ip/2er)...He has been charged with just one run in his last 14 outings (13.1ip/1er), having had his 12.1 scoreless innings streak snapped Wednesday night in Atlanta...Among National League right-handed relief pitchers with at least 20.0 innings pitched this season, Nicasio ranks fourth with his 1.74 ERA ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY May 26, 1959: In one of the more famous Pirates games, Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings before losing to Milwaukee, 1-0, in the unlucky 13th due to an error, a sacrifice, and Joe Adcock s game-winning double. The winning pitcher, Lew Burdette threw all 13 innings for the Braves and gave up 12 hits, but came away with the shutout. 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...11 Wins in final AB...4 Walkoff Wins...2 Losses in final AB...5 Walkoff Losses...4 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...4 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Saturday vs. New York 7:15 RHP Zack Wheeler (3-2, 3.74 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (2-5, 3.36 ERA) FOX Sunday vs. New York 8:05 RHP Matt Harvey (3-3, 5.36 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-3, 6.69 ERA) ESPN Monday vs. Arizona 4:05 TBA vs. RHP Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.93 ERA) ROOT Tuesday vs. Arizona 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Ivan Nova (5-3, 2.83 ERA) ROOT Wednesday vs. Arizona 12:35 TBA vs. RHP Chad Kuhl ROOT

2 YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. NEW YORK: Has never faced the Mets RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) 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 4/8 vs. Atlanta W W 4/13 at Boston ND L 4/18 at St. Louis L L 4/24 vs. Chicago L L 4/30 at Miami ND L APRIL (1-2, 6.26 ERA) /5 vs. Milwaukee ND W 5/10 at Los Angeles L L 5/16 vs. Washington L L 5/21 vs. Philadelphia ND W MAY (0-2, 5.29 ERA) TOTALS (1-4, 5.85 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.065 (2-for-31) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 BB 3 SACS 2017 BATTING:.000 (0-for-8) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 1 BB 1 SAC walked as a pinch hitter on 4/16 at Chicago CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 5/24 21% 2 2 (310.2ip/138er) 4.00 Diaz 0/ (17.0ip/10er) 5.29 Stewart 4/12 33% 0 1 (98.2ip/48er) 4.38 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS... 6 OTHERS (double steals)... 1 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...12, & Most runs, game, Opponents...14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, (2nd) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates...18, Most hits, game, Opponents...17, 4/24 vs. CHI Most hits, inning, Pirates...6, 3 times, last on (2nd) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, (2nd) Most consec. hits, game... 5, Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6, 3 times, last on (4th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Most doubles, game...4, 5/6 vs. MIL & Most triples, game...3, Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, & Most home runs, game, Opponents... 3, 4 times, last on Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/26-5/3 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...4, 5/12-16 & 4/30-5/3 Most extra-base hits...6, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...36, 4/12-5/20 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...2, 4 times, last on 5/20 vs. PHI 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)... INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 4, Cervelli Osuna & Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...5, Cervelli (5/23-25) & Marte (4/9-10) Most runs, game.....3, Frazier Most 2bs, game...2, Jaso Polanco & Freese Most 3bs, game... 1, 10 times, last by Hanson Most HR, game.... 2, Harrison Most extra-base hits... 2, 8 times, last by Harrison (5/16 vs. WAS) Most total bases....8, Harrison Most RBI, game... 4, Frazier (5/18 vs. WAS) Most SB, game...2, McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier Consec. games, home run...2, Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak....9 games, McCutchen (4/10-18) Grand slams None Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs , Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) TOMORROW S STARTER GERRIT COLE: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his 11th start of the season tomorrow...allowed five runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings and lost a 5-2 decision against Atlanta s Mike Foltynewicz in his last start Monday night in Atlanta...Has received one run of support or less in six of his 10 starting assignments...pitched at least 6.0 innings while allowing two earned runs or less in seven straight starts from 4/14 to 5/17...Has gone 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA (27.0ip/5er) in four starts at home this season...lost three straight decisions before winning a 6-1 decision against Washington s Jacob Turner on 5/17...Has allowed 1.90 walks per 9.0 innings; tied for the best rate in his career along with VS. NEW YORK: 1-2 with a 4.15 ERA (17.1ip/8er) in three career starts...pitched 8.1 innings and struck out 10 batters in a 4-1 win over Noah Syndergaard on 5/22/15 at PNC Park...Also lost a 5-3 decision to Jonathon Niese on 6/28/14 and suffered a 4-2 loss (5.0ip/3er) on 7/14/ HIGHS & LOWS TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...11, 4 times, last on 5/18 vs. WAS Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...13, & 5/6 vs. MIL Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents...8, & INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...8, Cole (5/6 vs. MIL, 4/25 vs. CHI & Longest winning streak...3 games, LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Longest losing streak...4 games, Kuhl (4/18-5/16) 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 , Nicasio (4/22-5/21) Most consecutive saves...7, Watson (4/7-26) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...3 games (4/26-29, 4/14-16 & 4/7-9) Longest losing streak... 6 games (5/7-12) Longest game, innings... 12, Longest game, time... 4:08, (10 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 3:36, Shortest game, time... 2:14, Largest margin of victory runs, (12-2) 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...3 runs, & 4/22 vs. NYY Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 47,720, Smallest crowd, road...13,909, Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 4/21 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opponents...2, 10 times, last on 5/20 vs. PHI Consecutive innings w/out an error , 5/8-14 Most double plays turned...4, 4/8 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)... 2 (3 hours, 31 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (4 hours, 8 minutes) Players used... 35

3 JOSH BELL N Has gone 4-for-24 (.167) in his last six games after hitting safely in seven straight (8-for-19,.421) from 5/ HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.314 (11-for-35) with four home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games played at PNC Park. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is tied with Cody Bellinger and Hunter Renfroe for the most home runs (nine) among all National League rookies. LAST 3: 3-15 (.200) 0 HR 1 RBI 1 game N Has been charged with one error in 335 total chances at first base; his lone error came on 4/30 at Miami. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 7-10 (.700) 0 HR 2 RBI 3 games Tied his career high with four hits Thursday in Atlanta...Has gone 9-for-17 with four RBI in his last five games. Has produced six hits in his last seven at bats; went 4-for-5 yesterday afternoon in Atlanta. N Is hitting.353 (18-for-51) in 14 career games against the Mets;.394 (13-for-33) in his last 10. N Has reached base safely in 30 of his 34 starts...has gone 15-for-53 (.283) in 16 games this month. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/10/17 at LA First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ADAM FRAZIER N Has homered in back-to-back games...is hitting.429 (9-for-21) with 8 RBI and a OPS in his last 6 games. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.417 (20-for-48) with two doubles, two homers, 13 RBI and OPS in 13 games played this month. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N The Pirates are 9-2 in games when he has recorded multiple hits this year and 16-4 in his career. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 2 HR 6 RBI N Is hitting.395 (30-for-76) in 18 games as the leadoff batter...holds career average of.439 (18-for-41) vs. LHP. Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Went 1-for-4 with a walk on Thursday...Hit a two-run homer Wednesday night in Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had two RBI Wednesday; his first multi-rbi contest since 4/21; the Bucs are 7-3 when he drives in a run. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored Saturday afternoon, his first multi-hit game since 4/21. LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in 22 of his 27 starts...is hitting.306 (19-for-62) from the fifth spot of the lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 6 Multi-RBI Games: 4 First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) ALEN HANSON N Has hit safely in four of his last five games...flied out in pinch hitting appearance Wednesday night in Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 14 appearances (8 starts) at second base; also has 2 appearances in RF, 2 at short and 1 at third. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 6-for-27 (.222) with a triple and three runs scored in his eight starts. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-1 N Recorded his first career triple on 4/28 and the second RBI of his career; his first RBI came on 9/17/16. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSH HARRISON N Has produced three straight multi-hit games (8-for-15) and has a seven-game hitting streak (12-for-31,.387). HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.320 (40-for-125) with six doubles, five homers and 13 RBI in his last 3, dating back to 4/21. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has produced a.356 (21-for-59) average in 15 games from the second spot of the starting lineup. LAST 3: 8-15 (.533) 0 HR 2 RBI 7 games N His four home runs hit in May are the most he s hit in a month since August of 2014 (also four). Multi-Hit Games: 14 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. WAS First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Has hit safely in five of his last six games (7-for-22) and has reached base safely in nine of his last 10 contests. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has multi-hits in two of his last three games...hit his third homer of the season on 5/18 against Washington. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Los Angeles Pedro Baez for his fourth career pinch-hit home run at Dodger Stadium on 5/9. LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Is hitting.306 (11-for-36) from the sixth spot of the batting order...has made his last eight starts in right field. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Did not start the final two games of the road trip Wednesday & Thursday...Has played in 46 of team s 48 games. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Snapped an 0-for-15 streak at the plate with a single as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning Wednesday night. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Ranks ninth on Pirates all-time list with 493 extra-base hits; Bill Mazeroski is eighth with 494. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 181 career homers rank 4th on Pirates all-time list behind Stargell (475), Kiner (301) and Clemente (240). 1 game Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Went 2-for-4 Thursday and 9-for-17 with two homers and six RBI during the four games played in Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered in back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday...Is hitting.352 (19-for-54) against N.L. East teams. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, going 13-for-37 (.351) with two homers and seven RBI. LAST 3: 7-14 (.500) 2 HR 6 RBI 4 games N Has reached base safely in 15 of his last 18 games...has gone 25 games since making his last error on 4/26. Multi-RBI Games: 3 First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GIFT NGOEPE N Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his start at second base Thursday...Went 2-for-2 with an RBI-double Wednesday. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made nine starts at second base, two at shortstop (5/21 & 5/4) and one at third base (5/7). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored while making his first career start at second base on 4/28. LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is 1st player from continent of Africa to reach big leagues...made MLB debut on 4/26; singled off Jon Lester for first hit. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSÉ OSUNA N Has made 10 starts in right field, five in left field and one at first base...went 0-for-4 with a walk on Thursday. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delivered a two run-single in the ninth inning and followed it up with a solo homer in the 10th Wednesday. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Eight of his 16 hits have gone for extra bases...eleven of his 12 RBI have come against right-handed pitchers. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 3 RBI 0-for-4 N Went 4-for-5 with an RBI on 4/28 in Miami...Fell a homer shy of hitting for the cycle on 4/24 against the Cubs. GREGORY POLANCO N Was reinstated from the disabled list on Thursday; had been sidelined since 5/15 with a left hamstring strain. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played his last game on 5/14 in Arizona; left that game in the fifth inning with discomfort in his left hamstring. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 11-for-33 (.333) with four doubles, a home run and five RBI in his last 10 games. LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI N Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on 5/12 in Arizona - his only multi-rbi game of the season. 4 games Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 2 First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/11/17 at ARI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Made his 11th start of the season behind the plate Wednesday night and went 0-for-3 with a walk and sac bunt. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his 11 starts (8-for-34,.235)...Has been charged with one error this season (on 5/7). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the final two innings on 5/8 in LA (0-for-1 at the plate)...went 1-for-4 vs. Milwaukee on 5/7. LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 N Collected his first career triple on 4/23 as part of a two-hit day...picked up his last RBI on 7/1/16. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 JOHNNY BARBATO N Has appeared in three of the last four games (2.1ip/1er)...Has recorded at least one strikeout in eight of his 10 appearances. BA AGAINST: N Allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 inning of work Wednesday night after not being scored upon in his previous five games (6.1ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Has allowed three hits in 28 at bats (.107) to right-handed hitters...has surrendered two homers; both came on 5/7 vs. Milwaukee. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 10/6 N Was acquired by Pittsburgh from New York (AL) on 4/17 in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. DANIEL HUDSON N Allowed a pair of hits while pitching a scoreless seventh inning Wednesday night in Atlanta. BA AGAINST: N Entered the game with the bases loaded Monday night in Atlanta and struck out the only batter he faced (Nick Markakis). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 7/3 N Has made four straight scoreless appearances (3.1ip) after being scored upon in his previous two outings (1.1ip/2r). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 22/16 N His two home runs allowed came in back-to-back appearances on 4/26 and 4/30...Was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19. WADE LeBLANC N Retired all three Atlanta batters he faced in the 12th inning Wednesday - one night after being charged with a blown save (0.1ip/2r). BA AGAINST: N Improved to 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh s 1-0 win; gave up one hit in 1.1 scoreless innings of work against the Phillies. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/2 N Has been charged with six runs in his last 27.2ip after being charged with three runs in 0.1ip in his season debut on 4/7 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 17/11 N Earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati...Has allowed 12 hits in 71 at bats (.169) vs. right-handed batters. JHAN MARIÑEZ N Retired two of the three Atlanta batters he faced Thursday...Gave up two hits in 2.2 scoreless innings in his Pirates debut Monday. BA AGAINST: N Was claimed off waivers on 5/19 from Milwaukee, where he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Has gone 0-3 with a 3.50 ERA (82.1ip/32er) in 63 appearances since the beginning of the 2016 campaign. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/2 N Recorded his only career win on 7/19/10 vs. Colorado while pitching with the Marlins...Made MLB debut with Miami on 7/16/10. JUAN NICASIO N Had his 12.1 scoreless inning streak end Wednesday after allowing one run in 1.0 inning while also being charged with a blown save. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon in just four of his 22 appearances...surrendered his last home run on 9/10/16 against the Reds. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 12/5 N Recorded his first win of the year on 4/21 against the Yankees after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in relief of starter Tyler Glasnow. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 22/15 N Suffered his two losses in back-to-back appearances on 4/11 vs. Cincinnati (1.0ip/1er) and 4/13 at Boston (0.2ip/1er). FELIPE RIVERO N Struck out two of the four batters he faced in 1.0 scoreless inning of work Wednesday while winning his second game of the year. BA AGAINST: N Has allowed an earned run in just two of his first 25 outings...has allowed just three hits in 33 at bats in 10 appearances this month. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/2 N Earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory on 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Has at least one punchout in 12 of his last 14 games. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 25/19 N Has posted a 2.08 ERA (52.0ip/12er) and 66 strikeouts in 53 games since being acquired by Pirates last year on 7/30. TONY WATSON N Was charged with a blown save and his first loss (0.2ip/2r) of the season Tuesday night in Atlanta...Recorded his 10th save on Sunday. BA AGAINST: N Was the winning pitcher in 10-inning victory on 5/14 in Arizona (2.0ip/0r)...Has been scored upon in four of his nine games this month. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Has converted 10 of his 12 save chances this season and has gone 25-for-30 in save opportunities in his role as Pirates closer. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 18/11 N Is one of two lefthanders (also Ramon Hernandez in 1972 and 1973) in Pirates history to record at least 10 saves in a season twice Disabled List (6 players, 6 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/ 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/ Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/ Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/ * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Jung Ho Kang 3/ Starling Marte 4/ 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... (2 times in 2017) - (Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit a Grand (Mercer) 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 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th Pirates vs. New York 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Frazier Freese Hanson Harrison Jaso McCutchen Mercer Ngoepe Osuna Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Barbato Cole Glasnow Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Marinez Nicasio Nova Rivero Watson Williams 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)

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 (11-13) 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 NY NY ARI ARI ARI 2 55 at NY 3 56 at NY 4 57 at NY 6 58 at Bal 7 59 at Bal 8 60 MIA 9 61 MIA MIA MIA COL COL COL CHI CHI CHI at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Stl at Stl at Stl TB TB TB SF 1 81 SF JUNE (0-0) JULY (0-0) 2017 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 at SF 3 83 at Phi 4 84 at Phi 5 85 at Phi 6 86 at Phi 7 87 at Chi 8 88 at Chi 9 89 at Chi ALL-STAR BREAK STL STL STL MIL MIL MIL MIL at Col at Col at Col at SF at SF at SF at SD at SD at SD CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD DET DET at Det at Det at Tor at Tor at Tor at Mil at Mil STL STL STL STL LA LA 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 at Was STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (18-24), Jaso (2-1), Freese (2-0), Osuna (0-1) 2B - Harrison (7-12), Ngoepe (6-3), Hanson (4-4), Gosselin (4-3), Frazier (1-2), Moroff (0-2) 3B - Freese (10-14), Harrison (11-11), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (20-25), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Polanco (11-14), Frazier (8-6), Osuna (1-4), Harrison (2-0), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (14-18), Marte (6-7), Frazier (1-0), Polanco (0-1), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Jaso (8-10), McCutchen (6-7), Osuna (6-4), Polanco (2-4), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (16-19), Stewart (5-6), Diaz (1-1) DH - Frazier (0-1), Freese (0-1), Polanco (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (11-7), Harrison (7-12), Mercer (3-6), Jaso (0-1), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Harrison (9-5), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (2-5), Jaso (1-2), Cervelli (0-2) 3rd - McCutchen (20-25), Bell (2-1) 4th - Polanco (13-20), Freese (5-3), Bell (3-2), Jaso (1-1) 5th - Freese (7-12), Cervelli (7-4), Bell (4-4), Osuna (1-4), Jaso (3-2) 6th - Cervelli (6-9), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (5-4), Bell (1-4), Mercer (3-1), Harrison (1-1), Diaz (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (5-4), Harrison (3-4), Bell (2-5), Cervelli (3-4), Hanson (3-3), Gosselin (3-1), Ortiz (1-1), Osuna (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Moroff (0-1) Stewart (1-0) 8th - Mercer (7-9), Ngoepe (7-4), Stewart (4-5), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Moroff (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (22-23), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1), Stewart (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 5/8 Chris Bostick (INF) and Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Adam Frazier (INF) began a rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 5/12 Adam Frazier (OF/INF) and David Freese (INF) reinstated from the D.L...Chris Bostick (INF) and Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 5/17 Danny Ortiz (OF) recalled from Indianapolis...Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 5/15). 5/19 Jhan Mariñez (RHP) claimed off waivers from Milwaukee. 5/20 Josh Lindblom (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L. 5/25 Gregory Polanco (OF) reinstated from D.L...Danny Ortiz (OF) optioned to Indianapolis.