AUGUST 16, 2017 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI --- GAME #120/ROAD #62 RHP GERRIT COLE (10-8, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP JIMMY NELSON (9-6, 3.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (58-61) vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (62-59) AUGUST 16, 2017 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI --- GAME #120/ROAD #62 RHP GERRIT COLE (10-8, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP JIMMY NELSON (9-6, 3.72 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost each of their last three games...have won five of their last nine and seven of their last 12 games...won a season-high six consecutive games from 7/16-21 and went 12-2 between 7/ Have gone in their last 58 games and in their last 83 contests, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a record after 119 games last season (62-58 after 120). ROAD, SWEET ROAD: Dating back to his start against the Mets in New York on June 2, Gerrit Cole has won each of his last seven road starts, producing a 2.25 ERA (40.0ip/10er) in the last six...the last Pirates pitcher to win seven straight road starts was Don Robinson, who won also seven consecutive during the 1982 season...the last Pirates pitcher to win eight or more consecutive road starts was Ray Kremer in Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau. FUELED BY COLE: Gerrit Cole has gone 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA (40.0ip/12er) in his first six starts since the All-Star break...he is also with a 3.38 ERA (306.1ip/115er) in 49 career starts after the All-Star break. CENTRAL SUCCESS: Gerrit Cole is 3-2 with a 1.86 ERA (58.0ip/12er) in nine starts this year vs. teams from the National League Central...He is 2-0 with a 1.85 ERA (39.0ip/8er) in his last six starting assignments within the division since losing for the last time on April 25 vs. the Cubs. BACK TO THE BURGH: Tomorrow the Pirates will begin an eight-game homestand against the Cardinals and Dodgers... Sunday s home game against St. Louis will be played as part of the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania... Sunday s game, which will celebrate youth baseball, will be played in front of a crowd of primarily Little League players and their families at a renovated, historic Bowman Field...It will also be the first home game played by the Pirates at a neutral site since September 22, 1890, against the New York Giants in Wheeling, West Virginia. BUCS-BREW CREW: The Pirates and Brewers have six games remaining against each other following today s game... Pittsburgh will return to Miller Park for a three game series from September while the Brewers will visit PNC Park for three games during the final homestand of the season from September MILLER TIME: Starling Marte has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games here at Miller Park, going 17-for-44 (.386) with five doubles and a home run...andrew McCutchen is 19-for-46 (.413) with three doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI in his last 12 games played in Milwaukee. BEER BATTER: Andrew McCutchen has 30 home runs and 87 career RBI against Milwaukee; his most vs. any team in his career...mccutchen s 30 home runs against the Brew Crew are the fourth-most among active players behind Albert Pujols (42), Jay Bruce (35) and Joey Votto (34). SERIESLY SPEAKING: The Pirates are in their last four series...pittsburgh took two of three games against the Padres at PNC Park from August 4-6, swept a two game series vs. Detroit from August 7-8, split a two game series at Detroit from August 9-10 and dropped two of three at Toronto this past weekend. NO LOVE FOR LEFTIES: Felipe Rivero has not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in 36 straight at bats...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that s the longest such streak in the Majors 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 has hit 19 of his 20 home runs this season from the first base position...that s the total number of home runs Pittsburgh received from that position all of last season...bell is also 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). BOLSTERING THE BULLPEN: On August 5 the Pirates claimed George Kontos off waivers from San Francisco...Kontos has thrown a total of 24 pitches in three appearances with Pittsburgh while retiring each of his nine batters faced...friday night Kontos stranded his two inherited runners in the seventh inning after entering the game with nobody out...since the beginning of 2015, he has inherited a total of 118 runners, the second-most in the National League and fifth-most in all of MLB. SHORT HOPS: Jordy Mercer has hit 11 home run was this season, which matches his total from last season...he is now one home run shy of tying his career-high of 12 home runs in Mercer also has a total of 44 homers hit as a shortstop in his career, which is one shy of tying Gene Alley for the fifth-most in team history for home runs at that position. SWITCHING THINGS UP: Rookie Josh Bell enters today with 20 home runs...he is the third different switch-hitting Pirate to hit at least 20 home runs in a season, joining Bobby Bonilla (1988, 1989 and 1990) and Neil Walker (2014)...The Major League record for most home runs by a switch-hitting rookie is 27, held by Eddie Murray (1977) and Tony Clark (1996). CUTCH 22: Andrew McCutchen enters today with 198 career home runs, which ranks fourth in Pirates history behind Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240)...McCutchen has hit at least 20 home runs in each of his last seven seasons...friday night in Toronto, McCutchen doubled for the 525th extra base hit of his career, which moved him past Dave Parker for seventh in team history in that category. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 16, 1947: Ralph Kiner becomes the first Pittsburgh player to homer three times in the same game when he does so against the St. Louis Cardinals at Forbes Field. Kiner, who would hit a total of 301 home runs in his career with the Pirates, hit three home runs in the same game a total of four times. The Pirates homered seven times as a team in the 12-7 victory. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... 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...11 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...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Thursday vs. St. Louis 7:05 EDT RHP Adam Wainwright (12-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.50 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Friday vs. St. Louis 7:05 EDT RHP Carlos Martinez (9-9, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (5-5, 4.19 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday vs. St. Louis 4:05 EDT RHP Michael Wacha (9-5, 3.85 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (5-8, 4.64 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday vs. St. Louis (in Williamsport) 7:08 EDT RHP Mike Leake (7-11, 3.88 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (10-10, 3.77 ERA) ESPN

2 CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/39 23% 2 6 (643.1ip/304er) 4.25 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (161.1ip/81er) 4.52 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 6/17 35% 0 4 (246.2ip/98er) 3.58 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, 6/17-25 Most extra-base hits...6, & 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, 28 times, last by Frazier 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 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 (5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak....1s, 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) 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. MILWAUKEE: 3-3 with a 2.95 ERA (64.0ip/21er) in 10 career starts with a 1.29 ERA (21.0ip/3er) in three starts this year, pitching 7.0 innings in all three outings...had a no-decision in a 3-2 Bucco win on 7/19 at PNC Park (7.0ip/1er/10so), won an 8-1 decision over Matt Garza on 6/19 at Miller Park (7.0ip/1er) and had another no-decision (7.0ip/1er) in a 2-1, 10-inning win at PNC Park on 5/6...Did not face the Brewers in 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 4/3 at Boston L L 4/9 vs. Atlanta ND W 4/14 at Chicago W W 4/19 at St. Louis L L 4/25 vs. Chicago L L APRIL (1-3, 3.60 ERA) /1 at Cincinnati ND L 5/6 vs. Milwaukee ND W 5/11 at Arizona L L 5/17 vs. Washington W W 5/22 at Atlanta L L 5/27 vs. New York ND W MAY (1-2, 3.68 ERA) /2 at New York W W 6/8 vs. Miami L L 6/13 vs. Colorado W W 6/19 at Milwaukee W W 6/24 at St. Louis W W 6/30 vs. San Francisco L L JUNE (4-2, 6.17 ERA) /5 at Philadelphia W W 1st HALF (7-7, 4.43 ERA) TOMORROW S STARTER JAMESON TAILLON: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his 18th start of the season tomorrow when the Pirates begin a four-game series against the Cardinals...Allowed two runs in 6.0 plus innings and won a 4-2 decision against Toronto s Marcus Stroman in his last start Friday night at Rogers Centre... Has posted a 3-3 record in nine starts at PNC Park this season...had a career-high 18.1 scoreless innings streak from 6/23 to 7/15...Was on the disabled list from 5/8 to 6/12 (had testicular cancer surgery on 5/8)...Went 5-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 11 starts prior to the All-Star break. vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (16.0ip/8er) in three career starts with a 4.91 ERA (11.0ip/6er) in two starts this year; suffered a 4-0 loss on 7/15 at PNC (5.0ip/4er) and received a no-decision while opposing Adam Wainwright on 6/23 at Busch Stadium (6.0ip/2er) in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win...also received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win at PNC Park on 9/7/16 (5.0ip/2er) HIGHS & LOWS 7/14 vs. St. Louis ND W 7/19 vs. Milwaukee ND W 7/24 at San Francisco W W 7/30 at San Diego W W JULY (3-0, 2.25 ERA) /5 vs. San Diego L L 8/10 at Detroit W W AUGUST (1-1, 3.86 ERA) nd HALF (3-1, 2.70 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.173 (38-for-220) 1 2B 0 3B 2 HR 14 RBI 6 BB 23 SACS 2017 BATTING:.150 (6-for-40) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 7 SACS CAREER HOMERS (2): 9/7/14 at Chicago (NL) - off Blake Parker 5/26/16 vs. Arizona - Patrick Corbin TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, 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, Pirates (extra innings)... 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...3 games, 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 (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 Rain delays, home (total time)...5 (7 hours, 35 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...43

3 JOSH BELL N Went 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored Tuesday night...has played in all but two games this year. ROAD TRIP: 6-15 (.400) 1 HR 4 RBI N Is 6-for-15 with two doubles, a triple, home run and four RBI on the team s current road trip. SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 1 of 3 switch hitters (also Bobby Bonilla - 3 times and Neil Walker - 1 time) in team history to hit at least 20 HR. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-3 N Is 1 of 5 rookies in team history to hit at least 20 HR (also Jason Bay, Ralph Kiner, Johnny Rizzo and Garrett Jones). Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 8/10/17 at DET First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 0-12 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 Has hit safely in six of his last eight games at Miller Park...Left Sunday s game with left wrist discomfort. Has hit safely in each of his six games this year vs. the Brewers, going 11-for-22 with a double, HR & two RBI. N Is hitting.247 (24-for-97) in 29 games since coming off the 7-day concussion disabled list on 7/3. N Is one RBI shy of Has been charged with just one error in his last 60 games behind the plate. Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 7/18/17 vs. MIL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ELIAS DÍAZ N Was recalled from Indianapolis on Tuesday; was hitting.266 (58-for-218) with 10 doubles & 2 HR at Triple-A. ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 14 of 17 starts with the Pirates, going 21-for-65 with six doubles, a HR and 14 RBI. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.390 (16-for-41) with runners on base and.400 (10-for-25) with RISP with the Pirates. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI 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: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) (Paul Sewald) ADAM FRAZIER N Has gone 8-for-19 (.421) with a pair of doubles and a triple in five games played this year at Miller Park. ROAD TRIP: 6-26 (.231) 0 HR 4 RBI N Has 19 hits in his last 52 at bats (.366)...Started in right field Tuesday and went 2-for-4 with a triple and RBI. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.355 (27-for-76) with six doubles, two triples and 10 RBI in 26 games since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.333 (15-for-45) off left-handed pitchers this season;.362 (25-for-69) in his career. DAVID FREESE N Is 20-for-66 (.303) in his last 19 games...has hit safely in 4 of his last 6 games; went 0-for-4 Tuesday. ROAD TRIP: 3-18 (.167) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has reached base safely in 19 of his last 22 starts, going 25-for-79 (.316) with 11 walks and three HBP. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.304 (28-for-92) with 13 walks, two home runs and 12 RBI in 28 games since the break. LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-6 N Has made 81 starts at third base...has made four starts at third base and one at DH on current road trip. Multi-Hit Games: 24 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 21 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 7/23/17 at COL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) JOSH HARRISON N Is 24-for-79 (.304) with four doubles, a home run and nine runs scored in his last 2s vs. Milwaukee. ROAD TRIP: 4-19 (.211) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is 17-for-58 (.293) in his last 15 games on the road...went hitless in four at bats Tuesday night. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 N Connected for his 12th home run of the season on 8/5 vs. the Reds; one shy of his career-high from N Is hitting.244 (10-for-41) this month...has hit safely in three of four and five of his last seven games. Multi-Hit Games: 32 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 8/5/17 vs. SD First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Has made three starts on current road trip...walked in pinch hit appearance Tuesday night. ROAD TRIP: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 26 starts in RF, 12 in LF and seven at first base... Went 1-for-4 with a double on Saturday. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his third pinch-hit home run of the season (sixth career) on 8/7 vs. Detroit. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.296 (8-for-27) with a double, three homers, nine RBI and seven walks as a pinch hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 8/7/17 vs. DET First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games at Miller Park, going 17-for-44 (.386) with five doubles and a HR. ROAD TRIP: 5-22 (.227) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made three straight starts in center field before making the start in left field Tuesday night at Milwaukee. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.248 (26-for-105) since returning to action on 7/18...Hit his last home run on 4/15 at Chicago. LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 29-for-112 (.259) with seven walks and 18 runs scored in 27 games as the leadoff batter this season. Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/15/17 at CHI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP: 2-16 (.125) 0 HR 1 RBI SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-5 N His 30 HR & 87 career RBI vs. MIL are his most vs. any team; the 30 HR are the fourth-most by active players. N Is 19-for-46 (.413) with three doubles, four homers and 13 RBI in his last 12 games at Miller Park. N Has hit safely in 10 of his last 14 games...has 23 home runs; one shy of matching his total from N Is 2 HR shy of 200; only three Pirates have hit more; (W. Stargell - 475, R. Kiner & R. Clemente - 240). Multi-Hit Games: 30 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 8/8/17 vs. DET First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has 43 career HR as a shortstop; one shy of tying Gene Alley for fifth-most at that position in Pirates history. ROAD TRIP: 3-21 (.143) 1 HR 2 RBI N Ranks 10th in team history in games played at short (623)...Conected for his 11th HR of the year on Saturday. SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 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: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.298 (28-for-94) with runners in scoring position...has hit seven of his 11 home runs on the road. Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 8/12/17 at TOR First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) JOSÉ OSUNA N Flied out as a pinch hitter Tuesday...Went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and career-high tying three RBI on 8/6. ROAD TRIP: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.265 (35-for-132) with 21 RBI in his 36 starts...has 14 hits in his last 46 at bats (.304) overall. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 19 starts (24-for-77,.312)...Has six hits in his last 18 at bats with RISP. LAST 3: 0-6 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Nine of his last 19 hits have gone for extra bases and 22 of his 46 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Went 1-for-3 Sunday...Has hit safely in four of his seven games with a plate appearance with Pittsburgh. ROAD TRIP: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 2 RBI N Connected for his second homer since rejoining the Pirates on 8/10 with a solo home run at Comerica Park. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N The Pirates have gone 17-3 in games he has gone deep since the beginning of the 2016 campaign. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-2 N Hit a walkoff home run (third career) in 12th inning on 8/6- his first game with the Pirates this season. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/10/17 at DET First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART N Started Tuesday s game at Milwaukee and went 1-for-3 with a walk. ROAD TRIP: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI Started game on 8/10 at Detroit and went 1-for-4...Has hit safely in three of his last four games. 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. N Tied his career high (sixth time) with three hits in his start on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee. 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 JOAQUÍN BENOIT N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night at Milwaukee after allowing three runs (1er) in his previous appearance. BA AGAINST: N Recorded his lone win this year on 5/14 at Washington...Had two saves this year with the Phillies; his last came on 7/28 vs. Atlanta. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Has been scored upon in three of his first five outings with the Bucs...Ranks second among active pitchers in career appearances (761). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 5/5 N Was acquired from Philadelphia on 7/31 in exchange for minor league pitcher Seth McGarry. DANIEL HUDSON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Sunday afternoon at Toronto...Has been scored upon in two of his last three appearances. BA AGAINST: N Has recorded at least one strikeout in seven of his last eight outings...has allowed five hits in his last 23 at bats (.217) vs. lefties. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 22/7 N Has worked less than 1.0 inning in four of his last six appearances...recorded his last win on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 52/34 N Has posted a 3.24 ERA (33.1ip/12er) and.220 batting average against (26-for-118) in 40 appearances since the beginning of May. GEORGE KONTOS N Has thrown a total of 24 pitches in three outings while retiring each of the first nine batters he has faced as a member of the Pirates. BA AGAINST: N Stranded his two inherited runners on first and third while entering with nobody out on Friday while retiring each of his three batters. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on 8/5...Has recorded a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in the 8th inning this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/3 N Has inherited a total of 118 runners since the beginning of Recorded last win on 8/8/16 at Miami while pitching for the Giants. WADE LeBLANC N Worked 2.0 innings Sunday afternoon in Toronto; allowed two runs on solo homers by Darwin Barney and Justin Smoak. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon three times in his last 13 outings...his last win came on 7/16 vs. the Cards; his two losses came on 6/6 and 6/7. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 14/2 N Has already established a career high in appearances (44) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 44/35 N Has a 2.75 ERA (39.1ip/12er) when working more than 1.0 inning...earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati JUAN NICASIO N Retired three of his four batters in a scoreless eighth inning Friday at Toronto one day after allowing two runs in 0.1 inning of work. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon three times in his last 23 games (22.0ip/4er)...Has been scored upon in four of his 48 appearances on the road. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Has recorded two saves this year; last on 8/7 vs. Detroit; his other save this season came on 7/6 at Philadelphia. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 58/39 N Has recorded a 0.94 ERA (28.2ip/3er) while pitching in the eighth inning this year...the Bucs are 16-3 in his last 19 appearances. FELIPE RIVERO N Picked up his 12th save Friday at Toronto...Has converted his last three save opportunities after being charged with his only blown save on 8/6. BA AGAINST: N Has allowed an earned run in just six of his 56 appearances overall...has surrendered one home run in his last 36 games (38.2ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/4 N Has five multi-inning saves; last on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee...Has not allowed a hit in his last 36 at bats against left-handed batters. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 56/41 N Has recorded a 0.36 ERA (25.0ip/1er) in 24 appearances on the road...has produced 42 strikeouts in his last 29 appearances (32.2ip). A.J. SCHUGEL N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning of work Tuesday night at Milwaukee on a solo homer by Keon Broxton in the seventh inning. BA AGAINST: N Struck out two of the four batters he faced while tossing a scoreless eighth inning in his outing Saturday afternoon at Toronto. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/3 N Has been scored upon twice in his last 13 outings (13.1ip/2er)...Has worked at least one inning in 12 of his first 14 appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/8 N Has entered a game with runners on base four times in his first 14 appearances...won season debut on 7/9 at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r) Disabled List (8 players, 11 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/ * 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 2017) - last on (Cervelli & McCutchen) 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. Milwaukee 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Diaz Frazier Freese Harrison Jaso Marte McCutchen Mercer Osuna Rodriguez Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Benoit Cole Hudson Kontos Kuhl LeBlanc Nicasio Nova Rivero 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 (7-7) 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 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 (47-54), Osuna (6-3), Jaso (3-4), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (32-34), Frazier (7-12), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4), Rodriguez (1-0) 3B - Freese (42-39), Harrison (14-20), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (53-58), Moroff (2-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Rodriguez (1-0) LF - Frazier (22-21), Polanco (11-14), Marte (11-11), Jaso (6-6), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (49-50), Marte (7-9), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (29-25), Jaso (10-16), Osuna (10-8), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (1-3), Luplow (1-1), Rodriguez (1-1) C - Cervelli (34-40), Stewart (15-12), Diaz (9-8), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-3), Bell (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Polanco (1-1), McCutchen (1-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (28-25), Marte (13-14), Harrison (12-13), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2) 2nd - Harrison (35-33), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Frazier (2-5), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (43-43), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Freese (23-19), Polanco (15-22), Bell (17-18), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (21-23), Bell (14-16), Cervelli (8-6), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-6), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (1-1), Harrison (0-2) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (15-9), Cervelli (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-7), Bell (3-4), Mercer (4-2), Frazier (2-2), Diaz (1-2), Rodriguez (1-1) Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Cervelli (13-17), Mercer (17-15), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Diaz (5-2), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (1-3), Jaso (1-1), 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 (26-27), Stewart (13-11), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (3-3), Cervelli (3-2), Diaz (1-3), Jaso (1-2) Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (56-53), Cervelli (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-2), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/5 Sean Rodríguez (INF/OF) acquired from Atlanta...George Kontos (RHP) claimed off waivers from San Francisco...Wade LeBlanc (LHP) reinstated from Bereavement List...Jhan Mariñez designated for assignment...danny Ortiz (OF) designated for assignment. 8/6 Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/7 Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/15 Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/13)...Elias Díaz recalled from Indianapolis.