JULY 17, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #93/HOME #47 LHP BRENT SUTER (1-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (3-6, 4.96 ERA)

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1 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (52-42) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (44-48) JULY 17, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #93/HOME #47 LHP BRENT SUTER (1-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (3-6, 4.96 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won four of their last five games and seven of their last nine after dropping four in a row...have gone in their last 31 games and in their last 56, dating back to 5/13...Won a season-high four straight games from 6/ Scored a season-high 14 runs in their final game before the break (7/9 at Chicago)...Had a record after 92 games last season (48-45 after 93). IT S NEVER OVER: The Pirates walked off the Cardinals Friday night and Sunday afternoon, winning yesterday s game while trailing after eight innings...the Bucs have now won four games this season when trailing after eight frames; the first time they have done so since posting four such victories in The last season in which Pittsburgh won more than four games while trailing after eight innings was 2008 (six). STAYING KUHL ON SHORT NOTICE: Chad Kuhl made an emergency start on July 9 in place of Jameson Taillon (flu-like symptoms) on just two days rest after also starting and tossing a career-high 7.0 innings in his start on July 6 at Philadelphia... Kuhl became the first Pirates pitcher to start on two days rest since Rick Rhoden did so on June 18 and June 21, SOME KUHL NOTES: Chad Kuhl is making his first start at PNC Park tonight since limiting the Giants to one run in 6.0 innings in a no-decision on July 1...In his last eight starts overall, Kuhl has posted a 3.51 ERA (41.0ip/16er)...Chad has gone 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA (20.1ip/5er) in four career starts against the Brewers, including a win over Kyle Davies this season on 6/20 at Miller Park (5.0ip/2er)...The Pirates are 4-0 in Kuhl s four career starts vs. Milwaukee. TURNING TWO: The Pirates tied a season high with four double plays turned against the Cardinals Sunday afternoon...the Bucs have turned two at least once in six of their last seven games and in eight of their last 10...Among all Major League teams, only the Rockies (102), Brewers (101), Padres (99) and Rangers (99) have turned more DPs than the Pirates (96). STEADY AT SHORT: Since the start of the 2014 season, Jordy Mercer leads all National League shortstops in fielding percentage (.984) and ranks second to Brandon Crawford (498) with his 473 starts at the position...mercer has posted the second-best fielding pct. (.985) at short so far this season, trailing only Crawford s.991 mark. SOUTHPAW SUCCESS: Andrew McCutchen is hitting.338 (22-for-65) against lefties this year, which ranks eighth among all National League hitters...in their last game against an opposing southpaw starter, the Pirates scored 10 runs on seven hits off Chicago s Jon Lester in the first inning, which was highlighted by Francisco Cervelli s grand slam and followed up by a solo shot by McCutchen in the final game before the All-Star break on July 9...Jose Osuna is hitting.333 (9-for-27) vs. lefties since May 29 and David Freese has produced a.304 average against LHP this season. HERE S WHAT S BREWING: The Buccos will close out this homestand with a four-game series against the National League Central-leading Brewers beginning tonight...pittsburgh took two-of-three from Milwaukee at PNC Park May 5-7 and have gone 4-3 overall this season against the Brew Crew...The Pirates are in their six, four-game series this season, winning three-of-four against the Phillies in their most recent four-game series from July 3-6 at Citizens Bank Park. RETURN TO FORM: Andrew McCutchen has hit safely in seven straight games and has gone 16-for-44 (.364) with five doubles, three home runs, four RBI and a OPS in his first 11 games this month after taking home National League Player-of-the-Month accolades in June...Beginning with the action on May 24, McCutchen leads all Major League players in on-base percentage (.489) and OPS (1.184), while ranking second in batting (.395) and fourth in slugging (.694). THE HIT PARADE: Andrew McCutchen collected his 1400th career hit on Sunday and now ranks 17th in Pirates history, nine behind Jason Kendall, who is 16th on the list with 1409 (Bill Virdon is 15th with 1431)...Since his first season in the big leagues in 2009, McCutchen s 1400 hits rank seventh in MLB and first among all National League players. THE ARMS RACE: The Pirates have recorded a 2.83 ERA (108.0ip/34er) after the first 12 games played in July...The only team in the Majors to post a better team ERA so far this month is the Dodgers (2.27)...Pittsburgh s bullpen ranks first in the National League in ERA (1.93) in July while the starting staff ranks sixth (3.41). KEEPING IT CLOSE AT HOME: The Pirates have produced a 13-5 record at PNC Park this season in games decided by two runs or less, going 11-3 in one-run decisions...in the 17 seasons of play at PNC Park, the Bucs have been involved in 402 one-run games and have posted a record (.592 winning percentage). HOT COFFEE: Gregory Polanco has hit safely in all 11 of his starts this month (17-for-43,.395)...He has hit safely 13 of his last 15 games overall (19-for-53,.358) and has raised his season average 24 points from.237 on 6/20 to in his seven game played against Milwaukee this season, Polanco has gone 11-for-25 (.440) with three doubles and a home run. RAVING ABOUT RIVERO: Felipe Rivero picked up his fourth win of the season Friday night and has been scored upon just twice in his last 25 games (27.2ip/3r/2er)...Rivero has allowed an earned run in four of his 45 appearances...he recorded his sixth save of the season last Saturday night in Chicago and his fourth multi-innings save...the last Pirates pitcher to earn at least four saves of more than 1.0ip in a season was RHP Julian Tavarez, who had seven such saves in SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Pirates have won three straight series and have gone in their last seven. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY July 17, 2016: Starling Marte recorded both RBI for the Pirates in their 2-1 win over the Nationals, including an 18th inning solo home run to put the Pirates ahead for good. Marte s home run was the fourth in Pirates history hit in the 18th inning or later. Chad Kuhl started and tossed 6.0 scoreless innings and was in line for the win, but received a no-decision after the Nats tied the score in the ninth inning. Jonathon Niese tossed 3.0 scoreless innings and recorded his first career relief 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...9 Walkoff Wins...6 Losses in final AB Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Tuesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 RHP Junior Guerra (1-3, 4.78 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.21 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 RHP Zach Davies (11-4, 5.08 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (7-7, 4.35 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Thursday vs. Milwaukee 12:35 RHP Jimmy Nelson (8-4, 3.27 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (5-3, 3.06 ERA) AT&T SportsNet

2 39 - RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. MILWAUKEE: 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA (20.1ip/5er) in four career starts with a 2.25 ERA (8.0ip/2er) in two starts this year; did not allow a run in 3.0 innings of work on 5/5 at PNC Park; did not return following a rain delay...also won a 7-3 decision over Kyle Davies on 6/20 at Miller Park (5.0ip2er)...His first victory was a 4-1 decision over Jimmy Nelson on 9/21/16 at Miller Park (6.0ip/1er)...The Pirates are 4-0 in his four starts against the Brewers. 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 5/26 vs. New York L L 5/31 vs. Arizona ND L MAY (0-3, 5.81 ERA) /7 at Baltimore BS L 6/14 vs. Colorado L L 6/20 at Milwaukee W W 6/25 at St. Louis BS L JUNE (1-1, 4.50 ERA) /1 vs. San Francisco ND L 7/6 at Philadelphia W W 7/9 at Chicago ND W 1st HALF (3-6, 4.96 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.043 (2-for-46) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 BB 4 SACS 2017 BATTING:.000 (0-for-23) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 1 BB 2 SAC walked as a pinch hitter on 4/16/17 at Chicago CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 6/27 22% 2 4 (479.1ip/214er) 4.02 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (161.1ip/81er) 4.52 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 5/16 31% 0 3 (173.2ip/76er) 3.94 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 1 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, (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, 4 times, last on 6/16 vs. CHI (9th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Most doubles, game... 5, 6/9 vs. MIA Most triples, game...3, Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, & Most home runs, game, Opponents... 4, 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...48, 5/22-7/16 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, Cervelli Osuna & Polanco & 4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....3, McCutchen Jaso & Mercer Harrison & Frazier Most 2bs, game... 2, 13 times, last by Osuna Most 3bs, game...1, 22 times, last by Mercer & Bell Most HR, game...2, McCutchen & 6/13 vs. COL) & Harrison Most extra-base hits... 2, 25 times, last by Bell Most total bases....9, McCutchen Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz Most SB, game...2, 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 games, Mercer (6/9-21) Grand slams , Cervelli Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs , Bell (7/14 vs. STL), McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) TOMORROW S STARTER IVAN NOVA: The 30-year-old righthander will be making his 19th start of the season tomorrow night... Allowed two runs in 6.2 innings and won a 4-2 decision against Jake Arrieta in his last start on 7/8 at Wrigley Field...Has won eight of his last 12 decisions...has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 17 of his first 18 starts; pitched 5.0 innings in his win on 6/28 vs. Tampa Bay...Has allowed more than three earned runs in just four of his first 18 starts...has gone 6-2 with a 2.63 ERA (51.1ip/15er) in eight starts this season at PNC Park, including wins in each of his last three starts...has not issued more than two walks in any of his 18 outings; has also not allowed any more than four earned runs in his starts. vs. MILWAUKEE: 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA (19.0ip/7er) in three starts...is 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in one start this year; lost a 4-2 decision to Chase Anderson on 6/22 at Miller Park (7.0ip/4er)...Went 1-0 in two starts with the Pirates last season HIGHS & LOWS TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...14, 5/31 vs. ARI 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...9, Taillon (7/4 at PHI) Longest winning streak... 3 games, Cole (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...7, Watson (4/7-26) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...4 games (6/10-13) 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... 47,720, 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)...3 (5 hours, 4 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used... 38

3 JOSH BELL N Recorded his first career walkoff hit Friday; a three-run HR in the 9th...Also had career-high tying 4 RBI Friday. HOMESTAND: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 4 RBI N Is 8-for-20 in his last five games...has played in all but one of the team s 92 games (did not play on 7/4). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 17 home runs are the most by a Pirates rookie since Garrett Jones went deep 21 times in LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 4 RBI 0-for-6 N Has an RBI in nine of his last 14 games...has hit safely in seven of his last eight games and in 11 of his last 14. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Has gone 7-for-21 (.333) with a pair of doubles and solo home run in his last six games vs. Milwaukee. HOMESTAND: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started each of the last six games...went 1-for-4 while batting fifth in the lineup Sunday afternoon. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit a first-inning grand slam and had a career-high tying five RBI (also 5/8/10) on 7/9 at Wrigley Field. LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in five of his last six games...has gone 40 games since making his last error on 4/24. 2 games ADAM FRAZIER N Delivered his first career walkoff hit Sunday; a ninth-inning single off St. Louis lefty Brett Cecil with two outs. HOMESTAND: 6-12 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in each of his four games this year vs. Milwaukee, going 6-for-15 (.400) with a pair of doubles. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had three hits Friday night; his first multi-hit game since also collecting three hits on 6/21 at Milwaukee. LAST 3: 6-12 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI 3 games N Has hit all three of his home runs this season on the road; all three homers have been three-run shots. DAVID FREESE N Was walked intentionally as a pinch hitter Sunday afternoon...had his last multi-hit game on 6/19 at Milwaukee. HOMESTAND: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 1-for-4 Saturday night against St. Louis...Has gone 14-for-46 (.304) this year against southpaws. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his 800th career appearance at third base Friday night; made 427 of those with STL from LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Has made 59 starts at third base; made a total of 71 starts at third base for the Bucs last year. Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 7/14/17 vs. StL First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 6 First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/6/17 at BAL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) PHIL GOSSELIN N Recorded a pinch-hit single Saturday night against St. Louis...Struck out as a pinch hitter Sunday afternoon. HOMESTAND: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Walked in pinch hitting appearance on 7/9; his first game action since being promoted back to the Bucs. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled from Indianapolis on 7/8...Is in his third stint with the Bucs this season (also 4/3-5/7 & 6/2-12). LAST 3: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-1 N Has made 11 appearances (seven starts) at second base, one appearance at first base and one at third base. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez) JOSH HARRISON N Has gone 20-for-52 (.385) with five doubles and two triples in his last 14 games vs. Milwaukee at PNC Park. HOMESTAND: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Pinch ran and scored a run in the ninth inning Sunday...Is hitting.299 (20-for-67) in the first inning of games. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his sixth three-hit game of the year on 7/9 while finishing his day with a solo homer in the ninth. LAST 3: 3-14 (.214) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-9 N Has been hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 20 times...is hitting.119 (5-for-42) in July...Hit.297 in June. Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 8 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Started in left field Sunday afternoon and went 0-for-3 with a walk...has gone hitless in his last 17 at bats. HOMESTAND: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been charged with one error in his last 29 games...has made seven of his last eight starts in left field. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His HR off Josh Osich on 7/2 was the second of his career off a lefty and first since his first career HR on 4/24/10. LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-17 N Has two pinch-hit home runs this year (five career)...is hitting.300 (6-for-20) with seven RBI as a pinch hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) ANDREW McCUTCHEN HOMESTAND: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI 7 games N His 30 HR vs. Milwaukee are the 4th-most among active players behind A. Pujols (42), J. Bruce (35) & J. Votto (34). N Has a seven-game hitting streak (11-for-27,.407)...Is hitting.414 (46-for-111) in his last 31 games (dating to 6/9). N Collected his1400th career hit Sunday; ranks 17th all-time in team history in that category (Jason Kendall 16th with 1409). N Is hitting.471 (16-for-34) with runners in scoring position since 5/27;.333 (24-for-72) overall with RISP. Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 14 First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has a five-game hitting streak...tied Sunday s game in the ninth inning with a one-out double off Brett Cecil. HOMESTAND: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.321 (54-for-168) with 13 doubles, four triples, six homers and 26 RBI in his last 46 games (since 5/22). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his eighth homer of the year on 7/2...His.769 OPS ranks third among all National League shortstops. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI 5 games N Ranks second among N.L. shortstops in fielding pct. (.985); has made just two errors in his last 67 games. Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Connected off St. Louis Carlos Martinez for his first Major League home run Sunday afternoon. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has made seven starts at second base, three at shortstop and two at third base. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is in his second stint with the Pirates (was recalled on 6/2)...Was also with the Bucs between May LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 1 HR 1 RBI 1 game N Was tied for 1st in HR (13), 2nd in OPS (.954) and 3rd in slugging (.569) in International League when recalled on 6/2. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 7/16/17 vs. StL First HR: 7/16/17 vs. StL (Carlos Martinez) JOSÉ OSUNA N Grounded out a pinch hitter Sunday afternoon...singled as a pinch hitter Friday night. HOMESTAND: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts (14-for-47)...Has four hits in his last eight at bats with RISP. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had three outfield assists on 7/6, including two in successive plays; the first Pirate to have 3 assists since LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-1 N Five of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases and 18 of his 35 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 9 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) GREGORY POLANCO N Has hit safely in all 11 of his starts this month, going 17-for-43 (.395) with four doubles and two home runs. HOMESTAND: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 11-for-25 (.440) with three doubles and a home run in seven games against the Brewers this year. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Matched a season-high with four hits on 7/6 (also 4/8 vs. Atlanta) while homering and collecting two RBI. LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 68 games since making his only error on 4/7 (left field); made his last error in right field on 9/2/16. 3 games Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 7/8/17 at CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Has been behind the plate for each of team s last three shutouts; 7/4 at Philly, 6/29 vs. Tampa & 5/21 vs. Philly. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the last two innings of the game on 7/9 at Chicago and flied out in his only at bat of the game. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his 10 starts at PNC Park this season, going 9-for-33 with a pair of RBI. LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Collected first career triple on 4/23...Has thrown out five runners attempting to steal against him; had three in Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 DANIEL HUDSON N Retired the one batter he faced Sunday, stranding two inherited runners...has allowed one unearned run in his last seven games (6.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Has posted a 2.33 ERA (27.0ip/7er) and.204 batting average against (19-for-93) in 31 appearances since the beginning of May. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 15/5 N Has been charged with one earned run in 8.2 innings of work in his last 11 appearances at PNC Park. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 43/31 N Earned his first win as a member of the Pirates on 6/10 vs. Miami while retiring each of his three batters faced. WADE LeBLANC N Earned fourth win of the season (1.0ip/0r) in Sunday s walkoff to match his total from 2016 while playing for Seattle and Pittsburgh. BA AGAINST: N Has already established a career-high in appearances (35) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N Has made four straight scoreless appearances (5.1ip) after being scored upon in his previous two outings (2.2ip/3r). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/27 N Has a 2.62 ERA (34.1ip/10er) when working more than 1.0 inning... Earned third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati JHAN MARIÑEZ N Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings Saturday night vs. St. Louis; had been scored upon in each of his previous three outings (5.0ip/5r). BA AGAINST: N Has worked 2.0 innings in each of his last three appearances, including his last outing (2.0ip/0h) Saturday vs. St. Louis. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/6 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. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 20/9 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 Allowed a HR to Yadier Molina Sunday to end streak of 53.1 innings without allowing a HR; 3rd-longest active streak in MLB entering Sunday. BA AGAINST: N Recorded his first save as a member of the Pirates on 7/6 and the second of his career; his other save came on 5/15/15 vs. Colorado. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Has allowed six hits in 34 at bats over his last 10 appearances...has recorded 27 strikeouts in his last 23 appearances (21.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 45/32 N Has recorded an 0.98 ERA (18.1ip/2er) this year in the eighth inning...the Pirates have gone 8-1 in his last nine appearances. FELIPE RIVERO N Earned the win in Friday night s walkoff with a scoreless ninth...recorded sixth save on 7/8 with 1.1 scoreless innings at Chicago. BA AGAINST: N Has allowed an earned run in just four of his 45 appearances...has been scored upon twice in his last 25 games (27.2ip/3r/2er). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/2 N Four of his six saves with the Pirates have been more than 1.0-inning saves; is 6-for-6 in save opportunities this season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 45/34 N Has 28 strikeouts in his last 18 appearances (21.2.ip); has allowed six hits in 71 at bats (.085) in those 18 appearances. A.J. SCHUGEL N Retired all six batters he faced Saturday night vs. St. Louis in his second appearance with the Pirates this season. BA AGAINST: N Won his season debut on 7/9 at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r/0bb/1so) in relief of emergency starter Chad Kuhl (3.0ip/1r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Was recalled on 7/7 from Indianapolis, where he went 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA (36.2ip/17er) and 36 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/2 N Is in his second stint with the Bucs this season; was also with the team from 6/10-14, but did not appear in a game. TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless seventh inning Sunday against St. Louis...Has not issued a walk in eight of his last nine appearances. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon just once in his last 13 appearances (10.2ip/1r)...Recorded his last win on 5/29 vs. Arizona. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 16/8 N Ranks seventh in Pirates history in appearances (445); Wilbur Cooper ranks sixth on the list with 469 appearances with Pittsburgh. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 42/28 N Has made the most appearances among MLB lefthanders since the start of 2012 (402)...Posted his last save on 5/ Disabled List (8 players, 9 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 * 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...(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 Frazier Freese Gosselin Harrison Jaso McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Cole Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Marinez Nicasio Nova Rivero Schugel Taillon Watson Williams Walkoff Wins 5. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Bell HR in 9th 6. 7/16 vs. St. Louis...Frazier single in 9th

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 (7-5) 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 at 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 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 (37-43), Jaso (3-3), Osuna (2-2), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (21-27), Frazier (5-6), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4) 3B - Freese (29-30), Harrison (13-16), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (41-45), Moroff (1-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (20-20), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (6-5), Osuna (2-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (36-39), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (20-21), Jaso (9-13), Osuna (9-6), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (25-29), Stewart (10-10), Diaz (9-8), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1), Bell (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (27-25), Harrison (11-13), Mercer (3-8), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Harrison (24-25), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (2-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (29-31), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Polanco (15-22), Freese (18-15), Bell (9-9), Jaso (2-2) 5th - Freese (13-17), Bell (13-13), Cervelli (8-6), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (3-5), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (0-1) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Cervelli (6-9), Polanco (7-5), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (6-4), Bell (2-4), Mercer (3-2), Diaz (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (13-10), Cervelli (8-11), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Diaz (5-2), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (0-3), Jaso (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Polanco (0-1) 8th - Mercer (19-19), Stewart (9-9), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (3-3), Diaz (1-3), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Cervelli (1-1), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (44-43), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Stewart (0-1), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 6/27 Antonio Bastardo (LHP) recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L. 7/2 Starling Marte (OF) begins rehab assignment (suspension) with Bradenton. 7/3 Francisco Cervelli (C) reinstated from D.L...Edgar Santana (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/4 Starling Marte (OF) rehab assignment (suspension) transferred to Indianapolis. 7/7 A.J. Schugel (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Elias Dìaz optioned to Indianapolis. 7/8 Phil Gosselin (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Antonio Bastardo (LHP) designated for assignment.