APRIL 20, 2016 at Petco Park, San Diego, CA --- GAME #15/ROAD #7 LHP JEFF LOCKE (0-1, 2.53 ERA) vs. LHP DREW POMERANZ (1-1, 3.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (7-7) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (5-9) APRIL 20, 2016 at Petco Park, San Diego, CA --- GAME #15/ROAD #7 LHP JEFF LOCKE (0-1, 2.53 ERA) vs. LHP DREW POMERANZ (1-1, 3.27 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won two of their last three games after losing four straight and six of their previous seven contests...began the season with a 4-0 record for the first time since the 2003 campaign...were 6-8 after 14 games in 2015 (7-8 after 15). FINALLY, A LEFTY STARTER: Tonight marks the first game in which the Pirates are facing a left-handed starting pitcher - the BUCS WHEN... final team in MLB to do so (Houston faced its first LHP last night in Texas)...The Bucs are also scheduled to face a lefty starter Last five games two times over the weekend in Arizona...Pittsburgh posted a in games started by an opposing LHP in Last ten games THE RUNNING BUCS: The Pirates last night stole a season-high three bases for the second time in They enter today s action tied with Cincinnati for the National League lead with 11 stolen bases overall this season...on the individual front, Leading after Starling Marte leads all N.L. players with five swipes (in five attempts). Tied after SEAN ROD: Sean Rodriguez has reached base safely seven times in his first 11 plate appearances this season, which includes a 442 home run he hit Sunday afternoon at PNC Park...He made his lone start of the season on 4/11 at Detroit (third Trailing after base) and went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI...Defensivley, Rodriguez has appeared in 138 games with the Pirates over the last two seasons and the Bucs have posted a record. Leading after ORDINARY AVERAGE GUYS: The Pirates enter today s action leading the Major Leagues in both batting average (.296) and Tied after on-base percentage (.384)...They banged out a season-high tying 17 hits while scoring a season-high nine runs Sunday Trailing after afternoon vs. Milwaukee, which was highlighted by a five-run third inning. LEADING THINGS OFF: First baseman John Jaso is riding a nine-game hitting streak, which matches his career high of nine Leading after games while playing with Oakland in Jaso has recorded 18 hits this season while batting from the leadoff spot, which Tied after ranks second among all National League players behind Jean Segura (20)...He also sports a.301 career average (151-for- 502) and.385 on-base percentage from the top spot of the order. Trailing after FRIAR FACTS: Gregory Polanco has hit safely in 10 of his 11 career games against the Padres...In those 11 contests, Polanco Scoring first has gone 16-for-46 (.348) with two doubles, a triple, three home runs, seven RBI and a OPS. Opp. score first CUTCH AND THE LONG BALL: Andrew McCutchen has homered in two of his last three games after connecting for his second blast of the season Sunday afternoon...since the beginning of last season, McCutchen s 25 home runs rank second among all Scoring National League center fielders, trailing only Los Angeles Joc Pederson (28)...McCutchen s 153 career home runs rank eighth Scoring less than on Pittsburgh s all-time list, 10 behind Frank Thomas (163) and 12 behind Brian Giles (165). PIRATES IN THE OUTFIELD: Pittsburgh s outfielders rank first in the National League in on-base percentage (.408), second Outhitting Opp in batting average (.304) and OPS (.880) and fourth in slugging percentage (.472). Being out-hit J. HAY THE MAN: Josh Harrison is hitting.365 (19-for-52) in 18 career games against the Padres...Since going 1-for-12 in Hits are equal his first eight games vs. San Diego, Harrison has gone 18-for-40 (.450) in his last 10 games against the Friars. HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Last year the Bucs posted a 27-6 record against the N.L. West, which included a 14-3 record on Comeback wins...2 the road...beginning Tuesday the Pirates will play 10 straight games against the N.L. West division (all on the road). Wins in final AB... 1 STERLING STARLING: Starling Marte has gone 18-for-46 (.391) in his last 11 games with an at bat...he has produced five Walkoff Wins... 1 multi-hit efforts in his last eight starts and is hitting.444 (8-for-18) in the seventh inning and later. Losses in final AB... 1 GUIDING THE SHIP: Clint Hurdle is in his sixth season as manager of the Pirates...He has won 438 games with the Bucs and is sixth among active managers in all-time wins (972)...Hurdle ranks seventh among Pittsburgh managers with his 438 Walkoff Losses... 1 victories, 19 behind Pie Traynor...In addition, Hurdle is just thre third manager in the franchise s 129-year history to take his team to the postseason three consecutive years (also Fred Clarke from and Jim Leyland from ). Extra Inning Games CLOSING TIME: Bucco closer Mark Melancon enters today s action with 103 saves as a member of the Pirates, one of only Playing errorless four pitchers with 100 or more saves in club history (since saves became official in 1969)...Melancon set a club record and led the Majors with 51 saves in 2015 while being named the winner of the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever-of-the-Year. Homered THE LEFTY LIST: Tony Watson has made 340 career appearances in a Pittsburgh uniform, one shy of tying Scott Sauerbeck 2+ homers (341) and Bob Veale (341) for fourth place on the club s all-time list for most appearances by a left-handed pitcher...wilbur Cooper (469), John Grabow (390) and John Candelaria (345) are the top three southpaws on the list...grabow, Sauerbeck Series (W-L-T) and Watson have been used exclusively in relief. Series Sweeps... 1 REHABBING BUCS: INF Jung Ho Kang began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis Monday and went 0-for-3 with a Swept in a Series... 1 walk and a run scored while playing seven innings at third base...kang went hitless in four at bats this afternoon vs. Toledo while playing the entire game at third base...rhp Jared Hughes began his rehab assignment with Indy today and pitched 1.0 Interleague scoreless inning...kang is recovering from left knee surgery, which was performed on 9/17, and Hughes has been sidelined with a left latissimus muscle strain since 3/17. Before the break ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break April 20, 1992: Kirk Gibson and Barry Bonds each homered as part of a nine-run ninth inning to cap off an 11-1 win against the Expos at Olympic Starter goes 6.0ip Stadium in Montreal. Lefty Randy Tomlin improved to 3-0 on the season after allowing one run in 6.1 innings of work. Gibson led the way Starter goes less than 6.0ip offensively after going 2-for-4 and hitting his third career grand slam. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday at San Diego 6:10 RHP Gerrit Cole (0-2, 4.22 ERA), vs. RHP James Shields (0-2, 4.05 ERA) MLB Network Friday at Arizona 6:40 LHP Jonathon Niese (2-0, 3.50 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (1-1, 2.75 ERA) ROOT Saturday at Arizona 5:10 RHP Juan Nicasio (2-1, 4.80 ERA) vs. RHP Rubby De La Rosa (1-3, 8.44 ERA) ROOT Sunday at Arizona 1:10 LHP Francisco Liriano (1-1, 4.11 ERA) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (1-0, 1.96 ERA) ROOT

2 4/10 at Cincinnati ND L 4/15 vs. Milwaukee L L APRIL (0-1, 2.53 ERA) st Half (0-1, 2.53 ERA) LHP JEFF LOCKE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. SAN DIEGO: 0-2 with a ERA (9.0ip/10er) in two career starts...suffered a 7-1 loss at Petco Park last season on 5/31, giving up seven runs (six earned) in 4.0ip...Also lost a 5-2 decision (5.0ip/4er) to Eric Stults on 9/17/13 at PNC Park. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE SPRING TRAINING 3/2 vs. Tigers L L 3/7 vs. Phillies ND L 3/12 at Tigers L L 3/17 vs. Yankees L L 3/23 vs. Orioles W W SPRING (1-3, 6.63 ERA) In addition to his official Grapefruit League appearances listed above, Locke also threw 99 pitches in 6.0 innings of work against Pittsburgh Triple-A players at Pirate City on 3/29. CAREER BATTING:.090 (14-for-156) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 6 BB 16 SACS 2016 BATTING:.000 (0-for-3) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 1 SAC CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 4/8 50% 0 0 (98.0ip/41er) 3.77 Stewart 0/0 0% 0 0 (18.1ip/9er) 4.42 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...0 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 0 NO THROWS... 4 OTHERS (double steals)...0 TOMORROW S STARTER GERRIT COLE: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his third start of the season tomorrow night... His last start was a loss to the Tigers at PNC Park Thursday (6.0ip/4h/2r/2er/1bb/5so)...Also suffered a loss in his first start on 4/9 at Cincinnati...Went 19-8 and posted a 2.60 ERA in 32 starts last season while being named to the National League All-Star team...finished fourth in the 2015 voting for the Cy Young Award and was one of the three finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award for his position...tied for second in the league in wins and was fifth in ERA. vs. SAN DIEGO: 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA (17.2ip/4er) in three career starts...went 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA in one start last season, winning a 4-1 decision at Petco Park on 6/3...Also allowed two runs in 6.0 innings but was outdueled by Ian Kennedy in a 2-1 loss at Petco Park on 8/21/13 and struck out a career-high tying 12 batters while winning a 10-1 decision (6.0ip/1er) against Kennedy at PNC Park on 9/19/13. TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...9, 4/17 vs. MIL Most runs, game, Opponents...8, 4/15 vs. MIL & Most runs, inning, Pirates... 5, 4/17 vs. MIL (3rd) Most runs, inning, Opponents...4, 4/13 vs. DET (6th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 17, 4/17 vs. MIL & Most hits, game, Opponents... 14, Most hits, inning, Pirates...6, 4/17 vs. MIL (3rd) Most consec. hits, inning... 4, 3 times, last on 4/17 vs. MIL (3rd) Most consec. hits, game...4, 4/17 vs. MIL, 4/14 vs. DET & Most hits, inning, Opponents...4, 3 times, last on (6th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...4, 4/13 vs. DET Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 3, 4/16 vs. MIL Most doubles, game... 6, Most triples, game... 1, 4/16 vs. MIL, 4/6 vs. STL, 4/5 vs. STL & 4/3 vs. STL Most home runs, game, Pirates...2, 4/17 vs. MIL Most home runs, game, Opponents...2, 4 times, last on 4/15 vs. MIL Most consecutive games, home run...3, 4/15-17 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...6, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...13, 4/3-19 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...3, & 4/15 vs. MIL Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...3, 4/15 vs. MIL & Most left on base...14, 4/17 vs. MIL & Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, 4/3 vs. STL Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 11, Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...14, 4/5 vs. STL Most walks, game, Pirates...10, & 4/15 vs. MIL Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents...7, 4/17 vs. MIL & 4/6 vs. STL TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...4 games (4/3-8) Longest losing streak...4 games (4/12-15) Longest game, innings...11, 4/5 vs. STL Longest game, time... 4:01, Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, Shortest game, time...2:52, 4/16 vs. MIL Largest margin of victory...6 runs, 4/17 vs. MIL (9-3) Largest margin of defeat...6 runs, (2-8) 2016 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, Largest come from behind loss...3 runs, Largest crowd, home... 39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Smallest crowd, home... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Largest crowd, road...27,207, Smallest crowd, road... 17,194, Most errors, game, Pirates... 3, Most errors, game, Opponents...3, & 4/6 vs. STL Consecutive innings w/out an error... 33, 4/15-19 Most double plays turned...3, & Rain delays, home (total time)... Rain delays, road (total time) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...3, 10 times, last by Joyce & Polanco (4/17 vs. MIL) Most consecutive hits...3, 9 times, last by Harrison (4/16-17) & Joyce (4/17) Most runs, game....2, 5 times, last by Cervelli (4/16 vs. MIL) Most 2bs, game...2, Polanco & Jaso Most 3bs, game...1, Jaso (4/6 vs. STL), Polanco (4/5 vs. STL), Harrison (4/16 vs. MIL) & Cervelli (4/3 vs. STL) Most HR, game... 1, 7 times, last by McCutchen & Rodriguez (4/17 vs. MIL) Most extra-base hits... 2, 3 times, last by Marte Most total bases... 6, Marte & Most RBI, game...4, Marte Most SB, game...2, Harrison (4/15 vs. MIL) Most walks, game... 3, Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Consec. games, home run...2, McCutchen ( ) Longest hitting streak...9 games, Jaso (4/9-19) Grand slams , Marte Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... Walkoff home runs INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 10, Liriano (4/3 vs. STL) Longest winning streak...2 games, Niese (4/11-16) Longest losing streak...2 games, Cole (4/9-14) & Caminero (4/10-13) Fewest hits, complete game... Most walks, game...7, Locke (4/15 vs.mil) Most IP, game, starter...7.0, Niese (4/16 vs. MIL) Most IP, game, reliever...3.0, Lobstein Most consec. scoreless IP...7.0, Niese (4/16 vs. MIL) Most consecutive saves... 3, Melancon (4/6-11)

3 FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 0 RBI Is hitting.421 (8-for-19) in five career games at Petco Park...Has gone 7-for-18 in five road games this year. Has started 12 of the first 14 games behind the plate and has reached safely in 11 of the 12 contests. N Started Sunday at catcher before moving to first base in the 9th inning; his first appearance there since 9/26/14. N Has 10 hits in his last 27 at bats...has thrown out four of the eight runners attempting to steal against him. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) COLE FIGUEROA N Flied out in pinch hitting appearance Sunday afternoon...has yet to play in the field as a member of the Pirates. ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Flied out to left field as a pinch hitter Thursday afternoon vs. Detroit; did the same thing Wednesday night. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 N Is the lone rookie position player on the current roster...was signed as a minor league free agent on 12/3. N Made Major League debut with Tampa Bay on 5/16/14...Went 2-for-8 in two games with the Yankees in Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: No Major League HR First HR: No Major League HR DAVID FREESE N Has hit safely in 13 of 16 career games against San Diego; was selected by Padres in 9th round of 2006 draft. ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, going 10-for-32 (.313) with a pair of doubles and two RBI. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.302 in his first 14 games with the Bucs; hit.233 in 22 games last April as a member of the Angels. LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 1 RBI 2 games N Has started 13 of the first 14 games at third base and has hit safely in 11 of the 13 contests. Multi-Hit Games: 3 Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) JOSH HARRISON N Has three straight two-hit games, going 6-for-13 (.462) with a double, triple, three RBI and three uns scored. ROAD TRIP: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in seven of his last nine games (14-for-40,.350)...Is 19-for-52 (.365) lifetime vs. San Diego. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started each of the first 14 games at second base...appeared in his 500th career game Tuesday night. LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 0 HR 3 RBI N Is hitting.324 (12-for-37) during innings 1-6;.263 (5-for-19) in the seventh inning and later. Multi-Hit Games: 7 Last HR: 5/15/15 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Has a nine-game hitting streak (15-for-37 (.405), matching his career high set with Oakland in ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N His 18 hits from the leadoff spot rank second among N.L. players; is a.301 career hitter from that spot. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI 9 games N Has started 13 of the first 14 games at first base; had only made two career appearances there prior to N Has reached base safely in each of his first 1; has a.417 on-base percentage and an.878 OPS. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 10/3/15 vs. TOR First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) MATT JOYCE N Recorded three hits Sunday; his most in a game since a career-high five hits on 6/29/14 at Baltimore. ROAD TRIP: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 7-for-21 with three doubles, home run & 3 RBI in 7 career games vs. San Diego. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.444 (4-for-9) with runners on base...has gone 6-for-14 with a homer and four RBI in his last 7 games. LAST 3: 3-6 (.500) 1 HR 3 RBI 0-for-2 N Hit second career pinch-hit home run Friday night; his other PH HR was a grand slam on 7/3/10 a Minnesota. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Last HR: 4/15/14 vs. MIL First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) STARLING MARTE N Has hit safely in five of his first six games on the road, going 10-for-27 (.370) with two homers and six RBI. ROAD TRIP: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played final two innings of Sunday s game; did not start after getting hit by a pitch on his right hand Saturday. SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 18-for-46 (.391) in his last 12 games...is hitting.444 (8-for-18) in the seventh inning and later. LAST 3: 5-13 (.385) 0 HR 1 RBI 4 games N Connected off J.J. Hoover for his first career grand slam on 4/8; a game-winning shot with two outs in the eighth. Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 4/12/16 at DET First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 2 HR 2 RBI 6 games N Has a six-game hitting streak (6-for-25) and has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests. N Scored a pair of runs Tuesday night...has homered in two of his last three games. N Is 11-for-27 (.407) with five doubles, five RBI and 7 runs scored in his last eight games against the Padres. N His 25 HR since the beginning of 2015 rank second among NL center fielders; Joc Pederson leads the way 28. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Last HR: 4/17/16 vs. MIL First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in four of his last five contests; went 2-for-4 with a run scored Tuesday night. ROAD TRIP: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 11 of his first 14 starts at shortstop...collected two RBI in Sunday s win. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 5-for-13 with eight RBI with runners in scoring position...is 8-for-22 (.364) with runners on base. LAST 3: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 3 RBI N Delivered his fourth career walkoff hit on 4/5; his game-winning single scored Gregory Polanco in the 11th. Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 9/26/15 at CHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI 2 games N Has hit safely in 10 of his 11 career games vs. San Diego, going 16-for-46 (.348) with 2 doubles, 3 HR & 7 RBI. N Went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and three runs scored Sunday...Has hit safely in four of his last five games. N Has drawn at least one walk in 10 of his first 14 games; ranks second in the National League with 13 walks. N Agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension (thru 2021) on 4/5; club options for 2022 and Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 9/17/15 vs. CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Flied out to deep left field as a pinch hitter Tuesday night...has made seven appearances at first base this year. ROAD TRIP: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his first homer of the season Sunday; a two-run shot in the eighth inning that traveled an estimated 442 feet. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.357 (10-for-28) during the month of April in his two seasons as a member of the Bucs. LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-1 N Made his only start of the season on 4/11 at third base and went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and an RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: 4/17/16 vs. MIL First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART N Delivered a pinch-hit double Sunday; is 5-for-9 with a pair of doubles in pinch-hit situations in last two seasons. ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made last start behind the plate on 4/14 vs. Detroit; his other start came on 4/10 at Cincinnati. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI 1 game N Homered in his first at bat of the season - his first home run since playing with the Yankees on 8/20/13. N Posted a 2.46 catcher's ERA in 2015 and the Pirates went in his 36 starts. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/5 N Appeared in his 100th career game on Tuesday; has made 81 of his 100 appearances with the Pirates since being acquired on 2/4/15. N Had made back-to-back scoreless outings (2.2ip) before surrendering a solo homer to Adam Rosales Tuesday night. N Has recorded at least one strikeout in seven of his first eight appearances. N Gave up a grand slam to Detroit s Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the sixth inning last Wednesday and suffered his second straight loss. NEFTALI FELIZ N Stranded his two inherited runners and struck out the only Milwaukee batter (Ramon Flores) he faced Sunday afternoon. BA AGAINST: N Allowed his first runs of the season Friday night; gave up a two-run homer to Ryan Braun in 1.0 inning of work. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 5/1 N Has allowed a hit in just two of his first eight appearances...has at least one strikeout in each of his first eight outings. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/6 N Has yet to issue a walk in his first eight appearances...has made three scoreless appearances (3.0ip) on the road. KYLE LOBSTEIN N Allowed two runs in 2.0 innings of work Friday night vs. Milwaukee...Has been scored upon in each of his last three outings. BA AGAINST: N Tossed 3.0 innings and threw 59 pitches in relief on 4/12 in Detroit; gave up six hits and three runs. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Pitched 2.0 innings on 4/9 in Cincinnati; surrendered a two-run homer to Eugenio Suarez in the seventh inning. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/2 N Made his debut with the Pirates on 4/5 and was the winning pitcher in the 11-inning victory vs. St. Louis (2.0ip/0r/3so). MARK MELANCON N Struck out the side in a non-save situation Saturday night vs. Milwaukee; his first appearance since 4/11 at Detroit. BA AGAINST: N Has not allowed a run in his last five appearances (4.1ip) since surrendering one run on Opening Day against the Cardinals. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Pitched a ninth inning on 4/8 to record his second save of the season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/3 N Retired the one St. Louis batter he faced on 4/6 to pick up his first save...was 51-for-53 in save situations last season. ROB SCAHILL N Stranded his two inherited runners Tuesday night; picked off a runner at second base to record his only out. BA AGAINST: N Entered the game with the bases loaded Friday night and struck out the only Milwaukee batter he faced. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 5/0 N Made season debut with the Pirates Thursday afternoon and was charged with two runs in his 1.0 inning of work. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/2 N Was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis Thursday...Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in his lone appearance with Indy (4/10 in Columbus). A.J. SCHUGEL N Pitched a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night (2 Ks) - his third appearance since being promoted from Indianapolis. BA AGAINST: N Made his Pirates debut last Wednesday and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings against the Tigers; allowed one hit and struck out two batters. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 1/0 N Was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/13...Is the lone rookie pitcher on the current active roster. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/2 N Made Major League debut with the Diamondbacks last year on 4/12...Made a total of five appearances (9.0ip/5er) with Arizona in RYAN VOGELSONG N Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief Tuesday night in San Diego; walked three batters and whiffed two. BA AGAINST: N Made start last Wednesday vs. Detroit and gave up one run (solo homer to Ian Kinsler) and struck out five batters in 5.0 innings of work. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made season debut in relief on 4/8 (2.0ip/2r/1er) and was the winning pitcher - his first win with the Pirates since 9/14/15 at St. Louis. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/0 N Has made 102 relief appearances in his big league career, including 11 with the Giants last season. TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Saturday night against the Brewers...Is nine strikeouts shy of 300 in his career. BA AGAINST: N Has recorded a.206 batting average against (59-for-287) in 84 appearances since the beginning of the 2015 season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Did not allow a run in his first five outings (4.1ip)...Has been scored upon once in last 16 games on the road (15.2ip/2er) since 7/31/15. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/3 N Has appeared in seven of the first 1...Has held left-handed batters to a.143 average (1-for-7) so far this season Disabled List (4 players, 4 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow discomfort) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 7-7 Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 7-7 Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 7-7 Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/ * 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 (Ramirez & Kang) The Pirates Hit a Grand (Marte) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... 8/7/15 vs. LA (Polanco) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam... 9/12/15 vs. MIL (Morse) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a (club record, done 3 times) 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco Pirates vs. Padres 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Cervelli Figueroa Freese Harrison Jaso Joyce Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Rodriguez Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Caminero Cole Feliz Liriano Lobstein Locke Melancon Nicasio Niese Scahill Schugel Vogelsong Watson Ejections

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (7-7) 3 1 STL W Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39, STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65, STL W Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80, at Cin W Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17, at Cin L T Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22, at Cin L Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27, at Det W T2-1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26, at Det L Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26, DET L Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21, , DET L Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18, , MIL L Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24, , MIL W Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34, , MIL W Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31, , at SD L T2-4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-0) Rodney (2) 19, at SD at SD at Ari at Ari at Ari at Col at Col at Col at Col CIN CIN 1 26 CIN 2 27 CHI 3 28 CHI 4 29 CHI 6 30 at Stl 7 31 at Stl 8 32 at Stl 9 33 at Cin at Cin at Cin at Chi at Chi at Chi ATL ATL ATL ATL COL COL COL ARI ARI ARI at Tex at Tex at Tex at Mia (PR) at Mia (PR) 1 54 at Mia 2 55 at Mia 3 56 LAA 4 57 LAA 5 58 LAA 6 59 NY 7 60 NY 8 61 NY STL STL STL at NY at NY at NY at Chi at Chi at Chi SF SF SF SF LA LA LA LA at Sea at Sea 1 81 at Oak 1B - Jaso (7-6), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (7-7) 3B - Freese (6-7), Rodriguez (1-0) SS - Mercer (7-7) LF - Marte (6-7), Polanco (1-0) CF - McCutchen (7-7) RF - Polanco (6-7), Joyce (1-0) C - Cervelli (7-5), Stewart (0-2) DH - Joyce (1-1) MAY (0-0) JUNE (0-0) JULY (0-0) 1st - Jaso (7-6), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (7-7) 3rd - Freese (6-7), Joyce (1-0) 4th - Marte (6-7), Joyce (1-0) 5th - Cervelli (7-5), Polanco (0-2) 6th - Polanco (7-5), Harrison (0-2) 7th - Harrison (7-5), Mercer (0-2) 8th - Mercer (6-4), Stewart (0-2), Rodriguez (1-0), Morse (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (6-6), Mercer (1-1) 2016 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 at Oak 3 83 at Oak 4 84 at Stl 5 85 at Stl 6 86 at Stl 7 87 at Stl 8 88 CHI 9 89 CHI CHI ALL-STAR BREAK at Was at Was at Was MIL MIL MIL PHI PHI PHI SEA SEA at Mil at Mil at Mil at Atl at Atl at Atl CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD at LA at LA at LA at SF at SF at SF MIA MIA MIA HOU HOU HOU at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Chi at Chi at Chi MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL CIN CIN CIN CIN at Phi at Phi at Phi at Phi at Cin at Cin at Cin at Mil at Mil at Mil WAS WAS WAS CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 4/20 Jared Hughes (RHP) begins rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 4/18 Jung Ho Kang (INF) begins rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 4/14 Rob Scahill (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Cory Luebke (LHP) placed on 15-day D.L. 4/13 A.J. Schugel (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Michael Morse (1B/OF) designated for assignment...john Holdzkom (RHP) unconditionally released. 4/3 Jason Rogers (INF) optioned to Indianapolis...Cole Figueroa (INF), Matt Joyce (OF) and Cory Luebke (LHP) selected from Indianapolis...Eilas Diaz (C), Jared Hughes (RHP) and Jung Ho Kang (INF) placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/25)...Pedro Florimon (INF), Jake Goebbert (INF), John Holdzkom (RHP) DFA.