JULY 4, 2016 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO --- GAME #83/ROAD #42 LHP JONATHON NIESE (6-6, 5.07 ERA) vs. RHP CARLOS MARTINEZ (7-5, 2.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (41-41) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (43-38) JULY 4, 2016 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO --- GAME #83/ROAD #42 LHP JONATHON NIESE (6-6, 5.07 ERA) vs. RHP CARLOS MARTINEZ (7-5, 2.83 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won four straight games and have gone 7-2 in their last nine after losing eight-of-nine...were a season-high nine games over.500 following their win in Texas on 5/27 (28-19); have gone since then...won a season-high six straight games from 4/ Were after 8 in 2015 (49-34 after 83). ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday the Pirates claimed catcher Eric Fryer (#24) off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals and today BUCS WHEN... the Bucs placed catcher Chris Stewart on the 15-day disabled list with left knee discomfort...to make room for Fryer on the 40-man roster, the club designated RHP Rob Scahill for assignment. Last five games ERIC THE PIRATE (again): For the second time in less than four weeks, the Pirates have been reunited with a former catcher Last ten games named Eric/Erik - and each time the Bucs have been playing the Cardinals...Prior to Eric Fryer joining the club today, Erik Kratz was signed on 6/11 and made his season debut with Pittsburgh that night against the Redbirds at PNC Park...Kratz Leading after made his Major League debut with the Pirates in 2010 and Fryer made his big league debut with the Bucs in Tied after FINAL STOP; ST. LOUIS: Pittsburgh s nine-game, 10-day road trip comes to an end with this four-game series in St. Louis... Trailing after The Pirates began the trip with a two-game split in Seattle before winning all three games in Oakland over the weekend. DEEP FREESE: Former Cardinal David Freese hit a two-run homer in Oakland Sunday afternoon and has now gone deep twice Leading after in his last 14 at bats...freese enters today s action with a five-game hitting streak (6-for-18,.333). Tied after BUCS DOING BETTER AT BUSCH: The Pirates took two-of-three from the Cardinals in St. Louis May 6-8, their second straight Trailing after winning series at Busch Stadium (also last September 4-6)...Prior to winning their series here last September, the Bucs had dropped seven straight series at Busch and had lost 17-of-20 games overall. Leading after UNDER THE ARCH: Starling Marte has gone 7-for-14 in his three games played in St. Louis this season and has produced Tied after four straight multi-hit games here...he is hitting.422 (19-for-45) in his last 11 games at Busch Stadium, where he has recorded a.311 career average (33-for-106)...Marte is also 10-for-19 in his career against Carlos Martinez. Trailing after BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Bucco right-handed pitcher Jared Hughes turns 31 years old today. Scoring first J HAY IN THE DAY: Josh Harrison has reached base safely in 10 of his last 11 games played in the afternoon, hitting safely Opp. score first in nine of the 11 (13-for-40,.325)...Overall this season, JHay has hit safely in 21 of his 25 day games and ranks among the National League leaders with a.328 batting average in the afternoon. Scoring PEN PALS: The Bucco relievers pitched 32.0 consecutive scoreless innings and have struck out 31 batters, dating back to the Scoring less than seventh inning on June 24...The scoreless streak is the longest for any Major League team s bullpen this season. Outhitting Opp SAVING THE DAY: Bucco closer Mark Melancon has converted each of his last 20 save situations dating back to 4/27...He has gone 24-for-25 in save opportunities this season, suffering his only blown save on 4/24 at Arizona...His 108 saves since Being out-hit the start of the 2014 season are the most in the Majors and his 93.9 save pct. in that time is also the best mark in MLB. Hits are equal HAVE MERCER!: Jordy Mercer homered Friday night and has gone 4-for-10 in his last three games...he has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games (18-for-55,.327) and has gone 10-for-32 (.313) with two homers and five RBI in his last nine road games... Comeback wins...11 Mercer ranks fourth among N.L. shortstops with a.357 on-base percentage and fifth with a.271 batting average. Wins in final AB...5 MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Andrew McCutchen is tied with Frank Thomas (163) for seventh place on the club s all-time Walkoff Wins... 1 home run list...brian Giles ranks sixth with 165 and Dave Parker is fifth with In Pittsburgh s 130 seasons of play in the National League, only two right-handed batters have hit more home runs than McCutchen; Hall-of-Famers Ralph Kiner Losses in final AB...8 (301) and Roberto Clemente (240). Walkoff Losses...3 PLEASED WITH FELIZ: Neftali Feliz has made eight straight scoreless appearances (7.1ip) and has produced a 1.77 ERA (20.1ip/4er) in his last 24 outings...feliz has been scored upon in just five of his 37 games overall. Extra Inning Games HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?: 2015 Gold Glove Award winner Starling Marte shares the National League lead in outfield assists Playing errorless (nine) after leading the circuit with 16 last season...as a team, the Pirates rank second in the league with 19 outfield assists, trailing only the Atlanta Braves (22). Homered LEADING THINGS OFF: John Jaso connected off Jeff Samardzija for his second leadoff home run of the season on 6/22 and 2+ homers the sixth of his career...jaso is hitting.365 (19-for-52) with seven walks and 11 runs scored in the first inning this season... As a team, Pittsburgh s leadoff hitters rank first in the league in batting average (.308), third in OPS (.854), third in on-base Series (W-L-T) percentage (.386) and fourth in slugging percentage (.468). Series Sweeps...4 REJOYCE REJOYCE: Matt Joyce, who is hitting.321 (9-for-28) overall in his last 1, has gone 10-for-28 (.357) as a Swept in a Series...4 pinch hitter this season, leading MLB in home runs (4), RBI (13) and runs scored (9)...Joyce s four pinch hit home runs are tied with Mark Johnson (1996) for the second-most in club history behind Craig Wilson (7 in 2001), and his 13 RBI are three Interleague shy of the club record of 16 set by Willie Stargell in Before the break ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break July 4, 1977: The Pirates swept the Cardinals in a doubleheader at Three Rivers Stadium..Jim Rooker pitched 6.1 scoreless innings and Hallof-Famer Goose Gossage struck out six batters in 2.2ip for the save as the Bucs won the first game, 5-2. The Pirates hit three home runs in game two, accounting for all the runs in a 4-3 victory. The biggest home run was the walkoff shot by Dave Parker to lead off the 9th inning off Rawly Eastwick. Kent Tekulve picked up the win to improve to 6-1. Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Tuesday at St. Louis 7:15 RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Leake (5-6, 4.13 ERA) ROOT/ESPN Wednesday at St. Louis 7:15 LHP Jeff Locke (8-5, 5.13 ERA) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (6-6, 3.84 ERA) ROOT Thursday at St. Louis 12:45 RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (7-5, 4.70 ERA) ROOT

2 18 - LHP JONATHON NIESE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 4-4 with a 4.31 ERA (62.2ip/30er) in 11 career starts in two starts this season; opposed Michael Wacha on 4/5 at PNC Park and received a no-decision (5.0ip/5r/4er) and also allowed eight runs in 5.1 innings while losing an 8-3 decision to Mike Leake at PNC Park on 6/12...Has been charged with two earned runs or less in six of his 11 career starts. 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 4/5 vs. St. Louis ND W 4/11 at Detroit W W 4/16 vs. Milwaukee W W 4/22 at Arizona W W 4/27 at Colorado ND W APRIL (3-0, 5.08 ERA) /3 vs. Chicago L L 5/9 at Cincinnati L L 5/16 vs. Atlanta W W 5/21 vs. Colorado ND L 5/27 at Texas W W MAY (2-2, 3.82 ERA) /1 at Miami ND L 6/7 vs. New York (NL) W W 6/12 vs. St. Louis L L 6/18 at Chicago L L 6/23 vs. San Francisco L L 6/28 at Seattle L L JUNE (1-4, 6.21 ERA) st Half (6-6, 5.07 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.152 (52-for-343) 7 2B 1 3B 0 HR 19 RBI 30 SACS 2016 BATTING:.115 (3-for-26) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 1 SACS Niese had an RBI-single as a pinch hitter this season on 4/24 at Arizona - the first RBI by a Pittsburgh pitcher serving as a pinch hitter since Ken Brett did so on 5/17/74 (game two) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/24 38% 0 4 (394.2ip/165er) 3.76 Fryer 0/ (0.0/0er) 0.00 Kratz 2/3 67% 0 2 (91.0ip/42er) 4.15 Stallings 0/ (17.0ip/25er) Stewart 2/11 18% 0 4 (225.2ip/125er) 4.99 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 6 OTHERS (double steals)... 2 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates... 12, 5/24 vs. ARI, 5/17 vs. ATL & Most runs, game, Opponents... 15, 6/21 vs. SF Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, 6/21 vs. SF (4th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, 5/17 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents...22, 6/21 vs. SF Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 5/17 vs. ATL (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, (7th) Most consec. hits, game...5, 5/17 vs. ATL, & Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, twice, last on 6/21 vs. SF (4th & 8th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...3, & 5/3 vs. CHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents...3, & 4/16 vs. MIL Most doubles, game...7, Most triples, game...2, 5/19 vs. ATL Most home runs, game, Pirates...5, Most home runs, game, Opponents... 5, Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/25-5/2 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...8, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 26, 4/3-5/2 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...4, & 6/8 vs. NY Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...3, 5/2 vs. CHI, 4/15 vs. MIL & Most left on base...14, 4/17 vs. MIL & Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates... 14, 6/7 vs. NY (GM2) & 4/3 vs. STL Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...17, (13 inns.) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents... 14, & Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...17, (13 inns.) Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates , Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents... 8, 6/4 vs. LAA Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) , (13 inns) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 6 games, (4/24-30) Longest losing streak...5 games (6/15-19 & 6/8-12) Longest game, innings... 13, Longest game, time...5:25, (13 innings) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, Shortest game, time... 2:24, 6/20 vs. SF Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 5/24 vs. ARI (12-1) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, 6/21 vs. SF (4-15) TOMORROW S STARTER JAMESON TAILLON: The 24-year-old righthander is scheduled to make his sixth career big league start tomorrow night...his last start was an 8-1 win over Wade Miley in Seattle Wednesday (6.0ip/6h/1r/1er/0bb/6so)..Gave up just two hits over 8.0 shutout innings while winning a 4-0 decision against Jacob degrom for his first career big league win on 6/14 at Citi Field; took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Curtis Granderson led off the inning with a single...made his Major League debut and opposed Noah Syndergaard on 6/8 at PNC Park; received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 6-5, 10-inning loss...went 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA (61.2ip/14er) and 61 strikeouts in 10 starts this season for Triple-A Indianapolis...Was selected by the Pirates with the second overall pick in the 2010 draft...entered this season rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh s fourth-best prospect. vs. ST. LOUIS: Has never faced the Cardinals HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, 3 times, last on Largest come from behind loss...5 runs, 6/22 vs. SF Largest crowd, home...39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Smallest crowd, home... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Largest crowd, road... 46,950, Smallest crowd, road... 10,637, Most errors, game, Pirates... 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on Consecutive innings w/out an error , 6/12-25 Most double plays turned... 3, 4 times, last on 5/17 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)...2 (4 hours, 33 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (30 minutes) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Freese & Marte Most consecutive hits...5, Polanco (5/24-25) Most runs, game....3, 3 times, last by Marte Most 2bs, game...3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) & Freese Most 3bs, game... 1, 18 times, last by Frazier Most HR, game... 3, McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL), McCutchen & Freese Most total bases...12, McCutchen Most RBI, game...5, Polanco (5/24 vs. ARI) & McCutchen Most SB, game... 2, 5 times, last by Marte and Frazier Most walks, game...3, Cervelli Mercer & Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Consec. games, home run...2, Kang (6/3-4), Jaso (4-30/5-1), Rodriguez (4/22-23) & McCutchen (5/11-13 & ) Longest hitting streak...1, Jaso (4/9-23) Grand slams , Polanco & Marte Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... 3, Mercer & Jaso (6/22 vs. SF & 4/30 vs. CIN) Walkoff home runs INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...10, Liriano & 4/3 vs. STL) Longest winning streak..., Locke (5/19-6/4) Longest losing streak... 5 games, Liriano (5/29-6/27) Fewest hits, complete game...3, Locke Most walks, game...7, Locke (4/15 vs.mil) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Locke Most IP, game, reliever...4.0, Schugel (6/10 vs. StL) & Boscan (5/23 vs. COL) Most consec. scoreless IP , Melancon (5/23-7/3) Most consecutive saves... 20, Melancon (4/27-7/3)

3 ADAM FRAZIER N Made the start in left field Sunday afternoon in Oakland and went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and an RBI. ROAD TRIP: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Pinch-ran, stole two bases and played final two innings in right field Saturday; also singled in his only at bat. N Made Major League debut on 6/24 at PNC Park and singled off LA s J.P. Howell in his first at bat. LAST 3: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Was leading the International League in hits (87) and batting average (.333) at the time of promotion on Friday. DAVID FREESE N Has hit safely in five straight games and in 7 of his last 8...Has 11 hits in his last 23 at bats with RISP (.478). ROAD TRIP: 6-18 (.333) 2 HR 5 RBI N Recorded season-high tying three RBI (third time) on 6/26; had a three-run double off Clayton Kershaw. N Is hitting.333 (20-for-60) against lefies this year and.325 (37-for-114) with runners on base. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI 5 games N Has made 40 starts at third base and 14 at first base...hit.286 with 44 HR and 237 RBI with St. Louis ( ). ERIC FRYER N Was claimed Sunday off waivers from St. Louis, where he hit.368 (14-for-38) in 2 (eight starts). ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.292 (7-for-24) with three RBI in his eight starts with the Cardinals; made last start on 6/26 at Seattle. N Became first St. Louis player to start a season with 6 straight hits; capped off streak with 3 hits on 4/17 vs. Cincy. LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI 1 game N Made Major League debut with the Pirates in Hit.267 (8-for-30) with Bucs in (16 games). JOSH HARRISON N Is hitting.326 (31-for-95) in his 26 day games this season, hitting safely in 22 of the 26 contests. ROAD TRIP: 5-18 (.278) 0 HR 5 RBI N Has hit safely in four straight games and in seven of his last nine after going hitless in his previous 14 at bats. LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 0 HR 3 RBI N His 38 RBI are the most he has had in a season since posting a career-best 52 in N Has 21 hits in his last 63 at bats (.333 avg.) against lefties...has 26 hits in his last 78 at bats (.333) with RISP. JOHN JASO N Went 2-for-2 with a HBP in Oakland on Sunday...Has two leadoff homers this season and six in his career. ROAD TRIP: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game N Went 6-for-12 with a double, home run and three RBI in the three-game series at Busch Stadium May 6-8. N Is hitting.365 (19-for-52) with seven walks, five doubles, two homer and 11 runs scored in the first inning. N Has made 60 starts at first base...played final 2.0 innings in RF on 6/21 (his second career appearance there). MATT JOYCE N Has gone 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, homer and three RBI in his last five starts (four in RF/1 as the DH). ROAD TRIP: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit all eight of his homers in the seventh inning or later - tied for the most in the N.L. N Has gone 10-for-28 (.357) with nine walks, four homers and 13 RBI as a pinch hitter (1.335 OPS). LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI 3 games N Has 13 pinch hit RBI; 3 shy of Pirates record for pinch hit RBI in a season held by Willie Stargell (16 in 1982). JUNG HO KANG N Made his season debut on 5/6 at Busch Stadium and hit two home runs (off Tyler Lyons and Kevin Siegrist). ROAD TRIP: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has four hits (two home runs) in his last 34 at bats...is hitting.333 (17-for-51) in the seventh inning and later. N Has a.300 career average (70-for-233) and 11 home runs in 73 games against N.L. Central teams. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Began season on the D.L. recovering from left knee surgery...homered twice in season debut on 5/6 at St. Louis. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No MLB Home Runs First HR: No MLB Home Runs Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 7/3/16 at OAK First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/3/14 at CWS First HR: 9/11/13 vs. OAK (Tommy Milone) Multi-Hit Games: 23 Last HR: 6/19/16 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 6/22/16 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 6/24/16 vs. LA First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) Multi-Hit Games: 10 Last HR: 6/24/16 vs. LA First HR: 5/3/15 at StL ERIK KRATZ N Has made 11 starts behind the plate since being acquired from the Angels on 6/11 (when Cervelli went on the D.L). ROAD TRIP: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 1 RBI N Went 1-for-4 with an RBI Sunday in Oakland...Singled and scored the winning run in the 10th inning Saturday. LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 1 RBI N Hit first HR with the Pirates on 6/20; a game-winning solo shot off Madison Bumgarner; was his first since 8/18/14. N Began season with Houston; went 2-for-29 in 1 before being designated for assignment on 5/16. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 6/20/16 vs. SF First HR: 5/22/12 vs. WSH (Tom Gorzelanny) STARLING MARTE N Is hitting.422 (19-for-45) in his last 11 games at Busch Stadium;.500 (7-for-14) in three games this season. ROAD TRIP: 5-19 (.263) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.329 (23-for-70) in his last 18 contests...ranks fifth in the league with a.322 batting average. N Produced a.345 average (29-for-84) in 25 games last month...has one hit in his last 12 at bats. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-7 N Has recorded at least 20 stolen bases in each of the last four seasons; is 23-for-29 this season. ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP: 3-17 (.176) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in seven of his last nine games...homered twice and had four RBI last Sunday night vs. LAD. N Is hitting.250 (15-for-60) with three homers since moving to the third spot in the lineup on 6/15 (16 games). N Had the day off Sunday in Oakland...Leads all National League players with 1101 hits between N Is tied with Frank Thomas for seventh on Pirates all-time HR list with 163; Brian Giles is sixth with 165. Multi-Hit Games: 31 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 16 Last HR: 6/25/16 vs. LA First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games (18-for-55,.327)...Is hitting.306 (19-for-62) against LHP. ROAD TRIP: 5-18 (.278) 1 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 1 HR 2 RBI GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 6-21 (.286) 0 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 3 RBI N Homered and knocked in two runs Friday night...had a career-high tying 11-game hitting streak from 6/ N Hit.318 in April,.231 in May and.262 in June...Has gone 4-for-10 (.400) in his first three games this month. N Is hitting.314 (22-for-70) with six doubles, two home runs and five RBI in 18 games from the leadoff spot. N Is hitting.344 (22-for-64) in 18 career games at Busch Stadium;.391 (18-for-46) with a homer in his last 11. N Had two hits and two RBI Sunday...Snapped an 0-for-11 streak with an RBI-single in the 10th inning Saturday. N Is hitting.341 (14-for-41) in his last 1...Went 3-for-5 with a homer vs. San Francisco on 6/22. N Leads the team with 47 RBI...Has produced a.377 average (26-for-69) when leading off an inning. SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Has reached base safely 12 times in his last 22 plate appearances...tied career high with 4 RBI Wednesday. ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 4 RBI N Is hitting.476 (10-for-21) in 12 career games at Busch Stadium. N Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts; went 0-for-3 with a walk in his start in right field Saturday night. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 4 RBI 0-for-5 N Has made 29 starts (8 in right field, 7 at second base, 6 at short, 4 at third base, 3 at first base, 1 in left field). Multi-Hit Games: 17 Last HR: 7/1/16 at OAK First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 6/22/16 vs. SF First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 5/30/16 at MIA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett)

4 ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 12/6 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/13 N Struck out four of the six Oakland batters he faced Friday night...has pitched 2.0 or more innings in each of his last four outings. N Has posted a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in his last nine games...tossed a season-high 2.1 scoreless innings Tuesday in Seattle. N Was on the D.L. with a left quad strain from 5/25 thru 6/10; has produced a 1.42 ERA (12.2ip/2er) since being reinstated on 6/11. N Pitched a scoreless 13th inning on 4/24 in Arizona and recorded his first Major League save. NEFTALI FELIZ N Pitched a scoreless seventh inning Sunday in Oakland...Has made eight straight scoreless appearances (7.1ip). BA AGAINST: N Struck out two of the five batters he faced in 1.2 scoreless innings against the Dodgers on 6/24 while improving to 2-0 on the season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/3 N Has been scored upon once in his last 10 games and has been scored upon in just five of his 37 appearances overall. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 37/27 N Has held left-handed batters to a.154 average (8-for-52)...Was the winning pitcher in 13-inning marathon in Arizona on 4/24. JARED HUGHES N Has not pitched since retiring all three Seattle batters he faced Tuesday night (1 K) in the first game of this nine-game road trip. BA AGAINST: N Allowed his two inherited runners to score last Monday; the final two runs in a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers (pitched 1.2 scoreless frames). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/9 N Recorded his last win on 9/13/15 against the Brewers...Has surrendered two home runs this season (last on 6/8 against the Mets). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 28/13 N Has entered a game with multiple inherited runners on six occasions this year...has been scored upon twice in his last 9 appearances. MARK MELANCON N Has produced a 0.00 ERA (18.1ip/3r/0er) and 13 saves in his last 19 games, dating back to 5/16...Earned 24th save Sunday in Oakland. BA AGAINST: N Gave up two hits and struck out three batters Saturday in Oakland...Has allowed just four hits in his last 38 at bats against (.105 avg). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N His 108 saves since the start of the 2014 season are tops in the Majors...Has a 1.79 ERA (252.0ip/50er) in 258 games with the Pirates. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/25 N Has five saves this year where he has worked less than 1.0 inning...is 24-for-25 in save opportunities; his lone blown save came on 4/24. JUAN NICASIO N Tossed a scoreless ninth inning Saturday night and picked up the win as the Pirates scored twice in the 10th at Oakland. BA AGAINST: N Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings (45 pitches) in last Monday s 5-4 loss to LA...Has tossed 5.0 scoreless innings in his last three games. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Retired all three Los Angeles batters he faced on 6/26 in his first appearance since being reinstated from the Restricted List on 6/24. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/4 N Posted a 3.83 ERA in 52 relief appearances with the Dodgers last season...has surpassed his innings pitched total from 2015 (58.1). A.J. SCHUGEL N Pitched a scoreless sixth inning Sunday in Oakland...Has posted a 2.52 ERA (25.0ip/7er) in 16 games since being recalled on 5/24. BA AGAINST: N Has made six straight scoreless appearances (7.0ip)...Recorded his first Major League win on 5/26 vs. Arizona INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/3 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates this season (also from 4/13 to 5/15)...Pitched a career-high 4.0 scoreless innings on 6/10 vs. STL. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/20 N Recorded his first Major League save on 4/25; entered game with tying run on deck in the 7th inning and pitched final 2.1 frames. TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Sunday afternoon in Oakland...Has made 11 straight scoreless appearances (11.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Did not allow a run in his nine appearances (9.0ip) in May and made 11 consecutive scoreless outings between 4/29 and 5/28 (11.0ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/1 N Has posted a 1.76 ERA (15.1ip/3er) in 14 appearances on the road; has been been scored upon once in last nine road games (9.0ip/1r). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/23 N His 319 K s are tied with Scott Sauerbeck for third in club history among left-handed relievers, trailing only John Grabow (326) Disabled List (8 players, 8 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow discomfort) * 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 5/ Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/ Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/ Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 5/ Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) * 5/24 7/ Arquimedes Caminero (L quad strain) 5/25 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (broken L hamate bone) 6/11 6/ Gerrit Cole (R triceps strain) 6/14 (retro to 6/11) 6/ Chris Stewart (L knee discomfort) 7/4 (retro to 7/2) 7/ * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs Opps THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... (3 times in 2016), last on 6/3/16 vs. LAA (Marte & Kang) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (2 times in 2016), last on (Polanco) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...(3 times in 2016), last on 6/22/16 vs. SF (Jaso) 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 Ejections 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco Pirates vs. Cardinals 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Frazier Freese Fryer Harrison Jaso Joyce Kang Kratz Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Rodriguez W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Caminero Feliz Hughes Kuhl Liriano Locke Melancon Nicasio Niese Schugel Taillon Watson Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Jeff Kellogg) 2. Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Alan Porter) 3. Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - Brian Knight) 4. Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - Larry Vanover) 5. Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - Larry Vanover) 6. Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - Alan Porter) 7. Andrew McCutchen (June 26 vs. Los Angles - upset over strike calls in 7th inning - Chris Conroy) 8. Jeff Branson (June 28 at Seattle - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Ben May) 9. Clint Hurdle (June 28 at Seattle - following up after Branson ejection - Ben May) 10. Clint Hurdle (July 3 at Oakland - arguing balls and strikes in 6th inning - Sam Holbrook)

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (15-9) 3 1 STL W Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39, STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65, STL W Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80, at Cin W Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17, at Cin L T Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22, at Cin L Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27, at Det W T2-1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26, at Det L Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26, DET L Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21, , DET L Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18, , MIL L Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24, , MIL W Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34, , MIL W Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31, , at SD L T2-4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-1) Rodney (2) 19, at SD L T4-4.0 Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) 20, at SD W T3-4.0 Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) 20, at Ari W Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) 27, at Ari L T3-4.0 De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) 32, at Ari W (13) Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) 27, at Col W Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) 20, at Col W Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) 20, at Col W 9-8 (12) Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) 21, at Col PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER CIN W Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) 29, , CIN W Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) 34, ,474 MAY (14-13) 1 25 CIN L 5-6 (11) Wood (3-0) Vogelsong (1-1) 28, , CHI L Hammel (4-0) Cole (2-3) 18, , CHI L Arrieta (6-0) Niese (3-1) 22, , CHI L Lester (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) 28, , at Stl W Liriano (3-1) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) 43, at Stl L Rosenthal (1-1) Schugel (0-1) 42, at Stl W Cole (3-3) Wacha (2-3) Melancon (9) 42, at Cin L Ramirez (1-2) Niese (3-2) Cingrani (2) 12, at Cin PPD - RAIN at Cin W Watson (1-0) Ohlendorf (3-4) Melancon (10) 14, at Chi L Hammel (5-0) Liriano (3-2) 37, at Chi L Arrieta (7-0) Locke (1-3) 40, at Chi W Cole (4-3) Lester (4-2) Melancon (11) 40, ATL W Niese (4-2) Perez (1-1) Melancon (12) 16, , ATL W Nicasio (4-3) Blair (0-3) Melancon (13) 19, , ATL L Teheran (1-4) Liriano (3-3) Vizcaino (4) 18, , ATL W Locke (2-3) Foltynewicz (1-2) 23, , COL W Cole (5-3) Butler (2-2) Melancon (14) 23, , COL L Estevez (1-1) Melancon (0-1) 31, , COL PPD - RAIN COL W Boscan (1-0) Lyles (1-2) Melancon (15) 34, , ARI W Liriano (4-3) Miller (1-6) 18, , ARI W Locke (3-3) De La Rosa (4-5) Melancon (16) 20, , ARI W Schugel (1-1) Corbin (2-4) 30, , at Tex W Niese (5-2) Hamels (5-0) 37, at Tex L Darvish (1-0) Nicasio (4-4) 46, at Tex L Perez (3-4) Liriano (4-4) 44, at Mia W LOCKE (4-3) Nicolino (2-3) 10, at Mia L Fernandez (8-2) Cole (5-4) Ramos (16) 10,637 JUNE (9-19) 1 52 at Mia L Phelps (4-3) Watson (1-1) Ramos (17) 17, at Mia L 3-4 (12) Wittgren (1-0) Schugel (1-2) 19, LAA L Weaver 5-4) Liriano (4-5) 27, , LAA W Locke (5-3) Salas (2-2) Melancon (17) 31, , LAA L D. Guerra (1-0) Watson (1-2) Street (6) 27, ,345 6 NY PPD - RAIN 7 57 NY W Niese (6-2) Matz (7-2) Melancon (18) NY W Nicasio (5-4) degrom (3-2) Melancon (19) 26, , NY L 5-6 (10) Reed (1-0) Luebke (0-1) Familia (19) 28, , at Col L T De La Rosa (2-4) Locke (5-4) 24, STL L 3-9 (12) Broxton (1-0) Nicasio (5-5) 28, , STL L Martinez (7-5) Liriano (4-6) Rosenthal (12) *36, , STL L Leake (5-4) Niese (6-3) 31, , at NY W Taillon (1-0) degrom (3-3) 35, at NY L Syndergaard (7-2) Locke (5-5) 32, at NY L Colon (6-3) Nicasio (5-6) Familia (22) 33, at Chi L Arrieta (11-1) Liriano (4-7) 41, at Chi L Lester (9-3) Niese (6-4) Rondon (12) 41, at Chi L Hendricks (5-6) Taillon (1-1) 41, SF W Locke (6-5) BUMGARNER (8-3) Melancon (20) 27, , SF L Cueto (11-1) Boscan (1-1) 27, , SF L Law (3-1) Hughes (0-1) Casilla (15) 33, , SF L Suarez (3-1) Niese (6-5) Casilla (16) 29, , LA W Feliz (2-0) Tepesch (0-1) Melancon (21) 28, , LA W Locke (7-5) Maeda (6-5) 33,590 1,029, LA W Kuhl (1-0) Kershaw (11-2) Melancon (22) 32,228 1,061, LA L Kazmir (6-3) Liriano (4-8) Jansen (22) 26,925 1,088, at Sea L Iwakuma (7-6) Niese (6-6) Cishek (18) 24, at Sea W Taillon (2-1) Miley (6-4) 25,477 JULY (3-0) 1 80 at Oak W Locke (8-5) Gray (3-7) 15, at Oak W 4-2 (10) Nicasio (6-6) Coulombe (1-1) Melancon (23) 28, PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 3 82 at Oak W Liriano (5-8) Mengden (1-4) Melancon (24) 21, at Stl 5 84 at Stl 6 85 at Stl 7 86 at Stl 8 87 CHI 9 88 CHI CHI ALL-STAR BREAK at Was at Was at Was MIL MIL MIL PHI PHI PHI SEA SEA at Mil at Mil at Mil at Atl at Atl at Atl CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD at LA at LA at LA at SF at SF at SF MIA MIA MIA HOU HOU HOU at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Chi at Chi at Chi MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL CIN CIN CIN CIN at Phi at Phi at Phi at Phi at Cin at Cin at Cin at Cin at Mil at Mil at Mil WAS WAS WAS CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (28-32), Freese (9-5), Rogers (3-0), Rodriguez (1-2), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (35-37), Rodriguez (5-2), Figueroa (1-1), Frazier (0-1) 3B - Freese (21-19), Kang (17-21), Rodriguez (3-1) SS - Mercer (39-37), Rodriguez (2-4) LF - Marte (35-31), Polanco (4-6), Joyce (1-3), Frazier (1-0), Rodriguez (0-1) CF - McCutchen (39-38), Marte (2-2), Polanco (0-1) RF - Polanco (30-27), Joyce (7-10), Rodriguez (4-4) C - Cervelli (25-21), Stewart (11-12), Kratz (5-7), Stallings (0-2) DH - Joyce (2-2), Polanco (3-1), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (2) 1st - Jaso (28-31), Mercer (10-7), Harrison (2-2), Freese (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (3-7), Harrison (1-3), Marte (2-1), Freese (2-1), Joyce (1-0) 3rd - Freese (18-15), Polanco (13-16), McCutchen (7-9), Cervelli (1-0), Joyce (1-0), Harrison (0-1), Kang (1-0) 4th - Marte (25-21), Kang (10-15), Freese (4-4), Joyce (2-1) 5th - Cervelli (20-18), Marte (6-10), Freese (4-3), Joyce (3-4), Kang (4-2), Polanco (1-3), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0) 6th - Harrison (8-14), Polanco (12-8), Cervelli (4-5), Kang (3-4), Joyce (3-4), Rodriguez (3-3), Marte (4-1), Mercer (1-1), Rogers (2-0), Freese (1-1) 7th - Harrison (21-16), Mercer (7-12), Rodriguez (5-9), Polanco (5-0), Joyce (0-3), Frazier (1-1), Figueroa (1-0), Stewart (1-0) 8th - Mercer (19-16), Stewart (9-10), Rodriguez (6-2), Kratz (2-6), Polanco (3-1), Stallings (0-2), Joyce (0-2), Harrison (2-0), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (35-37), Stewart (2-1), Kratz (3-0), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 7/3 Eric Fryer (C) claimed off waivers from St. Louis...Rob Scahill (RHP) designated for assignment. 6/26 Cory Luebke (LHP) unconditionally released...chad Kuhl selected from Indianapolis...Kyle Lobstein optioned to Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) designated for assignment. 6/24 Juan Nicasio (RHP) reinstated from Restricted List...Jorge Rondon (RHP) designated for assignment...adam Frazier (INF/OF) selected from Indianapolis....Jacob Stallings (C) optioned to Indianapolis...Cole Figueroa (INF/OF) designated for assignment. 6/22 Kyle Lobstein (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Wilfredo Boscan (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis.