JUNE 22, 2016 at PNC PARK, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #72/HOME #36 RHP JEFF SAMARDZIJA (8-4, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP FRANCISCO LIRIANO (4-7, 5.

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1 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (45-27) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (34-37) JUNE 22, 2016 at PNC PARK, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #72/HOME #36 RHP JEFF SAMARDZIJA (8-4, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP FRANCISCO LIRIANO (4-7, 5.03 ERA) THE PIRATES...snapped their five-game losing streak with Monday night s 1-0 victory over the Giants...Have lost six of their last seven games and 11 of their last Were a season-high nine games over.500 following their win in Texas on 5/27 (28-19); have gone 6-18 since then...won a season-high six straight games from 4/ Were after 7s in 2015 (40-32 after 72). BUCS WHEN... CLAYTON, MAD BUM AND FRANKIE: Southpaw Francisco Liriano gets the start tonight in the third game of this four-game series...since signing with the Pirates before the beginning of the 2013 season, Liriano has recorded the third-most strikeouts Last five games (617) among all National League left-handed pitchers behind Clayton Kershaw (913) and Madison Bumgarner (767). Last ten games DOWN ON THE FARM: On Monday, Pittsburgh s minor league affiliate the Bradenton Marauders clinched the Florida State League s South Division first half title with a 1-0 win against Jupiter...The Marauders will host games two and three of Leading after the South Division Championship Series at McKechnie Field on Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8 (if Tied after necessary)...this is the first time in team history that the Marauders have clinched the first half division title and the fourth time in the franchise s seven years of existence that they have reached the playoffs. Trailing after GREAT LEADING AFTER EIGHT: The Pirates are 31-0 this season and since the beginning of the 2015 campaign when Leading after leading after eight innings...pittsburgh s only loss when leading after eight innings since the beginning of last season came on April 21, 2015 vs. the Cubs. Tied after ANOTHER HURDLE APPROACHING: Bucco skipper Clint Hurdle is one win shy of 1,000 all-time managerial victories...he will Trailing after be the sixth active manager with 1,000 wins, joining Bruce Bochy (1747), Dusty Baker (1714), Mike Scioscia (1447), Buck Showalter (1380) and Terry Francona (1327)...Hurdle has guided the Pirates to 314 wins over the last four seasons (2013- Leading after ); only the Cardinals (324) and Dodgers (318) have won more games in that time. Tied after HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?: Gregory Polanco registered his sixth outfield assist of the season Monday night...teammate Trailing after Starling Marte shares the N.L. lead in outfield assists (eight) and as a team, the Pirates are tied for second in the league with 17 outfield assists, trailing only the Atlanta Braves (19). Scoring first A SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: Dating back to last season, the Pirates have gone 7-2 against the Giants...Since the beginning Opp. score first of the 2013 season, the Bucs have gone 8-4 against San Francisco here at PNC Park...The Bucs have not lost back-to-back games to the Giants in the same season since August 24-25, 2013 (at AT&T Park) and haven t done so at PNC Park since Scoring being swept in a three-game series in 2005 (April 29-May 1). Scoring less than HOW THE WEST WAS WON: The Pirates are 12-6 against teams from the National League West division this season, including a 6-2 record here at PNC Park...Since the beginning of last season, the Pirates have posted a 19-5 record against the West Outhitting Opp at home, winning each of the seven series played on the North Shore. Being out-hit GIANT NUMBERS:.Jordy Mercer is hitting.435 (11-for-27) with a double, triple, three home runs and four RBI in his last nine Hits are equal games against the Giants...John Jaso has gone 5-for-14 (.3570) in his career against the Giants...Andrew McCutchen has gone 36-for-95 (.379) with seven doubles, three triples, three homers and 16 RBI in his last 25 games against San Francisco. Comeback wins...8 LEADING THINGS OFF: As a team, Pittsburgh s leadoff hitters rank first in the league in batting average (.312) and third in Wins in final AB...4 on-base percentage (.386), slugging percentage (.472) and OPS (.858). Walkoff Wins... 1 SAVING THE DAY: Bucco closer Mark Melancon has converted each of his last 16 save situations dating back to 4/27...He has gone 20-for-21 in save opportunities this season, suffering his only blown save on 4/24 at Arizona...His 71 saves since Losses in final AB...8 the beginning of last season are tops in all of Major League Baseball and his 104 since the start of the 2014 season rank Walkoff Losses...3 second in the Majors behind Trevor Rosenthal (107). A STARLING SHINING BRIGHT: Starling Marte is hitting.351 (20-for-57) in his first 17 games this month and currently ranks Extra Inning Games third in the league with a.331 average...marte also shares the league lead in multi-hit games (29) with Washington s Daniel Murphy, ranks second in stolen bases (20) and is sixth in hits (83). Playing errorless HOME COOKIN : Gregory Polanco has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games at PNC Park...During this current stretch, Polanco Homered is hitting.333 (21-for-63) with six doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored...gregory is hitting.316 overall at 2+ homers PNC Park this season. PLAYING THE FIELD: The Pirates have been charged with just two errors in their last 16 games and have gone a season-high Series (W-L-T) straight frames without making an error...pittsburgh s last miscue came on June 12 vs. St. Louis on a throwing error in the Series Sweeps...3 sixth inning...the Bucs went a season-high 71 consecutive innings without an error in 2015 from April Swept in a Series...4 HELPING IN A PINCH: Matt Joyce has gone 10-for-27 (.370) as a pinch hitter this season, leading MLB in hits, home runs (4), RBI (13) and runs scored (9) off the bench this season...joyce s four pinch hit home runs are tied with Mark Johnson Interleague (1996) for the second-most in club history behind Craig Wilson (7 in 2001), and his 13 RBI are three shy of the club record of 16 set by Willie Stargell in Before the break ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break June 22, 2014: Brandon Cumpton scattered two hits over 7.0 scoreless innings while winning a 2-1 decision against Chicago s Jason Hammel at Wrigley Field. The Bucs scored both of their runs in the third inning on a leadoff home run by Travis Snider and a run-scoring single later in the inning by Josh Harrison that brought home Chris Stewart. Mark Melancon worked the final inning and picked up his 12th save of the season to help the Pirates earn a series win. Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday vs. San Francisco 12:35 RHP Albert Suarez (2-1, 3.69 ERA) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (6-4, 4.74 ERA) ROOT Friday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.50 ERA) ROOT Saturday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 7:15 TBA vs. LHP Jeff Locke (6-5, 5.44 ERA) FOX Sunday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 8:05 TBA vs. TBA ESPN Monday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 12:35 TBA vs. LHP Francisco Liriano ROOT

2 47 - LHP FRANCISCO LIRIANO YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. SAN FRANCISCO: 4-1 with a 3.07 ERA (29.1ip/10er) in five career starts - all with the Pirates...Won a 5-2 decision over Tim Hudson last year on 6/3 at AT&T Park and a 5-2 decision (5.1ip/2r/0er) against Ryan Vogelsong at PNC Park on 8/23/15...Struck out 11 batters and gave up one run in 7.0ip while winning a 5-1 decision over Tim Hudson in 2014 at AT&T Park on 7/29...Gave up four runs in 4.0 innings and lost a 6-3 decision to Tim Lincecum at AT&T Park on 8/24/13 (all four runs came in the first inning)...also allowed four runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings, but won a 12-8 decision over Barry Zito at PNC Park on 6/12/13. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/3 vs. St. Louis W W 4/8 at Cincinnati ND W 4/19 at San Diego L L 4/24 at Arizona ND W 4/30 vs. Cincinnati W W APRIL (2-1, 3.86 ERA) missed a scheduled start on 4/13 due to right hamstring discomfort 5/6 at St. Louis W W 5/13 at Chicago L L 5/18 vs. Atlanta L L 5/24 vs. Arizona W W 5/29 at Texas L L MAY (2-3, 5.34 ERA) /3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) L L 6/11 vs. St. Louis L L 6/17 at Chicago L L JUNE (0-3, 6.60 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.145 (29-for-200) 3 2B 0 3B 1 HR 14 RBI 14 SACS 2016 BATTING:.296 (8-for-27) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 4 RBI 0 SACS CAREER HOMERS (1): 8/8/15 vs. Los Angeles (NL) - off Mat Latos 1st Half (4-7, 5.03 ERA) Liriano was used as a pinch hitter this season on 5/8 at St. Louis - the first time in his big league career to be used as a pinch hitter. He grounded into a fielders choice. CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/24 38% 0 4 (394.2ip/165er) 3.76 Kratz 1/1 100% 0 2 (44.0ip/29er) 5.93 Stallings 0/ (17.0ip/25er) Stewart 2/11 18% 0 3 (181.2ip/102er) 5.05 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 5 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 JONATHON NIESE: The 29-year-old lefthander will be making his 15th start of the season tomorrow afternoon...allowed four runs in 5.1 innings and lost a 4-3 decision to Chicago s Jon Lester in his last start Saturday night at Wrigley Field...His last win came against the Mets at PNC Park on 6/7 in the first game of a doubleheader (7.0ip/4h/0r/2bb/2so)...Lost his last start at PNC Park on 6/12 vs. St. Louis after going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (20.0ip/3er) in his previous three starting assignments at PNC Park...Has surrendered a combined five home runs in his last two starts. vs. SAN FRANCISCO: 2-3 with a 2.51 ERA (57.1ip/16er) in 9 career appearances (8 starts)...made two starts last year, going 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA (15.0ip/2er)...In his last outing he scattered three hits over 8.0 scoreless innings and won a 3-0 decision at AT&T Park...Has been charged with two earned runs or fewer in six of his eight career starting assignments HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, 5/25 vs. ARI & Largest come from behind loss... 3 runs, 6/5 vs. LAA & 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... 70, 6/12-21 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, Polanco (5/16 vs. ATL) & McCutchen Most 2bs, game...3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) & Freese Most 3bs, game...1, 16 times, last by Marte 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, Marte & Harrison (6/8 vs. NY & 4/15 vs. MIL) 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...12 games, Jaso (4/9-23) Grand slams , Polanco & Marte Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs...2, Mercer & Jaso (4/30 vs. CIN) Walkoff home runs INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...10, Liriano & 4/3 vs. STL) Longest winning streak... 4 games, Locke (5/19-6/4) Longest losing streak...4 games, Liriano (5/29-6/17) 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 , Cole (5/15-20) Most consecutive saves... 16, Melancon (4/27-6/20)

3 DAVID FREESE N Doubled and homered while knocking in three runs for second time this season Tuesday (also 6/9 at Colorado). HOMESTAND: 2-7 (.286) 1 HR 3 RBI N Has eight hits in his last 17 at bats with RISP...Is 8-for-24 with three doubles and five RBI in his last 8 games. SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 1 HR 3 RBI N Recorded career-high tying four hits (third time) on 5/30...Is hitting.362 (17-for-47) against lefies this year. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 3 RBI N Has hit safely in 20 of his last 29 starts (34-for-111,.306)...Is 9-for-28 in his last 1s at PNC Park. JOSH HARRISON N Connected for his third home run of the season Sunday night - a solo shot off Kyle Hendricks in the fourth inning. HOMESTAND: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has knocked in 32 runs; already surpassing last year s total (28) and his most since a career-best 52 in SERIES: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Batted leadoff on 6/16 in New York and went 2-for-4 with an RBI; is hitting.368 (7-for-19) while batting first. LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 1 HR 1 RBI 0-for-9 N Has 18 hits in his last 52 at bats (.346 avg.) against lefties...has 23 hits in his last 68 at bats (.338) with RISP. JOHN JASO N Went 1-for-4 Tuesday while also making his second career appearance in right field (also 8/17/15). HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has 20 RBI; two shy of his 2015 total... Is 6-for-21 with three doubles and three RBI in his last 6 games at PNC. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.362 (17-for-47) with six walks, five doubles and a home run in the first inning. LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 34 of his last 49 starts, going 55-for-185 (.297) with 13 doubles, three homers and 17 RBI. MATT JOYCE N Is 16-for-48 (.333) with a double, five home runs and 14 RBI in 29 games this season at PNC Park. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Took New York s Bartolo Colon deep in the 8th inning on 6/16 for the 100th homer of his big league career. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 10-for-27 (.370) with four homers and 13 RBI as a pinch hitter this season. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-1 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 Is 7-for-19 with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI in his last seven games vs. the Giants. HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 13-for-37 (.351) with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in his last 1s at PNC Park. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his 9th homer of the season on 6/14...Has hit safely in 12 of his last 17 games (17-for-58,.293). LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-5 N Has gone 7-for-19 with a double and three home runs in six games while batting fifth in the lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 14 Last HR: 6/21/16 vs. SF First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 22 Last HR: 6/19/16 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/8/16 at StL First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 6 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 6/16/16 at NYM First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) Multi-Hit Games: 10 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 5/3/15 at StL ERIK KRATZ N Pitched a scoreless 9th inning Tuesday; the second relief appearance of his career (also on 4/26/16 at Seattle). HOMESTAND: 1-5 (.200) 1 HR 1 RBI N Hit first HR with the Pirates Monday; a game-winning solo shot off Madison Bumgarner; was his first since 8/18/14. SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has started 5 of the last 7 games behind the plate...was acquired on 6/11 from the Angels for cash considerations. LAST 3: 1-9 (.111) 1 HR 1 RBI 0-for-3 N Was acquired by Houston from San Diego on 3/28...Was DFA d on 5/16; signed minor league deal with LAA on 5/27. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 6/20/16 vs. SF First HR: 5/22/12 vs. WSH (Tom Gorzelanny) STARLING MARTE N Went 0-for-2 with a walk Tuesday night vs. the Giants before leaving the game with left foot discomfort. HOMESTAND: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.351 (20-for-57) with two doubles, three triples and two home runs in his first 17 games this month. SERIES: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.406 (13-for-32) in his last 10 contests...ranks third in the National League with a.331 average. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Has produced a.343 (48-for-140) batting average in his last 37 games (since 5/6). ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Has 13 career hits off Jeff Samardzija; the most by any player in the bigs; three players are tied for 2nd with 11. HOMESTAND: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 36-for-95 (.379) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 3 homers and 16 RBI in his last 25 games vs. the Giants. SERIES: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 6-for-24 with a double, home run and three RBI in seven games since moving to third in the batting order. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is eighth on club s all-time home run list with 161; two shy of tying Frank Thomas for seventh (163). 0-for-6 Multi-Hit Games: 29 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Last HR: 6/16/16 at NYM First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Is 11-for-27 (.407) with a double, triple, three homers and four RBI in his last nine games vs. the Giants. HOMESTAND: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit first career leadoff HR Saturday off Jon Lester; also had his 1st game with two extra base hits since 9/21/15. SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 66 of the team s 7s at shortstop...has hit safely in nine of his last 1s (10-for-32,.313). LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 6 games N Is hitting.333 (19-for-57) with five doubles, two home runs and four RBI in 14 games from the leadoff spot. GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 5-11 (.455) 0 HR 0 RBI 3 games N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 home games, going 21-for-63 (.333) with 6 doubles, 2 HR and 9 RBI. N Has hit safely in 10 of his 12 career games against the Giants...His next RBI will be the 125th of his career. N The Pirates are 18-7 this year in games when he knocks in at least on run; has a team-leading 39 RBI. N Has gone 41-for-131 (.313) with 15 walks in his last 35 games and has reached base safely in 35 of his last 41. Multi-Hit Games: 16 Last HR: First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 6/4/16 vs. LAA First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Was HBP as a pinch hitter Tuesday and remained in the game to play second base; also doubled in the 8th inning. HOMESTAND: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his sixth home run on 5/30; his highest homer total since recording a career-high 12 with the Rays in SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.333 (10-for-30) in April and produced a.341 average (15-for-44) in his first 27 games thru 5/9. LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 22 starts (6 at second base, 5 at shortstop, 4 at third base, 4 in right field and 3 at first base). JACOB STALLINGS N Recorded his first career hit and RBI with a run-scoring double off San Francisco s Johnny Cueto Tuesday night. HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Made his MLB debut as the starting catcher Sunday night at Wrigley Field and went hitless in four at bats. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Had contract selected Sunday from Indianapolis, where he hit.199 with 8 doubles, 4 HR & 21 RBI in 43 games. LAST 3: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N His father, Kevin, was named the new men s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh on March 27. CHRIS STEWART N Went 1-for-2 off the bench Tuesday while making seventh career appearance at first base (first since 7/26/13). HOMESTAND: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made a total of 19 starts behind the plate this season...has gone 6-for-19 (.316) in his last six starts. SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Produced multi-hit games on 6/7 vs. New York, 6/5 vs. Los Angeles (AL), 5/8 at St. Louis and 4/10 at Cincinnati. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered in his first at bat of the season - his first home run since playing with the Yankees on 8/20/13. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Last HR: 5/30/16 at MIA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No Major League HR First HR: No Major League HR Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/6 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 24/11 N Allowed one run on three hits in 2.0 innings of work Tuesday night and has now been scored upon in back-to-back appearances. N Has allowed more than one run in a game on two occasions this season (two runs on Tuesday night and four runs on 4/13). N Has yielded at least one hit in 13 straight games with Pittsburgh and in 14 of his last 15...Has allowed three home runs (last on 5/17). N Pitched a scoreless 13th inning on 4/24 in Arizona and recorded his first Major League save. NEFTALI FELIZ N Retired the only San Francisco batter he faced (Madison Bumgarner) Monday night while also stranding his one inherited runner. BA AGAINST: N Is seven strikeouts shy of 300 in his career...has allowed just two of his 17 inherited runners to score (both came in same game on 6/4). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 17/2 N Has been scored upon in just five of his first 32 appearances overall...has allowed a run in three of his 17 games at PNC Park this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 32/24 N Was the winning pitcher in 13-inning marathon in Arizona on 4/24...Has been scored upon once in his last five appearances. JARED HUGHES N Allowed his two inherited runners to score Tuesday night vs. San Francisco; was not charged with a run in 0.1ip BA AGAINST: N Worked 1.0 scoreless inning Saturday night at Wrigley Field...Has made five straight scoreless appearances (3.1ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 15/6 N Has recorded a 1.23 ERA (7.1ip/1er) this month; has a 2.15 ERA (50.1ip/12er) during his career in the month of June. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 24/12 N Has entered a game with multiple inherited runners on four occasions this season; three of the nine inherited runners has scored. MARK MELANCON N Recorded his 20th save of the season in the 400th appearance of his big league career Monday night against San Francisco. BA AGAINST: N Recorded saves in both games of the 6/7 doubleheader...has allowed two earned runs in 19 games (16.1ip) at PNC Park. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N His 71 saves since the start of the 2015 season are tops in the Majors...Has a 1.82 ERA (247.0ip/50er) in 253 games with the Pirates. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 31/22 N Has five saves this year where he has worked less than 1.0 inning...is 20-for-21 in save opportunities; his lone blown save came on 4/24. JORGE RONDON N Made his second appearance with the Pirates Tuesday night and allowed six runs in 1.2 innings of work vs. San Francisco. BA AGAINST: N Allowed each of his two inherited runners to score while also being charged with one run in 2.0 innings in his Pirates debut Sunday. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Was selected Saturday from Indianapolis, where he went 3-1 with six saves and a 1.91 ERA (33.0ip/7er) in 24 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/0 N Attended spring training as a non-roster invitee with the Pirates...Was originally signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent in A.J. SCHUGEL N Allowed one run on three hits in 1.0 inning Tuesday night vs. San Francisco and has now been scored upon in back-to-back outings. BA AGAINST: N Surrendered two runs in 2.0 innings Sunday after working a combined 6.2 scoreless innings in his previous two games. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/3 N Recorded first big league win on 5/26 vs. Arizona...Has struck out 16 batters over his last nine appearances (16.2 innings). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 21/15 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 Monday night against the Giants...Has made five straight scoreless appearances (5.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Has allowed one hit in his last five appearances; a double in the ninth inning on 6/14 at New York...Suffered loss to the Angels on 6/5. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/1 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). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 29/18 N His 314 K s rank third in club history among left-handed relievers behind John Grabow (326) and Scott Sauerbeck (319) 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/ * 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... (2 times in 2016), last on (Mercer) 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. Giants 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Freese Harrison Jaso Joyce Kang Kratz Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Rodriguez Stallings Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Boscan Caminero Feliz Hughes Liriano Locke Melancon Niese Rondon Schugel Taillon Watson Ejections 1. Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - J. Kellogg) 2. Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - A. Porter) 3. Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - B. Knight) 4. Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - L. Vanover) 5. Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - L. Vanover) 6. Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - A. Porter)

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 (5-15) 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 SF LA LA LA LA at Sea at Sea JULY (0-0) 1 80 at Oak 2 81 at Oak 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 3 82 at Oak 4 83 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 (24-29), Freese (6-4), Rogers (3-0), Rodriguez (1-2), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (29-34), Rodriguez (4-2), Figueroa (1-1) 3B - Freese (19-18), Kang (12-18), Rodriguez (3-1) SS - Mercer (32-34), Rodriguez (2-3) LF - Marte (29-29), Polanco (4-5), Joyce (1-3) CF - McCutchen (33-35), Marte (1-2) RF - Polanco (29-27), Joyce (4-7), Rodriguez (1-3) C - Cervelli (25-21), Stewart (8-10), Kratz (1-4), Stallings (0-2) DH - Joyce (1-2), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (2) 1st - Jaso (24-28), Mercer (7-6), Harrison (2-2), Freese (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (0-5), Harrison (1-2), Joyce (1-0), Marte (0-1) 3rd - Freese (18-15), Polanco (13-15), McCutchen (1-6), Cervelli (1-0), Joyce (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Marte (23-20), Kang (7-12), Freese (2-4), Joyce (2-1) 5th - Cervelli (20-18), Marte (5-9), Freese (3-3), Kang (3-2), Polanco (0-3), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 6th - Polanco (12-8), Harrison (5-12), Cervelli (4-5), Kang (3-4), Rodriguez (3-3), Joyce (2-4), Marte (2-1), Rogers (2-0), Freese (1-0) 7th - Harrison (20-16), Mercer (6-12), Rodriguez (2-6), Polanco (5-0), Joyce (0-3), Figueroa (1-0) 8th - Mercer (17-15), Stewart (8-9), Rodriguez (5-2), Kratz (1-4), Polanco (3-1), Stallings (0-2), Joyce (0-2), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (32-34), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1), Stewart (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 6/21 Wilfredo Boscan (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 6/19 Jacob Stallings (C) selected from Indianapolis...Jason Rogers (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 6/18 Juan Nicasio (RHP) placed on restricted list...jason Rogers (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Rob Scahill (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis...Jorge Rondon (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Cory Luebke (LHP) designated for assignment. 6/14 Gerrit Cole (RHP) placed on 15-day disabled list...jameson Taillon (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis.