APRIL 17, 2016 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #13/HOME #8 RHP ZACH DAVIES (2016 Debut) vs. RHP JUAN NICASIO (1-1, 5.00 ERA)

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1 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (5-6) VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (6-6) APRIL 17, 2016 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #13/HOME #8 RHP ZACH DAVIES (2016 Debut) vs. RHP JUAN NICASIO (1-1, 5.00 ERA) THE PIRATES...snapped their four-game losing streak with last night s 5-0 victory...began the season with a 4-0 record for the first time since the 2003 campaign... Swept the Cardinals in a three-game series at home before dropping two-of-three in Cincinnati last weekend...beat the Tigers Monday afternoon in Detroit before dropping four of their last five...were 6-6 after 12 games in 2015 (6-7 after 13). BUCS WHEN... BLACK & GOLD BUCS: This afternoon marks the return of the black and gold uniforms worn by the 1979 World Champion Last five games Pirates...During all remaining Sunday home games this season, the Bucs will be wearing the classic combination of gold tops and black pants, along with a pill-box style cap. Last ten games GIVE ME NATURAL LIGHT: Francisco Cervelli ranks second among the N.L. leaders with a.615 batting average in day games this season...he has gone 8-for-13 with three multi-hit games in his four games played in the afternoon in 2016 and has produced a.516 average (16-for-31) in his last nine day games, dating back to 9/20 of last season...john Jaso hit.367 in day games last season and has gone 10-for-22 (.455) in five such games this year. HITTIN THE ROAD: The Pirates will leave town tomorrow for a 10-game road trip to San Diego (three games), Arizona (three) and Colorado (four)...beginning with their game Tuesday night, the Bucs are scheduled to play 16 games in 16 days leading up the next scheduled day off on Thursday, May 5. ON THE MOUND: RHP Juan Nicasio was victorious in his first home start with the Pirates on 4/6 vs. St. Louis; he allowed just two baserunners and one run (a solo homer) while striking out seven batters in 6.0 innings of work...in his Major League career, Nicasio has gone 16-3 with a 2.15 ERA (193.0ip/46er) in 30 starts when pitching 6.0 innings or more. REHABBING BUCS: INF Jung Ho Kang (Monday) and RHP Jared Hughes (Tuesday) are expected to begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Indianapolis this week...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. STERLING STARLING: Starling Marte has gone 17-for-41 (.415 in his last 10 games...he has produced five multi-hit efforts in his last seven games and is hitting.438 (7-for-16) in the seventh inning and later...marte is also the early National League leader with his four stolen bases. PNC PARK HIT LIST: Entering today s action, Andrew McCutchen has recorded 603 career hits at PNC Park...His hit total here ranks second all-time behind Jack Wilson (612)...McCutchen hit.327 in 79 home games last season and his.314 career average at PNC Park ranks second all-time behind Brian Giles (.323) among players with at least 200 games played. WHAT S BREWIN : Josh Harrison hit.359 (14-for-39) in nine games against the Brewers at PNC Park in 2015 and holds a career average of.333 (36-for-108) in 31 career home games vs. Milwaukee...Andrew McCutchen has reached base safely in 17 straight home games against the Brewers, going 20-for-60 (.333) with 10 walks and three HBP. BUCS & BREWERS: Pittsburgh s five-game homestand concludes with today s tilt against the Brewers...The Pirates went 7-3 at home against Milwaukee last year and are against the Brew Crew all-time in PNC Park history (the most wins against any visiting team since the park opened in 2001). HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Beginng Tuesday the Pirates will play 10 straight games against teams from the N.L. West division (all on the road)...last year the Bucs posted a 27-6 record against the N.L. West, which included a 14-3 record on the road. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: The Pirates have turned at least one double play in 10 of their first 12 games...the Bucs lead the National League in double plays turned (18). FROM THE TOP: John Jaso has led off 11 of the first 12 games for the Pirates and has reached base safely in all 11 contests while producing a.394 on-base percentage...he enters today s action with a seven-game hitting streak, going 12-for-29 (.414) with four doubles and four multi-hit efforts. LET S GET IT ON: Entering today s action, the Pirates rank first among National League teams in on-base percentage (.373)... Pittsburgh s 54 walks received rank second to the Cubs (62). GUIDING THE SHIP: Clint Hurdle is in his sixth season as manager of the Pirates...He has won 437 games with the Bucs and is sixth among active managers in all-time wins (971)...Hurdle ranks seventh among Pittsburgh managers with his 437 victories, 20 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 ). THE LEFTY LIST: Tony Watson has made 340 career appearances in a Pittsburgh uniform...only five other left-handed pitchers have made more appearances for the Pirates; Wilbur Cooper (469), John Grabow (390), John Candelaria (345), Scott Sauerbeck (341) and Bob Veale (341)...Grabow, Sauerbeck and Watson have been used exclusively in relief. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY April 17, 1983: The Pirates banged out 15 hits while blanking the Cubs 7-0 at Three Rivers Stadium. Lee Lacy and Bill Madlock had three hits apiece while Lee Mazzilli led the way with three RBI. John Candelaria gave up just two hits in his 6.0 scoreless innings of work while Rick Rhoden tossed 3.0 scoreless innings for the only save of his big league career. Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Scoring first Opp. score first Scoring Scoring less than Outhitting Opp Being out-hit Hits are equal Comeback wins...2 Wins in final AB... 1 Walkoff Wins... 1 Losses in final AB... 1 Walkoff Losses... 1 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps... 1 Swept in a Series... 1 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Monday Travel Day to San Diego Tuesday at San Diego 7:10 LHP Francisco Liriano (1-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. RHP Colin Rea (0-1, 5.56 ERA) ROOT Wednesday at San Diego 7:10 LHP Jeff Locke (0-1, 2.53 ERA) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 3.27 ERA) ROOT Thursday at San Diego 6:10 RHP Gerrit Cole (0-2, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP James Shields (0-2, 4.05 ERA)

2 12 - RHP JUAN NICASIO YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. MILWAUKEE: 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA (15.0ip/2er) in four career appearances (two starts)...made two scoreless relief appearances (2.0ip) with the Dodgers last season...allowed four hits over 7.0 scoreless innings while winning a 4-0 decision at Coors Field as a starter with Rockies on 4/3/13 and also won a 7-3 decision as a starter on 4/3/13 at Miller Park (6.0ip/2er). 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 4/6 vs. St. Louis W W 4/12 at Detroit L L APRIL (1-1, 5.00 ERA) st Half (1-1, 5.00 ERA) SPRING TRAINING 3/2 vs. Tigers (relief) ND L 3/6 vs. Astros ND L 3/11 vs. Rays ND W 3/16 at Orioles ND L 3/21 at Twins W W SPRING (1-0, 0.00 ERA) In addition to his official Grapefruit League starts listed above, Nicasio threw 13 pitches in 1.0 inning of work at Pirate City on 4/1 and 98 pitches (6.0ip) against Toronto s Triple-A team on 3/27. CAREER BATTING:.117 (12-for-103) 2 2B 0 3B 0 HR 8 RBI 14 SACS 2016 BATTING:.000 (0-for-2) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 2/5 40% 0 0 (81.0ip/33er) 3.67 Stewart 0/0 0% 0 0 (17.1ip/9er) 4.67 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...0 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 0 SB OFF PITCHERS... 0 NO THROWS... 4 OTHERS (double steals)...0 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates... 7, Most runs, game, Opponents...8, 4/15 vs. MIL & Most runs, inning, Pirates...4, 4/15 vs. MIL (7th) & (8th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...4, 4/13 vs. DET (6th) Most hits, game, Pirates...17, Most hits, game, Opponents... 14, Most hits, inning, Pirates...5, 4/14 vs. DET (7th) Most consec. hits, inning...4, 4/14 vs. DET (7th) & (5th) Most consec. hits, game...4, 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 times, last on 4/16 vs. MIL Most home runs, game, Pirates...1, 5 times, last on 4/16 vs. MIL Most home runs, game, Opponents...2, 4 times, last on 4/15 vs. MIL Most consecutive games, home run...2, 4/15-16 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...6, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 11, 4/3-15 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, 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... 10, 4/13 vs. DET 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, 4/6 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...3:30, 4/15 vs. MIL Longest game, time, 9 innings...3:30, 4/15 vs. MIL Shortest game, time...2:52, 4/16 vs. MIL Largest margin of victory...5 runs, 4/16 vs. MIL (5-0) Largest margin of defeat...6 runs, (2-8) 2016 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, Largest come from behind loss... 2 runs, 4/13 vs. DET 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... 16, 4/9-11 Most double plays turned...3, & Rain delays, home (total time)... Rain delays, road (total time) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 3, 8 times, last by Marte (4/15 vs. MIL) Most consecutive hits...3, 7 times, last by Jaso (4/14) Most runs, game....2, 5 times, last by Cervelli (4/16 vs. MIL) Most 2bs, game...2, Polanco & Jaso Most 3bs, game...1, Harrison (4/16 vs. MIL), Jaso (4/6 vs. STL), Polanco (4/5 vs. STL) & Cervelli (4/3 vs. STL) Most HR, game... 1, 5 times, last by McCutchen (4/16 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... Longest hitting streak...7 games, Jaso (4/9-16) Grand slams , Marte Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...none Walkoff home runs none 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 HOMESTAND: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI N SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI N Had a pair of hits and scored twice Saturday night after being hitless in his previous three contests. Has started 10 of the first 12 games behind the plate and has reached safely in nine of the 10 contests. Went hitless in four at bats Friday night...is 6-for-20 in his first four games at PNC Park this season. Has eight hits in his last 19 at bats...walked twice and produced his sixth RBI on Wednesday. Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) COLE FIGUEROA N Struck out in pinch hitting appearance Saturday night...has yet to play in the field as a member of the Pirates. HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.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: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is the lone rookie position player on the current roster...was signed as a minor lague free agent on 12/3. LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 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 Had his five-game hitting streak come to an end Saturday night after going hitless in four at bats. HOMESTAND: 6-16 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Thursday...Has gone 11-for-30 this year at PNC Park. SERIES: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Reached base safely three times in four plate appearances Wednesday; went 2-for-3 with a walk. LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-5 N Has started 11 of the first 12 games at third base and has hit safely in nine of the 11 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 hit safely in five of his last 7 games (10-for-31,.323)...Went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI Satuday. Multi-Hit Games: 5 HOMESTAND: 4-15 (.267) 0 HR 3 RBI N Has started each of the first 12 games at second base...is two games shy of 500 in his career. SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 2 RBI Last HR: 5/15/15 at CHI N Made 57 starts at third base, 24 at second base, eight in right field and seven in in left field last season. LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 3 RBI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL N Hit.359 (14-for-39) in 9 games against the Brewers at PNC Park in 2015;.333 (36-for-108) in 31 career games. (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Went 1-for-3 Saturday night vs. the Brewers; is hitting.321 (9-for-28) in seven games at PNC Park. HOMESTAND: 6-16 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has a seven-game hitting streak, going 12-for-29 (.414) with four doubles and four multi-hit efforts. SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 11 of the first 12 games at first base; had only made two career appearances there prior to LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 0 HR 0 RBI 7 games N Has reached base safely in each of his first 1s; has a.400 on-base percentage and a.877 OPS. Last HR: 10/3/15 vs. TOR First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) MATT JOYCE N Struck out in pinch hitting apperance Saturday night...is hitting.333 (2-for-6) with runners on base. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI N Hit second career pinch-hit home run Friday night; his other PH HR was a grand slam on 7/3/10 a Minnesota. SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 1 HR 3 RBI N Served as the club's designated hitter and leadoff batter Tuesday; went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks. LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI 0-for-1 N Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI while starting Monday s game in Detroit as the designated hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Last HR: 4/15/14 vs. MIL First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) STARLING MARTE N Has gone 17-for-41 (.415) in his last 10 games...doubled and scored a run Saturday night. HOMESTAND: 6-16 (.375) 0 HR 2 RBI N Hit a two-run homer off Anibal Sanchez Tuesday in Detroit; also doubled off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth. SERIES: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI 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. LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 0 HR 2 RBI 3 games N Picked up his second assist Wednesday (led league with 16 in 2015)...Won his first Gold Glove award last year. 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 N Hit his first homer of the season Saturday night - a solo shot off Milwaukee s Taylor Jungmann. HOMESTAND: 4-15 (.267) 1 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.346 (9-for-26) in 7 games at home this season;.315 (603-for-1913) in 525 career games at PNC. SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI N His 603 career hits at PNC Park rank second all-time behind Jack Wilson (612). LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has reached base safely in 17 straight home games against the Brewers, going 20-for-60 (.333) with 10 walks. 4 games Multi-Hit Games: 2 Last HR: 4/16/16 vs. MIL First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a sacrifice fly Saturday night vs. Milwaukee. HOMESTAND: 2-14 (.143) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in nine of his first 12 starts at shortstop. SERIES: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 4-for-10 with five RBI with runners in scoring position. LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 2 RBI N Delivered his fourth career walkoff hit on 4/5; his game-winning single scored Gregory Polanco in the 11th. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Last HR: 9/26/15 at CHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 2-15 (.133) 0 HR 2 RBI SERIES: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-3 N Collected his sixth RBI of the season Saturday night...leads the National League with 12 walks. N Has two hits in his last 20 at bats after collecting three hits in his first three at bats Monday afternoon in Detroit. N Made his second straight Opening Day start in right field and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. N Agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension (thru 2021) on 4/5; club options for 2022 and Last HR: 9/17/15 vs. CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Struck out in his only at bat Saturday...Walked and scored a run as a pinch hitter Wednesday night vs. Detroit. HOMESTAND: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his first start of the season Monday (third base) and went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and an RBI. SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played the final two innings at first base on 4/8 in Cincinnati; did not receive a plate appearance. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 N Produced an RBI-double as a pinch hitter on 4/6; remained in the game to play first base the last three inns. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: 9/6/15 at STL First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART N Went hitless in four at bats while making his second start of the season Thursday afternoon vs. Detroit. HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his first start last Sunday in Cincinnati and went 2-for-4 in Pittsburgh s 2-1 loss. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 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. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI 0-for-6 N Posted a 2.46 catcher's ERA in 2015 and the Pirates went in his 36 starts; 15-1 in 16 starts at PNC Park. 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: 6/4 N Worked a scoreless ninth inning Thursday afternoon...has been scored upon in two of his last three appearances. N Gave up a grand slam to Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the sixth inning Wednesday and suffered the loss - his second straight defeat. N Surrendered a run in the ninth inning on 4/10 in Cincinnati and suffered the loss in Pittsburgh s 2-1 setback. N Has recorded at least one strikeout in five of his first six appearances...is two appearances shy of 100 in his career. NEFTALI FELIZ 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. BA AGAINST: N Surrendered his first hit of the season on Wednesday; allowed one of his three inherited runners to score before K ing Andrew Romine. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Retired all three Detroit batters he faced Monday afternoon...has allowed three hits in his first seven appearances (6.1ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/5 N Retired all three Cincinnati batters he faced on 4/10...Struck out two of the three Cincinnati batters he faced on 4/8. KYLE LOBSTEIN N Allowed two runs in 2.0 innings of work Friday night...has been scored upon in each of his last three outings. BA AGAINST: N Tossed 3.0 innings and threw 59 pitches in relief Tuesday afternoon 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 Entered the game with the bases loaded Friday night and struck out the only Milwaukee batter he faced. BA AGAINST: N Made season debut with the Pirates Thursday afternoon and was charged with two runs in his 1.0 inning of work. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/0 N Was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis Thursday...Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in his lone appearance with Indy (4/10 in Columbus). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N Set career highs in wins (2), appearances (28) and strikeouts (24) while spending 2015 campaign with the Pirates. A.J. SCHUGEL N Allowed one run on two hits in his 1.0 inning of work Friday night - his second appearance since being promoted from Indianapolis. BA AGAINST: N Made his Pirates debut 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 Wednesday...Is the lone rookie pitcher on the current active roster. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 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 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 Allowed three runs in 1.0 inning of work Thursday; his first time to allow at least 3 runs at PNC since 8/22/11 vs. Milwaukee (four runs). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Did not allow a run in his first five outings (4.1ip)...Has a 1.17 ERA (46.1ip/6er) in 48 appearances at home since the beginning of ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/3 N Has appeared in seven of the first 12 games...pitched a scoreless seventh inning against the Cardinals at PNC Park on 4/ 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 6-6 Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 6-6 Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 6-6 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. Brewers 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 (6-6) 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 at SD 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 (6-5), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (6-6) 3B - Freese (5-6), Rodriguez (1-0) SS - Mercer (6-6) LF - Marte (6-6) CF - McCutchen (6-6) RF - Polanco (6-6) C - Cervelli (6-4), Stewart (0-2) DH - Joyce (1-1) MAY (0-0) JUNE (0-0) JULY (0-0) 1st - Jaso (6-5), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (6-6) 3rd - Freese (5-6), Joyce (1-0) 4th - Marte (6-6) 5th - Cervelli (6-4), Polanco (0-2) 6th - Polanco (6-4), Harrison (0-2) 7th - Harrison (6-4), Mercer (0-2) 8th - Mercer (5-3), Stewart (0-2), Rodriguez (1-0), Morse (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (5-5), 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 4/14 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. 3/31 Ed Easley (C), Jim Fuller (LHP), Jorge Rondon (RHP), A.J. Schugel (RHP) and Jacob Stallings (C) reassigned to minor league camp.