AUGUST 4, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #109/HOME #54 LHP TRAVIS WOOD (2-3, 6.42 ERA) vs. RHP IVAN NOVA (10-8, 3.

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1 SAN DIEGO PADRES (48-59) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (52-56) AUGUST 4, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #109/HOME #54 LHP TRAVIS WOOD (2-3, 6.42 ERA) vs. RHP IVAN NOVA (10-8, 3.75 ERA) THE PIRATES...have split their last four games after losing four in a row...have gone 3-8 in their last 1s after winning a season-high six consecutive games and going 12-2 between 7/ Have gone in their last 47 games and in their last 72 contests, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a record after 108 games last season (55-54 after 109). IVAN THE INNINGS EATER: Ivan Nova pitched at least 6.0 innings in each of his first 15 starts this season; just the seventh Pittsburgh pitcher ever to do so (since 1913) and the first since Eddie Solomon, who pitched 6.0 innings or more in all 17 starts in Nova ranks eighth among the N.L. leaders with his innings pitched this season, which has already topped the Pirates team-leading total of 127.1ip by Jeff Locke from last year. LEFTY ON THE MOUND: The Pirates have gone 7-5 at PNC Park this season while facing an opposing left-handed starter, winning four of the last five occurrences...andrew McCutchen ranks seventh among National League hitters with a.342 average against LHP this season, going 5-for-6 with four home runs and three walks in his last nine plate appearances against southpaws...jordy Mercer has 10 hits in his last 21 at bats against lefties and David Freese is hitting.323 overall vs. LHP. RINGING THE BELL: Bucco rookie Josh Bell has tallied an RBI in four straight games and has produced 11 in his last 12 contests...dating back to 6/28, only Nolan Arenado (37), Willson Contreras (30) and Marcell Ozuna (30) have had more RBI than Bell (25) in the N.L...Among all Major League rookies this season, only Aaron Judge (75) and Cody Bellinger (71) have knocked in more runs than Bell (59), who also ranks first among N.L. rookies in hits (93) and second in total bases (177). DOING A JUAN-DERFUL JOB: Juan Nicasio tossed a scoreless inning Wednesday night and has now recorded a 1.04 ERA (26.0ip/3er) while pitching in the eighth inning this year...he has made six straight scoreless appearances (6.0ip) and has been scored upon just twice in his last 18 games (18.0ip/2er), dating back to 6/27...Since joining the Bucco bullpen on a fulltime basis last year on 6/26, Nicasio has posted a 2.68 ERA (104.0ip/31er) and 123 strikeouts in 92 games. FEAST OR FAMINE: The Pirates have won each of their last 13 games when scoring at least four runs and have gone 19-2 in their last 21 when doing so...overall this season, the Bucs are when plating four or more runs in a game...the Bucs, however, have scored three runs or less in eight of their last 1s while posting a 3-8 record. ON A SERIES NOTE: After winning four consecutive series and six-of-seven between 6/23 and 7/20, the Pirates have dropped each of their last four...they captured their last series win after sweeping the Brewers in a four-game set at PNC Park between 7/ Overall this season, the Bucs have posted a record in their 34 series played. BUCS/PADRES: Pittsburgh s eight-game homestand continues tonight with the first of three games against the Padres...The Pirates, who lost two-of-three in San Diego last weekend, have gone 5-1 against the Padres at PNC Park over the last two seasons, winning two-of-three last year between August 9-11 and sweeping a three-game series in RIDIN HIGH: In 60 games since his average dipped to.200 on 5/23, Andrew McCutchen has hit.370 (78-for-211) with 16 home runs, 48 RBI and a.469 on-base percentage...mccutchen leads all Major League players in OBP in that time and only Jose Altuve (.4126) has produced a higher batting average. MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Andrew McCutchen ranks 16th on Pittsburgh s all-time hit list with 1416 (Bill Virdon is 15th with 1431)...His 523 career extra-base hits rank eighth on the club s all-time list (Dave Parker is seventh with 524 and Max Carey is sixth with 590) and he is tied with Ginger Beaumont for ninth place on the stolen base list with McCutchen s 198 career home runs rank fourth on the club s all-time list behind Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240). FRAZIER EN FUEGO: Adam Frazier has collected 11 hits in his last 21 at bats...he is hitting.4222 (19-for-45) with four doubles in 17 games since the All-Star break and has produced five multi-hit games in his last six starts. ON THE HOME FRONT: The Pirates have won six of their last eight games played at PNC Park and have gone 7-3 in their last 10...Overall this season the Bucs have posted a record on their home turf. SAVING SOUTHPAWS: Lefty Felipe Rivero is one save shy of matching fellow southpaw Tony Watson with a team-high 10 saves this season...it would mark the first time in club history that the Pirates have had two left-handed pitchers earn 10 or more saves in the same season (since saves became official in 1969)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this has happened only three times in MLB history; John Rocker (24) and Mike Remlinger (12) with the Braves in 2000, Mitch Williams (16) and Paul Assenmacher (10) with the Cubs in 1990 and Dave Righetti (25) and Lee Guetterman (13) with the Yankees in RAVING ABOUT RIVERO: Felipe Rivero leads all Major League relief pitchers with a 0.99 ERA...He has been scored upon three times in his last 3s (34.0ip/5r/4er) while being charged with an earned run in just four of his 51 appearances overall... Rivero has gone 9-for-9 in save opportunities this season and has produced five multi-innings saves...the last Pirates pitcher to earn at least five saves of more than 1.0ip in a season was RHP Julian Tavarez, who had seven such saves in RISPY BUSINESS: Since the All-Star break, Andrew McCutchen has gone 9-for-18 with 12 RBI while batting with runners in scoring position...overall this season, McCutchen ranks sixth among N.L. batters with a.356 average with RISP. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 4, 1992: Alex Cole s walk off single in the 12th inning lifted the Pirates past the Mets, 3-2, at Three Rivers Stadium. Catcher Don Slaught went 2-for-5 with two RBI and scored the winning run on Cole s single. Gary Redus drove in Jose Lind to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh. Bob Walk pitched three scoreless innings in relief and picked up his fifth win of the season. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... Last five games Last ten games Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Scoring first Opp. score first Scoring Scoring less than Outhitting Opp Being out-hit Hits are equal Comeback wins...28 Wins in final AB Walkoff Wins...7 Losses in final AB...11 Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...3 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Saturday vs. San Diego 7:05 RHP Dinelson Lamet (5-4, 5.62 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (9-7, 3.97 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday vs. San Diego 1:35 LHP Clayton Richard (5-12, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (6-5, 4.74 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday vs. Detroit 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Trevor Williams (4-4, 4.47 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday vs. Detroit 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (4-7, 4.53 ERA) AT&T SportsNet

2 46 - RHP IVAN NOVA YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. SAN DIEGO: 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA (17.1ip/5er) in three career starts...suffered a 4-2 loss to Dinelson Lamet last Saturday at Petco Park, giving up eight hits and four runs in 5.0ip...Won a 3-0 decision over Tyson Ross on 8/3/13 at Petco Park (7.0ip) while pitching with the Yankees and received a no-decision in New York s 2-1 loss on 7/2 at Petco Park (5.1ip/1er). 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 4/7 vs. Atlanta W W 4/12 vs. Cincinnati L L 4/17 at St. Louis (CG) L L 4/23 vs. New York (AL) W W 4/29 at Miami (CG) W W APRIL (3-2, 1.50 ERA) /4 at Cincinnati L L 5/9 at Los Angeles BS L 5/14 at Arizona BS W 5/20 vs. Philadelphia W W 5/25 at Atlanta W W 5/31 vs. Arizona L L MAY (2-2, 4.17 ERA) /6 at Baltimore BS L 6/11 vs. Miami W W 6/17 vs. Chicago W W 6/22 at Milwaukee L L 6/28 vs. Tampa Bay W W JUNE (3-1, 3.48 ERA) /3 at Philadelphia L L 7/8 at Chicago W W 1st HALF (9-6, 3.21 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 8/35 23% 2 6 (576.1ip/273er) 4.26 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (161.1ip/81er) 4.52 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 6/17 35% 0 3 (215.2ip/86er) 3.59 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 2 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, Most runs, game, Opponents...14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...10, (1st) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, (6th) & (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates... 18, & Most hits, game, Opponents...18, 6/30 vs. SF & 6/9 vs. MIA Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 6, (1st) Most consec. hits, game...6, Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6, 5 times, last on 7/18 vs. MIL (3rd) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Most doubles, game... 5, 6/9 vs. MIA Most triples, game...3, Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, & Most home runs, game, Opponents...5, Most consecutive games, home run... 9, 6/16-24 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...9, 6/17-25 Most extra-base hits...6, & Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...59, 5/22-7/28 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 3, 6/11 vs. MIA Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most left on base...13, & 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)...15, 7/1 vs. SF (11 innings) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Bell Cervelli Osuna & Polanco (7/17 vs. MIL, & 4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....4, McCutchen & Marte Most 2bs, game... 2, 13 times, last by Osuna Most 3bs, game...1, 25 times, last by Osuna Most HR, game.... 3, McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 3, McCutchen Most total bases....12, McCutchen Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz Most SB, game...2, Marte Frazier (6/11 vs. MIA) & McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier Consec. games, home run...2, McCutchen (6/19-20), Frazier (5/24-25), Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak....1s, Mercer (6/9-21) Grand slams , Cervelli Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs , Bell (7/14 vs. STL), McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) 2017 HIGHS & LOWS 7/18 vs. Milwaukee W W 7/23 at Colorado L L 7/29 at San Diego L L JULY (2-3, 6.28 ERA) nd HALF (1-2, 7.88 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.063 (5-for-80) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 12 SACS 2017 BATTING:.025 (1-for-40) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 7 SACS Snapped an 0-for-28 streak with a single on 5/30 off Arizona s Robbie Ray TOMORROW S STARTER GERRIT COLE: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his 23rd start of the season tomorrow night... His last start was a 7-1 win over the Padres at Petco Park on Sunday (7.0ip/5h/1r/1er/2bb/8so)...Has gone 6-1 with a 2.83 ERA (57.1ip/18er) over his last nine starts, losing for the only time on 6/30 vs. San Francisco...Went 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in five starts during the month of July...Has posted a 2.08 ERA (13.0ip/3er) in his last two home starts, but hasn t won a game at PNC Park since 6/13 vs. Colorado. vs. SAN DIEGO: 4-1 with a 1.47 ERA (30.2ip/5er) in five career starts (four coming in San Diego)...Won a 7-1 decision at Petco Park last Sunday (7.0ip/1er)...Also won an 11-1 decision at Petco last year on 4/21 (6.0ip/0r) and a 4-1 decision on 6/3/15...Allowed two runs in 6.0 innings, but was outdueled by Ian Kennedy in a 2-1 loss at Petco on 8/21/13 and won a 10-1 decision (6.0ip/1er/12so) against Kennedy at PNC Park on 9/19/13. TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...15, 7/19 vs. MIL Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents...8, & Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) , 7/1 vs. SF INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 10, Cole (7/19 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak...3 games, Cole (7/5-30 & 6/13-24) & LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Longest losing streak...6 games, Kuhl (4/18-6/14) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Nova Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova Most IP, game, reliever , LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP , Taillon (6/23-7/15) Most consecutive saves...9, Rivero (6/10-7/20) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...6 games (7/16-21) Longest losing streak... 6 games (5/7-12) Longest game, innings...14, 5/31 vs. ARI Longest game, time... 4:40, 5/31 vs. ARI (14 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, 6/30 vs. SF Shortest game, time...2:10, 5/30 vs. ARI Largest margin of victory...11 runs, (14-3) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, Largest come from behind loss... 5 runs, Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 48,235, Smallest crowd, road...13,909, Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 6/27 vs. TB & 4/21 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, Consecutive innings w/out an error , 5/8-14 Most double plays turned... 4, 7/16 vs. StL, & 4/8 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)...3 (5 hours, 4 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...41

3 JOSH BELL N Has tallied an RBI in four straight games...his 25 RBI since 6/28 are the tied for 4th-most in the National League. HOMESTAND: 4-10 (.400) 0 HR 3 RBI N Has hit safely in four straight games (5-for-11)...Is 15-for-46 (.326) in his last 12 games at PNC Park. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is leading all N.L. switch hitters in home runs and RBI...Homered as a pinch hitter Sunday in San Diego. LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 0 HR 3 RBI 4 games N Leads all N.L. rookies in hits (93) and ranks second in RBI (59), OBP (.325) and total bases (177). Multi-Hit Games: 19 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 7/30/17 at SF First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-11 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-14 Is hitting.435 (10-for-23) with a homer and a OPS in his last six games played at PNC Park. N Has gone 2-for-27 in his last eight games overall after hitting safely in six straight (13-for- 24,.542). N Is hitting.268 (19-for-71) in 2s since coming off the 7-day concussion disabled list on 7/3. N Has started 18 of the last 22 games; did not play Wednesday and Thursday...Is hitless in his last 14 at bats. Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 7/18/17 vs. MIL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ADAM FRAZIER N Has 11 hits in his last 21 at bats...had a pair of hits while also scoring a run Thursday night. HOMESTAND: 5-11 (.455) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.422 (19-for-45) with five doubles and three RBI in 17 games since the All-Star break. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 40 starts in LF, 16 at second base, three in RF and one each at third base, shortstop and center field. LAST 3: 5-11 (.455) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.333 (13-for-39) off left-handed pitchers this season;.365 (23-for-63) in his career. Multi-Hit Games: 21 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 starts (18-for-46,.391)...Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI Thursday night. HOMESTAND: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 4 RBI N Is hitting.345 (20-for-58) with six walks, a home run and nine RBI in 18 games since the break (.431 OBP). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 73 starts at third base, two more than his total made with the Pirates last year (made 112 in 2015). LAST 3: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 4 RBI 2 games N Is hitting.323 (21-for-65) off LHP this season...hit his last home run at PNC Park on May 20 vs. Philadelphia. Multi-Hit Games: 19 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 7/23/17 at COL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) JOSH HARRISON N Has not started the last three games; left Sunday s game in San Diego with lower left leg discomfort. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 9-for-23 (.391) with a double, triple and RBI in his last six games against San Diego at PNC Park. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitless in his last nine at bats (four games) after going on a 10-for-26 (.385) in his previous six games. LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Has produced four multi-hit games in his last seven starts, going 9-for-25 (.360) with two doubles. Multi-Hit Games: 30 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 7/18/17 vs. MIL First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Singled as a pinch hitter Thursday night to snap an 0-for-34 streak; was his first hit since 7/5. HOMESTAND: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 25 starts in RF, 11 in LF and six at first base.. Went 0-for-4 while starting in right field Tuesday. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His HR off Josh Osich on 7/2 was the second of his career off a lefty and first since his first career HR on 4/24/10. LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has two pinch-hit home runs this year (five career)...is hitting.304 (7-for-23) with seven RBI as a pinch hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored Thursday vs. Cincinnati; had gone 3-for-23 in his previous six games. HOMESTAND: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.266 (17-for-64) in 15 games since being reinstated from the restricted list on 7/18. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 20-for-73 (.274) with two walks and 15 runs scored in 17 games as the leadoff batter this season. LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Recorded his third assist last Friday; his 36 outfield assists since 2015 lead all Major League players. Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/15/17 at CHI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Homered off Travis Wood last Friday...Produced his third career three-homer game Sunday in San Diego. HOMESTAND: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has tallied 17 RBI in his last 13 games...is on pace for 102 RBI this season (career high is 96 in 2012 & 2105). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 523 career extra-base hits rank eighth on club s all-time list; Dave Parker is seventh with 524. LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is leading all Major League players with a.469 OBP and all N.L. players with a.370 batting average since 5/24. 4 games Multi-Hit Games: 29 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 7/30/17 at SD First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has 10 hits in his last 21 at bats against LHP...Is hitting.307 (27-for-88) with runners in scoring position. HOMESTAND: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 10 home runs are two shy of his career-high of 12 (2014); he cracked 11 long balls last season. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His.509 slugging and.347 OBP since 5/22 rank second to Corey Seager (.538/.393) among N.L. shortstops. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.295 (65-for-220) with 15 doubles, 4 triples, 8 homers and 33 RBI in his last 6s (since 5/22). Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 7/24/17 at SF First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Played final inning at third base Tuesday and singled in his only at bat...has hit safely 5 of his last 6 home games. HOMESTAND: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delivered first career walkoff hit with a single in the 10th inning on 7/19 vs. Milwaukee. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off St. Louis Carlos Martinez for his first Major League home run on 7/16 at PNC Park. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was tied for 1st in HR (13), 2nd in OPS (.954) and 3rd in slugging (.569) in International League when recalled on 6/2. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 7/16/17 vs. StL First HR: 7/16/17 vs. StL (Carlos Martinez) JOSÉ OSUNA N Is hitting.267 (32-for-120) with 18 RBI in his 32 starts...has 11 hits in his last 32 at bats (.344) overall. HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 starts (21-for-65,.323)...Has five hits in his last 14 at bats with RISP. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made the start at first base Sunday in San Diego and went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Seven of his last 16 hits have gone for extra bases and 20 of his 43 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-10 (.100) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-9 N Has gone 0-for-7 in two games since being reinstated from the 10-day D.L. (left hamstring strain) on Wednesday. N Has gone 11-for-37 (.297) in his last 10 games...is hitting.333 (14-for-42) in his last 11 home games. N Recorded his third four-hit game of the season on 7/17...Is hitting.889 (8-for-9) in 3 games while batting 7th. N Hit safely in 15 of his 16 starts in July, going 24-for-61 (.393) with six doubles and three home runs. Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 7/20/17 vs. MIL First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Has started each of the last two games...has posted a team-best 3.59 catcher's ERA in his 30 games this year. HOMESTAND: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been behind the plate for each of the team s last four shutouts, including Thursday s 6-0 blanking of the Reds. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Tied his career high (sixth time) with three hits in his start on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee. LAST 3: 0-11 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-13 N Has thrown out six of the 17 runners attempting to steal against him; caught a total of three runners in 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 JOAQUÍN BENOIT N Allowed a solo homer in 1.0 inning of work in his Pirates debut Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati and was charged with the loss. BA AGAINST: N Was acquired from Philadelphia on Monday in exchange for minor league pitcher Seth McGarry. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Pitched 1.0 inning or less in 43 of his 44 games with the Phillies; tossed a season-high 1.1 innings on 7/28 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/1 N Was scored upon just once in his last five appearances (5.1ip) and twice in his last eight games with Philly (8.1ip/2er). DANIEL HUDSON N Allowed one of his three inherited runners to score Wednesday night against the Reds; issued a walk with the bases loaded (0.2ip/0r). BA AGAINST: N Gave up two hits and one run in 0.2ip on 7/28 and suffered the loss in 3-2 setback at San Diego (winning run scored on his wild pitch). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 22/7 N Has not been charged with an earned run in his last 13 games (10.0ip/2r), dating back to 6/27. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 49/34 N Has posted a 2.03 ERA (31.0ip/7er) and.206 batting average against (22-for-107) in 37 appearances since the beginning of May. WADE LeBLANC N Is currently on the Bereavement List due to an illness in his family...was placed on the list prior to Wednesday s game. BA AGAINST: N Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings Tuesday night vs. Cincinnati...Has been scored upon twice in his last nine outings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/2 N Has already established a career high in appearances (40) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 40/31 N Has a 2.41 ERA (37.1ip/10er) when working more than 1.0 inning...earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati JHAN MARIÑEZ N Gave up a solo HR to Eugenio Suarez on Tuesday...Has been charged with two earned runs in his last 8.1 innings of work (five games). BA AGAINST: N Has worked 2.0 innings or more in five of his last seven appearances...has a 2.96 ERA (27.1ip/9er) when pitching 2.0 or more innings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 12/7 N Was claimed off waivers on 5/19 from Milwaukee, where he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 24/11 N Recorded his only career win on 7/19/10 vs. Colorado while pitching with the Marlins...Made MLB debut with Miami on 7/16/10. DOVYDAS NEVERAUSKAS N Closed out Pittsburgh s 6-0 shutout Thursday night by tossing a ninth inning - his fourth appearance with the Pirates in BA AGAINST: N Was recalled Wednesday from Indianapolis, where he had 11 saves and a 2.96 ERA (45.2ip/42h/19r/15er/19bb/42so) in 36 games. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Is in his third stint with the Pirates this season...made his Major League debut on 4/24 vs. Chicago (2.0ip/1er). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/2 N Was born and raised in Vilnius, Lithuania...Was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent on 7/9/09. JUAN NICASIO N Tossed a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday...Has recorded a 1.04 ERA (26.0ip/3er) while pitching in the eighth inning this year. BA AGAINST: N Has made six straight scoreless appearances (6.0ip) and has been scored upon twice in his last 18 games (18.0ip/2er), dating to 6/27. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Had a streak of 53.1 innings without allowing a home run until Yadier Molina took him deep on 7/16; his first HR allowed since 9/10/16. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 53/36 N Recorded his first save as a member of the Pirates on 7/6 and the second of his career; his other save came on 5/15/15 vs. Colorado. FELIPE RIVERO N Surrendered a two-run homer to Adam Duvall in a non-save situation Wednesday; the first runs he has allowed since 6/27. BA AGAINST: N Has not pitched in a save situation since earning his 9th on 7/20...Has allowed an earned run in just five of his 51 appearances overall. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 21/2 N Five of his nine saves with the Pirates have been more than 1.0-inning saves; is 9-for-9 in save opportunities this season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 51/37 N Is leading all Major League relief pitchers with a 0.99 ERA...Has produced 37 strikeouts in his last 24 appearances (28.0ip). A.J. SCHUGEL N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Thursday vs. the Reds...Has been scored upon just once in his last eight appearances (9.1ip/1er). BA AGAINST: N Has made five scoreless appearances (6.1ip) while pitching at PNC Park this season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Won his season debut on 7/9 at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r/0bb/1so)...Was also with the Pirates between 6/10-14, but did not pitch. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 9/6 N Was recalled on 7/7 from Indianapolis, where he went 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA (36.2ip/17er) and 36 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances Disabled List (8 players, 10 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/ Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 6/ David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/ Jameson Taillon (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 6/ Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/ Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 6/ Chris Stewart (L hamstring strain) 5/30 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/7 6/14 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/22 (retro to 6/20) 6/27 7/3 4-6 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 7/22 8/1 8/2 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 2017) - last on (Cervelli & McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (Cervelli) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a (club record, done 3 times) 2017 Ejections 1. 5/22 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 2. 5/22 at Atlanta...Freese by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 3. 5/23 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Nic Lentz (arguing Bell being out of base line) 4. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Hurdle by Jerry Layne (arguing Frazier advance in sixth) 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th 3. 5/27 vs. New York...Jaso single in 10th 4. 5/29 vs. Arizona...McCutchen HR in 9th Pirates vs. San Diego 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Frazier Freese Harrison Jaso Marte McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Benoit Cole Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Marinez Nicasio Nova Rivero Schugel Taillon Williams Walkoff Wins 5. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Bell HR in 9th 6. 7/16 vs. St. Louis...Frazier single in 9th 7. 7/19 vs. Milwaukee...Moroff single in 10th

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (11-13) 3 1 at Bos L T2-1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36, at Bos L 0-3 (12) Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 7 3 ATL W Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36, ATL W Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68, ATL W 6-5 (10) Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90, CIN L Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28, , CIN L Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11, , CIN L Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12, , at Bos L T4-3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32, at Chi W Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40, at Chi W Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41, at Chi W T3-1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39, at Stl L T3-2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40, at Stl L Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38, at Stl L T4-3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40, NYY W Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30, , NYY L Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36, , NYY W Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27, , CHI L Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13, , CHI L Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15, , CHI W LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16, , at Mia W Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19, at Mia W NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33, at Mia L T4-2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 MAY (13-17) 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14, at Cin W T4-2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13, at Cin L Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14, at Cin L Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17, MIL W LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21, , MIL W 2-1 (10) Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22, , MIL L Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25, , at LA L Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37, at LA L 3-4 (10) Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47, at LA L Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40, at Ari L Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17, at Ari L Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21, at Ari W Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31, at Ari W 6-4 (10) Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34, WAS L Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16, , WAS W Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) 18, , WAS W Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) 27, , PHI L Hellickson (5-1) Williams (2-3) 25, , PHI W Nova (4-3) Velasquez (2-4) Watson (9) 32, , PHI W LeBlanc (3-0) Nola (2-1) Watson (10) 24, , at Atl L Foltynewicz (3-4) Cole (2-5) Johnson (9) 21, at Atl L Jackson (1-0) Watson (2-1) 25, at Atl W 12-5 (10) Rivero (2-1) Collmenter (0-2) 25, at Atl W Nova (5-3) Colon (2-5) 33, NY L degrom (4-1) Kuhl (1-5) 29, , NY W 5-4 (10) Watson (3-1) Pill (0-1) 31, , NY L Harvey (4-3) Glasnow (2-4) 21, , ARI W Watson (4-1) Bradley (1-1) 16, , ARI L RAY (5-3) Nova (5-4) 14, , ARI L 5-6 (14) McFarland (3-0) Marinez (0-1) 20, ,084 JUNE (13-13) 2 55 at NY W Cole (3-5) Sewald (0-1) 33, at NY L Gsellman (4-3) Glasnow (2-5) Reed (8) 34, at NY W Williams (3-3) Pill (0-2) 35, at Bal L 5-6 (10) Brach (1-1) LeBlanc (3-1) 26, at Bal L 6-9 (11) Givens (6-0) LeBlanc (3-2) 19, MIA L Volquez (3-7) Cole (3-6) 21, , MIA L McGowan (4-0) Glasnow (2-6) 23, , MIA W Hudson (1-2) Phelps (2-3) Rivero (1) 27, , MIA W Nova (6-4) Locke (0-2) Rivero (2) 22, , COL W Taillon (3-1) Freeland (7-4) 16, , COL W Cole (4-6) Ottavino (0-1) 16, , COL L Marquez (5-3) Kuhl (1-6) 17, , CHI L Uehara (2-3) Nicasio (1-3) 25, , CHI W Nova (7-4) Arrieta (6-5) Rivero (3) 34, , CHI L Lackey (5-7) Taillon (3-2) 34, , at Mil W Cole (5-6) Garza (3-3) 25, at Mil W Kuhl (2-6) Davies (7-4) 23, at Mil L Drake (3-2) Hudson (1-3) Knebel (11) 25, at Mil L Anderson (6-2) Nova (7-5) Knebel (12) 28, at Stl W Rivero (3-1) Oh (1-4) 47, at Stl W Cole (6-6) Lynn (5-5) 46, at Stl L Bowman (2-2) Nicasio (1-4) 43, TB L 2-4 (10) Colome (2-3) Rivero (3-2) Hunter (1) 20, , TB W Nova (8-5) Snell (0-5) 21, , TB W Taillon (4-2) Archer (6-5) 22, , SF L Cueto (6-7) Cole (6-7) 26, ,360 JULY (14-11) 1 81 SF L 1-2 (11) Osich (2-1) Hudson (1-4) Dyson (1) 27, , PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 SF L Samardzija (4-9) Watson (4-2) Dyson (2) 32,144 1,024, at Phi L Nola (6-5) Nova (8-6) 26, at Phi W Taillon (5-2) Leiter Jr. (1-1) Rivero (4) 24, at Phi W Cole (7-7) Lively (1-4) Rivero (5) 19, at Phi W Kuhl (3-6) Benoit (1-3) Nicasio (1) 33, at Chi L Edwards Jr. (3-1) Williams (3-4) 41, at Chi W Nova (9-6) Arrieta (8-7) Rivero (6) 41, at Chi W Schugel (1-0) Lester (5-6) 41, ALL-STAR BREAK STL W Rivero (4-2) Oh (1-5) 24,988 1,049, STL L Lynn (8-6) Taillon (5-3) 35,658 1,085, STL W LeBlanc (4-2) Cecil (1-3) 29,247 1,114, MIL W Hudson (2-4) Hader (1-1) Rivero (7) 18,506 1,133, MIL W Nova (10-6) Drake (2-3) Rivero (8) 20,462 1,153, MIL W 3-2 (10) Watson (5-2) Hughes (3-2) 24,401 1,178, MIL W Taillon (6-3) Nelson (8-5) Rivero (9) 33,493 1,211, at Col W Williams (4-4) Hoffman (6-2) 41, at Col L Marquez (8-4) Kuhl (3-7) Holland (31) 48, at Col L Freeland (10-7) Nova (10-7) 40, at SF W Cole (8-7) Cain (3-9) 40, at SF L Bumgarner (1-4) Taillon (6-4) Stratton (1) 41, at SF L Samardzija (5-11) Watson (5-3) Dyson (6) 41, at SD L Wood (1-0) Hudson (2-5) Hand (6) 24, at SD L Lamet (5-4) Nova (10-8) Yates (1) 37, at SD W Cole (9-7) Richard (5-12) 30,267 AUGUST (1-2) CIN L Bailey (2-6) Taillon (6-5) 22,403 1,233, CIN L Lorenzen (6-2) Benoit (0-1) Iglesias (18) 22,367 1,256, CIN W Kuhl (4-7) Romano (2-3) 25,955 1,282, SD SD SD DET DET at Det at Det at Tor at Tor at Tor at Mil at Mil STL STL STL STL LA LA LA LA at Cin at Cin at Cin at Chi at Chi at Chi l 135 CIN CIN CIN CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl at Mil at Mil at Mil at Cin at Cin at Cin MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL BAL BAL at Was at Was at Was at Was STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (43-51), Osuna (4-2), Jaso (3-3), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (27-32), Frazier (7-9), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4) 3B - Freese (36-37), Harrison (14-17), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (48-53), Moroff (2-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (20-19), Polanco (12-14), Marte (6-8), Jaso (6-5), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-2), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (44-47), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (26-22), Jaso (9-16), Osuna (9-8), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (1-2), Luplow (1-1) C - Cervelli (30-36), Stewart (13-11), Diaz (9-8), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1), Bell (0-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (27-25), Harrison (12-13), Marte (8-9), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2) 2nd - Harrison (30-31), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-2), Frazier (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (37-39), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Freese (20-18), Polanco (15-22), Bell (14-14), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (18-21), Bell (14-16), Cervelli (8-6), Jaso (5-6), Osuna (4-5), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (1-1) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (11-6), Cervelli (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-7), Bell (2-4), Mercer (4-2), Frazier (2-1), Diaz (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Cervelli (12-16), Mercer (14-11), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Diaz (5-2), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (1-3), Jaso (1-1), Polanco (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Luplow (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Frazier (0-1) 8th - Mercer (24-26), Stewart (12-10), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (3-3), Diaz (1-3), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Cervelli (1-1), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (52-51), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Stewart (0-1), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 7/18 Starling Marte (OF) reinstated from Restricted List...Phil Gosselin (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/22 Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day disabled list...steven Brault (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis. 7/28 Jordan Luplow (OF) selected from Indianapolis...Steven Brault (LHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/31 Joaquín Benoit (RHP) acquired from Philadelphia...Tony Watson (LHP) traded to Los Angeles (NL). 8/2 Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Gregory Polanco (OF) reinstated from the D.L...Wade LeBlanc (LHP) placed on Bereavement List... Jordan Luplow (OF) optioned to Indianapolis.