JULY 15, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #91/HOME #45 RHP LANCE LYNN (7-6, 3.61 ERA) vs. RHP JAMESON TAILLON (5-2, 2.

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1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (43-46) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (43-47) JULY 15, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #91/HOME #45 RHP LANCE LYNN (7-6, 3.61 ERA) vs. RHP JAMESON TAILLON (5-2, 2.73 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won three straight games and six of their last seven after dropping four in a row...have gone in their last 29 games after losing four straight and five-of-six...won a season-high four straight games from 6/ Have gone in their last 54 games, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs in their final game before the break Sunday at Wrigley Field...Had a record after 90 games last season (46-45 after 91). WALKING OFF: The home run in the ninth inning Friday night by Josh Bell was the first walkoff hit of his Major League career and the fifth by a Pirates player in 2017 (third home run)...bell also became the first Pirates rookie ever to hit a walkoff homer against the Cardinals and the first Pirates rookie to hit a walkoff homer since Pedro Alvarez in RINGING THE BELL: Josh Bell has hit safely in six straight games, going 11-for-26 (.423) with three straight multi-hit efforts and four overall during the streak...he has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games (15-for-48,.313) while also collecting at least one RBI in nine of the 12 contests (14 RBI total)...bell s 17 home runs and 48 RBI this season rank second among N.L. rookies behind Cody Bellinger (25 and 58 respectively)...bell leads all N.L. rookies in hits (74) and walks (38). SHOOTING BLANKS: Jameson Taillon enters tonight s start with a 15.1 scoreless innings streak, the second-longest active streak among all Major League pitchers behind Brett Cecil (15.2), who tossed a scoreless inning for the Cardinals last night.. Taillon has not surrendered a run in his last two starts (11.1ip) and has gone 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA (27.1ip/6er) in five starts since returning from D.L. on 6/12 (had testicular cancer surgery on 5/8). BUCS & BIRDS: Since Clint Hurdle took over as manager in 2011, the Pirates have gone overall against the Cardinals (31-23 at PNC Park and at Busch Stadium), scoring 473 runs and allowing Following this series, the two teams are scheduled to meet again next month for three games at PNC Park from August before playing the final game in Williamsport on August 20...The Bucs also travel to St. Louis for a three-game series from September 8-10 before hosting the RedBirds for three games from September THE ARMS RACE: The Pirates have recorded a 2.70 ERA (90.0ip/27er) after the first 10 games played in July...The only team in the Majors to post a better team ERA so far this month is the Dodgers (2.44)...Pittsburgh s bullpen ranks third in the National League in ERA (2.08) in July while the starting staff ranks tied for fifth (3.09). WHAT A RELIEF: Juan Nicasio has posted a 0.00 ERA (9.1ip) in his last nine appearances and has been scored upon just six times in his first 44 games this season...he recorded his second career save last Saturday in Pittsburgh s 4-2 win at Wrigley Field...Beginning with the action on 7/2/16, Nicasio ranks fourth among all National League relief pitchers with 114 K s. KEEPING IT CLOSE AT HOME: The Pirates have produced a 12-5 record at PNC Park this season in games decided by two runs or less, going 10-3 in one-run decisions...in the 17 seasons of play at PNC Park, the Bucs have been involved in 401 one-run games and have posted a record (.591 winning percentage). HOT COFFEE: Gregory Polanco went 2-for-4 with an RBI Friday night and has now hit safely in all nine of his starts this month (15-for-35,.429)...He has hit safely 11 of his last 13 games overall (17-for-45,.378) and has raised his season average 24 points from.237 on 6/20 to.261 heading into today. MARTE ON REHAB: Outfielder Starling Marte has gone 10-for-37 (.270) with a home run, three RBI, two walks and four stolen bases in 10 total rehab games between Triple-A Indianapolis and Single-A Bradenton...Marte is currently serving an 80-game suspension and is eligible for reinstatement on Tuesday. PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF: Andrew McCutchen has gone 14-for-36 (.389) with five doubles, three home runs, three RBI and a OPS in his first nine games this month after taking home National League Player-of-the-Month accolades in June...Beginning with the action on May 24, McCutchen leads all Major League players in batting average (.403), on-base percentage (.500) and OPS (1.218), while ranking third in slugging (.718) and fifth in total bases (107). THE HIT PARADE: Andrew McCutchen enters today with 1398 career hits, which ranks 17th in Pirates history (Jason Kendall is 16th on the list with 1409 and Bill Virdon is 15th with 1431)...Since his first season in the big leagues in 2009, McCutchen s 1398 hits rank seveth in all of Major League Baseball and first among all National League players. MR. FREESE: Former Cardinals World Series hero David Freese appeared in his 800th career game at third base Friday night (427 of those came with St. Louis)...He enters today ranked eighth among active players in games played at that position. SHORT HOPS: Jordy Mercer currently ranks third among National League shortstops in OPS (.772), slugging percentage (.423) and on-base percentage (.349)...His.988 fielding percentage is second among all National Leaguers at that position. RAVING ABOUT RIVERO: Felipe Rivero picked up his fourth win of the season Friday night and has been scored upon just twice in his last 25 games (27.2ip/3r/2er)...Rivero has allowed an earned run in four of his 45 appearances...he recorded his sixth save of the season last Saturday night in Chicago and his fourth multi-innings save...the last Pirates pitcher to earn at least four saves of more than 1.0ip in a season was RHP Julian Tavarez, who had seven such saves in ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY July 15, 1995: Jeff King hit two home runs and tallied five RBI to power the Pirates past the Cardinals, 9-2, at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates tagged Cardinals starter Allen Watson with six runs in the first two innings, including home runs from King, Mark Parent and Jay Bell. Bucco lefty Denny Neagle went the distance, pitching his third of five complete games during his 1995 All-Star 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 Wins in final AB...8 Walkoff Wins...5 Losses in final AB Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Sunday vs. St. Louis 1:35 RHP Carlos Martinez (6-8, 3.40 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (3-4, 4.80 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 LHP Brent Suter (1-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (3-6, 4.96 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.21 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 RHP Zach Davies (11-4, 5.08 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (7-7, 4.35 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Thursday vs. Milwaukee 12:35 RHP Jimmy Nelson vs. RHP Jameson Taillon AT&T SportsNet

2 50 - RHP JAMESON TAILLON (PRONOUNCED TIE-own) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-0 with a 4.09 ERA (11.0ip/5er) in two career starts...opposed Adam Wainwright on 6/23 at Busch Stadium and received a no-decision (6.0ip/3er) in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win...also matched up against Mike Leake and received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win at PNC Park on 9/7/16 (5.0ip/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 4/5 at Boston ND L 4/11 vs. Cincinnati ND L 4/16 at Chicago W W 4/22 vs. New York (AL) BS L 4/28 at Miami W W APRIL (2-0, 2.08 ERA) /3 at Cincinnati L L MAY (0-1, ERA) Taillon was on the D.L. from 5/4 to 6/12 due to testicular cancer (had surgery on 5/8). He made a rehab start with Double-A Altoona on 5/28 at Erie and two with Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/2 and 6/7. 5/28 at Erie ND W 6/2 vs. Gwinnett ND W 6/7 at Toledo L L REHAB (0-1, 3.21 ERA) /12 vs. Colorado W W 6/18 vs. Chicago L L 6/23 at St. Louis ND W 6/29 vs. Tampa Bay W W JUNE (2-1, 2.42 ERA) /4 at Philadelphia W W 1st HALF (5-2, 2.73 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 6/27 22% 2 4 (461.1ip/207er) 4.04 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (161.1ip/81er) 4.52 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 5/16 31% 0 3 (173.2ip/76er) 3.94 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 1 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, (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, 4 times, last on 6/16 vs. CHI (9th) 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... 4, 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...46, 5/22-7/14 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, Cervelli Osuna & Polanco & 4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....3, McCutchen Jaso & Mercer Harrison & Frazier Most 2bs, game... 2, 13 times, last by Osuna Most 3bs, game...1, 22 times, last by Mercer & Bell Most HR, game...2, McCutchen & 6/13 vs. COL) & Harrison Most extra-base hits... 2, 25 times, last by Bell Most total bases....9, McCutchen Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz Most SB, game...2, 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 CAREER BATTING:.080 (4-for-50) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 6 SACS 2017 BATTING:.056 (1-for-18) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 SAC Snapped an 0-for-18 start to his career with a single off Jeff Samardzija at AT&T Park on 8/16/16 TOMORROW S STARTER TREVOR WILLIAMS: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his 19th appearance/13th start of the season tomorrow...allowed three runs in 3.2 innings and lost a 6-1 decision in his last start on 7/7 at Wrigley Field...Has gone 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA (60.1ip/27er) in his last 11 starts since giving up eight runs (6er) in 3.0 innings in his first start on 5/8 in Los Angeles...Has surrendered a home run in two of his last nine starts...has worked at least 6.0 innings in three of his last four starts...has a 3.50 ERA (18.0ip/7er) in his last three starts at PNC Park...The Pirates are 5-7 in his 12 starts, losing the last five games since winning his previous four from 5/24 to 6/10. vs. ST. LOUIS: 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA (4.1ip/3er) in three career relief appearances (all in 2016)...Allowed one unearned run in 3.0 innings in his MLB debut while earning the win on 9/7 at PNC Park...He also allowed four runs (3er) in 0.1 inning on 9/30 and tossed 1.0 scoreless inning on 10/2 at St. Louis. TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...14, 5/31 vs. ARI 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...9, Taillon (7/4 at PHI) Longest winning streak... 3 games, Cole (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 (6/23-7/4) Most consecutive saves...7, Watson (4/7-26) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...4 games (6/10-13) 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... 47,720, 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, & 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... 38

3 JOSH BELL N Recorded his first career walkoff hit Friday; a three-run HR in the 9th...Also had career-high tying 4 RBI Friday. HOMESTAND: 2-3 (.667) 1 HR 4 RBI N Has gone 7-for-12 in his last three games...had a career-high tying three hits last Saturday at Wrigley Field. SERIES: 2-3 (.667) 1 HR 4 RBI N His 16 HR before the break surpassed Ralph Kiner (15 in 1946) for the most by a Pirates rookie before All-Star Game. LAST 3: 7-12 (.583) 1 HR 5 RBI 6 games N Has an RBI in nine of his last 12 games...has hit safely in six straight games and in 10 of his last 12. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 6 RBI 0-for-5 Has started each of the last four games behind the plate...went hitless in four at bats Friday night. Hit a first-inning grand slam and had a career-high tying five RBI (also 5/8/10) Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. N Has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games vs. St. Louis since the beginning of 2016 (11-for-38,.289). N Has hit safely in three of his last four games...has gone 38 games since making his last error on 4/24. ADAM FRAZIER N Had three hits Friday night; his first multi-hit game since also collecting three hits on 6/21 at Milwaukee. HOMESTAND: 3-5 (.600) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 11-for-36 (.306) this year vs. lefties...has hit safely in four of his last five games against the Cards. SERIES: 3-5 (.600) 0 HR 0 RBI N Leads team with 50 starts batting leadoff...has hit safely in four straight and in six of last eight starts at PNC. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit all three of his home runs this season on the road; all three homers have been three-run shots. DAVID FREESE N Went 1-for-3 with a double Friday night...has gone 15-for-47 (.319) in his last 14 games against the Cardinals. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started each of the last three games at third base...had his last multi-hit game on 6/19 at Milwaukee. SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his 800th career appearance at third base Friday night; made 427 of those with STL from LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 58 starts at third base; made a total of 71 starts at third base for the Bucs last year. Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 7/14/17 vs. StL First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 6 First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/6/17 at BAL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) PHIL GOSSELIN N Walked in pinch hit appearance Sunday afternoon; his first game action since being promoted back to the Bucs. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled from Indianapolis on 7/8...Is in his third stint with the Bucs this season (also 4/3-5/7 & 6/2-12). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 11 appearances (seven starts) at second base, one appearance at first base and one at third base. LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Has hit.287 (47-for-164) with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homer and 18 RBI in 43 Triple-A games this season. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez) JOSH HARRISON N Represented the Pirates at Tuesday s All-Star Game in Miami and played the final four innings st second base. HOMESTAND: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his sixth three-hit game of the year Sunday while finishing his day with a solo homer in the ninth. SERIES: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.303 (20-for-66) in the first inning of games...went hitless in five at bats Friday night. LAST 3: 3-14 (.214) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Has been hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 20 times; the next closest player is Derek Dietrich (14 times). Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 8 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Is 5-for-9 with a double and HR in his last 4 games vs. the Cards; his HR was a 9th inning game-winner on 6/23. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went hitless in five at bats while batting second Saturday...Has made six of his last seven starts in left field. SERIES: 0-1 (.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: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 N Has two pinch-hit home runs this year (five career)...is hitting.316 (6-for-19) with seven RBI as a pinch hitter. ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Has a five-game hitting streak (9-for-19,.474)...Is hitting.427 (44-for-103) in his last 29 games (dating to 6/9). HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is two hits shy of 1400 in his career; ranks 17th all-time in team history in that category (Jason Kendall is 16th with 1409). SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 23-for-51 (.451) in his last 15 games at PNC...His 51 hits since 6/1 rank T-4th in MLB and T-1st in the N.L. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.469 (15-for-32) with runners in scoring position since 5/27;.329 (23-for-70) overall with RISP. 5 games Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 14 First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Went 1-for-3 with a walk Friday night...recorded his third three-rbi game of the year Sunday in Chicago. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.325 (52-for-160) with 12 doubles, four triples, six homers and 25 RBI in his last 44 games (since 5/22). SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his eighth homer of the year on 7/2...His.772 OPS ranks third among all National League shortstops. LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 0 HR 4 RBI 3 games N Ranks second among N.L. shortstops in fielding pct. (.988); has made just one error in his last 65 games. Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Made his last start at second base Sunday at Wrigley Field and went 0-for-4 with a walk and run scored. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his first career multi-rbi game on 6/7 at Baltimore while making the start at second base. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made seven starts at second base (last on 7/9), three at shortstop and one at third base (7/2). LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-10 N Was tied for 1st in HR (13), 2nd in OPS (.954) and 3rd in slugging (.569) in International League at time of promotion. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSÉ OSUNA N Singled as a pinch hitter Friday night...doubled twice and had two RBI while starting in right field on Sunday. HOMESTAND: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had three outfield assists on 7/6, including two in successive plays; the first Pirate to have 3 assists since SERIES: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts (14-for-47)...Has four hits in his last seven at bats with RISP. LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 2 RBI 2 games N Five of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases and 18 of his 35 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 9 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) GREGORY POLANCO N Went 2-for-4 last night; has now hit safely in all nine of his starts this month, going 15-for-35 (.429) with 2 HR. HOMESTAND: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Smacked a two-run homer off Jake Arrieta last Saturday...Has homered twice in his last four starts. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Matched a season-high with four hits on 7/6 (also 4/8 vs. Atlanta) while homering and collecting two RBI. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 3 RBI N Has gone 66 games since making his only error on 4/7 (left field); made his last error in right field on 9/2/16. Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 7/8/17 at CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Has been behind the plate for each of team s last three shutouts; 7/4 at Philly, 6/29 vs. Tampa & 5/21 vs. Philly. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the last two innings of Sunday s game at Chicago and flied out in his only at bat of the game. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his 10 starts at PNC Park this season, going 9-for-33 with a pair of RBI. LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Collected first career triple on 4/23...Has thrown out five runners attempting to steal against him; had three in Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 DANIEL HUDSON N Worked a scoreless 7th inning in last appearance on 7/5 at Philly...Has allowed one unearned run in his last six appearances (5.2ip). BA AGAINST: N Has posted a 2.36 ERA (26.2ip/7er) and.207 batting average against (19-for-92) in 30 appearances since the beginning of May. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/5 N Has been charged with one earned run in 8.1 innings of work in his last 10 appearances at PNC Park; last on 7/1 vs. San Francisco. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 42/30 N Earned his first win as a member of the Pirates on 6/10 vs. Miami while retiring each of his three batters faced. WADE LeBLANC N Has already established a career-high in appearances (34) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. BA AGAINST: N Has made three straight scoreless appearances (4.1ip) after being scored upon in his previous two outings (2.2ip/3r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N Worked 1.0 scoreless inning Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field...Has a 2.62 ERA (34.1ip/10er) when working more than 1.0 inning. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 34/26 N Earned third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati...Has a.221 batting average against (27-for-122) against right-handed batters. JHAN MARIÑEZ N Has been scored upon in three straight outings (5.0ip/5r) after making six consecutive scoreless appearances (5.1ip). BA AGAINST: N Has worked 2.0 innings in each of his last two appearances, including his last outing (2.0ip/3h/1r) Sunday at Wrigley Field. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/6 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: 19/9 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. JUAN NICASIO N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Friday night against St. Louis...Has been scored upon in six of his 44 appearances this season. BA AGAINST: 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. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Has allowed four hits in 29 at bats over his last nine appearances...has recorded 25 strikeouts in his last 22 appearances (20.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 44/31 N Surrendered his last home run on 9/10/16 (Joey Votto); a streak of 53.1 innings since serving up his last home run. FELIPE RIVERO N Earned the win in Friday night s walkoff with a scoreless ninth...recorded sixth save on 7/8 with 1.1 scoreless innings at Chicago. BA AGAINST: N Has allowed an earned run in just four of his 45 appearances...has been scored upon twice in his last 25 games (27.2ip/3r/2er). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/2 N Four of his six saves with the Pirates have been more than 1.0-inning saves; is 6-for-6 in save opportunities this season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 45/34 N Has 28 strikeouts in his last 18 appearances (21.2.ip); has allowed six hits in 71 at bats (.085) in those 18 appearances. A.J. SCHUGEL N Won his season debut Sunday afternoon at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r/0bb/1so) in relief of emergency starter Chad Kuhl (3.0ip/1r). BA AGAINST: 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. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Is in his second stint with the Bucs this season; was also with the team from 6/10-14, but did not appear in a game. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/1 N Recorded first career on 4/25/16...Has a 2.50 ERA (36.0ip/10er) in 16 games with Pittsburgh when working multiple innings. TONY WATSON N Retired all three St. Louis batters he faced in the seventh inning Friday..Has not issued a walk in seven of his last eight appearances. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon just once in his last 12 appearances (9.2ip/1r)...Recorded his last win on 5/29 vs. Arizona. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 16/8 N Ranks seventh in Pirates history in appearances (444); Wilbur Cooper ranks sixth on the list with 469 appearances with Pittsburgh. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 41/27 N Has made the most appearances among MLB lefthanders since the start of 2012 (401)...Posted his last save on 5/ Disabled List (8 players, 9 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 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Jung Ho Kang 3/ Starling Marte 4/ 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) Pirates vs. St. Louis 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Frazier Freese Gosselin Harrison Jaso McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Cole Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Marinez Nicasio Nova Rivero Schugel Taillon Watson Williams 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) 2017 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 5. 7/14 vs. St. Louis...Bell HR in 9th 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

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 (6-4) 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 at 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 STL MIL MIL MIL MIL at Col at Col at Col at SF at SF at SF at SD at SD at SD CIN CIN CIN 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 (36-42), Jaso (3-3), Osuna (2-2), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (21-26), Frazier (4-6), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4) 3B - Freese (29-29), Harrison (13-16), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1), Moroff (0-1) SS - Mercer (40-44), Moroff (1-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (20-19), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (2-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (35-38), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (19-20), Jaso (9-13), Osuna (9-6), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (24-28), Stewart (10-10), Diaz (9-8), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1), Bell (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (26-24), Harrison (11-13), Mercer (3-8), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Harrison (24-24), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (3-2), Cervelli (2-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (28-30), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Polanco (15-22), Freese (18-15), Bell (8-8), Jaso (2-2) 5th - Freese (13-16), Bell (13-13), Cervelli (7-6), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (3-5), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (0-1) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Cervelli (6-9), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (6-4), Polanco (6-4), Bell (2-4), Mercer (3-2), Diaz (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (12-10), Cervelli (8-10), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Diaz (5-2), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (0-3), Jaso (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Polanco (0-1) 8th - Mercer (19-18), Stewart (9-9), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (2-3), 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 (43-42), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Stewart (0-1), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 6/27 Antonio Bastardo (LHP) recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L. 7/2 Starling Marte (OF) begins rehab assignment (suspension) with Bradenton. 7/3 Francisco Cervelli (C) reinstated from D.L...Edgar Santana (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/4 Starling Marte (OF) rehab assignment (suspension) transferred to Indianapolis. 7/7 A.J. Schugel (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Elias Dìaz optioned to Indianapolis. 7/8 Phil Gosselin (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Antonio Bastardo (LHP) designated for assignment.