at PNC Park postponed due to inclement weather, including seven during the month of September.

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1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (99-58) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (95-62) SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 AT PNC PARK --- GAME #158, HOME #77 RHP MICHAEL WACHA (17-6, 3.15 ERA) vs. RHP CHARLIE MORTON (9-8, 4.54 ERA) THE PIRATES...have been shut out in back-to-back games after winning a season-high tying eight straight games...were season-high 35 games over.500 (95-60) following their victory in Chicago on Saturday...Won a season-high eight straight games on two occasions (6/12-18 and 9/19-26)...Have the best record in the Major Leagues (82-46,.641) since May 9...Were after 157 games last season (86-72 after 158). LOCAL ON THE 8 s: The Pirates have had one game rained out this season, August 3 vs. Chicago, and have endured 14 rain delays at PNC Park totaling 15 hours and 33 minutes...since the ballpark opened in 2001, there have been a total of 32 games BUCS WHEN... at PNC Park postponed due to inclement weather, including seven during the month of September. Last five games HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?: Last night Gregory Polanco picked up his 11th outfield assist, which is tied with Jay Bruce for the Last ten games most among National League right fielders...overall this season, the Pirates lead all N.L. teams with 36 outfield assists, with Starling Marte leading all outfielders with 15 (the most by a Pirates outfielder since Jose Guillen had 16 in 1998). Leading after ON THE BUMP: Charlie Morton has gone 6-3 with a 3.49 ERA (67.0ip/26er) in his 11 starts at home this season...a victory Tied after tonight would give Morton 10 wins, which would match his career high set with the Pirates in Trailing after PLEASING THE HOME FOLK: The Pirates are at home in 2015, the third straight season in which they have reached the 50-win mark at PNC Park and the first time in franchise history that Pittsburgh has had a streak of this length...the only Leading after other team with 50 or more home wins in each of the last three seasons is the Cardinals, who have done so in each of the last Tied after four seasons...only the Cardinals (160) have won more games at home over the last three seasons than the Pirates (151). Trailing after BUCS/BIRDS: The Pirates have gone 8-9 against the Cardinals this season, with the Bucs winning five of the eight games played at PNC Park...The Pirates have gone 20-9 with 26 home runs hit in the last 29 games played against the Redbirds Leading after here in Pittsburgh, dating back to 8/28/12. Tied after SEVENTH HEAVEN: Francisco Cervelli leads all Major League players with a.364 batting average in the seventh inning or later...he has gone 55-for-151 overall this season in those instances, 6-for-10 in his last seven games. Trailing after FAN-TASTIC: With five regular season home dates remaining, the Pirates have drawn 2,333,136 fans to PNC Park this season...the club set an attendance record last year by drawing 2,442,564 fans in 81 home dates (30,155 average). Scoring first Opp. score first FOR THE RECORD: Pittsburgh s 277 wins since the start of the 2013 season rank second among all Major League teams behind the St. Louis Cardinals (286)...The Pirates have now won 95 games in a season 14 times in their 129-year history Scoring (since 1887) and a win tonight would give them 96 wins for the first time since 1992 (96-66). Scoring less than THE FINAL STAND: Pittsburgh s final six regular season games will be played at PNC Park, where the club s record is the third-best home mark in the Major Leagues...Following the remaining two games against the Cardinals, the homestand Outhitting Opp concludes with three against the Reds beginning Friday night. Being out-hit RIDING HIGH: The Pirates were 35 games over.500 Saturday (95-60) for the first time since the 1972 club finished the season with a record ( + 37)...The 1972 squad reached a high-water mark of 4s over.500 on 9/14 (89-48). Hits are equal CALL TO THE PEN: Pittsburgh s bullpen has won 30 games this season, which ranks second in the Majors behind the Cubs Comeback wins...42 (37)...Since the beginning of the 2013 campaign, Pittsburgh s relievers have also won a Major League-leading 93 games (the next closest team is Kansas City with 89). Wins in final AB HAVE MERCER ON ME: Jordy Mercer has made a team-high 103 starts at shortstop and is hitting.311 (14-for-45) in 12 Walkoff Wins...10 games since Jung Ho Kang was lost for the season (left knee surgery) on 9/17...Mercer is batting.281 (50-for-178) with 18 Losses in Last AB...16 RBI in his last 5s, dating back to 6/25 Walkoff Losses AND COUNTING: Mark Melancon is just one just 12 pitchers in MLB history to earn 50 saves in a season (15th time overall)...his 51 saves are tied with Rod Beck (1998) for sixth-most in National League history, trailing only Eric Gagne (52 in Extra Inning Games ), Randy Myers (53 in 1993), Trevor Hoffman (53 in 1998), John Smoltz (55 in 2002) and Gagne (55 in 2003). Playing errorless THE MARK OF EXCELLENCE: Since becoming the Pirates full-time closer on 7/24/13, Mark Melancon has converted 98 of his 108 save opportunities and his 98 saves in that time rank third among Major League pitchers, trailing only San Diego s Homered Craig Kimbrel (107) and Kansas City s Greg Holland (100). 2+ homers WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: Pittsburgh has a Major-League leading (.680) record in one-run games this season... The last time Pittsburgh had the best one-run game record among all big league teams was 1958 after going (.612)... Series (W-L-T) In addition, the Pirates have sported a 21-7 record in one-run games at PNC Park this season, winning 12 of the last 14. Series Sweeps...14 CLUTCH CUTCH: Entering tonight s action, Andrew McCutchen was tied for sixth in the National League with 95 RBI, one Swept in a Series...6 shy of his career high of 96 in McCutchen ranks second among N.L. players with a.376 batting average with runners in scoring position, trailing only Colorado s Nolan Arenado (.377). Interleague HOMERS FROM THE HOT CORNER: Aramis Ramirez ranks fifth all-time with 381 home runs hit as a third baseman...on the Before the break all-time list at that position, he trails Mike Schmidt (509), Eddie Mathews (486), Adrian Beltre (390) and Chipper Jones (389). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break September 29, 1990: Bob Walk threw a four-hit complete game while winning an 8-0 decision over Bob Tewksbury in St. Louis. Walk s RBI-double off Tewksbury made it a 5-0 game in the 7th inning and knocked the Cardinals righthander from the game. It was Walk s final regular season start as he ended the campaign with a 7-5 record and a 3.75 ERA for the N.L. East Champs, who would clinch the division the following day. Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Wednesday vs. St. Louis 7:05 LHP Tyler Lyons (2-1, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (18-8, 2.60 ERA) ROOT/ESPN Thursday in Pittsburgh OFF DAY

2 50 - RHP CHARLIE MORTON YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 2-11 with a 5.30 ERA (86.2ip/51er) in 17 career starts...is 0-1 this season after losing a 4-1 decision (6.0ip/2r/1er) to Jaime Garcia on 9/5 at Busch Stadium...Went 0-1 with a 0.69 ERA in two starts last season; lost a 6-5 decision to Shelby Miller at PNC Park on 5/11 (6.0ip/4r/1er) and allowed one hit over 7.0 scoreless innings but came away with a no-decision in a 2-0 walkoff loss on 7/7/14 at Busch Stadium. 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 Morton began the season on the 15-day disabled list, recovering from right hip surgery (performed on 9/26/14). In addition to his three rehab starts (listed below), he threw 55 pitches in a simulated game at Pirate City on 4/18 in addition to pitching in Extended Spring Training games on 4/27 (75 pitches) and 5/2 (93 pitches). 5/8 at Harrisburg W W 5/14 vs. Norfolk W W 5/19 vs. Pawtucket L L REHAB (2-1, 1.33 ERA) /25 vs. Miami W W 5/30 at San Diego W W MAY (2-0, 1.93 ERA) /5 at Atlanta W W 6/10 vs. Milwaukee W W 6/16 vs. Chicago (AL) W W 6/21 at Washington L L 6/27 vs. Atlanta W W JUNE (4-1, 5.54 ERA) /5 vs. Cleveland L L 7/8 vs. San Diego ND W 1st Half (6-2, 4.15 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 18/98 18% 0 10 (1053.2ip/409er) 3.49 Sanchez 0/2 0% 0 0 (17.1ip/4er) 2.08 Stewart 10/49 20% 2 0 (370.2ip/100er) 2.43 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...10 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 2 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 8 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...13, 8/9 vs. LA Most runs, game, Opponents...15, Most runs, inning, Pirates...9, 8/9 vs. LA (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...9, (1st) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, Most hits, game, Opponents...19, Most hits, inning, Pirates... 7, (9th), 8/9 vs. LA (7th) & (3rd) Most consec. hits, inning...5, 5 times, last on 8/9 vs. LA (7th) Most consec. hits, game , 5 times, last on 8/9 vs. LA Most hits, inning, Opponents...8, (1st) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...0, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 6/15 vs. CWS Most doubles, game...5, & 6/15 vs. CWS Most triples, game...2, 8/9 vs. LA & 7/7 vs. SD Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, Most home runs, game, Opponents...3, & 5/8 vs. STL Most consecutive games, home run... 12, 8/5-18 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents... 6, 6/20-26 Most extra-base hits... 8, 7/23 vs. WAS & Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...75, 6/21-9/15 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...3, 7 times, last on Most stolen bases, game, Opponents... 5, 5 times, last on 9/16 vs. CHI Most left on base (9 innings)...16, 9/28 vs. STL Most left on base (extra innings)... 19, TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...14, 4 times, last on 8/4 vs. CHI Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...16, & Most strikeouts, game, Opponents Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...17, 6/14 vs. PHI Most walks, game, Pirates...8, 7/3 vs. CLE Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...9, Most walks, game, Opponents...10, 9/28 vs. STL Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings)... 8, & TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 8 games, twice (9/19-26 & 6/12-18) Longest losing streak...5 games (5/1-6) Longest game, innings... 15, 8/18 vs. ARI Longest game, time...5:30, Longest game, time, 9 innings... 3:50, 8/8 vs. LA Shortest game, time, 9 innings... 2:06, 7/4 vs. CLE Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 6/15 vs. CWS (11-0) Largest margin of defeat runs, (5-15) 2015 HIGHS & LOWS 7/17 at Milwaukee L L 7/22 at Kansas City L L 7/28 at Minnesota ND W JULY (0-3, 5.11 ERA) /2 at Cincinnati W W 8/9 vs. Los Angeles ND W 8/15 at New York ND W 8/20 vs. San Francisco W W 8/25 at Miami L L 8/30 vs. Colorado L L AUGUST (2-2, 3.47 ERA) /5 at St. Louis L L 9/11 vs. Milwaukee W W 9/17 vs. Chicago (NL) L L 9/23 at Colorado ND W SEPT (1-2, 6.20 ERA) nd Half (3-6, 4.80 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.072 (18-for-249) 4 2B 0 3B 0 HR 6 RBI 36 SACS 3 BB 2015 BATTING:.028 (1-for-36) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 6 SACS 1 BB TOMORROW S STARTER GERRIT COLE: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his 32nd start of the season tomorrow night... His last start was a 3-2 win over Jon Lester in Chicago Friday (7.0ip/4h/1r/1er/2bb/8so)...Has gone 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA (45.2ip/13er) in his last seven starting assignments...has gone 11-2 with a 2.98 ERA (102.2ip/34er) in 16 career starts during the month of September...His 18 wins are the most by a Bucco pitcher in a season since John Smiley went 20-8 in vs. ST. LOUIS: 3-3 with a 2.96 ERA (45.2ip/15er) in seven career regular season starts...is 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in three starts this year; won a 5-2 decision over Lance Lynn on 7/10 at PNC Park (7.0ip/2er), lost a 4-2 decision (5.1ip/4r/3er) to Michael Wacha on 8/12 at Busch Stadium and tossed 7.0 shutout innings and won a 7-1 decision against John Lackey at Busch on 9/6...Went 1-1 with a 3.42 ERA in three starts last year. Largest come from behind victory...5 runs, 9/13 vs. MIL Largest come from behind loss...3 runs, & 4/21 vs. CHI Largest crowd, home...39,933, 4/13 vs. DET Smallest crowd, home... 11,777, 4/20 vs. CHI Largest crowd, road... 49,529, Smallest crowd, road...15,616, Most errors, game, Pirates...4, 9/7 &CIN & Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on 9/13 vs. MIL Consecutive innings w/out an error... 71, 4/10-18 Most double plays turned...4, & 5/2 vs. NY Rain delays, home (total time)...14 (15 hours and 33 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)... 4 (5 hours and 5 minutes) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 4, 16 times, last by Walker Most consecutive hits , Rodriguez (8/29-9/5), Polanco (8/11-12) & Harrison (5/19-20) Most runs, game....3, 8 times, last by McCutchen Most 2bs, game... 3, Kang & Stewart Most 3bs, game... 1, 26 times, last by Ramirez Most HR, game... 2, Kang (8/22 vs. SF) & Walker Most extra-base hits...3, Ishikawa Stewart & Harrison Most total bases...10, Walker Most RBI, game...6, Walker Most SB, game... 2, Harrison (6/15 vs. CWS), Marte (8/20 vs. SF & 6/16 vs. CWS) & Polanco Most walks, game... 4, McCutchen Polanco & Alvarez Consec. games, home run...2, 13 times, last by Marte (9/20-21) Longest hitting streak...18 games, McCutchen (6/21-7/11) Grand slams... 2, Morse (9/12 vs. MIL) & Kang (9/9 at CIN) Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs...4, Polanco (8/7 vs. LA & 8/5 vs. CHI) & Harrison (4/21 vs. CHI & 4/13 vs. DET) Pinch hit home runs...2, Morse (9/12 vs. MIL( & Hart (4/13 vs. DET) Walkoff home runs...2, Marte (8/22 vs. SF) & McCutchen (7/11 vs. STL) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...12, Liriano (6/15 vs. CWS & 5/24 vs. NY) Longest winning streak...6 games, Cole (5/22-6/18) & Burnett (5/7-6/2) Longest losing streak...3 games, 6 times, last by Liz (5/3-9/10) Fewest hits, complete game... No Complete Games Most walks, game...6, Liriano Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Burnett (6/14 vs. PHI) Most IP, game, reliever , Worley Most consec. scoreless IP , Melancon (6/7-8/2) Most consecutive saves...35, Melancon (4/23-8/15)

3 PEDRO ALVAREZ N Walked three times Monday night...is hitting.278 (10-for-36) with 3 HR and 10 BB in his last 16 games. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 110 HR since the beginning of 2012 are the second-most among all NL players (Giancarlo Stanton is first - 125). SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit 21 of his team-leading 26 home runs with the bases empty...is hitting.276 (34-for-123) since August 5. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Has gone 12-for-31 (.387) vs. LHP since 7/11...Ranks 13th on Pittsburgh s all-time home run list (130). KEON BROXTON N Has pinch ran in each of his first five games...received his first big league at bat on 9/23 (struck out). HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made Major League debut on 9/21; pinch ran, stole a base and scored his first big league run in the ninth inning. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Began season with Double-A Altoona, where he hit.302 with 12 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR & 26 RBI in 45 games. LAST 3: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-1 N Hit.273 with 27 doubles, 12 triples, 10 homers, 68 RBI and 39 stolen bases in 133 minor league games. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 N ANDREW McCUTCHEN HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 0 RBI GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games Has gone 10-for-29 (.345) in his last seven starts...went 0-for-4 with a walk Monday night vs. St. Louis. Is hitting.348 (31-for-89) in his last 25 games at PNC Park;.298 (61-for-205) in 62 home games overall. Has established career highs in every offensive category...is hitting.364 (55-for-151) in the 7th inning and later. Is hitting.305 (115-for-377) in 107 games since 5/1...His 126 hits are the 2nd-most among all N.L. catchers. JAFF DECKER N Played the final five innings of Saturday s game at Wrigley Field in right field and went hitless in two at bats. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made the start in right field Thursday in Colorado and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in four of his last eight games...has made three starts in left field and one in right field. LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-2 N Was recalled on 9/1 from Indy, where he hit.266 with 10 doubles, a triple, 3 HR and 26 RBI in 69 games. ELIAS DIAZ N Made his Major League debut on 9/12 vs. Milwaukee and flied out to center field as a pinch hitter. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was a 2015 International League mid- and post-season All-Star...Threw out 14 of 46 baserunners at Triple-A. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled on 9/1 from Indy, where he hit.271 with 16 doubles, 4 triples, 4 HR & 47 RBI in 93 games. LAST 3: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-1 N Was rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh s Best Defensive Catcher in the Pirates system prior to PEDRO FLORIMON N Pinch ran and scored the winning run vs. Chicago on 9/15...Made last start at shortstop on 9/15 (game 2). HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delivered first career walkoff hit on 8/18 vs. Arizona; an RBI-triple in the 15th inning. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made all four starts with the Pirates this season at shortstop. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 N Made his Pirates debut on 7/22 at Kansas City after having his contract selected earlier that day. JOSH HARRISON N Went 1-for-5 in his start at third base Monday night...walked as a pinch hitter Sunday in Chicago. HOMESTAND: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 10-for-25 (.400) on the recent road trip and has hit safely in 11 of his last 16 games (21-for-59,.356). SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.324 (95-for-293) in his last 80 big league games;.286 (28-for-98) in 34 games since coming off D.L. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Missed 38 games from 7/6 to 8/21 after having left thumb surgery (injured thumb on slide into second on 7/5). TRAVIS ISHIKAWA N Grounded out as a pinch hitter Tuesday in Colorado...Flied out as a pinch hitter in Los Angeles on 9/18. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-7 while playing in two games on a rehab assignment (low back strain) with Triple-A Indianapolis. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made five starts at first base (last on 7/29) and three in left field (last on 8/16) with the Pirates this year. LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-2 N Had three extra base hits on 7/20 for first time in his career; was also his first four RBI game since 10/3/12. STARLING MARTE N Has gone 17-for-42 (.405) with 9 RBI in his last 9 games...tied career high with four hits Thursday in Colorado. HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.323 (32-for-99) with 16 RBI in 26 games this month; is tied for sixth in the league in hits. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N The Pirates are when he scores at least one run...leads the N.L. with 18 game-winning RBI. LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has a career-high 18 home runs; the most by a Pirates left fielder since Jason Bay hit 21 in N Is hitting.353 (36-for-102) in his last 27 games at PNC Park;.332 (88-for-265) in 74 home games overall. N Has reached base safely 22 times in his last 44 plate appearances (16 walks, 1 HBP and five hits). N Has reached base safely in 34 of his last 36 games...has 16 hits in his last 37 at bats against LHP. N His 95 RBI are one shy of his career high of 96 in Picked up his last two RBI on 9/19 at Dodger Stadium. JORDY MERCER N Has gone 10-for-31 (.323) in his last eight games...tied his career high (third time) with four hits on 9/21. HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit a three-run homer Saturday in Chicago - his first HR since going deep in back-to-back games on 6/2-3 at SF. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.252 (26-for-103) in 3s since coming off the disabled list (left knee MCL sprain) on 8/23. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 1 HR 3 RBI 0-for-9 N Has gone 50-for-178 (.281) in his last 51 Major League games, dating back to 6/25. MICHAEL MORSE N Walked as a pinch hitter Monday night...has made 13 starts at first base since joining Bucs on 8/4. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 9-for-27 (.333) with a double, triple, home run and six RBI in 20 games this month. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.316 (24-for-76) since the All-Star break...has gone 8-for-21 (.381) as a pinch hitter with the Pirates. LAST 3: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-1 N Hit his fifth career grand slam and his second career pinch HR on 9/12; his first 4-RBI game since 5/25/14. N Is hitting.379 (25-for-66) in 17 games against St. Louis this season, which includes four three-hit contests. N Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games while also scoring 6 runs (the Pirates are when he scores a run). N Is hitting.275 (75-for-273) with 17 doubles, 6 homers, 26 RBI and 41 runs scored in 64 games since the break. N Shares the National League lead in assists among right fielders (11) with Cincinnati s Jay Bruce. ARAMIS RAMIREZ N Is hitting.280 (69-for-246) in 7s since 6/28...Has a.309 career average and 38 HR against St. Louis. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit five of his six home runs with the Pirates in 2015 on the road; his lone HR at PNC Park came on 8/29. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Tripled to LCF Tuesday in Colorado; his 24th career triple, second in last three years and first since 8/2/14. LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-8 N His triple on Tuesday was career hit #2300; ranks ninth among active players in hits (2301). SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Produced an RBI-double in his lone at bat Saturday afternoon...is hitting.395 (15-for-38) in his last 34 games. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 9-for-26 (.346) this month...has played in a career-high 135 games (previous high was 131 with TB in 2011). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.348 (24-for-69) in 48 games since 8/1...Six of his nine hits this month have gone for extra bases. LAST 3: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has made 99 appearances at first base, 16 in LF, 14 in RF, 8 at third base, 7 at second base & 3 at shortstop. TRAVIS SNIDER N Walked as a pinch hitter Monday night...made start in right field Saturday in Chicago and went 1-for-3. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made three starts in left field and two in right field for the Pirates...Homered vs. Cubs on 7/17. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delivered a pinch-hit, two-run double in the ninth inning on 9/4 in his second game with Pittsburgh. LAST 3: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had contract selected on 9/1 from Indianapolis, where he hit.314 (11-for-35) with a HR & 4 RBI in 10 games. Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 18 Last HR: 9/24/15 at COL First HR: 7/3/10 vs. PHI (Kyle Kendrick) Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs Multi-Hit Games: 37 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 8/9/15 vs. LA First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 1 Last HR: 8/12/13 at COL First HR: 8/12/13 at COL (Jhoulys Chacin) Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs Multi-Hit Games: 0 Last HR: 9/27/13 vs. CL First HR: 9/24/12 vs. NYY (Cory Wade) Multi-Hit Games: 34 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 5/15/15 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 7/20/15 at KC First HR: 8/17/08 at Atl (Charlie Morton) Multi-Hit Games: 47 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 9/21/15 at COL First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 44 Multi-RBI Games: 27 Last HR: 9/10/15 vs. MIL First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) Multi-Hit Games: 22 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 9/26/15 at CHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 9/12/15 vs. MIL First HR: 6/15/05 vs. PHI (Ryan Madson) Multi-Hit Games: 41 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 9/17/15 vs. CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 17 Last HR: 9/21/15 at COL First HR: 6/12/98 vs. MIL (Scott Karl) Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 9/6/15 at STL First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 9/17/15 vs. CHI First HR: 9/4/08 vs. MIN (Kevin Slowey)

4 CHRIS STEWART N Went 1-for-4 in his start behind the plate Thursday in Colorado...Has posted a 2.43 catcher s ERA this season. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his fifth career three-hit game and third career three-rbi performance on 9/11 vs. Milwaukee. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.295 (39-for-132) in his 36 starts behind the plate...is hitting.303 (36-for-119) from 8th spot of lineup. LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Has hits in four of his last 10 at bats with RISP and is hitting.294 (10-for-34) this year in those situations. NEIL WALKER N Has gone 14-for-39 (.359) in his last 10 starts (four multi-hit games)...went 1-for-4 with a double Monday. HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 4-for-5 with a home run and a career-high six RBI Wednesday night in Colorado, SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Leads all National League second basemen in home runs (15) and extra base hits (48). LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI N Leads National League second basemen with 68 home runs since the start of the 2012 season. Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 8/20/13 vs. TOR First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald) Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 9/23/15 at COL First HR: 6/1/10 vs. CHI (Ted Lilly) BUCCO BULLPEN ANTONIO BASTARDO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 27/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 64/48 N Has retired 15 of the last 17 batters he has faced over eight appearances...was charged with two runs without retiring a batter Sunday. N Has been scored upon just four times in his last 26 games (22.2ip/5er ERA), dating back to 8/4. N Has a 0.93 ERA (9.2ip/1er) when working multiple innings this year; did so the last time on 8/30 vs. Colorado (2.0ip/0r). N Has a 2.87 ERA (15.2ip/5er) while pitching in the seventh inning...picked up his fourth win of the season on 8/7. JOE BLANTON N Pitched a scoreless eighth inning Sunday in Chicago...Had his 16.1 scoreless innings streak end on 9/2. BA AGAINST: N Picked up the win Thursday (1.0ip/0r) and Wednesday (1.2ip/0r) in Colorado; he is now 5-0 in his stint with the Pirates. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Has gone 5-0 with a 1.76 ERA (30.2ip/6er) in 19 games with the Pirates...Picked up first three wins in a five-game span from 8/ ST BAT FACED/RET: 19/16 N Pitched 3.0 scoreless frames on 8/8 vs. LA and won his first decision with Pittsburgh...Was acquired from Kansas City on 7/30. ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 31/7 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 70/49 N Allowed his two inherited runners to score Sunday in Chicago...Gave up a run in 1.0ip Wednesday in Colorado. N Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Chicago on 9/15 and whiffed four...struck out a career-high six batters on 8/4 vs. the Cubs. N Leads all N.L. rookies in strikeouts (73) pitching exclusively in relief...worked a career-high 3.0 scoreless innings on 8/18. N Leads all National League rookie pitchers in appearances (70)...Has at least one strikeout in 14 of his last 22 appearances. JARED HUGHES N Retired the one Chicago batter he faced Sunday (Kris Bryant flied out), stranding his two inherited runners. BA AGAINST: N Has induced 11 grounded into double plays this year... Won third game of the year (1.0ip/0r) with a scoreless 11th inning on 9/13. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 54/9 N Has allowed just 9 of his 54 inherited runners to score...has established a career high in appearances (previous high was 66 in 2012). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 73/50 N Has been charged with just eight earned runs in his last 47 games (42.1ip ERA), dating back to June 3. BOBBY LaFROMBOISE N Retired the one batter he faced Sunday in Chicago...Has made eight scoreless appearances (5.2ip) since being recalled on 9/1. BA AGAINST: N Pitched a season-high 2.0 innings and did not allow a run vs. Chicago on 9/17...Made season debut with Bucs on 5/14 (1.0ip/0r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/0 N Was recalled on 9/1 from Indianapolis, where he went 1-2 with a 2.98 ERA (54.1ip/18er) and 52 strikeouts in 54 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 9/8 N Has recorded a 0.87 ERA (10.1ip/1er) in 15 career appearances with the Pirates (allowed his only run on 9/27/14 at Cincinnati). MARK MELANCON N Suffered the loss Monday night; allowed three runs in the 9th in a non-save situation...has converted 14 straight save opportunities. BA AGAINST: N Has a club record and MLB-leading 51 saves...is one of just 12 pitchers in history to earn 50 saves in a season (15th time overall). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 14/3 N His 51 saves are tied with Rod Beck (1998) for 6th-most in N.L. history; Eric Gagne (2003) and John Smoltz (2002) share record (55). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 76/54 N Converted a club-record 35 consecutive saves between 4/23 and 8/15...Is looking to become the first Pirate to lead MLB in saves. ROB SCAHILL N Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Chicago on 9/17 - his third appearance since being reinstated from the disabled list. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled from rehab assignment with Indianapolis and reinstated from the 15-day disabled list (right forearm tightness) on 9/1. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/1 N Went 0-0 with a 2.31 ERA (11.2ip/3er) in a combined six games (two starts) on rehab with the GCL Pirates, Altoona and Indianapolis. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/20 N Has pitched multiple innings in nine of his 27 games with Pittsburgh; his ERA in those multiple-inning games is 0.54 (16.2ip/1er). JOAKIM SORIA N Pitched a scoreless 7th inning Monday vs. St. Louis...Has made 11 straight scoreless appearances (10.2ip), dating back to 9/9. BA AGAINST: N Has been charged with an earned run in just four of his 26 games with the Pirates...Was acquired from Detroit on 7/30. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 7/3 N Picked up his first National League save on 8/2 in Cincinnati...Recorded his 200th career save on 7/22 vs. Seattle. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 26/21 N Has surrendered one home run in his last 4s (38.0ip), dating back to 6/25...Has not given up a home run with the Pirates. TONY WATSON N Tossed a scoreless eighth inning Monday vs. St. Louis...Has made 10 straight scoreless appearances (10.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Leads all Major League relievers with a club-record 41 holds this season, breaking his previous mark of 34 set last year. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 24/5 N His 14 wins since the beginning of the 2014 season are the most among all left-handed relievers in the Majors. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 75/53 N Has a 0.68 ERA (40.0ip/3er) in 41 home games...has been scored upon just once in his last 28 outings overall (27.2ip/2er). VANCE WORLEY N Tossed a scoreless inning on 9/17 vs. Chicago...Has recorded a decision in four of his last five appearances with the Pirates. BA AGAINST: N Suffered the loss in 12-inning game vs. Cubs on 9/16 after allowing one run on two hits; first appearance with the Pirates since 7/24. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Began season with Pirates and went 4-5 with a 3.78 ERA in 20 games (eight starts)...was designated for assignment on 7/31. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/9 N Has posted a 2.25 ERA (28.0ip/7er) in 14 relief appearances with the Pirates this year, working multiple innings nine times Disabled List (16 players, 16 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Brandon Cumpton (R elbow surgery) * 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 5/ Jaff Decker (L calf strain) 4/5 (retro to 3/30) 4/15 4/ Charlie Morton (R hip surgery) 4/5 4/21 5/ Justin Sellers (L heel pain) * 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 5/25 7/ Chris Stewart (R hamstring strain) 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 4/12 4/ Andrew Lambo (L foot plantar fasciitis) * 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 7/ Corey Hart (L shoulder impingement) * 6/24 (retro to 6/22) 8/ Rob Scahill (R forearm tightness) 6/26 7/11 9/ Josh Harrison (L thumb surgery) 7/6 7/21 8/ Gorkys Hernandez (L shoulder discomfort) 7/19 (retro to 7/13) 7/28 7/ Jordy Mercer (L knee MCL sprain) 7/20 8/4 8/ A.J. Burnett (R elbow inflammation) 7/31 8/15 9/ Deolis Guerra (L knee inflammation) * 8/7 None Travis Ishikawa (low back strain) 8/23 9/7 9/7 8-6 Casey Sadler (R elbow strain) * 9/1 None Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery) * 9/21 None * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed

5 Pirates vs. Cardinals 2015 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Alvarez Broxton Cervelli Decker Diaz Florimon Harrison Ishikawa Marte McCutchen Mercer Morse Polanco Ramirez Rodriguez Snider Stewart Walker W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Bastardo Blanton Burnett Caminero Cole Happ Hughes LaFromboise Liriano Locke Melancon Morton Scahill Soria Watson Worley Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 6/12 Starling Marte vs. Philadelphia...13th inning single scored Chris Stewart 2. 6/14 Josh Harrison vs. Philadelphia... 11th inning single scored Neil Walker 3. 6/26 Jordy Mercer vs. Atlanta...10th inning double scored Andrew McCutchen 4. 7/6 Pedro Alvarez vs. San Diego...9th inning single scored Andrew McCutchen 5. 7/11 Andrew McCutchen vs. St. Louis... 14th inning home run off Nick Greenwood 6. 7/12 Gregory Polanco vs. St. Louis...10th inning single scored Jung Ho Kang 7. 8/7 Pedro Alvarez vs. Los Angeles... 10th inning PH-single scored Jung Ho Kang 8. 8/18 Pedro Florimon vs. Arizona...15th inning triple scored Francisco Cervelli 9. 8/22 Starling Marte vs. San Francisco... 9th inning home run off George Kontos 10. 9/13 Josh Harrison vs. Milwaukee... 11th inning single scored Pedro Florimon 2015 Ejections Date Player/Coach Reason (Umpire) 1. 4/14 Clint Hurdle Discussing balls and strikes (David Rackley) 2. 6/14 Clint Hurdle Discussing balls and strikes (Cory Blaser) 3. 7/11 Francisco Cervelli Arguing non-strikeout on Mark Reynolds (Vic Carapazza) 4. 7/11 Clint Hurdle Arguing Cervelli ejection (Vic Carapazza) 5. 8/2 Sean Rodriguez Involvement in bench-clearing incident (Joe West) 6. 8/2 Mark Melancon Hitting a batter after warnings issued (DJ Reyburn) 7. 8/2 Clint Hurdle Automatic after warnings issued (DJ Reyburn) 8. 8/27 Francisco Cervelli Discussing balls and strikes (Alan Porter) 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...9/1/15 at MIL (Ramirez & Kang); done 3 times in 2015 The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... 9/12/15 vs. MIL (Morse) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...8/7/15 vs. LA (Polanco); done 4 times in 2015 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)

6 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (12-10) 6 1 at Cin L T3-1.0 Diaz (1-0) Watson (0-1) Chapman (1) 43, at Cin L 4-5 (11) Hoover (1-0) Liz (0-1) 30, at Cin L T4-3.0 Chapman (1-0) Scahill (0-1) 15, at Mil W Locke (1-0) Fiers (0-1) 27, at Mil L T4-3.0 Nelson (1-0) Worley (0-1) 41, at Mil W Sadler (1-0) Lohse (0-2) 39, DET W Cole (1-0) Sanchez (1-1) * 39,933 39, DET L Greene (2-0) Burnett (0-1) Soria (4) 31,755 71, DET L Simon (2-0) Liriano (0-1) Soria (5) 19,509 91, MIL W Worley (1-1) Nelson (1-1) Melancon (1) 25, , MIL W Locke (2-0) Lohse (0-3) 33, , MIL W Cole (2-0) Garza (1-2) Melancon (2) 28, , CHI L T3-3.0 Arrieta (2-1) Caminero (0-1) 11, , CHI L Jackson (1-0) Melancon (0-1) Rondon (3) 13, , CHI W Worley (2-1) Hammel (1-1) Watson (1) 15, , CHI W T3-3.0 Liz (1-1) Schlitter (0-2) Melancon (3) 22, , at Ari W Cole (3-0) Collmenter (1-3) Melancon (4) 24, at Ari W Watson (1-1) Reed (0-1) Melancon (5) 38, at Ari W Liriano (1-1) Hellickson (1-3) 32, at Chi L Hammel (2-1) Worley (2-2) 29, at Chi L Wood (2-1) Locke (2-1) 29, at Chi W Cole (4-0) Hendricks (0-1) 30,634 MAY (14-14) 1 23 at Stl L 1-2 (10) Choate (1-0) Scahill (0-2) 40, at Stl L 1-2 (11) T3-5.5 Villanueva (3-1) Hughes (0-1) 45, at Stl L 2-3 (14) T3-6.5 Socolovich (1-0) Liz (1-2) 44, CIN L Lorenzen (1-1) Locke (2-2) 16, , CIN L Leake (2-1) Cole (4-1) Chapman (6) 16, , CIN W Burnett (1-1) DeSclafani (2-3) 27, , STL L Wacha (5-0) Liriano (1-2) Rosenthal (11) 33, , STL W Scahill (1-2) Martinez (3-1) Melancon (6) *38, , STL W T3-7.0 Hughes (1-1) Harris (1-1) Melancon (7) 34, , at Phi W Cole (5-1) Williams (2-3) Melancon (8) 21, at Phi W Burnett (2-1) O Sullivan (0-2) 20, at Phi L T3-6.5 Hamels (3-3) Liriano (1-3) Papelbon (7) 29, at Phi L Harang (4-3) Worley (2-3) Papelbon (8) 29, at Chi L (12) Jackson (2-1) Liz (1-3) 33, at Chi L Lester (4-2) Cole (5-2) Wood (1) 38, at Chi W T3-7.5 Burnett (3-1) Arrieto (4-4) Melancon (9) 36, MIN L T3-8.0 Nolasco (4-1) Liriano (1-4) Perkins (14) 22, , MIN L 3-4 (13) T3-9.0 Duensing (2-0) Bastardo (0-1) Perkins (15) 21, , NY W Cole (6-2) Syndergaard (1-2) Melancon (10) 33, , NY W Burnett (4-1) Harvey (5-2) *39, , NY W Liriano (2-4) Niese (3-5) *37, , MIA W Morton (1-0) Phelps (2-2) Melancon (11) 20, , MIA W Locke (3-2) Urena (0-1) 20, , MIA W Cole (7-2) Dyson (2-2) Melancon (12) 33, , at SD W Burnett (5-1) Kennedy (2-5) 23, at SD L Kimbrel (1-1) Scahill(1-1) 28, at SD W Morton (2-0) Ross (2-5) Melancon (13) 43, at SD L Despaigne (3-3) Locke (3-3) 20,556 JUNE (17-9) 1 51 at SF W Cole (8-2) Vogelsong (4-3) Melancon (14) 41, at SF W Burnett (6-1) Heston (5-4) Melancon (15) 41, at SF W Liriano (3-4) Hudson (3-5) Melancon (16) 41, at Atl W Morton (3-0) Avilan (2-1) Melancon (17) 27, at Atl L Grilli (1-2) Worley (2-4) 33, at Atl W Cole (9-2) Wood (4-3) Melancon (18) 24, MIL L Nelson (3-6) Burnett (6-2) Rodriguez (11) 18, , MIL L Jungmann (1-0) Liriano (3-5) Rodriguez (12) 20, , MIL W Morton (4-0) Lohse (3-7) Melancon (19) 26, , PHI W 1-0 (13) Bastardo (1-1) McGowan (1-2) 33, , PHI W Cole (10-2) O Sullivan (1-5) Melancon (20) *37, , PHI W 1-0 (11) Bastardo (2-1) Papelbon (1-1) 34, , CWS W Liriano (4-5) Rodon (2-1) 24, , CWS W Morton (5-0) Quintana (3-7) Melancon (21) 28, , at CWS W Locke (4-3) Danks (3-7) Melancon (22) 19, at CWS W Cole (11-2) Petricka (1-2) Melancon (23) 21, at Was L Ross (2-1) Burnett (6-3) Storen (20) 38, at Was L SCHERZER (8-5) Liriano (4-6) 41, at Was L Gonzalez (5-4) Morton (5-1) 40, CIN W Scahill (2-3) Villarreal (0-2) Melancon (24) 26, , CIN L Leake (5-4) Cole (11-3) Hoover (1) *37, , CIN L 4-5 (13) Villarreal (1-2) Scahill (2-4) 35, , ATL W 3-2 (10) Melancon (1-1) Grilli (2-3) 34, , ATL W Morton (6-1) Teheran (5-4) 36,417 1,030, ATL L Wood (5-5) Locke (4-4) Grilli (21) 36,082 1,066, at Det W 5-4 (14) Guerra (1-0) Wilson (1-3) 33,899 JULY (17-9) 1 77 at Det W Burnett (7-3) Simon (7-5) 31, at Det W Liriano (5-6) Ryan (1-2) Melancon (25) 34, CLE L Bauer (7-5) Morton (6-2) Allen (16) *38,840 1,105, CLE W Locke (5-4) ANDERSON (1-1) Melancon (26) *37,928 1,143, CLE W Cole (12-3) Salazar (7-4) Melancon (27) *36,812 1,180, PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 6 82 SD W Hughes (2-1) Maurer (5-2) 23,182 1,203, SD W Watson (2-1) Benoit (5-4) Melancon (28) 21,887 1,225, SD W Guerra (2-0) Cashner (3-10) Bastardo (1) 25,035 1,250, STL L Martinez (10-3) Locke (5-5) Rosenthal (26) 35,183 1,285, STL W Cole (13-3) Lynn (6-5) Melancon (29) *36,825 1,322, STL W 6-5 (14) Worley (3-4) Greenwood (0-1) *37,318 1,359, STL W 6-5 (10) Caminero (1-1) Rosenthal (1-2) 33,544 1,393, ALL-STAR BREAK at Mil L Fiers (5-7) Morton (6-3) Rodriguez (20) 32, at Mil L Nelson (7-9) Worley (3-5) Rodriguez (21) 33, at Mil L Jungmann (5-1) Locke (5-6) 33, at KC W Burnett (8-3) Ventura (4-7) Melancon (30) 38, at KC L Davis (6-1) Cole (13-4) Holland (21) 38, at KC L Volquez (9-5) Morton (6-4) 39, WAS W Liriano (6-6) Fister (3-6) *37,799 1,431, WAS W Worley (4-5) Solis (1-1) Melancon (31) *38,371 1,469, WAS L Gonzalez (8-4) Burnett (8-4) *38,185 1,507, WAS W Cole (14-4) Ross (2-3) Melancon (32) *37,597 1,545, at Min W Melancon (2-1) Perkins (0-3) 30, at Min W Liriano (7-6) Santana (2-1) 37, at Cin L Holmberg (1-0) Burnett (8-5) 35, at Cin W Locke (6-6) Lorenzen (3-6) Melancon (33) 35,088 AUGUST (19-8) at Cin L Iglesias (2-3) Cole (14-5) Chapman (22) 42, at Cin W Morton (7-4) Sampson (0-1) Soria (1) 39,596 3 CHI PPD - RAIN CHI L Arrieta (12-6) Happ (0-1) 34,993 1,580, CHI W Bastardo (3-1) Wood (5-4) Melancon (34) 35,759 1,615, LA W 5-4 (10) Bastardo (4-1) Johnson (2-4) *39,404 1,655, LA W Blanton (1-0) Latos (4-8) Melancon (35) *38,981 1,694, LA W Caminero (2-1) Johnson (0-2) *37,094 1,731, at Stl L Martinez (12-4) Locke (6-7) Rosenthal (34) 41, at Stl L Wacha (14-4) Cole (14-6) Rosenthal (35) 41, at Stl W Liriano (7-6) Lynn (9-7) 41, at NY W 3-2 (10) Caminero (3-1) Parnell (1-2) Melancon (36) 38, at NY W 5-3 (14) Blanton (2-0) Gillmartin (1-1) Melancon (37) 38, at NY W Caminero (4-1) Parnell (1-3) 40, ARI L Hellickson (9-8) Cole (14-7) Ziegler (21) 27,365 1,758, ARI W 9-8 (15) Blanton (3-0) Hessler (0-1) 24,975 1,783, ARI W Happ (1-1) Ray (3-9) Melancon (38) 32,088 1,815, SF W Morton (8-4) Peavy (3-6) *36,671 1,852, SF L Bumgarner (15-6) Locke (6-8) Casilla (30) *37,692 1,890, SF W Melancon (3-1) Kontos (2-2) *38,259 1,928, SF W Liriano (9-6) Vogelsong (9-9) Melancon (39) 31,364 1,959, at Mia W Happ (2-1) Koehler (8-12) Melancon (40) 17, at Mia L Hand (4-3) Morton (8-5) Ramos (22) 17, at Mia W Locke (7-8) Narveson (1-1) 16, at Mia W Cole (15-7) Nicolino (2-2) Melancon (41) 19, COL W Watson (3-1) Oberg (3-5) Melancon (42) 32,607 1,992, COL W Happ (3-1) Rusin (4-7) Melancon (43) 35,838 2,028, COL L De La Rosa (8-6) Morton (8-6) 36,271 2,064,564 SEPTEMBER (16-11) at Mil L Nelson (11-10) Cole (15-8) Rodriguez (32) 18, at Mil L Jeffress (4-0) Locke (7-9) 24, at Mil L Jungmann (9-5) Liriano (9-7) Rodriguez (33) 22, at Stl W Happ (4-1) Martinez (13-7) 44, at Stl L Garcia (8-4) Morton (8-7) 45, at Stl W Cole (16-8) Lackey (11-9) 46, at Cin L DeSclafani (8-10) Locke (7-10) Chapman (29) 19, at Cin W Liriano (10-7) Iglesias (3-7) 16, at Cin W Happ (5-1) Sampson (2-4) Melancon (44) 19, MIL L 4-6 (13) Rodriguez (1-3) Liz (1-4) Lohse (2) 21,964 2,086, MIL W Morton (9-7) Nelson (11-12) Melancon (45) 28,346 2,114, MIL W Locke (8-10) Davies (1-1) 35,749 2,150, MIL W 7-6 (11) Hughes (3-1) Thornburg (0-1) 34,740 2,185, CHI W Watson (4-1) Grimm (3-5) Melancon (46) 31,488 2,216, CHI L LESTER (10-10) Happ (5-2) 25,914 2,242, CHI L 2-3 (12) Rondon (6-4) Worley (4-6) 31,945 2,274, CHI L Richard (4-2) Morton (9-8) Wood (2) 28,228 2,302, at LA L Greinke (18-3) Locke (8-11) 49, at LA W Liriano (11-7) Kershaw (14-7) Melancon (47) 49, at LA W Cole (17-8) Bolsinger (6-4) Melancon (48) 47, at Col W Burnett (9-5) Gray (0-2) 23, at Col W Happ (6-2) Rusin (5-9) Melancon (49) 23, at Col W Blanton (4-0) Bergman (3-1) 23, at Col W Blanton (5-0) Diaz (0-1) Melancon (50) 25, at Chi W Cole (18-8) Lester (10-12) Melancon (51) 40, at Chi W Liriano (12-7) Hammel (9-7) 41, at Chi L Arrieta (21-6) Burnett (9-6) 40, STL L Broxton (4-5) Melancon (3-2) Rosenthal (48) 30,198 2,333, STL STL OCTOBER (0-0) CIN CIN CIN BOLD ITALICS - Clinched Postseason Berth BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (21) STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Alvarez (70-46), Morse (8-5), Rodriguez (8-4), Hart (3-4), Ishikawa (3-2), Ramirez (3-1) 2B - Walker (81-51), Harrison (11-11), Rodriguez (3-0) 3B - Harrison (31-25), Kang (34-20), Ramirez (26-16), Rodriguez (3-0), Morel (1-1) SS - Mercer (64-39), Kang (29-20), Florimon (2-2), Rodriguez (0-1) LF - Marte (77-51), Harrison (5-2), Rodriguez (6-1), Ishikawa (4-0), Polanco (0-3), Decker (1-2), Snider (1-2), Tabata (1-0), Lambo (0-1) CF - McCutchen (91-55), Marte (3-7), Polanco (1-0) RF - Polanco (81-47), Harrison (5-3), Rodriguez (2-6), Tabata (3-1), Hart (0-3), Snider (2-0), Lambo (1-1), Decker (1-0), Hernandez (0-1) C - Cervelli (68-51), Stewart (26-10), Sanchez (1-1) DH - Alvarez (4-1), McCutchen (2-1), Hart (1-0), Cervelli (1-0) 1st - Polanco (55-38), Harrison (38-24), Marte (1-0), Mercer (1-0) 2nd - Marte (34-22), Walker (29-17), Polanco (14-8), Harrison (6-8), Mercer (5-2), Kang (2-1), Cervelli (1-2), Lambo (1-1), Snider (1-0), Rodriguez (0-1), Tabata (1-0), Decker (1-0) 3rd - McCutchen (92-56), Walker (1-4), Polanco (2-0), Marte (0-2) 4th - Marte (29-20), Ramirez (29-17), Walker (19-14), Kang (17-9), Hart (0-2), McCutchen (1-0) 5th - Kang (36-22), Marte (15-14), Alvarez (16-10), Walker (13-4), Cervelli (8-7), Harrison (3-2), Hart (1-2), Mercer (2-0), Rodriguez (1-0), Ishikawa (0-1) 6th - Alvarez (38-26), Cervelli (20-11), Walker (12-9), Morse (6-4), Mercer (6-2), Kang (3-4), Harrison (2-1), Tabata (3-1), Hart (0-2), Ishikawa (1-1), Polanco (1-0), Rodriguez (1-1), Marte (1-0), Snider (1-0) 7th - Cervelli (28-21), Alvarez (20-11), Mercer (12-5), Polanco (7-4), Rodriguez (8-4), Harrison (3-5), Walker (5-2), Kang (4-2), Ishikawa (3-0), Morse (2-1), Snider (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Hart (1-1), Morel (0-1), Lambo (0-1), Decker (0-1) 8th - Mercer (38-30), Stewart (23-9), Cervelli (12-10), Rodriguez (9-5), Walker (2-1), Kang (1-2), Ishikawa (2-0), Polanco (2-0), Florimon (2-1), Sanchez (1-1), Hart (2-0), Hernandez (0-1), Decker (0-1), Morel (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (87-60), Rodriguez (3-1), Stewart (2-0), Polanco (1-0), Florimon (0-1), Decker (1-0), Ishikawa (1-0) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS 9/21 Keon Broxton (OF) selected from Indianapolis...Jung Ho Kang (INF) placed on 60-day D.L. 9/15 Vance Worley (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Radhames Liz (RHP) designated for assignment. 9/10 A.J. Burnett (RHP) reinstated from D.L. 9/7 Travis Ishikawa (1B/OF) recalled from rehab assignment with Indianapolis and reinstated from D.L. 9/5 Travis Ishikawa (1B/OF) began a rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 9/2 Pedro Florimon (INF) selected from Bristol...Deolis Guerra (RHP) transferred to 60-day D.L. 9/1 Rob Scahill (RHP) recalled from rehab assignment with Indianapolis and reinstated from D.L...Jaff Decker (OF) recalled from Indianapolis...Elias Diaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis...Bobby LaFromboise (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Radhames Liz (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Travis Snider (OF) selected from Indianapolis...Casey Sadler (RHP) reinstated from minor league disabled list, recalled to Pittsburgh and placed on 60-day D.L. 8/23 Jordy Mercer (INF) recalled from rehab assignment with Indianapolis and reinstated from D.L...Travis Ishikawa (1B/OF) placed on 15-day D.L.