AUGUST 19, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #123/HOME #61 RHP MICHAEL WACHA (9-5, 3.85 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (5-8, 4.

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1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (63-59) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (58-64) AUGUST 19, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #123/HOME #61 RHP MICHAEL WACHA (9-5, 3.85 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (5-8, 4.64 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost a season-high tying six straight games after winning five-of-six and seven-of-nine...won a season-high six consecutive games from 7/16-21 and had a 12-2 stretch between 7/ Have gone in their last 61 games and in their last 86 contests, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a record after 122 games last season (63-60 after 123). SOME KUHL NOTES: Chad Kuhl is making his 25th start of the season this afternoon...he has gone 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA (34.2ip/11er) in his last six starts at PNC Park, including wins in each of his last two outings...kuhl has gone 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA (51.0ip/19er) in his last nine starts beginning with his outing on July 1...He has limited opposing hitters to a.222 batting average against (40-for-180) in that time while receiving an average of 6.71 runs of support during the nine-start stretch. TO THE MAX: Max Moroff connected for his second career home run last night; a 420-foot, two-run shot that bounced into the Allegheny River (his other career homer also came against the Cardinals earlier this year on July 16 - off Carlos Martinez)... Moroff is now 6-for-15 with two home runs and five RBI in his last 10 games with the Pirates. LET THERE BE LIGHT: The Pirates have gone 12-6 in day games played at PNC Park this season, winning each of the last three...adam Frazier is hitting.357 (41-for-115) in 33 day games this season and.362 (59-for-163) in 56 career games during the afternoon...andrew McCutchen has gone 41-for-133 (.308) with 12 home runs and 27 RBI in 36 games played under natural light in 2017, hitting.371 (26-for-70) with seven homers in his last 19. JHAY THE MAN: Josh Harrison has homered in back-to-back games and his blast Friday night gave him a career-high 14 home runs this season, eclipsing his previous total of 13 from Harrison has hit safely in each of his last four games played at home and is hitting.359 (14-for-39) with three homers and eight RBI in his last 10 games played at PNC Park. TRAVEL DAY TOMORROW: Sunday s home game against St. Louis will be played as part of the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and will be played in front of a crowd of primarily Little League players and their families at a renovated, historic Bowman Field...It will be the first home game played by the Pirates at a neutral site since September 22, 1890, against the New York Giants in Wheeling, West Virginia. RETURN TO WILLIAMSPORT: Bowman Field is the current home of the Class-A Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York- Penn League, which was an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates from and again from Andrew McCutchen played for the Crosscutters for 1 in 2005, and would eventually become the first Crosscutter to win a Major League MVP Award when he received the National League honor in Jordy Mercer made his first professional appearance at Bowman Field while playing for the State College Spikes in Bucco manager Clint Hurdle met his wife, Karla, while he was serving as the manager of the Williamsport Bills in the New York Mets farm system during the 1991 campaign...bench Coach Tom Prince managed two seasons in Williamsport ( ), taking the Cutters to the playoffs in his first season. PLAYING AT PNC: Since the All-Star break, the Pirates have gone 11-6 while playing at home...the Bucs have won four of their five series played at PNC Park since the break and have gone overall at home this season, which includes a 14-4 record in one-run games. CENTRAL PERK: The Bucs are 0-4 in a stretch that has them playing 34-of-38 games against teams from the National League Central division...aside from playing four games against the Dodgers next week, the Pirates are scheduled to play eight more games against St. Louis, nine against Cincinnati, seven against Chicago and six against the Brewers leading up to a two-game series vs. Baltimore on September Pittsburgh has gone against the N.L. Central teams (11-13 at PNC Park). NO JOSHIN : In his last nine games, Josh Bell has gone 11-for-26 (.423) with three doubles, two triples, a home run and nine RBI...He currently leads team with six triples, the most by a Pittsburgh rookie since Andrew McCutchen had nine in Among National League rookies this season, Bell ranks first in hits (107), triples, walks (50) and games played (120) while ranking second in RBI (68), doubles (22), extra-base hits (48) and total bases (201). NO LOVE FOR LEFTIES: Felipe Rivero has not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in 36 straight at bats...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is the longest such streak in the Major Leagues since Tampa Bay s Brad Boxberger, a right-handed pitcher, held lefty batters hitless over 43 straight at bats in RING THAT BELL: Josh Bell has hit 19 of his 20 home runs this season from the first base position (he also has one pinch-hit homer)...his 19 home runs while playing first base matches the total number of homers Pittsburgh received from that position during the entire 2016 season...bell is also the fifth rookie in team history to hit at least 20 home runs, joining Garrett Jones (21 in 2009), Jason Bay (26 in 2004), Ralph Kiner (23 in 1946) and Johnny Rizzo (23 in 1938). SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen has 198 career home runs, which ranks fourth in Pirates history behind Hall-of- Famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240)...In addition, McCutchen s 526 career extrabase hits rank seventh in club history behind six Hall-of-Famers; Stargell (953), Honus Wagner (865), Paul Waner (852), Clemente (846), Pie Traynor (593) and Max Carey (590). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 19, 2012: The Pirates beat the Cardinals 6-3 in 19 innings at Busch Stadium, which was the club s first win on the road in a 19-inning game since beating the Padres on August 25, 1979 (also 19 innings). Pedro Alvarez broke a 3-3 tie to become the first player in Pirates history to hit a home run in the 19th inning or later. In addition, the last time the Pirates scored at least three runs in the 19th inning or later was July 31, 1912, at the Boston Braves. 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...11 Walkoff Wins...8 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...4 Swept in a Series...7 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Sunday vs. St. Louis (in Williamsport) 7:08 RHP Mike Leake (7-11, 3.88 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (10-10, 3.77 ERA) ESPN Monday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (10-8, 4.04 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.64 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Trevor Williams (5-6, 4.71 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Thursday vs. Los Angeles (NL) 4:05 TBA vs. RHP Chad Kuhl AT&T SportsNet

2 39 - RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA (18.0ip/11er) in four career starts...is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in two starts this year; lost a 2-1 decision to Mike Leake on 4/18 at Busch Stadium (6.0ip/2er) and had a no-decision (5.0ip+/4er) in an 8-4 loss at Busch on 6/25...Also allowed three runs and four hits in 2.0 innings while losing a 12-6 decision to Adam Wainwright on 9/5/16 at PNC Park and received a no-decision in a 4-3 Bucco loss on 10/1/16 at Busch Stadium (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 4/8 vs. Atlanta W W 4/13 at Boston ND/BS L 4/18 at St. Louis L L 4/24 vs. Chicago L L 4/30 at Miami ND L APRIL (1-2, 6.26 ERA) /5 vs. Milwaukee ND W 5/10 at Los Angeles L L 5/16 vs. Washington L L 5/21 vs. Philadelphia ND W 5/26 vs. New York L L 5/31 vs. Arizona ND L MAY (0-3, 5.81 ERA) /7 at Baltimore ND/BS L 6/14 vs. Colorado L L 6/20 at Milwaukee W W 6/25 at St. Louis ND/BS L JUNE (1-1, 4.50 ERA) /1 vs. San Francisco ND L 7/6 at Philadelphia W W 7/9 at Chicago ND W 1st HALF (3-6, 4.96 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/39 23% 2 6 (643.1ip/304er) 4.25 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (171.1ip/96er) 5.04 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 6/17 35% 0 4 (262.2ip/112er) 3.84 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 3 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... 1, 8/7 vs. DET 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, 5 times, last on 8/18 vs. StL 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, 17 times, last by Bell Most 3bs, game...1, 30 times, last by Marte (8/18 vs. StL) 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 (8/17-18 & 5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak games, 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 , Rodriguez (8/6 vs. SD), Bell (7/14/ vs. STL), McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) 2017 HIGHS & LOWS 7/17 vs. Milwaukee ND W 7/22 at Colorado L L 7/28 at San Diego ND/BS W JULY (1-1, 3.27 ERA) /3 vs. Cincinnati W W 8/8 vs. Detroit W W 8/13 at Toronto L L AUGUST (2-1, 3.50 ERA) nd HALF (2-2, 3.86 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.071 (4-for-56) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 3 RBI 2 BB 4 SACS 2017 BATTING:.061 (2-for-33) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 2 SACS walked as a pinch hitter on 4/16/17 at Chicago TOMORROW S STARTER IVAN NOVA: The 30-year-old righthander will be making his 25th start of the season tomorrow night in Williamsport, Pa., in the finale of this four-game series against the Cardinals...Allowed two runs (1er) in 6.0 innings and lost a 3-1 decision against Milwaukee s Zach Davies in his last start Tuesday night at Miller Park...Has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 21 of his first 24 starts...has issued two walks or fewer in 23 of his 24 outings...ranks among the National League leaders in innings pitched (155.0)...Has lost each of his last four decisions since winning back-to-back starts on 7/8 at Wrigley Field and 7/18 vs. Milwaukee. vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in one career start...threw just 78 pitches in a complete game, but suffered a 2-1 loss to Lance Lynn earlier this season at Busch Stadium on 4/17...Gave up a solo homer to Kolten Wong in the third inning and another single tally in the seventh. TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...15, 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, 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..., 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 (8/12-18 & 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 Most double plays hit into... 4, 8/17 vs. STL Rain delays, home (total time)...7 (9 hours, 7 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...43

3 JOSH BELL N Has 9 RBI in his last 7 games...his 68 RBI are the most by a Pirates rookie since Jason Bay collected 82 in HOMESTAND: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 3 RBI N Has gone 11-for-26 (.423) with three doubles, two triples, a home run and nine RBI in his last nine games. SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 3 RBI N Is tied for sixth among all National League players with 31 RBI since the beginning of July. LAST 3: 5-11 (.455) 0 HR 5 RBI N Is 1 of 5 rookies in team history to hit at least 20 HR (also Jason Bay, Ralph Kiner, Johnny Rizzo and Garrett Jones). ELIAS DÍAZ N Was recalled from Indianapolis on Tuesday...Started behind the plate Friday night and went 1-for-5 with two RBI. HOMESTAND: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in 15 of 18 starts with the Pirates, going 22-for-70 with seven doubles, a HR and 16 RBI. SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.386 (17-for-44) with runners on base and.407 (11-for-27) with RISP with the Pirates. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 3 RBI N Homered and had six RBI on 6/2; the first six-rbi game by a Pirates rookie since Andrew McCutchen on 8/1/09. Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 8/10/17 at DET First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) (Paul Sewald) ADAM FRAZIER N Has started the last four games in RF; went 1-for-4 with a run scored Friday and has hit safely in all four games. HOMESTAND: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has 22 hits in his last 64 at bats (.344) overall...is hitting.381 (16-for-42) in his last 15 games at PNC Park. SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.341 (30-for-88) with six doubles, two triples and 12 RBI in 29 games since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 2 RBI 4 games N Is hitting.333 (15-for-45) off left-handed pitchers this season;.362 (25-for-69) in his career. DAVID FREESE N Is hitting.304 (2-for-79) in his last 22 games...has hit safely in seven of his last nine games. HOMESTAND: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI N Has reached base safely in 22 of his last 25 starts, going 29-for-92 (.315) with 11 walks and three HBP. SERIES: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI N Is hitting.305 (32-for-105) with 13 walks, three home runs and 17 RBI in 31 games since the break. LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 1 HR 5 RBI N Connected for his ninth HR on Friday...Is hitting.378 (14-for-37) with two homers in his last 11 home games. Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 22 Multi-RBI Games: 9 First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) JOSH HARRISON N Has homered in back-to-back games...has established a new single-season career high in home runs (14). HOMESTAND: 4-8 (.500) 2 HR 3 RBI N Tied his season highs with three hits (10th time) and three runs scored (second time) Thursday night. SERIES: 4-8 (.500) 2 HR 3 RBI N Owns a career average of.307 (134-for-437) during the month of August; has gone 15-for-53 (.283) this year. LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 2 HR 4 RBI N Has made 69 starts at second base, 34 at third base and six in left field. Multi-Hit Games: 33 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Has gone 5-for-16 with a home run in his 10 games played against the Cardinals this season. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 26 starts in RF, 12 in LF and seven at first base...grounded out in pinch hitting appearance Friday. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his third pinch-hit home run of the season (sixth career) on 8/7 vs. Detroit. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.276 (8-for-29) with a double, three homers, nine RBI and eight walks as a pinch hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 8/7/17 vs. DET First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Went 2-for-4 last night vs. St. Louis; has gone 8-for-17 (.471) in his last four games after a 1-for-10 stretch. HOMESTAND: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has produced a.321 (78-for-243) career average against St. Louis;.350 (42-for-120) in 32 games at PNC Park. SERIES: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.271 (32-for-118) since returning to action on 7/18...Hit his last home run on 4/15 at Chicago. LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 0 HR 1 RBI 4 games N Has gone 35-for-125 (.280) with nine walks and 23 runs scored in 30 games as the leadoff batter this season. Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/15/17 at CHI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Is hitting.314 (64-for-204) at PNC Park this season;.359 (46-for-128) in his last 37, dating back to May 27. HOMESTAND: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 23 home runs are one shy of matching his total from 2016; he hit 25 in 2014 and a career-high 31 in SERIES: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 2 HR shy of 200; only three Pirates have hit more; (Stargell - 475, Kiner and Clemente - 240). LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is leading all National League players in hits (1303) since the start of the 2010 season; sixth in all of MLB. Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 8/8/17 vs. DET First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has 43 career HR as a shortstop; one shy of tying Gene Alley for fifth-most at that position in Pirates history. HOMESTAND: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Ranks 10th in team history in games played at short (626)...Connected for his 11th HR of the year last Saturday. SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N His 11 home runs are one shy of his career-high of 12 (2014); he also cracked 11 long balls last season. LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 2 games N Is hitting.186 (11-for-59) in 16 games this month after hitting.297 in June and.250 in July. Last HR: 8/12/17 at TOR First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Hit the second homer of his career last night; a 420-foot, two-run shot that bounced into the Allegheny River. HOMESTAND: 1-1 (1.000) 1 HR 2 RBI N Was recalled yesterday from Indianapolis...Is in his third stint this season with the Pirates (also 5/8-12 & 6/2-8/6). SERIES: 1-1 (1.000) 1 HR 2 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) 1 HR 2 RBI 2 games N Is 6-for-15 (.400) in his last 10 games with the Pirates...Recorded first career multi-rbi game on 6/7. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 2 First HR: 7/16/17 vs. StL (Carlos Martinez) JOSÉ OSUNA N Flied out as a pinch hitter Friday...Went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and career-high tying three RBI on 8/6. HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.265 (35-for-132) with 21 RBI in his 36 starts...has 14 hits in his last 49 at bats (.286) overall. SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 19 starts (24-for-77,.312)...Has six hits in his last 19 at bats with RISP. LAST 3: 0-4 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 N Nine of his last 19 hits have gone for extra bases and 22 of his 46 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Played the last two innings in CF Friday night; received a walk in the 8th inning and was hit by a pitch in the 9th. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 5-for-20 (.250) with two homers and three RBI in 10 games with the Pirates. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit a walkoff home run (third career) in 12th inning on 8/6- his first game with Pittsburgh this season. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made two starts in RF and one each at second base and short with the Bucs...Was acquired from Atlanta on 8/5. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/10/17 at DET First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART N Has started three of the last four games...went 1-for-3 Thursday night...had two hits Wednesday afternoon. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in five of his last six games (6-for-16,.375). SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been behind the plate for four of the team s last five shutouts, including a 6-0 blanking of the Reds on 8/3. LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N Tied his career high (sixth time) with three hits in his start on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee. Multi-Hit Games: 5 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 three runs in 0.1ip and suffered the loss to St. Louis Thursday...Worked a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday in Milwaukee. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon in four of his first six outings with the Pirates...Ranks second among active pitchers in career appearances (762). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Recorded his lone win this year on 5/14 at Washington...Had two saves this year with the Phillies; his last came on 7/28 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/6 N Was acquired from Philadelphia on 7/31 in exchange for minor league pitcher Seth McGarry. STEVEN BRAULT N Allowed two runs in 4.0 innings of work while throwing a total of 64 pitches (43 strikes) Friday night against the Cardinals. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled Friday from Indianapolis, where he went 10-5 with a 1.94 ERA in 21 games/20 starts (120.1ip/85h/26r/26er/44bb/109so). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Went 9-2 with a 1.43 ERA (94.2ip/15er) in his last 16 Triple-A games and was leading the International League in ERA as of Friday. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/0 N Made his season debut with Pittsburgh on 7/22 at Colorado and gave up two hits and two runs in the eighth inning. DANIEL HUDSON N Allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 inning Friday night vs. St. Louis...Has not allowed a run in two of his last three appearances. BA AGAINST: N Has recorded at least one strikeout in nine of his last 10 outings...was charged with his last loss on 7/28 at San Diego. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/7 N Has worked at least 1.0 inning in each of his last three appearances...recorded his last win on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 54/36 N Has posted a 3.25 ERA (36.0ip/13er) and.219 batting average against (28-for-128) in 42 appearances since the beginning of May. GEORGE KONTOS N Surrendered a solo home run to Keon Broxton in seventh inning Wednesday; his first run allowed in four games with the Pirates (4.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Has retired 12 of the 14 batters he has faced in his four appearances with the Bucs (5 K s). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on 8/5...Has recorded a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in the 8th inning this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/3 N Has inherited a total of 118 runners since the beginning of Recorded last win on 8/8/16 at Miami while pitching for the Giants. JUAN NICASIO N Suffered his fifth loss of the season on Wednesday; entered game with a 6-5 lead in the 8th, but gave up a two-run to Manny Pina. BA AGAINST: N Retired three of his four batters in a scoreless eighth inning on 8/11 at Toronto one day after allowing two runs in 0.1ip. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Has recorded two saves this year; last one coming on 8/7 vs. Detroit (his other save this season came on 7/6 at Philadelphia). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 59/40 N Has produced a 1.53 ERA (29.1ip/5er) while pitching in the eighth inning this year. FELIPE RIVERO N Struck out the only Milwaukee batter he faced on Wednesday...Has produced 43 strikeouts in his last 30 appearances (33.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Picked up his 12th save on 8/11 at Toronto...Has converted his last three save opportunities after being charged with his only blown save on 8/6. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/4 N Has allowed an earned run in just six of his 57 appearances overall...has surrendered one home run in his last 37 games (39.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 57/42 N Has five multi-inning saves; last on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee...Has not allowed a hit in his last 36 at bats against left-handed batters. A.J. SCHUGEL N Tossed a ninth inning Friday night vs. St. Louis for his second straight scoreless appearance (2.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning of work Tuesday night in Milwaukee on a solo homer by Keon Broxton in the seventh inning. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/3 N Has been scored upon twice in his last 15 outings (15.1ip/2er)...Has worked at least one inning in 14 of his first 16 appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 16/9 N Has entered a game with runners on base four times in his first 16 appearances...won season debut on 7/9 at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r) Disabled List (9 players, 13 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 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 8/15 (retro to 8/13) 8/ Francisco Cervelli (L wrist inflammation) 8/17 (retro to 8/14) 8/ Wade LeBlanc (L quad strain) 8/18 8/ * 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. St. Louis 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Diaz Frazier Freese Harrison Jaso Marte McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Rodriguez Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Benoit Brault Cole Hudson Kontos Kuhl 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 8. 8/6 vs. San Diego...Rodriguez HR in 12th

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 (7-10) 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 W T3-4.5 Schugel (2-0) Yates (2-2) 32,243 1,314, SD L Lamet (6-4) Cole (9-8) Hand (8) 31,817 1,346, SD W 5-4 (12) Neverauskas (1-0) Baumann (0-1) 34,175 1,380, DET W Williams (5-4) Zimmermann (7-9) Nicasio (2) 21,651 1,402, DET W Kuhl (5-7) Boyd (5-6) Rivero (10) 25,112 1,427, at Det L Verlander (8-7) Nova (10-9) 28, at Det W Cole (10-8) VerHagen (0-2) Rivero (11) 33, at Tor W T3-3.0 Taillon (7-5) Stroman (10-6) Rivero (12) 35, at Tor L Rowley (1-0) Williams (5-5) 46, at Tor L Happ (6-8) Kuhl (5-8) 43, at Mil L Davies (14-6) Nova (10-10) Knebel (23) 32, at Mil L Swarzak (1-0) Nicasio (1-5) Knebel (24) 32, STL L Tuivailala (3-1) Benoit (0-2) 31,499 1,458, STL L Martinez (10-9) Williams (5-6) Oh (19) 29,906 1,488, 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 STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (47-57), Osuna (6-3), Jaso (3-4), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (32-37), Frazier (7-12), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4), Rodriguez (1-0) 3B - Freese (42-42), Harrison (14-20), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (53-61), Moroff (2-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Rodriguez (1-0) LF - Frazier (22-21), Polanco (11-14), Marte (11-14), Jaso (6-6), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (49-53), Marte (7-9), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (29-25), Jaso (10-16), Osuna (10-8), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (1-6), Luplow (1-1), Rodriguez (1-1) C - Cervelli (34-40), Stewart (15-14), Diaz (9-9), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-3), Bell (0-2), Polanco (1-1), McCutchen (1-1), Frazier (0-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) at Was Italics - game played in Williamsport, PA (8/20) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (28-25), Marte (13-17), Harrison (12-13), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2) 2nd - Harrison (35-36), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Frazier (2-5), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (43-46), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Freese (23-19), Polanco (15-22), Bell (17-20), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (21-26), Bell (14-16), Cervelli (8-6), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-6), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (1-1), Harrison (0-2) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (15-9), Cervelli (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Jaso (5-7), Frazier (2-5), Bell (3-4), Mercer (4-2), Diaz (1-2), Rodriguez (1-1) Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (17-17), Cervelli (13-17), Bell (3-6), Diaz (5-3), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (1-3), Jaso (1-1), Rodriguez (2-0), Polanco (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Luplow (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Frazier (0-1) 8th - Mercer (26-28), Stewart (13-13), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (3-3), Cervelli (3-2), Diaz (1-3), Jaso (1-2) Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (56-56), Cervelli (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-2), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/6 Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/7 Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/15 Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/13)...Elias Díaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/17 Francisco Cervelli (C) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 8/14)...Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/18 Wade LeBlanc (LHP) placed on 10-day D.L...Steven Brault (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis.