May 5, 2018 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI --- GAME #34/ROAD #19 RHP JAMESON TAILLON (2-3, 4.83 ERA) vs. RHP JHOULYS CHACIN (2-1, 4.

Transcription

1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (18-15) vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (19-14) May 5, 2018 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI --- GAME #34/ROAD #19 RHP JAMESON TAILLON (2-3, 4.83 ERA) vs. RHP JHOULYS CHACIN (2-1, 4.54 ERA) THE PIRATES...snapped their four game losing streak with last night s win...won a season-high five straight games from 4/25 (game two) - 4/29...Lost a season-high five straight games from 4/19-25 (game one)...have gone in their last 24 games after going 7-2 in their first nine...won each of their first four games and six of the first seven...were after 33 games in 2017 (14-20 after 34). CERVELLI SUPERLATIVES: Francisco Cervelli is tied for ninth among all National League players with 22 RBI...Twenty one of his 22 RBI have come as a catcher...the only backstop in the Majors with more RBI at that position is Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees (26)...Cervelli also enters today ranked seventh overall in the National League in hitting (.314), fifth in batting average with RISP (.440) and road batting average (.353) and eighth in slugging percentage (.593). LEGGING IT OUT: Starling Marte recorded the first inside-the-park home run of his career last night while finishing the game 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI...Marte s 11 home runs vs. Milwaukee are his most vs. any team (seven of those 11 have been hit here at Miller Park). GETTING ON BASE: Corey Dickerson extended his on-base streak to 13 games last night, which is tied for the third-longest of his career...since the streak began on April 21, he is hitting.340 (16-for-47) with two doubles, four home runs, 10 RBI and a.407 on-base percentage. JAMO ON THE BUMP: Jameson Taillon is making his second start of the current road trip while also looking to snap an overall three game losing streak...prior to his three game losing streak, Taillon posted a 0.89 ERA in his first three starts of the season, highlighted by a 1-0, one-hit shutout vs. the Reds at PNC Park on April 8. KINGHAM AND COLE: Nick Kingham improved to 2-0 after the first two starts of his big league career after earning the win last night...he is the first Pirates starter to win each of his first two career two starts since Gerrit Cole (first four) in SAVING THE DAY: Felipe Vázquez needed a total of 20 pitches to the six batters he faced while recording his sixth save of the season on Friday...Vázquez is 8-for-8 in save situations of more than 1.0 inning in his career...friday was his first five-out save since June 17, 2017, vs. the Cubs. THE OUTFIELD: Pittsburgh s outfielders have connected for a total of 18 home runs this year, which is tied for the third-most in all of Major League Baseball behind the Nationals (21) and Red Sox (19)...Pittsburgh s outfielders also rank third in MLB with an.829 OPS, trailing only the Red Sox (.888) and Nationals (.843). CENTRAL PERK: The Bucs are 9-2 against teams from the National League Central this season...pittsburgh has won each of its first three series against teams from within its own division...the Bucs won three of four games against the Reds at PNC Park from April 5-8, took two of three games at Wrigley Field from April and swept the Cardinals in three games at PNC Park last weekend...the Pirates have outscored NL Central teams so far this year. WHAT S BREWING: Francisco Cervelli has hit safely in each of his last eight games against Milwaukee, going 13-for-27 (.481) with a double and two home runs...corey Dickerson is 8-for-20 (.400) with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in his last five games at Miller Park. CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME: Francisco Cervelli has thrown out five baserunners attempting to steal against him this season, which is tied for the second-most among National League backstops (Miami s Bryan Holaday leads the way with six)...pittsburgh s six caught stealings as a team is tied for fourth in the National League, trailing only the Marlins (12), Brewers (eight) and Nationals (seven). OFFENSIVE RANKINGS: The Pirates rank second among all National League teams with a.255 batting average...the team also ranks third in the league in runs scored (156), slugging percentage (.409) and OPS (.733) and tied for third in doubles (56)...Pittsburgh s 98 extra base hits also rank fourth on the senior circuit. COREY S CONTRIBUTIONS: Corey Dickerson, who was acquired by the Pirates from Tampa Bay during spring training, has homered four in his last nine games...he also enters today ranked eighth among all National League hitters in batting average (.313) and tied for ninth in total bases (62). CATCH THIS: Over the last 24 games, catchers Francisco Cervelli and Elias Díaz have combined to hit.422 (35-for-83) with three doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 24 RBI...Cervelli is hitting.397 (23-for-58) in his last 18 games and Díaz has produced a.405 average overall in 14 games this season...as a pair, the two Bucco backstops are hitting.360 (41-for-114) with seven homers, 27 RBI and a MLB-best OPS. REHABBING BUCCO: RHP Joe Musgrove made his first rehab start with Single-A Bradenton Tuesday night (3.0ip/5h/2r/2er/0bb/2so)...He threw a total of 36 pitches (29 strikes) in the game...he is scheduled to make his next rehab start (4.0ip/65 pitches) tomorrow with Double-A Altoona. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY May 5, 1985: The Pirates beat the Dodgers 3-2 at Three Rivers Stadium. Joe Orsulak and Johnny Ray drew bases loaded walks in the eighth inning to give the Pirates the lead. Bill Madlock went 3-for-3 at the plate while Rick Rhoden was credited with the win after allowing two runs in 8.0 innings. 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...8 Wins in final AB...4 Walkoff Wins...2 Losses in final AB... 1 Walk-off Losses... 1 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...2 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Sunday at Milwaukee 1:10 RHP Chad Kuhl (3-2, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (3-2, 3.38 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday OFF DAY IN CHICAGO Tuesday at Chicago (AL) 7:10 RHP Ivan Nova (2-2, 4.01 ERA) vs. Lucas Giolito (1-4, 7.03 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday at Chicago (AL) 1:10 RHP Trevor Williams (4-2, 2.63 ERA) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (0-2, 2.43 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Thursday OFF DAY IN PITTSBURGH

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. MILWAUKEE: 1-3 with a 3.73 ERA (31.1ip/13er) in six career starts...went 1-1 in two starts last season, winning a 4-2 decision over Jimmy Nelson on 7/20 at PNC Park (5.1ip/2er) and losing a 3-0 decision to Brent Suter on 9/18 at PNC (5.0ip + /2er)...Went 0-2 in four starts in 2016; suffered a 5-3 loss to Chase Anderson on 7/30 at Miller Park (6.0ip/2er) and lost a 1-0 decision on 9/2 at PNC Park (6.0ip/1er). DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/2 vs. Minnesota W W 4/8 vs. Cincinnati W W 4/14 at Miami ND W 4/19 at Philadelphia L L 4/25 vs. Detroit L L 4/30 at Washington L L APRIL (2-3, 4.83 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.138 (11-for-80) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 4 RBI 9 SACS 2018 BATTING:.200 (2-for-10) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 0 SACS CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PCT PB PICK OFFS CATCHER S ERA Cervelli 5/13 38% 0 0 (221.0ip/108er) 4.40 Díaz 1/4 25% 0 0 (74.1ip/31er) 3.75 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 0 SB OFF PITCHERS... 0 NO THROWS... 2 OTHERS (double steals)...0 TOMORROW S STARTER CHAD KUHL: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his seventh start of the season tomorrow afternoon...his last start was a 12-4 loss against Washington s Max Scherzer Tuesday at Nationals Park (4.2ip/4h/6r/4er)...Won each of his two previous starts before taking the loss Tuesday...His first victory came in game two of a day/night doubleheader in Detroit on 4/1 (5.2ip/4er)...His first loss came on 4/13 at Miami...Spent the entire 2017 season with the Pirates and went 8-11 with a 4.35 ERA in 31 starts while pitching a professional-high innings. vs. MILWAUKEE: 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA (26.0ip/7er) in five career starts...went 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA (13.2ip/4er) in three starts last year; did not allow a run in 3.0ip on 5/5 at PNC Park before a rain delay... Also won a 7-3 decision over on 6/20 at Miller Park (5.0ip2er) and struck out a seven batters in a ND on 7/17 at PNC Park (5.2ip/2er)...His first victory was a 4-1 decision over Jimmy Nelson on 9/21/16. TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, 4/6 vs. CIN Most runs, game, Opponents...13, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) & Most runs, inning, Pirates...6, 4/6 vs. CIN (6th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...6, (6th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 17, (13 innings) Most hits, game, Opponents...20, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Most hits, inning, Pirates... 5, 4/8 vs. CIN (5th) & 4/6 vs. CIN (6th) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, 4/8 vs. CIN (5th) Most consec. hits, game...5, 4/8 vs. CIN Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, 4/25 vs. DET (4th- game one) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...2, PHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 1, 4/8 vs. CIN Most doubles, game...6, 4/6 vs. CIN Most triples, game...2, 4/16 vs. COL Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, Most home runs, game, Opponents...4, & 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/21-28 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...4, 5/1-4, 4/10-13 & 4/1-5 Most extra-base hits...7, & 4/6 vs. CIN Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...18, 3/30-4/18 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...2, 4/6 vs. CIN Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...2, 4 times, last on Most left on base...13, 4/25 vs. DET (game two) Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 16, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 13, Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Pirates...6, (game 1) Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...9, Most walks, game, Opponents... 11, 4/2 vs. MIN TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...5 games, 4/25-29 Longest losing streak... 5 games, 4/19-25 Longest game, innings innings, Longest game, time... 5:27, Longest game, time, 9 innings...3:51, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Shortest game, time, 9 innings... 2:28, 4/8 vs. CIN Largest margin of victory runs, 4/6 vs. CIN (14-3) Largest margin of defeat... 8 runs, (4-12) & (5-13) Largest come from behind victory...5 runs, 4/27 vs. StL Largest come from behind loss... 4 runs, 4/7 vs. CIN 2018 HIGHS & LOWS Largest crowd, home...30,186, 4/2 vs. MIN Smallest crowd, home... 8,869, 4/17 vs. COL Largest crowd, road... 42,516, Smallest crowd, road... 6,852, Most errors, game, Pirates... 2, 5 times, last on Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, Consecutive innings w/out an error...53, 3/30-4/6 Most double plays turned... 3, (game 1) Rain delays, home (total time)...1 (1 hour, 37 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) Players used...31 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...5, Marte Most consecutive hits...6, Marte (4/14-15) Most runs, game....4, Marte Most 2bs, game...2, Dickerson & Mercer (4/6 vs. CIN) Most 3bs, game... 1, 7 times, last by Bell Most HR, game...2, Polanco Most extra-base hits... 2, 7 times, last by Cervelli (4/25 vs. DET - game one) Most total bases...8, Marte & Polanco Most RBI, game...6, Cervelli (4/25 vs. DET- game one) Most SB, game...1, 12 times, last by Dickerson Most walks, game...4, Polanco (4/2 vs. MIN) Consec. games, home run... 2, Dickerson (4/30-5/1) & Rodríguez ( ) Longest hitting streak... 1s, Dickerson (4/4-16) Grand slams , Moran (4/2 vs. MIN) Inside-the-park home runs... 1, Marte Leadoff home runs...1, Rodriguez Walkoff home runs , Dickerson (4/26 vs. DET) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 9, Kingham (4/29 vs. StL), Nova & Taillon (4/2 vs. MIN) Longest winning streak... 3 games, Williams (4/1-12) Longest losing streak...3 games, Taillon (4/19-30) Fewest hits, complete game...1, Taillon (4/8 vs. CIN) Most walks, game...5, Williams & - game 1) Most IP, game, starter , Taillon (4/8 vs. CIN) Most IP, game, reliever , Glasnow Most consec. scoreless IP , Taillon (4/8-19) Most consecutive saves... 6, Vázquez (4/1-5/4)

3 JOSH BELL N Reached base safely twice in five plate appearances Friday night after going 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored. ROAD TRIP: 4-15 (.267) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been charged with one error in 261 total chances...is tied for the NL lead with 31 starts at first base. SERIES 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his last eight and in nine of his last 12 contests. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Is 4-for-11 (.364) in his first four games of this month...is hitting.333 (20-for-60) with runners on base. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 4-11 (.364) 1 HR 2 RBI SERIES 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 2 RBI 6 games Has hit safely in his last eight games against the Brewers, going 13-for-27 (.481) with a double and two homers. N His 17 RBI from the sixth spot of the lineup are the second-most in MLB behind Maikel Franco (18). N Has gone 8-for-18 (.444) with a double, pair of home runs and four RBI during his current six-game hitting streak. N Is hitting.397 (23-for-58) over his last 18 games...has already matched his home run total (five) from Last HR: 4/4/18 vs. MIN First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Last HR: 5/2/18 at WAS First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ELIAS DÍAZ N Made his eighth start behind the plate Thursday afternoon and went hitless in four at bats. ROAD TRIP: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his third career three-hit game on 4/29 while making the start behind the plate in team s 5-0 shutout. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-6 N Has been charged with one error in his last 36 games (30 starts) behind the plate dating back to 8/28/17. N Has gone 15-for-31 (.484) with two home runs and six RBI in his eight starts this season. Last HR: First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (Paul Sewald) COREY DICKERSON N His five homers from the fifth spot of the lineup are tied for the most in MLB with Evan Longoria & Kurt Suzuki. ROAD TRIP: 6-20 (.300) 3 HR 7 RBI N Has homered four times in his last nine contests...is fourth among NL left fielders with an.891 OPS. SERIES 1-4 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.349 (15-for-43) with runners on base...eleven of his 20 hits vs. Milwaukee have gone for extra bases. LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI 5 games N Has hit safely in 22 of his last 27 games, going 35-for-102 (.343) with nine doubles, five homers and 21 RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 5/4/18 at MIL First HR: 7/28/13 vs. MIL (Donovan Hand) ADAM FRAZIER N Has hit safely in eight of his last nine games against the Brewers, going 10-for-32 (.313) with six RBI. ROAD TRIP: 3-17 (.176) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 18-for-70 (.257) with a pair of doubles and a homer in his 17 starts. SERIES 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 8-for-29 (.276) in his last nine games...went 1-for-4 while batting leadoff Thursday afternoon. LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Had his second three-hit game of the season on 4/18 (also Opening Day) while making the start in right field. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Extended Pittsburgh s lead to 6-4 with a solo homer to lead off the ninth inning in his only at bat Friday. ROAD TRIP: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 4-for-10 with a home run and two RBI during his current four game hitting streak. SERIES 1-1 (1.000) 1 HR 1 RBI N Is 11-for-34 (.324) against right handed pitchers...has made seven starts at third base and two at first base. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI 4 games N Has gone 11-for-37 (.297) with two home runs and five RBI in his nine starts this season. Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) STARLING MARTE N Hit his first career inside-the-park home run Friday while finishing the game 2-for-5 with two RBI. ROAD TRIP: 4-17 (.235) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has 11 career home runs against Milwaukee; his most vs. any team (seven of the 11 have come at Miller Park). SERIES 2-5 (.400) 1 HR 2 RBI N Is tied for the league lead with three triples...has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games. LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in 29 of his 33 games overall...his 32 starts in center field leads the Majors. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Last HR: First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) JORDY MERCER N Ranks fourth among all National League shortstops in games played (174) since the beginning of ROAD TRIP: 2-15 (.133) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had his eight game hitting streak (9-for-35) come to an end Wednesday night after going 0-for-4. SERIES 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-12 (.083) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Has hit safely in 12 of his last 16 games...was charged with his only error of the season on 4/28. N Is hitting.260 (19-for-73) in 2s while batting eighth in the starting lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 9/11/17 at MIL First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) COLIN MORAN N Twenty five of his 26 hits have come vs. righties; his lone hit vs. a lefty came against Justin Wilson on 4/12. ROAD TRIP: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 16 of his last 23 games, going 23-for-74 (.311) with five doubles, a homer and nine RBI. SERIES 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his second homer of the season on 4/25 (game one)...recorded his fifth multi-hit game this year on Tuesday. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Lance Lynn for his first career grand slam in the first inning of the Home Opener on 4/2. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 4/25/18 vs. DET First HR: 7/21/17 at BAL (Richard Bleier) MAX MOROFF N Made his big league debut here at Miller Park on 7/31/16...Went 4-for-12 last year against the Brewers. ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 1 HR 2 RBI N Went deep for the first time this season Tuesday night with a two-run shot in the ninth inning. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Singled as a pinch hitter on 4/28...Has made each of his three starts at second base (last on 5/2). N Has made each of his seven defensive appearances at second base...went 0-for-5 Wednesday night. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/1/18 at. WAS First HR: 7/16/17 vs. STL (Carlos Martinez) GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 5-18 (.278) 0 HR 1 RBI SERIES 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI 3 games N Reached base safely three times in five plate appearances Friday after going 1-for-3 with a walk and hit by pitch. N Is third in the NL with 12 RBI from the second spot of lineup...the Bucs are 8-1 this year when he records an RBI. N Is 14-for-44 (.318) in his last 13 games at Miller Park...Twenty one of his 24 hits have come against righthanders. N Has been charged with two errors in 128 games since the beginning of the 2017 season (last on 8/9). Last HR: 4/27/18 vs. StL First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Went 1-for-1 with a walk Friday night while playing the last four innings of the game at second base. ROAD TRIP: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Started at shortstop Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park and went hitless in three at bats. SERIES 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his first career leadoff home run on 4/21 while also recording his first multi-hit game of the year. LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made four starts in left field, three at second base, four at shortstop and one in center field. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett)

4 STEVEN BRAULT N Struck out three of the seven batters he faced in 2.0 scoreless innings Wednesday night at Washington. BA AGAINST: N Allowed five runs (4er) in 4.2 innings and had a no decision in his last start on 4/27 vs. St. Louis. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings on Opening Day in Detroit and picked up his second big league win in Pittsburgh s win in 13 innings. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N Has yet to strike out in his first 32 career plate appearances; is 7-for-31 with a double and two RBI at the plate. KYLE CRICK N Allowed one run in 1.1 innings Wednesday night at Nationals Park...Has allowed two hits in 21 at bats (.095) with runners on base. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon twice in his first nine appearances...has issued just one walk in his first nine outings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8-2 N Has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his first nine appearances; has 12 K s in 7.2 innings of work overall. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 9/7 N Was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/13, where he went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (4.0ip/6h/1r/1er/0bb/5so) in three games. MICHAEL FELIZ N Struck out three of the five batters he faced while tossing a scoreless seventh inning Friday night at Milwaukee. BA AGAINST: N Retired all three batters he faced Thursday afternoon at Washington...Has made six straight scoreless appearances (6.0ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Made eight straight scoreless appearances from 4/1-20 (7.1ip/3hits)...Has at least one strikeout in 13 of his 16 appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 16/9 N Is averaging 12.2 strikeouts (19 strikeouts in 14.0ip) per 9.0 innings this season...has been scored upon twice in his first 16 outings. TYLER GLASNOW N Allowed a season-high six runs on four hits in 1.0 inning in his last appearance Tuesday night at Nationals Park. BA AGAINST: N Posted a career-high tying seven strikeouts (also in his start on 4/15/17) while allowing two runs in 3.2 innings on 4/19 at Philly. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Surrendered his only homer on 4/16 vs. Colorado (Charlie Blackmon)...Has 23 strikeouts in 16.1 innings of work out of the bullpen. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/6 N Is in his first season working exclusively out of the bullpen...has allowed 12 of his 14 runs on the road. GEORGE KONTOS N Faced two batters and worked 0.1 scoreless inning Friday night...has allowed one hit over his last five outings (4.1ip). BA AGAINST: N Worked a scoreless 11th inning while earning his second win in Pittsburgh s walkoff victory on 4/27 against the Cardinals. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Has a 1.08 (8.1ip/1er) on the road...has alowed two hits in 14 at bats (.143) vs. the first batter he has faced. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 15/12 N Pitched a ninth inning to earn his second career save in 5-4 win on 4/2 over the Twins; picked up first save last year on 10/1. RICHARD RODRÍGUEZ BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/5 N Has been scored upon once in his first seven appearances...tossed 2.1 scoreless innings Tuesday; also struck out in first career PA. N Suffered his first big league loss on 4/22 in Philadelphia; allowed winning run to score with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning. N Struck out a career-high six batters while allowing two hits over 2.2 scoreless innings on 4/19 at Philadelphia. N Has at least one strikeout in six of his seven appearances, averaging 14.5 per 9.0 innings (9.1ip/15so). EDGAR SANTANA N Retired each of the two batters he faced Friday night at Milwaukee...Has made four straight scoreless appearances (3.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Closed out the 6-2 win on 4/28 vs. St. Louis with a ninth inning while also striking out two of the three batters he faced. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/2 N Has at least one strikeout in seven of his last nine games...surrendered his only homer this season on 4/25 vs. Detroit (game one). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/11 N Has made 10 scoreless outings among his first 14 appearances...has not allowed a run during the seventh inning (4.0ip). FELIPE VÁZQUEZ N Needed 20 pitches for the six batters he faced while also recording his sixth save Friday and his first since 4/14. BA AGAINST: N Escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 9th inning on 4/26 and picked up the victory in Pittsburgh s 1-0, walkoff win vs. Detroit. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/4 N Has been scored upon once in his last 12 games (12.1ip/1er) after giving up four runs in 0.2ip in his season debut on 3/30. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 13/7 N Is 8-for-8 in save situations of more than 1.0 inning in his career...is 27-for-29 in save opportunities since the beginning of Disabled List (5 players, 5 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Nick Burdi (R elbow surgery) * 2/20 5/ A.J. Schugel (R shoulder discomfort) 3/29 (retro to 3/26) 4/ Joe Musgrove (R shoulder strain) 4/2 (retro to 3/30) 4/ Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 4/16 4/ Enny Romero (L shoulder impingement) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/ * 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...8/21/17 vs. LA (Osuna & Rodríguez) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... 4/2/18 vs. MIN (Moran) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (Marte) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff (Rodriguez) 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, Jaso & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Jaso & 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) 2018 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit Dickerson HR in 9th 2. 4/27 vs. St.Louis Marte single in 11th Pirates vs. Milwaukee 2018 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Díaz Dickerson Frazier Freese Marte Mercer Moran Moroff Polanco Rodríguez W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Brault Crick Feliz Glasnow Kingham Kontos Kuhl Nova Rodriguez Santana Taillon Vázquez Williams Ejections 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit Hurdle by Mike Winters (arguing Frazier out of base line)

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance MARCH (1-0) 29 at Det T3-0.5 PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for March 30) 30 1 at Det W (13) Brault (1-0) Wilson (0-1) 42, at Det PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 1) APRIL (16-12) 1 2 at Det W Williams (1-0) Fulmer (0-1) Vázquez (1) 14, at Det W T1 --- Kuhl (1-0) Farmer (0-1) Vázquez (2) 18, MIN W Taillon (1-0) Lynn (0-1) Kontos (1) 30,186 30, MIN L Rogers (1-0) Nova (0-1) 20,690 50, CIN W Brault (2-0) Bailey (0-2) Vázquez (3) 9,227 60, CIN W Williams (2-0) Castillo (0-2) 11,115 71, CIN L Peralta (1-0) Kontos (0-1) Iglesias (2) 14,336 85, CIN W TAILLON (2-0) Mahle (1-1) 11,251 96,805 9 at Chi PPD - SNOW (rescheduled for April 10) at Chi W Nova (1-1) Chatwood (0-2) Vázquez (4) 40, at Chi L Duensing (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 35, at Chi W Williams (3-0) Hendricks (0-1) 29, at Mia L Peters (2-1) Kuhl (1-1) 6, at Mia W Kontos (1-1) Zeigler (0-3) Vázquez (5) 26, at Mia W Nova (2-1) Ureña (0-3) 10, COL L Marquez (1-1) Brault (2-1) 8, , COL L Bettis (3-0) Williams (3-1) Davis (8) 8, , COL W Kuhl (2-1) Freeland (0-3) 8, , at Phi L Arrieta (2-0) Taillon (2-1) 19, at Phi L Garcia (2-1) Kontos (1-2) Neris (3) 20, at Phi L Nola (2-1) Feliz (0-1) Neris (4) 28, at Phi L 2-3 (11) Rios (3-0) R. Rodriguez (0-1) 29, DET PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 25) DET L Stumpf (1-0) Taillon (2-2) Greene (4) DET W Kuhl (3-1) Boyd (0-2) 9, , DET W Vázquez (1-0) Wilson (0-3) 12, , STL W 6-5 (11) Kontos (2-2) Hicks (1-1) 15, , STL W Williams (4-1) Flaherty (0-1) 18, , STL W Kingham (1-0) Weaver (2-2) 14, , at Was L Roark (2-2) Taillon (2-3) Kintzler (1) 20,879 MAY (1-3) 1 30 at Was L Scherzer (6-1) Kuhl (3-2) 23, at Was L Strasburg (3-3) Nova (2-2) 27, at Was L Solis (1-1) Williams (4-2) Doolittle (6) 30, at Mil W Kingham (2-0) Guerra (2-2) Vazquez (6) 32, at Mil 6 35 at Mil 8 36 at CWS 9 37 at CWS SF SF SF CWS CWS SD SD SD SD at Cin at Cin at Cin STL STL STL CHI CHI CHI at Stl JUNE (0-0) 1 57 at Stl 2 58 at Stl 3 59 at Stl 5 60 LA 6 61 LA 7 62 LA 8 63 at Chi 9 64 at Chi at Chi at Ari at Ari at Ari CIN CIN CIN MIL MIL MIL ARI ARI ARI ARI at NY at NY at NY 1B - Bell (18-13), Freese (0-2) 2B - Harrison (10-4), Frazier (6-7), Rodríguez (0-3), Moroff (2-1) 3B - Moran (14-12), Freese (4-3) SS - Mercer (16-13), Rodríguez (2-2) LF - Dickerson (15-14), Rodríguez (3-1) CF - Marte (18-14), Rodríguez (0-1) RF - Polanco (16-14), Frazier (1-1), Osuna (1-0) C - Cervelli (14-11), Díaz (4-4) DH - Frazier (2-0), Cervelli (1-0) 2018 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance at SD at SD JULY (0-0) 1 84 at SD 2 85 at LA 3 86 at LA 4 87 at LA 6 88 PHI 7 89 PHI 8 90 PHI 9 91 WAS WAS WAS MIL MIL MIL MIL ALL-STAR BREAK at Cin at Cin at Cin at Cle at Cle at Cle NY NY NY NY CHI CHI STL STL STL at Col at Col at Col at SF at SF at SF at SF at Min at Min CHI CHI CHI CHI ATL ATL ATL at Mil at Mil at Mil at Stl at Stl at Stl at Atl at Atl at Atl CIN CIN CIN MIA MIA MIA at Stl at Stl at Stl at Mil at Mil at Mil KC KC KC MIL MIL MIL at Chi at Chi at Chi at Chi at Cin at Cin at Cin 1st - Harrison (8-4), Frazier (9-7), Rodríguez (1-3), Moroff (0-1) 2nd - Polanco (13-13), Mercer (3-1), Harrison (2-0), Frazier (0-1) 3rd - Marte (16-14), Polanco (2-0), Rodríguez (0-1) 4th - Bell (18-13), Dickerson (0-1), Freese (0-1) 5th - Dickerson (15-12), Freese (2-2), Cervelli (1-1) 6th - Cervelli (11-10), Freese (2-1), Marte (2-0), Díaz (1-2), Dickerson (0-1), Rodríguez (1-0), Moran (0-1), Osuna (1-0) 7th - Moran (12-11), Cervelli (3-0), Polanco (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Díaz (2-0), Freese (0-1) 8th - Mercer (11-10), Rodríguez (3-3), Moran (2-0), Díaz (0-2), Moroff (2-0) 9th - Pitchers (15-14), Mercer (2-0), Díaz (1-0) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) DOUBLEHEADERS (4/1, 4/25) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (--) STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 4/14 Enny Romero (LHP) claimed off waivers from Washington. 4/16 Josh Harrison (INF) placed on 10-day D.L...Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/20 A.J. Schugel (RHP) rehab assignment transferred from Bradenton to Indianapolis. 4/25 José Osuuna (INF/OF) recalled as the 26th man for second game of doubleheader; optioned back to Indianapolis. 4/28 Nick Kingham (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Enny Romero (LHP) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 4/26). 5/4 A.J. Schugel (RHP) returned from rehab.