APRIL 10, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #6/HOME #4 LHP BRANDON FINNEGAN (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP TYLER GLASNOW (2017 SEASON DEBUT)

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1 CINCINNATI REDS (4-2) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3-2) APRIL 10, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #6/HOME #4 LHP BRANDON FINNEGAN (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP TYLER GLASNOW (2017 SEASON DEBUT) THE PIRATES...have won three games in a row after starting the season with back-to-back losses...swept the Braves in a three-game series at PNC Park over the weekend...began the season with a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox in Boston last Monday afternoon...also suffered a 3-0 loss in 12 innings at Fenway Park Wednesday night before being rained out Thursday afternoon in Boston...Had a 4-1 record after five games last season (4-2 after six). TYLER S TURN: Rookie righthander Tyler Glasnow is expected to make his season debut tonight against the Reds...Considered one of Pittsburgh s top prospects since being selected in the fifth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, Glasnow has gone with a 2.03 ERA (500.0ip/113er) and 645 strikeouts in 103 career games (102 starts) during his minor league career and his 2.00 ERA over the last three seasons is the lowest among all minor league pitchers...tyler made his Major League debut last year on 7/7 at St. Louis and went 0-2 with a 4.24 ERA overall in seven games (four starts) with the Pirates. AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: On the 16th anniversary of the first regular season game to be played at PNC Park (April 9, 2001 vs. Cincinnati), the Pirates yesterday won in dramatic fashion on Starling Marte s two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning...it marked Pittsburgh 100th walkoff victory at PNC Park. IN SELECT COMPANY: Yesterday s walkoff home run by Starling Marte was the fourth of his career...in Pirates history, only Ralph Kiner (six), Willie Stargell (six) and Andrew McCutchen (five) have hit more. AROUND GOES FRAZIER: In his first four starts this season, Adam Frazier has started at four different positions; left field, designated hitter, second base and third base...frazier has hit safely in all four of his starts, which included a three-hit game Sunday afternoon...he has gone 1-for-2 against LHP this season and 11-for-26 (.423) in his big league career against lefties. SEEING SOME SOUTHPAWS: Beginning tonight the Pirates are scheduled to face a left-handed starter three times in the next four games...since the start of the 2013 season, Josh Harrison ranks fourth among National League players with a.324 batting average against left-handed pitchers...david Freese ranked seventh among National League leaders last season with a.337 average against southpaws and has gone 1-for-2 vs. LHP so far this season. HAVE MERCER!: Jordy Mercer has hit safely in four of his first five starts and has produced an RBI in each of the last two... He hit.318 (27-for-85) with 13 RBI last April and holds a career average of.309 (122-for-395) against left-handed pitching. SEEING RED: The Pirates are facing the Reds tonight for the first of 19 times this season...the Pirates have 64 wins all-time against Cincinnati at PNC Park; the second-most against any opponent behind Milwaukee (76). PHILTY NUMBERS: In 13 career games against the Reds, Phil Gosselin is hitting.519 (14-for-27)...He tied his career high (fourth time) with a three-hit game in Cincinnati last year on 7/24. CLOSING TIME: Tony Watson picked up a save in each of the first two Bucco victories and has gone 17-for-20 in save opportunities since taking over the closer role last year on 8/2...Since the start of the 2012 season, Watson has made the most appearances among any relief pitcher in the National League (363) and the second-most in the Major Leagues behind Cleveland righthander Bryan Shaw (366). PEN PALS: Since 2011, the Pittsburgh bullpen has produced the most saves (298) and the second-best ERA (3.21) among all Major League teams, trailing only Kansas City (3.19). ONE OF THE BEST IN BASEBALL: Since the start of the 2012 season, the Pirates have posted the fourth-best winning percentage (.541) in the National League and the fifth-best in MLB behind St. Louis (.567), Washington (.565), the Los Angeles Dodgers (.562) and Baltimore (.550). APRIL SHOWERS: The scheduled game against the Red Sox that was postponed due to rain in Boston Thursday afternoon will be made up on Thursday, April 13, at Fenway Park (game time scheduled for 2:05 p.m.). CUTCH AND THE LONG BALL: Entering tonight s action, Andrew McCutchen has hit 175 home runs in a Pittsburgh uniform... That total ranks fifth all-time in club history behind Hall-of-Famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240) and Barry Bonds, who hit 176 homers in his seven seasons with the Bucs between LEADING THE WAY: Clint Hurdle is in his seventh season as the manager of the Pirates...He has won 512 games in his tenure with the club and 1,046 in his 14 seasons overall as a Major League manager, good for sixth among current MLB skippers... Only five other managers have won more games while serving as the manager of the Pirates; Fred Clarke (1,422), Danny Murtaugh (1,115), Jim Leyland (851), Chuck Tanner (711) and Frankie Frisch (539). ROSTER NOTES: There were 12 players returning from last year s Opening Day roster...only two players (Phil Gosselin and Daniel Hudson) are wearing black and gold for the first time, compared to nine last year...the average age of the current active roster is 28.2, compared to 29.6 in 2016, 28.4 in 2015, 28.3 in 2014, 28.6 in 2013, 28.4 in 2012, 27.6 in 2011 and 28.3 in There are four rookies on the squad (Josh Bell, Tyler Glasnow, Alen Hanson, Trevor Williams)...The oldest player on the roster is Chris Stewart (35) and the youngest is Tyler Glasnow (23). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY April 10, 2014: The Pirates erased a 4-0 deficit with a five-run seventh inning while Gerrit Cole improved to 2-0 on the season in a 5-4 win at Wrigley Field. Travis Snider began Pittsburgh s comeback with a pinch-hit two-run homer while Pedro Alvarez added a three-run shot later in the inning for his fifth home run in six games. 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...2 Wins in final AB... 1 Walkoff Wins... 1 Losses in final AB... 1 Walkoff Losses... 1 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps... 1 Swept in a Series... 1 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Tuesday vs. Cincinnati 7:05 RHP Rookie Davis (0-0, ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0, 0.00 ERA) ROOT Wednesday vs. Cincinnati 7:05 LHP Amir Garrett (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (1-0, 0.00 ERA) NO TV Thursday at Boston 2:05 RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-1, 7.20 ERA) ROOT

2 24 - RHP TYLER GLASNOW (PRONOUNCED GLASS-now) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. CINCINNATI: Is making his fourth career appearance (first start) against the Reds tonight...tossed 3.0 scoreless innings of relief on 9/18/16 at Great American Ball Park and 1.0 hitless frame on 9/16 at GABP...Also surrendered five hits and two runs in 3.0ip on 9/11/16 at PNC Park. 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 SPRING TRAINING 2/26 at Orioles ND L 3/3 vs. Orioles ND W 3/13 at Braves (start) ND L 3/18 at Phillies (start) W W 3/25 vs. Tigers (start) ND W 4/1 at Blue Jays (Mtl) L L SPRING (1-1, 6.23 ERA) In addition to his official Grapefruit League starts listed above, Glasnow faced the WBC team from the Dominican Republic on 3/8 at LECOM Park and gave up five hits, four walks and six runs in 2.1 innings of relief. CAREER BATTING:.143 (1-for-7) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS 2017 BATTING:.000 (0-for-0) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 0/2 0% 0 0 (38.1ip/12er) 2.82 Stewart 0/1 0% 0 0 (9.0ip/4er) 4.00 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...0 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 0 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 1 OTHERS (double steals)...0 TOMORROW S STARTER JAMESON TAILLON: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his second start of the season tomorrow night...tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in his season debut Wednesday at Boston but had a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 3-0, 12-inning walkoff loss...went 0-0 with a 3.52 ERA in five Grapefruit League starts (15.1ip/12h/6r/6er/5bb/12so) and also threw 94 pitches in 6.0 innings of a minor league game against the Yankees at Pirate City on 3/26...Made Major League debut last year on 6/8 vs. New York (NL) and received a no-decision (6.0ip/3er) against Noah Syndergaard...Won his first big league game in his second start with the Bucs on 6/14 at New York...Posted a 5-4 record and 3.38 ERA in 18 starts with the Pirates. vs. CINCINNATI: 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts - both in Was in line for the win (6.0ip/1r) but had a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 3-2, walkoff win on 8/5...Also won a 10-4 decision over Anthony DeSclafani in game one of a day-night doubleheader on 9/17 at Great American Ball Park (5.0ip/3er). TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...6, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/8 vs. ATL Most runs, game, Opponents...5, 4/9 vs. ATL & Most runs, inning, Pirates...3 (7th), Most runs, inning, Opponents...5 (5th), Most hits, game, Pirates...11, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents...13, 4/9 vs. ATL Most hits, inning, Pirates... 4 (7th), Most consec. hits, inning...2, 8 times, last on 4/9 vs. ATL (8th) Most consec. hits, game...2, 8 times (last on 4/9 vs. ATL) Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6 (5th), Fewest hits, game, Pirates... 5, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 8, Most doubles, game...2, 4/9 vs. ATL & Most triples, game... Most home runs, game, Pirates...2, 4/7 vs. ATL Most home runs, game, Opponents... 3, 4/9 vs. ATL Most consecutive games, home run... Most consec. games, HR, Opponents... 2, 4/3-5 Most extra-base hits...3, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 3, 4/7-9 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 1, 4/8 vs. ATL Most stolen bases, game, Opponents... 2, Most left on base...13, 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...7, 4/8 vs. ATL & Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...10, (12 inn) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 8, Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...9, (12 inn) Most walks, game, Pirates...6, 4/8 vs. ATL Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... 6, (12 inn) Most walks, game, Opponents... 4, 2 times, 4/8 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...3 games (4/7-9) Longest losing streak...2 games (4/3-5) Longest game, innings...12, Longest game, time... 3:53, (12 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings...3:18, 4/7 vs. ATL Shortest game, time, 9 innings...3:00, 4/8 vs. ATL Largest margin of victory...2 runs, 4/8 vs. ATL (6-4) Largest margin of defeat...3 runs, (0-3) 2017 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory... 2 runs, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/8 vs. ATL Largest come from behind loss... Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...22,713, 4/9 vs. ATL Largest crowd, road... 36,594, Smallest crowd, road... 36,137, Most errors, game, Pirates...1, 4/8 vs. ATL, 4/7 vs. ATL & Most errors, game, Opponents...2, 3 times, last 4/9 vs. ATL Consecutive innings w/out an error... 19, 4/3-7 Most double plays turned...4, 4/8 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)... Rain delays, road (total time) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...4, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) & Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most runs, game....2, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL), McCutchen (4/8 vs. ATL) & Cervelli (4/7 vs. ATL) Most 2bs, game...1, 6 times, last by Frazier (4/9 vs. ATL) Most 3bs, game... Most HR, game...1, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL), Cervelli & Freese (4/7 vs. ATL) Most extra-base hits... 1, 9 times, last by Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) Most total bases...7, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) Most RBI, game...2, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL) Most SB, game...1, Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most walks, game... 2, Bell (4/9 vs. ATL) Consec. games, home run... Longest hitting streak...4 games, Marte (4/5-9) & Cervelli & Harrison (4/3-8) Grand slams Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... Walkoff home runs , Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...6, Taillon Longest winning streak... Longest losing streak... Fewest hits, complete game... Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...7.0, Taillon Most IP, game, reliever...2.0, Williams (4/9 vs. ATL) Most consec. scoreless IP...7.0, Taillon (4/5)

3 JOSH BELL N Went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI-double Sunday against the Braves (his first RBI of the season). HOMESTAND: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has started four of the first five games at first base...is one of two rookie position players (also Hanson). SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was the Opening Day starter at first base and went 1-for-4; doubled off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI N Made big league debut last year on 7/8 and singled off Jake Arrieta in first AB; hit PH-grand slam the next day. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 2-9 (.222) 1 HR 2 RBI N SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-4 Has hit safely in eight of his last nine games against the Reds, going 10-for-30 (.333) with five RBI. Has hit safely in all four of his starts...caught the final inning of Sunday s game and went 0-for-1 with an RBI. N Connected off Josh Collmenter for his first home run of the season on Friday (hit lone HR in 2016 on 9/22). N Hit.148 (4-for-27) with a home run and three RBI in 11 spring training games...also played for Italy in the WBC. ADAM FRAZIER N Went 3-for-5 and scored a run as the leadoff batter Sunday afternoon...has made four starts (LF, DH, 2B, 3B). HOMESTAND: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 0 RBI N Left-handed batter holds a career average of.423 (11-for-26) against Major League southpaws. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.403 (25-for-62) with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 RBI in 21 spring training games. LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N Led all Grapefruit League players in runs scored (17) and hits (25) and ranked second in batting (.403). Last HR: 9/24/16 vs. WAS First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Last HR: 4/7/17 vs. ATL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Last HR: 9/5/16 vs. STL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Walked as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning Sunday afternoon and played the final frame at first base. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has has hit safely in all three of his starts at third base...is one hit shy of 800 in his career. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Atlanta s Josh Collmenter for his first home run of the season Friday afternoon. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 1 HR 1 RBI 3 games N Hit.326 (14-for-43) with two doubles and five RBI in 19 spring training games; reached base safely in 17 of 19. Last HR: 4/7/17 vs. ATL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) PHIL GOSSELIN N Made his first start of the season Sunday afternoon at second base and went hitless in two at bats. HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made season and Pittsburgh debut Wednesday; pinch hit in the 10th and played last three innings at first base. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Spent 2016 season with Arizona and led all Major League players in pinch-hits (20). LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Hit.328 (21-for-64) with four doubles, a triple, home run and 13 RBI in 22 spring training games. Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez) ALEN HANSON N Pinch-ran in the ninth inning Sunday and played the final frame at second base. HOMESTAND: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded a pinch-hit single and came around to score while making his season debut Saturday night. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Entered 2017 season rated as the club's "Fastest Baserunner"...Has had 20 or more SB in all seven of his seasons. LAST 3: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.333 (18-for-54) with five doubles, four RBI and three stolen bases in 23 spring training games. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSH HARRISON N Started the first four games at second base and hit safely in all four contests. HOMESTAND: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI N Played two innings (8th & 9th) at third base Sunday; left game in 10th with right lower leg discomfort from HBP. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was a member of Pittsburgh s Opening Day roster for the sixth straight season. LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-3 N Hit.286 (6-for-21) in nine spring training games...also played two games with Team USA in the WBC (0-for-5). Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. CIN First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Walked as a pinch hitter on Sunday...Homered in back-to-back games against the Reds last year (4/30 & 5/1). HOMESTAND: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his first start of the season Saturday night at first base and went 0-for-4 with a run scored. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played the final three innings at first base Friday afternoon and went hitless in his one at bat. LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 N Hit.302 (13-for-43) with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI in 18 spring training games. Last HR: 10/2/16 at STL First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Tied his career high (10th time) with four hits Sunday; also recorded his fourth career walkoff home run. HOMESTAND: 7-12 (.583) 1 HR 4 RBI N Has hit safely in four straight games (8-for-17,.471) and has tallied four RBI in his last three games. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Represented the Dominican Republic at the WBC this year; hit.250 (3-for-12) with a homer run in four games. LAST 3: 7-12 (.583) 1 HR 4 RBI 4 games N Hit.200 (6-for-30) with two doubles, a home run and five RBI 11 spring training games with the Pirates. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 4/9/17 vs. ATL First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N His 26 HR against the Reds are the third-highest total among active players behind Pujols (47) and Braun (35). HOMESTAND: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI N Made the Opening Day start in right field last Monday afternoon - his first Major League game at that position. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit 175 homers in the Majors - one shy of tying Barry Bonds for fourth place on Pittsburgh's all-time list. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI N Went 5-for-26 with a HR and 3 RBI in 10 spring games with the Bucs...Hit.273 with 5 RBI in 6 WBC games. 0-for-7 Last HR: 9/21/16 at MIL First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in three straight games (4-for-11,.364) and in four of his first five starts at shortstop. HOMESTAND: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI N Made his fourth straight Opening Day start at shortstop last Monday and went 1-for-4 with an RBI. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 392 starts at shortstop since 2014 are third-most in N.L. behind B. Crawford (433) and A. Hechavarria (415). LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI 3 games N Hit.333 (16-for-48) with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI in 18 spring training games. Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO N Has gone 5-for-8 in his last two games after going 1-for-14 in his first three contests. HOMESTAND: 5-13 (.385) 0 HR 1 RBI N Produced a.296 average at PNC Park last year; has gone 5-for-13 (.385) in his first three home games of SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.579 (11-for-19) and produced a OPS in five games with the Dominican Republic in the WBC. LAST 3: 5-13 (.385) 0 HR 1 RBI N Hit.294 (5-for-17) with a double and two RBI in six spring training games with the Pirates. 2 games Last HR: 9/16/16 at CIN First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Made his 2017 season debut as the starting catcher Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta and went 1-for-3. HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N His next game will be the 400th of his big league career...made his Major League debut in Boston on 9/6/06. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his only home run in 2016 in his first game and first at bat of the season on 4/10 at Cincinnati. LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.231 (3-for-13) with 4 RBI in six spring training games...missed last seven games with left groin discomfort. Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 ANTONIO BASTARDO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/2 N Has been scored upon in each of his first two appearances after allowing one run in 1.0 inning of work Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta. N Gave up game-ending home run to Sandy Leon in the bottom of the 12th inning Wednesday night in Boston and suffered the loss. N Was a member of a Major League Opening Day roster for the eighth straight season; was also with Pirates in 2015 (the Mets in 2016). N Has a career 1.02 ERA (44.0ip/5er) when pitching 2.0 innings of relief or more in a game (22 times). DANIEL HUDSON N Has appeared in four of the first five games...allowed three hits and one run Saturday night against the Braves (1.0ip). BA AGAINST: N Made his debut with the Pirates last Monday - his 200th career appearance - and pitched a scoreless 8th inning (three K s) in Boston. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Pitched in a career-high 70 games with Arizona last season...was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/2 N Went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in eight spring training appearances (8.0ip/5h/2r/2er/2bb/11so). WADE LeBLANC N Made his season debut on Friday and was charged with three runs in 0.1ip; gave up three hits in the eighth inning. BA AGAINST: N Posted a 0.75 ERA (12.0ip/1er) in eight games with the Pirates last year after being acquired from Seattle on 9/13 (for cash). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Has pitched in the big leagues every year since 2008, with the exception of 2015 when he pitched with the Seibu Lions in Japan. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/0 N Went 3-0 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in seven spring training appearances (15.0ip/13h/6r/6er/2bb/12so). JUAN NICASIO N Worked a scoreless sixth inning Saturday night vs. Atlanta...Has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his first four games. BA AGAINST: N Struck out two of the three batters he faced in the 11th inning Wednesday in Boston. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made his regular season debut last Monday on Opening Day at Fenway Park and pitched a scoreless sixth inning (1 K). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/3 N Struck out at least one batter in a club-record 33 straight games in relief last year between 7/2 and 9/25. FELIPE RIVERO N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning of work but earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta. BA AGAINST: N Has appeared in each of the first five games...worked a scoreless seventh inning Saturday night against the Braves. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made his season debut last Monday in Boston and tossed a scoreless seventh inning; gave up one hit and whiffed a batter. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 5/3 N Posted a 3.29 ERA in 28 games with the Pirates last year after being acquired from the Nationals in a deal for Mark Melancon on 7/30. TONY WATSON N Picked up saves Friday afternoon and Saturday night against the Braves...Went 15-for-20 in save opportunities last season. BA AGAINST: N Made his 2017 season debut Wednesday night in Boston and pitched a scoreless 10th inning. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N His 406 appearances with the Pirates rank second all-time for a LHP, trailing only Wilbur Cooper (469 games between ). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/1 N Went 0-1 with a ERA in six spring training appearances (5.1ip/8h/8r/8er/4bb/8so). TREVOR WILLIAMS N Made his season debut Sunday vs. Atlanta; struck out three of the seven batters he faced while pitching 2.0 scoreless innings. BA AGAINST: N Made his first Opening Day roster...is the lone rookie pitcher in the Pittsburgh bullpen. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made his Major League debut with the Pirates last year on 9/7 vs. St. Louis and picked up his first big league win in the process. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/0 N Spent majority of 2016 season with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he went 9-6 with a 2.53 ERA in 20 games (19 starts) Disabled List (0 players, 0 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed * 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... 4/7/17 vs. ATL (Freese & Cervelli) The Pirates Hit a Grand (Mercer) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (Jaso) 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 (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) 2017 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th Pirates vs. Cincinnati 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Frazier Freese Gosselin Hanson Harrison Jaso Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Bastardo Cole Glasnow Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Nicasio Nova Rivero Taillon Watson Williams Ejections

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (3-2) 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 11 7 CIN 12 8 CIN 13 9 at Bos at Chi at Chi at Chi at Stl at Stl at Stl NYY NYY NYY CHI CHI CHI at Mia at Mia at Mia 1 25 at Cin 2 26 at Cin 3 27 at Cin 4 28 at Cin 5 29 MIL 6 30 MIL 7 31 MIL 8 32 at LA 9 33 at LA at LA at Ari at Ari at Ari at Ari WAS WAS WAS PHI PHI PHI at Atl at Atl at Atl at Atl NY NY NY ARI ARI ARI 2 55 at NY 3 56 at NY 4 57 at NY 6 58 at Bal 7 59 at Bal 8 60 MIA 9 61 MIA MIA MIA COL COL COL CHI CHI CHI at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Stl at Stl at Stl TB TB TB SF 1 81 SF MAY (0-0) JUNE (0-0) JULY (0-0) 2017 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 at SF 3 83 at Phi 4 84 at Phi 5 85 at Phi 6 86 at Phi 7 87 at Chi 8 88 at Chi 9 89 at Chi ALL-STAR BREAK STL STL STL MIL MIL MIL MIL at Col at Col at Col at SF at SF at SF at SD at SD at SD CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD DET DET at Det at Det at Tor at Tor at Tor at Mil at Mil STL STL STL STL LA LA LA LA at Cin at Cin at Cin at Chi at Chi at Chi l 135 CIN CIN CIN CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl at Mil at Mil at Mil at Cin at Cin at Cin MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL BAL BAL at Was at Was at Was at Was STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (2-2), Jaso (1-0) 2B - Harrison (1-2), Frazier (1-0), Gosselin (1-0) 3B - Freese (1-2), Harrison (1-0), Frazier (1-0) SS - Mercer (3-2) LF - Polanco (3-1), Frazier (0-1) CF - Marte (3-2) RF - McCutchen (3-2) C - Cervelli (2-2), Stewart (1-0) DH - Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 1st - Frazier (2-1), Marte (1-0), Mercer (0-1) 2nd - Marte (2-2), Bell (1-0) 3rd - McCutchen (3-2) 4th - Polanco (3-2) 5th - Freese (1-2), Jaso (1-0), Bell (1-0) 6th - Cervelli (2-2), Mercer (1-0) 7th - Harrison (2-1), Bell (0-1), Gosselin (1-0) 8th - Mercer (2-0), Bell (0-1), Harrison (0-1), Stewart (1-0) 9th - Pitchers (3-0), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) DATE TRANSACTION MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS