JULY 14, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #90/HOME #44 RHP MIKE LEAKE (6-7, 3.12 ERA) vs. RHP GERRIT COLE (7-7, 4.43 ERA)

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1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (43-45) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (42-47) JULY 14, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #90/HOME #44 RHP MIKE LEAKE (6-7, 3.12 ERA) vs. RHP GERRIT COLE (7-7, 4.43 ERA) THE PIRATES...went 5-2 on their road trip to Philadelphia (3-1) and Chicago (2-1) leading up to the All-Star break...have gone in their last 28 games after losing four straight and five-of-six...won a season-high four straight games from 6/ Have gone in their last 53 games, dating back to 5/13...Scored a season-high 14 runs in their final game before the break Sunday at Wrigley Field...Had a record after 89 games last season (46-44 after 90). BUCS WHEN... BACK TO WORK: The Pirates open the second half of the season tonight at PNC Park with the beginning of a seven-game homestand against the Cardinals and Brewers...This is the first game being played in Pittsburgh this season between the Bucs and RedBirds...Next month the Pirates and Cardinals will play three games at PNC Park from August before playing the final game in Williamsport on August 20...Pittsburgh will also host St. Louis for three games from September SUNDAY FUN DAY: The Pirates ended the first half of the season with a 14-3 win Sunday at Wrigley Field...Pittsburgh scored 10 runs in the first inning for the first time since June 8, 1989, at Philadelphia (the team lost that game)...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the third time in team history that the Pirates put up double digits in the first inning...the other occurrence came when Pittsburgh scored 12 times in the first inning of their Home-Opener in 1892, a 14 3 win over St. Louis. THE CISCO KID: Francisco Cervelli highlighted Pittsburgh s 10-run first-inning outburst on Sunday with the third grand slam of his career and the first of the season by the Pirates in his second at bat of the inning...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Cervelli is the first player in Pirates history to hit a first-inning grand slam out of the first, second or third spot of the lineup. STAYING KUHL ON SHORT NOTICE: Chad Kuhl made an emergency start on Sunday in place of Jameson Taillon (flu-like symptoms) on just two days rest after also starting and tossing a career-high 7.0 innings last Thursday at Philadelphia...Kuhl became the first Pirates pitcher to start on two days rest since Rick Rhoden did so on June 18 and June 21, 1983 (special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau). RIDING THE COLE TRAIN: Gerrit Cole has gone 4-1 in his last five starts, which includes winning a 7-3 decision (6.0ip/1r) against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 24...Cole has also posted a 3-1 record and a 1.80 ERA (45.0ip/9er) in seven starts this year against teams from the National League Central division; a 0.64 ERA (14.0ip/2r/1er) in two starts at PNC Park....In five career starts vs. St. Louis at PNC Park, Cole has gone 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA (29.0ip/8er). THE ARMS RACE: The Pirates have recorded a 2.78 ERA (81.0ip/25er) after the first nine games played in July...The only team in the Majors to post a better team ERA so far this month are the Dodgers (2.25)...Pittsburgh s bullpen ranks third in the National League in ERA (2.27) in July while the starting staff ranks sixth (3.10). MARTE ON REHAB: Outfielder Starling Marte has gone 8-for-32 (.250) with a home run, three RBI, two walks and four stolen bases in nine total rehab games between Triple-A Indianapolis and Single-A Bradenton...Marte is currently serving an 80-game suspension and is eligible for reinstatement on Tuesday. PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF: Andrew McCutchen has gone 13-for-33 (.394) with five doubles, three home runs, three RBI and a OPS in his first eight games this month after taking home National League Player-of-the-Month accolades in June...Beginning with the action on May 24, McCutchen leads all Major League players in batting average (.404), on-base percentage (.497) and OPS (1.223),` while ranking third in slugging (.726) and fifth in total bases (106). CUTCH CLOSING IN ON 1400 HITS: Andrew McCutchen enters today with 1397 career hits, which ranks 17th in Pirates history (Jason Kendall is 16th on the list with 1409)...Since his first season in the big leagues in 2009, McCutchen s 1397 hits are tied for sixth in all of Major League Baseball and first among all National League players. FREESE WARNING: Former Cardinals World Series hero David Freese is one game shy of his 800th career appearance at third base (427 of those came with St. Louis)...He enters today ranked eighth among active players in games played at that position. SHORT HOPS: Jordy Mercer currently ranks third among National League shortstops in OPS (.771), slugging percentage (.424) and on-base percentage (.347)...His.988 fielding percentage is second among all National Leaguers at that position. HOT COFFEE: Gregory Polanco went 0-for-1 off the bench on Sunday to have his eight-game hitting streak (13-for-31,.419) come to an end...polanco has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 contests (15-for-41,.366) while raising his average 21 points from.237 following the action on 6/20 to.258 heading into today. RINGING THE BELL: Josh Bell has hit safely in five straight games and in nine of his last 11...Bell went deep 16 times in the first half of the season to establish a new club record for home runs prior to the All-Star break; the record was previously held by Hall-of-Famer Ralph Kiner with 15 in Bell s 43 RBI prior to the break were also the fourth-most all-time by a Pirates rookie, trailing only Warren Morris (47 in 1999), Bill Brubaker (47 in 1936) and Ralph Kiner (45 in 1946). RAVING ABOUT RIVERO: Felipe Rivero recorded his sixth save of the season Saturday night in Chicago and his fourth multiinnings save... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Julian Tavarez is the last Pirates pitcher with four or more saves of four outs or more in a season (Tavarez had seven such saves in 2003). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY July 14, 1997: The Bucs came from behind three times and beat the Mets 5-4 at Three Rivers Stadium. Steve Cooke allowed just two runs in 7.0 innings and left with a 3-2 lead, but the Mets scored twice off Clint Sadowsky in the eighth to lead by one. The Pirates, who tallied eight straight hits in the seventh and eighth innings, scored twice in the eighth for the victory. Rich Loiselle picked up his 12th save, tying the club rookie record set by Francisco Cordova one year earlier. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS 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...7 Walkoff Wins...4 Losses in final AB Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Committing at least 1 Error Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Saturday vs. St. Louis 7:05 RHP Lance Lynn (7-6, 3,61 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (5-2, 2.73 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday vs. St. Louis 1:35 RHP Carlos Martinez (6-8, 3.40 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (3-4, 4.80 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 LHP Brent Suter (1-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (3-6, 4.96 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.21 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday vs. Milwaukee 7:05 RHP Zach Davies vs. RHP Gerrit Cole AT&T SportsNet

2 CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 6/26 23% 2 4 (452.1ip/205er) 4.08 Diaz 2/6 33% 1 2 (161.1ip/81er) 4.52 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 5/16 31% 0 3 (173.2ip/76er) 3.94 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS OTHERS (double steals)... 1 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, Most runs, game, Opponents...14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...10, (1st) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates...18, Most hits, game, Opponents...18, 6/30 vs. SF & 6/9 vs. MIA Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 6, (1st) Most consec. hits, game...6, Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, 4 times, last on 6/16 vs. CHI (9th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Most doubles, game... 5, 6/9 vs. MIA Most triples, game...3, Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, & Most home runs, game, Opponents... 4, Most consecutive games, home run... 9, 6/16-24 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...9, 6/17-25 Most extra-base hits...6, & Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 45, 5/22-7/9 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 3, 6/11 vs. MIA Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most left on base...13, & 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)...15, 7/1 vs. SF (11 innings) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 4, Cervelli Osuna & Polanco & 4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....3, McCutchen Jaso & Mercer Harrison & Frazier Most 2bs, game... 2, 13 times, last by Osuna Most 3bs, game...1, 22 times, last by Mercer & Bell Most HR, game...2, McCutchen & 6/13 vs. COL) & Harrison Most extra-base hits... 2, 25 times, last by Bell Most total bases....9, McCutchen Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz Most SB, game...2, Frazier (6/11 vs. MIA) & McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier Consec. games, home run...2, McCutchen (6/19-20), Frazier (5/24-25), Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak 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 , McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 6-4 with a 2.72 ERA (72.2ip/22er) in 12 career regular season starts...is 1-1 in two starts this year, winning a 7-3 decision over Lance Lynn on 6/24 at Busch Stadium (6.0ip/1er) and losing a 2-1 decision (6.0ip/2er) to Michael Wacha on 4/19 at Busch...Has gone 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA (29.0ip/8er) in five career starts at PNC Park...Has not faced the RedBirds at PNC since 6/10/16. 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 4/3 at Boston L L 4/9 vs. Atlanta ND W 4/14 at Chicago W W 4/19 at St. Louis L L 4/25 vs. Chicago L L APRIL (1-3, 3.60 ERA) /1 at Cincinnati ND L 5/6 vs. Milwaukee ND W 5/11 at Arizona L L 5/17 vs. Washington W W 5/22 at Atlanta L L 5/27 vs. New York ND W MAY (1-2, 3.68 ERA) /2 at New York W W 6/8 vs. Miami L L 6/13 vs. Colorado W W 6/19 at Milwaukee W W 6/24 at St. Louis W W 6/30 vs. San Francisco L L JUNE (4-2, 6.17 ERA) /5 at Philadelphia W W 1st HALF (7-7, 4.43 ERA) HIGHS & LOWS CAREER BATTING:.171 (36-for-210) 1 2B 0 3B 2 HR 14 RBI 6 BB 22 SACS 2017 BATTING:.133 (4-for-30) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 6 SACS CAREER HOMERS (2): 9/7/14 at Chicago (NL) - off Blake Parker 5/26/16 vs. Arizona - Patrick Corbin TOMORROW S STARTER JAMESON TAILLON: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his 12th start of the season tomorrow... Missed his last scheduled start on Sunday due to flu-like symptoms...tossed 5.0 scoreless innings and struck out a career-high nine batters while winning a 3-0 decision at Philadelphia on 7/4...Has not surrendered a run in his last two starts (11.1ip) and will bring a career-high 15.1 scoreless innings streak into his start tomorrow...has gone 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA (27.1ip/6er) and has surrendered one home run in five starts since returning from D.L. on 6/12 (had testicular cancer surgery on 5/8). vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-0 with a 4.09 ERA (11.0ip/5er) in two career starts...opposed Adam Wainwright on 6/23 at Busch Stadium and received a no-decision (6.0ip/3er) in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win...also faced off against Mike Leake and received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win at PNC Park on 9/7/16 (5.0ip/2er). TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 14, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...14, 5/31 vs. ARI Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents...8, & Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) , 7/1 vs. SF INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...9, Taillon (7/4 at PHI) Longest winning streak... 3 games, Cole (6/13-24) & LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Longest losing streak...6 games, Kuhl (4/18-6/14) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Nova Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova Most IP, game, reliever , LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP , Taillon (6/23-7/4) Most consecutive saves...7, Watson (4/7-26) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...4 games (6/10-13) Longest losing streak... 6 games (5/7-12) Longest game, innings...14, 5/31 vs. ARI Longest game, time... 4:40, 5/31 vs. ARI (14 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, 6/30 vs. SF Shortest game, time...2:10, 5/30 vs. ARI Largest margin of victory...11 runs, (14-3) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, Largest come from behind loss... 5 runs, Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 47,720, Smallest crowd, road...13,909, Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 6/27 vs. TB & 4/21 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, Consecutive innings w/out an error , 5/8-14 Most double plays turned...4, & 4/8 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)...3 (5 hours, 4 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used... 38

3 JOSH BELL N Has gone 5-for-9 with two doubles in his last two games...had a career-high tying three hits Saturday at Wrigley. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 16 HR are the third-most by a Pirates switch hitter at the break behind Bobby Bonilla (19 in 1990 & 17 in 1988). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit 16th HR of the year on 7/6, surpassing Ralph Kiner (15 in 1946) for most by a Pirates rookie before the break. LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 0 HR 2 RBI 5 games N Has an RBI in eight of his last 11 games...has hit safely in five straight games and in nine of his last 11. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 1 HR 6 RBI 3 games Hit a first-inning grand slam and had a career-high tying five RBI (also 5/8/10) Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. N Has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games vs. St. Louis since the beginning of 2016 (11-for-34,.324). N Started the final three games before the break; the first time to make three straight starts since 6/ N Has gone 37 games since his last error on 4/24...Ranks fifth in the Majors among backstops in OBP (.357). ADAM FRAZIER N Was hit by a pitch in his only plate appearance Sunday while playing the final three innings in left field. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made each of his last two starts at second base...has gone 11-for-36 (.306) this year vs. lefties. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Leads team with 49 starts batting leadoff...has hit safely in three straight and in five of last seven starts at PNC. LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-20 N Has hit all three of his home runs this season on the road; all three homers have been three-run shots. DAVID FREESE N Is 14-for-44 (.318) in his last 13 games vs. Cards; has 16 career hits against Mike Leake; his most vs. any pitcher. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started each of the last two games at third base; went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and run scored Sunday. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His next appearance at third base will be the 800th of his career; made 427 of those with STL from LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-10 N Has made 57 starts at third base; made a total of 71 starts at third base for the Bucs last year. Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 7/6/17 at PHI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 6 First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/6/17 at BAL First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) PHIL GOSSELIN N Walked in pinch hit appearance Sunday afternoon; his first game action since being promoted back to the Bucs. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled from Indianapolis on 7/8...Is in his third stint with the Bucs this season (also 4/3-5/7 & 6/2-12). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 11 appearances (seven starts) at second base, one appearance at first base and one at third base. LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Has hit.287 (47-for-164) with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homer and 18 RBI in 43 Triple-A games this season. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez) JOSH HARRISON N Represented the Pirates at Tuesday s All-Star Game in Miami and played final four innings st second base. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his sixth three-hit game of the year Sunday while finishing his day with a solo homer in the ninth. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.308 (20-for-65) in the first inning of games...has hit safely in three of his last four contests. LAST 3: 4-14 (.286) 1 HR 2 RBI 1 game N Has been hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 20 times; the next closest player is Derek Dietrich (14 times). Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 8 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Is 5-for-8 with a double and HR in his last 3 games vs. the Cards; his HR was a 9th inning game-winner on 6/23. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went hitless in five at bats in his last game on Saturday...Has made six of his last seven starts in left field. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His HR off Josh Osich on 7/2 was the second of his career off a lefty and first since his first career HR on 4/24/10. LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-11 N Has two pinch-hit home runs this year (five career)...is hitting.333 (6-for-18) with seven RBI as a pinch hitter. Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) ANDREW McCUTCHEN HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 1 HR 1 RBI 4 games N Ended the first half Sunday with his 17th HR; a solo shot in the first inning following Francisco Cervelli s grand slam. N Is three hits shy of 1400 in his career; ranks 17th all-time in team history in that category (Jason Kendall is 16th with 1409). N Is 22-for-48 (.458) in his last 14 games at PNC Park...His 50 hits since 6/1 rank 4th in MLB and 1st in the N.L. N Has hit safely in 23 of his last 28 games (43-for-100,.430)...Is 14-for-31 with runners in scoring position since 5/27. Multi-Hit Games: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 14 First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Recorded his third three-rbi game of the year on Sunday for his fifth RBI over his last four games. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.325 (51-for-157) with 12 doubles, four triples, six homers and 25 RBI in his last 43 games (since 5/22). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his eighth homer of the year on 7/2...His.771 OPS ranks third among all National League shortstops. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 4 RBI 2 games N Ranks second among N.L. shortstops in fielding pct. (.988); has made just one error in his last 64 games. Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 7/2/17 vs. SF First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Made his last start at second base Sunday at Wrigley Field and went 0-for-4 with a walk and run scored. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his first career multi-rbi game on 6/7 at Baltimore while making the start at second base. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made seven starts at second base (last on 7/9), three at shortstop and one at third base (7/2). LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-10 N Was tied for 1st in HR (13), 2nd in OPS (.954) and 3rd in slugging (.569) in International League at time of promotion. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSÉ OSUNA N Doubled twice and had two RBI on Sunday; his fourth game with both multiple hits and multiple RBI totals. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had three outfield assists on 7/6, including two in successive plays; the first Pirate to have 3 assists since SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts (14-for-47)...Has four hits in his last seven at bats with RISP. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 2 RBI 1 game N Five of his last seven hits have gone for extra bases and 18 of his 34 hits overall have been extra-base hits. Multi-Hit Games: 9 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 6/20/17 at MIL First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) GREGORY POLANCO N Went 0-for-1 Sunday to have his 8-game hit streak end (13-for-31)...Has hit safely 10 of his last 12 games. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Smacked a two-run homer off Jake Arrieta on Saturday...Has homered twice in his last three starts. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Matched a season-high with four hits on 7/6 (also 4/8 vs. Atlanta) while homering and collecting two RBI. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has gone 65 games since making his only error on 4/7 (left field); made his last error in right field on 9/2/16. 0-for-2 Multi-Hit Games: 16 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 7/8/17 at CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Has been behind the plate for each of team s last three shutouts; 7/4 at Philly, 6/29 vs. Tampa & 5/21 vs. Philly. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the last two innings of Sunday s game at Chicago and flied out in his only at bat of the game. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his 10 starts at PNC Park this season, going 9-for-33 with a pair of RBI. LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 N Collected first career triple on 4/23...Has thrown out five runners attempting to steal against him; had three in Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald)

4 DANIEL HUDSON N Worked a scoreless 7th inning in last appearance on 7/5 at Philly...Has allowed one unearned run in his last six appearances (5.2ip). BA AGAINST: N Has posted a 2.36 ERA (26.2ip/7er) and.207 batting average against (19-for-92) in 30 appearances since the beginning of May. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/5 N Has been charged with one earned run in 8.1 innings of work in his last 10 appearances at PNC Park; last on 7/1 vs. San Francisco. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 42/30 N Earned his first win as a member of the Pirates on 6/10 vs. Miami while retiring each of his three batters faced. WADE LeBLANC N Has already established a career-high in appearances (34) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. BA AGAINST: N Has made three straight scoreless appearances (4.1ip) after being scored upon in his previous two outings (2.2ip/3r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N Worked 1.0 scoreless inning Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field...Has a 2.62 ERA (34.1ip/10er) when working more than 1.0 inning. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 34/26 N Earned third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati...Has a.221 batting average against (27-for-122) against right-handed batters. JHAN MARIÑEZ N Has been scored upon in three straight outings (5.0ip/5r) after making six consecutive scoreless appearances (5.1ip). BA AGAINST: N Has worked 2.0 innings in each of his last two appearances, including his last outing (2.0ip/3h/1r) Sunday at Wrigley Field. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/6 N Was claimed off waivers on 5/19 from Milwaukee, where he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 19/9 N Recorded his only career win on 7/19/10 vs. Colorado while pitching with the Marlins...Made MLB debut with Miami on 7/16/10. JUAN NICASIO N Retired two of the three Cubs batters he faced in his last game on 7/8...Has been scored upon in six of his 43 appearances this season. BA AGAINST: N Recorded his first save as a member of the Pirates on 7/6 and the second of his career; his other save came on 5/15/15 vs. Colorado. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/5 N Has allowed two hits in 25 at bats over his last eight appearances...has recorded 25 strikeouts in his last 21 appearances (19.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 43/31 N Surrendered his last home run on 9/10/16 (Joey Votto); a streak of 52.1 innings since serving up his last home run. FELIPE RIVERO N Has saves in three straight appearances...recorded his sixth save of the year on 7/8 with 1.1 scoreless innings of work at Chicago. BA AGAINST: N Has allowed an earned run in just four of his 44 appearances...has been scored upon twice in his last 24 games (26.2ip/3r/2er). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/2 N Four of his six saves with the Pirates have been more than 1.0-inning saves; is 6-for-6 in save opportunities this season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 44/33 N Has 27 strikeouts in his last 17 appearances (20.2.ip); has allowed six hits in 68 at bats (.088) in those 17 appearances. A.J. SCHUGEL N Won his season debut Sunday afternoon at Chicago (3.0ip/4h/1r/0bb/1so) in relief of emergency starter Chad Kuhl (3.0ip/1r). BA AGAINST: N Was recalled on 7/7 from Indianapolis, where he went 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA (36.2ip/17er) and 36 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Is in his second stint with the Bucs this season; was also with the team from 6/10-14, but did not appear in a game. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/1 N Recorded first career on 4/25/16...Has a 2.50 ERA (36.0ip/10er) in 16 games with Pittsburgh when working multiple innings. TONY WATSON N Stranded his inherited runner and retired the only batter he faced (Jason Heyward) in last appearance on 7/8 at Wrigley Field. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon just once in his last 11 appearances (8.2ip/1r)...Recorded his last win on 5/29 vs. Arizona. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 16/8 N Ranks seventh in Pirates history in appearances (443); Wilbur Cooper ranks sixth on the list with 469 appearances with Pittsburgh. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 40/26 N Has made the most appearances among MLB lefthanders since the start of 2012 (400)...Posted his last save on 5/ Disabled List (8 players, 9 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/ Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 6/ David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/ Jameson Taillon (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 6/ Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/ Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 6/ Chris Stewart (L hamstring strain) 5/30 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/7 6/14 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/22 (retro to 6/20) 6/27 7/3 4-6 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Jung Ho Kang 3/ Starling Marte 4/ Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs Opps THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...(3 times in 2017) - last on (Cervelli & McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (Cervelli) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a (club record, done 3 times) Pirates vs. St. Louis 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Frazier Freese Gosselin Harrison Jaso McCutchen Mercer Moroff Osuna Polanco Stewart W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Cole Hudson Kuhl LeBlanc Marinez Nicasio Nova Rivero Schugel Taillon Watson Williams Ejections 1. 5/22 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 2. 5/22 at Atlanta...Freese by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 3. 5/23 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Nic Lentz (arguing Bell being out of base line) 2017 Walkoff Wins 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

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 (5-4) 1 81 SF L 1-2 (11) Osich (2-1) Hudson (1-4) Dyson (1) 27, , PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 at SF L Samardzija (4-9) Watson (4-2) Dyson (2) 32,144 1,024, at Phi L Nola (6-5) Nova (8-6) 26, at Phi W Taillon (5-2) Leiter Jr. (1-1) Rivero (4) 24, at Phi W Cole (7-7) Lively (1-4) Rivero (5) 19, at Phi W Kuhl (3-6) Benoit (1-3) Nicasio (1) 33, at Chi L Edwards Jr. (3-1) Williams (3-4) 41, at Chi W Nova (9-6) Arrieta (8-7) Rivero (6) 41, at Chi W Schugel (1-0) Lester (5-6) 41, ALL-STAR BREAK STL 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 (35-42), Jaso (3-3), Osuna (2-2), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (20-26), Frazier (4-6), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Moroff (3-4) 3B - Freese (28-29), Harrison (13-16), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1), Moroff (0-1) SS - Mercer (39-44), Moroff (1-2), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (19-19), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (2-6), Harrison (5-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (34-38), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (18-20), Jaso (9-13), Osuna (9-6), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (23-28), Stewart (10-10), Diaz (9-8), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1), Bell (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (25-24), Harrison (11-13), Mercer (3-8), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Harrison (23-24), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (3-2), Cervelli (2-2), Osuna (1-2) 3rd - McCutchen (27-30), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Polanco (15-22), Freese (18-15), Bell (7-8), Jaso (2-2) 5th - Freese (12-16), Bell (13-13), Cervelli (7-6), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (3-5), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (0-1) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Cervelli (6-9), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (6-4), Polanco (5-4), Bell (2-4), Mercer (3-2), Diaz (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (12-10), Cervelli (7-10), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Diaz (5-2), Osuna (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (0-3), Jaso (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Polanco (0-1) 8th - Mercer (18-18), Stewart (9-9), Ngoepe (7-5), Moroff (2-3), Diaz (1-3), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Cervelli (1-1), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (42-42), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-1), Stewart (0-1), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 6/27 Antonio Bastardo (LHP) recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L. 7/2 Starling Marte (OF) begins rehab assignment (suspension) with Bradenton. 7/3 Francisco Cervelli (C) reinstated from D.L...Edgar Santana (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/4 Starling Marte (OF) rehab assignment (suspension) transferred to Indianapolis. 7/7 A.J. Schugel (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Elias Dìaz optioned to Indianapolis. 7/8 Phil Gosselin (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Antonio Bastardo (LHP) designated for assignment.