August 30, 2018 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO --- GAME #134/ROAD #65 RHP JOE MUSGROVE (5-7, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP JOHN GANT (5-5, 3.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (65-68) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (74-59) August 30, 2018 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO --- GAME #134/ROAD #65 RHP JOE MUSGROVE (5-7, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP JOHN GANT (5-5, 3.76 ERA) THE PIRATES...are 2-3 on their current 10-day, nine-game road trip to Milwaukee (1-2), St. Louis (1-1) and Atlanta...Have gone in their last 3s after winning 11 in a row between 7/ Have produced a record since July 7 and have gone in their last 56 games, dating back to 6/25...Were a seasonhigh nine games over.500 following the action on 5/17 (26-17)...Were after 133 games in 2017 (63-71 after 134). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Last night Trevor Williams made his eighth start of the season of at least 5.0 innings without allowing a run, which is the most in all of MLB...Coming into yesterday s action, the only other pitchers in MLB to make seven starts without allowing a run in at least 5.0 innings were Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, Chris Sale and Sean Newcomb...He enters today with the lowest ERA (0.84) in MLB (minimum 25.0ip) since the All-Star break and sixth-lowest ERA (1.16) for the month of August in all of MLB. NOTES ON BIG JOE: Joe Musgrove has posted a 2.84 ERA (38.0ip/12er) and a.224 batting average against in his six starts since the All-Star break...he has pitched 7.0 innings or more in five of his last seven starts and in six of his last nine...in his six starts on the road this season, Musgrove has posted a 2.92 ERA (37.0ip/12er) while pitching at least 6.0 innings in five of the six outings. BUCCO BLANKINGS: Pittsburgh s 14 shutouts this season are the second-most in all of MLB behind the Cubs (15)...It s also the most shutouts by the team since 2013 (16)...Trevor Williams has been the starting pitcher in eight of the team s 14 shutouts this season. A MEMORABLE DEBUT: Tonight Joe Musgrove will face the Cardinals for the second time in his career...in his only other outing against the RedBirds, he won an 8-1 decision (7.0ip/0r) over John Gant in his Pirates debut this year on May 25 at PNC Park...He also singled off Gant in the sixth inning of that game for his first career hit. GEORGIA ON OUR MINDS: Following tonight s game the Pirates will depart for Atlanta for a three-game series against the Braves beginning tomorrow night; the only National League city the Bucs have yet to visit this season...the Bucs split a fourgame series against the Braves in their first visit to SunTrust Park last season from May The Pirates were swept by Atlanta in a three-game series earlier this month at PNC Park from August OUT OF RIGHT FIELD: Gregory Polanco has recorded 72 of his 74 RBI this season as a right fielder...his 72 RBI are the most by a Pirate at that position since Jose Guillen collected 83 in Polanco s 72 RBI as a right fielder ranks tied for third among all players in MLB at that position, trailing only Atlanta s Nick Markakis (80) and Seattle s Mitch Haniger (73). HOT COFFEE: Gregory Polanco has knocked in a run in four of his last five games while also recording a hit in eight of his last nine contests (13-for-36,.361)...The Pirates are in games Polanco has collected an RBI, including wins in 15 of the last 19 occurrences. CISCO: Francisco Cervelli has reached base safely in each of his last 12 games beginning with the action on August 14, which is tied for his second-longest streak of the season (he reached base safely in 14 straight from April 27 to May 17)... During his current on-base streak, he is hitting.302 (13-for-43) with a.434 on-base percentage. SAVING THE DAY: Closer Felipe Vázquez has converted each of his last 18 save opportunities and has a total of 49 as a member of the Pirates...He is one save shy of tying Jim Gott (50) for 10th place on the club s all-time saves list Bill Landrum is ninth on the list with 56 (since saves became an official statistic in 1969). PEN POWER: Pittsburgh s bullpen has posted a 3.05 ERA (91.1ip/31er) during the month of August...The only four teams in MLB with a lower bullpen ERA this month are the Astros (2.34), Rays (2.59), Cardinals (2.68) and A s (2.92). PITCHING IN: Dating back to July 7, the Pirates rank second among National League teams and third in the Major Leagues with a 3.21 ERA (411.2ip/147er)...The only teams with a better ERA in that time are Oakland (3.07) and the Dodgers (3.21). A KEY ADDITION: Since being acquired by the Pirates from Texas on July 31, Keone Kela has been scored upon once (13.0ip/1r) in 13 appearances...kela has also struck out 19 batters in his time with the Pirates, averaging 13.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched...kela s 63 strikeouts this year are five shy of tying his career-high of 68, which he accomplished as a rookie in 2015 with Texas. MORAN CAN: Colin Moran went 1-for-4 Wednesday and is now hitting.339 (20-for-59) in 22 games this month...among hitters with at least 150 plate appearances from the seventh spot of the lineup, Moran s.308 average (40-for-130) is tops in of MLB. FRAZIER EN FUEGO: Adam Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double on Wednesday while making the start at second base...since being recalled from Indianapolis on July 25, Frazier is hitting.344 (31-for-90) with 12 doubles, four homers, 17 RBI and a.999 OPS in 28 games...his.344 average in that time ranks seventh among all National League players while his.999 OPS ranks 10th. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 30, 2013: The Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 at PNC Park behind Francisco Liriano s two-hitter and a 3-for-4 night by Garrett Jones, who had four RBI and was a triple short of the cycle. The home run was the 100th of Jones career. Pittsburgh moved back into a Central Division tie for first with the Redbirds in front of a sellout crowd of 38,036. BUCS WHEN... Last five games Last ten games Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Scoring first Opp. score first Scoring Scoring less than Outhitting Opp Being out-hit Hits are equal Comeback wins Wins in final AB Walkoff Wins...5 Losses in final AB...9 Walk-off Losses...5 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...6 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Friday at Atlanta 7:35 EDT RHP Jameson Taillon (10-9, 3.49 ERA) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (6-5, 3.05 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Atlanta 7:10 EDT RHP Chris Archer (4-7, 4.72 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (9-9, 3.89 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Atlanta 5:05 EDT RHP Ivan Nova (7-9, 4.35 ERA) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet Monday vs. Cincinnati 1:35 EDT RHP Matt Harvey (6-7, 4.97 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (11-9, 3.30 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday vs. Cincinnati 7:05 EDT LHP Cody Reed vs. RHP Joe Musgrove AT&T SportsNet

2 59 - RHP JOE MUSGROVE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. ST. LOUIS: 1-0 in one career start...won an 8-1 decision (7.0ip/0r) over John Gant in his Pirates debut this year on 5/25 at PNC Park...Scattered five hits while striking out seven batters and throwing a total of 67 pitches (57 strikes)...he also singled off Gant in the sixth inning for his first career hit. 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 Musgrove began the season on the 10-day disabled list due to a right shoulder muscle strain. He threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on 4/19 and a 35-pitch session on 4/22. After throwing 37 pitches in a simulated game on 4/25, he made the following rehab appearances: 5/1 vs. Dunedin (FSL) ND W 5/7 vs. Bowie (EL) L L 5/12 vs. Columbus (IL) W W 5/18 at Durham (IL) L L REHAB (1-2, 4.58 ERA) /25 vs. St. Louis W W 5/30 vs. Chicago W W MAY (2-0, 0.64 ERA) /5 vs. Los Angeles L L 6/11 at Arizona ND (BS) L 6/17 vs. Cincinnati L L 6/23 vs. Arizona L L 6/29 at San Diego W W JUNE (1-3, 5.47 ERA) /10 vs. Washington L L 7/15 vs. Milwaukee ND W 7/24 at Cleveland W W 7/29 vs. New York-NL L L JULY (1-2, 3.38 ERA) /6 at Colorado L L 8/12 at San Francisco L L 8/18 vs. Chicago-NL W W 8/24 at Milwaukee ND L AUGUST (1-2, 3.38 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.179 (5-for-28) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 4 SACS 2018 BATTING:.217 (5-for-23) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 3 SACS 1st HALF (3-4, 4.08 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PCT PB PICK OFFS CATCHER S ERA Cervelli 18/40 45% 5 0 (658.2ip/298er) 4.07 Díaz 10/26 38% 0 1 (501.2ip/220er) 3.95 Stallings 0/ (26.0ip/19er) 6.58 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS...2 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 8 OTHERS (double steals) nd HALF (2-3, 2.84 ERA) JAMESON TAILLON: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his career-high 27th start of the season tomorrow in the opener of a three-game series against the Braves at SunTrust Park...Allowed one run over 6.0 innings and won a 9-1 decision against Milwaukee s Jhoulys Chacin in his last start Saturday night at Miller Park...Has made 16 straight starts allowing three earened runs or less and in 23 of his 26 starts overall...had a complete-game victory in Colorado on 8/7...Has pitched into the sixth inning 15 times in his last 18 outings...has posted a 2.61 ERA (58.2ip/17er) in his last nine starts overall and has gone 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA (59.0ip/16er) in his last nine road starts...is 4-2 with a 2.54 ERA (46.0ip/13er) in seven starts since the All-Star break...has already established a career-high in wins (10). vs. ATLANTA: Has never faced the Braves. TOMORROW S STARTER TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, 4/6 vs. CIN Most runs, game, Opponents... 17, 7/6 vs. PHI & Most runs, inning, Pirates... 6, (4th) & 4/6 vs. CIN (6th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...7, 7/6 vs. PHI (7th) Most hits, game, Pirates...17, & (13 innings) Most hits, game, Opponents... 21, Most hits, inning, Pirates... 6, (8th) & (6th) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, (6th) & 4/8 vs. CIN (5th) Most consec. hits, game... 5, & 4/8 vs. CIN Most hits, inning, Opponents...7, (4th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 1, 4/8 vs. CIN Most doubles, game...6, 4/6 vs. CIN Most triples, game...3, 5/25 vs. STL Most home runs, game, Pirates...5, 7/14 vs.mil (game two) Most home runs, game, Opponents...6, Most consecutive games, home run...9, 7/13-24 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...7, 5/19-26 Most extra-base hits... 8, 5/11 vs. SF Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 24, 4/30-5/27 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...4, 7/8 vs. PHI & 7/6 vs. PHI Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...3, 5/19 vs. SD Most left on base... 13, 7/6 vs. PHI, 5/18 vs. SD & 4/25 vs. DET (game 2) Most left on base (extra innings)... 19, (15 innings) TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 16, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...16, Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 13, 6/19 vs. MIL & Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)..17, & 6/22 vs. ARI Most walks, game, Pirates...11, Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents... 11, 4/2 vs. MIN TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 1s, 7/11-24 Longest losing streak... 5 games, 8/12-17, 6/19-24 & 4/19-25 Longest game, innings innings, Longest game, time... 5:36, Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:30, 7/6 vs. PHI (ties NL record) Shortest game, time, 9 innings... 2:18, Shortest game time...1:47, (6 innings) Largest margin of victory...11 runs, (11-1) & 4/6 vs. CIN (14-3) Largest margin of defeat runs, (1-17) Largest come from behind victory...5 runs, 4/27 vs. STL Largest come from behind loss...5 runs, 2018 HIGHS & LOWS Largest crowd, home...35,900, 7/28 vs. NY Smallest crowd, home... 8,869, 4/17 vs. COL Largest crowd, road...53,139, Smallest crowd, road... 6,852, Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 6 times, last on 7/26 vs. NY Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on 8/1 vs. CHI Consecutive innings w/out an error... 61, 7/6-12) Most double plays turned...3, 4/6 vs. CIN & (game 1) Rain delays, home (total time) (11 hours, 13 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (7 hours, 22 minutes) Players used...43 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...5, Marte Most consecutive hits...6, Polanco (7/28-29) & Marte (4/14-15) Most runs, game.... 4, Dickerson (6/6 vs. LA) & Marte Most 2bs, game... 2, 13 times, last by Frazier Most 3bs, game...1, 34 times, last by Polanco Most HR, game...2, Dickerson Luplow (7/14 vs. MIL - game two) & Polanco Most extra-base hits... 2, 39 times, last by Moran Most total bases...8, Dickerson CIN & CIN), Luplow (7/14 vs. MIL), Marte & Polanco Most RBI, game...6, Cervelli (4/25 vs. DET- game 1) Most SB, game...3, Marte (7/6 vs. PHI) Most walks, game...4, Polanco (4/2 vs. MIN) Consec. games, home run... 4, Dickerson (7/15-22) Longest hitting streak games, Marte (7/4-24) Grand slams , last by Cervelli Inside-the-park home runs... 1, Marte Leadoff home runs...5, last by Harrison Walkoff home runs , Frazier (8/19 vs. CHI) & Dickerson (4/26 vs. DET) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 10, Taillon (7/12 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak...3 games, 3 times, last by Williams (7/11-28) Longest losing streak...4 games, Kingham (5/19-7/2),Nova (5-2-24) & Taillon (4/19-5/22) Fewest hits, complete game...1, Taillon (4/8 vs. CIN) Most walks allowed...5, Williams & - game 1) Most home runs allowed... 5, Nova Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Taillon & 4/8 vs. CIN) Most IP, game, reliever...4.0, Brault Most consec. scoreless IP , Williams (7/11-8/5) Most consecutive saves... 18, Vázquez (6/6-8/30)

3 JOSH BELL N Has hit safely in three straight and in five of his last seven games...had first extra base hit Tuesday since 8/12. ROAD TRIP: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 14 games since recording his last RBI on 8/10 at San Francisco (Bucs are 28-8 when he has an RBI). SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit six of his eight homers on the road...has gone 5-for-10 in pinch-hit situations this season. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI 3 games N Is hitting.296 (32-for-108) with RISP...Is hitting.333 (37-for-111) while batting sixth in the lineup. FRANCISCO CERVELLI ROAD TRIP: 7-22 (.318) 0 HR 1 RBI SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 ELIAS DÍAZ N Started behind the plate Sunday and went 1-for-4 with an infield single while also recording a caught stealing. ROAD TRIP: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is 26-for-76 (.342) against left-handed pitchers...has thrown out 10 runners attempting to steal against him. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.286 (12-for-42) in August and.292 (21-for-72) in 2s since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 3-16 (.188) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Is hitting.284 (60-for-211) with 12 doubles, nine home runs and 29 RBI in his 55 starts this season. DAVID FREESE N Has 128 career RBI at Busch Stadium; seventh in the park s history (Yadier Molina leads the way with 370). ROAD TRIP: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 12 straight games; tied for his second-longest streak of 2018 (high is 14 straight in 2018). N Had his season-high eight game hitting streak come to an end Wednesday night after going hitless in three at bats. N Has batted cleanup in each of his last four games...has set career highs in home runs (11) and RBI (49). N Has made 77 appearances behind the plate this year; one shy of his total from the 2017 campaign. COREY DICKERSON N Went 2-for-4 Wednesday night for his 35th multi-hit game of the season while also snapping an 0-for-18 streak. ROAD TRIP: 2-17 (.118) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has played 105 games in the outfield; matching his career-high from 2014 as a member of the Rockies. SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 15 games since recording his last RBI on 8/11; the Pirates are 27-6 this year when he has an RBI. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit eight of his last nine homers on the road...his 43 extra base hits are the third-most among NL left fielders. ADAM FRAZIER N Went 2-for-4 Wednesday night...his 15 RBI this month are tied with Gregory Polanco for the team lead. ROAD TRIP: 8-21 (.381) 2 HR 7 RBI SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI N Homered in back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday for second time in his career; also from 5/24-25, N Has gone 25-for-74 (.338) with eight doubles, four homers and 15 RBI in 22 games this month. N Is hitting.344 (31-for-90) with 12 doubles, four home runs & 17 RBI in 28 games since being recalled on 7/25. N Has gone 28-for-93 (.301) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in his last 30 games; hit 4 HR in 11-game span (7/26-8/9). N Has 16 hits in his last 41 at bats against left-handed pitchers...is four RBI shy of 500 in his career. N Is hitting.290 (58-for-200) with 10 doubles, eight home runs and 31 RBI in his 53 starts this season. JOSH HARRISON N Grounded out pinch hit appearance Wednesday...Made his last start on 8/25 at Milwaukee. ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 1 RBI N Walked as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning Tuesday and remained in the game at second base. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.286 (16-for-56) in 22 games this month...is hitting.280 (21-for-75) in 27 games since the break. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 N Is hitting.371 (46-for-124) with runners on base and has gone 21-for-61 (.344) with runners in scoring position. Multi-Hit Games: 21 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 8/11/18 at SF First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 8/10/18 at SF First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 8/15/18 at MIN First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (Paul Sewald) Multi-Hit Games: 35 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 7/22/18 at CIN Firs. t HR: 7/28/13 vs. MIL (Donovan Hand) Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 8/26/18 at MIL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 8/9/18 at SF First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 8 First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) ADEINY HECHAVARRIA N ROAD TRIP: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 1 RBI N SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-5 N Has hit safely in 12 of 14 career games at Busch, going 16-for-52 (.308) with three doubles, a triple and homer. Doubled and knocked in a run Sunday...Five of his 10 hits with the Pirates have gone for extra bases. Started 11 of 12 games at shortstop from 8/ Has gone 25-for-72 (.347) this year vs. southpaws. Was acquired on 8/6 from Tampa Bay in exchange for minor league RHP Matt Seelinger. Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 8/10/18 at SF First HR: 8/22/12 at NYY (Phil Hughes) STARLING MARTE N Went 1-for-5 with an RBI Wednesday night and has now hit safely in each of his last five games. ROAD TRIP: 7-22 (.318) 0 HR 2 RBI SERIES: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 5 games N His 59 RBI as a center fielder ranks second among all NL players at that position behind Odubel Herrera (65). N Has batted leadoff the last four games...has 23 career HR from the leadoff spot (his most at any lineup spot). N Has been charged with two errors this season; both came over a four-game stretch from 4/6-10. JORDY MERCER N Recorded his career-high tying 27th double Wednesday after being reinstated from the D.L. prior to the game. ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in four straight games and has gone 7-for-21 with a homer and five RBI in his last seven games. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 24 of his last 26 games, going 26-for-78 (.333) with nine walks and two HBPs. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI 4 games N His 31 RBI from the eighth spot of the lineup are the second-most in the N.L. behind Dansby Swanson (35). COLIN MORAN N Started at third base Wednesday night and went 1-for-4 while extending his hitting streak to four games. ROAD TRIP: 8-17 (.471) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has 99 hits; the second-most among all National League rookies and the fourth-most in the Majors. SERIES: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 20-for-59 (.339) with a pair of doubles, triple and nine RBI in 22 games this month. LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI 4 games N Is 13-for-36 (.361) with RISP since 7/1...Is hitting.308 (40-for-130) from the seventh spot of the lineup. KEVIN NEWMAN N Pinch hit in the ninth inning Wednesday night and remained in the game at second base. ROAD TRIP: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his first career hit on 8/24 with a double off Milwaukee s Wade Miley as part of a two-hit night. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was selected on 8/16 from Triple-A, where he hit.302 with 30 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR & 35 RBI in 109 games. LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Led the International League in stolen bases (28) and runs scored (74) at the time of his promotion to Pittsburgh. Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 14 First HR: 9/2/17 vs. CIN (Wandy Peralta) Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 6 First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 19 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 7/1/18 at SD First HR: 7/21/17 at BAL (Richard Bleier) Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. HOMERS First HR: NO M.L. HOMERS GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 8-20 (.400) 1 HR 5 RBI SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has an RBI in four of his last five games and hits in eight of his last nine contests (13-for-36,.361). N Has made the third-most starts (114) in right field among all NL players and has made just one error all year (7/25). N His 56 extra base hits as a right fielder are the most by any player in the National League at that position. N Is the fifth Pirates right fielder to hit 20 or more home runs in one season; the first since Reggie Sanders (2003). Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 20 Last HR: 8/26/18 at MIL First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn)

4 STEVEN BRAULT N Recorded six K s in 3.1 scoreless innings Tuesday; the first Pirates lefty reliever to have 6 K s in a game since Ron Villone on 5/13/02. BA AGAINST: N Has stranded all 14 of his inherited runners; has entered a game with the bases loaded twice this season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 14/0 N Worked a career-high tying 4.0 scoreless innings of relief on 8/24; his other 4.0 inning relief appearance came on 8/18/17 vs. St. Louis. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 29/21 N Has tossed a combined 9.1 scoreless innings in last three games with the Bucs since being scored upon in back-to-back games on 7/24 & 8/1. KYLE CRICK N Allowed one run on two hits Tuesday night at St. Louis...Has been scored upon twice in his last three appearances (2.0ip/2r). BA AGAINST: N Has produced a 1.88 ERA (28.2ip/6er) and 33 strikeouts in his last 30 outings, dating back to 6/15. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 16/3 N Recorded his second career win on 8/3 vs. St. Louis...Won his first Major League game on 7/1 at San Diego. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 54/32 N Picked up his saves on 5/23 at Cincinnati and 7/13 vs. Milwaukee...Has posted a.176 batting average against (18-for-102) vs. righties. KEONE KELA N Faced a total of four batters while tossing a scoreless eighth inning in his last appearance Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon once in his 13 games with the Pirates (13.0ip/1r); also has 19 K s in 13.0 innings of work with the Bucs. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Was acquired from Texas on 7/31 in exchange for minor league LHP Taylor Hearn and a player to be named (Sherten Apostel on 8/17). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 13/10 N Has a.143 batting avg. against (15-for-105) vs. right-handed hitters...has not allowed more than one hit in a game since 8/3. NICK KINGHAM N Allowed one run in 2.0 innings Sunday on a homer by Milwaukee s Jonathan Schoop in his first big league relief appearance. BA AGAINST: N Is in his fifth stint with the Pirates this year...made his first 12 big league appearances as a member of the starting rotation. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Was recalled on 8/25 from Indianapolis, where he went 4-2 with a 3.61 ERA (62.1ip/25er) and 58 strikeouts in 12 starts. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 1/1 N Made his MLB debut on 4/29 vs. St. Louis; struck out nine batters while allowing one hit over 7.0 scoreless innings and earning the win. RICHARD RODRÍGUEZ BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 24/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 48/35 N Worked 1.0 scoreless inning Sunday in Milwaukee...Picked up his third win in Pittsburgh s 11-inning walkoff vs. the Cubs on 8/19. N Has stranded each of his last 19 inherited runners; the last two to score on him came in his appearance on 5/13 vs. San Francisco. N Has produced a 1.78 ERA (30.1ip/6er) in the 16 games in which he has pitched more than 1.0 inning. N Has 66 strikeouts in 56.0ip (10.6 K s/per 9.0 ratio)...has made four straight scoreless appearances (6.1ip/4h/3bb/9so). EDGAR SANTANA N Faced five batters in a scoreless seventh inning Wednesday night at St. Louis...Has allowed just one run in his last 15 games (16.2ip). BA AGAINST: N Has been scored upon twice in his last 26 appearances (27.1ip/2er) after giving up runs in back-to-back games on 6/26 and 6/29. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 36/11 N Has not surrendered a homer in his last 27 appearances (27.2ip) since serving up three over a seven-game stretch from 6/ ST BAT FACED/RET: 62/45 N Has a 0.53 ERA (17.0ip/1er) in his 10 multi-inning appearances...earned his first career win on 5/16 vs. the White Sox. FELIPE VÁZQUEZ N Notched his 28th save of the season Wednesday at St. Louis; his first save since 8/18...Is 28-for-32 in save opportunities. BA AGAINST: N Has not allowed a run in his last nine appearances (10.1ip/6h)...Has issued one walk in his last 10 appearances (11.1ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 22/11 N Has converted 18 consecutive save opportunities; longest active in the NL and second-longest streak of the season in the NL in ST BAT FACED/RET: 57/38 N Has been scored upon just three times in his last 33 appearances, dating back to 6/5 (33.2ip/4er/49so ERA) Disabled List (16 players, 19 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) 4/5 8/ Joe Musgrove (R shoulder strain) 4/2 (retro to 3/30) 4/9 5/ Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 4/16 4/26 5/ Enny Romero (L shoulder impingement) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 7/ Starling Marte (R oblique strain) 5/18 (retro to 5/16) 5/26 5/ Ivan Nova (R hand ring finger sprain) 5/28 (retro to 5/25) 6/4 6/ Richard Rodríguez (R shoulder inflammation) 6/8 (retro to 6/7) 6/17 6/ Francisco Cervelli (concussion D.L./10-day D.L.) 6/22 6/29 7/ Michael Feliz (R shoulder inflammation) 6/24 7/4 7/7 4-7 Sean Rodríguez (R quadriceps strain) 6/27 (retro to 6/25) 7/5 7/ Nik Turley (L elbow strain) * 6/29 8/ Chad Kuhl (R forearm strain) * 6/29 (retro to 6/27) 8/ Joe Musgrove (R index finger infection) 7/3 (retro to 6/30) 7/10 7/ Francisco Cervelli (post-concussive symptoms/10-day D.L.) 7/14 7/21 7/ Josh Bell (L oblique strain) 7/28 8/7 8/8 4-5 Corey Dickerson (L hamstring strain) 7/28 (retro to 7/25) 8/4 8/4 3-2 Sean Rodríguez (L abdomen strain) 8/7 (retro to 8/6) 8/16 8/ Jordy Mercer (L calf strain) 8/16 (retro to 8/15) 8/25 8/ * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs Opps THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs (done six times in 2018)... (Frazier & Polanco) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam (accomplished 4 times in (Cervelli) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (Marte) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR (accomplished five times in (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...7/14/18 vs. MIL (Marte, Polanco & Luplow) 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) 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit... Dickerson HR in 9th 2. 4/27 vs. St.Louis...Marte single in 11th 3. 7/15 vs. Milwaukee...Bell double in 10th Pirates vs. St. Louis 2018 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Díaz Dickerson Frazier Freese Harrison Hechavarria Marte Mercer Moran Newman Polanco W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Archer Brault Crick Kela Kingham Musgrove Nova Rodríguez Santana Taillon Vázquez Williams Walkoff Wins 2018 Ejections 4. 7/27 vs. New York... Freese single in 9th 5. 8/19 vs. Chicago (NL)... Frazier HR in 11th 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit Hurdle by Mike Winters (arguing Frazier out of base line) 2. 5/28 vs. Chicago (NL) Hurdle by Mark Carlson (arguing reviewed play at home)

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. Rodríguez (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 (12-15) 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) Vázquez (6) 32, at Mil L Hader (1-0) Kontos (2-3) 32, at Mil W Kuhl (4-2) Anderson (3-3) 38, at CWS W Glasnow (1-1) Volstad (0-2) 12, at CWS W T2-0.5 R. Rodríguez (1-1) Jones (2-1) Vázquez (7) 12, SF W Brault (3-1) Suarez (1-2) 34, , SF W Vázquez (2-0) Watson (1-2) 27, , SF L Holland (2-4) Nova (2-3) 22, , CWS W Williams (5-2) Lopez (0-3) 11, , CWS W Santana (1-0) Soria (0-2) Vázquez (8) 20, , SD W Santana (2-0) Strahm (0-1) Vázquez (9) 11, , SD L Ross (3-3) Nova (2-4) Hand (13) 18, , SD L Richard (3-5) Kingham (2-1) 20, , SD L Yates (3-0) Vázquez (2-1) Hand (14) 17, , at Cin L Harvey (1-2) Taillon (2-4) 16, at Cin W 5-4 (12) Brault (4-1) Floro (1-1) Crick (1) 18, at Cin L Castillo (4-4) Nova (2-5) Hughes (2) 14, STL W Musgrove (1-0) Gant (1-2) 22, , STL L Flaherty (2-1) Williams (5-3) Norris (10) 22, , STL L Tuivailala (1-0) Feliz (0-2) Norris (11) 19, , CHI L Montgomery (1-1) Kuhl (4-3) 19, , CHI L Lester (5-2) Santana (2-1) Morrow (12) 11, , CHI W Musgrove (2-0) Hendricks (4-4) Vázquez (10) 14, , at Stl L Mayers (2-0) Vázquez (2-2) 40,832 JUNE (10-16) 1 57 at Stl W Taillon (3-4) Mikolas (6-1) 47, at Stl L Norris (2-1) R. Rodríguez (1-2) 44, at Stl L Wacha (7-1) Kingham (2-2) 44, LA L Stripling (4-1) Musgrove (2-1) 12, , LA W Brault (5-1) Hudson (1-2) Vázquez (11) 14, , LA L Baez (3-3) Taillon (3-5) Jansen (15) 19, , at Chi L Montgomery (2-1) Kuhl (4-4) Strop (1) 40, at Chi L Lester (7-2) Kingham (2-3) Cishek (2) 41, at Chi W Nova (3-5) Hendricks (4-6) 40, at Ari L Bradley (2-1) Crick (0-1) 20, at Ari L Salas (4-4) Williams (5-4) 22, at Ari W Taillon (4-5) Greinke (5-5) Vázquez (12) 32, CIN W Kuhl (5-4) Harvey (1-5) Vázquez (13) 23, , CIN W Nova (4-5) Castillo (4-8) 27, , CIN L DeSclafani (2-1) Musgrove (2-2) Iglesias (10) 23, , MIL W Williams (6-4) Chacin (6-2) Vázquez (14) 10, , MIL L Peralta (2-0) Taillon (4-6) Knebel (7) 14, , MIL PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for July 14) ARI L Godley (8-5) Kuhl (5-5) 20, , ARI L 1-2 (13) Chafin (1-2) Glasnow (1-2) McFarland (1) 24, , ARI L Greinke (7-5) Musgrove (2-3) 21, , ARI L Buchholz (2-1) Williams (6-5) Boxberger (17) 19, , at NY W Taillon (5-6) Lugo (2-3) Vázquez (15) 22, at NY L 3-4 (10) Peterson (1-0) Brault (5-2) 24, at NY W Vázquez (3-2) Familia (3-4) 24, 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 W Musgrove (3-3) Lauer (3-5) Vázquez (16) 27, at SD L Lucchesi (4-3) Williams (6-6) Hand (23) 32,418 JULY (17-9) 1 83 at SD W Crick (1-1) Ross (5-6) Vázquez (17) 32, at LA L Wood (5-5) Kingham (2-4) Ferguson (1) 45, at LA L Kershaw (2-4) Nova (4-6) 48, at LA L Hill (2-3) Holmes (0-1) Jansen (23) 53, PHI L Ramos (3-0) Williams (6-7) 24, , PHI L Arrieta (6-6) Taillon (5-7) Arano (2) 28, , PHI W Kingham (3-4) Anderson (0-1) Vázquez (18) 19, , WAS W Nova (5-6) Rodriguez (0-1) Vázquez (19) 14, , WAS L Hellickson (3-1) Musgrove (3-4) 17, , WAS W Williams (7-7) Gonzalez (6-6) Vázquez (20) 21, , MIL W Taillon (6-7) Miley (1-1) Vázquez (21) 17, , MIL W Kingham (4-4) Guerra (6-6) Crick (2) 21, , MIL W R. Rodríguez (2-2) Anderson (6-7) Vázquez (22) MIL W Holmes (1-1) Suter (8-6) Vázquez (23) 24, , MIL W 7-6 (10) Anderson (1-0) Jennings (3-3) 17, , ALL-STAR BREAK at Cin W Taillon (7-7) Mahle (7-8) 20, at Cin W Kingham (5-4) DeSclafani (4-3) 23, at Cin W Nova (6-6) Harvey (5-6) 23, at Cle W 7-0 (6) WILLIAMS (8-7) Kluber (12-6) 24, at Cle W Musgrove (4-4) Bieber (5-2) 26, at Cle L Bauer (9-6) Taillon (7-8) Hand (25) 31, NY L Matz (5-8) Kingham (5-5) 21, , NY W Vázquez (4-2) Peterson (2-2) 26, , NY W Williams (9-7) degrom (5-6) 35,900 1,010, NY L Wheeler (5-6) Musgrove (4-5) Swarzak (3) 23,749 1,033, CHI W Taillon (8-8) Lester (12-4) Vázquez (24) 18,972 1,052,882 AUGUST (9-16) CHI L Hamels (6-9) Kingham (5-6) 18,600 1,071, STL W Crick (2-1) Hicks (3-3) Vázquez (25) 26,773 1,098, STL L T3-7.5 Hudson (2-0) McRae (0-1) 32,473 1,130, STL L Flaherty (5-6) Williams (9-8) Norris (21) 19,376 1,150, at Col L Freeland (10-7) Musgrove (4-6) Davis (32) 34, at Col W TAILLON (9-8) Bettis (5-2) 31, at Col W Archer (1-0) Marquez (9-9) Vázquez (26) 35, at SF W Nova (7-6) Suárez (4-8) 40, at SF L Holland (6-8) Holmes (1-2) 41, at SF W Williams (10-8) Blach (6-7) 41, at SF L D. Rodriguez (6-1) Musgrove (4-7) Smith (8) 41, at Min L Odorizzi (5-7) Taillon (9-9) Hildenberger (2) 28, at Min L Moya (3-0) Santana (2-2) Hildenberger (3) 26, CHI L Lester (13-5) Nova (7-7) Strop (10) 21,783 1,171, CHI L Hamels (8-9) Williams (10-9) Chavez (2) 24,298 1,196, CHI W Musgrove (5-7) Chatwood (4-6) Vázquez (27) 35,100 1,231, CHI W 2-1 (11) R. Rodríguez (3-2) Kintzler (1-3) 24,283 1,255, ATL L Wilson (1-0) Archer (1-1) Winkler (2) 16,445 1,272, ATL L Gausman (3-1) Nova (7-8) 13,280 1,285, ATL L Teheran (9-7) Crick (2-2) Venters (1) 14,249 1,299, at Mil L 6-7 (15) Lyles (3-4) Holmes (1-3) 32, at Mil W Taillon (10-9) Chacin (13-5) 40, at Mil L Anderson (9-7) Archer (1-2) Jeffress (7) 39, at Stl L Flaherty (8-6) Nova (7-9) Norris (28) 35, at Stl W Williams (11-9) Mikolas (13-4) Vázquez (28) 33, 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 STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (57-53), Freese (4-7), Osuna (4-4), Cervelli (0-4) 2B - Harrison (41-36), Frazier (15-17), Rodríguez (4-9), Moroff (5-3), Newman (0-3) 3B - Moran (47-45), Freese (18-23) SS - Mercer (55-51), Hechavarria (3-9), Rodríguez (3-8), Moroff (3-0), Newman (1-0) LF - Dickerson (52-52), Meadows (1-8), Luplow (5-3), Rodríguez (4-3), Frazier (3-2) CF - Marte (56-53), Meadows (6-9), Rodríguez (3-2), Frazier (0-4) RF - Polanco (59-55), Meadows (3-8), Frazier (1-3), Osuna (1-2), Luplow (1-0) C - Cervelli (41-36), Díaz (23-31), Stallings (1-1) DH - Moran (2-1), Frazier (2-0), Cervelli (1-0), Bell (1-0), Dickerson (1-0), Freese (0-1), Díaz (0-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) DOUBLEHEADERS (4/1, 4/25, 7/14) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (--) 1st - Harrison (19-22), Frazier (18-14), Dickerson (15-12), Marte (4-4), Meadows (2-4), Rodríguez (1-4), Luplow (2-3), Moroff (3-1), Bell (1-2), Mercer (0-1), Cervelli (0-1) 2nd - Polanco (23-18), Marte (22-16), Meadows (5-14), Frazier (1-7), Bell (4-2), Harrison (3-3), Dickerson (3-2), Mercer (3-1), Cervelli (1-2), Osuna (0-2), Diaz (0-1) 3rd - Marte (28-33), Polanco (25-24), Cervelli (4-5), Harrison (4-2), Dickerson (2-1), Freese (1-1), Frazier (0-1), Rodríguez (0-1), Díaz (1-0) 4th - Bell (30-32), Freese (9-14), Moran (11-11), Cervelli (6-6), Díaz (8-3), Dickerson (0-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Dickerson (31-29), Cervelli (10-13), Moran (11-6), Díaz (6-9), Freese (4-7), Bell (1-3), Luplow (1-0), Osuna (1-0), Frazier (0-1) 6th - Cervelli (17-13), Bell (20-13), Díaz (4-11), Freese (6-8), Moran (4-11), Dickerson (3-3), Osuna (1-3), Marte (2-1), Meadows (1-2), Frazier (2-1), Rodríguez (1-1), Luplow (2-0), Harrison (2-0), Polanco (0-1) 7th - Moran (21-17), Polanco (11-13), Harrison (11-7), Rodríguez (7-5), Díaz (3-5), Meadows (2-5), Mercer (0-6), Cervelli (4-0), Freese (2-1) Bell (1-2), Hechavarria (0-2), Dickerson (0-2), Osuna (1-1), Luplow (1-0), Stallings (1-0), Frazier (0-1), Newman (0-1) 8th - Mercer (46-42), Rodríguez (5-11), Hechavarria (3-6), Moroff (5-2), Díaz (0-3), Harrison (2-1), Moran (2-1), Newman (1-2), Osuna (1-0) 9th - Pitchers (58-65), Mercer (6-1), Díaz (1-0), Stallings (0-1), Hechavarria (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/21 Clay Holmes (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Jordan Luplow (OF) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/23 Michael Feliz (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/24 Sean Rodríguez (INF/OF) reinstated from 10-day D.L. 8/25 Nick Kingham (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Clay Holmes (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis...A.J. Schugel (RHP) reinstated from 60-day D.L. and outrighted to Indianapolis. 8/29 Jordy Mercer (INF) reinstated from 10-day D.L...Sean Rodríguez (INF/OF) designated for assignment.