APRIL 16, 2017 at Wrigley Field, CHICAGO, IL --- GAME #12/ROAD #6 RHP JAMESON TAILLON (0-0, 1.38 ERA) vs. LHP JON LESTER (0-0, 1.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (5-6) vs. CHICAGO CUBS (6-5) APRIL 16, 2017 at Wrigley Field, CHICAGO, IL --- GAME #12/ROAD #6 RHP JAMESON TAILLON (0-0, 1.38 ERA) vs. LHP JON LESTER (0-0, 1.64 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won back-to-back games after losing four in a row...swept the Braves in a three-game series in Pittsburgh last weekend...began the season with a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox in Boston on 4/3...Also suffered a 3-0 loss in 12 innings at Fenway Park on 4/5 before being rained out on 4/6...Had a 5-6 record after 11 games last season (6-6 after 11). ON THE BUMP: RHP Jameson Taillon is making his third start of the season today...he has been charged with just two earned runs in his first two starts this season (13.0)...As a rookie in 2016, Taillon produced the second-lowest ERA (3.38) among National League rookie starters; trailing only Milwaukee s Junior Guerra (2.81)...Jameson has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 14 of his 20 career starts with the Pirates and has recorded a 1.98 ERA (91.0ip/20er) in those games. SWEEP MUSIC: A victory this afternoon would give the Pirates their first three-game sweep at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2014 (September 5-7)...It would also be in line for the way the season has gone for the Bucs in the early going; they began the campaign by getting swept in Boston before sweeping the Braves at PNC Park last weekend...the Reds then swept the Bucs in a three-game set in Pittsburgh before the Pirates lost one game at Fenway Park prior to this series. LOVING THE IVY: In his last six games played at Wrigley Field, Starling Marte is hitting.370 (10-for-27) with two doubles, a triple, a homer and a OPS...Marte holds a career average of.311 (55-for-177) at the friendly confines, reaching base safely in 33 of his 42 career games played in Chicago. THAT S AMORE: Francisco Cervelli homered yesterday for the second time this year, topping his total of one from last season...he hit a career-high seven home runs with the Pirates in Since the start of the 2014 season, Cervelli s.369 on-base percentage ranks first among all Major League catchers and his.280 batting average ranks fifth. 4 SCORE, AND...: The Pirates are 5-0 when scoring four or more runs and 0-6 when being held to three or less. ON TO ST. LOUIS: Following the game today the Pirates depart for St. Louis, where the road trip continues with a three-game series beginning tomorrow night...pittsburgh posted a 5-5 record at Busch Stadium last season, losing the last four games played there after winning five of the first six...the Bucs have produced an 8-6 record in their last 14 games played in St. Louis. LEADING THE WAY: Josh Harrison went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Friday in his first game this season as the Bucco leadoff batter...in 39 games as the leadoff hitter with the Pirates last year, Harrison hit.327 with 23 runs scored. ROAD TRIP: The Bucs are 2-1 on this seven-game, three-city road trip to Boston (0-1), Chicago (2-0) and St. Louis...After this afternoon s game in Chicago, the trip concludes with three games in St. Louis beginning Monday night. CUTCH AT WRIGLEY: Among all active players in the Majors, Andrew McCutchen ranks first with a.420 on-base percentage at Wrigley Field (min: 275 PA)...His.315 (79-for-251) at the friendly confines ranks second among active players behind Ryan Braun (.342)...McCutchen has reached base safely in 12 of his last 13 games played here and in 58 of his 67 overall. THE HIT COLLECTOR: Since the start of the 2010 season, Andrew McCutchen leads all National League outfielders in hits (1185) and is tied with Baltimore e Adam Jones for the most overall among Major League outfielders. SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen hit his 177th home run in a Pittsburgh uniform Saturday afternoon, moving him ahead of Barry Bonds (176) and into fourth place on the club s all-time home run list...hall-of-famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240) are the top three sluggers on the list. NIGHT & DAY: The Pirates are 2-1 in a stretch that has them playing four straight day games...after the first 1s of the season, the Bucs are batting.279 (57-for-204) with 29 runs scored in six games played in the afternoon and just.186 (32-for-172) with 11 runs in their five night games. CLIMBING THE CHARTS: With 409 career appearances in a Pirates uniform, Tony Watson is one game shy of tying righthander Dave Giusti (410) for seventh place on the club s all-time list...among lefties, Watson ranks second on the list behind Wilbur Cooper, who pitched in 469 games between Elroy Face tops the chart with 802 appearances. AROUND GOES FRAZIER: In his first seven starts this season, Adam Frazier has started at five different positions; left field, designated hitter, second base, third base and shortstop...frazier has reached base safely in six of his seven starts overall and has gone 7-for-17 (.412) in four games as the leadoff batter this season. CLOSING TIME: Tony Watson picked up his fourth save of the season Saturday afternoon and has gone 19-for-22 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 (366) ancd the second-most in the Major Leagues behind Cleveland righthander Bryan Shaw (368). 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 (.565), Washington (.565), the Los Angeles Dodgers (.562) and Baltimore (.550). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY April 16, 1996: The Pirates tie a Major League record by hitting two grand slams in the same game. Orlando Merced and Jay Bell each went deep with the bases loaded in a 13-3 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. 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...4 Wins in final AB... 1 Walkoff Wins... 1 Losses in final AB...2 Walkoff Losses... 1 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps... 1 Swept in a Series...2 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Monday at St. Louis 6:05 RHP Ivan Nova (1-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (0-1, 5.23 ERA) ROOT/ESPN Tuesday at St. Louis 7:15 RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Leake (1-1, 0.60 ERA) MLB NETWORK Wednesday at St. Louis 12:45 RHP Gerrit Cole (1-1, 5.29 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (1-1, 3.00 ERA) ROOT Thursday in Pittsburgh OFF DAY

2 50 - RHP JAMESON TAILLON (PRONOUNCED TIE-own) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO M.L. CAREER vs. CHICAGO: 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two career starts (both in 2016)...Won an 8-4 decision over Jake Arrieta at PNC Park on 9/28 (6.0ip/1h/1r/1er/3bb/4so) and allowed four runs in 4.0 innings while losing a 10-5 decision to Kyle Hendricks on 6/19 at Wrigley Field. 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 4/5 at Boston ND L 4/11 vs. Cincinnati ND L APRIL (0-0, 1.38 ERA) SPRING TRAINING 2/26 at Orioles ND L 3/5 at Yankees ND L 3/15 vs. Orioles ND W 3/20 at Rays ND W 3/31 at Blue Jays (Mtl) ND T SPRING (0-0, 3.52 ERA) In addition to his official Grapefruit League starts listed above, Taillon threw 94 pitches in 6.0 innings of a minor league game against the Yankees at Pirate City on 3/26 and threw 50 pitches in a 3.0-inning simulated game at LECOM Park on 3/10. CAREER BATTING:.088 (3-for-34) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 4 SACS 2017 BATTING:.000 (0-for-2) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS Snapped an 0-for-18 start to his career with a single off Jeff Samardzija at AT&T Park on 8/16/16 CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 1/10 10% 0 1 (83.1ip/43er) 4.64 Stewart 0/1 0% 0 0 (17.0ip/7er) 3.71 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...0 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 0 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 2 OTHERS (double steals)... 1 TOMORROW S STARTER IVAN NOVA: The 30-year-old righthander will be making his third start of the season tomorrow...his last start was a loss to the Reds at PNC Park Wednesday night (6.0ip/8h/4r/3er/0bb/1so)...Was the starter and winner in the Pirates Home Opener on 4/7 and won a 5-4 decision (6.0ip/1r/0er) over the Braves...Went 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA (14.0ip/3r/2er) in four starts during spring training...went 5-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 11 starts with the Pirates last year after being acquired from the Yankees on 8/1 (re-signed as a free agent on 12/27)...Walked just three batters in 64.2ip with the Pirates and ranked fifth among MLB pitchers with a 1.56 BB/9.0ip ratio in vs. ST. LOUIS: Nova has never faced the Cardinals. TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...8, Most runs, game, Opponents...9, 4/12 vs. CIN Most runs, inning, Pirates... 5, (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...5, (5th) Most hits, game, Pirates...11, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents...15, 4/12 vs. CIN Most hits, inning, Pirates...4, 3 times, last on (7th) Most consec. hits, inning... 3, twice, (6th) & (1st) Most consec. hits, game...3, & Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6 (5th), Fewest hits, game, Pirates...4, 4/10 vs. CIN Fewest hits, game, Opponents...7, & Most doubles, game... 4, Most triples, game...1, Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, Most home runs, game, Opponents... 3, 4/9 vs. ATL Most consecutive games, home run...2, 4/12-13 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...3, 4/9-11 Most extra-base hits...5, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...4, 4/12-15 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates... 2, & 4/11 vs. CIN 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)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 11, Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 12, 4/10 vs. CIN Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Pirates...6, 4/10 vs. CIN & 4/8 vs. ATL Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... 6, (12 inn) Most walks, game, Opponents...5, 4/11 vs. CIN & 4/10 vs. CIN TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...3 games (4/7-9) Longest losing streak... 4 games (4/10-13) Longest game, innings...12, Longest game, time... 3:53, (12 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings...3:25, Shortest game, time...2:54, 4/12 vs. CIN Largest margin of victory...2 runs, (4-2) & 4/8 vs. ATL (6-4) Largest margin of defeat...7 runs, 4/12 vs. CIN (2-9) 2017 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...4 runs, Largest come from behind loss...2 runs, Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home... 11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 41,814, Smallest crowd, road...32,400, Most errors, game, Pirates...2, 4/10 vs. CIN 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)... 1 (1 hour, 4 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...5, Marte (4/9-10) Most runs, game.... 2, 6 times, last by Frazier & Marte Most 2bs, game...2, Freese Most 3bs, game...1, Frazier Most HR, game...1, 9 times, last by McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 2, Freese Most total bases...7, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) Most RBI, game...2, 6 times, last by Cervelli & Freese Most SB, game...1, 8 times, last by Marte & Hanson Most walks, game... 3, Freese Consec. games, home run... Longest hitting streak...6 games, McCutchen (4/10-15) & Marte (4/5-11) Grand slams Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... Walkoff home runs , Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 7, Glasnow Longest winning streak... Longest losing streak..., Nicasio (4/11-13) Fewest hits, complete game... Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...7.0, Taillon Most IP, game, reliever , LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP...8.0, Taillon (4/5-11) Most consecutive saves... 4, Watson (4/7-15)

3 JOSH BELL N Has started nine of the first 1s at first base...snapped an 0-for-16 streak with a single Saturday afternoon. ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 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. SERIES 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has one hit in his last 18 at bats...tallied his lone RBI last Sunday vs. Atlanta (double). LAST 3: 1-7 (.143) 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. FRANCISCO CERVELLI ROAD TRIP: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI SERIES 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI N Connected off Jake Arrieta for his second home run of the season on Saturday (hit lone HR in 2016 on 9/22). N Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI Friday afternoon...flied out as a pinch hitter Thursday in Boston. N Has reached base safely in all nine of his starts...led all Major League catchers with a.371 OBP last season. N His 159 assists behind the plate since 2015 are tops among National League catchers. ADAM FRAZIER N Went 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI as the leadoff batter Saturday afternoon. ROAD TRIP: 3-6 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has reached base safely in six of his seven starts...singled off Craig Kimbrel as a pinch hitter on Thursday. SERIES 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.467 (7-for-15) in day games this year;.397 (25-for-63) in 28 career games played in the afternoon. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 7-for-17 in 4 games as leadoff batter...has made starts at 5 different positions (LF, DH, 3B, 2B, SS). Last HR: 9/24/16 vs. WAS First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/17/17 at CHI 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 Has reached base safely in nine of his 10 games...went hitless in four at bats Saturday afternoon. ROAD TRIP: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has reached base safely in eight of his last 13 plate appearances (2 singles, 2 doubles, a HR & 3 walks). SERIES 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 2 RBI LAST 3: 4-9 (.444) 1 HR 4 RBI 0-for-4 N Went 2-for-3 with a HR while batting cleanup Wednesday; hit.316 (18-for-57) in 16 games from 4th spot in N Homered off Atlanta s Josh Collmenter on 4/7...Hit second home run Wednesday off Cincinnati s Amir Garrett. Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. CIN First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) PHIL GOSSELIN N Snapped his 0-for-9 start to the season with a single as a pinch hitter Saturday afternoon. ROAD TRIP: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his second start at second base Thursday afternoon in Boston and went hitless in three at bats. SERIES 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made season debut on 4/5 at Boston; pinch hit in the 10th and played last three innings at first base. LAST 3: 1-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Spent 2016 season with Arizona and led all Major League players in pinch-hits (20). Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez) ALEN HANSON N Made his first start of the season Saturday afternoon at second base and went 1-for-4 with a SB and a run scored. ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Struck out as a pinch hitter Wednesday...Pinch-ran in 9th inning Sunday and played final frame at second base. SERIES 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Singled as a pinch hitter and came around to score a run while making his season debut on 4/8 vs. Atlanta. LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has produced 20 or more stolen bases in each of his first seven pro seasons. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs JOSH HARRISON N Connected off Chicago lefty Brian Duensing for his first home run of the season Saturday afternoon. ROAD TRIP: 3-12 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI N Served as the leadoff batter on Friday and went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. SERIES 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in eight of his first nine starts (six at second base, two at third base and one in left field). LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.296 (8-for-27) in his last eight games...hit.327 and scored 23 runs as the leadoff batter last year. First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Played the last four innings at first base Saturday afternoon and went hitless in two at bats. ROAD TRIP: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went hitless in four at bats while making his second start of the season at first base Friday afternoon. SERIES 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played the final two innings in right field Monday; his third career appearance at that position (0 total chances). LAST 3: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-16 N Made his first start of the season last Saturday night (4/8) at first base and went 0-for-4 with a run scored. Last HR: 10/2/16 at STL First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) STARLING MARTE N Went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI Saturday afternoon; had two hits in his previous 14 at bats. ROAD TRIP: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 2 RBI N Tied his career high (10th time) with four hits last Sunday; also recorded his fourth career walkoff home run. SERIES 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 2 RBI N Has started each of the first 1s in center field; has gone 7-for-21 (.333) from the fifth spot of lineup. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 1 HR 2 RBI N His.313 average since the start of 2016 is 2nd-highest among N.L. outfielders behind Charlie Blackmon (.316). Multi-RBI Games: 3 First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP: 3-12 (.250) 2 HR 5 RBI SERIES 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 2 HR 5 RBI 6 games N Hit a game-winning, three-run homer in the 7th inning Saturday - his first career HR on Jackie Robinson Day. N Has hit safely in six straight games and has gone 11-for-35 (.314) in his last nine contests. N His 177 career homers rank 4th on Pirates all-time list behind Stargell (475), Kiner (301) and Clemente (240). N Appeared in his 1200th career game on Friday...His 1186 games in the OF rank ninth on Pirates all-time list. Multi-RBI Games: 2 First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Did not start Saturday s game in Chicago; played the final two innings at shortstop (did not bat). ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in eight straight games and in nine of his first 10 starts at shortstop. SERIES 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N His 397 starts at shortstop since 2014 are third-most in N.L. behind B. Crawford (438) and A. Hechavarria (415). N Has turned more double plays (105) than any other National League shortstop over the last two seasons. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was scratched from the starting lineup Saturday with right groin discomfort; his status is day to day. N Went 1-for-3 and swiped his fourth base of the year Friday...Has reached base safely in six straight games. N Has gone 9-for-22 (.409) in his last six games after going 1-for-14 in his first three contests. N Went 4-for-4 on 4/8 vs. Atlanta; his fourth career game with at least four hits (had five-hit game on 6/13/14). Last HR: 9/16/16 at CIN First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) CHRIS STEWART N Started behind the plate Thursday in Boston - his 400th big league game - and went 1-for-3 with a double. ROAD TRIP: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his 2017 season debut as the starting catcher last Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta and went 1-for-3. 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: 2-6 (.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: 4/4 N Has been scored upon in each of his first four appearances despite retiring the first batter he faced in each outing. N Was charged with four runs in 0.2ip Wednesday vs. Cincinnati...Allowed one run in 2.0 innings of work Monday against the Reds. N Gave up game-ending home run to Sandy Leon in the bottom of the 12th inning in Boston on 4/5 and suffered the loss. N Has a career 1.18 ERA (46.0ip/6er) when pitching 2.0 innings of relief or more in a game (23 times). DANIEL HUDSON N Pitched a scoreless eighth inning Saturday afternoon in Chicago - retired all three batters he faced (1 K). BA AGAINST: N Faced three batters in the 8th inning Thursday in Boston; walked a batter and was charged with two runs (one earned) in 0.1ip. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Has appeared in seven of the first 10 games...gave up three hits and one run in 1.0ip Wednesday vs. Cincinnati. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/4 N Pitched in a career-high 70 games with Arizona last season...was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19. WADE LeBLANC N Retired all three Cubs batters he faced in the seventh inning Friday afternoon. BA AGAINST: N Allowed one run in 5.1 innings of work Monday; the second-longest relief outing of his career (tossed 6.1 innings of relief on 5/30/14). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Made his season debut on 4/7 against Atlanta and was charged with three runs in 0.1ip; gave up three hits in the eighth inning. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/2 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). JUAN NICASIO N Pitched a scoreless seventh inning Saturday afternoon in Chicago; his first outing in 2017 without recording a strikeout. BA AGAINST: N Suffered two losses this past week; Tuesday night vs. Cincinnati and Thursday afternoon in Boston. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Has recorded at least one strikeout in five of his first six appearances (6 K s in 5.2ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/3 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 Has appeared in eight of the first 1s...Worked a scoreless eighth inning Friday afternoon against the Cubs (1 K). BA AGAINST: N Retired the two batters he faced in the seventh inning Thursday in Boston and stranded his one inherited runner. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Allowed his one inherited runner to score Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati before striking out the next batter he faced. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/4 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. TONY WATSON N Gave up a solo HR to Kris Bryant while picking up his fourth save of the season Saturday...Went 15-for-20 in save chances last season. BA AGAINST: N Pitched in a non-save situation Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati and tossed a scoreless ninth inning. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N His 409 appearances with the Pirates rank second all-time for a LHP, trailing only Wilbur Cooper (469 games between ). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/3 N Has made the most appearances (366) among all National League relief pitchers since the start of the 2012 season. TREVOR WILLIAMS N Struck out two of the three batters he faced in the sixth inning Saturday in Chicago and recorded his second big league victory. BA AGAINST: N Surrendered a three-run homer to Scooter Gennett and had three strikeouts while pitching 2.0 innings Tuesday night against Cincinnati. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made his season debut last Sunday (4/9) vs. Atlanta; struck out three of the seven batters he faced while pitching 2.0 scoreless innings. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/1 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 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. Chicago 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 (5-6) 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 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 (3-6), Jaso (2-0) 2B - Harrison (2-4), Frazier (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Hanson (1-0) 3B - Freese (3-5), Harrison (1-1), Frazier (1-0) SS - Mercer (4-6), Frazier (1-0) LF - Polanco (4-4), Frazier (0-2), Harrison (1-0) CF - Marte (5-6) RF - McCutchen (5-6) C - Cervelli (4-5), Stewart (1-1) DH - Frazier (0-1), Freese (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 1st - Mercer (0-5), Frazier (3-1), Harrison (1-0), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Marte (4-5), Bell (1-1) 3rd - McCutchen (5-6) 4th - Polanco (4-5), Freese (1-1) 5th - Freese (2-5), Bell (2-0), Jason (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) 6th - Cervelli (3-4), Bell (0-1), Harrison (0-1), Jaso (1-0), Mercer (1-0) 7th - Harrison (3-3), Bell (0-3), Cervelli (1-0), Gosselin (1-0) 8th - Mercer (3-1), Frazier (0-2), Bell (0-1), Gosselin (0-1), Hanson (1-0), Harrison (0-1), Stewart (1-0) 9th - Pitchers (5-3), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1), Stewart (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) DATE TRANSACTION MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS