SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 at BUSCH STADIUM -- St. Louis, MO --- GAME #144/ROAD #71 RHP IVAN NOVA (11-12, 4.11 ERA) vs. RHP MICHAEL WACHA (11-7, 4.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES (67-76) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (74-68) SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 at BUSCH STADIUM -- St. Louis, MO --- GAME #144/ROAD #71 RHP IVAN NOVA (11-12, 4.11 ERA) vs. RHP MICHAEL WACHA (11-7, 4.21 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost their last four games after winning four in a row...won a season-high six consecutive games from 7/16-21 and posted a 12-2 record between 7/4-21 (have gone 18-28 since then)...scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a 70-73 record after 143 games last season (70-74 after 144). THE RETURN OF IVAN THE GREAT?: Ivan Nova returns to the mound today after having his last turn in the rotation skipped... In two career starts against the Cardinals, Nova has gone 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA (13.2ip/5er)...He threw just 78 pitches in a complete game, but suffered a 2-1 loss to Lance Lynn earlier this season at Busch Stadium on 4/17 (gave up a solo homer to Kolten Wong in the third inning and another single tally in the seventh)...nova also won a 6-3 decision (5.2ip/3er) against Mike Leake in the inaugural Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA on 8/20. NOVA NOTES: With 168.2. innings pitched this season, Ivan Nova is 2.0 innings shy of eclipsing his single-season career high of 170.1ip with the Yankees in 2012...Prior to the All-Star break, Nova went 9-6 with a 3.21 ERA while pitching at least 6.0 innings in 17 of his 18 starts; since the break he has gone 2-6 with a 6.28 ERA while pitching 6.0 innings or more four times in nine assignments...ivan has gone 0-6 in his last six road starts since winning his last start on the road at Wrigley on 7/8. FRAZIER FEELING IT: Adam Frazier went 1-for-2 with runners in scoring position last night and has now produced 13 hits in his last 24 at bats with RISP, which is the best mark in MLB dating back to 7/15...Since the All-Star break, Frazier is batting.339 (40-for-118) overall, good for the third-best average among National League players in that time (minimum: 100 AB), BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Chad Kuhl is celebrating his 25th birthday today. ALTOONA MOVES ON: Double-A Altoona beat Bowie, 6-1, Saturday night to sweep the best-of-five Western Division Series... Altoona will now play Trenton in the Eastern League Championship Series, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday night in Trenton...The Curve last appeared in the ELCS in 2010, topping Trenton in four games to win their only Eastern League championship to date...triple-a Indianapolis suffered a 4-3 loss to Durham Saturday night and were eliminated from the postseason in their first round series, three-games-to-one. JOSH IS RINGING THE BELL: Among National League rookies this season, Bell ranks first in hits (127), doubles (24), triples (6), RBI (83), walks (58) and games played (141) while ranking second in home runs (24), extra-base hits (54) and total bases (235)...Since the All-Star break, Bell leads all Major League rookies in batting (.297) and OBP (.367). HISTORIC ROOKIE SEASON: Josh Bell s 24 home runs are the second-highest total in club history for a rookie behind Jason Bay s 26 in 2004...Bell is just one of just 11 rookies in team history to produce at least 83 RBI and that total is the highest by a Bucco rookie since Maurice Van Robays had 116 in 1940 (club rookie record)...among all Major League rookies this season, only New York s Aaron Judge (87) has driven in more runs than Bell. SAVES AS A SOUTHPAW: LHP Felipe Rivero has recorded 18 saves in 19 opportunities for the Pirates this season; the second-highest save total in a single season by a Pittsburgh lefthander...since saves became an official statistic in 1969, Mike Gonzalez holds the club record for most saves in a season by a southpaw (24 in 2006). NO (BIG) FLY ZONE: Among all Major League teams, only the Arizona starting pitchers have surrendered fewer home runs (95) than the Pittsburgh starting staff (97)...Entering today s action, the Bucco starters have given up just one home run in the last nine games and 55 innings...overall, the Pirates pitchers have surrendered three home runs in the last nine games after serving up four at Wrigley Field on August 30. 20 SOMETHINGS: Andrew McCutchen is one of five active players who have hit 20 or more home runs in each of the last seven seasons...the others are Jose Bautista (8 seasons), Nelson Cruz (9), Adam Jones (7) and Giancarlo Stanton (8). BUMPS IN THE ROAD: The Pirates are 0-2 on this 10-day, nine-game road trip to St. Louis, Milwaukee and Cincinnati...The Bucs are scheduled to play three games in each city with a day off Thursday in Cincinnati...The Pirates have gone 28-42 on the road this season, having dropped five straight games and going 2-10 in their last 12. ARCH RIVALS: The Pirates have gone 6-9 against the Cardinals this season, posting a 2-6 record in St. Louis...The Bucs took two-of-three at Busch between June 23-25 after being swept in a three-game series here April 17-19...The two clubs are scheduled to meet a final time in a three-game series at PNC Park September 22-24. START ME UP: In the last eight games, the Bucco starting pitchers have posted a 2.61 ERA (48.1ip/14er)...In the nine games this month, the starters have pitched at least 6.0 innings on six occasions and at least 7.0 innings three times. SWITCHING THINGS UP: Josh Bell connected for his 24th home run of the season on Monday, giving him the National League record for most home runs by a switch-hitter in his rookie season...the MLB record for most home runs by a switch-hitting rookie is 27, held by Eddie Murray (with Baltimore in 1977) and Tony Clark (with Detroit in 1996)...Bell is also the second switch-hitter in team history to hit at least 24 home runs in a season; also Bobby Bonilla (24 in 1988 & 1989 and 32 in 1990). PIRATE GOLD AT SHORT: Jordy Mercer s.986 fielding percentage ranks second among National League shortstops behind Philadelphia s Freddy Galvis (.988) and his.985 fielding pct. at the position since 2014 is tops in the senior circuit. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY September 10, 2015: With an eighth inning solo home run to right field that tied the game at 3-3, Andrew McCutchen became the second player in franchise history to produce at least 150 career home runs and 150 career stolen bases, joining Barry Bonds as the only two to accomplish the feat. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... Last five games... 1-4 Last ten games...4-6 Leading after 6... 50-9 Tied after 6... 11-11 Trailing after 6... 6-56 Leading after 7... 55-4 Tied after 7... 6-7 Trailing after 7... 6-65 Leading after 8... 57-4 Tied after 8... 5-6 Trailing after 8... 5-66 Scoring first... 42-23 Opp. score first...25-53 Scoring 4+...57-17 Scoring less than 4...10-59 Outhitting Opp....43-13 Being out-hit...21-58 Hits are equal... 3-5 Comeback wins... 35 Wins in final AB... 13 Walkoff Wins...9 Losses in final AB... 16 Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games... 8-9 Playing errorless... 39-39 Committing at least 1 Error...28-37 Homered...53-38 2+ homers... 25-5 Series (W-L-T)...19-20-7 Series Sweeps...4 Swept in a Series...7 Interleague... 8-10 Before the break... 42-47 After the break...25-29 Starter goes 6.0ip+... 43-34 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...24-42 Monday at MIlwaukee 6:40 LHP Steven Brault (0-0, 5.79 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 1.52 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Tuesday at Milwaukee 6:40 RHP Gerrit Cole (11-9, 3.93 ERA) vs. LHP Brent Suter (2-2, 3.55 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Wednesday at Milwaukee 7:10 TBA vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet Thursday OFF DAY IN CINCINNATI

46 - RHP IVAN NOVA YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 12-8 4.17 32 26 3 0 162.0 175 81 75 28 127 2017 11-12 4.11 27 27 2 1 168.2 185 86 77 28 114 M.L. CAREER 69-53 4.26 169 156 7 3 962.1 1027 485 456 269 709 vs. ST. LOUIS: 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA (13.2ip/5er) in two career starts...threw just 78 pitches in a complete game, but suffered a 2-1 loss to Lance Lynn earlier this season at Busch Stadium on 4/17 (gave up a solo homer to Kolten Wong in the third inning and another single tally in the seventh)...also won a 6-3 decision (5.2ip/3er) against Mike Leake in the inaugural Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA on 8/20. 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 4/7 vs. Atlanta W 6.0 6 1 0 0 4 93 0.00 5-4 W 4/12 vs. Cincinnati L 6.0 8 4 3 0 1 82 2.25 2-9 L 4/17 at St. Louis (CG) L 8.0 5 2 2 0 3 78 2.25 1-2 L 4/23 vs. New York (AL) W 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 86 2.00 2-1 W 4/29 at Miami (CG) W 9.0 3 0 0 0 7 95 1.50 4-0 W APRIL (3-2, 1.50 ERA) 36.0 26 8 6 1 22 434 5/4 at Cincinnati L 6.0 10 4 4 0 5 88 2.14 2-4 L 5/9 at Los Angeles ND/BS 6.1 7 2 2 2 2 95 2.23 3-4 L 5/14 at Arizona ND/BS 6.0 9 3 3 1 4 104 2.48 6-4 W 5/20 vs. Philadelphia W 7.1 8 3 3 0 3 90 2.63 6-3 W 5/25 at Atlanta W 8.1 10 4 4 1 1 100 2.83 9-4 W 5/31 vs. Arizona L 7.0 6 3 3 1 3 78 2.92 0-3 L MAY (2-2, 4.17 ERA) 41.0 50 19 19 5 18 555 6/6 at Baltimore ND/BS 6.0 + 5 3 3 1 4 87 3.04 5-6 L 6/11 vs. Miami W 6.0 1 0 0 0 4 77 2.83 3-1 W 6/17 vs. Chicago W 7.0 6 3 3 2 6 94 2.91 4-3 W 6/22 at Milwaukee L 7.0 11 4 4 2 5 107 3.06 2-4 L 6/28 vs. Tampa Bay W 5.0 7 2 2 2 1 89 3.08 6-2 W JUNE (3-1, 3.48 ERA) 31.0 30 12 12 7 20 454 7/3 at Philadelphia L 6.0 7 4 4 1 1 93 3.24 0-4 L 7/8 at Chicago W 6.2 3 2 2 1 6 92 3.21 4-2 W 1st HALF (9-6, 3.21 ERA) 120.2 117 45 43 15 67 1628 CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/39 23% 2 7 (645.1ip/306er) 4.27 Diaz 3/12 25% 1 3 (281.1ip/142er) 4.54 Stallings 1/2 50% 0 0 (13.1ip/11er) 7.43 Stewart 7/24 29% 0 4 (338.2ip/148er) 3.93 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...2 PITCHER PICKOFFS...3 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS... 17 OTHERS (double steals)... 3 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, 7/9 @CHI Most runs, game, Opponents...17, 8/30 @CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...10, 7/9 @CHI (1st) Most runs, inning, Opponents...7, 8/30 @CHI (5th), 7/23 @COL (6th) & 5/12 @ARI (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates... 18, 7/21 @COL & 4/28 @MIA Most hits, game, Opponents...20, 8/30 @CHI Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 7/9 @CHI (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 6, 6/20 @MIL (1st) Most consec. hits, game...6, 6/20 @MIL Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, 6 times, last on 8/30 @CHI (5th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, 8/23 vs. LA & 5/11 @ARI Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 1, 8/7 vs. DET Most doubles, game... 5, 6/9 vs. MIA Most triples, game...3, 4/28 @MIA Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, 7/30 @SD, 5/24 @ATL & 4/15 @CHI Most home runs, game, Opponents...5, 8/16 @MIL & 7/23 @COL Most consecutive games, home run... 9, 6/16-24 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...9, 8/13-22 & 6/17-25 Most extra-base hits...7, 9/4 vs. CHI Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...59, 5/22-7/28 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, 5/23 @ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)...15, 7/1 vs. SF (11 innings) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, 7 times, last by Bell (8/25 @CIN) Most consecutive hits...6, McCutchen (6/29-7/1) Most runs, game.....4, McCutchen (7/30 @SD) & Marte (7/21 @COL) Most 2bs, game...2, 17 times, last by Bell (8/9 @DET) Most 3bs, game...1, 30 times, last by Marte (8/18 vs. StL) Most HR, game.... 3, McCutchen (7/30 @SD) Most extra-base hits... 3, McCutchen (7/30 @SD) Most total bases....12, McCutchen (7/30 @SD) Most RBI, game... 6, Diaz (6/2 @NYM) Most SB, game...2, Marte (8/19 vs. StL & 7/21 @COL), Frazier (6/11 vs. MIA) & McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier (5/24 @ATL) Consec. games, home run...2, McCutchen (6/19-20), Frazier (5/24-25), Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (8/17-18 & 5/1-2) & Bell (6/2-3, 5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak....11 games, Mercer (6/9-21) Grand slams........................................ 1, Cervelli (7/9 @CHI) Inside-the-park home runs...1, Frazier (9/9 @STL) Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs.......... 5, Harrison (8/23 vs. LA), Rodriguez (8/6 vs. SD), Bell (7/14/ vs. STL), McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) 2017 HIGHS & LOWS 7/18 vs. Milwaukee W 6.0 10 3 3 1 6 88 3.27 4-3 W 7/23 at Colorado L 5.0 + 9 7 7 1 5 81 3.62 3-13 L 7/29 at San Diego L 5.0 8 4 4 0 6 67 3.75 2-4 L JULY (2-3, 6.28 ERA) 28.2 37 20 20 4 24 421 8/4 vs. San Diego ND 6.0 6 4 1 2 5 72 3.66 10-6 W 8/9 at Detroit L 6.1 10 6 6 2 5 98 3.87 0-10 L 8/15 at Milwaukee L 6.0 4 2 1 3 4 89 3.77 1-3 L 8/20 vs. St. Louis W 5.2 8 3 3 0 5 99 3.81 6-3 W 8/25 at Cincinnati L 5.0 8 7 5 3 6 102 3.97 5-9 L 8/30 at Chicago L 3.0 5 5 4 1 5 69 4.11 3-17 L AUGUST (1-4, 5.63 ERA) 32.0 41 27 20 11 30 529 2nd HALF (2-6, 6.37 ERA) 48.0 68 41 34 13 47 765 CAREER BATTING:.057 (5-for-87) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 14 SACS 2017 BATTING:.021 (1-for-47) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 9 SACS Snapped an 0-for-28 streak this year with a single on 5/30 off Arizona s Robbie Ray (has gone 0-for-23 since then) TOMORROW S STARTER STEVEN BRAULT: The 25-year-old lefthander will be making his second start/eighth appearance of the season tomorrow night in Milwaukee...His last appearance came as a starter Tuesday night vs. Chicago in Pittsburgh s 4-3 win (5.0ip/8h/3r/3er/2bb/0so)...Went 0-3 with a 4.26 ERA (31.2ip/19r/15er) in seven starts with the Pirates last year...was named the International League s Most Valuable Pitcher this year after going 10-5 with a league-leading 1.94 ERA in 21 games (20 starts) with Indianapolis. vs. MILWAUKEE: 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA (15.0ip/7er) in three career starts (all in 2016)...Allowed three runs in 6.0 innings and lost a 3-1 decision to Junior Guerra at Miller Park on 7/29 in his second big league start... Also gave up one run in 5.0 innings in a 10-0 Pittsburgh loss to Chase Anderson at PNC Park on 9/4 and received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 6-3 win at Miller Park on 9/20 (4.0ip + /3er); took a 5-3 lead into the 5th inning but left the game after putting the first two batters on base. TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...15, 8/16 @MIL Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...15, 7/19 vs. MIL Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, 5/8 @LA Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Opponents...8, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings).....................10, 7/1 vs. SF INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 10, Cole (7/19 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak...4 games, Schugel (7/9-9/2) Longest losing streak...6 games, Kuhl (4/18-6/14) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most IP, game, reliever... 5.1, LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP... 18.1, Taillon (6/23-7/15) Most consecutive saves...9, Rivero (8/8-9/5 & 6/10-7/20) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...6 games (7/16-21) Longest losing streak... 6 games (8/12-18 & 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...12 runs, 9/4 vs. CHI (12-0) Largest margin of defeat... 14 runs, 8/30 @CHI (3-17) Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, 4/15 @CHI Largest come from behind loss... 5 runs, 6/7 @BAL Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 48,235, 7/22 @COL Smallest crowd, road...13,909, 5/2 @CIN Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 5 times, last on 8/28 @CHI Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, 7/7 @CHI Consecutive innings w/out an error... 58.2, 5/8-14 Most double plays turned... 4, 7/16 vs. StL, 6/4 @NYM & 4/8 vs. ATL Most double plays hit into... 4, 8/17 vs. STL Rain delays, home (total time)...9 (11 hours, 55 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)......................... 4 (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...44

JOSH BELL N Has gone 31-for-101 (.307) with five doubles, two triples, five home runs and 24 RBI in his last 29 games. ROAD TRIP 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-4 FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 DAVID FREESE N Has hit safely in six of his last eight games (10-for-29,.45); has gone hitless in the last two games (8 AB s). ROAD TRIP 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has six hits in his last nine at bats while hitting with runners in scoring position. SERIES: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 JOHN JASO N Struck out as a pinch hitter Saturday night in St. Louis...Has made each of his last six starts in right field. ROAD TRIP 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 STARLING MARTE N Has gone 2-for-19 in his last five games after going 2-for-4 with three runs scored Monday against the Cubs. Multi-Hit Games: 18 ROAD TRIP 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected for his fifth home run of the season last Sunday...Is hitting.330 (29-for-88) in day games this season. Multi-RBI Games: 6 SERIES: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI Last HR: 9/3/17 vs. CIN N Is hitting.256 (51-for-199) with three homers, 14 RBI and 12 stolen bases since returning to action on 7/18. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU N Has gone 51-for-193 (.264) with 11 walks and 33 runs scored in 46 games as the leadoff batter this season. 0-for-7 (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Leads N.L. rookies in hits (127) and shares lead in RBI (83); ranks second in HR (24) and total bases (235). N His 83 RBI are tied for 10th-highest total by a Pirates rookie and the most since Maurice Van Robays had 116 in 1940. N Is tied for seventh among all N.L. players with 39 RBI since the All-Star break; Giancarlo Stanton leads with 54. CHRIS BOSTICK N Doubled off Felix Pena for first Major League hit Thursday...Made his lone start on 5/9 at Los Angeles (left field). ROAD TRIP 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled Sunday from Indianapolis, where he hit.294 with 33 doubles, seven homers and 57 RBI in 126 games. LAST 3: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game Has been on the D.L. since 8/26 with left quad irritation...was also on D.L. from 8/14-24 with left wrist inflammation. N Has gone hitless in his last 12 at bats...walked and scored a run in his last plate appearance on 8/25. N Is hitting.247 (24-for-97) in 30 games since coming off the 7-day concussion disabled list on 7/3. N Is one RBI shy of 200...Has been charged with just one error in his last 61 games behind the plate. ELIAS DÍAZ N Has started 6 of the last 8 games; has gone 5-for-18 (.278) with 2 doubles and an RBI in his last 5 games. ROAD TRIP 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 22 of his 29 starts, going 30-for-111 (.270) with 8 doubles, a HR and 17 RBI. SERIES: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.300 (12-for-40) with RISP; has one hit in his last 14 such at bats after going 11-for-26. LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 N Homered and had six RBI on 6/2; the first six-rbi game by a Pirates rookie since Andrew McCutchen on 8/1/09. ADAM FRAZIER N Has gone 3-for-6 with a HR and three RBI in two games since coming off D.L. Thursday (right hamstring strain). ROAD TRIP 3-6 (.500) 1 HR 3 RBI N Had an inside-the-park homer Saturday...Has 13 hits in his last 24 at bats with runners in scoring position. SERIES: 3-6 (.500) 1 HR 3 RBI N Is hitting.339 (40-for-118) with seven doubles, a homer and 20 RBI in 39 games since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 3 RBI 2 games N Is hitting.327 (17-for-52) off left-handed pitchers this season;.355 (27-for-76) in his career. N His current.370 OBP would be his second-highest in his career behind the.372 mark with St. Louis in 2012. N Is hitting.285 (47-for-165) with 17 walks, four home runs and 21 RBI in 48 games since the All-Star break. N Hit a solo home run, singled, walked and was hit by a pitch in his four plate appearances on 8/29. N Has made 32 starts in right field, 12 in left field and seven at first base...has seven hits in his last 21 at bats. N Is hitting.229 (8-for-35) with a double, three homers, nine RBI and 12 walks as a pinch hitter. JORDAN LUPLOW N Has started 7 of the last 8 games and has gone 8-for-26 with two doubles, two homers and seven RBI. ROAD TRIP 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 1 RBI 2 games N Ranked third among International League leaders in doubles, third in average and 10th in OPS (.779). N Made Major League debut with Pirates on 5/8 at Dodger Stadium; played final five innings in left field. N Hit first career home run (off Wandy Peralta) and collected his first career hit (Tyler Mahle) on 9/2. N Combined to hit.302 (125-for-414) with 23 homers and 56 RBI in 117 minor league games this season. N Hit.325 (52-for-160) at AAA...His 23 HR were the most by a Bucco minor leaguer since JaCoby Jones (23 in 2014). N Is hitting.311 (103-for-331) since 5/24...Is hitting.208 (25-for-120) with 5 extra-base hits in 33 games since 8/4. N Has gone 6-for-20 (.300) the past five games...is hitting.314 (37-for-118) with runners in scoring position. N Has homered once (8/8 vs. Detroit) in 36 games since homering three times in San Diego on July 30. N Is two homers shy of 200; only three Pirates have hit more; (Stargell - 475, Kiner - 301 and Clemente - 240). Multi-Hit Games: 29 Multi-RBI Games: 17 Last HR: 9/4/17 vs. CHI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 7/18/17 vs. MIL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (NL) (Paul Sewald) Multi-Hit Games: 26 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 9/9/17 at STL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 9/4/17 vs. CHI First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) Multi-Hit Games: 14 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 8/29/17 at CHI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 9/5/17 vs. CHI First HR: 9/2/17 VS. CIN (Wandy Peralta) Multi-Hit Games: 34 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 8/8/17 vs. DET First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in each of his last seven games played on the road, going 10-for-22 with a double and a home run. Multi-Hit Games: 27 ROAD TRIP 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.311 (14-for-45) in his last 13 games...reached base safely three times in four plate apps. Saturday. Multi-RBI Games: 11 SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI Last HR: 9/3/17 vs. CIN N Hit his 13th home run of the season last Sunday afternoon; giving him a single-season career high. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI N Ranks second among N.L. shortstops with a.986 fielding pct., trailing only Philadelphia s Freddy Galvis (.988). 3 games (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-20 (.350) with a home run and five RBI. ROAD TRIP 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered and had a career-high four RBI Monday... Has gone 14-for-43 (.326) in his last 21 games. SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI 5 games JOSÉ OSUNA N Went 1-for-3 in his start at first base Wednesday...Snapped an 0-for-13 streak with a PH-single last Saturday. ROAD TRIP 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-2 GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game N Was recalled from Indianapolis on 8/18...Is in his third stint this season with the Pirates (also 5/8-12 & 6/2-8/6). N Hit first Major League homer on 7/16 off St. Louis Carlos Martinez...Had a walkoff single on 7/19 vs. Milwaukee. N Is hitting.261 (37-for-142) with 4 homers and 22 RBI in his 39 starts...made his last start in RF on 8/28. N Has hit safely in 17 of his last 22 starts (26-for-87,.299)...His home run on 8/21 was his first off a LHP. N Eleven of his last 23 hits have gone for extra bases and 24 of his 50 hits overall have been extra-base hits. N Has gone 3-for-8 in two games since coming off D.L. on Friday (left hamstring strain from 8/13 thru 9/7). N Went 3-for-4 with a double Saturday night...hit.387 (24-for-62) in July and.125 (4-for-32) in August. N Has gone 10-for-54 (.185) in his last 17 games after going 4-for-4 on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee. N Has recorded three four-hit game this season (4/8, 7/6 & 7/17)...Is 8-for-9 in stolen base attempts. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 9/4/17 vs. CHI First HR: 7/16/17 vs. STL (Carlos Martinez) Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 8/21/17 vs. LA First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 8/4/17 vs. SD First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) 2017 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) 4. 7/14 vs. St. Louis Hurdle by Jerry Layne (arguing Frazier advance in sixth) 5. 8/24 vs. Los Angeles Hurdle by Paul Emmel (arguing balls and strikes) Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 81 65 67 67 32 86 77 55 46 17 593 Opps 86 65 71 70 81 67 88 62 51 16 657

SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Went 0-for-2 with 2 walks in start at SS Thursday...Has played seven positions in 25 games with the Bucs this year. ROAD TRIP 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Has gone 11-for-59 (.186) with three homers and four RBI with Pittsburgh since being acquired on 8/5. N Has made 5 starts in right field, 4 at shortstop, 3 at second base, 2 at third base and 1 in left field. N Hit a walkoff home run (third career) in the 12th inning on 8/6- his first game with the Bucs this season. CHRIS STEWART N Made his last start Wednesday night went 1-for-3...Had an RBI-single last Friday (9/1); his first since 7/20. ROAD TRIP 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been behind the plate for six of the team s last eight shutouts...has more triples than doubles this season. N Has produced a.333 average (9-for-27) when leading off an inning. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 1 RBI 2 games N Tied his career high (sixth time) with three hits in his start on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/21/17 vs. LA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT (James McDonald) BUCCO BULLPEN JOAQUÍN BENOIT N Pitched a scoreless eighth inning Thursday - his first appearance since tossing 2.0 scoreless frames on 8/21 against the Dodgers. BA AGAINST: 11-34.324 N Was on the D.L. from 8/22-31 with left knee inflammation...ranks second among active pitchers in career appearances (764). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Recorded his lone win this year on 5/14 at Washington...Had two saves this year with the Phillies; his last came on 7/28 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/7 N Was acquired from Philadelphia on 7/31 in exchange for minor league pitcher Seth McGarry. STEVEN BRAULT N Had a no-decision (5.0ip/8h/3r) in his start Tuesday...Has been scored upon in five of his six relief appearances with the Pirates. BA AGAINST: 20-61.328 N Was named the International League s Most Valuable Pitcher this season...posted a league-best 1.94 ERA in his 21 games/20 starts. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Went 10-5 with a 1.94 ERA with Indianapolis this season (120.1ip/85h/26r/26er/44bb/109so)...Held opponents to a.199 average. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/2 N Went 9-2 with a 1.43 ERA (94.2ip/15er) in his last 16 Triple-A games...made seven starts with the Pirates last season (0-3, 4.26 ERA). DANIEL HUDSON N Tossed a scoreless eighth inning Friday night - his 63rd appearance of the season...made a career-high 70 appearances in 2016. BA AGAINST: 50-207.242 N Gave up lone run in the 9th inning in Wednesday s 1-0 loss to the Cubs...Has at least one strikeout in 15 of his last 16 games (22 total). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/7 N Posted a 0.00 ERA (6.2ip) in July and a 2.38 ERA (11.1ip/3er) in June...Had a 7.15 ERA (11.1ip/9er) in 11 games in August. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 63/43 N Has posted a 3.35 ERA (45.2ip/17er) and.205 batting average against (33-for-161) in 51 appearances since the beginning of May. GEORGE KONTOS N Suffered the loss Saturday (1.0ip/1er)...Has retired 21 of the 25 batters he has faced in his seven games with the Pirates. BA AGAINST: 3-24.125 N Retired all three batters he faced Friday...Was reinstated from D.L. Friday...Was on the D.L. from 8/20 thru 9/6 with a right groin strain. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on 8/5...Has recorded a 1.76 ERA (15.1ip/3er) in the 8th inning this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/5 N Has inherited a total of 118 runners since the beginning of 2015...Recorded last win on 8/8/16 at Miami while pitching for the Giants. WADE LeBLANC N Threw 33 pitches while retiring all nine Cubs batters he faced Tuesday night while recording his fifth win of the season. BA AGAINST: 62-253.245 N Has retired 12 straight batters in two outings since coming off the D.L...Was on the D.L. from 8/18-31 with a left quad strain. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 14/2 N Has established a career high in appearances (47) while pitching exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 47/37 N Has a 2.55 ERA (42.1ip/12er) when working more than 1.0 inning...earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati DOVYDAS NEVERAUSKAS N Surrendered a solo homer to Matt Carpenter with two outs in the 7th inning Saturday and suffered a blown save (Pirates were up 3-2). BA AGAINST: 16-64.250 N Had a team-leading 13 saves and a posted a 2.86 ERA (50.1ip/47h/20r/16er/21bb/46so) in 40 games with Triple-A Indianapolis. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/0 N Native of Lithuania is in his fifth stint with the Pirates this season...made his Major League debut against the Cubs on 4/24 (2.0ip/1er). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 15/8 N Won his first Major League game with 2.0 scoreless innings on 8/6 vs. SD...Has been scored upon in five of his 15 big league games. FELIPE RIVERO N Struck out two of the three Cubs batters he faced while tossing a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday for his 18th save of the season. BA AGAINST: 41-247.166 N Has converted his last nine save opportunities after being charged with his only blown save on 8/6 vs. San Diego. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 23/4 N Has allowed an earned run in just 10 of his 66 appearances overall...had a 5.40 ERA (11.2ip/7er) in 13 games in August. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 66/49 N Has five multi-inning saves; last on 7/17 vs. Milwaukee...Has held left-handed batters to a.075 (6-for-80) average this season. ANGEL SÁNCHEZ N Gave up two runs in 2.1ip Thursday against the Cubs...Has been scored upon in each of his first four big league appearances. BA AGAINST: 10-32.313 N Made his Major League debut on 8/24 against the Dodgers; gave up back-to-back HRs to Grandal and Gonzalez in his 2.0ip. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 1/0 N Was selected on 8/23 from Indianapolis, where he went 3-5 with a 3.74 ERA (55.1ip/51h/23r/23er/15bb/65so) in 39 games. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/3 N Was claimed off waivers from the White Sox on 7/31/14...Missed 2016 season after having Tommy John surgery on 9/16/15. A.J. SCHUGEL N Retired all four St. Louis batters he faced Friday and stranded two inherited runners...improved record to 4-0 with his win on 9/2. BA AGAINST: 26-104.250 N Has been charged with a run just twice in his last 21 outings (20.0ip/4er - 1.80 ERA) and four times in his 26 appearances overall. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 21/9 N Made his season debut with the Pirates on 7/9 at Chicago and pitched a season-high 3.0 innings while picking up the victory. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 26/16 N Went 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA (36.2ip/17er) in 26 appearances with Triple-A Indianapolis...Was with Bucs from 6/10-14 and 7/7 til now.

Pirates vs. St. Louis 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell.286 56 16 4 14.265 68 18 4 16 Bostick.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Cervelli.238 21 5 0 0.286 105 30 1 10 Diaz.227 22 5 0 3.217 23 5 0 3 Frazier.327 55 18 2 11.338 68 23 3 12 Freese.188 48 9 1 5.266 94 25 2 9 Jaso.350 20 7 1 1.321 84 27 3 11 Luplow.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0 Marte.357 28 10 1 3.324 259 84 3 18 McCutchen.275 51 14 0 3.269 536 144 13 55 Mercer.255 51 13 1 5.230 269 62 4 28 Moroff.333 9 3 2 3.333 9 3 2 3 Osuna.200 10 2 1 1.200 10 2 1 1 Polanco.211 38 8 0 3.277 195 54 3 22 Rodriguez.500 4 2 0 0.333 66 22 2 6 Stewart.133 15 2 0 0.220 50 11 0 3 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Benoit 0-1-0 18.00 4 3.0 6 2-1-1 7.15 12 11.1 9 Brault 0-0-0 4.50 1 4.0 2 0-0-0 3.38 2 8.0 3 Cole 1-1-0 2.50 3 18.0 5 6-4-0 2.75 13 78.2 24 Hudson 0-0-0 3.18 6 5.2 2 0-0-0 2.93 12 15.1 5 Kontos 0-1-0 3.60 5 5.0 2 0-1-0 3.50 20 18.0 7 Kuhl 1-1-0 3.27 4 22.0 8 1-2-0 4.03 6 29.0 13 LeBlanc 1-0-0 10.80 4 5.0 6 1-1-0 5.32 9 23.2 14 Neverauskas 0-0-0 3.38 3 2.2 1 0-0-0 3.38 3 2.2 1 Nova 1-1-0 3.29 2 13.2 5 1-1-0 3.29 2 13.2 5 Rivero 2-0-2 1.59 5 5.2 1 2-1-2 1.98 13 13.2 3 Sanchez 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Schugel 0-0-0 0.00 5 6.0 0 1-1-0 1.59 8 11.1 2 Taillon 0-1-0 5.63 3 16.0 10 0-1-0 5.14 4 21.0 12 Williams 0-2-0 8.78 3 13.1 13 1-2-0 8.15 6 17.2 16 2017 Disabled List (13 players, 18 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/12 6-12 Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 6/27 27-29 David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/12 4-9 Jameson Taillon (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 6/12 15-19 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/25 5-3 Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 6/24 16-16 Chris Stewart (L hamstring strain) 5/30 6/9 6/18 7-9 Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/7 6/14 6/14 4-3 Francisco Cervelli (concussion) 6/22 (retro to 6/20) 6/27 7/3 4-6 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 7/22 8/1 8/2 2-7 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 8/15 (retro to 8/13) 8/23 9/8 9-14 Francisco Cervelli (L wrist inflammation) 8/17 (retro to 8/14) 8/24 8/25 3-5 Wade LeBlanc (L quad strain) 8/18 8/28 9/1 5-8 George Kontos (R groin strain) 8/22 (retro to 8/20) 8/30 9/7 7-8 Joaquín Benoit (L knee inflammation) 8/22 9/1 9/1 3-6 Francisco Cervelli (L quadriceps irritation) 8/26 9/4 --- 6-8 Adam Frazier (R hamstring strain) 8/28 9/7 9/8 4-6 Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 9/3 9/13 --- 3-4 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2017 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta Starling Marte home run in 10th won 6-5 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee Josh Harrison single in 10th won 2-1 3. 5/27 vs. New York John Jaso single in 10th won 5-4 4. 5/29 vs. Arizona Andrew McCutchen home run in 9th won 4-3 5. 7/14 vs. St. Louis Josh Bell home run in 9th won 5-2 6. 7/16 vs. St. Louis Adam Frazier single in 9th won 4-3 7. 7/19 vs. Milwaukee Max Moroff single in 10th won 3-2 8. 8/6 vs. San Diego Sean Rodriguez home run in 12th won 5-4 9. 8/23 vs. Los Angeles Josh Harrison home run in 10th won 1-0 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... (4 times in 2017) - last on 8/21/17 vs. LA (Osuna & Rodriguez) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... 7/9/17 @CHI (Cervelli) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR... 9/9/14 @STL (Frazier) 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... 5/24/17 @ATL (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 5/24/17 @ATL (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One Inning...8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... 4/14/14 @CIN The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times)

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 3-5 0-1 T2-1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36,594 5 2 at Bos L 0-3 (12) 0-2 5-1.0 Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 7 3 ATL W 5-4 1-2 4-1.5 Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36,484 8 4 ATL W 6-4 2-2 3-0.5 Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68,240 9 5 ATL W 6-5 (10) 3-2 3-0.5 Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90,953 10 6 CIN L 1-7 3-3 3-1.5 Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28,264 119,217 11 7 CIN L 2-6 3-4 3-2.5 Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11,027 130,244 12 8 CIN L 2-9 3-5 4-3.5 Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12,327 142,571 13 9 at Bos L 3-4 3-6 T4-3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32,400 14 10 at Chi W 4-2 4-6 4-2.5 Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40,430 15 11 at Chi W 8-7 5-6 4-2.5 Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41,814 16 12 at Chi W 6-1 6-6 T3-1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39,422 17 13 at Stl L 1-2 6-7 T3-2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40,172 18 14 at Stl L 1-2 6-8 4-3.0 Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38,806 19 15 at Stl L 1-2 6-9 T4-3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40,182 21 16 NYY W 6-3 7-9 4-2.0 Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30,565 173,136 22 17 NYY L 5-11 7-10 5-3.0 Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36,140 209,276 23 18 NYY W 2-1 8-10 5-2.0 Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27,840 237,116 24 19 CHI L 3-14 8-11 5-3.0 Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13,445 250,561 25 20 CHI L 0-1 8-12 5-4.0 Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15,326 265,887 26 21 CHI W 6-5 9-12 5-3.0 LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16,904 282,791 28 22 at Mia W 12-2 10-12 4-2.0 Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19,690 29 23 at Mia W 4-0 11-12 4-2.0 NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33,152 30 24 at Mia L 3-10 11-13 T4-2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 MAY (13-17) 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) 11-14 5-2.0 Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14,753 2 26 at Cin W 12-3 12-14 T4-2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13,909 3 27 at Cin L 2-7 12-15 5-3.0 Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14,297 4 28 at Cin L 2-4 12-16 5-4.0 Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17,896 5 29 MIL W 4-0 13-16 5-3.0 LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21,129 303,920 6 30 MIL W 2-1 (10) 14-16 5-2.0 Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22,902 326,822 7 31 MIL L 2-6 14-17 5-3.0 Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25,108 351,930 8 32 at LA L 1-12 14-18 5-3.5 Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37,314 9 33 at LA L 3-4 (10) 14-19 5-4.5 Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47,720 10 34 at LA L 2-5 14-20 5-5.5 Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40,719 11 35 at Ari L 1-2 14-21 5-6.0 Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17,527 12 36 at Ari L 4-11 14-22 5-6.0 Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21,911 13 37 at Ari W 4-3 15-22 5-6.0 Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31,673 14 38 at Ari W 6-4 (10) 16-22 5-6.0 Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34,088 16 39 WAS L 4-8 16-23 5-6.0 Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16,992 368,922 17 40 WAS W 6-1 17-23 5-5.5 Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) 18,803 387,725 18 41 WAS W 10-4 18-23 5-5.5 Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) 27,728 415,453 19 42 PHI L 2-7 18-24 5-6.5 Hellickson (5-1) Williams (2-3) 25,795 441,248 20 43 PHI W 6-3 19-24 5-6.0 Nova (4-3) Velasquez (2-4) Watson (9) 32,572 473,820 21 44 PHI W 1-0 20-24 5-5.0 LeBlanc (3-0) Nola (2-1) Watson (10) 24,445 498,265 22 45 at Atl L 2-5 20-25 5-5.5 Foltynewicz (3-4) Cole (2-5) Johnson (9) 21,896 23 46 at Atl L 5-6 20-26 5-5.5 Jackson (1-0) Watson (2-1) 25,040 24 47 at Atl W 12-5 (10) 21-26 5-4.5 Rivero (2-1) Collmenter (0-2) 25,981 25 48 at Atl W 9-4 22-26 5-4.0 Nova (5-3) Colon (2-5) 33,713 26 49 NY L 1-8 22-27 5-4.0 degrom (4-1) Kuhl (1-5) 29,408 527,673 27 50 NY W 5-4 (10) 23-27 5-3.5 Watson (3-1) Pill (0-1) 31,658 559,331 28 51 NY L 2-7 23-28 5-4.5 Harvey (4-3) Glasnow (2-4) 21,828 581,159 29 52 ARI W 4-3 24-28 5-3.5 Watson (4-1) Bradley (1-1) 16,939 598,098 30 53 ARI L 0-3 24-29 5-3.5 RAY (5-3) Nova (5-4) 14,996 613,094 31 54 ARI L 5-6 (14) 24-30 5-4.5 McFarland (3-0) Marinez (0-1) 20,990 634,084 JUNE (13-13) 2 55 at NY W 12-7 25-30 5-4.0 Cole (3-5) Sewald (0-1) 33,047 3 56 at NY L 2-4 25-31 5-4.0 Gsellman (4-3) Glasnow (2-5) Reed (8) 34,035 4 57 at NY W 11-1 26-31 4-4.0 Williams (3-3) Pill (0-2) 35,323 6 58 at Bal L 5-6 (10) 26-32 5-4.5 Brach (1-1) LeBlanc (3-1) 26,724 7 59 at Bal L 6-9 (11) 26-33 5-5.5 Givens (6-0) LeBlanc (3-2) 19,957 8 60 MIA L 1-7 26-34 5-5.5 Volquez (3-7) Cole (3-6) 21,744 655,828 9 61 MIA L 7-12 26-35 5-6.5 McGowan (4-0) Glasnow (2-6) 23,590 679,418 10 62 MIA W 7-6 27-35 5-5.5 Hudson (1-2) Phelps (2-3) Rivero (1) 27,275 706,693 11 63 MIA W 3-1 28-35 5-4.5 Nova (6-4) Locke (0-2) Rivero (2) 22,925 729,618 12 64 COL W 7-2 29-35 5-4.0 Taillon (3-1) Freeland (7-4) 16,320 745,938 13 65 COL W 5-2 30-35 4-3.5 Cole (4-6) Ottavino (0-1) 16,764 762,702 14 66 COL L 1-5 30-36 4-4.5 Marquez (5-3) Kuhl (1-6) 17,308 780,010 16 67 CHI L 5-9 30-37 4-6.0 Uehara (2-3) Nicasio (1-3) 25,420 805,430 17 68 CHI W 4-3 31-37 4-5.0 Nova (7-4) Arrieta (6-5) Rivero (3) 34,383 839,813 18 69 CHI L 1-7 31-38 4-6.0 Lackey (5-7) Taillon (3-2) 34,539 874,352 19 70 at Mil W 8-1 32-38 3-5.0 Cole (5-6) Garza (3-3) 25,489 20 71 at Mil W 7-3 33-38 3-4.0 Kuhl (2-6) Davies (7-4) 23,982 21 72 at Mil L 3-4 33-39 4-5.0 Drake (3-2) Hudson (1-3) Knebel (11) 25,134 22 73 at Mil L 2-4 33-40 4-6.0 Anderson (6-2) Nova (7-5) Knebel (12) 28,428 23 74 at Stl W 4-3 34-40 3-5.0 Rivero (3-1) Oh (1-4) 47,112 24 75 at Stl W 7-3 35-40 3-4.0 Cole (6-6) Lynn (5-5) 46,735 25 76 at Stl L 4-8 35-41 3-5.0 Bowman (2-2) Nicasio (1-4) 43,719 27 77 TB L 2-4 (10) 35-42 4-5.0 Colome (2-3) Rivero (3-2) Hunter (1) 20,424 894,776 28 78 TB W 6-2 36-42 4-4.0 Nova (8-5) Snell (0-5) 21,582 916,358 29 79 TB W 4-0 37-42 4-4.0 Taillon (4-2) Archer (6-5) 22,595 938,953 30 80 SF L 5-13 37-43 4-5.0 Cueto (6-7) Cole (6-7) 26,407 965,360 JULY (14-11) 1 81 SF L 1-2 (11) 37-44 4-6.0 Osich (2-1) Hudson (1-4) Dyson (1) 27,247 992,607 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 SF L 3-5 37-45 4-6.0 Samardzija (4-9) Watson (4-2) Dyson (2) 32,144 1,024,751 3 83 at Phi L 0-4 37-46 4-7.0 Nola (6-5) Nova (8-6) 26,498 4 84 at Phi W 3-0 38-46 4-7.0 Taillon (5-2) Leiter Jr. (1-1) Rivero (4) 24,087 5 85 at Phi W 5-2 39-46 4-7.0 Cole (7-7) Lively (1-4) Rivero (5) 19,099 6 86 at Phi W 6-3 40-46 4-7.0 Kuhl (3-6) Benoit (1-3) Nicasio (1) 33,059 7 87 at Chi L 1-6 40-47 4-8.0 Edwards Jr. (3-1) Williams (3-4) 41,294 8 88 at Chi W 4-2 41-47 4-7.0 Nova (9-6) Arrieta (8-7) Rivero (6) 41,865 9 89 at Chi W 14-3 42-47 4-7.0 Schugel (1-0) Lester (5-6) 41,604 10-12 ALL-STAR BREAK 14 90 STL W 5-2 43-47 4-7.0 Rivero (4-2) Oh (1-5) 24,988 1,049,739 15 91 STL L 0-4 43-48 4-8.0 Lynn (8-6) Taillon (5-3) 35,658 1,085,397 16 92 STL W 4-3 44-48 4-7.0 LeBlanc (4-2) Cecil (1-3) 29,247 1,114,644 17 93 MIL W 4-2 45-48 4-6.0 Hudson (2-4) Hader (1-1) Rivero (7) 18,506 1,133,150 18 94 MIL W 4-3 46-48 4-5.0 Nova (10-6) Drake (2-3) Rivero (8) 20,462 1,153,612 19 95 MIL W 3-2 (10) 47-48 3-4.0 Watson (5-2) Hughes (3-2) 24,401 1,178,013 20 96 MIL W 4-2 48-48 3-3.0 Taillon (6-3) Nelson (8-5) Rivero (9) 33,493 1,211,506 21 97 at Col W 13-5 49-48 3-2.0 Williams (4-4) Hoffman (6-2) 41,192 22 98 at Col L 3-7 49-49 3-3.0 Marquez (8-4) Kuhl (3-7) Holland (31) 48,235 23 99 at Col L 3-13 49-50 3-3.0 Freeland (10-7) Nova (10-7) 40,118 24 100 at SF W 10-3 50-50 3-2.5 Cole (8-7) Cain (3-9) 40,030 25 101 at SF L 3-11 50-51 3-3.5 Bumgarner (1-4) Taillon (6-4) Stratton (1) 41,232 26 102 at SF L 1-2 50-52 4-4.0 Samardzija (5-11) Watson (5-3) Dyson (6) 41,038 28 103 at SD L 2-3 50-53 4-4.5 Wood (1-0) Hudson (2-5) Hand (6) 24,215 29 104 at SD L 2-4 50-54 4-5.5 Lamet (5-4) Nova (10-8) Yates (1) 37,286 30 154 at SD W 7-1 51-54 4-5.5 Cole (9-7) Richard (5-12) 30,267 AUGUST (12-17) 1 106 CIN L 1-9 51-55 4-6.5 Bailey (2-6) Taillon (6-5) 22,403 1,233,909 2 107 CIN L 2-5 51-56 4-6.5 Lorenzen (6-2) Benoit (0-1) Iglesias (18) 22,367 1,256,276 3 108 CIN W 6-0 52-56 4-5.5 Kuhl (4-7) Romano (2-3) 25,955 1,282,231 4 109 SD W 10-6 53-56 T3-4.5 Schugel (2-0) Yates (2-2) 32,243 1,314,474 5 110 SD L 2-5 53-57 4-5.5 Lamet (6-4) Cole (9-8) Hand (8) 31,817 1,346,291 6 111 SD W 5-4 (12) 54-57 4-4.5 Neverauskas (1-0) Baumann (0-1) 34,175 1,380,466 7 112 DET W 3-0 55-57 4-4.5 Williams (5-4) Zimmermann (7-9) Nicasio (2) 21,651 1,402,117 8 113 DET W 6-3 56-57 4-3.5 Kuhl (5-7) Boyd (5-6) Rivero (10) 25,112 1,427,229 9 114 at Det L 0-10 56-58 4-3.5 Verlander (8-7) Nova (10-9) 28,902 10 115 at Det W 7-5 57-58 4-3.0 Cole (10-8) VerHagen (0-2) Rivero (11) 33,490 11 116 at Tor W 4-2 58-58 T3-3.0 Taillon (7-5) Stroman (10-6) Rivero (12) 35,965 12 117 at Tor L 2-7 58-59 4-3.0 Rowley (1-0) Williams (5-5) 46,179 13 118 at Tor L 1-7 58-60 4-4.0 Happ (6-8) Kuhl (5-8) 43,618 15 119 at Mil L 1-3 58-61 4-4.5 Davies (14-6) Nova (10-10) Knebel (23) 32,605 16 120 at Mil L 6-7 58-62 4-5.5 Swarzak (1-0) Nicasio (1-5) Knebel (24) 32,439 17 121 STL L 7-11 58-63 4-5.5 Tuivailala (3-1) Benoit (0-2) 31,499 1,458,728 18 122 STL L 10-11 58-64 4-6.5 Martinez (10-9) Williams (5-6) Oh (19) 29,906 1,488,634 19 123 STL W 6-4 59-64 4-6.5 Kuhl (6-8) Wacha (9-6) Rivero (13) 34,660 1,523,294 20 124 STL W 6-3 60-64 4-6.5 Nova (11-10) Leake (7-12) Rivero (14) 2,596 1,525,890 21 125 LA L 5-6 60-65 4-7.0 Avilan (2-1) Neverauskas (1-1) Stripling (2) 19,094 1,544,984 22 126 LA L 5--8 60-66 4-8.0 Watson (7-4) Barbato (1-2) Jansen (34) 17,288 1,562,272 23 127 LA W 1-0 (10) 61-66 4-8.0 Nicasio (2-5) HILL (9-5) 19,859 1,582,131 24 128 LA L 2-5 61-67 4-8.0 Ryu (5-6) Kuhl (6-9) Morrow (1) 22,115 1,604,246 25 129 at Cin L 5-9 61-68 4-8.0 Stephensen (2-4) Nova (11-11) 20,561 26 130 at Cin W 1-0 62-68 4-8.0 Cole (11-8) Castillo (2-7) Rivero (15) 35,259 27 131 at Cin W 5-2 63-68 4-7.0 Schugel (3-0) Mahle (0-1) Rivero (16) 26,155 28 132 at Chi L 1-6 63-69 4-8.0 Montgomery (5-6) Williams (5-7) 38,453 29 133 at Chi L 1-4 63-70 4-9.0 Arrieta (14-8) Kuhl (6-10) Davis (27) 37,370 30 134 at Chi L 3-17 63-71 4-10.0 Quintana (9-11) Nova (11-12) 36,628 SEPTEMBER (4-5) l 135 CIN L 3-7 63-72 4-11.5 Wojciechowski (4-3) Cole (11-9) 23,569 1,627,815 2 136 CIN W 5-0 64-72 4-11.5 Schugel (4-0) Lorenzen (8-3) 23,529 1,651,344 3 137 CIN W 3-1 65-72 4-10.5 Williams (6-7) Romano (4-6) Rivero (17) 24,474 1,675,818 4 138 CHI W 12-0 66-72 4-9.5 Kuhl (7-10) Arrieta (14-9) 21,068 1,696,886 5 139 CHI W 4-3 67-72 4-8.5 LeBlanc (5-2) Edwards Jr. (3-4) Rivero (18) 14,079 1,710,965 6 140 CHI L 0-1 67-73 4-9.5 Strop (4-4) Hudson (2-6) Davis (29) 17,067 1,728,032 7 141 CHI L 2-8 67-74 4-10.5 Lester (10-7) Taillon (7-6) 19,201 1,747,233 8 142 at Stl L 1-4 67-75 4-10.5 Weaver (5-1) Williams (6-8) Nicasio (3) 40,966 9 143 at Stl L 3-4 67-76 4-10.5 Lyons (4-0) Kontos (0-1) Nicasio (4) 44,378 10 144 at Stl 11 145 at Mil 12 146 at Mil 13 147 at Mil 15 148 at Cin 16 149 at Cin 17 150 at Cin 18 151 MIL 19 152 MIL 20 153 MIL 22 154 STL 23 155 STL 24 156 STL 26 157 BAL 27 158 BAL 28 159 at Was 29 160 at Was 30 161 at Was OCTOBER (0-0) 1 162 at Was Italics - game played in Williamsport, PA (8/20) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (56-67), Osuna (6-5), Jaso (3-4), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (36-43), Frazier (9-14), Moroff (6-6), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Rodriguez (1-2) 3B - Freese (48-52), Harrison (16-21), Rodriguez (1-1), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (59-73), Moroff (2-2), Rodriguez (4-0), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (22-21), Marte (20-23), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (6-6), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-1), Rodriguez (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1), Frazier (0-1), Luplow (0-1) CF - McCutchen (58-63), Marte (7-11), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (29-27), Jaso (12-20), Osuna (10-9), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (3-7), Luplow (5-3), Rodriguez (2-3) C - Cervelli (34-41), Stewart (18-20), Diaz (15-14), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-3), Bell (0-2), Polanco (1-1), McCutchen (1-1), Frazier (0-1) 1st - Frazier (28-25), Marte (21-25), Harrison (13-16), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2), Rodriguez (0-1) 2nd - Harrison (39-38), Marte (6-7), Frazier (3-9), Bell (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (4-2), Moroff (3-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-3), Rodriguez (0-1), Luplow (0-1) 3rd - McCutchen (52-56), Polanco (9-10), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Harrison (0-2), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Bell (26-30), Freese (23-21), Polanco (15-22), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (27-34), Bell (14-16), Osuna (7-8), Cervelli (8-6), Jaso (5-6), Harrison (1-3), Diaz (2-1), Luplow (1-1), Polanco (1-1), Frazier (1-0) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (15-10), Cervelli (6-11), Jaso (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Frazier (4-5), Rodriguez (3-5), Bell (3-4), Mercer (4-2), Diaz (3-2), Luplow (2-1), Harrison (1-1), Marte (0-2), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (20-23), Cervelli (13-18), Diaz (6-8), Bell (3-6), Harrison (3-4), Hanson (4-3), Osuna (2-3), Rodriguez (5-0), Gosselin (3-1), Moroff (1-3), Jaso (2-1), Luplow (2-1), Polanco (1-1), Ortiz (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Stewart (1-0), Frazier (0-1) 8th - Mercer (29-34), Stewart (16-19), Ngoepe (7-5), Diaz (4-3), Moroff (3-3), Cervelli (3-2), Jaso (1-2) Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Stallings (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (65-67), Cervelli (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-2), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/31 Juan Nicasio (RHP) claimed off waivers by Philadelphia. 9/1 Joaquín Benoit (RHP) and Wade LeBlanc (LHP) reinstated from D.L. 9/3 Josh Harrison (INF) placed on 10-day D.L...Chris Bostick (OF/INF) recalled from Indianapolis. 9/7 George Kontos (RHP) reinstated from D.L. 9/8 Adam Frazier (OF/INF) and Gregory Polanco (OF) reinstated from D.L.