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Last five games... 4-1 ERIC THE PIRATE (again): For the second time in less than four weeks, the Pirates have been reunited with a former catcher Last ten games... 7-3 named Eric/Erik - and each time the Bucs have been playing the Cardinals...Prior to Eric Fryer joining the club today, Erik Kratz was signed on 6/11 and made his season debut with Pittsburgh that night against the Redbirds at PNC Park...Kratz Leading after 6... 35-2 made his Major League debut with the Pirates in 2010 and Fryer made his big league debut with the Bucs in 2011. Tied after 6... 4-5 FINAL STOP; ST. LOUIS: Pittsburgh s nine-game, 10-day road trip comes to an end with this four-game series in St. Louis... Trailing after 6... 2-34 The Pirates began the trip with a two-game split in Seattle before winning all three games in Oakland over the weekend. 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Trailing after 8... 0-37 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Bucco right-handed pitcher Jared Hughes turns 31 years old today. Scoring first...31-16 J HAY IN THE DAY: Josh Harrison has reached base safely in 10 of his last 11 games played in the afternoon, hitting safely Opp. score first...10-25 in nine of the 11 (13-for-40,.325)...Overall this season, JHay has hit safely in 21 of his 25 day games and ranks among the National League leaders with a.328 batting average in the afternoon. Scoring 4+...36-14 PEN PALS: The Bucco relievers pitched 32.0 consecutive scoreless innings and have struck out 31 batters, dating back to the Scoring less than 4... 5-27 seventh inning on June 24...The scoreless streak is the longest for any Major League team s bullpen this season. Outhitting Opp.... 30-8 SAVING THE DAY: Bucco closer Mark Melancon has converted each of his last 20 save situations dating back to 4/27...He has gone 24-for-25 in save opportunities this season, suffering his only blown save on 4/24 at Arizona...His 108 saves since Being out-hit...9-31 the start of the 2014 season are the most in the Majors and his 93.9 save pct. in that time is also the best mark in MLB. Hits are equal... 2-2 HAVE MERCER!: Jordy Mercer homered Friday night and has gone 4-for-10 in his last three games...he has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games (18-for-55,.327) and has gone 10-for-32 (.313) with two homers and five RBI in his last nine road games... Comeback wins...11 Mercer ranks fourth among N.L. shortstops with a.357 on-base percentage and fifth with a.271 batting average. 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Extra Inning Games...4-4 HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?: 2015 Gold Glove Award winner Starling Marte shares the National League lead in outfield assists Playing errorless... 27-24 (nine) after leading the circuit with 16 last season...as a team, the Pirates rank second in the league with 19 outfield assists, trailing only the Atlanta Braves (22). Homered...29-16 LEADING THINGS OFF: John Jaso connected off Jeff Samardzija for his second leadoff home run of the season on 6/22 and 2+ homers...15-4 the sixth of his career...jaso is hitting.365 (19-for-52) with seven walks and 11 runs scored in the first inning this season... As a team, Pittsburgh s leadoff hitters rank first in the league in batting average (.308), third in OPS (.854), third in on-base Series (W-L-T)... 12-12-3 percentage (.386) and fourth in slugging percentage (.468). Series Sweeps...4 REJOYCE REJOYCE: Matt Joyce, who is hitting.321 (9-for-28) overall in his last 1, has gone 10-for-28 (.357) as a Swept in a Series...4 pinch hitter this season, leading MLB in home runs (4), RBI (13) and runs scored (9)...Joyce s four pinch hit home runs are tied with Mark Johnson (1996) for the second-most in club history behind Craig Wilson (7 in 2001), and his 13 RBI are three Interleague... 7-8 shy of the club record of 16 set by Willie Stargell in 1982. Before the break...41-41 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break...0-0 July 4, 1977: The Pirates swept the Cardinals in a doubleheader at Three Rivers Stadium..Jim Rooker pitched 6.1 scoreless innings and Hallof-Famer Goose Gossage struck out six batters in 2.2ip for the save as the Bucs won the first game, 5-2. The Pirates hit three home runs in game two, accounting for all the runs in a 4-3 victory. The biggest home run was the walkoff shot by Dave Parker to lead off the 9th inning off Rawly Eastwick. 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18 - LHP JONATHON NIESE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2015 9-10 4.13 33 29 0 0 176.2 192 93 81 55 113 2016 6-6 5.07 16 16 0 0 92.1 108 55 52 33 65 M.L. CAREER 67-67 4.00 198 193 3 2 1160.2 1242 581 516 353 891 vs. ST. LOUIS: 4-4 with a 4.31 ERA (62.2ip/30er) in 11 career starts...0-1 in two starts this season; opposed Michael Wacha on 4/5 at PNC Park and received a no-decision (5.0ip/5r/4er) and also allowed eight runs in 5.1 innings while losing an 8-3 decision to Mike Leake at PNC Park on 6/12...Has been charged with two earned runs or less in six of his 11 career starts. 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 vs. St. Louis ND 5.0 5 5 4 1 7 82 7.20 6-5 W 4/11 at Detroit W 6.0 5 4 3 1 5 88 5.73 7-4 W 4/16 vs. Milwaukee W 7.0 3 0 0 3 3 96 3.50 5-0 W 4/22 at Arizona W 5.1 10 4 4 2 2 95 4.24 8-7 W 4/27 at Colorado ND 5.0 10 5 5 2 5 85 5.08 9-8 W APRIL (3-0, 5.08 ERA) 28.1 33 18 16 9 22 446 5/3 vs. Chicago L 5.0 9 6 6 5 3 93 5.94 1-7 L 5/9 at Cincinnati L 6.2 7 3 3 1 4 103 5.63 2-3 L 5/16 vs. Atlanta W 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 97 5.28 8-5 W 5/21 vs. Colorado ND 7.0 4 1 1 1 4 97 4.75 1-5 L 5/27 at Texas W 6.0 7 1 1 1 2 93 4.42 9-1 W MAY (2-2, 3.82 ERA) 30.2 32 13 13 10 19 483 6/1 at Miami ND 5.0 6 2 2 3 6 95 4.36 2-3 L 6/7 vs. New York (NL) W 7.0 4 0 0 2 2 91 3.93 3-1 W 6/12 vs. St. Louis L 5.1 11 8 8 1 5 79 4.60 3-8 L 6/18 at Chicago L 5.1 6 4 4 4 5 99 4.74 3-4 L 6/23 vs. San Francisco L 6.0 7 5 5 2 4 110 4.93 3-5 L 6/28 at Seattle L 4.2 9 5 4 2 2 95 5.07 2-5 L JUNE (1-4, 6.21 ERA) 33.1 43 24 23 14 24 569 1st Half (6-6, 5.07 ERA) 92.1 108 55 52 33 65 1498 CAREER BATTING:.152 (52-for-343) 7 2B 1 3B 0 HR 19 RBI 30 SACS 2016 BATTING:.115 (3-for-26) 1 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 1 SACS Niese had an RBI-single as a pinch hitter this season on 4/24 at Arizona - the first RBI by a Pittsburgh pitcher serving as a pinch hitter since Ken Brett did so on 5/17/74 (game two) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 9/24 38% 0 4 (394.2ip/165er) 3.76 Fryer 0/0 ---- 0 0 (0.0/0er) 0.00 Kratz 2/3 67% 0 2 (91.0ip/42er) 4.15 Stallings 0/0 ---- 0 0 (17.0ip/25er) 13.24 Stewart 2/11 18% 0 4 (225.2ip/125er) 4.99 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 6 OTHERS (double steals)... 2 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates... 12, 5/24 vs. ARI, 5/17 vs. ATL & 4/24 @ARI Most runs, game, Opponents... 15, 6/21 vs. SF Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, 4/21 @SD (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, 6/21 vs. SF (4th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, 5/17 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents...22, 6/21 vs. SF Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 5/17 vs. ATL (1st) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, 4/21 @SD (7th) Most consec. hits, game...5, 5/17 vs. ATL, 4/24 @ARI & 4/21 @SD Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, twice, last on 6/21 vs. SF (4th & 8th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...3, 5/14 @CHI & 5/3 vs. CHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents...3, 6/14 @NY, 5/30 @MIA & 4/16 vs. MIL Most doubles, game...7, 4/24 @ARI Most triples, game...2, 5/19 vs. ATL Most home runs, game, Pirates...5, 4/26 @COL Most home runs, game, Opponents... 5, 6/19 @CHI Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/25-5/2 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...8, 4/24 @ARI Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 26, 4/3-5/2 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...4, 7/2 @OAK & 6/8 vs. NY Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...3, 5/2 vs. CHI, 4/15 vs. MIL & 4/8 @CIN Most left on base...14, 4/17 vs. MIL & 4/10 @CIN Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates... 14, 6/7 vs. NY (GM2) & 4/3 vs. STL Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...17, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents... 14, 6/19 @CHI & 6/1 @MIA Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...17, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates............................ 11, 6/17 @CHI Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents... 8, 6/4 vs. LAA Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings)........... 8, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 6 games, (4/24-30) Longest losing streak...5 games (6/15-19 & 6/8-12) Longest game, innings... 13, 4/24 @ARI Longest game, time...5:25, 4/24 @ARI (13 innings) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, 4/19 @SD Shortest game, time... 2:24, 6/20 vs. SF Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 5/24 vs. ARI (12-1) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, 6/21 vs. SF (4-15) TOMORROW S STARTER JAMESON TAILLON: The 24-year-old righthander is scheduled to make his sixth career big league start tomorrow night...his last start was an 8-1 win over Wade Miley in Seattle Wednesday (6.0ip/6h/1r/1er/0bb/6so)..Gave up just two hits over 8.0 shutout innings while winning a 4-0 decision against Jacob degrom for his first career big league win on 6/14 at Citi Field; took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Curtis Granderson led off the inning with a single...made his Major League debut and opposed Noah Syndergaard on 6/8 at PNC Park; received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 6-5, 10-inning loss...went 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA (61.2ip/14er) and 61 strikeouts in 10 starts this season for Triple-A Indianapolis...Was selected by the Pirates with the second overall pick in the 2010 draft...entered this season rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh s fourth-best prospect. vs. ST. LOUIS: Has never faced the Cardinals. 2016 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory...3 runs, 3 times, last on 7/1 @OAK Largest come from behind loss...5 runs, 6/22 vs. SF Largest crowd, home...39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Smallest crowd, home... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Largest crowd, road... 46,950, 5/28 @TEX Smallest crowd, road... 10,637, 5/31 @MIA Most errors, game, Pirates... 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on 6/9 @COL Consecutive innings w/out an error... 105, 6/12-25 Most double plays turned... 3, 4 times, last on 5/17 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)...2 (4 hours, 33 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)................................. 1 (30 minutes) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...4, Freese (5/30 @MIA) & Marte (4/24 @ARI) Most consecutive hits...5, Polanco (5/24-25) Most runs, game....3, 3 times, last by Marte (6/29 @SEA) Most 2bs, game...3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) & Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most 3bs, game... 1, 18 times, last by Frazier (7/3 @OAK) Most HR, game... 3, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most extra-base hits... 3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL), McCutchen (4/26 @COL) & Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most total bases...12, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most RBI, game...5, Polanco (5/24 vs. ARI) & McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most SB, game... 2, 5 times, last by Marte and Frazier (7/2 @OAK) Most walks, game...3, Cervelli (6/1 @MIA), Mercer (5/8 @STL) & Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Consec. games, home run...2, Kang (6/3-4), Jaso (4-30/5-1), Rodriguez (4/22-23) & McCutchen (5/11-13 & 4-16-17) Longest hitting streak...1, Jaso (4/9-23) Grand slams...................... 2, Polanco (5/30 @MIA) & Marte (4/8 @CIN) Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... 3, Mercer (6/18 @CHI) & Jaso (6/22 vs. SF & 4/30 vs. CIN) Walkoff home runs...................................................... INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...10, Liriano (5/6 @STL & 4/3 vs. STL) Longest winning streak..., Locke (5/19-6/4) Longest losing streak... 5 games, Liriano (5/29-6/27) Fewest hits, complete game...3, Locke (5/30 @MIA) Most walks, game...7, Locke (4/15 vs.mil) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Locke (5/30 @MIA) Most IP, game, reliever...4.0, Schugel (6/10 vs. StL) & Boscan (5/23 vs. COL) Most consec. scoreless IP... 14.2, Melancon (5/23-7/3) Most consecutive saves... 20, Melancon (4/27-7/3)

ADAM FRAZIER N Made the start in left field Sunday afternoon in Oakland and went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and an RBI. ROAD TRIP: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Pinch-ran, stole two bases and played final two innings in right field Saturday; also singled in his only at bat. N Made Major League debut on 6/24 at PNC Park and singled off LA s J.P. Howell in his first at bat. LAST 3: 4-8 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Was leading the International League in hits (87) and batting average (.333) at the time of promotion on Friday. DAVID FREESE N Has hit safely in five straight games and in 7 of his last 8...Has 11 hits in his last 23 at bats with RISP (.478). ROAD TRIP: 6-18 (.333) 2 HR 5 RBI N Recorded season-high tying three RBI (third time) on 6/26; had a three-run double off Clayton Kershaw. N Is hitting.333 (20-for-60) against lefies this year and.325 (37-for-114) with runners on base. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI 5 games N Has made 40 starts at third base and 14 at first base...hit.286 with 44 HR and 237 RBI with St. Louis (2009-2013). ERIC FRYER N Was claimed Sunday off waivers from St. Louis, where he hit.368 (14-for-38) in 2 (eight starts). ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit.292 (7-for-24) with three RBI in his eight starts with the Cardinals; made last start on 6/26 at Seattle. N Became first St. Louis player to start a season with 6 straight hits; capped off streak with 3 hits on 4/17 vs. Cincy. LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 1 RBI 1 game N Made Major League debut with the Pirates in 2011...Hit.267 (8-for-30) with Bucs in 2011-2012 (16 games). JOSH HARRISON N Is hitting.326 (31-for-95) in his 26 day games this season, hitting safely in 22 of the 26 contests. ROAD TRIP: 5-18 (.278) 0 HR 5 RBI N Has hit safely in four straight games and in seven of his last nine after going hitless in his previous 14 at bats. LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 0 HR 3 RBI N His 38 RBI are the most he has had in a season since posting a career-best 52 in 2014. N Has 21 hits in his last 63 at bats (.333 avg.) against lefties...has 26 hits in his last 78 at bats (.333) with RISP. JOHN JASO N Went 2-for-2 with a HBP in Oakland on Sunday...Has two leadoff homers this season and six in his career. ROAD TRIP: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game N Went 6-for-12 with a double, home run and three RBI in the three-game series at Busch Stadium May 6-8. N Is hitting.365 (19-for-52) with seven walks, five doubles, two homer and 11 runs scored in the first inning. N Has made 60 starts at first base...played final 2.0 innings in RF on 6/21 (his second career appearance there). MATT JOYCE N Has gone 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, homer and three RBI in his last five starts (four in RF/1 as the DH). ROAD TRIP: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit all eight of his homers in the seventh inning or later - tied for the most in the N.L. N Has gone 10-for-28 (.357) with nine walks, four homers and 13 RBI as a pinch hitter (1.335 OPS). LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 1 RBI 3 games N Has 13 pinch hit RBI; 3 shy of Pirates record for pinch hit RBI in a season held by Willie Stargell (16 in 1982). JUNG HO KANG N Made his season debut on 5/6 at Busch Stadium and hit two home runs (off Tyler Lyons and Kevin Siegrist). ROAD TRIP: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has four hits (two home runs) in his last 34 at bats...is hitting.333 (17-for-51) in the seventh inning and later. N Has a.300 career average (70-for-233) and 11 home runs in 73 games against N.L. Central teams. LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Began season on the D.L. recovering from left knee surgery...homered twice in season debut on 5/6 at St. Louis. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No MLB Home Runs First HR: No MLB Home Runs Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 7/3/16 at OAK First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/3/14 at CWS First HR: 9/11/13 vs. OAK (Tommy Milone) Multi-Hit Games: 23 Last HR: 6/19/16 at CHI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 6/22/16 vs. SF First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 6/24/16 vs. LA First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) Multi-Hit Games: 10 Last HR: 6/24/16 vs. LA First HR: 5/3/15 at StL ERIK KRATZ N Has made 11 starts behind the plate since being acquired from the Angels on 6/11 (when Cervelli went on the D.L). ROAD TRIP: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 1 RBI N Went 1-for-4 with an RBI Sunday in Oakland...Singled and scored the winning run in the 10th inning Saturday. LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 1 RBI N Hit first HR with the Pirates on 6/20; a game-winning solo shot off Madison Bumgarner; was his first since 8/18/14. N Began season with Houston; went 2-for-29 in 1 before being designated for assignment on 5/16. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 6/20/16 vs. SF First HR: 5/22/12 vs. WSH (Tom Gorzelanny) STARLING MARTE N Is hitting.422 (19-for-45) in his last 11 games at Busch Stadium;.500 (7-for-14) in three games this season. ROAD TRIP: 5-19 (.263) 0 HR 2 RBI N Is hitting.329 (23-for-70) in his last 18 contests...ranks fifth in the league with a.322 batting average. N Produced a.345 average (29-for-84) in 25 games last month...has one hit in his last 12 at bats. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-7 N Has recorded at least 20 stolen bases in each of the last four seasons; is 23-for-29 this season. ANDREW McCUTCHEN ROAD TRIP: 3-17 (.176) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in seven of his last nine games...homered twice and had four RBI last Sunday night vs. LAD. N Is hitting.250 (15-for-60) with three homers since moving to the third spot in the lineup on 6/15 (16 games). N Had the day off Sunday in Oakland...Leads all National League players with 1101 hits between 2010-2016. N Is tied with Frank Thomas for seventh on Pirates all-time HR list with 163; Brian Giles is sixth with 165. Multi-Hit Games: 31 Last HR: 6/14/16 at NYM First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 16 Last HR: 6/25/16 vs. LA First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games (18-for-55,.327)...Is hitting.306 (19-for-62) against LHP. ROAD TRIP: 5-18 (.278) 1 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 4-10 (.400) 1 HR 2 RBI GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 6-21 (.286) 0 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 3 RBI N Homered and knocked in two runs Friday night...had a career-high tying 11-game hitting streak from 6/16-26. N Hit.318 in April,.231 in May and.262 in June...Has gone 4-for-10 (.400) in his first three games this month. N Is hitting.314 (22-for-70) with six doubles, two home runs and five RBI in 18 games from the leadoff spot. N Is hitting.344 (22-for-64) in 18 career games at Busch Stadium;.391 (18-for-46) with a homer in his last 11. N Had two hits and two RBI Sunday...Snapped an 0-for-11 streak with an RBI-single in the 10th inning Saturday. N Is hitting.341 (14-for-41) in his last 1...Went 3-for-5 with a homer vs. San Francisco on 6/22. N Leads the team with 47 RBI...Has produced a.377 average (26-for-69) when leading off an inning. SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Has reached base safely 12 times in his last 22 plate appearances...tied career high with 4 RBI Wednesday. ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 4 RBI N Is hitting.476 (10-for-21) in 12 career games at Busch Stadium. N Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts; went 0-for-3 with a walk in his start in right field Saturday night. LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 4 RBI 0-for-5 N Has made 29 starts (8 in right field, 7 at second base, 6 at short, 4 at third base, 3 at first base, 1 in left field). Multi-Hit Games: 17 Last HR: 7/1/16 at OAK First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 6/22/16 vs. SF First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 5/30/16 at MIA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett)

ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO BA AGAINST: 38-120.317 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 12/6 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/13 N Struck out four of the six Oakland batters he faced Friday night...has pitched 2.0 or more innings in each of his last four outings. N Has posted a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in his last nine games...tossed a season-high 2.1 scoreless innings Tuesday in Seattle. N Was on the D.L. with a left quad strain from 5/25 thru 6/10; has produced a 1.42 ERA (12.2ip/2er) since being reinstated on 6/11. N Pitched a scoreless 13th inning on 4/24 in Arizona and recorded his first Major League save. NEFTALI FELIZ N Pitched a scoreless seventh inning Sunday in Oakland...Has made eight straight scoreless appearances (7.1ip). BA AGAINST: 20-108.185 N Struck out two of the five batters he faced in 1.2 scoreless innings against the Dodgers on 6/24 while improving to 2-0 on the season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 20/3 N Has been scored upon once in his last 10 games and has been scored upon in just five of his 37 appearances overall. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 37/27 N Has held left-handed batters to a.154 average (8-for-52)...Was the winning pitcher in 13-inning marathon in Arizona on 4/24. JARED HUGHES N Has not pitched since retiring all three Seattle batters he faced Tuesday night (1 K) in the first game of this nine-game road trip. BA AGAINST: 28-94.298 N Allowed his two inherited runners to score last Monday; the final two runs in a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers (pitched 1.2 scoreless frames). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/9 N Recorded his last win on 9/13/15 against the Brewers...Has surrendered two home runs this season (last on 6/8 against the Mets). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 28/13 N Has entered a game with multiple inherited runners on six occasions this year...has been scored upon twice in his last 9 appearances. MARK MELANCON N Has produced a 0.00 ERA (18.1ip/3r/0er) and 13 saves in his last 19 games, dating back to 5/16...Earned 24th save Sunday in Oakland. BA AGAINST: 26-121.215 N Gave up two hits and struck out three batters Saturday in Oakland...Has allowed just four hits in his last 38 at bats against (.105 avg). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/2 N His 108 saves since the start of the 2014 season are tops in the Majors...Has a 1.79 ERA (252.0ip/50er) in 258 games with the Pirates. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/25 N Has five saves this year where he has worked less than 1.0 inning...is 24-for-25 in save opportunities; his lone blown save came on 4/24. JUAN NICASIO N Tossed a scoreless ninth inning Saturday night and picked up the win as the Pirates scored twice in the 10th at Oakland. BA AGAINST: 6-23.261 N Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings (45 pitches) in last Monday s 5-4 loss to LA...Has tossed 5.0 scoreless innings in his last three games. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Retired all three Los Angeles batters he faced on 6/26 in his first appearance since being reinstated from the Restricted List on 6/24. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/4 N Posted a 3.83 ERA in 52 relief appearances with the Dodgers last season...has surpassed his innings pitched total from 2015 (58.1). A.J. SCHUGEL N Pitched a scoreless sixth inning Sunday in Oakland...Has posted a 2.52 ERA (25.0ip/7er) in 16 games since being recalled on 5/24. BA AGAINST: 34-154.221 N Has made six straight scoreless appearances (7.0ip)...Recorded his first Major League win on 5/26 vs. Arizona INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 13/3 N Is in his second stint with the Pirates this season (also from 4/13 to 5/15)...Pitched a career-high 4.0 scoreless innings on 6/10 vs. STL. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/20 N Recorded his first Major League save on 4/25; entered game with tying run on deck in the 7th inning and pitched final 2.1 frames. TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Sunday afternoon in Oakland...Has made 11 straight scoreless appearances (11.0ip). BA AGAINST: 24-123.195 N Did not allow a run in his nine appearances (9.0ip) in May and made 11 consecutive scoreless outings between 4/29 and 5/28 (11.0ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/1 N Has posted a 1.76 ERA (15.1ip/3er) in 14 appearances on the road; has been been scored upon once in last nine road games (9.0ip/1r). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/23 N His 319 K s are tied with Scott Sauerbeck for third in club history among left-handed relievers, trailing only John Grabow (326). 2016 Disabled List (8 players, 8 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow discomfort) * 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 5/24 -- 41-41 Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/30 14-9 Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/6 15-13 Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 5/15 13-13 Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) * 5/24 7/23 -- 17-22 Arquimedes Caminero (L quad strain) 5/25 6/9 6/11 7-10 Francisco Cervelli (broken L hamate bone) 6/11 6/26 -- 9-12 Gerrit Cole (R triceps strain) 6/14 (retro to 6/11) 6/26 -- 9-10 Chris Stewart (L knee discomfort) 7/4 (retro to 7/2) 7/17 -- 0-0 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 43 51 38 32 46 44 59 31 24 8 376 Opps 34 25 44 55 55 55 32 44 20 11 376 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... (3 times in 2016), last on 6/3/16 vs. LAA (Marte & Kang) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (2 times in 2016), last on 5/30/16 @MIA (Polanco) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...(3 times in 2016), last on 6/22/16 vs. SF (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... 9/12/15 vs. MIL (Morse) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning...7/1/15 @DET (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 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) 2016 Ejections 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco Pirates vs. Cardinals 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Frazier.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Freese.300 26 8 0 2.300 26 8 0 2 Fryer.000 0 0 0 0.500 4 2 0 0 Harrison.200 35 7 0 6.263 198 52 2 23 Jaso.303 33 10 1 5.325 40 13 1 6 Joyce.200 5 1 0 0.226 31 7 1 4 Kang.235 17 4 2 4.304 69 21 4 11 Kratz.000 4 0 0 0.256 39 10 2 8 Marte.421 38 16 0 2.322 214 69 2 15 McCutchen.263 38 10 0 2.273 447 122 12 48 Mercer.200 30 6 0 4.215 191 41 3 20 Polanco.290 31 9 1 7.336 119 40 1 14 Rodriguez.429 7 3 0 1.370 46 17 1 4 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Caminero 0-0-0 0.00 5 4.2 0 1-0-0 5.54 14 13.0 8 Feliz 0-0-0 6.23 5 4.1 3 0-0-0 6.23 5 4.1 0 Hughes 0-0-0 3.38 3 2.2 1 2-3-1 3.00 30 36.0 12 Kuhl 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Liriano 2-1-0 1.42 3 19.0 3 7-3-0 2.35 15 95.2 25 Locke 0-0-0 4.50 1 6.0 3 2-4-0 4.04 9 49.0 22 Melancon 0-0-3 1.93 6 4.2 1 1-2-14 1.91 33 33.0 7 Nicasio 1-1-0 9.00 2 7.0 7 2-3-0 7.40 8 20.2 17 Niese 0-1-0 10.45 2 10.1 12 4-4-0 4.29 11 63.0 30 Schugel 0-1-0 4.15 2 4.1 2 0-1-0 4.15 2 4.1 2 Taillon 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Watson 0-0-0 0.00 6 5.1 0 3-0-0 1.17 44 46.1 6 1. Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Jeff Kellogg) 2. Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Alan Porter) 3. Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - Brian Knight) 4. Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - Larry Vanover) 5. Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - Larry Vanover) 6. Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - Alan Porter) 7. Andrew McCutchen (June 26 vs. Los Angles - upset over strike calls in 7th inning - Chris Conroy) 8. Jeff Branson (June 28 at Seattle - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Ben May) 9. Clint Hurdle (June 28 at Seattle - following up after Branson ejection - Ben May) 10. Clint Hurdle (July 3 at Oakland - arguing balls and strikes in 6th inning - Sam Holbrook)

Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (15-9) 3 1 STL W 4-1 1-0 1 +1.0 Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39,500 5 2 STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T1 ---- Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65,549 6 3 STL W 5-1 3-0 1 +0.5 Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80,439 8 4 at Cin W 6-5 4-0 1 +1.0 Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17,194 9 5 at Cin L 1-5 4-1 T1 ---- Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22,799 10 6 at Cin L 1-2 4-2 3-1.0 Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27,207 11 7 at Det W 7-4 5-2 T2-1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26,271 12 8 at Det L 2-8 5-3 3-1.5 Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26,489 13 9 DET L 3-7 5-4 3-2.5 Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21,175 101,614 14 10 DET L 4-7 5-5 4-3.5 Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18,751 120,365 15 11 MIL L 4-8 5-6 5-3.5 Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24,280 144,645 16 12 MIL W 5-0 6-6 4-3.5 Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34,957 179,602 17 13 MIL W 9-3 7-6 3-2.5 Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31,124 210,726 19 14 at SD L 4-5 7-7 T2-4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-1) Rodney (2) 19,449 20 15 at SD L 2-8 7-8 T4-4.0 Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) 20,681 21 16 at SD W 11-1 8-8 T3-4.0 Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) 20,387 22 17 at Ari W 8-7 9-8 2-4.0 Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) 27,829 23 18 at Ari L 1-7 9-9 T3-4.0 De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) 32,935 24 19 at Ari W 12-10 (13) 10-9 3-4.0 Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) 27,573 25 20 at Col W 6-1 11-9 2-3.5 Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) 20,674 26 21 at Col W 9-4 12-9 2-3.5 Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) 20,227 27 22 at Col W 9-8 (12) 13-9 2-3.0 Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) 21,354 28 at Col 13-9 2-3.5 PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER 29 23 CIN W 4-1 14-9 2-3.5 Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) 29,938 240,664 30 24 CIN W 5-1 15-9 2-3.0 Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) 34,810 275,474 MAY (14-13) 1 25 CIN L 5-6 (11) 15-10 2-3.0 Wood (3-0) Vogelsong (1-1) 28,755 304,229 2 26 CHI L 2-7 15-11 2-4.0 Hammel (4-0) Cole (2-3) 18,376 322,605 3 27 CHI L 1-7 15-12 2-5.0 Arrieta (6-0) Niese (3-1) 22,195 344,800 4 28 CHI L 2-6 15-13 2-6.0 Lester (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) 28,782 373,582 6 29 at Stl W 4-2 16-13 2-6.5 Liriano (3-1) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) 43,093 7 30 at Stl L 4-6 16-14 2-7.5 Rosenthal (1-1) Schugel (0-1) 42,338 8 31 at Stl W 10-5 17-14 2-7.5 Cole (3-3) Wacha (2-3) Melancon (9) 42,441 9 32 at Cin L 2-3 17-15 2-8.0 Ramirez (1-2) Niese (3-2) Cingrani (2) 12,103 10 at Cin 17-15 2-8.5 PPD - RAIN 11 33 at Cin W 5-4 18-15 2-7.0 Watson (1-0) Ohlendorf (3-4) Melancon (10) 14,694 13 34 at Chi L 4-9 18-16 2-8.0 Hammel (5-0) Liriano (3-2) 37,479 14 35 at Chi L 2-8 18-17 2-9.0 Arrieta (7-0) Locke (1-3) 40,953 15 36 at Chi W 2-1 19-17 2-8.0 Cole (4-3) Lester (4-2) Melancon (11) 40,814 16 37 ATL W 8-5 20-17 2-7.5 Niese (4-2) Perez (1-1) Melancon (12) 16,905 390,487 17 38 ATL W 12-9 21-17 2-6.5 Nicasio (4-3) Blair (0-3) Melancon (13) 19,400 409,887 18 39 ATL L 1-3 21-18 2-7.5 Teheran (1-4) Liriano (3-3) Vizcaino (4) 18,201 428,088 19 40 ATL W 8-2 22-18 2-6.5 Locke (2-3) Foltynewicz (1-2) 23,074 451,162 20 41 COL W 2-1 23-18 2-6.5 Cole (5-3) Butler (2-2) Melancon (14) 23,428 474,590 21 42 COL L 1-5 23-19 2-6.5 Estevez (1-1) Melancon (0-1) 31,352 505,942 22 COL 23-19 2-6.0 PPD - RAIN 23 43 COL W 6-3 24-19 2-5.0 Boscan (1-0) Lyles (1-2) Melancon (15) 34,529 540,471 24 44 ARI W 12-1 25-19 2-5.0 Liriano (4-3) Miller (1-6) 18,415 558,886 25 45 ARI W 5-4 26-19 2-5.0 Locke (3-3) De La Rosa (4-5) Melancon (16) 20,696 579,582 26 46 ARI W 8-3 27-19 2-4.5 Schugel (1-1) Corbin (2-4) 30,861 610,443 27 47 at Tex W 9-1 28-19 2-4.5 Niese (5-2) Hamels (5-0) 37,645 28 48 at Tex L 2-5 28-20 2-5.5 Darvish (1-0) Nicasio (4-4) 46,950 29 49 at Tex L 2-6 28-21 2-6.5 Perez (3-4) Liriano (4-4) 44,613 30 50 at Mia W 10-0 29-21 2-6.5 LOCKE (4-3) Nicolino (2-3) 10,856 31 51 at Mia L 1-3 29-22 2-6.5 Fernandez (8-2) Cole (5-4) Ramos (16) 10,637 JUNE (9-19) 1 52 at Mia L 2-3 29-23 2-7.5 Phelps (4-3) Watson (1-1) Ramos (17) 17,018 2 53 at Mia L 3-4 (12) 29-24 2-8.5 Wittgren (1-0) Schugel (1-2) 19,907 3 54 LAA L 2-9 29-25 2-9.5 Weaver 5-4) Liriano (4-5) 27,643 638,086 4 55 LAA W 8-7 30-25 2-9.5 Locke (5-3) Salas (2-2) Melancon (17) 31,505 669,591 5 56 LAA L 4-5 30-26 2-9.5 D. Guerra (1-0) Watson (1-2) Street (6) 27,754 697,345 6 NY 30-26 2-10.0 PPD - RAIN 7 57 NY W 3-1 31-26 2-9.5 Niese (6-2) Matz (7-2) Melancon (18) --- 7 58 NY W 3-1 32-26 2-8.5 Nicasio (5-4) degrom (3-2) Melancon (19) 26,605 723,950 8 59 NY L 5-6 (10) 32-27 2-9.5 Reed (1-0) Luebke (0-1) Familia (19) 28,084 752,034 9 60 at Col L 5-11 32-28 T2-10.0 De La Rosa (2-4) Locke (5-4) 24,678 10 61 STL L 3-9 (12) 32-29 3-10.0 Broxton (1-0) Nicasio (5-5) 28,417 780,451 11 62 STL L 1-5 32-30 3-11.0 Martinez (7-5) Liriano (4-6) Rosenthal (12) *36,962 817,413 12 63 STL L 3-8 32-31 3-12.0 Leake (5-4) Niese (6-3) 31,148 848,561 14 64 at NY W 4-0 33-31 3-11.5 Taillon (1-0) degrom (3-3) 35,124 15 65 at NY L 2-11 33-32 3-11.5 Syndergaard (7-2) Locke (5-5) 32,117 16 66 at NY L 4-6 33-33 3-12.0 Colon (6-3) Nicasio (5-6) Familia (22) 33,052 17 67 at Chi L 0-6 33-34 3-13.0 Arrieta (11-1) Liriano (4-7) 41,547 18 68 at Chi L 3-4 33-35 3-14.0 Lester (9-3) Niese (6-4) Rondon (12) 41,424 19 69 at Chi L 5-10 33-36 3-15.0 Hendricks (5-6) Taillon (1-1) 41,024 20 70 SF W 1-0 34-36 3-14.0 Locke (6-5) BUMGARNER (8-3) Melancon (20) 27,906 876,467 21 71 SF L 4-15 34-37 3-14.0 Cueto (11-1) Boscan (1-1) 27,729 904,196 22 72 SF L 6-7 34-38 3-14.0 Law (3-1) Hughes (0-1) Casilla (15) 33,747 937,943 23 73 SF L 3-5 34-39 3-14.0 Suarez (3-1) Niese (6-5) Casilla (16) 29,986 967,929 24 74 LA W 8-6 35-39 3-14.0 Feliz (2-0) Tepesch (0-1) Melancon (21) 28,226 996,155 25 75 LA W 6-1 36-39 3-13.0 Locke (7-5) Maeda (6-5) 33,590 1,029,745 26 76 LA W 4-3 37-39 3-12.0 Kuhl (1-0) Kershaw (11-2) Melancon (22) 32,228 1,061,973 27 77 LA L 4-5 37-40 3-13.0 Kazmir (6-3) Liriano (4-8) Jansen (22) 26,925 1,088,898 28 78 at Sea L 2-5 37-41 3-14.0 Iwakuma (7-6) Niese (6-6) Cishek (18) 24,836 29 79 at Sea W 8-1 38-41 3-14.0 Taillon (2-1) Miley (6-4) 25,477 JULY (3-0) 1 80 at Oak W 7-3 39-41 3-12.5 Locke (8-5) Gray (3-7) 15,710 2 81 at Oak W 4-2 (10) 40-41 3-11.5 Nicasio (6-6) Coulombe (1-1) Melancon (23) 28,846 2016 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 3 82 at Oak W 6-3 41-41 3-10.5 Liriano (5-8) Mengden (1-4) Melancon (24) 21,831 4 83 at Stl 5 84 at Stl 6 85 at Stl 7 86 at Stl 8 87 CHI 9 88 CHI 10 89 CHI 11-14 ALL-STAR BREAK 15 90 at Was 16 91 at Was 17 92 at Was 19 93 MIL 20 94 MIL 21 95 MIL 22 96 PHI 23 97 PHI 24 98 PHI 26 99 SEA 27 100 SEA 29 101 at Mil 30 102 at Mil 31 103 at Mil 2 104 at Atl 3 105 at Atl 3 106 at Atl 5 107 CIN 6 108 CIN 7 109 CIN 9 110 SD 10 111 SD 11 112 SD 12 113 at LA 13 114 at LA 14 115 at LA 15 116 at SF 16 117 at SF 17 118 at SF 19 119 MIA 20 120 MIA 21 121 MIA 22 122 HOU 23 123 HOU 24 124 HOU 25 125 at Mil 26 126 at Mil 27 127 at Mil 28 128 at Mil 29 129 at Chi 30 130 at Chi 31 131 at Chi 2 132 MIL 3 133 MIL 4 134 MIL 5 135 STL 6 136 STL 7 137 STL 8 138 CIN 9 139 CIN 10 140 CIN 11 141 CIN 12 142 at Phi 13 143 at Phi 14 144 at Phi 15 145 at Phi 16 146 at Cin 17 147 at Cin 17 148 at Cin 18 149 at Cin 20 150 at Mil 21 151 at Mil 22 152 at Mil 23 153 WAS 24 154 WAS 25 155 WAS 26 156 CHI 27 157 CHI 28 158 CHI 29 159 CHI 30 160 at Stl 1 161 at Stl 2 162 at Stl STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (28-32), Freese (9-5), Rogers (3-0), Rodriguez (1-2), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (35-37), Rodriguez (5-2), Figueroa (1-1), Frazier (0-1) 3B - Freese (21-19), Kang (17-21), Rodriguez (3-1) SS - Mercer (39-37), Rodriguez (2-4) LF - Marte (35-31), Polanco (4-6), Joyce (1-3), Frazier (1-0), Rodriguez (0-1) CF - McCutchen (39-38), Marte (2-2), Polanco (0-1) RF - Polanco (30-27), Joyce (7-10), Rodriguez (4-4) C - Cervelli (25-21), Stewart (11-12), Kratz (5-7), Stallings (0-2) DH - Joyce (2-2), Polanco (3-1), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (2) 1st - Jaso (28-31), Mercer (10-7), Harrison (2-2), Freese (1-0), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (3-7), Harrison (1-3), Marte (2-1), Freese (2-1), Joyce (1-0) 3rd - Freese (18-15), Polanco (13-16), McCutchen (7-9), Cervelli (1-0), Joyce (1-0), Harrison (0-1), Kang (1-0) 4th - Marte (25-21), Kang (10-15), Freese (4-4), Joyce (2-1) 5th - Cervelli (20-18), Marte (6-10), Freese (4-3), Joyce (3-4), Kang (4-2), Polanco (1-3), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0) 6th - Harrison (8-14), Polanco (12-8), Cervelli (4-5), Kang (3-4), Joyce (3-4), Rodriguez (3-3), Marte (4-1), Mercer (1-1), Rogers (2-0), Freese (1-1) 7th - Harrison (21-16), Mercer (7-12), Rodriguez (5-9), Polanco (5-0), Joyce (0-3), Frazier (1-1), Figueroa (1-0), Stewart (1-0) 8th - Mercer (19-16), Stewart (9-10), Rodriguez (6-2), Kratz (2-6), Polanco (3-1), Stallings (0-2), Joyce (0-2), Harrison (2-0), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (35-37), Stewart (2-1), Kratz (3-0), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 7/3 Eric Fryer (C) claimed off waivers from St. Louis...Rob Scahill (RHP) designated for assignment. 6/26 Cory Luebke (LHP) unconditionally released...chad Kuhl selected from Indianapolis...Kyle Lobstein optioned to Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) designated for assignment. 6/24 Juan Nicasio (RHP) reinstated from Restricted List...Jorge Rondon (RHP) designated for assignment...adam Frazier (INF/OF) selected from Indianapolis....Jacob Stallings (C) optioned to Indianapolis...Cole Figueroa (INF/OF) designated for assignment. 6/22 Kyle Lobstein (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Wilfredo Boscan (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis.