SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 at PNC PARK -- Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #141/HOME #73 LHP JON LESTER (8-7, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP JAMESON TAILLON (7-5, 4.

CHICAGO CUBS (76-63) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (67-73) SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 at PNC PARK -- Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #141/HOME #73 LHP JON LESTER (8-7, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP JAMESON TAILLON (7-5, 4.50 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won four of their last five games...won a season-high six consecutive games from 7/16-21 and posted a 12-2 record between 7/4-21 (have gone 18-25 since then)...scored a season-high 14 runs on 7/9 at Chicago (NL)...Had a 69-71 record after 140 games last season (69-72 after 141). HITTIN THE ROAD: Following the game tonight the Pirates embark on a 10-day, nine-game road trip to St. Louis, Milwaukee and Cincinnati...They are scheduled to play three games in each city with a day off next Thursday in Cincinnati...The Bucs have gone 28-40 on the road this season, having dropped three straight games and going 2-8 in their last 10. J.T. ON THE BUMP: In his last start (Saturday vs. Cincinnati), Jameson Taillon pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and allowed just three hits, but received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 5-0 victory...taillon has been charged with one earned run in his last two starts (10.0ip)...He is winless (0-1) in his last five starts at PNC Park since winning his last home game on 7/20 vs. Milwauke...Taillon went 5-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 11 starts before the All-Star break and has gone 2-3 with a 6.75 ERA (49.1ip/37er) in 10 starts since the break...at the plate, J.T. has hit safely in two of his last three starts (2-for-5). PIRATES PITCHING: In the last five games, the Bucco pitching staff has been charged with five earned runs in 45.0 innings of work (1.00 ERA)...The starters have gone 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA (33.0ip/3er) in the last five games and the relief pitchers have gone 2-1 with two saves and a 2.40 ERA (15.0ip/4er) over the last six contests. DOWN ON THE FARM: Pittsburgh s top two minor league affiliates have advanced to the postseason...triple-a Indianapolis began the first round of the International League playoffs with a 10-3 loss at Durham last night...tyler Glasnow is scheduled to start game two tonight (6:35 PM)...Double-A Altoona had its Western Division Series opener at Bowie rained out last night; that best-of-five series will now begin Thursday night at 7:05 PM with Mitch Keller getting the start. MR. FREESE: David Freese has produced four multi-hit games during his current six-game hitting streak (10-for-21,.476)....Freese is hitting.309 with runners in scoring position this and has produced six hits in his last seven at bats while batting with two outs and runners in scoring position. #BellROY: In his last 26 games, Josh Bell is hitting.318 (28-for-88) with five doubles, two triples, five home runs and 23 RBI...Among National League rookies this season, Bell ranks first in hits (124), doubles (24), triples (6), walks (58) and games played (138) while ranking second in home runs (24), RBI (82), extra-base hits (54), total bases (232) and OPS (.832)...Since the All-Star break, Bell leads all Major League rookes in batting (.302) and OBP (.376). 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 s 82 RBI are the most by a Bucco rookie since Bay s 82 in 2004 and he is one of 13 rookies in team history to produce as many as 82 RBI in a season; Maurice Van Robays (116 in 1940) and Jimmy Williams (116 in 1899) share the Pittsburgh rookie record for most RBI in a season...among all Major League rookies this season, only New York s Aaron Judge (85) and LA s Cody Bellinger (83) has driven in more runs than Bell. SHOOTING BLANKS: The Bucco pitching staff has produced two shutouts in the last five games, and four of Pittsburgh s last seven victories have been blankings of the opposition...among all Major League teams this season, only the Indians (16) and Dodgers (14) have recorded more shutouts than the Pirates (11). 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). RINGING THAT BELL: 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...mercer has not made an error since 8/9 and has committed just two miscues in his last 43 games, dating back to 7/17. DOING SOME YARD WORK: The Pirates have homered in four of their last five games and in 16 of their last 20, hitting a total of 25 in that time...the Bucs have also homered in 15 of their last 18 games played at PNC Park, hitting a total of 25 dingers. PLAYING AT PNC: The Pirates have gone 38-33 at PNC Park this season, going 16-10 in their last 26 games played here... The final homestand of the season starts Monday, September 18, and will consist of eight games against Milwaukee (three), St. Louis (three) and Baltimore (two). SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen has 198 career home runs, which ranks fourth in Pirates history behind Hall-of- Famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240)...In addition, McCutchen s 528 career extrabase hits rank seventh in club history behind six Hall-of-Famers; Stargell (953), Honus Wagner (865), Paul Waner (852), Clemente (846), Pie Traynor (593) and Max Carey (590). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY September 7, 2016: Jung Ho Kang broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with a solo home run to lift the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Cardinals at PNC Park on Roberto Clemente Day. Trevor Williams, making his Major League debut, earned the win in relief despite allowing one unearned run in 1.0 inning of work. Kang ended the game with three hits while David Freese and Gregory Polanco also recorded multi-hit contests. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... Last five games... 4-1 Last ten games... 5-5 Leading after 6... 50-9 Tied after 6...11-9 Trailing after 6... 6-54 Leading after 7... 55-4 Tied after 7... 6-5 Trailing after 7... 6-63 Leading after 8... 57-4 Tied after 8... 5-5 Trailing after 8... 5-63 Scoring first... 42-22 Opp. score first... 25-50 Scoring 4+...57-17 Scoring less than 4...10-55 Outhitting Opp....43-10 Being out-hit...21-57 Hits are equal... 3-5 Comeback wins... 35 Wins in final AB... 13 Walkoff Wins...9 Losses in final AB... 14 Walkoff Losses...6 Extra Inning Games... 8-9 Playing errorless... 39-36 Committing at least 1 Error... 28-36 Homered...53-37 2+ homers... 25-5 Series (W-L-T)... 19-19-6 Series Sweeps...4 Swept in a Series...7 Interleague... 8-10 Before the break... 42-47 After the break...25-25 Starter goes 6.0ip+... 43-32 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...24-40 Friday at St. Louis 7:15 CDT RHP Trevor Williams (6-7, 4.14 ERA) vs. RHP Luke Weaver (4-1, 2.50 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at St. Louis 6:15 CDT RHP Chad Kuhl (7-10, 4.32 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (11-10, 3.34 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at St. Louis 1:15 CDT RHP Ivan Nova (11-12, 4.11 ERA)vs. RHP Michael Wacha (11-7, 4.21 ERA) AT&T SportsNet

50 - RHP JAMESON TAILLON (PRONOUNCED TIE-own) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 5-4 3.38 18 18 0 0 104.0 99 40 39 17 85 2017 7-5 4.50 21 21 0 0 112.0 127 59 56 42 107 M.L. CAREER 12-9 3.96 39 39 0 0 216.0 226 99 95 59 192 vs. CHICAGO: 2-2 with a 3.68 ERA (22.0ip/9er) in four career starts...is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts this year; won a 6-1 decision on 4/16 at Wrigley Field (7.0ip/1r/0er) and suffered a 7-1 loss to John Lackey on 6/18 at PNC Park (5.0ip/4er)...Also won an 8-4 decision over Jake Arrieta at PNC Park on 9/28/16 (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 6/19/16 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 7.0 5 0 0 3 6 95 0.00 0-3 L 4/11 vs. Cincinnati ND 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 82 1.38 2-6 L 4/16 at Chicago W 7.0 7 1 0 3 6 108 0.90 6-1 W 4/22 vs. New York (AL) ND/BS 5.1 5 4 4 3 4 89 2.13 5-11 L 4/28 at Miami W 5.0 5 1 1 2 4 95 2.08 12-2 W APRIL (2-0, 2.08 ERA) 30.1 26 8 7 12 24 479 5/3 at Cincinnati L 5.0 8 6 6 1 6 84 3.31 2-7 L MAY (0-1, 10.80 ERA) 5.0 8 6 6 1 6 84 Taillon was on the D.L. from 5/4 to 6/12 due to testicular cancer (had surgery on 5/8). He made a rehab start with Double-A Altoona on 5/28 at Erie and two with Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/2 and 6/7. 5/28 at Erie ND 3.0 1 0 0 1 6 47 0.00 3-2 W 6/2 vs. Gwinnett ND 5.0 3 1 0 0 6 68 0.00 4-1 W 6/7 at Toledo L 6.0 9 5 5 2 9 97 3.21 1-5 L REHAB (0-1, 3.21 ERA) 14.0 13 6 5 3 21 212 6/12 vs. Colorado W 5.0 5 0 0 2 5 82 2.90 7-2 W 6/18 vs. Chicago L 5.0 8 4 4 1 4 78 3.38 1-7 L 6/23 at St. Louis ND 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 104 3.33 4-3 W 6/29 vs. Tampa Bay W 6.1 7 0 0 2 4 103 2.97 4-0 W JUNE (2-1, 2.42 ERA) 22.1 24 6 6 7 20 367 7/4 at Philadelphia W 5.0 4 0 0 2 9 102 2.73 3-0 W 1st HALF (5-2, 2.73 ERA) 62.2 62 20 19 22 59 1032 7/15 vs. St. Louis L 5.0 8 4 4 0 5 84 3.06 0-4 L 7/20 vs. Milwaukee W 5.1 6 2 2 2 8 116 3.08 4-2 W 7/25 at San Francisco L 3.0 + 9 10 9 1 1 70 4.03 3-11 L JULY (2-2, 7.36 ERA) 18.1 27 16 15 5 23 372 8/1 vs. Cincinnati L 3.2 11 8 8 1 3 90 4.74 1-9 L 8/6 vs. San Diego ND/BS 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 101 4.60 5-4 W 8/11 at Toronto W 6.0 + 6 2 2 1 7 92 4.50 4-2 W 8/17 vs. St. Louis ND/BS 5.0 7 4 4 3 7 85 4.64 7-11 L 8/22 vs. Los Angeles ND 5.0 5 5 5 5 1 101 4.85 5-8 L 8/27 at Cincinnati ND 4.0 + 5 2 1 4 4 108 4.75 5-2 W AUGUST (1-1, 6.60 ERA) 30.0 39 23 22 16 30 577 9/2 vs. Cincinnati ND 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 96 4.50 5-0 W SEPTEMBER (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 96 2nd HALF (2-3, 6.75 ERA) 49.1 65 39 37 20 48 943 CAREER BATTING:.095 (6-for-63) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 2 RBI 8 SACS 2017 BATTING:.097 (3-for-31) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 4 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 9/39 23% 2 7 (645.1ip/306er) 4.27 Diaz 3/12 25% 1 3 (255.1ip/127er) 4.48 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...none 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) TOMORROW S STARTER TREVOR WILLIAMS: The 25-year-old righthander will be making his 29th appearance/22nd start of the season tomorrow...he tossed 7.0 scoreless innings and won a 3-1 decision against Cincinnati s Sal Romano in his last start Sunday at PNC Park...Is 1-3 in his last five outings since tossing 7.0 scoreless innings in a combined one-hitter while winning a 3-0 decision over Detroit on 8/7...His 100 strikeouts are the most by a Pirates rookie since Gerrit Cole also had 100 in 2013; the last Pirates rookie with more than 100 K s was Paul Maholm with 117 in 2006. vs. ST. LOUIS: 1-1 with an 8.31 ERA (13.0ip/12er) in five career appearances (two starts)...0-1 in two starts this season...opposed Carlos Martinez on 7/16 at PNC and received a no-decision (5.2ip/1er) in Pittsburgh s 4-3 walkoff win and lost an 11-10 decision (3.0ip+/8er) on 8/18 at PNC Park...Made three relief outings in 2016; earning his first Major League win in MLB debut on 9/7 at PNC Park. 2017 HIGHS & LOWS 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)...8 (11 hours, 3 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)......................... 4 (5 hours, 17 minutes) Players used...44

JOSH BELL N Has gone 28-for-88 (.318) with five doubles, two triples, five home runs and 23 RBI in his last 26 games. HOMESTAND: 5-19 (.263) 1 HR 5 RBI N Leads N.L. rookies in hits (124)...Ranks second in RBI (82), home runs (24) and total bases (232). SERIES: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI N Is tied for seventh among all N.L. players with 38 RBI since the All-Star break; Giancarlo Stanton leads with 54. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI 0-for-6 N His 82 RBI are tied for the 11th-highest total by a Pirates rookie and the most since Jason Bay had 82 in 2004. CHRIS BOSTICK N Grounded out as a pinch hitter on Tuesday...Made his first big league start in left field on 5/9 at Los Angeles. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.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. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Ranked third among International League leaders in doubles, third in average and 10th in OPS (.779). LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Made Major League debut with Pirates on 5/8 at Dodger Stadium; played final five innings in left field. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 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 four of the last five games; has gone 3-for-7 with a double and an RBI in his last two games. HOMESTAND: 4-17 (.252) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has reached base safely in 20 of his 26 starts, going 28-for-100 (.280) with 7 doubles, a HR and 17 RBI. SERIES: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.316 (12-for-38) with RISP; has one hit in his last 12 such at bats after going 11-for-26. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI 2 games 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 been on the D.L. since 8/28 due to a right hamstring strain...is eligible to come off the D.L. today. HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has 29 hits in his last 88 at bats (.330)...Has 11 hits in his last 21 at bats with runners in scoring position. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.330 (37-for-112) with seven doubles, two triples and 17 RBI in 37 games since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-6 N Is hitting.327 (17-for-52) off left-handed pitchers this season;.355 (27-for-76) in his career. DAVID FREESE N Has produced multi-hit efforts in four of his last five games and has a six-game hitting streak (10-for-21,.476). HOMESTAND: 9-18 (.500) 1 HR 3 RBI N Is hitting.362 (25-for-69) with three home runs and 13 RBI in his last 20 games played at PNC Park. SERIES: 5-11 (.455) 1 HR 3 RBI N His current.376 OBP would be a single-season career best, topping the.372 mark with St. Louis in 2012. LAST 3: 5-11 (.455) 1 HR 3 RBI 6 games N Is hitting.299 (47-for-157) with 17 walks, four home runs and 21 RBI in 46 games since the All-Star break. JOHN JASO N Struck out as a pinch hitter Wednesday night...has made each of his last six starts in right field. HOMESTAND: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 1 RBI N Hit a solo home run, singled, walked and was hit by a pitch in his four plate appearances on 8/29. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 32 starts in right field, 12 in left field and seven at first base...has seven hits in his last 20 at bats. LAST 3: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Is hitting.235 (8-for-34) with a double, three homers, nine RBI and 12 walks as a pinch hitter. STARLING MARTE N Has produced a.315 (17-for-54) average and three home runs in his last 13 home games. HOMESTAND: 7-23 (.304) 1 HR 2 RBI N Had two hits and scored three runs Monday...Connected for his fifth home run of the season Sunday afternoon. SERIES: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.266 (50-for-188) with three homers, 14 RBI and 12 stolen bases since returning to action on 7/18. LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Has gone 50-for-182 (.275) with 10 walks and 32 runs scored in 43 games as the leadoff batter this season. ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Is hitting.315 (102-for-324) since 5/24, the eighth-highest average in the National League in that time. HOMESTAND: 6-25 (.240) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 5-for-13 the past three games...is hitting.322 (37-for-115) with runners in scoring position. SERIES: 5-13 (.385) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has homered once (8/8 vs. Detroit) in 34 games since homering three times in San Diego on July 30. LAST 3: 5-13 (.385) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is two homers shy of 200; only three Pirates have hit more; (Stargell - 475, Kiner - 301 and Clemente - 240). 3 games JORDY MERCER N Is hitting.314 (11-for-35) in his last 10 games...has gone 1-for-15 in his five games on this homestand. HOMESTAND: 1-15 (.067) 1 HR 1 RBI N Hit his 13th home run of the season Sunday afternoon; a single-season career high. SERIES: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Ranks second among N.L. shortstops with a.986 fielding pct., trailing only Philadelphia s Freddy Galvis (.988). LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 1 HR 1 RBI 0-for-7 N Hit.245 (23-for-94) in 25 games last month after hitting.297 in June and.250 in July. Multi-Hit Games: 28 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: 25 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 8/19/17 vs. 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) JORDAN LUPLOW N Has started the last four games in right field and has gone 4-for-14 with a double, home run and three RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 2 HOMESTAND: 6-19 (.316) 2 HR 6 RBI N Hit first career home run (off Wandy Peralta) and collected his first career hit (Tyler Mahle) Saturday night. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 2 RBI Last HR: 9/5/17 vs. CHI N Combined to hit.302 (125-for-414) with 23 homers and 56 RBI in 117 minor league games this season. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 9/2/17 VS. CIN 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). 0-for-5 (Wandy Peralta) Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 9/3/17 vs. CIN First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 34 Multi-RBI Games: 19 Last HR: 8/8/17 vs. DET First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 9/3/17 vs. CIN First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) MAX MOROFF N Tied Tuesday s game with an RBI-single in the 8th...Has hit safely in three straight games (5-for-13,.385). HOMESTAND: 5-14 (.357) 1 HR 5 RBI N Homered and had a career-high four RBI Monday... Has gone 12-for-36 (.333) in his last 19 games. SERIES: 4-9 (.444) 1 HR 5 RBI 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). LAST 3: 5-13 (.385) 1 HR 5 RBI 3 games N Hit first Major League homer on 7/16 off St. Louis Carlos Martinez...Had a walkoff single on 7/19 vs. Milwaukee. JOSÉ OSUNA N Went 1-for-3 in his start at first base Wednesday...Snapped an 0-for-13 streak with a PH-single Saturday night. HOMESTAND: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI 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. SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 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. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI 2 games N Eleven of his last 23 hits have gone for extra bases and 24 of his 50 hits overall have been extra-base hits. 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) GREGORY POLANCO HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 N Has been on the D.L. since 8/13 due to a left hamstring strain (Pirates are 16-23 with him on the D.L. this year). N Left the game at Toronto on 8/12 with the hamstring injury...hit.387 (24-for-62) in July;.125 (4-for-32) in August. N Has gone 7-for-46 (.152) in his last 15 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: 19 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 63 66 67 32 86 75 54 46 17 587 Opps 85 62 69 68 77 67 85 61 51 16 641

SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Went 1-for-3 in start at second base Wednesday...Has played seven positions in 24 games with the Bucs this year. HOMESTAND: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 11-for-57 (.193) with three homers and four RBI with Pittsburgh since being acquired on 8/5. SERIES: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 5 starts in right field, 4 at shortstop, 3 at second base, 1 in left field and 1 at third base. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game 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 Friday; his first since 7/20. HOMESTAND: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has been behind the plate for six of the team s last eight shutouts...has more triples than doubles this season. SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 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 Was on the D.L. from 8/22-31 with left knee inflammation...pitched 2.0 scoreless frames in his last appearance (8/21 vs. Dodgers). BA AGAINST: 10-30.333 N Has been scored upon in four of his seven outings with the Pirates...Ranks second among active pitchers in career appearances (763). 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: 7/6 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 Gave up the lone run in the 9th inning in Wednesday s 1-0 loss to the Cubs...Made a career-high 70 appearances in 2016. BA AGAINST: 49-203.241 N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning of work on 8/29 at Wrigley Field...Has at least one strikeout in 14 of his last 15 games (21 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: 62/42 N Has posted a 3.43 ERA (44.2ip/17er) and.204 batting average against (32-for-157) in 50 appearances since the beginning of May. GEORGE KONTOS N Has been on the D.L. since 8/22 (retro to 8/20) with a right groin strain...made his last appearance on 8/19; tossed a scoreless frame. BA AGAINST: 2-17.118 N Has retired 15 of the 18 batters he has faced in his five games with the Pirates (seven K s)...gave up solo HR to Keon Broxton on 8/16. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on 8/5...Has recorded a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in the 8th inning this year. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 5/4 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 Retired all three Cincinnati batters he faced Friday night...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 Tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Monday...Was tagged for three hits and two runs while pitching the eighth inning Friday vs. Cincinnati. BA AGAINST: 15-57.263 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: 13/7 N Won his first Major League game with 2.0 scoreless innings on 8/6 vs. SD...Has been scored upon in four of his 13 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 Has been scored upon in each of his first three big league appearances; gave up three runs in 2.0ip on 8/30 in Chicago. BA AGAINST: 9-24.375 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: 0/0 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: 3/2 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 Has pitched in five of the last eight games...tossed a scoreless frame Monday...Improved to 4-0 on the season Saturday (1.0ip/0r). BA AGAINST: 26-100.260 N Has been charged with a run just twice in his last 20 outings (18.2ip/4er - 1.93 ERA) and four times in his 25 appearances overall. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 19/9 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: 25/15 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. Chicago 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell.298 57 17 4 12.295 78 23 6 18 Bostick.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Diaz.333 15 5 0 1.333 15 5 0 1 Freese.260 50 13 1 7.255 235 60 9 33 Jaso.125 32 4 1 1.173 81 14 2 9 Luplow.250 12 3 1 2.250 12 3 1 2 Marte.200 35 7 1 2.288 309 89 7 31 McCutchen.288 66 19 3 9.302 536 162 22 83 Mercer.269 52 14 2 8.241 261 63 10 34 Moroff.294 17 5 1 5.294 17 5 1 5 Osuna.231 26 6 0 3.231 26 6 0 3 Rodriguez.091 22 2 0 0.221 104 23 5 8 Stewart.091 11 1 0 0.206 68 14 0 4 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Benoit 0-1-0 3.00 3 3.0 1 1-1-1 2.00 9 9.0 2 Brault 0-0-0 7.88 3 8.0 7 0-0-0 7.90 5 13.2 12 Cole 1-1-0 0.86 3 21.0 2 9-3-0 2.50 14 90.0 25 Hudson 0-1-0 7.20 6 5.0 4 1-1-0 4.15 12 17.1 8 Kontos 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 2-0-0 1.80 13 15.0 3 Kuhl 1-2-0 6.88 4 17.0 13 1-4-0 8.23 7 27.1 25 LeBlanc 2-0-0 1.59 8 11.1 2 3-1-0 3.64 13 29.2 12 Neverauskas 0-0-0 2.08 4 4.1 1 0-0-0 2.08 4 4.1 1 Nova 2-1-0 4.86 3 16.2 9 2-1-0 4.09 4 22.0 10 Rivero 0-0-3 1.86 9 9.2 2 0-0-3 3.12 15 17.1 6 Sanchez 0-0-0 12.00 2 3.0 4 0-0-0 12.00 2 3.0 4 Schugel 1-0-0 6.35 4 5.2 4 1-0-0 4.42 13 18.1 9 Taillon 1-1-0 3.00 2 12.0 4 2-2-0 3.68 4 22.0 9 Williams 1-2-0 4.82 5 18.2 10 1-2-0 4.82 5 18.2 10 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 --- 9-13 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 --- 7-8 Joaquín Benoit (L knee inflammation) 8/22 9/1 9/1 3-6 Francisco Cervelli (L quadriceps irritation) 8/26 9/4 --- 6-5 Adam Frazier (R hamstring strain) 8/28 9/7 --- 4-5 Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 9/3 9/13 --- 3-1 * 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...9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning... 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 (4-2) 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 8 142 at Stl 9 143 at Stl 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 (56-64), Osuna (6-5), Jaso (3-4), Freese (2-0) 2B - Harrison (36-43), Frazier (9-13), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Moroff (6-4), Gosselin (4-3), Rodriguez (1-2) 3B - Freese (48-50), Harrison (16-21), Moroff (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1), Rodriguez (1-0) SS - Mercer (59-70), Moroff (2-2), Rodriguez (4-0), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Frazier (22-21), Marte (20-21), Polanco (11-14), Jaso (6-6), Osuna (3-6), Harrison (5-1), Rodriguez (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1), Frazier (0-1) CF - McCutchen (58-61), Marte (7-10), Polanco (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Polanco (29-25), Jaso (12-20), Osuna (10-9), McCutchen (6-7), Frazier (3-7), Luplow (5-2), Rodriguez (2-3) C - Cervelli (34-41), Stewart (18-20), Diaz (15-11), Stallings (0-1) DH - Freese (0-3), Bell (0-2), Polanco (1-1), McCutchen (1-1), Frazier (0-1) 1st - Frazier (28-25), Marte (21-22), Harrison (13-16), Mercer (3-7), Moroff (2-0), Jaso (0-2), Rodriguez (0-1) 2nd - Harrison (39-38), Marte (6-7), Frazier (3-8), Bell (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (4-2), Cervelli (3-2), Osuna (1-3), Moroff (3-0), Rodriguez (0-1), Luplow (0-1) 3rd - McCutchen (52-54), Polanco (9-9), Bell (4-4), Jaso (1-4), Harrison (0-2), Osuna (1-0) 4th - Bell (26-27), Freese (23-21), Polanco (15-22), Jaso (2-2), Osuna (1-0) 5th - Freese (27-32), Bell (14-16), Osuna (7-8), Cervelli (8-6), Jaso (5-6), Harrison (1-3), Diaz (2-1), Polanco (1-1), Frazier (1-0), Luplow (1-0) 6th - McCutchen (13-15), Polanco (15-9), Cervelli (6-11), Jaso (6-11), Osuna (7-6), Frazier (4-5), Rodriguez (3-4), Bell (3-4), Mercer (4-2), Diaz (3-2), Luplow (2-0), Harrison (1-1), Marte (0-2), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (20-23), Cervelli (13-18), Diaz (6-5), 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 (29-31), 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 (65-64), Cervelli (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Frazier (0-2), Moroff (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/26 Francisco Cervelli (C) placed on 10-day D.L...Elias Díaz (C) recalled by Indianapolis. 8/28 Adam Frazier (OF/INF) placed on 10-day D.L...Johnny Barbato (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis...Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis....Jordan Luplow (OF) recalled from Indianapolis. 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.