AUGUST 15, 2015 AT CITI FIELD --- GAME #114, ROAD #57 RHP CHARLIE MORTON (7-4, 4.48 ERA)

PITTSBURGH PIRATES (67-46) vs. EW YORK METS (63-53) AUGUST 15, 2015 AT CITI FIELD --- GAME #114, ROAD #57 RHP CHARLIE MORTO (7-4, 4.48 ERA) vs. LHP JOATHO IESE (7-9, 3.46 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won each of their last two games after dropping the first two games of their current road trip...have gone 6-2 in the last eight games and 13-6 in their last 19 games after losing five-of-six right after the All-Star break...have gone 27-14 in their last 41 games, dating back to June 26...Are a season-high 21 games over.500 for the second time this season (also following their game on 8/9)...Won a season-high eight straight games from 6/12-18...Have the best record in the Major Leagues (54-30) since May 9...Were 60-53 after 113 games last season (61-53 after 114). BATTLE OF THE BULLPES: Since June 26, the Pirates have won 12 consecutive games that were decided by the bullpens (games in which neither team s starting pitcher was involved in the decision)...that is the longest winning streak of its kind for any Major-League team since the 2009 Yankees won 13 straight games in which neither starting pitcher earned a decision and it s the longest such streak for the Pirates since they also won a club-record 12 straight games that were decided by relievers in 1977...Courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. EASY AS 1,2,3: Last night the Pirates improved to 61-13 (.824 winning percentage) when scoring three runs or more in a game...beginning with the action on May 22, Pittsburgh is also 44-7 in games when scoring at least three runs. GOIG THE EXTRA MILE: The Pirates have won each of their last six games that have been decided in extra innings...it s the longest winning streak for the Pirates in extra inning games since the team won nine straight in 2008 from May 13 to August 8...Courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. HOT COFFEE: Gregory Polanco is hitting at a.378 clip (17-for-45) this month, which ranks first in the ational League and second in the Majors behind Detroit s Ian Kinsler (.383)...Polanco also leads the Majors this month in OBP (.462). OE: Pittsburgh has a Major-League leading 25-15 record in one-run games this season...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time that Pittsburgh finished with the best record in the Majors in one-run games was in 1958 after going 30-19 (.612). ABOUT TOIGHT S STARTER: Charlie Morton gets the start tonight in game two of this three game series against the Mets... The Bucs have won three straight and 10 of the 14 games Morton has started this season. THE PITTSBURGH KID: Three of eil Walker s four hits in the last two games have gone for extra bases...walker leads all ational League second basemen with 39 extra base hits this season, including home runs (12)...His 24 doubles are the second-most among all ational League second basemen behind San Francisco s Joe Panik (25). GREATER EVE LATER: Francisco Cervelli delivered a pinch-hit single in his only at bat of the game last night in the 10th inning...cervelli has a.351 average (39-for-111) from the seventh inning on this year, which ranks third in the Majors behind Miami s Dee Gordon (.355) and Detroit s James McCann (.354). PLAYIG THE FIELD: Jung Ho Kang has made 36 starts at shortstop and 42 starts at third base this year for the Bucs... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Kang is one of three players (also Daniel Murphy and Ryan Goins) in the Majors to start at least 30 games at two different infield positions this season. THE HOT CORER: Aramis Ramirez has recorded an RBI in six of his last eight games after closing out Pittsburgh s scoring Friday with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning...beginning with the action on August 5, Ramirez is also hitting.345 (10-for-29). TIGHTEIG THIGS UP: The Pirates have won four straight and 15 of their last 18 games when not committing an error. SOUTHPAW SUCCESS: Antonio Bastardo has made seven straight scoreless appearances (6.1ip)...Beginning with the action on July 29, Bastardo has allowed just two hits in 27 at bats (.074). GUIDIG THE SHIP: Last night Clint Hurdle won his 400th game as manager of the Pirates...The next victory by Pittsburgh will tie him with George Gibson for the eighth-most wins by a Pirates manager in team history. ABOUT THIS SERIES: The Bucs have out-scored the Mets 24-6 this year while Pittsburgh s starting pitching staff has posted a 1.01 ERA (26.2ip/3er) and the bullpen has an ERA of 1.74 (10.1ip/2er)...Pittsburgh has won each of the first four games between the two teams this season and are 13-5 against the Mets since the beginning of 2013. LEADIG THIGS OFF: Gregory Polanco is riding an eight game hitting streak coming into tonight...during his current streak, Polanco has gone 15-for-34 (.441) with five multi-hit games. RIDIG THE BULL: Pedro Alvarez recorded his second straight multi-hit game last night and is now 9-for-18 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI in his last five games. BEASTS AGAIST THE EAST: Pittsburgh is 19-8 against teams from the ational League East, going 14-2 at PC Park and 5-6 on the road. DEEP THOUGHTS: The Pirates have hit a home run in a season-high eight consecutive games..during this current eight game stretch the Pirates have homered 12 times. O THIS DATE I PIRATES HISTORY August 15, 1947: Ralph Kiner hit consecutive home runs in his last two at-bats in a 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kiner would then hit home runs in his first two at-bats in his next game, tying a record for consecutive home runs. BUCS WHE... Last five games... 3-2 Last ten games... 7-3 Leading after 6... 54-5 Tied after 6... 8-8 Trailing after 6... 5-33 Leading after 7... 55-1 Tied after 7... 11-7 Trailing after 7... 1-38 Leading after 8... 57-1 Tied after 8... 10-8 Trailing after 8... 0-37 Scoring first... 40-11 Opp. score first... 27-35 Scoring 4+... 51-9 Scoring less than 4... 16-37 Outhitting Opp.... 47-6 Being out-hit... 15-35 Hits are equal... 5-5 Comeback wins...34 Wins in final AB............. 13 Walkoff Wins...7 Losses in Last AB...13 Walkoff Losses...8 Extra Inning Games... 8-7 Playing errorless... 40-20 Homered... 43-22 2+ homers... 19-3 Series (W-L-T)...19-13-5 Series Sweeps...12 Swept in a Series...5 Interleague... 13-7 Before the break... 53-35 After the break... 14-11 Starter goes 6.0ip+... 50-25 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...17-21 UP-COMIG GAMES AD PROBABLE PITCHERS Sunday at ew York 1:10 LHP Jeff Locke (6-7, 4.43 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.61 ERA) ROOT/TBS Monday vs. Arizona 7:05 RHP Jeremy Hellickson (8-8, 4.73 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (14-6, 2.48 ERA) ROOT Tuesday vs. Arizona 7:05 RHP Chase Anderson (5-5, 4.31 ERA) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (8-6, 3.19 ERA) ROOT Wednesday vs. Arizona 7:05 LHP Robbie Ray (3-8, 3.29 ERA) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (0-1, 4.66 ERA) ROOT

50 - RHP CHARLIE MORTO YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2014 6-12 3.72 26 26 0 0 157.1 143 76 65 57 126 2015 7-4 4.48 14 14 0 0 82.1 85 43 41 27 54 M.L. CAREER 43-65 4.49 149 148 3 2 829.0 883 466 414 315 569 vs. EW YORK (L): 0-3 with a 3.96 ERA (36.1ip/16er) in seven games (six starts)...last year he allowed three runs (2er) in 5.1 innings and lost a 5-0 decision to Bartolo Colon on 5/28 at Citi Field...He also allowed two runs in 7.0 innings but had a no decision in Pittsburgh s 3-2 11-inning win on 7/12/13 at PC Park...He allowed three runs in 7.0 innings and lost a 3-1 decision to Jonathon iese on 5/23/12 at PC Park...On 6/10/11 at PC Park he lost an 8-1 decision (4.0ip/7r/6er) to Dillon Gee. 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 Morton began the season on the 15-day disabled list, recovering from right hip surgery (performed on 9/26/14). In addition to his three rehab starts (listed below), he threw 55 pitches in a simulated game at Pirate City on 4/18 in addition to pitching in Extended Spring Training games on 4/27 (75 pitches) and 5/2 (93 pitches). 5/8 at Harrisburg W 7.0 2 0 0 2 5 84 0.00 10-4 W 5/14 vs. orfolk W 7.0 11 2 1 0 8 96 0.64 3-2 W 5/19 vs. Pawtucket L 6.1 2 2 2 4 9 104 1.33 1-3 L REHAB (2-1, 1.33 ERA) 20.1 15 4 3 6 22 284 5/25 vs. Miami W 7.0 8 2 2 0 3 87 2.57 4-2 W 5/30 at San Diego W 7.0 3 2 1 1 2 85 1.93 5-2 W MAY (2-0, 1.93 ERA) 14.0 11 4 3 1 5 172 6/5 at Atlanta W 5.0 7 4 3 3 1 82 3.24 10-8 W 6/10 vs. Milwaukee W 7.1 3 0 0 3 6 102 2.05 2-0 W 6/16 vs. Chicago (AL) W 7.0 4 0 0 1 3 94 1.62 3-0 W 6/21 at Washington L 0.2 8 9 9 1 1 43 3.97 2-9 L 6/27 vs. Atlanta W 6.0 10 4 4 0 6 101 4.28 8-4 W JUE (4-1, 5.54 ERA) 26.0 32 17 16 8 17 422 7/5 vs. Cleveland L 6.0 4 3 3 3 3 104 4.30 2-5 L 7/8 vs. San Diego D 6.0 5 2 2 4 5 104 4.15 5-2 W 1st Half (6-2, 4.15 ERA) 52.0 52 26 24 16 30 802 7/17 at Milwaukee L 6.0 5 4 4 3 2 90 4.34 1-4 L 7/22 at Kansas City L 6.2 7 5 5 1 4 95 4.59 1-5 L 7/28 at Minnesota D 5.2 6 3 3 4 5 105 4.61 8-7 W JULY (0-3, 5.11 ERA) 30.1 27 17 17 15 19 498 8/2 at Cincinnati W 7.0 5 0 0 0 7 93 4.19 3-0 W 8/9 vs. Los Angeles D 5.0 10 5 5 3 6 86 4.48 13-6 W AUGUST (1-0, 3.75 ERA) 12.0 15 5 5 3 13 179 2nd Half (1-2, 5.04 ERA) 30.1 33 17 17 11 24 469 CAREER BATTIG:.078 (18-for-232) 4 2B 0 3B 0 HR 6 RBI 34 SACS 3 BB 2015 BATTIG:.053 (1-for-19) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 4 SACS 1 BB CATCHERS THROWIG CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 11/67 16% 0 6 (743.2ip/300er) 3.63 Sanchez 0/2 0% 0 0 (17.1ip/4er) 2.08 Stewart 9/37 24% 1 0 (272.2ip/68er) 2.24 CAUGHT STEALIGS BY PITCHERS...7 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 2 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 O THROWS... 11 OTHERS (double steals)... 6 TOMORROW S STARTER JEFF LOCKE: The 27-year-old lefthander will be making his 23rd start of the season tomorrow afternoon in the finale of this six game road trip...allowed four runs in 5.0 innings and lost a 4-3 decision to St. Louis Carlos Martinez in his last start Tuesday night at Busch Stadium...Recorded his last victory on 7/31 at Cincinnati after allowing three runs in 5.0 innings while winning a 5-4 decision against Michael Lorenzen... Has posted a 3.48 ERA (62.0ip/24er) in his last 11 starting assignments...has gone 2-2 with a 4.63 ERA (23.1ip/12er) in his last four starts on the road...has posted a 1-1 record and 2.89 ERA (28.0ip/9er) in five starts this year against teams from the L East. vs. EW YORK: 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA in two career starts...he received a no-decision in Pittsburgh s 3-2 walkoff loss at Citi Field on 5/9/13 (6.0ip/3h/1r/1er/3bb/3so) and suffered a 6-0 loss to Jeremy Hefner at Citi Field on 9/26/12, giving up four runs in the third inning (3.2ip/9h/5r/5er/1bb/5so). TEAM BATTIG Most runs, game, Pirates...13, 8/9 vs. LA Most runs, game, Opponents...15, 7/30 @CI Most runs, inning, Pirates...9, 8/9 vs. LA (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...9, 6/21 @WAS (1st) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, 7/1 @DET Most hits, game, Opponents...19, 7/30 @CI Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 8/13 @STL, 8/9 vs. LA (7th) & 7/1 @DET (3rd) Most consec. hits, inning...5, 5 times, last on 8/9 vs. LA (7th) Most consec. hits, game.................. 5, 5 times, last on 8/9 vs. LA Most hits, inning, Opponents...8, 6/21 @WAS (1st) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...0, 6/20 @WAS Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 6/15 vs. CWS Most doubles, game... 5, 7/20 @KC & 6/15 vs. CWS Most triples, game... 2, 8/9 vs. LA & 7/7 vs. SD Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, 7/1 @DET Most home runs, game, Opponents...3, 7/30 @CI, 7/18 @MIL & 5/8 vs. STL Most consecutive games, home run... 8, 8/5-14 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents... 6, 6/20-26 Most extra-base hits... 8, 7/23 vs. WAS & 7/1 @DET Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...45, 6/21-8/14 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...3, 6 times, last on 8/8 vs. LA Most stolen bases, game, Opponents... 5, 7/20 @KC, 7/11 vs. STL & 4/28 @CHI Most left on base (9 innings)...11, 5 times, last on 8/9 vs. LA Most left on base (extra innings)... 19, 6/30 @DET TEAM PITCHIG Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...14, 4 times, last on 8/4 vs. CHI Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)... 16, 6/30 @DET Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 13, 3 times, last on 7/20 @KC Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...17, 6/14 vs. PHI Most walks, game, Pirates...8, 7/3 vs. CLE Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...9, 5/15 @CHI Most walks, game, Opponents...8, 6/23 vs. CI Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings). 8, 6/30 @DET & 5/15 @CHI TEAM MISCELLAEOUS Longest winning streak...8 games (6/12-18) Longest losing streak...5 games (5/1-6) Longest game, innings...14, 7/11 vs. STL, 6/30 @DET & 5/3 @STL Longest game, time...5:30, 6/30 @DET Longest game, time, 9 innings... 3:50, 8/8 vs. LA Shortest game, time, 9 innings... 2:06, 7/4 vs. CLE Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 6/15 vs. CWS (11-0) Largest margin of defeat... 10 runs, 7/30 @CI (5-15) 2015 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, 8/9 vs. LA & 6/23 vs. CI Largest come from behind loss...3 runs, 7/18 @MIL & 4/21 vs. CHI Largest crowd, home...39,933, 4/13 vs. DET Smallest crowd, home... 11,777, 4/20 vs. CHI Largest crowd, road...45,095, 5/2 @STL Smallest crowd, road...15,616, 4/9 @CI Most errors, game, Pirates...4, 6/5 @ATLI Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, 7/29 @MI, 6/15 vs. CWS & 5/10 vs. STL Consecutive innings w/out an error... 71, 4/10-18 Most double plays turned...4, 6/5 @ATL & 5/2 vs. Y Rain delays, home (total time)...13 (15 hours and 12 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)... 3 (4 hours and 23 minutes) IDIVIDUAL BATTIG Most hits, game...4, 9 times, last by Walker (7/2 @DET) Most consecutive hits.......... 6, Polanco (8/11-12) & Harrison (5/19-20) Most runs, game....3, 7 times, last by Walker (7/1 @DET) Most 2bs, game... 3, Kang (7/31 @CI) & Stewart (6/1 @SF) Most 3bs, game...1, 19 times, last by Walker (8/13 @STL) Most HR, game... 2, Walker (7/1 @DET) Most extra-base hits...3, Ishikawa (7/20 @KC), Stewart (6/1 @SF) & Harrison (5/15 @CHI) Most total bases...10, Walker (7/1 @DET) Most RBI, game...5, Marte (4/18 vs. MIL) Most SB, game...2, Harrison (6/15 vs. CWS), Marte (6/16 vs. CWS) & Polanco (6/5 @ATL) Most walks, game...4, Polanco (5/15 @CHI) & Alvarez (5/3 @STL) Consec. games, home run...2, 9 times, last by Polanco (8/5-7) Longest hitting streak...18 games, McCutchen (6/21-7/11) Grand slams... Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs...4, Polanco (8/7 vs. LA & 8/5 vs. CHI) & Harrison (4/21 vs. CHI & 4/13 vs. DET) Pinch hit home runs...1, Hart (4/13 vs. DET) Walkoff home runs...1, McCutchen (7/11 vs. STL) IDIVIDUAL PITCHIG Most strikeouts, game...12, Liriano (6/15 vs. CWS & 5/24 vs. Y) Longest winning streak...6 games, Cole (5/22-6/18) & Burnett (5/7-6/2) Longest losing streak...3 games, Liriano (5/8-19) Fewest hits, complete game... Most walks, game...6, Liriano (4/26 @ARI) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Burnett (6/14 vs. PHI) Most IP, game, reliever... 4.1, Worley (6/21 @WAS) Most consec. scoreless IP...22.1, Melancon (6/7-8/2) Most consecutive saves...34, Melancon (4/23-8/14)

PEDRO ALVAREZ Is 13-for-26 with four doubles, two homers and seven RBI in his last eight games against the Mets. ROAD TRIP: 8-16 (.500) 2 HR 3 RBI Recorded his 17th home run of the season and second three-hit game (also 5/15 at Wrigley) of the year Thursday. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI Has 15 RBI in his last 21 games...collected each of his two hits in last night s game in his last two at bats. LAST 3: 6-12 (.500) 1 HR 2 RBI 5 games His 16 HR as a first baseman are the most by a Pirate at that position since Adam LaRoche had 24 in 2008. Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 8/13/15 at STL First HR: 7/3/10 vs. PHI (Kyle Kendrick) FRACISCO CERVELLI ROAD TRIP: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI Is 23-for-63 (.365) in his last 19 games...has gone 22-for-58 (.379) from the eighth spot of the lineup. Is hitting at a.329 clip (24-for-73) since the All-Star break...is a.375 career hitter (15-for-40) vs. the Mets. Has reached base safely in 18 of his last 21 games...is hitting.324 (11-for-34) in 11 games this month. Is hitting.312 (79-for-253) in 70 games since 5/1...Is 39-for-111 (.351) batting from the seventh inning on. Multi-Hit Games: 26 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 8/9/15 vs. LA First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) PEDRO FLORIMO Played the final inning of Friday s game at shortstop...went hitless in two at bats off the bench on Thursday. ROAD TRIP: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Made second start at shortstop on 7/24 and went hitless in four at bats; his other start came on 7/22 at KC. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Played final three innings at shortstop vs. Washington on 7/23 and singled in his lone at bat. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-9 Had contract selected on 7/22 from Indy, where he hit.254 with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR and 18 RBI in 61 games. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 9/27/13 vs. CL First HR: 9/24/12 vs. YY (Cory Wade) TRAVIS ISHIKAWA Started in left field Friday and went hitless in three at bats; also started in left field Thursday and was 1-for-2. ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI His home run on 7/20 was his first since his walkoff shot in Game Five of the 2014 LCS vs. St. Louis. SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Had three extra base hits on 7/20 for first time in his career; was also his first four RBI game since 10/3/12. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 Has made five starts at first base (last on 7/29) and two in left field (last on 8/14) with the Pirates this year. Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 7/20/15 at KC First HR: 8/17/08 at Atl (Charlie Morton) JUG HO KAG Has hit seven of his nine home runs on the road...went 1-for-5 Friday night while starting at shortstop. ROAD TRIP: 4-17 (.235) 0 HR 1 RBI Has hit safely in seven of his last eight contests...went 2-for-3 with a walk Wednesday night. SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI Is batting.344 (32-for-93) with nine doubles and five home runs in 25 games since the All-Star break. LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game Has gone 31-for-88 (.352) in his last 23 games and is hitting.341 (42-for-123) in his last 33. Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 9 Last HR: 8/9/15 vs. LA First HR: 5/3/15 at STL (Trevor Rosenthal) STARLIG MARTE Pinch ran and came around to score last night while playing the final inning of the game in left field. ROAD TRIP: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI Made his last start Wednesday night at St. Louis before leaving the game with discomfort in his left hand. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Has scored at least one run in 7 of his last 8 games...is hitting.296 (34-for-115) while batting second. LAST 3: 0-2(.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 Has gone 24-for-73 (.329) in his last 21 games...is hitting.383 (23-for-60) in his last 17 games on the road. Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 7/1/15 at DET First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ADREW McCUTCHE ROAD TRIP: 3-14 (.214) 1 HR 3 RBI SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 3 RBI 0-for-6 Walked three times in his five plate appearances last night...hit his 18th homer of the year Wednesday night. Has gone 13-for-30 (.433) with RISP since 7/5...Has hit safely in 11 of last 1 vs. Mets (17-for-41,.415). Has gone 12-for-36 (.333) so far this month...has gone 55-for-162 (.340) with runners on base. Is hitting.329 (100-for-304) with 25 doubles, 16 homers, 62 RBI and 53 runs in his last 84 games (since 5/6). Multi-Hit Games: 32 Multi-RBI Games: 23 Last HR: 8/12/15 at STL First HR: 6/17/09 at MI (Francisco Liriano) MICHAEL MORSE Walked in pinch hit appearance Friday night at Citi Field...Has gone 3-for-9 in his last six contests. ROAD TRIP: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI Went 1-for-1 off the bench Thursday night at St. Louis in his sixth game as a member of the Bucs. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Made second start as a member of the Pirates on 8/9 against the Dodgers at first base and went 1-for-3. LAST 3: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI 1 game Was acquired on 7/31 from Los Angeles (L) in exchange for outfielder Jose Tabata. GREGORY POLACO ROAD TRIP: 9-17 (.529) 0 HR 2 RBI SERIES: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 6-13 (.462) 0 HR 2 RBI 8 games Has gone 17-for-45 so far this month...delivered a go-ahead run-scoring single in the 10th inning last night. Has nine hits in his last 16 at bats while also hitting safely in each of his last eight games (15-for-34,.441). Has reached base safely in 30 of his last 3, going 41-for-128 (.320) with 18 walks. Is hitting.324 (33-for-102) with 8 doubles, 3 homers, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored in 25 games since the break. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 7/21/15 at ARI First HR: 6/15/05 vs. PHI (Ryan Madson) Multi-Hit Games: 29 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 8/7/15 vs. LA First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) ARAMIS RAMIREZ Has gone 8-for-24 (.333) with three doubles and a home run in his last six games at Citi Field. ROAD TRIP: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 3 RBI Had a sac fly in the 10th inning last night...has gone 10-for-29 (.345) with six RBI in the last eight games. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 1 RBI Ranks seventh among active players in RBI (1392), eighth in home runs (380) and ninth in hits (2269). LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-4 Has 375 HR in his career as a third baseman, which ranks fifth on all-time MLB list at that position. Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 11 Last HR: 7/18/15 vs. PIT First HR: 6/12/98 vs. MIL (Scott Karl) SEA RODRIGUEZ Played the final four innings of Friday s game while also going hitless in his only at bat of the game. ROAD TRIP: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Has six hits in his last 20 at bats...went 2-for-3 with a run scored on 8/9 against the Dodgers. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI Has hit three solo home runs; two of which came against the Cubs and one against the White Sox. LAST 3: 0-7 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 Has made 71 appearances at first base, 13 in LF, 10 in RF, 8 at third base, 5 at second base & 1 at shortstop. Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 6/16/15 vs. CWS First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) CHRIS STEWART Made the start at catcher on 8/14 at ew York and went 2-for-4 for his eighth multi-hit game of the year. ROAD TRIP: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI Hit safely in a career-high nine straight games from 6/24 to 7/1...The Pirates are 20-7 in his 27 starts. SERIES: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI Produced a.296 (8-for-27) average in July after hitting.333 (10-for-30) in June. LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI Has gone 30-for-99 (303) in his 27 starts behind the plate...is hitting.303 (27-for-89) from 8th spot of lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/18/14 at YY First HR: 8/24/13 at SF (Tim Lincecum) EIL WALKER Connected for his 12th home run of the season last night with a solo shot off Bartolo Colon. ROAD TRIP: 4-18 (.222) 1 HR 2 RBI Has hit safely in his last nine games at Citi Field, going 13-for-36 (.361) with two home runs and seven RBI. SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 1 HR 1 RBI Is 8-for-26 with a 2B, 2 triples, 2 HR & 5 RBI in last 6 games...is hitting.303 (50-for-165) in his last 41 games. LAST 3: 4-14 (.286) 1 HR 3 RBI Leads ational League second basemen with 65 home runs since the start of the 2012 season. Multi-Hit Games: 23 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 8/14/15 at Y First HR: 6/1/10 vs. CHI (Ted Lilly)

ATOIO BASTARDO BA AGAIST: 30-143.210 IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 21/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 45/33 Worked a scoreless eighth inning Friday night at ew York...Has been scored upon once in last 11 games (9.1ip). Picked up his fourth win of the season on 8/7...Threw one pitch while recording his third victory on 8/5 vs. Chicago (L). Has allowed two hits in 21 at bats in his seven games this month...picked up first two wins in back-to-back appearances on 6/12 & 6/14. Recorded his first save of the year on 7/8 vs. San Diego - his first since 7/9/13...Has allowed three of his 21 inherited runners to score. JOE BLATO Worked a scoreless eighth inning Wednesday night...has made back-to-back scoreless appearances (4.0ip). BA AGAIST: 5-22.227 Won his first game as a member of the Pirates with 3.0 scoreless innings of work in relief of Francisco Liriano on 8/8 vs. Los Angeles. IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 0/0 Made Bucco debut on 8/1 and gave up one run in 2.0ip...Has posted a 2.48 ERA (29.0ip/8er) in 14 relief appearances this season. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/3 Surrendered one run in 3.0 innings of work at Cleveland on 7/27 while picking up his second career save. ARQUIMEDES CAMIERO BA AGAIST: 48-203.236 IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 17/2 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 52/38 Worked a scoreless ninth inning Friday night at Citi Field while recording his third win of the season and second in three appearances. Worked 2.0 scoreless innings while recording his second win of the year on 8/9 vs. Los Angeles at PC Park. Has made seven straight scoreless appearances (8.2ip)...Has posted a 1.80 ERA (25.0ip/5er) in 28 appearances on the road. Leads all ational League rookie pitchers in appearances (52)...Has 12 strikeouts in his last 7.1 innings of work. JARED HUGHES Stranded his inherited runner and went on to work 1.2 scoreless innings Friday night at Citi Field. BA AGAIST: 52-190.274 Worked a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night...has allowed one earned in his last 14 appearances (11.2ip) on the road. IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 36/5 Has allowed just five of his 36 inherited runners to score...has a 2.10 ERA (115.2ip/27er) in 120 games since the beginning of 2014. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 58/40 Has been charged with just four earned runs in his last 31 games (29.0ip)...Recorded his second win on 7/6 vs. San Diego. MARK MELACO Is tied for the Major League lead in saves after picking up his 36th Friday night and first since last Saturday against the Dodgers. BA AGAIST: 43-194.222 Has posted a 0.76 ERA (47.2ip/4er) in his last 47 appearances...recorded second win of the year on 7/28 at Minnesota. IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 10/1 His 36 saves are a career high...ranks fourth all-time on Pirates list with 85 saves (Dave Giusti is third with 133). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 55/39 Has set a club record with 34 straight successful save opportunities; is 36-for-37 overall (only blown save came on 4/21 vs. Cubs). JOAKIM SORIA BA AGAIST: 7-23.304 IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 3/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/7 Allowed a pair of runs on three hits in 0.2 innings of work in the seventh inning Thursday night at St. Louis. Worked 0.2 scoreless innings Wednesday night at St. Louis...Has retired the first batter in all seven of his outings with the Bucs. Picked up his first ational League save on 8/2 in Cincinnati...Recorded his 200th career save on 7/22 vs. Seattle. Went 3-1 with 23 saves (26 chances) and a 2.85 ERA (41.0ip/13er) in 43 appearances with the Tigers. TOY WATSO BA AGAIST: 39-189.206 IHERITED RUERS/SCORED: 16/2 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 52/38 Entered Thursday s game with the bases loaded; allowed one of his inherited runners to score while retiring each of his five batters. Has made six straight scoreless outings (6.2ip) after surrendering four runs in 0.1ip on 7/28 in Minnesota. Has posted a 12-3 record and 1.94 ERA (129.2ip/28er) in 131 appearances since the beginning of last season. The Bucs have posted a 27-1 record in his last 28 appearances, winning each of the last 17 times he has pitched. 2015 Disabled List (13 players, 13 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Brandon Cumpton (R elbow surgery) * 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 5/25 67-46 Jaff Decker (L calf strain) 4/5 (retro to 3/30) 4/15 4/18 4-6 Charlie Morton (R hip surgery) 4/5 4/21 5/25 21-22 Justin Sellers (L heel pain) * 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 5/25 7/24 55-40 Chris Stewart (R hamstring strain) 4/5 (retro to 3/27) 4/12 4/17 4-6 Andrew Lambo (plantar fasciitis L foot) * 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 7/4 55-32 Corey Hart (L shoulder impingement) * 6/24 (retro to 6/22) 8/21 27-16 Rob Scahill (R forearm tightness) 6/26 7/11 27-14 Josh Harrison (L thumb surgery) 7/6 7/21 20-12 Gorkys Hernandez (L shoulder discomfort) 7/19 (retro to 7/13) 7/28 7/31 6-5 Jordy Mercer (L knee MCL sprain) 7/20 8/4 14-8 A.J. Burnett (R elbow inflammation) 7/31 8/15 8-4 Deolis Guerra (L knee inflammation) 8/7 8/22 5-2 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 58 52 40 48 67 65 53 42 40 14 478 Opps 55 46 54 45 44 40 56 35 29 13 418 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... 7/24/15 vs. WAS (Polanco & Walker); done twice in 2015 The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... 4/21/14 vs. CI (Davis) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...8/7/15 vs. LA (Polanco); done 4 times in 2015 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CI (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...5/21/13 vs. CHI (Snider) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning...7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvaez) 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 @CI The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) 2015 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 6/12 Starling Marte vs. Philadelphia 13th inning single scored Chris Stewart 2. 6/14 Josh Harrison vs. Philadelphia 11th inning single scored eil Walker 3. 6/26 Jordy Mercer vs. Atlanta 10th inning double scored Andrew McCutchen 4. 7/6 Pedro Alvarez vs. San Diego 9th inning single scored Andrew McCutchen 5. 7/11 Andrew McCutchen vs. St. Louis 14th inning home run off ick Greenwood 6. 7/12 Gregory Polanco vs. St. Louis 10th inning single scored Jung Ho Kang 7. 8/7 Pedro Alvarez vs. Los Angeles 10th inning PH-single scored Jung Ho Kang Pirates vs. Mets 2015 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Alvarez.500 10 5 1 3.330 97 32 5 19 Cervelli.625 8 5 0 1.375 40 15 0 4 Florimon.000 0 0 0 0.000 6 0 0 0 Ishikawa.000 3 0 0 0.220 41 9 2 11 Kang.235 17 4 0 1.235 17 4 0 1 Marte.077 13 1 1 3.222 63 14 1 7 McCutchen.500 12 6 2 4.333 144 48 4 20 Morse.185 27 5 1 2.218 216 47 7 24 Polanco.385 13 5 0 2.250 28 7 1 6 Ramirez.238 21 5 0 2.244 352 86 18 61 Rodriguez.000 6 0 0 0.125 16 2 0 0 Stewart.571 7 4 0 1.194 31 6 0 2 Walker.077 13 1 1 1.191 110 21 2 11 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Bastardo 0-0-0 4.50 2 2.0 1 3-2-1 3.26 36 30.1 11 Blanton 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 3-2-0 4.25 11 65.2 31 Caminero 1-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 0 1-0-0 0.00 3 2.1 0 Cole 1-0-0 1.08 1 8.1 1 1-2-0 4.67 3 17.1 9 Happ 0-0-0 1.69 1 5.1 1 3-2-0 4.41 10 49.0 24 Hughes 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.2 0 2-0-0 2.08 8 8.2 2 Liriano 1-0-0 1.50 1 6.0 1 2-0-0 1.59 2 11.1 2 Locke 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-1-0 5.59 2 9.2 6 Melancon 0-0-2 5.40 2 1.2 1 2-0-5 2.57 15 14.0 4 Morton 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-3-0 3.96 7 36.1 16 Soria 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-1 0.00 1 1.0 0 Watson 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 1-0-0 3.12 10 8.2 3 2015 Ejections Date Player/Coach Reason (Umpire) 1. 4/14 Clint Hurdle Discussing balls and strikes (David Rackley) 2. 6/14 Clint Hurdle Discussing balls and strikes (Cory Blaser) 3. 7/11 Francisco Cervelli Arguing non-strikeout on Mark Reynolds (Vic Carapazza) 4. 7/11 Clint Hurdle Arguing Cervelli ejection (Vic Carapazza) 5. 8/2 Sean Rodriguez Involvement in bench-clearing incident (Joe West) 6. 8/2 Mark Melancon Hitting a batter after warnings issued (DJ Reyburn) 7. 8/2 Clint Hurdle Automatic after warnings issued (DJ Reyburn)

Game Total Home Date o. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (12-10) 6 1 at Cin L 2-5 0-1 T3-1.0 Diaz (1-0) Watson (0-1) Chapman (1) 43,633 8 2 at Cin L 4-5 (11) 0-2 4-2.0 Hoover (1-0) Liz (0-1) 30,859 9 3 at Cin L 2-3 0-3 T4-3.0 Chapman (1-0) Scahill (0-1) 15,616 10 4 at Mil W 6-2 1-3 4-3.0 Locke (1-0) Fiers (0-1) 27,373 11 5 at Mil L 0-6 1-4 T4-3.0 elson (1-0) Worley (0-1) 41,108 12 6 at Mil W 10-2 2-4 4-2.0 Sadler (1-0) Lohse (0-2) 39,017 13 7 DET W 5-4 3-4 4-1.5 Cole (1-0) Sanchez (1-1) * 39,933 39,933 14 8 DET L 0-2 3-5 4-2.0 Greene (2-0) Burnett (0-1) Soria (4) 31,755 71,688 15 9 DET L 0-1 3-6 4-2.5 Simon (2-0) Liriano (0-1) Soria (5) 19,509 91,197 17 10 MIL W 6-3 4-6 4-2.5 Worley (1-1) elson (1-1) Melancon (1) 25,664 116,861 18 11 MIL W 6-2 5-6 4-2.5 Locke (2-0) Lohse (0-3) 33,961 150,822 19 12 MIL W 5-2 6-6 3-2.5 Cole (2-0) Garza (1-2) Melancon (2) 28,129 178,951 20 13 CHI L 2-5 6-7 T3-3.0 Arrieta (2-1) Caminero (0-1) 11,777 190,728 21 14 CHI L 8-9 6-8 4-3.0 Jackson (1-0) Melancon (0-1) Rondon (3) 13,680 204,408 22 15 CHI W 4-3 7-8 4-3.0 Worley (2-1) Hammel (1-1) Watson (1) 15,101 219,509 23 16 CHI W 5-4 8-8 T3-3.0 Liz (1-1) Schlitter (0-2) Melancon (3) 22,224 241,733 24 17 at Ari W 4-1 9-8 3-3.0 Cole (3-0) Collmenter (1-3) Melancon (4) 24,427 25 18 at Ari W 2-1 10-8 3-3.0 Watson (1-1) Reed (0-1) Melancon (5) 38,859 26 19 at Ari W 8-0 11-8 3-2.0 Liriano (1-1) Hellickson (1-3) 32,353 27 20 at Chi L 0-4 11-9 3-2.0 Hammel (2-1) Worley (2-2) 29,159 28 21 at Chi L 2-6 11-10 3-3.0 Wood (2-1) Locke (2-1) 29,915 29 22 at Chi W 8-1 12-10 3-3.0 Cole (4-0) Hendricks (0-1) 30,634 MAY (14-14) 1 23 at Stl L 1-2 (10) 12-11 3-4.5 Choate (1-0) Scahill (0-2) 40,912 2 24 at Stl L 1-2 (11) 12-12 T3-5.5 Villanueva (3-1) Hughes (0-1) 45,095 3 25 at Stl L 2-3 (14) 12-13 T3-6.5 Socolovich (1-0) Liz (1-2) 44,382 5 26 CI L 1-7 12-14 4-8.0 Lorenzen (1-1) Locke (2-2) 16,822 258,555 6 27 CI L 0-3 12-15 4-8.0 Leake (2-1) Cole (4-1) Chapman (6) 16,527 275,082 7 28 CI W 7-2 13-15 4-8.0 Burnett (1-1) DeSclafani (2-3) 27,302 302,384 8 29 STL L 5-8 13-16 4-9.0 Wacha (5-0) Liriano (1-2) Rosenthal (11) 33,507 335,891 9 30 STL W 7-5 14-16 4-8.0 Scahill (1-2) Martinez (3-1) Melancon (6) *38,068 373,959 10 31 STL W 4-3 15-16 T3-7.0 Hughes (1-1) Harris (1-1) Melancon (7) 34,036 407,995 11 32 at Phi W 4-3 16-16 3-6.5 Cole (5-1) Williams (2-3) Melancon (8) 21,358 12 33 at Phi W 7-2 17-16 3-6.5 Burnett (2-1) O Sullivan (0-2) 20,393 13 34 at Phi L 2-3 17-17 T3-6.5 Hamels (3-3) Liriano (1-3) Papelbon (7) 29,576 14 35 at Phi L 2-4 17-18 4-7.5 Harang (4-3) Worley (2-3) Papelbon (8) 29,205 15 36 at Chi L 10-11 (12) 17-19 4-7.5 Jackson (2-1) Liz (1-3) 33,617 16 37 at Chi L 1-4 17-20 4-7.5 Lester (4-2) Cole (5-2) Wood (1) 38,883 17 38 at Chi W 3-0 18-20 T3-7.5 Burnett (3-1) Arrieto (4-4) Melancon (9) 36,289 19 39 MI L 5-8 18-21 T3-8.0 olasco (4-1) Liriano (1-4) Perkins (14) 22,357 430,352 20 40 MI L 3-4 (13) 18-22 T3-9.0 Duensing (2-0) Bastardo (0-1) Perkins (15) 21,718 452,070 22 41 Y W 4-1 19-22 3-7.5 Cole (6-2) Syndergaard (1-2) Melancon (10) 33,337 485,407 23 42 Y W 8-2 20-22 3-6.5 Burnett (4-1) Harvey (5-2) *39,385 524,792 24 43 Y W 9-1 21-22 3-6.5 Liriano (2-4) iese (3-5) *37,784 562,576 25 44 MIA W 4-2 22-22 3-6.5 Morton (1-0) Phelps (2-2) Melancon (11) 20,046 582,622 26 45 MIA W 5-1 23-22 3-6.5 Locke (3-2) Urena (0-1) 20,806 603,428 27 46 MIA W 5-2 24-22 3-6.5 Cole (7-2) Dyson (2-2) Melancon (12) 33,238 636,666 28 47 at SD W 11-5 25-22 3-6.0 Burnett (5-1) Kennedy (2-5) 23,104 29 48 at SD L 2-6 25-23 3-7.0 Kimbrel (1-1) Scahill(1-1) 28,317 30 49 at SD W 5-2 26-23 3-6.0 Morton (2-0) Ross (2-5) Melancon (13) 43,207 31 50 at SD L 1-7 26-24 3-7.0 Despaigne (3-3) Locke (3-3) 20,556 JUE (17-9) 1 51 at SF W 4-3 27-24 3-6.0 Cole (8-2) Vogelsong (4-3) Melancon (14) 41,546 2 52 at SF W 7-4 28-24 3-6.0 Burnett (6-1) Heston (5-4) Melancon (15) 41,913 3 53 at SF W 5-2 29-24 2-6.0 Liriano (3-4) Hudson (3-5) Melancon (16) 41,495 5 54 at Atl W 10-8 30-24 2-6.5 Morton (3-0) Avilan (2-1) Melancon (17) 27,508 6 55 at Atl L 4-5 30-25 2-6.5 Grilli (1-2) Worley (2-4) 33,268 7 56 at Atl W 3-0 31-25 2-6.5 Cole (9-2) Wood (4-3) Melancon (18) 24,146 8 57 MIL L 0-2 31-26 3-6.5 elson (3-6) Burnett (6-2) Rodriguez (11) 18,016 654,682 9 58 MIL L 1-4 31-27 3-6.5 Jungmann (1-0) Liriano (3-5) Rodriguez (12) 20,672 675,354 10 59 MIL W 2-0 32-27 3-6.5 Morton (4-0) Lohse (3-7) Melancon (19) 26,269 701,623 12 60 PHI W 1-0 (13) 33-27 2-6.5 Bastardo (1-1) McGowan (1-2) 33,749 735,372 13 61 PHI W 4-3 34-27 2-6.5 Cole (10-2) O Sullivan (1-5) Melancon (20) *37,516 772,888 14 62 PHI W 1-0 (11) 35-27 2-6.0 Bastardo (2-1) Papelbon (1-1) 34,518 807,406 15 63 CWS W 11-0 36-27 2-6.0 Liriano (4-5) Rodon (2-1) 24,536 831,942 16 64 CWS W 3-0 37-27 2-6.0 Morton (5-0) Quintana (3-7) Melancon (21) 28,413 860,355 17 65 at CWS W 3-2 38-27 2-5.0 Locke (4-3) Danks (3-7) Melancon (22) 19,194 18 66 at CWS W 3-2 39-27 2-4.0 Cole (11-2) Petricka (1-2) Melancon (23) 21,296 19 67 at Was L 1-4 39-28 2-5.0 Ross (2-1) Burnett (6-3) Storen (20) 38,935 20 68 at Was L 0-4 39-29 2-6.0 SCHERZER (8-5) Liriano (4-6) 41,104 21 69 at Was L 2-9 39-30 2-6.0 Gonzalez (5-4) Morton (5-1) 40,015 23 70 CI W 7-6 40-30 2-6.0 Scahill (2-3) Villarreal (0-2) Melancon (24) 26,949 887,304 24 71 CI L 2-5 40-31 2-7.0 Leake (5-4) Cole (11-3) Hoover (1) *37,659 924,963 25 72 CI L 4-5 (13) 40-32 2-8.0 Villarreal (1-2) Scahill (2-4) 35,015 959,978 26 73 ATL W 3-2 (10) 41-32 2-8.0 Melancon (1-1) Grilli (2-3) 34,220 994,198 27 74 ATL W 8-4 42-32 2-8.0 Morton (6-1) Teheran (5-4) 36,417 1,030,615 28 75 ATL L 1-2 42-33 2-9.0 Wood (5-5) Locke (4-4) Grilli (21) 36,082 1,066,697 30 76 at Det W 5-4 (14) 43-33 2-8.0 Guerra (1-0) Wilson (1-3) 33,899 JULY (17-9) 1 77 at Det W 9-3 44-33 2-7.0 Burnett (7-3) Simon (7-5) 31,351 2 78 at Det W 8-4 45-33 2-6.0 Liriano (5-6) Ryan (1-2) Melancon (25) 34,680 3 79 CLE L 2-5 45-34 2-6.0 Bauer (7-5) Morton (6-2) Allen (16) *38,840 1,105,537 4 80 CLE W 1-0 46-34 2-6.0 Locke (5-4) ADERSO (1-1) Melancon (26) *37,928 1,143,465 5 81 CLE W 5-3 47-34 2-6.0 Cole (12-3) Salazar (7-4) Melancon (27) *36,812 1,180,277 2015 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date o. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 6 82 SD W 2-1 48-34 2-6.0 Hughes (2-1) Maurer (5-2) 23,182 1,203,459 7 83 SD W 3-2 49-34 2-4.5 Watson (2-1) Benoit (5-4) Melancon (28) 21,887 1,225,346 8 84 SD W 5-2 50-34 2-4.5 Guerra (2-0) Cashner (3-10) Bastardo (1) 25,035 1,250,381 9 85 STL L 1-4 50-35 2-5.5 Martinez (10-3) Locke (5-5) Rosenthal (26) 35,183 1,315,564 10 86 STL W 5-2 51-35 2-4.5 Cole (13-3) Lynn (6-5) Melancon (29) *36,825 1,352,389 11 87 STL W 6-5 (14) 52-35 2-3.5 Worley (3-4) Greenwood (0-1) *37,318 1,389,707 12 88 STL W 6-5 (10) 53-35 2-2.5 Caminero (1-1) Rosenthal (1-2) 33,544 1,423,251 13-16 ALL-STAR BREAK 17 89 at Mil L 1-4 53-36 2-3.5 Fiers (5-7) Morton (6-3) Rodriguez (20) 32,363 18 90 at Mil L 5-8 53-37 2-4.5 elson (7-9) Worley (3-5) Rodriguez (21) 33,104 19 91 at Mil L 1-6 53-38 2-4.5 Jungmann (5-1) Locke (5-6) 33,835 20 92 at KC W 10-7 54-38 2-4.0 Burnett (8-3) Ventura (4-7) Melancon (30) 38,169 21 93 at KC L 1-3 54-39 2-5.0 Davis (6-1) Cole (13-4) Holland (21) 38,163 22 94 at KC L 1-5 54-40 2-6.0 Volquez (9-5) Morton (6-4) 39,105 23 95 WAS W 7-3 55-40 2-6.0 Liriano (6-6) Fister (3-6) *37,799 1,461,050 24 96 WAS W 7-5 56-40 2-6.0 Worley (4-5) Solis (1-1) Melancon (31) *38,371 1,499,421 25 97 WAS L 3-9 56-41 2-7.0 Gonzalez (8-4) Burnett (8-4) *38,185 1,537,606 26 98 WAS W 3-1 57-41 2-6.0 Cole (14-4) Ross (2-3) Melancon (32) *37,597 1,575,203 28 99 at Min W 8-7 58-41 2-5.5 Melancon (2-1) Perkins (0-3) 30,795 29 100 at Min W 10-4 59-41 2-4.5 Liriano (7-6) Santana (2-1) 37,273 30 101 at Cin L 5-15 59-42 2-5.5 Holmberg (1-0) Burnett (8-5) 35,715 31 102 at Cin W 5-4 60-42 2-5.5 Locke (6-6) Lorenzen (3-6) Melancon (33) 35,088 AUGUST (7-4) 1 103 at Cin L 3-4 60-43 2-5.5 Iglesias (2-3) Cole (14-5) Chapman (22) 42,284 2 104 at Cin W 3-0 61-43 2-5.5 Morton (7-4) Sampson (0-1) Soria (1) 39,596 3 CHI 61-43 2-5.5 PPD - RAI 4 105 CHI L 0-5 61-44 2-5.5 Arrieta (12-6) Happ (0-1) 34,993 1,610,196 5 106 CHI W 7-5 62-44 2-5.5 Bastardo (3-1) Wood (5-4) Melancon (34) 35,759 1,645,955 7 107 LA W 5-4 (10) 63-44 2-6.0 Bastardo (4-1) Johnson (2-4) *39,404 1,685,359 8 108 LA W 6-5 64-44 2-6.0 Blanton (1-0) Latos (4-8) Melancon (35) *38,981 1,724,340 9 109 LA W 13-6 65-44 2-5.0 Caminero (2-1) Johnson (0-2) *37,094 1,761,434 11 110 at Stl L 3-4 65-45 2-6.0 Martinez (12-4) Locke (6-7) Rosenthal (34) 41,273 12 111 at Stl L 2-4 65-46 2-7.0 Wacha (14-4) Cole (14-6) Rosenthal (35) 41,493 13 112 at Stl W 10-5 66-46 2-6.0 Liriano (7-6) Lynn (9-7) 41,501 14 113 at Y W 3-2 (10) 67-46 2-6.0 Caminero (3-1) Parnell (1-2) Melancon (36) 38,495 15 114 at Y 16 115 at Y 17 116 ARI 18 117 ARI 19 118 ARI 20 119 SF 21 120 SF 22 121 SF 23 122 SF 24 123 at Mia 25 124 at Mia 26 125 at Mia 27 126 at Mia 28 127 COL 29 128 COL 30 129 COL 1 130 at Mil 2 131 at Mil 3 132 at Mil 4 133 at Stl 5 134 at Stl 6 135 at Stl 7 136 at Cin 8 137 at Cin 9 138 at Cin 10 139 MIL 11 140 MIL 12 141 MIL 13 142 MIL 15 143 CHI 15 144 CHI 16 145 CHI 17 146 CHI 18 147 at LA 19 148 at LA 20 149 at LA 21 150 at Col 22 151 at Col 23 152 at Col 24 153 at Col 25 154 at Chi 26 155 at Chi 27 156 at Chi 28 157 STL 29 158 STL 30 159 STL 2 160 CI 3 161 CI 4 162 CI SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) STARTS BY POSITIOS AD BATTIG ORDER 1B - Alvarez (51-36), Rodriguez (8-4), Hart (3-4), Ishikawa (3-2), Morse (2-0) 2B - Walker (58-41), Harrison (7-5), Rodriguez (2-0) 3B - Harrison (28-23), Kang (26-16), Ramirez (9-6), Rodriguez (3-0), Morel (1-1) SS - Mercer (45-30), Kang (21-15), Florimon (1-1) LF - Marte (56-38), Rodriguez (5-1), Polanco (0-3), Decker (1-2), Ishikawa (3-0), Harrison (1-1) Tabata (1-0), Lambo (0-1) CF - McCutchen (64-41), Marte (2-5), Polanco (1-0) RF - Polanco (57-34), Harrison (4-3), Rodriguez (2-3), Tabata (3-1), Hart (0-3), Lambo (1-1), Hernandez (0-1) C - Cervelli (46-38), Stewart (20-7), Sanchez (1-1) DH - Alvarez (4-1), McCutchen (2-1), Hart (1-0), Cervelli (1-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (18) 1st - Harrison (34-21), Polanco (32-25), Mercer (1-0) 2nd - Walker (27-16), Marte (18-11), Polanco (13-8), Mercer (5-1), Harrison (0-5), Cervelli (1-2), Lambo (1-1), Kang (1-1), Rodriguez (0-1), Tabata (1-0) 3rd - McCutchen (65-42), Walker (0-3), Polanco (2-0), Marte (0-1) 4th - Marte (28-20), Walker (18-13), Kang (11-5), Ramirez (9-6), Hart (0-2), McCutchen (1-0) 5th - Kang (27-17), Marte (12-12), Alvarez (13-8), Cervelli (5-4), Harrison (3-2), Hart (1-2), Walker (3-0), Mercer (2-0), Rodriguez (1-0), Ishikawa (0-1) 6th - Alvarez (36-24), Cervelli (8-6), Walker (6-5), Kang (3-4), Mercer (5-2), Harrison (1-2), Tabata (2-1), Morse (2-0), Hart (0-2), Polanco (1-1), Marte (1-0), Rodriguez (1-0), Tabata (1-0), Ishikawa (0-1) 7th - Cervelli (24-19), Mercer (10-4), Alvarez (6-5), Polanco (7-4), Rodriguez (8-2), Kang (4-2), Harrison (2-3), Walker (2-2), Ishikawa (3-0), Stewart (0-1), Hart (1-1), Lambo (0-1), Decker (0-1), Morel (0-1) 8th - Mercer (22-23), Stewart (18-6), Cervelli (9-7), Rodriguez (8-4), Kang (1-2), Ishikawa (1-1), Polanco (2-0), Walker (1-1) Sanchez (1-1), Hart (1-0), Hernandez (0-1), Decker (0-1), Morel (1-0), Florimon (1-0), 9th - Pitcher (58-44), Rodriguez (3-1), Stewart (2-0), Polanco (1-0), Florimon (0-1), Decker (1-0), Ishikawa (1-0) MOST RECET TRASACTIOS 8/11 Josh Harrison (IF) and Jordy Mercer (IF) begin a rehab assignment with Indianapolis...Rob Scahill (RHP) has rehab assignment transferred to Altoona. 8/7 Deolis Guerra (RHP) waiver claim by Cleveland rescinded...guerra placed on 15-day D.L...Wilfredo Boscan (RHP) designated for assignment. 8/6 Rob Scahill (RHP) begins a rehab assignment with the GCL Pirates. 8/3 Jaff Decker (OF) optioned to Indianapolis. 8/1 Bobby LaFromboise (LHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 7/31 J.A. Happ (LHP) acquired from Seattle...Gorkys Hernandez (OF) reinstated from D.L. and outrighted to Indianapolis...Deolis Guerra (RHP) designated for assignment. A.J. Burnett (RHP) placed on 15-day D.L...Michael Morse (OF) acquired from Los Angeles (L) in exchange for Jose Tabata (OF)...Bobby LaFromboise (LHP) recalled from Indy. 7/30 Joe Blanton (RHP) acquired from Kansas City...Vance Worley (RHP) designated for assignment...joakim Soria (RHP) acquired from Detroit. 7/25 Brent Morel (IF) designated for assignment.