May 3, 2018 at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. --- GAME #32/ROAD #17 RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (4-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. RHP JEREMY HELLICKSON (0-0, 4.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES (17-14) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (15-16) May 3, 2018 at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. --- GAME #32/ROAD #17 RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (4-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. RHP JEREMY HELLICKSON (0-0, 4.11 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost three straight games following their season-high five game winning streak from 4/25 (game two) - 4/29...Lost a season-high five straight games from 4/19-25 (game one)...have gone 10-12 in their last 22 games after going 7-2 in their first nine...won each of their first four games and six of the first seven...were 14-17 after 3s in 2017 (14-18 after 32). GIVING THEM THE WILLYs: Trevor Williams enters today s action ranked eighth among all National League pitchers with a 2.29 ERA and sixth with a.192 batting average against...in his last start Saturday night against St. Louis at PNC Park, he earned his fourth win while allowing two runs over 6.0 innings of work...williams has posted a 1.50 ERA (18.0ip/3er) in his three starts on the road...his 1.50 road ERA coming into today ranks second among all National League pitchers behind San Francisco s Johnny Cueto (0.00). PROJECT 34: Created by Bucco RHP Trevor Williams, Project 34 was inspired by the journey of Cory Hahn, a former roommate and teammate of Trevor s at Arizona State University, who suffered a spinal cord injury...project 34 has a mission to positively impact the lives of those living with a spinal cord injury by providing necessary medical equipment, assistive devices, and aiding in the cost for physical therapy...in Hahn s honor, Williams is wearing uniform #34 this season...for the complete story on Cory, check out the following link: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/cory-hahn-arizona-diamondbacks. WEEKEND AT BERNIE S: The Pirates will depart for Milwaukee at the conclusion of today s game for the second stop of their 10-day, nine-game road trip...it s the first of 19 games the two teams will face each other this season...pittsburgh went 10-9 in 2017 against the Brewers...The Bucs are 8-2 against teams from the National League Central this season. COMING INTO HIS OWN: Elias Díaz has hit safely in each of his first seven starts this season, going 15-for-27 (.556) with a pair of home runs...he has recorded back-to-back three-hit games in his last two starts and multi-hit games in six of his seven starts behind the dish in 2018. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN: The Bucs and Nats will close out their season series with three games at PNC Park from July 9-11 during the final homestand leading up to this year s All-Star break...last year Pittsburgh took two of three games against Washington at PNC Park from May 16-18. WORKING SIX: The Pirates are 11-5 this season when their starting pitchers work at least 6.0 innings, including wins in four of the last five occurrences...trevor Williams has worked 6.0 innings in all but one of his first six starting assignments. CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME: Francisco Cervelli has thrown out five baserunners attempting to steal against him this season, which is tied for the second-most among National League backstops (Miami s Bryan Holaday leads the way with six)...pittsburgh s six caught stealings as a team is tied for fourth in the National League, trailing only the Marlins (12), Brewers (eight) and Nationals (seven). DEEP THOUGHTS: The Pirates have homered in 10 of their last 1s, including once in last night s contest by Francisco Cervelli...Pittsburgh ranks seventh overall among National League teams with 32 homers on the season, but tied for second in all of MLB with six three-run homers along with the Nationals...Atlanta leads all of MLB in three-run shots with seven. EXTRA EXTRA: The Bucs begin today ranked fourth in the National League with 94 extra base hits...the only three teams in the league with more are the Braves (109), Diamondbacks (102) and Dodgers (96). COREY S CONTRIBUTIONS: Corey Dickerson, who was acquired by the Pirates from Tampa Bay during spring training, has homered three times in his last seven games...he also enters today ranked seventh among all National League hitters in batting average (.318) and 10th in total bases (57). CATCH THIS: Over the last 22 games, catchers Francisco Cervelli and Elias Díaz have combined to hit.442 (34-for-77) with three doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 23 RBI...Cervelli is hitting.393 (22-for-56) in his last 17 games and Díaz went 3-for-4 with two RBI in his last start while producing a.455 average overall in 13 games this season...as a pair, the two Bucco backstops are hitting.370 (40-for-108) with seven homers, 26 RBI and a MLB-best 1.084 OPS. TAKING OFFENSE: The Pirates have scored a total of 149 runs coming into today, which ranks tied for fifth in all of Major League Baseball...The only four teams to score more runs than Pittsburgh coming into today are the Yankees (172), Red Sox (170), Braves (161) and Blue Jays (156). REHABBING BUCCOS: RHP A.J. Schugel, on the disabled list since the start of the season with right shoulder discomfort, made his seventh overall rehab appearance on Monday; he tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in his fifth outing with Triple-A Indianapolis...Schugel began his rehab assignment with two appearances at High-A Bradenton (2.0ip/2h/2r/1er/1bb/2so)... RHP Joe Musgrove made his first rehab start with Single-A Bradenton Tuesday night (3.0ip/5h/2r/2er/0bb/2so)...Musgrove threw a total of 36 pitches (29 strikes)...he is scheduled to make his next rehab start (4.0ip/65 pitches) on Sunday with Double-A Altoona. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY May 3, 1999: Jason Kendall went 5-for-5 and Brian Giles hit two home runs but Brant Brown proved to be the hero after his single with two outs in the ninth inning capped a four-run comeback over San Francisco closer Robb Nen for a 9-8 Pirates win at Three Rivers Stadium. BUCS WHEN... Last five games... 2-3 Last ten games... 5-5 Leading after 6... 14-0 Tied after 6... 2-2 Trailing after 6...1-11 Leading after 7...13-0 Tied after 7... 2-2 Trailing after 7...2-11 Leading after 8...13-0 Tied after 8... 3-0 Trailing after 8...1-13 Scoring first...10-5 Opp. score first... 7-8 Scoring 4+... 14-4 Scoring less than 4... 3-9 Outhitting Opp.... 13-1 Being out-hit...4-11 Hits are equal... 0-1 Comeback wins...8 Wins in final AB...4 Walkoff Wins...2 Losses in final AB... 1 Walk-off Losses... 1 Extra Inning Games...2-1 Playing errorless...10-7 Homered...13-8 2+ homers... 4-3 Series (W-L-T)...6-3-1 Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series... 1 Interleague... 6-2 Before the break...17-14 After the break...0-0 Starter goes 6.0ip+...11-5 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...6-9 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Friday at Milwaukee 7:10 CDT RHP Nick Kingham (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Junior Guerra (2-1, 0.82 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Milwaukee 6:10 CDT RHP Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.83 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Davies (2-3, 4.24 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Milwaukee 1:10 CDT RHP Chad Kuhl (3-2, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (2-1, 4.54 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday OFF DAY IN CHICAGO

34 - RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2017 7-9 4.07 31 25 0 0 150.1 145 73 68 52 117 2018 4-1 2.29 6 6 0 0 35.1 23 9 9 17 23 M.L. CAREER 12-11 3.99 44 32 0 0 198.1 187 95 88 74 151 vs. WASHINGTON: 0-0 in one career appearance...surrendered one hit, two walks and one run in relief (0.2ip) on 9/26/16 at PNC Park. 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 4/1 at Detroit (game 1) W 6.0 0 0 0 5 1 85 0.00 1-0 W 4/6 vs. Cincinnati W 5.1 10 2 2 1 4 90 1.59 14-3 W 4/12 at Chicago W 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 94 1.56 6-1 W 4/17 vs. Colorado L 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 97 1.93 0-2 L 4/22 at Philadelphia ND 6.0 1 2 2 5 7 92 2.15 2-3 L 4/28 vs. St. Louis W 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 104 2.29 6-2 W APRIL (4-1, 2.29 ERA) 35.1 23 9 9 17 23 562 CAREER BATTING:.057 (3-for-53) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 1 RBI 4 BB 4 SACS 2018 BATTING:.091 (1-for-11) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 0 SACS CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PCT PB PICK OFFS CATCHER S ERA Cervelli 5/13 38% 0 0 (212.0ip/104er) 4.42 Díaz 1/4 25% 0 0 (66.1ip/28er) 3.80 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 0 SB OFF PITCHERS... 0 NO THROWS... 2 OTHERS (double steals)...0 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...14, 4/6 vs. CIN Most runs, game, Opponents...13, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) & 4/11 @CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...6, 4/6 vs. CIN (6th) Most runs, inning, Opponents...6, 5/1 @WAS (6th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 17, 3/30 @DET (13 innings) Most hits, game, Opponents...20, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Most hits, inning, Pirates... 5, 4/8 vs. CIN (5th) & 4/6 vs. CIN (6th) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, 4/8 vs. CIN (5th) Most consec. hits, game...5, 4/8 vs. CIN Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, 4/25 vs. DET (4th- game one) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...2, 4/19 @ PHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 1, 4/8 vs. CIN Most doubles, game...6, 4/6 vs. CIN Most triples, game...2, 4/16 vs. COL Most home runs, game, Pirates...4, 4/12 @CHI Most home runs, game, Opponents...4, 5/1 @WAS & 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/21-28 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...4, 4/10-13 & 4/1-5 Most extra-base hits...7, 4/12 @CHI & 4/6 vs. CIN Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...18, 3/30-4/18 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...2, 4/6 vs. CIN Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...2, 4 times, last on 5/2 @WAS Most left on base...13, 4/25 vs. DET (game two) Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates... 16, 4/19 @PHI Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 13, 4/19 @PHI Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Pirates...6, 4/1 @DET (game 1) Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...9, 3/30 @DET Most walks, game, Opponents... 11, 4/2 vs. MIN TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...5 games, 4/25-29 Longest losing streak... 5 games, 4/19-25 Longest game, innings... 13 innings, 3/30 @DET Longest game, time... 5:27, 3/30 @DET Longest game, time, 9 innings...3:51, 4/25 vs. DET (game one) Shortest game, time, 9 innings... 2:28, 4/8 vs. CIN Largest margin of victory... 11 runs, 4/6 vs. CIN (14-3) Largest margin of defeat... 8 runs, 5/1 @WAS (4-12) & 4/11 @CHI (5-13) Largest come from behind victory...5 runs, 4/27 vs. StL Largest come from behind loss... 4 runs, 4/7 vs. CIN TOMORROW S STARTER NICK KINGHAM: The 26-year-old righthander will make the second start of his big league career tomorrow night at Milwaukee...He made his MLB debut and won a 5-0 decision against St. Louis Luke Weaver on Sunday at PNC Park...He retired each of the first 20 batters he faced before allowing his only hit to Paul DeJong with two outs in the seventh inning...he also finished the day with nine strikeouts; the most by a Pirate in his MLB debut since Zach Duke also had nine on 7/2/05...Went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA (22.2ip/4er) in four starts with Indianapolis...Was named International League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of April 5-15 after giving up one run in 11.0ip over his first two starts...was Pittsburgh s fourth round selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft...Had Tommy John surgery on 5/27/15...Set a minor league career high with 10 wins in 2017...Entered the 2018 campaign ranked as Pittsburgh s eighth-best prospect according to Baseball America. vs. MILWAUKEE: Has never faced the Brewers. 2018 HIGHS & LOWS Largest crowd, home...30,186, 4/2 vs. MIN Smallest crowd, home... 8,869, 4/17 vs. COL Largest crowd, road... 42,516, 3/30 @DET Smallest crowd, road... 6,852, 4/13 @MIA Most errors, game, Pirates... 2, 5 times, last on 5/1 @WAS Most errors, game, Opponents... 3, 3/30 @DET Consecutive innings w/out an error...53, 3/30-4/6 Most double plays turned... 3, 4/1 @DET (game 1) Rain delays, home (total time)...1 (1 hour, 37 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time)............................................. Players used...31 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game...5, Marte (4/15 @MIA) Most consecutive hits...6, Marte (4/14-15) Most runs, game....4, Marte (4/15 @MIA) Most 2bs, game...2, Dickerson & Mercer (4/6 vs. CIN) Most 3bs, game... 1, 7 times, last by Bell (4/22 @PHI) Most HR, game...2, Polanco (4/12 @CHI) Most extra-base hits... 2, 7 times, last by Cervelli (4/25 vs. DET - game one) Most total bases...8, Marte (4/15 @MIA) & Polanco (4/12 @CHI) Most RBI, game...6, Cervelli (4/25 vs. DET- game one) Most SB, game...1, 12 times, last by Dickerson (5/2 @WAS) Most walks, game...4, Polanco (4/2 vs. MIN) Consec. games, home run... 2, Dickerson (4/30-5/1) & Rodríguez (4-18-21) Longest hitting streak... 1s, Dickerson (4/4-16) Grand slams......................................... 1, Moran (4/2 vs. MIN) Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs...1, Rodriguez (4/21 @PHI) Walkoff home runs............................... 1, Dickerson (4/26 vs. DET) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 9, Kingham (4/29 vs. StL), Nova (4/15 @MIA) & Taillon (4/2 vs. MIN) Longest winning streak... 3 games, Williams (4/1-12) Longest losing streak...3 games, Taillon (4/19-30) Fewest hits, complete game...1, Taillon (4/8 vs. CIN) Most walks, game...5, Williams (4/22 @PHI & 4/1 @DET - game 1) Most IP, game, starter... 9.0, Taillon (4/8 vs. CIN) Most IP, game, reliever... 3.2, Glasnow (4/19 @PHI) Most consec. scoreless IP...16.0, Taillon (4/8-19) Most consecutive saves...5, Vázquez (4/1-14)

JOSH BELL N Went 0-for-3 with a walk Wednesday after reaching base safely three times in four plate appearances Tuesday. ROAD TRIP: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been charged with one error in 252 total chances..is 17-for-48 (.354) with 11 RBI in 12 day games. SERIES 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in four of his last six and in seven of his last 10 contests. LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 N Has gone 11-for-33 (.333) with three doubles, a home run and 16 RBI while batting with RISP. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI N SERIES 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI 5 games Connected for his fifth home run of the season Wednesday with a solo shot in the sixth inning off Stephen Strasburg. Is hitting.393 (22-for-56) over his last 17 games...three of his five homers have been three-run shots. N Has been charged with one error in his last 42 games behind the plate dating back to 7/21/17. N Has hit safely in 12 of 14 road games, going 17-for-49 (.347)...Is 11-for-25 (.440) with 18 RBI with RISP. Last HR: 4/4/18 vs. MIN First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Last HR: 5/2/18 at WAS First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ELIAS DÍAZ N Recorded his third career three-hit game Sunday while making the start behind the plate in team s 5-0 shutout. ROAD TRIP: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-6 (.500) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-2 N Has been charged with one error in his last 35 games (29 starts) behind the plate dating back to 8/28/17. N Has gone 15-for-27 (.556) with two home runs and six RBI in his seven starts this season. N Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a home run on 4/13 at Miami; his first home run at any level since 6/2/17. Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/22/18 @PHI First HR: 6/2/17 at NY (Paul Sewald) COREY DICKERSON N Has homered three times in his last seven contests...had a pair of hits and two RBI Wednesday night. ROAD TRIP: 4-12 (.333) 2 HR 5 RBI SERIES 4-12 (.333) 2 HR 5 RBI LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 2 HR 5 RBI 3 games N Has nine hits in 23 at bats with RISP...Has been charged with one error since beginning of 2017; came on 8/26. N Has hit safely in nine of 10 career games vs. the Nats, going 13-for-37 (.351) with five doubles & three HR. N Has hit safely in 20 of his last 25 games, going 33-for-94 (.351) with nine doubles, four homers and 19 RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 5/1/18 at WAS First HR: 7/28/13 vs. MIL (Donovan Hand) ADAM FRAZIER N Has gone 17-for-63 (.270) with a pair of doubles and a homer in his 15 starts. ROAD TRIP: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 7-for-22 (.318) in his last seven games...went 1-for-2 off the bench Wednesday night. SERIES 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had his second three-hit game of the season on 4/18 (also Opening Day) while making the start in right field. LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 10 of his 15 starts...has made each of his last nine starts at second base. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 4/12/18 @CHI First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Started at third base Wednesday night at Nationals Park and went 1-for-4. ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has knocked in a run in two of his last three games...delivered a pinch-hit run-scoring single on Sunday. SERIES 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly Saturday night...has made seven starts at third base and one at first base. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 2 RBI 2 games N Has gone 10-for-33 (.303) with two home runs and five RBI in his eight starts this season. Multi-Hit Games: 3 Last HR: 4/11/18 @CHI First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) STARLING MARTE N Has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games against the Nationals, going 18-for-55 (.327) with six RBI. ROAD TRIP: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-3 Wednesday night...has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, going 14-for-48 (.292). N Has hit each of his three homers on the road; his last one came on 4/15 at Miami. N Has reached base safely in 28 of his 3s overall...started each of the first 28 games of the season. Multi-Hit Games: 7 Last HR: 4/15/18 @MIA First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games against Washington, going 12-for-42 (.286). ROAD TRIP: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had his eight game hitting streak (9-for-35) come to an end Wednesday night after going 0-for-4. SERIES 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games...was charged with his only error of the season Saturday night. LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Is hitting.275 (19-for-69) in 20 games while batting eighth in the starting lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 9/11/17 at MIL First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) COLIN MORAN N Twenty four of his 25 hits have come vs. righties; his lone hit vs. a lefty came against Justin Wilson on 4/12. ROAD TRIP: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 2s, going 22-for-68 (.324) with five doubles, a homer and nine RBI. SERIES 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his second homer of the season on 4/25 (game one)...went 2-for-3 Tuesday night at Nationals Park. LAST 3: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 1 RBI N Connected off Lance Lynn for his first career grand slam in the first inning of the Home Opener on 4/2. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/25/18 vs. DET First HR: 7/21/17 at BAL (Richard Bleier) MAX MOROFF N Is 4-for-12 with a double, triple, homer and nine RBI in his last four games against the Nationals. ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 1 HR 2 RBI N Went deep for the first time this season Tuesday night with a two-run shot in the ninth inning. SERIES 1-7 (.143) 1 HR 2 RBI LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Singled as a pinch hitter Saturday night...has made each of his three starts at second base (last on 5/2). N Has made each of his seven defensive appearances at second base...went 0-for-5 Wednesday night. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/1/18 at. WAS First HR: 7/16/17 vs. STL (Carlos Martinez) GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored Wednesday night at Nationals Park. N Homered Friday - his first RBI since 4/12 at Wrigley Field...The Bucs are 8-0 this year when he records an RBI. N Went hitless in three at bats Tuesday...Is hitting.273 with four home runs in 11 day games this season. N Has been charged with two errors in 126 games since the beginning of the 2017 season (last on 8/9). Last HR: 4/27/18 vs. StL First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRÍGUEZ N Started in center field for the first time this season Monday night and went 0-for-3 with a walk. ROAD TRIP: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his first career leadoff home run on 4/21 while also recording his first multi-hit game of the year. SERIES 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 6-for-38 (.158) with three homers and six RBI in his 11 starts; has batted leadoff four times. LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-11 N Has made four starts in left field, three at second base, three at shortstop and one in center field. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Last HR: 4/21/18 @PHI First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett)

STEVEN BRAULT N Struck out three of the seven battters he faced in 2.0 scoreless innings Wednesday night at Washington. BA AGAINST: 3-18.167 N Allowed five runs (4er) in 4.2 innings and had a no decision in his last start on 4/27 vs. St. Louis. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings on Opening Day in Detroit and picked up his second big league win in Pittsburgh s 13-10 win in 13 innings. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N Has yet to strike out in his first 32 career plate appearances; is 7-for-31 with a double and two RBI at the plate. KYLE CRICK N Allowed one run in 1.1 innings Wednesday night at Nationals Park...Worked a scoreless eighth inning Monday night at Washington. BA AGAINST: 7-31.226 N Has been scored upon twice in his first nine appearances...has issued just one walk in his first nine outings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8-2 N Has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his first nine appearances; has 12 K s in 7.2 innings of work overall. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 9/7 N Was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/13, where he went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (4.0ip/6h/1r/1er/0bb/5so) in three games. MICHAEL FELIZ N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals; his fourth straight scoreless appearance (4.0ip). BA AGAINST: 10-46.217 N Was charged with a blown save and his first loss on 4/21 after allowing two inherited runners to score on a Rhys Hoskins homer. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Made eight straight scoreless appearances from 4/1-20 (7.1ip/3hits)...Has at least one strikeout in 11 of his 14 appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/8 N Is averaging 11.3 strikeouts (15 strikeouts in 12.0ip) per 9.0 innings this season...has been scored upon twice in his first 14 outings. TYLER GLASNOW N Allowed a season-high six runs on four hits in 1.0 inning in his last appearance Tuesday night at Nationals Park. BA AGAINST: 16-65.246 N Posted a career-high tying seven strikeouts (also in his start on 4/15/17) while allowing two runs in 3.2 innings on 4/19 at Philly. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Surrendered his only homer on 4/16 vs. Colorado (Charlie Blackmon)...Has 23 strikeouts in 16.1 innings of work out of the bullpen. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/6 N Is in his first season working exclusively out of the bullpen...has allowed 12 of his 14 runs on the road. GEORGE KONTOS N Tossed a scoreless eighth inning Saturday night...has not allowed a hit over his last three outings (3.0ip). BA AGAINST: 13-49.265 N Worked a scoreless 11th inning while earning his second win in Pittsburgh s walkoff victory on 4/27 against the Cardinals. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Suffered his second loss of the season after allowing one run on two hits in the eighth inning on 4/20 at Philadelphia. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 13/11 N Pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his second career save in 5-4 win on 4/2 over the Twins; picked up first save last year on 10/1. RICHARD RODRÍGUEZ BA AGAINST: 9-36.250 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/5 N Has been scored upon once in his first seven appearances...tossed 2.1 scoreless innings Tuesday; also struck out in first career PA. N Suffered his first big league loss on 4/22 in Philadelphia; allowed winning run to score with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning. N Struck out a career-high six batters while allowing two hits over 2.2 scoreless innings on 4/19 at Philadelphia. N Has at least one strikeout in six of his seven appearances, averaging 14.5 per 9.0 innings (9.1ip/15so). EDGAR SANTANA N Struck out two of the five batters he faced in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday to finish off the club s 5-0 shutoutof St. Louis. BA AGAINST: 10-47.213 N Closed out the 6-2 win on 4/28 vs. St. Louis with a 1-2-3 ninth inning while also striking out two of the three batters he faced. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/2 N Has at least one strikeout in each of his last seven games...has allowed four hits in 26 at bats (.154) vs. lefties. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 12/9 N Has made eight scoreless outings among his first 12 appearances...has not allowed a run during the seventh inning (4.0ip). FELIPE VÁZQUEZ N Pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning in a non-save situation on 4/27 against the Cardinals. BA AGAINST: 11-46 239 N Escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 9th inning on 4/26 and picked up the victory in Pittsburgh s 1-0, walkoff win vs. Detroit. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 5/4 N Has been scored upon once in his last 1s (10.2ip/1er) after giving up four runs in 0.2ip in his season debut on 3/30. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 12/7 N His last save came in Pittsburgh s 1-0 win in Miami on 4/14...Is 7-for-7 in save situations of more than 1.0 inning in his career. 2018 Disabled List (5 players, 5 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Nick Burdi (R elbow surgery) * 2/20 5/1 -- 17-14 A.J. Schugel (R shoulder discomfort) 3/29 (retro to 3/26) 4/5 -- 17-14 Joe Musgrove (R shoulder strain) 4/2 (retro to 3/30) 4/9 -- 14-14 Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 4/16 4/26 -- 6-10 Enny Romero (L shoulder impingement) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 --- 1-3 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 13 15 17 9 26 21 19 13 12 4 149 Opps 11 15 12 18 19 29 14 16 8 1 143 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...8/21/17 vs. LA (Osuna & Rodríguez) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... 4/2/18 vs. MIN (Moran) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR... 9/9/17 @STL (Frazier) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...4/21/18 @PHI (Rodriguez) 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, Jaso & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 5/24/17 @ATL (Freese, Jaso & 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) 2018 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit Dickerson HR in 9th 2. 4/27 vs. St.Louis Marte single in 11th Pirates vs. Washington 2018 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell.200 10 2 0 0.196 46 9 4 9 Cervelli.333 9 3 1 1.295 44 13 2 4 Díaz.000 2 0 0 0.000 12 0 0 0 Dickerson.333 12 4 2 5.351 37 13 3 8 Frazier.200 10 2 0 0.250 52 13 0 7 Freese.250 4 1 0 0.200 85 17 1 9 Marte.250 8 2 0 0.250 120 30 4 13 Mercer.182 11 2 0 0.259 81 21 1 6 Moran.400 5 2 0 0.400 5 2 0 0 Moroff.143 7 1 1 2.286 14 4 1 9 Polanco.273 11 3 0 0.228 57 13 1 7 Rodríguez.000 4 0 0 0.170 47 8 0 4 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Brault 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0-0-0 9.00 2 4.0 4 Crick 0-0-0 3.86 2 2.1 1 0-0-0 3.86 2 2.1 1 Feliz 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Glasnow 0-0-0 54.00 1 1.0 6 1-0-0 8.53 4 12.2 12 Kingham 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Kontos 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1-1-1 2.61 17 20.2 6 Kuhl 0-1-0 7.72 1 4.2 4 0-2-0 6.14 3 14.2 10 Nova 0-1-0 9.64 1 4.2 5 1-2-0 4.91 4 18.1 10 Rodriguez 0-0-0 0.00 2 3.1 0 0-0-0 0.00 2 3.1 0 Santana 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 2 1.1 0 Taillon 0-1-0 4.50 1 6.0 3 0-1-0 3.50 3 18.0 7 Vázquez 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-1-1 12.27 5 3.2 5 Williams 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 13.50 1 0.2 1 2018 Ejections 1. 4/26 vs. Detroit Hurdle by Mike Winters (arguing Frazier out of base line)

Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance MARCH (1-0) 29 at Det T3-0.5 PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for March 30) 30 1 at Det W 13-10 (13) 1-0 2-0.5 Brault (1-0) Wilson (0-1) 42,516 31 at Det 2-1.0 PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 1) APRIL (16-12) 1 2 at Det W 1-0 2-0 2-0.5 Williams (1-0) Fulmer (0-1) Vázquez (1) 14,858 1 3 at Det W 8-6 3-0 T1 --- Kuhl (1-0) Farmer (0-1) Vázquez (2) 18,438 2 4 MIN W 5-4 4-0 1 +1.0 Taillon (1-0) Lynn (0-1) Kontos (1) 30,186 30,186 4 5 MIN L 3-7 4-1 1 +0.5 Rogers (1-0) Nova (0-1) 20,690 50,876 5 6 CIN W 5-2 5-1 1 +1.5 Brault (2-0) Bailey (0-2) Vázquez (3) 9,227 60,103 6 7 CIN W 14-3 6-1 1 +1.5 Williams (2-0) Castillo (0-2) 11,115 71,218 7 8 CIN L 4-7 6-2 1 +1.5 Peralta (1-0) Kontos (0-1) Iglesias (2) 14,336 85,554 8 9 CIN W 5-0 7-2 1 +2.0 TAILLON (2-0) Mahle (1-1) 11,251 96,805 9 at Chi 1 +2.0 PPD - SNOW (rescheduled for April 10) 10 10 at Chi W 8-5 8-2 1 +3.0 Nova (1-1) Chatwood (0-2) Vázquez (4) 40,144 11 11 at Chi L 5-13 8-3 1 +2.0 Duensing (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 35,596 12 12 at Chi W 6-1 9-3 1 +2.5 Williams (3-0) Hendricks (0-1) 29,949 13 13 at Mia L 2-7 9-4 1 +2.5 Peters (2-1) Kuhl (1-1) 6,852 14 14 at Mia W 1-0 10-4 1 +2.5 Kontos (1-1) Zeigler (0-3) Vázquez (5) 26,816 15 15 at Mia W 7-3 11-4 1 +2.5 Nova (2-1) Ureña (0-3) 10,621 16 16 COL L 2-6 11-5 1 +2.0 Marquez (1-1) Brault (2-1) 8,958 105,763 17 17 COL L 0-2 11-6 1 +1.0 Bettis (3-0) Williams (3-1) Davis (8) 8,869 114,632 18 18 COL W 10-2 12-6 1 +1.5 Kuhl (2-1) Freeland (0-3) 8,970 123,602 19 19 at Phi L 0-7 12-7 1 +1.5 Arrieta (2-0) Taillon (2-1) 19,071 20 20 at Phi L 1-2 12-8 1 +0.5 Garcia (2-1) Kontos (1-2) Neris (3) 20,183 21 21 at Phi L 2-6 12-9 3-0.5 Nola (2-1) Feliz (0-1) Neris (4) 28,161 22 22 at Phi L 2-3 (11) 12-10 3-1.5 Rios (3-0) R. Rodriguez (0-1) 29,199 24 DET 12-10 4-2.0 PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 25) 25 23 DET L 10-13 12-11 4-2.5 Stumpf (1-0) Taillon (2-2) Greene (4) ---- 25 24 DET W 8-3 13-11 3-2.5 Kuhl (3-1) Boyd (0-2) 9,396 132,998 26 25 DET W 1-0 14-11 3 1.5 Vázquez (1-0) Wilson (0-3) 12,049 145,047 27 26 STL W 6-5 (11) 15-11 3-0.5 Kontos (2-2) Hicks (1-1) 15,748 160,795 28 27 STL W 6-2 16-11 1 +0.5 Williams (4-1) Flaherty (0-1) 18,568 179,363 29 28 STL W 5-0 17-11 1 +0.5 Kingham (1-0) Weaver (2-2) 14,378 193,741 30 29 at Was L 2-3 17-12 2-0.5 Roark (2-2) Taillon (2-3) Kintzler (1) 20,879 MAY (0-2) 1 30 at Was L 4-12 17-13 4-0.5 Scherzer (6-1) Kuhl (3-2) 23,534 2 31 at Was L 3-9 17-14 4-1.5 Strasburg (3-3) Nova (2-2) 27,086 3 32 at Was 4 33 at Mil 5 34 at Mil 6 35 at Mil 8 36 at CWS 9 37 at CWS 11 38 SF 12 39 SF 13 40 SF 15 41 CWS 16 42 CWS 17 43 SD 18 44 SD 19 45 SD 20 46 SD 22 47 at Cin 23 48 at Cin 24 49 at Cin 25 50 STL 26 51 STL 27 52 STL 28 53 CHI 29 54 CHI 30 55 CHI 31 56 at Stl JUNE (0-0) 1 57 at Stl 2 58 at Stl 3 59 at Stl 5 60 LA 6 61 LA 7 62 LA 8 63 at Chi 9 64 at Chi 10 65 at Chi 11 66 at Ari 12 67 at Ari 13 68 at Ari 15 69 CIN 16 70 CIN 17 71 CIN 18 72 MIL 19 73 MIL 20 74 MIL 21 75 ARI 22 76 ARI 23 77 ARI 24 78 ARI 25 79 at NY 26 80 at NY 27 81 at NY 1B - Bell (17-13), Freese (0-1) 2B - Harrison (10-4), Frazier (5-6), Rodríguez (0-3), Moroff (2-1) 3B - Moran (13-11), Freese (4-3) SS - Mercer (15-13), Rodríguez (2-1) LF - Dickerson (14-13), Rodríguez (3-1) CF - Marte (17-13), Rodríguez (0-1) RF - Polanco (15-13), Frazier (1-1), Osuna (1-0) C - Cervelli (13-11), Díaz (4-3) DH - Frazier (2-0), Cervelli (1-0) 2018 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 29 82 at SD 30 83 at SD JULY (0-0) 1 84 at SD 2 85 at LA 3 86 at LA 4 87 at LA 6 88 PHI 7 89 PHI 8 90 PHI 9 91 WAS 10 92 WAS 11 93 WAS 12 94 MIL 13 95 MIL 14 96 MIL 15 97 MIL 16-19 ALL-STAR BREAK 20 98 at Cin 21 99 at Cin 22 100 at Cin 23 101 at Cle 24 102 at Cle 25 103 at Cle 26 104 NY 27 105 NY 28 106 NY 29 107 NY 31 108 CHI 1 109 CHI 3 110 STL 4 111 STL 5 112 STL 6 113 at Col 7 114 at Col 8 115 at Col 9 116 at SF 10 117 at SF 11 118 at SF 12 119 at SF 14 120 at Min 15 121 at Min 16 122 CHI 17 123 CHI 18 124 CHI 19 125 CHI 20 126 ATL 21 127 ATL 22 128 ATL 24 129 at Mil 25 130 at Mil 26 131 at Mil 28 132 at Stl 29 133 at Stl 30 134 at Stl 31 135 at Atl 1 136 at Atl 2 137 at Atl 3 138 CIN 4 139 CIN 5 140 CIN 7 141 MIA 8 142 MIA 9 143 MIA 10 144 at Stl 11 145 at Stl 12 146 at Stl 14 147 at Mil 15 148 at Mil 16 149 at Mil 17 150 KC 18 151 KC 19 152 KC 21 153 MIL 22 154 MIL 23 155 MIL 24 156 at Chi 25 157 at Chi 26 158 at Chi 27 159 at Chi 28 160 at Cin 29 161 at Cin 30 162 at Cin 1st - Harrison (8-4), Frazier (8-6), Rodríguez (1-3), Moroff (0-1) 2nd - Polanco (12-12), Mercer (3-1), Harrison (2-0), Frazier (0-1) 3rd - Marte (15-13), Polanco (2-0), Rodríguez (0-1) 4th - Bell (17-13), Dickerson (0-1) 5th - Dickerson (14-11), Freese (2-2), Cervelli (1-1) 6th - Cervelli (10-10), Freese (2-1), Marte (2-0), Díaz (1-1), Dickerson (0-1), Rodríguez (1-0), Moran (0-1), Osuna (1-0) 7th - Moran (11-10), Cervelli (3-0), Polanco (1-1), Mercer (0-2), Díaz (2-0), Freese (0-1) 8th - Mercer (10-10), Rodríguez (3-2), Moran (2-0), Díaz (0-2), Moroff (2-0) 9th - Pitchers (14-13), Mercer (2-0), Díaz (1-0) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) DOUBLEHEADERS (4/1, 4/25) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (--) STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 4/14 Enny Romero (LHP) claimed off waivers from Washington. 4/16 Josh Harrison (INF) placed on 10-day D.L...Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/20 A.J. Schugel (RHP) rehab assignment transferred from Bradenton to Indianapolis. 4/25 José Osuuna (INF/OF) recalled as the 26th man for second game of doubleheader; optioned back to Indianapolis. 4/28 Nick Kingham (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Enny Romero (LHP) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 4/26).