May 2, 2018 at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. --- GAME #31/ROAD #16 RHP IVAN NOVA (2-1, 3.32 ERA) vs. RHP STEPHEN STRASBURG (2-3, 3.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES (17-13) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (14-16) May 2, 2018 at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. --- GAME #31/ROAD #16 RHP IVAN NOVA (2-1, 3.32 ERA) vs. RHP STEPHEN STRASBURG (2-3, 3.63 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost back-to-back 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 10-11 in their last 2s after going 7-2 in their first nine...won each of their first four games and six of the first seven...were 14-16 after 30 games in 2017 (14-17 after 31). YOU RE SO SUPER NOVA: Ivan Nova has gone 2-0 with a 2.28 ERA (27.2ip/7er) in his last four starts...in his last outing Thursday afternoon vs. Detroit, he scattered six hits over 8.0 scoreless innings while coming away with a no decision in Pittsburgh s 1-0 walkoff win...he is also 2-0 with a 3.28 ERA (24.2ip/9er) in four starts on the road this season. LIMITED FREE PASSES: Ivan Nova tossed 8.0 innings without allowing a walk in his last start on Thursday (his last free pass came on April 4 vs. Minnesota)...He has walked only 43 batters in 289.2 innings since joining the Pirates in August of 2016...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that average of 1.3 walks per nine innings is the lowest in the Majors during that time (minimum: 40 starts), and it s less than half Nova s average during seven seasons with the Yankees (2.9 walks per nine innings). THE OUTFIELD: Pittsburgh s outfielders enter today with an.811 OPS...That s the third-best mark in the National League, trailing only Washington (.845) and Arizona (.828). HONORS FOR OSUNA: Indianapolis José Osuna was named the International League Player-of-the-Month for April on Tuesday...Osuna hit.361 while leading the league in extra base hits (12) and slugging (.656)...He also finished the month tied for second on the circuit in RBI (16), doubles (nine) and total bases (40). CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME: On Tuesday Francisco Cervelli recorded his fifth caught stealing of the 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 third in the National League, trailing only the Marlins (12) and Brewers (eight). MAX-AMIZING OPPORTUNITIES: Last night Max Moroff went deep for the first time this season with a two-run shot in the ninth inning...he is now 4-for-7 with a double, triple, homer and nine RBI in his last three games against Washington. MAKE THAT A DOUBLE: Last night Jordy Mercer extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double in the seventh inning...mercer enters today tied for third among all National League players with 10 doubles this season. DEEP THOUGHTS: The Pirates have homered in nine of their last 10 games, including two in last night s contest...pittsburgh ranks sixth among National League teams with 31 homers on the season (Colorado leads the way with 37). EXTRA EXTRA: The Bucs come begin today ranked fourth in the National League with 92 extra base hits...the only three teams in the league with more are the Braves (103), Diamondbacks (99) and Dodgers (94). COREY S CONTRIBUTIONS: Corey Dickerson has homered in two straight and three times in his last six games...he has recorded a total of 18 RBI from the fifth spot of the lineup this season...the only player in MLB with more RBI from that spot in the lineup is Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees (24). AND THE WHIFF: Richard Rodríguez recorded two strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief on Tuesday and now has 15 punchouts over 9.1 innings of work...since making his Pirates debut on April 17, Rodríguez 15 strikeouts are tied for the second-most in the Majors among all relievers behind Milwaukee s Josh Hader (17). CATCH THIS: Over the last 2s, catchers Francisco Cervelli and Elias Díaz have combined to hit.452 (33-for-73) with three doubles, two triples, six home runs and 22 RBI...Cervelli is hitting.404 (21-for-52) in his last 16 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.375 (39-for-104) with six homers, 25 RBI and a Major League best 1.076 OPS. TAKING OFFENSE: The Pirates have scored a total of 146 runs coming into today, which ranks sixth in all of Major League Baseball...The only five teams to score more runs than Pittsburgh coming into today are the Yankees (168), Red Sox (165), Blue Jays (156), Braves (154) and Astros (149). KNOCKIN THEM IN: Francisco Cervelli enters today with 20 RBI, which is tied for seventh in the National League...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Cervelli was the seventh Pittsburgh player ever to produce 20 or more RBI before the end of April... Xavier Nady (26) and Nate McLouth (25) did it in 2008, Brian Giles had 20 in 2000, Jeff King knocked in 23 in 1996, Bobby Bonilla had 21 in 1990 and Willie Stargell holds the club record with 27 in 1971. 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 last night (3.0ip/5h/2r/2er/0bb/2so)...Musgrove threw a total of 36 pitches (29 strikes). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY May 2, 1987: The Pirates defeated the Giants 1-0 at Three Rivers Stadium as Sid Bream scored the only run in the eighth inning. Bob Walk started and allowed three hits over 6.0 innings while John Smiley got the win in relief. BUCS WHEN... Last five games... 3-2 Last ten games... 5-5 Leading after 6... 14-0 Tied after 6... 2-2 Trailing after 6...1-10 Leading after 7...13-0 Tied after 7... 2-2 Trailing after 7...2-10 Leading after 8...13-0 Tied after 8... 3-0 Trailing after 8...1-12 Scoring first... 10-4 Opp. score first... 7-8 Scoring 4+... 14-4 Scoring less than 4... 3-8 Outhitting Opp.... 13-1 Being out-hit... 4-10 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...13-7 2+ homers... 4-3 Series (W-L-T)...6-2-1 Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series... 1 Interleague... 6-2 Before the break...17-13 After the break...0-0 Starter goes 6.0ip+...11-4 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...6-8 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday at Washington 1:05 RHP Trevor Williams (4-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 4.11 ERA) MLB Network 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

46 - RHP IVAN NOVA YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2017 11-14 4.14 31 31 2 1 187.0 203 96 86 36 131 2018 2-1 3.32 6 6 0 0 38.0 35 14 14 4 30 M.L. CAREER 71-56 4.23 179 166 8 3 1018.2 1080 509 479 281 756 vs. WASHINGTON: 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA (13.2ip/8r/5er) in three career starts...went 0-0 in one start (2.0ip/1r) last year; left his start on 9/28 at Nationals Park after being hit by a pitch in his right hand in his first at bat...he recorded his lone win (7.2ip/1r) on 6/17/12 at Nationals Park while pitching for the Yankees...He also had a no decision (4.0ip/6r/3er) on 9/24/16 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 3/29 at Detroit ND 5.0 6 2 2 3 4 84 3.60 13-10 W 4/4 vs. Minnesota L 5.1 5 5 5 1 3 81 6.10 3-7 L 4/10 at Chicago W 7.0 7 3 3 0 6 102 5.19 8-5 W 4/15 at Miami W 6.2 6 3 3 0 9 106 4.88 7-3 W 4/20 at Philadelphia ND 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 92 4.20 1-2 L 4/26 vs. Detroit ND 8.0 6 0 0 0 5 93 3.32 1-0 W MARCH/APRIL (2-1, 3.32 ERA) 38.0 35 14 14 4 30 558 CAREER BATTING:.048 (5-for-104) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 14 SACS 2018 BATTING:.000 (0-for-13) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS Nova is hitless in his last 40 big league at bats CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PCT PB PICK OFFS CATCHER S ERA Cervelli 5/11 45% 0 0 (204.0ip/98er) 4.32 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 TOMORROW S STARTER TREVOR WILLIAMS: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his seventh start of the season tomorrow afternoon in the finale of this four game series against the Nationals...Allowed two runs over 6.0 innings and won a 6-2 decision against St. Louis Jack Flaherty in his last start Saturday at PNC Park...Has worked 6.0 innings in five of his six starts...began the season with three straight wins before suffering his first loss on 4/17 vs. Colorado (6.0ip/2er)...Has gone 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (18.0ip/3er) in his first three road starts...surrendered his only home run in his start on 4/12 at Wrigley Field...Went 7-9 with a 4.07 ERA in 3s (25 starts) with the Pirates in 2017...Ranked first in ERA and fourth in innings pitched (150.1) among N.L. rookies with at least 100.0ip. 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. 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, 3 times, last on 4/25 vs. DET (game two) 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 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, 11 times, last by Marte (4/22 @PHI) 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 Reached base safely in three of his four plate appearances Tuesday after going 2-for-3 with a double and walk. ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has been charged with one error in 248 total chances..is tied for fourth in the NL with 16 RBI batting cleanup. SERIES 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in four of his last five (5-for-19) and in seven of his last nine contests (8-for-33). LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with three doubles, a home run and 16 RBI while batting with RISP. FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 2 RBI 4 games His 20 RBI last month were the single-most in his career; was also the 7th Buc to have at least 20 by the end of April. Is hitting.404 (21-for-52) over his last 16 games...three of his four homers have been three-run shots. N Has been charged with one error in his last 4s behind the plate dating back to 7/21/17. N Has hit safely in 11 of 13 road games, going 16-for-45 (.356)...Is 11-for-23 (.478) with 18 RBI with RISP. Last HR: 4/4/18 vs. MIN First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) Last HR: 4/28/18 vs. StL 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 in two straight and three times in his last six contests; his HR Tuesday came vs. Max Scherzer. ROAD TRIP: 2-8 (.250) 2 HR 3 RBI SERIES 2-8 (.250) 2 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 2 HR 3 RBI 2 games N His 18 RBI from the fifth spot of the lineup ranks second in MLB behind New York's Gary Sanchez (24). N Has hit safely in eight of nine career games vs. the Nats, going 11-for-33 (.333) with five doubles & three HR. N Has hit safely in 19 of his last 24 games, going 31-for-90 (.344) with nine doubles, four homers and 17 RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 9 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: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 6-for-20 (.300) in his last six games...went 0-for-4 with a walk Tuesday night. SERIES 1-8 (.125) 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: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-7 N Has hit safely in 10 of his 15 starts...has made each of his last nine starts at second base. Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 4/12/18 @CHI First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Has knocked in a run in back-to-back games after delivering a pinch-hit run-scoring single on Sunday. ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly Saturday night...has made six starts at third base and one at first base. SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his third multi-hit game of the season on 4/25; went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. LAST 3: 1-1 (1.000) 0 HR 2 RBI N Has gone 9-for-29 (.310) with two home runs and five RBI in his seven 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 10 of his last 13 games against the Nationals, going 16-for-52 (.308) with six RBI. ROAD TRIP: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitless in his last two games after hitting safely in each of his previous nine contests. SERIES 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-9 (.111) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-6 N His 32 hits last month (March/April) were his most in a month since also collecting 32 in April of 2016. N Has reached base safely in 27 of his 30 games overall...started each of the first 28 games of the season. 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 1s against Washington, going 12-for-38 (.316). ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Extended his hitting streak to eight games (9-for-35) on Tuesday after going 1-for-4 with a double. SERIES 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games...was charged with his only error of the season Saturday night. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI 8 games N Is hitting.292 (19-for-65) in 19 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-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-7 with a double, triple, homer and nine RBI in his last three games against the Nationals. ROAD TRIP: 1-2 (.500) 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 1-2 (.500) 1 HR 2 RBI LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 1 HR 2 RBI 2 games N Singled as a pinch hitter Saturday night...has made each of his two starts at second base (last on 4/25). N Is 4-for-9 with runners on base...has made each of his six defensive appearances at second base. 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: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-12 (.083) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 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 tied for third among NL hitters with 11 RBI from second spot of lineup. N Has been charged with two errors in 125 games since the beginning of the 2017 season (last on 8/9). N His six home runs last month (March/April) were his most since he also connected for six in August of 2016. 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 Allowed five runs (4er) in 4.2 innings and had a no decision in his last appearance/start on 4/27 vs. St. Louis. BA AGAINST: 2-11.182 N Recorded his second win in his start on 4/5 vs. Cincinnati after allowing one run over 5.0 innings of work. 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: 1/0 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 Worked a scoreless eighth inning Monday night at Washington...Has allowed one hit in 14 at bats vs. left-handed hitters. BA AGAINST: 5-25.200 N Has been scored upon once in his first eight appearances...has issued just one walk in his first eight outings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 7-2 N Has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his first eight appearances; has 10 K s in 6.1 innings of work overall. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/6 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 Friday 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 Saturday night 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 Friday night 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 -- 17-13 A.J. Schugel (R shoulder discomfort) 3/29 (retro to 3/26) 4/5 -- 17-13 Joe Musgrove (R shoulder strain) 4/2 (retro to 3/30) 4/9 -- 14-13 Josh Harrison (L hand fracture) 4/16 4/26 -- 6-9 Enny Romero (L shoulder impingement) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 --- 1-2 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 12 15 16 9 26 20 19 13 12 4 146 Opps 9 15 11 17 15 28 14 16 8 1 134 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.286 7 2 0 0.209 43 9 4 9 Cervelli.400 5 2 0 0.300 40 12 1 3 Díaz.000 2 0 0 0.000 12 0 0 0 Dickerson.250 8 2 2 3.333 33 11 3 6 Frazier.125 8 1 0 0.240 50 12 0 7 Freese.000 0 0 0 0.198 81 16 1 9 Marte.000 5 0 0 0.239 117 28 4 13 Mercer.286 7 2 0 0.273 77 21 1 6 Moran.400 5 2 0 0.400 5 2 0 0 Moroff.500 2 1 1 2.444 9 4 1 9 Polanco.143 7 1 0 0.208 53 11 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 0.0 0 0-0-0 18.00 1 2.0 4 Crick 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 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 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1-1-0 3.29 3 13.2 5 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 (0-1) 1 30 at Was L 4-12 17-13 4-0.5 Scherzer (6-1) Kuhl (3-2) 23,534 2 31 at Was 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 (17-12), Freese (0-1) 2B - Harrison (10-4), Frazier (5-6), Rodríguez (0-3), Moroff (2-0) 3B - Moran (13-11), Freese (4-2) SS - Mercer (15-12), Rodríguez (2-1) LF - Dickerson (14-12), Rodríguez (3-1) CF - Marte (17-12), Rodríguez (0-1) RF - Polanco (15-12), Frazier (1-1), Osuna (1-0) C - Cervelli (13-10), 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) 2nd - Polanco (12-11), Mercer (3-1), Harrison (2-0), Frazier (0-1) 3rd - Marte (15-12), Polanco (2-0), Rodríguez (0-1) 4th - Bell (17-12), Dickerson (0-1) 5th - Dickerson (14-10), Freese (2-2), Cervelli (1-1) 6th - Cervelli (10-9), 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) 8th - Mercer (10-9), Rodríguez (3-2), Moran (2-0), Díaz (0-2), Moroff (2-0) 9th - Pitchers (14-12), 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).