ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (32-22) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (24-29) MAY 31, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #54/HOME #27 RHP ZACK GODLEY (1-1, 1.99 ERA) vs. RHP CHAD KUHL (1-5, 6.29 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won four of their last seven games and have gone 10-7 in their last 17 after losing a season-high six straight between 5/7-12...Have won a seasonhigh three consecutive games on three occasions (4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Have scored a season-high 12 runs three times; 5/24 at Atlanta, 5/2 in Cincinnati and 4/28 in Miami...Had a 29-24 record after 53 games last season (29-25 after 54). HITTIN THE ROAD: Following the game today the Pirates are headed to New York, where they will spend a day off tomorrow before being a three-game series with the Mets Friday night...the five-game road trip concludes with two games in Baltimore Tuesday and Wednesday (the Bucs are also off Monday). THE LIGHT OF DAY: The Pirates have posted a 7-2 record in day games played at PNC Park this season, winning each of their last six games...adam Frazier has hit safely in all 10 of his starts in day games this season, going 23-for-44 (.523) with three doubles, two homers, 14 RBI and 10 runs scored...overall this season in 13 games played under natural light, Frazier has gone 24-for-47 (.511) with two home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored and a 1.302 OPS. KEEP IT CLOSE AT HOME: The Bucs have gone 9-1 at PNC Park this season in games decided by two runs or less, winning each of the last five instances...they have posted an 8-1 record in one-run decisions and a 1-0 mark in two-run games...in the 17 seasons of play at PNC Park, the Pirates have gone 235-162 (.592) in one-run contests. ELIAS SAYS: Yesterday the Pirates recalled catcher Elias Díaz from Triple-A Indianapolis...This is Díaz second stint with the Pirates this season (also May 1-6)...He made his second career start ever on May 2 at Cincinnati and recorded his first career hit with an infield single off Robert Stephenson...The next night he collected his first career extra base hit with a double off Rookie Davis...Díaz grounded out as a pinch hitter last night. SIXTH SENSE: Andrew McCutchen has batted sixth in the starting lineup in each of the last five games, doing so for the first time in his career Friday night...he has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with a double, two home runs and four RBI while hitting safely in all five games. SNAKE CHARMERS: The Pirates have won six of their last seven games and eight of their last 11 played against Arizona here at PNC Park...Last night the Bucs were blanked by the Snakes here at PNC Park for the first time since June 9, 2011. HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Since the beginning of 2015, Pittsburgh has gone 25-10 at PNC Park against teams from the National League West division...pittsburgh has won nine of the 10 series played during the stretch, with the only series loss coming against San Francisco last year between June 20-23 (lost three-of-four). THE RARE OPPOSING COMPLETE GAME: Last night the Pirates were shut out by Arizona s Robbie Ray, which marked just the third time since the beginning of last season that an opposing pitcher went the distance against Pittsburgh...Prior to last night, the last pitcher to toss a complete game and shutout was Philadelphia s Zach Eflin on July 22, 2016. DIAMOND FACTS: Gregory Polanco has hit safely in each of his last 13 games against the Diamondbacks...In those 13 contests, Polanco has gone 21-for-54 (.389) with five doubles, three homers, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and a 1.048 OPS. CASHING IN AT PNC: The Pirates have won six of their last 10 games played at PNC Park and have gone 9-6 in their last 15 home games...so far this season, the Bucs have gone 5-3 in their first eight series played at PNC Park...The Pirates are 2-3 in a stretch that has them scheduled to play 16-of-2s on their home turf, where they are 14-12 so far this season. NASTY NICASIO: In his last 19 appearances (dating back to 4/15), Juan Nicasio has posted a 1.00 ERA (18.0ip/2er)...He has struck out six of the last seven batters he has faced and has been charged with just one run in his last 16 outings (15.1ip). HAVE MERCER ON US: Jordy Mercer went 3-for-4 in Monday s game and has gone 15-for-35 (.429) with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI and six multi-hit efforts in his last nine games...mercer has hit safely in 11 of his last 15 games, going 19-for-55 (.345) with two homers and seven RBI while raising his season batting average 46 points from.203 to.249. LET S TAKE A WALK: Andrew McCutchen received his 631st career walk Monday afternoon to move ahead of Fred Clarke (630) and into eighth place on the club s all-time list for walks; Gus Suhr is seventh with 679. THE HIT LIST: Andrew McCutchen currently ranks 18th on Pittsburgh s all-time hit list with 1345...He moved ahead of Manny Sanguillen (1343) and into 18th place on the list with his game-winning home run Monday afternoon...gus Suhr ranks 17th in Pirates history with 1379 hits. THE CISCO KID: Bucco backstop Francisco Cervelli tied a career high (fourth time) with four hits Thursday afternoon in Atlanta and has produced six hits in his last 15 at bats...cervelli has gone 11-for-29 (.379) with five walks in his last 10 games, raising his season average 33 points from.217 to.250. BRINGING THE HEAT: Felipe Rivero has been charged with just two earned runs in his first 27 games (26.2ip - 0.68 ERA) while striking out 28 batters...entering today s action, Rivero s 0.68 ERA ranks first among all National League relief pitchers. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY May 31, 1915: The Pirates shut out the Chicago Cubs not once, but twice in a double header by a score of 1-0 both games. Wilbur Cooper allowed only three hits and struck out eight batters in his game one complete game victory while Al Mamaux went this distance as well in game two to improve his record to 6-1 on the season. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... Last five games... 2-3 Last ten games... 5-5 Leading after 6...17-2 Tied after 6... 3-3 Trailing after 6... 4-24 Leading after 7...19-1 Tied after 7...1-2 Trailing after 7... 4-26 Leading after 8...19-1 Tied after 8... 2-2 Trailing after 8... 3-26 Scoring first...14-10 Opp. score first... 10-19 Scoring 4+...21-4 Scoring less than 4... 3-25 Outhitting Opp....17-2 Being out-hit... 6-25 Hits are equal...1-2 Comeback wins... 13 Wins in final AB...6 Walkoff Wins...4 Losses in final AB...5 Walkoff Losses...4 Extra Inning Games... 5-3 Playing errorless...10-16 Committing at least 1 Error...14-13 Homered...18-16 2+ homers... 7-2 Series (W-L-T)...7-7-2 Series Sweeps...2 Swept in a Series...4 Interleague... 2-4 Before the break... 24-29 After the break...0-0 Starter goes 6.0ip+...13-15 Starter goes less than 6.0ip...11-14 Thursday in New York OFF DAY Friday at New York (NL) 7:10 RHP Gerrit Cole (2-5, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (4-3, 4.95 ERA) ROOT Saturday at New York (NL) 7:15 RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-4, 6.95 ERA) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (3-3, 5.75 ERA) FOX Sunday at New York (NL) 1:10 RHP Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.20 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Pill (0-1, 3.00 ERA) ROOT Monday in Baltimore OFF DAY
YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 5-4 4.20 14 14 0 0 70.2 73 34 33 20 53 2017 1-5 6.29 10 19 0 0 44.1 55 33 31 17 36 M.L. CAREER 6-9 5.01 24 24 0 0 115.0 128 67 64 37 89 vs. ARIZONA: Has never faced the Diamondbacks. 39 - RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) 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 4/8 vs. Atlanta W 5.0 5 3 2 6 5 85 3.60 6-4 W 4/13 at Boston ND 6.1 5 1 1 0 6 92 2.38 3-4 L 4/18 at St. Louis L 6.0 3 2 2 1 3 72 2.60 1-2 L 4/24 vs. Chicago L 1.2 8 9 9 4 1 57 6.63 3-14 L 4/30 at Miami ND 4.0+ 7 3 2 1 4 73 6.26 3-10 L APRIL (1-2, 6.26 ERA) 23.0 28 18 16 12 19 379 5/5 vs. Milwaukee ND 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 43 5.54 4-0 W 5/10 at Los Angeles L 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 79 5.81 2-5 L 5/16 vs. Washington L 4.0+ 10 6 6 1 3 89 6.69 4-8 L 5/21 vs. Philadelphia ND 5.0 1 0 0 2 5 82 5.85 1-0 W 5/26 vs. New York L 4.1 8 5 5 0 3 96 6.29 1-8 L MAY (0-3, 6.33 ERA) 21.1 27 15 15 5 17 389 TOTALS (1-5, 6.29 ERA) 44.1 55 33 31 17 36 768 CAREER BATTING:.063 (2-for-32) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 BB 3 SACS 2017 BATTING:.000 (0-for-9) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 1 BB 1 SAC walked as a pinch hitter on 4/16 at Chicago CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 5/24 21% 2 2 (346.2ip/162er) 4.21 Diaz 0/2 --- 0 0 (17.0ip/10er) 5.29 Stewart 4/12 33% 0 1 (106.2ip/49er) 4.13 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 1 SB OFF PITCHERS... 2 NO THROWS... 7 OTHERS (double steals)... 1 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates...12, 5/24 @ATL, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most runs, game, Opponents...14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, 5/12 @ARI (3rd) Most hits, game, Pirates...18, 4/28 @MIA Most hits, game, Opponents...17, 4/24 vs. CHI Most hits, inning, Pirates...6, 3 times, last on 5/25 @ATL (2nd) Most consec. hits, inning... 5, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most consec. hits, game... 5, 4/28 @MIA Most hits, inning, Opponents... 6, 3 times, last on 5/12 @ARI (4th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...1, 5/11 @ARI Fewest hits, game, Opponents... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Most doubles, game...4, 5/27 vs. NYM, 5/25 @ATL, 5/6 vs. MIL & 4/14 @CHI Most triples, game...3, 4/28 @MIA Most home runs, game, Pirates... 4, 5/24 @ATL & 4/15 @CHI Most home runs, game, Opponents...3, 5 times, last on 5/27 vs. NYM Most consecutive games, home run...7, 4/26-5/3 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...4, 5/26-29, 5/12-16 & 4/30-5/3 Most extra-base hits...6, 5/2 @CIN Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...36, 4/12-5/20 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...2, 4 times, last on 5/20 vs. PHI Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most left on base...13, 5/23 @ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)... INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 4, Cervelli (5/25 @ATL), Osuna (4/28 @MIA) & Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive hits...5, Cervelli (5/23-25) & Marte (4/9-10) Most runs, game.....3, Frazier (5/24 @ATL) Most 2bs, game...2, Jaso (5/2 @CIN), Polanco (4/29 @MIA) Mercer (5/27 vs. NYM) & Freese (4/14 @CHI) Most 3bs, game...1, 12 times, last by Mercer & Stewart (5/29 vs. ARI) Most HR, game.... 2, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Most extra-base hits... 2, 9 times, last by Mercer (5/27 vs. NYM) Most total bases....8, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Most RBI, game... 4, Frazier (5/18 vs. WAS) Most SB, game...2, McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most walks, game... 4, Frazier (5/24 @ATL) Consec. games, home run...2, Frazier (5/24-25), Mercer (5/23-24), Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Longest hitting streak.... 10 games, Harrison (5/19-28) Grand slams...................................................... None Inside-the-park home runs...none Leadoff home runs...2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Walkoff home runs.......... 2, McCutchen (5/29 vs. ARI) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) FRIDAY S STARTER GERRIT COLE: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his 12th start of the season Friday night when the Pirates open a five game road trip...allowed four runs in 5.0 innings but had a no decision in his last start; a 5-4, 10-inning walkoff win against the Mets Saturday night at PNC Park...Has lost his last three decisions on the road since winning for the only time on 4/14 at Wrigley Field...Pitched at least 6.0 innings while allowing two earned runs or less in seven straight starts from 4/14 to 5/17...Lost three straight decisions before winning a 6-1 decision against Washington s Jacob Turner on 5/17...Has allowed 1.89 walks per 9.0 innings; the best rate in his career...is seven strikeouts shy of 600 in his career. VS. NEW YORK: 1-2 with a 4.84 ERA (22.1ip/12er) in four career starts...is 0-0 in one start this year; had a no decision (5.0ip/10h/4r/4er/1bb/3so) last Friday in a 5-4 walkoff win at PNC Park...Has never faced the Mets at Citi Field. 2017 HIGHS & LOWS TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...11, 4 times, last on 5/18 vs. WAS Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...13, 5/24 @ATL & 5/6 vs. MIL Most strikeouts, game, Opponents... 17, 5/8 @LA Most walks, game, Pirates... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, game, Opponents...8, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...8, Cole (5/6 vs. MIL, 4/25 vs. CHI & 4/19 @STL) Longest winning streak...3 games, LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Longest losing streak... 5 games, Kuhl (4/18-5/26) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most walks, game...6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most IP, game, reliever... 5.1, LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. scoreless IP...12.1, Nicasio (4/22-5/21) Most consecutive saves...7, Watson (4/7-26) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...3 games (4/26-29, 4/14-16 & 4/7-9) Longest losing streak... 6 games (5/7-12) Longest game, innings... 12, 4/5 @BOS Longest game, time... 4:08, 5/14 @ARI (10 inn) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 3:36, 4/30 @MIA Shortest game, time...2:10, 5/30 vs. ARI Largest margin of victory... 10 runs, 4/28 @MIA (12-2) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, 5/8 @LA (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) Largest come from behind victory... 4 runs, 4/15 @CHI Largest come from behind loss...3 runs, 4/30 @MIA & 4/22 vs. NYY Largest crowd, home...36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Smallest crowd, home...11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Largest crowd, road... 47,720, 5/9 @LA Smallest crowd, road...13,909, 5/2 @CIN Most errors, game, Pirates...3, 4/21 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opponents...2, 10 times, last on 5/20 vs. PHI Consecutive innings w/out an error... 58.2, 5/8-14 Most double plays turned...4, 4/8 vs. ATL Rain delays, home (total time)... 2 (3 hours, 31 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time).......................... 2 (4 hours, 8 minutes) Players used... 35
JOSH BELL N Has gone 3-for-30 over his last seven contests since recording his last multi-hit game on 5/23 at Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 2-19 (.105) 0 HR 1 RBI N His 9 homers rank third among National League rookies behind Cody Bellinger (11) Hunter Renfroe (10). SERIES: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting.333 (9-for-27) with two home runs and six RBI in nine games while batting fifth in the lineup. LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-8 N Has been charged with two errors in 386 total chances at first base...has batted third in his last seven games. Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N HOMESTAND: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N 0-for-6 Made his 500th career appearance behind the plate Monday...Has produced eight hits in his last 19 at bats. Has gone 11-for-29 with four RBI in his last 10 games...tied career high with four hits on 5/25 in Atlanta. Has gone 14-for-46 (.304) from the fifth spot of the lineup...has gone 25 games since making his last error. Has reached base safely in 32 of his 38 starts...has gone 21-for-70 (.300) in 22 games this month. Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/10/17 at LA First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) ELIAS DÍAZ N Is in second stint with the Pirates this year (also 5/1-6)...Grounded into a fielders choice as a pinch hitter Tuesday. HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled Tuesday from Indianapolis, where he hit.281 with seven doubles, two homers and 18 RBI in 30 games. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Collected his first Major League on 5/2; an infield single off Robert Stephenson at Cincinnati. LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-2 N Has made three career starts behind the plate with the Pirates (5/2-3 and 7/24/16). Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 ADAM FRAZIER N Has two hits in his last 18 at bats since hitting a three-run homer in the second inning Thursday at Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 2-15 (.133) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.450 (9-for-20) against left-handed pitchers this season;.432 (19-for-44) in his big league career. SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 22-for-63 (.349) with two doubles, two homers and 13 RBI in 18 games played this month. LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.348 (31-for-89) in 2s as the leadoff batter...each of his home runs have been three-run shots. Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/25/17 at ATL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) DAVID FREESE N Went hitleess in three at bats Tuesday night against Arizona...Hit a two-run homer on 5/24 in Atlanta. HOMESTAND: 3-16 (.188) 0 HR 1 RBI N Had a pair of hits Sunday night against the Mets, including an RBI-double in the eighth inning. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had two RBI on 5/24; his first multi-rbi contest since 4/21; the Bucs are 7-4 when he drives in a run. LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI 0-for-4 N Has reached base safely in 24 of his 31 starts...is hitting.297 (22-for-74) from the fifth spot of the lineup. Multi-Hit Games: 7 First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) ALEN HANSON N Started at second base Monday afternoon and went 1-for-3...Has two stolen bases; last on 5/2 at Cincinnati. HOMESTAND: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 15 appearances (9 starts) at second base; also has 2 appearances in RF, 2 at short and 1 at third. SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 7-for-30 (.233) with a triple and three runs scored in his nine starts. LAST 3: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded his first career triple on 4/28 and the second RBI of his career; his first RBI came on 9/17/16. Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 JOSH HARRISON N Has multi-hit games in five of his last eight starts...had 10-game hitting streak (17-for-44,.386) end Monday. HOMESTAND: 6-21 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.315 (46-for-146) with seven doubles, five homers and 13 RBI in his last 37 games, dating back to 4/21. SERIES: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has produced a.355 average (27-for-76) in 19 games from the second spot of the starting lineup. LAST 3: 3-13 (.231) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting.321 (27-for-84) in 23 games at PNC Park this season...is hitting.319 (15-for-47) against lefties. Multi-Hit Games: 16 Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. WAS First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Made his eighth career start in left field Monday afternoon and first since 10/3/15 while playing with Tampa Bay. HOMESTAND: 3-9 (.333) 0 HR 2 RBI N Delivered a game-tying single in the ninth followed by a walkoff single in the 10th Saturday; his fifth career walkoff. SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games (10-for-31,.323) and has reached base safely in 11-of-14. LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 2 RBI 0-for-5 N Connected off Los Angeles Pedro Baez for his fourth career pinch-hit home run at Dodger Stadium on 5/9. Multi-Hit Games: 5 Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Hit his sixth career walkoff homer Monday; tied for the most in Pirates history with Ralph Kiner & Willie Stargell. HOMESTAND: 6-17 (.353) 2 HR 4 RBI N Has gone 6-for-17 with two homers and four RBI in the last five games while batting sixth in the starting lineup. SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 1 HR 1 RBI N The Pirates are 11-4 in games when he has an RBI...Has homered in two of his last three games vs. Arizona. LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 1 RBI N His 183 career homers rank 4th on Pirates all-time list behind Stargell (475), Kiner (301) and Clemente (240). 6 games Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 5/29/17 vs. ARI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Went 0-for-4 Tuesday but is 15-for-35 (.429) with three doubles, a triple and two home runs in his last nine games. HOMESTAND: 6-18 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered in back-to-back games on 5/23-24 in Atlanta...Is three RBI shy of 200 in his career. SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 11 of his last 15 games, going 19-for-55 (.345) with two homers and seven RBI. LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-5 N Has reached base safely in 18 of his last 23 games...has gone 30 games since making his last error on 4/26. GIFT NGOEPE N Started at second base Tuesday night and went hitless in two at bats...has gone 5-for-11 (.455) with RISP. HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 10 starts at second base, two at shortstop (5/21 & 5/4) and one at third base (5/7). SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored while making his first career start at second base on 4/28. LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-7 N Is 1st player from continent of Africa to reach big leagues...made MLB debut on 4/26; singled off Jon Lester for first hit. Multi-RBI Games: 3 First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 JOSÉ OSUNA N Went 0-for-3 Tuesday night...collected two hits off the bench Monday for the second time this year; also 5/24. HOMESTAND: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delivered a two run-single in the ninth inning and followed it up with a solo homer in the 10th on 5/24 in Atlanta. SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Nine of his 18 hits have gone for extra bases...eleven of his 12 RBI have come against right-handed pitchers. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-3 N Went 4-for-5 with an RBI on 4/28 in Miami...Fell a homer shy of hitting for the cycle on 4/24 against the Cubs. Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 2 First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL (Zach Davies) GREGORY POLANCO N Went 1-for-2 Monday to extend his hitting streak to eight games before leaving with right ankle discomfort. HOMESTAND: 6-15 (.400) 2 HR 2 RBI N Has homered three times in his last eight games...has a 13-game hitting streak vs. Arizona (21-for-54,.389). SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has 13 hits in last 36 at bats (.361) vs. righthanders...is 13-for-33 (.394) in his last nine games at PNC Park. LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 17-for-48 (.354) with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBI in his last 14 games. 8 games Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/28/17 vs. NYM First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn)
JOHNNY BARBATO N Has tossed 2.0 innings in each of his last two appearances...worked 2.0 scoreless innings Sunday night against the Mets. BA AGAINST: 16-70.229 N Has recorded at least one strikeout in nine of his 12 appearances...has surrendered two homers; both came on 5/7 vs. Milwaukee. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Has been scored upon in two of his last three appearances after making five straight scoreless appearances from 5/12-23. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 12/8 N Was acquired by Pittsburgh from New York (AL) on 4/17 in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. DANIEL HUDSON N Needed just eight pitches to retire each of the three batters he faced Tuesday...Recorded three K s in 2.0 scoreless innings Friday. BA AGAINST: 25-84.298 N Has made six straight scoreless appearances (6.1ip) after being scored upon in back-to-back outing on 5/9 and 5/14 (1.1ip/2r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 7/3 N Has posted a 1.74 ERA (10.1ip/2er) in 11 appearances this month...produced a 9.90 ERA (10.0ip/11er) in 12 games in April. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 24/18 N His two home runs allowed came in back-to-back appearances on 4/26 and 4/30...Was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19. WADE LeBLANC N Struck out two of the four batters he faced in 1.0 scoreless inning Tuesday...Has been scored upon just once in his last six outings. BA AGAINST: 23-115.200 N Improved to 3-0 on 5/21 in Pittsburgh s 1-0 win; gave up one hit in 1.1 scoreless innings of work against the Phillies. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/2 N Has been charged with six runs in his last 30.2ip after being charged with three runs in 0.1ip in his season debut on 4/7 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 19/13 N Earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati...Has allowed 13 hits in 76 at bats (.171) vs. right-handed batters. JHAN MARIÑEZ N Was scored upon for the first time as a member of the Pirates Sunday night; gave up two runs on four hits in 2.0 innings of work. BA AGAINST: 8-26.308 N Did not allow a run in each of his first three outings with Pittsburgh...Has surrendered two homers this year; last on 4/19 vs. Atlanta. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Was claimed off waivers on 5/19 from Milwaukee, where he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/2 N Recorded his only career win on 7/19/10 vs. Colorado while pitching with the Marlins...Made MLB debut with Miami on 7/16/10. JUAN NICASIO N Has struck out five of the six batters he has faced in his last 2.0 innings of work...pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning Monday afternoon. BA AGAINST: 18-83.217 N Has been scored upon in just four of his 24 appearances...has allowed two hits in his last six appearances (18 at bats). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 12/5 N Had his 12.1 scoreless inning streak end on 5/24 after allowing one run in 1.0 inning while also being charged with a blown save. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 24/17 N Recorded his first win of the year on 4/21 against the Yankees after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in relief of starter Tyler Glasnow. FELIPE RIVERO N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Monday afternoon against Arizona...Has made seven straight scoreless appearances (6.0ip). BA AGAINST: 16-96.167 N Has allowed an earned run in just two of his first 27 outings...has allowed just four hits in 40 at bats in 12 appearances this month. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 11/2 N Earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory on 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Has at least one punchout in 13 of his last 16 games. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 27/20 N Has allowed one earned run in 9.0 innings in the eighth inning...has allowed one hit in the last 14 at bats against left-handed hitters. TONY WATSON N Is 2-1 with two blown saves in last three outings..allowed two runs in the ninth inning Monday; had a blown save but earned the win. BA AGAINST: 29-95.305 N Recorded his 10th and last save on 5/21 vs. Philadelphia...Has issued one walk in his last six appearances (5.2ip). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Was the winning pitcher in 10-inning victory on 5/14 in Arizona (2.0ip/0r)...Has been scored upon in five of his 1s this month. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 20/13 N Has converted 10 of his 13 save chances this season and has gone 25-for-31 in save opportunities in his role as Pirates closer. 2017 Disabled List (7 players, 7 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/12 6-12 Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 -- 16-17 David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/12 4-9 Jameson Taillon (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 -- 11-13 Gregory Polanco (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 5/25 5-3 Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 -- 6-5 Chris Stewart (L hamstring strain) 5/30 6/9 --- 0-1 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Jung Ho Kang 3/11 24-29 Starling Marte 4/18 18-22 Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 22 30 16 23 9 37 32 9 16 13 207 Opps 35 19 26 30 33 23 28 27 17 6 244 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs... (2 times in 2017) - 5/24/17 @ATL (Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...8/26/16 @MIL (Mercer) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One Inning... 5/24/17 @ATL (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 5/24/17 @ATL (Freese, Osuna & Mercer) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One Inning...8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... 4/14/14 @CIN The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) Pirates vs. Arizona 2017 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell.200 15 3 2 5.200 15 3 2 5 Cervelli.071 14 1 0 0.190 63 12 1 3 Díaz.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Frazier.385 13 5 0 0.385 13 5 0 0 Freese.083 12 1 0 0.282 131 37 6 16 Hanson.200 5 1 0 0.200 5 1 0 0 Harrison.182 22 4 0 0.273 110 30 1 8 Jaso.111 9 1 0 1.182 33 6 0 2 McCutchen.227 22 5 2 3.307 205 63 6 25 Mercer.238 21 5 0 0.293 99 29 2 7 Ngoepe.000 6 0 0 0.000 6 0 0 0 Osuna.200 15 3 0 0.200 15 3 0 0 Polanco.385 13 5 1 3.354 96 34 4 17 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Barbato 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 Cole 0-1-0 2.57 1 7.0 2 2-2-0 2.51 5 32.1 9 Glasnow 0-1-0 27.00 1 2.1 7 0-1-0 27.00 1 2.1 7 Hudson 0-0-0 5.40 2 1.2 1 0-0-0 5.40 2 1.2 1 Kuhl 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 LeBlanc 0-0-0 0.00 2 1.1 0 3-3-0 4.53 12 53.2 27 Marinez 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 1.80 3 5.0 1 Nicasio 0-0-0 0.00 4 4.1 0 3-3-0 5.64 22 52.2 33 Nova 0-1-0 4.15 2 13.0 6 1-1-0 4.00 3 18.0 8 Rivero 0-0-0 5.40 2 2.2 1 0-0-0 12.00 3 3.0 4 Watson 2-0-1 6.75 3 4.0 3 4-0-1 1.88 21 24.0 5 Williams 1-0-0 1.64 2 11.0 2 1-0-0 1.64 2 11.0 2 2017 Ejections 1. 5/22 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 2. 5/22 at Atlanta...Freese by Phil Cuzzi (arguing balls and strikes) 3. 5/23 at Atlanta...Hurdle by Nic Lentz (arguing Bell being out of base line) 2017 Walkoff Wins 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th 3. 5/27 vs. New York...Jaso single in 10th 4. 5/29 vs. Arizona...McCutchen HR in 9th
Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (11-13) 3 1 at Bos L 3-5 0-1 T2-1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36,594 5 2 at Bos L 0-3 (12) 0-2 5-1.0 Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 7 3 ATL W 5-4 1-2 4-1.5 Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36,484 8 4 ATL W 6-4 2-2 3-0.5 Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68,240 9 5 ATL W 6-5 (10) 3-2 3-0.5 Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90,953 10 6 CIN L 1-7 3-3 3-1.5 Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28,264 119,217 11 7 CIN L 2-6 3-4 3-2.5 Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11,027 130,244 12 8 CIN L 2-9 3-5 4-3.5 Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12,327 142,571 13 9 at Bos L 3-4 3-6 T4-3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32,400 14 10 at Chi W 4-2 4-6 4-2.5 Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40,430 15 11 at Chi W 8-7 5-6 4-2.5 Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41,814 16 12 at Chi W 6-1 6-6 T3-1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39,422 17 13 at Stl L 1-2 6-7 T3-2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40,172 18 14 at Stl L 1-2 6-8 4-3.0 Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38,806 19 15 at Stl L 1-2 6-9 T4-3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40,182 21 16 NYY W 6-3 7-9 4-2.0 Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30,565 173,136 22 17 NYY L 5-11 7-10 5-3.0 Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36,140 209,276 23 18 NYY W 2-1 8-10 5-2.0 Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27,840 237,116 24 19 CHI L 3-14 8-11 5-3.0 Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13,445 250,561 25 20 CHI L 0-1 8-12 5-4.0 Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15,326 265,887 26 21 CHI W 6-5 9-12 5-3.0 LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16,904 282,791 28 22 at Mia W 12-2 10-12 4-2.0 Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19,690 29 23 at Mia W 4-0 11-12 4-2.0 NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33,152 30 24 at Mia L 3-10 11-13 T4-2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 MAY (13-16) 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) 11-14 5-2.0 Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14,753 2 26 at Cin W 12-3 12-14 T4-2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13,909 3 27 at Cin L 2-7 12-15 5-3.0 Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14,297 4 28 at Cin L 2-4 12-16 5-4.0 Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17,896 5 29 MIL W 4-0 13-16 5-3.0 LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21,129 303,920 6 30 MIL W 2-1 (10) 14-16 5-2.0 Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22,902 326,822 7 31 MIL L 2-6 14-17 5-3.0 Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25,108 351,930 8 32 at LA L 1-12 14-18 5-3.5 Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37,314 9 33 at LA L 3-4 (10) 14-19 5-4.5 Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47,720 10 34 at LA L 2-5 14-20 5-5.5 Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40,719 11 35 at Ari L 1-2 14-21 5-6.0 Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17,527 12 36 at Ari L 4-11 14-22 5-6.0 Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21,911 13 37 at Ari W 4-3 15-22 5-6.0 Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31,673 14 38 at Ari W 6-4 (10) 16-22 5-6.0 Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34,088 16 39 WAS L 4-8 16-23 5-6.0 Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16,992 368,922 17 40 WAS W 6-1 17-23 5-5.5 Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) 18,803 387,725 18 41 WAS W 10-4 18-23 5-5.5 Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) 27,728 415,453 19 42 PHI L 2-7 18-24 5-6.5 Hellickson (5-1) Williams (2-3) 25,795 441,248 20 43 PHI W 6-3 19-24 5-6.0 Nova (4-3) Velasquez (2-4) Watson (9) 32,572 473,820 21 44 PHI W 1-0 20-24 5-5.0 LeBlanc (3-0) Nola (2-1) Watson (10) 24,445 498,265 22 45 at Atl L 2-5 20-25 5-5.5 Foltynewicz (3-4) Cole (2-5) Johnson (9) 21,896 23 46 at Atl L 5-6 20-26 5-5.5 Jackson (1-0) Watson (2-1) 25,040 24 47 at Atl W 12-5 (10) 21-26 5-4.5 Rivero (2-1) Collmenter (0-2) 25,981 25 48 at Atl W 9-4 22-26 5-4.0 Nova (5-3) Colon (2-5) 33,713 26 49 NY L 1-8 22-27 5-4.0 degrom (4-1) Kuhl (1-5) 29,408 527,673 27 50 NY W 5-4 (10) 23-27 5-3.5 Watson (3-1) Pill (0-1) 31,658 559,331 28 51 NY L 2-7 23-28 5-4.5 Harvey (4-3) Glasnow (2-4) 21,828 581,159 29 52 ARI W 4-3 24-28 5-3.5 Watson (4-1) Bradley (1-1) 16,939 598,098 30 53 ARI L 0-3 24-29 5-3.5 RAY (5-3) Nova (5-4) 14,996 613,094 31 54 ARI 2 55 at NY 3 56 at NY 4 57 at NY 6 58 at Bal 7 59 at Bal 8 60 MIA 9 61 MIA 10 62 MIA 11 63 MIA 12 64 COL 13 65 COL 14 66 COL 16 67 CHI 17 68 CHI 18 69 CHI 19 70 at Mil 20 71 at Mil 21 72 at Mil 22 73 at Mil 23 74 at Stl 24 75 at Stl 25 76 at Stl 27 77 TB 28 78 TB 29 79 TB 30 80 SF 1 81 SF JUNE (0-0) JULY (0-0) 2017 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 2 82 at SF 3 83 at Phi 4 84 at Phi 5 85 at Phi 6 86 at Phi 7 87 at Chi 8 88 at Chi 9 89 at Chi 10-12 ALL-STAR BREAK 14 90 STL 15 91 STL 16 92 STL 17 93 MIL 18 94 MIL 19 95 MIL 20 96 MIL 21 97 at Col 22 98 at Col 23 99 at Col 24 100 at SF 25 101 at SF 26 102 at SF 28 103 at SD 29 104 at SD 30 154 at SD 1 106 CIN 2 107 CIN 3 108 CIN 4 109 SD 5 110 SD 6 111 SD 7 112 DET 8 113 DET 9 114 at Det 10 115 at Det 11 116 at Tor 12 117 at Tor 13 118 at Tor 15 119 at Mil 16 120 at Mil 17 121 STL 18 122 STL 19 123 STL 20 124 STL 21 125 LA 22 126 LA 23 127 LA 24 128 LA 25 129 at Cin 26 130 at Cin 27 131 at Cin 28 132 at Chi 29 133 at Chi 30 134 at Chi l 135 CIN 2 136 CIN 3 137 CIN 4 138 CHI 5 139 CHI 6 140 CHI 7 141 CHI 8 142 at Stl 9 143 at Stl 10 144 at Stl 11 145 at Mil 12 146 at Mil 13 147 at Mil 15 148 at Cin 16 149 at Cin 17 150 at Cin 18 151 MIL 19 152 MIL 20 153 MIL 22 154 STL 23 155 STL 24 156 STL 26 157 BAL 27 158 BAL 28 159 at Was 29 160 at Was 30 161 at Was 1 162 at Was STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (20-27), Jaso (2-1), Freese (2-0), Osuna (0-1) 2B - Harrison (8-14), Ngoepe (6-4), Hanson (5-4), Gosselin (4-3), Frazier (1-2), Moroff (0-2) 3B - Freese (11-17), Harrison (12-11), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (22-28), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Polanco (11-14), Frazier (9-8), Osuna (1-4), Harrison (2-1), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1), Jaso (1-0) CF - McCutchen (16-21), Marte (6-7), Frazier (1-0), Polanco (0-1), Ortiz (1-0) RF - Jaso (8-10), McCutchen (6-7), Osuna (6-5), Polanco (4-6), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (17-22), Stewart (6-6), Diaz (1-1) DH - Frazier (0-1), Freese (0-1), Polanco (0-1) AUGUST (0-0) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1) 1st - Frazier (12-9), Harrison (8-12), Mercer (3-7), Jaso (0-1), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Harrison (10-8), Bell (5-6), Marte (5-6), Mercer (3-5), Jaso (1-2), Cervelli (0-2) 3rd - McCutchen (20-25), Bell (4-4) 4th - Polanco (15-22), Freese (5-4), Bell (3-2), Jaso (1-1) 5th - Freese (8-14), Cervelli (7-5), Bell (4-4), Jaso (4-2), Osuna (1-4) 6th - Cervelli (6-9), Jaso (5-5), Osuna (5-4), McCutchen (2-3), Bell (1-4), Mercer (3-1), Harrison (1-1), Diaz (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (5-4), Cervelli (4-6), Harrison (3-4), Bell (2-5), Hanson (4-3), Osuna (1-2), Gosselin (3-1), Ortiz (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Moroff (0-1) Stewart (1-0) 8th - Mercer (8-11), Ngoepe (7-5), Stewart (5-5), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Moroff (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (24-26), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1), Stewart (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 5/19 Jhan Mariñez (RHP) claimed off waivers from Milwaukee. 5/20 Josh Lindblom (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L. 5/25 Gregory Polanco (OF) reinstated from D.L...Danny Ortiz (OF) optioned to Indianapolis. 5/27 Josh Lindblom (RHP) and Antonio Bastardo (LHP) began rehab assignments with Indianapolis. 5/28 Jameson Taillon (RHP) began rehab assignment with Altoona. 5/30 Chris Stewart (C) placed on 10-day D.L...Elias Díaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis.