(20-24) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (18-23) MAY 22, 2017 at SunTrust Park, Atlanta, GA --- GAME #45/ROAD #24 RHP (2-4, 2.84 ERA) vs. RHP MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (2-4, 4.10 ERA)

THE PIRATES...have won four of their last five games and six of their last eight after losing a season-high six straight from 5/7-12...Have won a season-high three consecutive games on three occasions (4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Scored a season-high 12 runs twice; on 5/2 in Cincinnati and 4/28 in Miami...Had a 25-19 record after 44 games last season (26-19 after 45). BUCS WHEN... FUELED BY COLE: Gerrit Cole gets the start tonight in the first game of this brief four game road trip to Atlanta...Cole has Last five games ...... 4-1 been charged with two earned runs or less in each of his last seven starts dating back to April 14 while recording a 1.96 ERA (46.0ip/10er) in that time...The only two in the Majors with a lower ERA since April 14 are Los Angeles’ Clayton Last ten games...... 6-4 Kershaw (1.81) and Alex Wood (1.93). Leading after 6...... 16-1 TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM: David Freese collected the only RBI in yesterday’s 1-0 Pirates win after being by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth inning...It marked the first time the Pirates won 1-0 with the only RBI coming via a Tied after 6...... 2-3 since May 31, 1915, vs. the Cubs when Bill Hinchman was plunked by Chicago’s Jimmy Lavender with the sacks packed... Trailing after 6...... 2-20 Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau. GO DADDY: Pittsburgh’s four-day jaunt here to Atlanta will be highlighted by the annual dad’s trip...This year over 20 dads Leading after 7...... 17-1 of players and staff members are making the trip to the Peach State...Last year during the annual trip, the Bucs played three Tied after 7...... 1-2 games in Washington following the All-Star break, highlighted by an 18-inning win on the final day of the trip on July 17. Trailing after 7...... 2-21 HAVE MERCER ON US: Shortstop Jordy Mercer has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games against the Braves....During the 17-game stretch, Mercer is hitting at a .369 clip (24-for-65) with three doubles and eight RBI. Leading after 8...... 17-1 TRENDING IN PITTSBURGH: started and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings in yesterday’s win by the Bucs...Pittsburgh’s Tied after 8...... 2-2 starters have now posted a 2.70 ERA (30.0ip/9er) and .185 batting average against (20-for-108) over the last five games. Trailing after 8...... 1-21 IN THE CENTER OF GOOD COMPANY: On Saturday Andrew McCutchen made the 1200th start of his career in center field... The only three players in Pirates history to make more starts in center field are Hall-of-Famer Lloyd Waner (1518), Hall-of- Scoring first...... 12-7 Famer Max Carey (1416) and 1960 World Series champion Bill Virdon (1308). Opp. score first...... 8-17 SOME MORE COLE NOTES: Pirates 2014 first round draft pick Cole Tucker is hitting .377 (29-for-77) with seven doubles, three triples, three home runs, 18 RBI and a 1.111 OPS this month for the , who own the best record Scoring 4+...... 17-3 (27-17) in the Florida State League...Tucker also leads all of minor league with 26 stolen bases, which is just one shy of the Marauders single-season record of 27 held by Benji Gonzalez (2013) and Adalberto Santos (2011). Scoring less than 4...... 3-21 BUCS/BRAVES: The Pirates and Braves are scheduled to wrap up their season series with a four-game set in Atlanta Outhitting Opp...... 13-2 beginning tonight...The Bucs swept a three-game series from the Braves at PNC Park April 7-9 and have gone 15-6 in their last 21 meetings, dating back to 8/20/14. Being out-hit...... 6-21 SETTING THE TONE: collected two more hits yesterday and now has multiple hits in each of his last six starts, Hits are equal...... 1-1 going 15-for-28 (.536) with two doubles, seven RBI and six runs scored...The Pirates are 15-4 in games Frazier collects at least two hits since breaking into the big leagues last season. Comeback wins ...... 10 LEADING THINGS OFF: In 14 games as the leadoff batter, Adam Frazier is hitting .413 (26-for-63) with nine RBI and 10 runs Wins in final AB...... 3 scored...In nine games (seven starts) since being reinstated from the D.L. on 5/12, Frazier has gone 16-for-35 (.457); he had Walkoff Wins...... 2 been sidelined since 4/24 with a left hamstring strain. Losses in final AB...... 4 FIRING LeBLANC’S: Wade LeBlanc improved to 3-0 on the season after earning the win on Sunday...Since being acquired by the Pirates from Seattle last year on September 13, LeBlanc has gone 4-0 with two saves, a 1.86 ERA (38.2ip/8er) and .201 Walkoff Losses...... 3 batting average against (28-for-139). Extra Inning Games...... 3-3 THE NEW GUY: The Pirates claimed RHP Jhan Mariñez off waivers from Milwaukee on Friday...He made his Major League debut with the Marlins in 2010 and made 15 appearances with the Brewers this season, most recently pitching a season-high Playing errorless...... 8-12 2.2 innings against the Mets on May 14...In 62 career games in the big leagues, Mariñez has posted a 3.81 ERA (78.0ip/33er). Committing at least 1 Error. . . . 12-12 THIS IS JUAN GOOD : Bucco RHP Juan Nicasio retired the two Philly batters he faced Sunday afternoon and has Homered ...... 14-13 been scored upon just once in his last 16 appearances (15.0ip/1er)...He has made 13 consecutive scoreless appearances (12.1ip), dating back to 4/25. 2+ homers...... 6-2 BRINGING THE HEAT: Felipe Rivero has been charged with just two earned runs in his first 23 games (23.0ip - 0.78 ERA) Series (W-L-T)...... 7-6-1 while striking out 25 batters...He has posted a 2.15 ERA (50.1ip/12er) and 64 Ks in 51 games since being acquired by Pirates from Washington last year on 7/30. Series Sweeps...... 2 IT’S ELEMENTARY: Tony Watson has converted 10 of his 11 save chances this season and has gone 25-for-29 in save Swept in a Series...... 4 opportunities since taking over the closer role last year on 8/2....Since the start of the 2012 season, Watson has made the most appearances among all pitchers (377) and the fourth-most in MLB. Interleague ...... 2-4 Before the break ...... 20-24 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break...... 0-0 May 22, 2015: Gerrit Cole allowed one unearned over 8.1 innings of work while winning a 4-1 decision against New York’s Noah Syndergaard at PNC Park. Mark Melancon polished off the win after stranding his two inherited runners while recording his 10th save of the Starter goes 6.0ip+ ...... 11-13 season. Chris Stewart collected two of Pittsburgh’s six hits while also knocking in a run. Starter goes less than 6.0ip. . . . . 9-11

UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Tuesday at Atlanta 7:35 RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-3, 7.34 ERA) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (3-3, 4.13 ERA) ROOT Wednesday at Atlanta 7:35 RHP Trevor Williams (2-3, 6.04 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (3-4, 5.47 ERA) ROOT Thursday at Atlanta 12:10 RHP Ivan Nova (4-3, 2.63 ERA) vs. RHP Bartolo Colón (2-4, 6.28 ERA) ROOT 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 7-10 3.88 21 21 1 0 116.0 131 57 50 36 98 2017 2-4 2.84 9 9 0 0 57.0 46 20 18 12 50 M.L. CAREER 49-34 3.20 103 103 1 0 636.1 596 249 226 160 588 vs. ATLANTA: 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA (32.0ip/8er) in five starts (the Bucs are 5-0 in his starts)...Went 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in one start in 2016; received a no-decision in Pittsburgh’s 6-5 win at PNC Park on 4/9 (6.0ip/8h/3r/3er)...Went 1-0 in one start in 2015, winning a 5-3 decision (5.0ip/2r/1er) at Turner Field on 8/2...Also pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over Alex Wood on 6/7/15 at Turner Field, and won a 3-2 decision on 9/23/14 at Turner Field (7.0ip/2er). 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 4/3 at Boston L 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 76 9.00 3-5 L 4/9 vs. Atlanta ND 6.0 8 3 3 2 4 98 6.55 6-5 W 4/14 at Chicago W 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 114 5.29 4-2 W 4/19 at St. Louis L 6.0 6 2 2 2 8 91 4.70 1-2 L 4/25 vs. Chicago L 7.0 2 1 0 0 8 78 3.60 0-1 L APRIL (1-3, 3.60 ERA) 30.0 29 13 12 6 27 457

5/1 at Cincinnati ND 6.0 5 3 2 1 7 99 3.50 3-4 L 5/6 vs. Milwaukee ND 7.0 2 1 1 2 8 101 3.14 2-1 W 5/11 at Arizona L 7.0 7 2 2 1 5 103 3.06 1-2 L 5/17 vs. Washington W 7.0 3 1 1 2 3 98 2.84 6-1 W MAY (1-1, 2.00 ERA) 27.0 17 7 6 6 23 401

TOTALS (2-4, 2.84 ERA) 57.0 46 20 18 12 50 858

CAREER BATTING: .173 (34-for-196) 1 2B 0 3B 2 HR 12 RBI 5 BB 17 SACS 2017 BATTING: .125 (2-for-16) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 1 SAC CAREER HOMERS (2): 9/7/14 at Chicago (NL) - off Blake Parker 5/26/16 vs. Arizona - Patrick Corbin

CATCHERS THROWING TOMORROW’S STARTER CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA TYLER GLASNOW: The 23-year-old righthander will be making his ninth start of the season tomorrow... Cervelli 5/24 21% 1 2 (285.0ip/123er) 3.88 Won a 10-4 decision (5.0ip/4r/2er) for his second career victory in his last start on Thursday vs. the Diaz 0/2 --- 0 0 (17.0ip/10er) 5.29 Nationals at PNC Park...Won his first Major League game in his start against the Reds in Cincinnati on Stewart 3/11 27% 0 1 (88.2ip/43er) 4.36 5/2; also went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and three RBI in the game...Suffered a loss in his first outing on 4/10 vs. Cincinnati (1.2ip/5er)....The Bucs have posted a 5-3 record in his eight starting assignments... CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...... 1 Was named the top pitching prospect in the by MLBPipeline.com twice in the last PITCHER PICKOFFS...... 1 three years, including 2016 after he went 8-3 with a 1.87 ERA in 20 starts with Indianapolis...Has gone SB OFF PITCHERS...... 2 36-19 with a 2.03 ERA and 645 in 103 games (102 starts) during his five minor league seasons. NO THROWS...... 6 vs. ATLANTA: Has never faced the Braves. OTHERS (double steals)...... 1

2017 HIGHS & LOWS TEAM BATTING TEAM PITCHING Most runs, game, Pirates...... 12, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...... 11, 4 times, last on 5/18 vs. WAS Most runs, game, Opponents...... 14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings) ...... 13 , 5/6 vs. MIL Most runs, inning, Pirates...... 8, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents ...... 17, 5/8 @LA Most runs, inning, Opponents...... 7, 5/12 @ARI (3rd) Most walks, game, Pirates...... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most hits, game, Pirates...... 18, 4/28 @MIA Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... Most hits, game, Opponents...... 17, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Opponents...... 8, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most hits, inning, Pirates...... 6, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most consec. hits, inning...... 5, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most consec. hits, game...... 5, 4/28 @MIA INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most hits, inning, Opponents...... 6, 3 times, last on 5/12 @ARI (4th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...... 1, 5/11 @ARI Most strikeouts, game...... 8, Cole (5/6 vs. MIL, 4/25 vs. CHI & 4/19 @STL) Fewest hits, game, Opponents...... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Longest winning streak...... 3 games, LeBlanc (4/26-5/21) Most doubles, game...... 4, 5/6 vs. MIL & 4/14 @CHI Longest losing streak...... 4 games, Kuhl (4/18-5/16) Most triples, game...... 3, 4/28 @MIA Fewest hits, ...... 3, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most home runs, game, Pirates...... 4, 4/15 @CHI Most walks, game...... 6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most home runs, game, Opponents...... 3, 4 times, last on 5/13 @ARI Most IP, game, starter...... 9.0, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most consecutive games, ...... 7, 4/26-5/3 Most IP, game, reliever...... 5.1, LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...... 4, 5/12-16 & 4/30-5/3 Most consec. scoreless IP...... 12.1, Nicasio (4/22-5/21) Most extra-base hits ...... 6, 5/2 @CIN Most consecutive saves...... 7, Watson (4/7-26) 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 TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Most left on base...... 13, 4/7 vs. ATL Most left on base (extra innings)...... Longest winning streak...... 3 games (4/26-29, 4/14-16 & 4/7-9) Longest losing streak...... 6 games (5/7-12) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest game, innings ...... 12, 4/5 @BOS Longest game, time...... 4:08, 5/14 @ARI (10 inn) Most hits, game ...... 4, Osuna (4.28 @MIA) & Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Longest game, time, 9 innings...... 3:36, 4/30 @MIA Most consecutive hits ...... 5, Marte (4/9-10) Shortest game, time ...... 2:14, 4/17 @STL Most runs, game...... 2, 24 times, last by Freese (5/20 vs. PHI) Largest margin of victory...... 10 runs, 4/28 @MIA (12-2) Most 2bs, game ...... 2, Jaso (5/2 @CIN), Polanco (4/29 @MIA) Largest margin of defeat...... 11 runs, 5/8 @LA (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) & Freese (4/14 @CHI) Largest come from behind victory...... 4 runs, 4/15 @CHI Most 3bs, game ...... 1, 10 times, last by Hanson (5/2 @CIN) Largest come from behind loss...... 3 runs, 4/30 @MIA & 4/22 vs. NYY Most HR, game ...... 2, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Largest crowd, home...... 36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Most extra-base hits ...... 2, 8 times, last by Harrison (5/16 vs. WAS) Smallest crowd, home...... 11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Most total bases ...... 8, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Largest crowd, road...... 47,720, 5/9 @LA Most RBI, game ...... 4, Frazier (5/18 vs. WAS) Smallest crowd, road...... 13,909, 5/2 @CIN Most SB, game ...... 2, McCutchen (5/17 vs. WAS) Most errors, game, Pirates...... 3, 4/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game ...... 3, Jaso (5/17 vs. WAS) & Freese (4/13 @BOS) Most errors, game, Opponents ...... 2, 10 times, last on 5/20 vs. PHI Consec. games, home run . . . . .2, Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (5/17-18 & 4/19-21) Consecutive innings w/out an error ...... 58.2, 5/8-14 Longest hitting streak ...... 9 games, McCutchen (4/10-18) Most double plays turned...... 4, 4/8 vs. ATL Grand slams ...... None Rain delays, home (total time) ...... 2 (3 hours, 31 minutes) Inside-the-park home runs ...... None Rain delays, road (total time)...... 1 (56 minutes) Leadoff home runs . . . . . 2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Players used...... 34 Walkoff home runs ...... 1, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) JOSH BELL N Is 0-for-6 in his last two games since hitting safely in his previous seven contests from 5/12-19. Multi-Hit Games: 7 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His nine home runs are the most by a Pirates switch hitting rookie since hit 12 in 2010. Multi-RBI Games: 6 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has tallied an extra-base hit in seven of his last nine games (three doubles and four home runs). Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI N Has been charged with one error in 296 total chances at first base; his lone error came on 4/30 at Miami. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-6 (Adam Warren)

FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Has gone 14-for-40 (.350) with two doubles and two home runs in his career against the Braves. Multi-Hit Games: 6 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-4 with two RBI Saturday afternoon; his fourth game this season with at least two hits and two RBI. Multi-RBI Games: 4 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 28 of his 32 starts...Hit .203 (15-for-74) in April...Has gone 12-for-45 (.267) in May. Last HR: 5/10/17 at LA LAST 3: 2-9 (.222) 0 HR 3 RBI First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N Has homered three times this season...Homered once last year after hitting a career-high seven in 2015. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Kris Medlen)

ADAM FRAZIER N Collected two of team’s five hits Sunday while also scoring the only run on David Freese’s bases loaded HBP. Multi-Hit Games: 10 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Had a career-high four RBI Thursday while going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs batting leadoff. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 16-for-35 (.457) with six multi-hit efforts in nine games (7 starts) since coming off the DL on 5/12. Last HR: 4/16/17 at CHI LAST 3: 5-9 (.556) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI N Is hitting .413 (26-for-63) in 14 games as the leadoff batter...Holds career average of .450 (18-for-40) vs. LHP. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Edubray Ramos)

DAVID FREESE N Recorded the only RBI in yesterday’s 1-0 win after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. Multi-Hit Games: 6 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered off Atlanta’s Josh Collmenter during Pirates Home Opener on 4/7; Francisco Cervelli followed with a HR. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored Saturday afternoon, his first multi-hit game since 4/21. Last HR: 5/20/17 vs. PHI LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN N Has reached base safely in 20 of his 24 starts...Is hitting .317 (19-for-60) from the fifth spot of the lineup. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-4 (Ramon Ramirez)

ALEN HANSON N Has hit safely in each of his last two games...Delivered a pinch-hit single Sunday afternoon against the Phillies. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 12 appearances (7 starts) at second base; also has 2 appearances in RF, 2 at short and 1 at third. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 5-for-23 (.217) with a and three runs scored in his seven starts. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: No M.L. Home Runs N Recorded his first career triple on 4/28 and the second RBI of his career; his first RBI came on 9/17/16. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games

JOSH HARRISON N Is one RBI shy of 200 and two hits shy of 600 in his career...His six HR are the most since he had 13 in 2014. Multi-Hit Games: 11 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games vs. Braves...Has made 21 starts at third base and 17 at second base. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 31-for-105 (.295) in his last 28 games...Is hitting .308 (12-for-39) from the second spot of the lineup. Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. WAS LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL N His four home runs this month are the most since he also went deep four times in August of 2014. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Marco Estrada)

JOHN JASO N Has hit safely in four of his last five games and in five of his last seven...Homered Thursday afternoon. Multi-Hit Games: 2 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Walked a career-high tying three times Wednesday night; the eighth time ever and first since 8/26/15. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Los Angeles’ Pedro Baez for his fourth career pinch-hit home run at Dodger Stadium on 5/9. Last HR: 5/18/17 vs. WAS LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR N Is hitting .190 (12-for-63) with two homers and five RBI in his 18 starts (15 in right field and three at first base). CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Ricky Romero)

ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Is one of four players in Pirates history to start 1200 games in CF (also Lloyd Waner, Max Carey & Bill Virdon). Multi-Hit Games: 7 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Ranks ninth on Pirates all-time list with 493 extra-base hits; Bill Mazeroski is eighth with 494. Multi-RBI Games: 6 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 181 career homers rank 4th on Pirates all-time list behind Stargell (475), Kiner (301) and Clemente (240). Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN N Recorded a season-high three hits in Pittsburgh’s Home Opener against the Braves on 4/7. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-6 (Francisco Liriano)

JORDY MERCER N Has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games against the Braves, going 24-for-65 (.369) with eight RBI (since 9/25/14). Multi-Hit Games: 3 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Walked twice in four plate appearances Saturday...Has reached base safely in 11 of his last 14 games. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 41 of the first 44 games at shortstop...Made his 500th career start at shortstop Saturday afternoon. Last HR: 4/28/17 at MIA LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI N Is hitting .344 (11-for-32) with RISP...Hit his second homer of the season on 4/28 in Miami. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 (Josh Collmenter)

GIFT NGOEPE N Made his second start at shortstop this season Sunday afternoon and went hitless in three at bats. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made eight starts at second base, two at shortstop and one at third base (5/7). Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 0-0 (.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 HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: No M.L. Home Runs N Is 1st player from continent of Africa to reach big leagues...Made MLB debut on 4/26; singled off for first hit. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-7

N Played the final three innings of Sunday’s game in right field while also going hitless in his only at bat. DANNY ORTIZ Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his first career start Friday night in left field and went hitless in three at bats. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Collected his first Major League hit on Thursday - a single off Washington’s lefty Enny Romero. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was recalled Wednesday from Indy, where he hit .253 (24-for-95) with four doubles and three RBI in 27 games. First HR: No M.L. Home Runs CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5

JOSÉ OSUNA N Started in right field and went hitless in three at bats Friday night; his first start since 5/12 at Arizona. Multi-Hit Games: 2 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit game-winning two-run homer in the 10th inning on 5/14 in Arizona, snapping his 0-for-13 streak at the plate. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made nine starts in right field, five in left field and one at first base...Hit first big league HR on 5/7. Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL 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. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 (Zach Davies)

CHRIS STEWART N Went hitless in three at bats while making his 10th start of the season Sunday afternoon. Multi-Hit Games: 2 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his 10 starts (8-for-31, .258)...Has been charged with one error this season (on 5/7). Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the final two innings on 5/8 in LA (0-for-1 at the plate)...Went 1-for-4 vs. Milwaukee on 5/7. Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT N Collected his first career triple on 4/23 as part of a two-hit day...Picked up his last RBI on 7/1/16. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-3 (James McDonald) JOHNNY BARBATO N Tossed a scoreless eighth inning Thursday afternoon vs. Washington...Has made three consecutive scoreless appearances (5.0ip). BA AGAINST: 8-43 .186 N Has recorded at least one in six of his seven appearances...Has worked multiple innings in five of his seven appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Was recalled on 4/25 from Indianapolis, where he went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (3.0ip/1h/0r/0bb/3so) in two relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/4 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 Struck out two of the three batters he faced in a scoreless ninth inning of work Thursday afternoon against the Nationals. BA AGAINST: 23-70 .329 N Has made back-to-back scoreless appearances (2.0ip) after being scored upon in his previous two outings (1.1ip/2r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/3 N Made 12 appearances during the month of April (10.0ip/11er)...Was charged with a season-high five runs in 0.1ip on 4/30 at Miami. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 20/15 N Pitched in a career-high 70 games with Arizona last season...Was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19.

WADE LeBLANC N Improved to 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s 1-0 win after allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless innings of work vs. the Phillies. BA AGAINST: 20-99 .202 N Has been charged with four runs in his last 26.1ip after being charged with three runs in 0.1ip in his season debut on 4/7 vs. Atlanta. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/2 N Recorded his second win with 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/5; also recorded his first single since 5/1/13 & first RBI since 8/31/11. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 15/9 N Earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati...Has allowed 11 hits in 67 at bats (.164) vs. right-handed batters.

JHAN MARIÑEZ N Was claimed off waivers Friday from Milwaukee, where he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances. BA AGAINST: 0-0 .000 N Has a 2.84 ERA (50.2ip/16er) in 27 career appearances working multiple innings...Was a member of Milwaukee’s Opening Day roster. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Has gone 0-3 with a 3.65 ERA (79.0ip/32er) in 61 appearances since the beginning of the 2016 campaign. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 0/0 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 Retired both Philadelphia batters he faced Sunday afternoon...Has been scored upon just once in his last 16 appearances (15.0ip/1er). BA AGAINST: 16-72 .222 N Has made 13 consecutive scoreless appearances (12.1ip), dating back to 4/25...Surrendered his last home run on 9/10/16. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/3 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. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 21/14 N Suffered his two losses in back-to-back appearances on 4/11 vs. Cincinnati (1.0ip/1er) and 4/13 at Boston (0.2ip/1er).

FELIPE RIVERO N Struck out two of the five batters he faced in a scoreless eighth inning of work Sunday afternoon against the Phillies. BA AGAINST: 14-83 .169 N Has allowed an in just two of his first 23 outings...Has allowed just two hits in 27 at bats in eight appearances since 5/1. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 10/1 N Earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory on 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Has not allowed a hit in last 10 at bats with RISP. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 23/18 N Has posted a 2.15 ERA (50.1ip/12er) and 64 strikeouts in 51 games since being acquired by Pirates last year on 7/30.

TONY WATSON N Recorded his 10th save Sunday...Has made back-to-back scoreless appearances since allowing three runs in 1.0 inning on Friday. BA AGAINST: 22-80 .275 N Was the winning pitcher in 10-inning victory on 5/14 in Arizona (2.0ip/0r)...Recorded a 0.96 ERA (9.1ip/1er) in seven outings last month. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Has converted 10 of his 11 save chances this season and has gone 25-for-29 in save opportunities in his role as Pirates closer. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 17/10 N Has made the most appearances (377) by National League since the start of the 2012 season.

2017 Disabled List (6 players, 6 appearances) Pirates vs. Atlanta On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed 2017 CAREER Adam Frazier (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/12 6-11 Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 -- 12-13 AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/12 4-9 Bell .333 6 2 0 1 .333 6 2 0 1 (testicular cancer) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 -- 7-8 Cervelli .222 9 2 1 2 .350 40 14 2 11 (L hamstring strain) 5/17 (retro to 5/15) 5/25 -- 4-1 Frazier .400 10 4 0 0 .304 23 7 0 3 Josh Lindblom (L side discomfort) 5/20 5/30 -- 2-0 Freese .333 3 1 1 1 .239 88 21 3 16 Hanson 1.000 1 1 0 0 .667 3 2 0 0

* 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Harrison .222 9 2 0 1 .247 93 23 0 5 Jaso .000 6 0 0 0 .267 45 12 1 4 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) McCutchen .273 11 3 0 1 .253 194 49 5 24 Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Mercer .364 11 4 0 2 .318 88 28 0 7 Jung Ho Kang 3/11 20-24 Ngoepe .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Starling Marte 4/18 14-17 Ortiz .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Osuna .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Runs By Inning Stewart .333 3 1 0 0 .250 32 8 0 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs 21 19 14 21 7 34 30 8 8 5 167 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Opps 33 17 22 26 24 13 22 25 11 6 199 Barbato 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 Cole 0-0-0 4.50 1 6.0 3 3-0-0 2.25 5 32.0 8 THE LAST TIME... Glasnow 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...... 4/7/17 vs. ATL (Freese & Cervelli) Hudson 0-0-0 5.40 2 1.2 1 0-2-0 6.46 12 15.1 11 The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...... 8/26/16 @MIL (Mercer) Kuhl 1-0-0 3.60 1 5.0 2 1-0-0 3.60 1 5.0 2 The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...... 9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) LeBlanc 0-0-0 81.00 1 0.1 3 0-4-0 6.75 8 24.0 18 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) Marinez 0-0-0 18.00 1 1.0 2 0-1-0 5.79 5 4.2 3 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) Nicasio 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 2-4-0 7.88 12 40.0 35 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR...... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) Nova 1-0-0 0.00 1 6.0 0 2-0-0 0.00 2 13.0 0 The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...... 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) Rivero 1-0-0 3.00 3 3.0 1 3-1-2 1.00 15 18.0 2 The Pirates Hit Three HR’s in One Inning...... 7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) Watson 0-0-2 0.00 2 2.0 0 0-0-4 2.45 16 14.2 4 The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Williams 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 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) 2017 Walkoff Wins 2017 Ejections 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th 2017 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (11-13) 2 82 at SF 3 1 at Bos L 3-5 0-1 T2 -1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36,594 3 83 at Phi 5 2 at Bos L 0-3 (12) 0-2 5 -1.0 Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 4 84 at Phi 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 5 85 at Phi 7 3 ATL W 5-4 1-2 4 -1.5 Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36,484 6 86 at Phi 8 4 ATL W 6-4 2-2 3 -0.5 Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68,240 7 87 at Chi 9 5 ATL W 6-5 (10) 3-2 3 -0.5 Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90,953 8 88 at Chi 10 6 CIN L 1-7 3-3 3 -1.5 Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28,264 119,217 9 89 at Chi 11 7 CIN L 2-6 3-4 3 -2.5 Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11,027 130,244 10-12 ALL-STAR BREAK 12 8 CIN L 2-9 3-5 4 -3.5 Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12,327 142,571 14 90 STL 13 9 at Bos L 3-4 3-6 T4 -3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32,400 15 91 STL 14 10 at Chi W 4-2 4-6 4 -2.5 Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40,430 16 92 STL 15 11 at Chi W 8-7 5-6 4 -2.5 Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41,814 17 93 MIL 16 12 at Chi W 6-1 6-6 T3 -1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39,422 18 94 MIL 17 13 at Stl L 1-2 6-7 T3 -2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40,172 19 95 MIL 18 14 at Stl L 1-2 6-8 4 -3.0 Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38,806 20 96 MIL 19 15 at Stl L 1-2 6-9 T4 -3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40,182 21 97 at Col 21 16 NYY W 6-3 7-9 4 -2.0 Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30,565 173,136 22 98 at Col 22 17 NYY L 5-11 7-10 5 -3.0 Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36,140 209,276 23 99 at Col 23 18 NYY W 2-1 8-10 5 -2.0 Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27,840 237,116 24 100 at SF 24 19 CHI L 3-14 8-11 5 -3.0 Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13,445 250,561 25 101 at SF 25 20 CHI L 0-1 8-12 5 -4.0 Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15,326 265,887 26 102 at SF 26 21 CHI W 6-5 9-12 5 -3.0 LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16,904 282,791 28 103 at SD 28 22 at Mia W 12-2 10-12 4 -2.0 Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19,690 29 104 at SD 29 23 at Mia W 4-0 11-12 4 -2.0 NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33,152 30 154 at SD 30 24 at Mia L 3-10 11-13 T4 -2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 AUGUST (0-0) MAY (9-11) 1 106 CIN 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) 11-14 5 -2.0 Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14,753 2 107 CIN 2 26 at Cin W 12-3 12-14 T4 -2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13,909 3 108 CIN 3 27 at Cin L 2-7 12-15 5 -3.0 Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14,297 4 109 SD 4 28 at Cin L 2-4 12-16 5 -4.0 Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17,896 5 110 SD 5 29 MIL W 4-0 13-16 5 -3.0 LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21,129 303,920 6 111 SD 6 30 MIL W 2-1 (10) 14-16 5 -2.0 Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22,902 326,822 7 112 DET 7 31 MIL L 2-6 14-17 5 -3.0 Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25,108 351,930 8 113 DET 8 32 at LA L 1-12 14-18 5 -3.5 Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37,314 9 114 at Det 9 33 at LA L 3-4 (10) 14-19 5 -4.5 Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47,720 10 115 at Det 10 34 at LA L 2-5 14-20 5 -5.5 Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40,719 11 116 at Tor 11 35 at Ari L 1-2 14-21 5 -6.0 Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17,527 12 117 at Tor 12 36 at Ari L 4-11 14-22 5 -6.0 Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21,911 13 118 at Tor 13 37 at Ari W 4-3 15-22 5 -6.0 Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31,673 15 119 at Mil 14 38 at Ari W 6-4 (10) 16-22 5 -6.0 Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34,088 16 120 at Mil 16 39 WAS L 4-8 16-23 5 -6.0 Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16,992 368,922 17 121 STL 17 40 WAS W 6-1 17-23 5 -5.5 Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) 18,803 387,725 18 122 STL 18 41 WAS W 10-4 18-23 5 -5.5 Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) 27,728 415,453 19 123 STL 19 42 PHI L 2-7 18-24 5 -6.5 Hellickson (5-1) Williams (2-3) 25,795 441,248 20 124 STL 20 43 PHI W 6-3 19-24 5 -6.0 Nova (4-3) Velasquez (2-4) Watson (9) 32,572 473,820 21 125 LA 21 44 PHI W 1-0 20-24 5 -5.0 LeBlanc (3-0) Nola (2-1) Watson (10) 24,445 498,265 22 126 LA 22 45 at Atl 23 127 LA 23 46 at Atl 24 128 LA 24 47 at Atl 25 129 at Cin 25 48 at Atl 26 130 at Cin 26 49 NY 27 131 at Cin 27 50 NY 28 132 at Chi 28 51 NY 29 133 at Chi 29 52 ARI 30 134 at Chi 30 53 ARI 31 54 ARI SEPTEMBER (0-0) l 135 CIN JUNE (0-0) 2 136 CIN 2 55 at NY 3 137 CIN 3 56 at NY 4 138 CHI 4 57 at NY 5 139 CHI 6 58 at Bal 6 140 CHI 7 59 at Bal 7 141 CHI 8 60 MIA 8 142 at Stl 9 61 MIA 9 143 at Stl 10 62 MIA 10 144 at Stl 11 63 MIA 11 145 at Mil 12 64 COL 12 146 at Mil 13 65 COL 13 147 at Mil 14 66 COL 15 148 at Cin 16 67 CHI 16 149 at Cin 17 68 CHI 17 150 at Cin 18 69 CHI 18 151 MIL 19 70 at Mil 19 152 MIL 20 71 at Mil 20 153 MIL 21 72 at Mil 22 154 STL 22 73 at Mil 23 155 STL 23 74 at Stl 24 156 STL 24 75 at Stl 26 157 BAL 25 76 at Stl 27 158 BAL 27 77 TB 28 159 at Was 28 78 TB 29 160 at Was 29 79 TB 30 161 at Was 30 80 SF OCTOBER (0-0) JULY (0-0) 1 162 at Was 1 81 SF BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1)

STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (16-22), Jaso (2-1), Freese (2-0), Osuna (0-1) 2B - Harrison (6-11), Ngoepe (5-3), Hanson (4-3), Gosselin (4-3), Frazier (1-2), Moroff (0-2) 3B - Harrison (11-10), Freese (8-13), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (18-23), Ngoepe (1-1), Frazier (1-0) LF - Polanco (11-14), Frazier (7-4), Osuna (1-4), Harrison (1-0), Bostick (0-1), Ortiz (0-1) CF - McCutchen (14-16), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-1) RF - Jaso (7-8), McCutchen (6-7), Osuna (5-4), Polanco (2-4), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (15-17), Stewart (4-6), Diaz (1-1) DH - Frazier (0-1), Freese (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 1st - Harrison (7-12), Frazier (9-5), Mercer (3-6), Jaso (0-1), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Marte (5-6), Bell (5-6), Harrison (7-3), Mercer (2-5), Jaso (1-2), Cervelli (0-2) 3rd - McCutchen (20-23), Bell (0-1) 4th - Polanco (13-20), Freese (3-3), Bell (3-0), Jaso (1-1) 5th - Freese (7-11), Cervelli (6-3), Bell (4-4), Osuna (1-4), Jaso (2-2) 6th - Cervelli (6-9), Osuna (4-4), Jaso (5-3), Bell (1-4), Mercer (2-1), Harrison (1-1), Diaz (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Mercer (4-4), Harrison (3-4), Bell (2-5), Cervelli (3-3), Hanson (3-2), Gosselin (3-1), Osuna (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Moroff (0-1), Ortiz (0-1), Stewart (1-0) 8th - Mercer (7-7), Ngoepe (6-4), Stewart (3-5), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Moroff (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (20-21), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1), Stewart (0-1)

MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 5/7 Elias Díaz (C) and Phil Gosselin (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 5/8 Chris Bostick (INF) and Max Moroff (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Adam Frazier (INF) began a rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 5/12 Adam Frazier (OF/INF) and David Freese (INF) reinstated from the D.L....Chris Bostick (INF) and Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 5/17 Danny Ortiz (OF) recalled from Indianapolis....Gregory Polanco (OF) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 5/15). 5/19 Jhan Mariñez (RHP) claimed off waivers from Milwaukee. 5/20 Josh Lindblom (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L.