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(7-12-1) vs. (9-10-1) March 22, 2021 - LECOM Park in Bradenton, FL UPCOMING PROBABLE AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS

DATE OPP. STARTING PITCHERS TIME RADIO / TV Pittsburgh: (R), 3/23 vs. Min RHP Griffin Jax vs. RHP 1:05 p.m. AT&T (R), Duane Underwood, Jr. (R), (R), (R) 3/24 vs. Atl RHP vs. RHP JT Brubaker 1:05 p.m. AT&T 3/25 at Bal TBA vs. TBA 6:05 p.m. KDKA 100.1 FM-1020AM Baltimore: (L), Fernando Abad 3/26 vs. Det TBA vs. TBA 1:05 p.m. AT&T (L), (R), Jay Flaa (R), Mickey 3/27 vs. Bos TBA vs. TBA 1:05 p.m. 93.7 FM The Fan/AT&T Jannis (R), Spenser Watkins (R) TODAY’S STARTING : Mitch Keller (24-year-old righthander) is making his fourth official start of the spring today...Gave up 10 hits and eight runs in 2.0ip and suffered a loss in his last start on 3/17 vs. Rays...Allowed two runs in 2.0+ innings of work on 3/11 vs. Orioles...Threw 39 pitches/2.0 innings in a live BP/sim game at LECOM Park on 3/6...Gave up two runs on three hits in his first start on 3/1 at Blue Jays...Went 1-1 with a 2.91 ERA (21.2ip/7er) in five starts during the abbreviated 2020 season...Finished the season by tossing 11.0 no-hit innings over two starts; the first N.L. pitcher to have back-to-back no-hit outings of 5+ innings since Johnny Vander Meer in 1938...Entered 2020 campaign ranked as the Pirates No. 1 prospect by MLB.Com and America for the third straight year. IN THE BOOTH: Former Bucco closer Matt Capps is scheduled to make his broadcasting debut tonight alongside Joe Block in the radio booth...Capps is expected to spend the final week of alternating between the radio and television booths. PIRATES GOLD: The Pirates have 159 hits this spring, ranking second among all Grapefruit League teams behind Boston (160)...The Pirates have recorded 15 stolen bases and rank tied for fourth among Grapefruit League teams in that department...The Bucs share the Major League lead in triples (seven)...The Pirates have gone 5-4 at LECOM Park and 4-6-1 on the road...Anthony Alford has five hits in his last 11 bats, including a home run and a double...Wilmer Difo has reached base safely in eight straight games, hitting safley in seven-of-eight...Dustin Fowler has reached base safely in five of his first seven games... has reached base safely in all eight of his games, going 15-for- 26 (.577) with a walk...Todd Frazier shares the team lead in home runs (three)...Ke’Bryan Hayes leads all qualifying MLB players in batting average (.441), doubles (six) and extra-base hits (nine)... homered Wednesday and has reached base safely in six of his last seven games... has reached base safely in 16 of his first 21 plate appearances, going 11-for-16 with five walks... has tallied six hits in his last 16 at bats; he has two home runs and a team-high eight RBI in his first eight games...Bryan Reynolds homered on Sunday and has reached base safely in each of his first 11 games...Beginning today, the Pirates are scheduled to play six of their final nine games at home and two of the road games are in nearby Sarasota. ROSTER BREAKDOWN STREAKS TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS

52 active players in camp (17 NRI): Pittsburgh: Chase De Jong (R), (R), Current Streak...... 3 Losses (R), Michael Feliz (R), (L) 28 pitchers (7 NRI) Last 5 games...... 1-4-0 Minnesota: Griffin Jax (R), Josh Winder (R), Matt 5 catchers (3 NRI) Last 10 games...... 3-7-0 Canterino (R), Luke Farrell (R), Derek Law (R), 11 infielders (4 NRI) Charlie Barnes (L) 8 outfielders (3 NRI)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. 2/28 at Orioles W 6-4 1-0-0 (1-0)//Shea Spitzbarth (1) 1,705 3/1 at Blue Jays T 2-2 1-0-1 ------N/A 3/2 vs. Tigers L 1-6 1-1-1 Casey Mize/JT Brubaker (0-1) 1,507 1,507/1,507 3/3 at Rays L 1-3 1-2-1 Josh Fleming/Miguel Yajure (0-1) 1,127 3/4 vs. Braves W 6-1 2-2-1 (1-0)/Chad Sobotka 1,575 3,082/1,541 3/5 at Phillies L 0-3 2-3-1 Chase Anderson/Chad Kuhl (1-1)/Jo Jo Romero 2,045 3/6 vs. Yankees W 3-2 3-3-1 Carson Fulmer (1-0)/Jhoulys Chacin/Shea Spitzbarth (2) 1,622 4,704/1,568 3/7 vs. Orioles W 13-1 4-3-1 JT Brubaker (1-1)/John Means 1,749 6,453/1,613 3/8 OFF DAY 3/9 at Braves W 10-1 5-3-1 (1-0)/ 1,756 3/10 at Yankees (6:35) L 5-6 5-4-1 Mike King/ (0-1) 2,428 3/11 vs. Orioles W 7-5 6-4-1 Roansy Contreras (1-0)/Evan Phillips/ (1) 1,623 8,076/1,615 3/12 vs. Blue Jays W 2-1 7-4-1 Chase De Jong (1-0)/Thomas Hatch/James Marvel (1) 1,706 9,782/1,630 3/13 at Yankees L 5-7 7-5-1 Corey Kluber/JT Brubaker (1-2)/Luis Cessa 2,491 3/14 vs. Phillies L 5-6 7-6-1 Matt Moore/Steven Brault (1-1)/Jo Jo Romero 1,763 11,545/1,649 3/15 at Orioles L 3-12 7-7-1 Shawn Armstrong/ (0-1)/ 1,741 3/16 at Twins W 4-2 8-7-1 Chad Kuhl (2-1)/Jose Berrios 2,594 3/17 vs. Rays L 9-10 8-8-1 Tyler Glasnow/Mitch Keller (0-1)/Chris Mazza 1,743 13,288/1,661 3/18 OFF DAY 3/19 vs. Orioles (6:05) L 9-11 8-9-1 Wade LeBlanc/Sam Howard (0-1)/Eric Hanhold 1,759 15,047/1,672 3/20 at Tigers L 1-3 8-10-1 Tyler Alexander/Richard Rodríguez (0-1)/Bryan Garcia 2,136 3/21 at Red Sox W 9-3 9-10-1 (1-0)/Nick Pivetta 1,910 3/22 vs. Orioles 3/23 vs. Twins 3/24 vs. Braves 3/25 at Orioles (6:05) 3/26 vs. Tigers 3/27 vs. Red Sox 3/28 at Orioles 3/29 vs. Twins 3/30 at Twins

WORLD CHAMPIONS 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1927 N.L. DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 N.L. WILD CARD 2013 • 2014 • 2015 PITCHING DAY BY DAYS (players still in camp - * denotes game started)

#31 (LHP) #32 (RHP) DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO #62 SEAN POPPEN (RHP) 3/4 vs. Atl * --- 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 3/6 vs. NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/10 at NYY * --- 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 3/10 at NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/2 vs. Det --- 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 3/15 at Bal * --- 4.0 6 2 2 0 7 3/13 at NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/5 at Phi --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/20 at Det * --- 5.0 2 1 1 0 4 3/16 at Min --- 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 3/9 at Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/19 vs. Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 3/12 vs. Tor --- 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 #51 (RHP) 3/16 at Min --- 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO #52 CLAY HOLMES (RHP) 3/21 at Bos --- 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 3/1 at Tor --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/4 vs. Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2/28 at Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 #48 RICHARD RODRÍGUEZ (RHP) 3/7 vs. Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/4 vs. Atl --- 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/10 at NYY --- 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/7 vs. Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/7 vs. Bal --- 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 3/13 at NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/11 vs. Bal SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/10 at NYY --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/16 at Min --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/14 vs. Phi --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/13 at NYY --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/19 vs. Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/17 vs. TB --- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/17 vs. TB --- 0.1 3 1 1 1 1 3/20 at Det L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 #43 STEVEN BRAULT (LHP) 3/21 at Bos --- 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO #54 SAM HOWARD (LHP) #37 (RHP) 3/3 at TB * --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/9 at Atl * W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 3 3 2/28 at Bal --- 1.0 0 1 0 1 2 3/5 at Phi --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/14 vs. Phi * L (1-1) 3.0 5 3 3 1 1 3/4 vs. Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/9 at Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/19 vs. Bal * --- 2.0 3 3 2 0 1 3/9 at Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/12 vs. Tor --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 #34 JT BRUBAKER (RHP) 3/13 at NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/15 at Bal --- 0.1 5 6 6 1 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/19 vs. Bal L (0-1) 1.00 2 2 2 0 1 3/19 vs. Bal --- 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 3/2 vs. Det * L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 #55 CHASEN SHREVE (LHP) 3/7 vs. Bal * W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 #23 MITCH KELLER (RHP) DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/13 at NYY * L (1-2) 2.0 5 4 4 0 2 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 at Tor --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/19 B GAME 4.0 67 pitches 3/1 at Tor * --- 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 3/6 2.0ip (39 pitches) in Live BP AT LECOM 3/4 vs. Atl W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 #53 TREVOR CAHILL (RHP) 3/11 vs. Bal * --- 2.0+ 2 2 2 2 2 3/7 vs. Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/17 vs. TB * L (0-1) 2.0 10 8 8 1 3 3/11 vs. Bal --- 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 3/19 B GAME 1.0 24 pitches 3/14 vs. Phi --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 #39 CHAD KUHL (RHP) 3/17 vs. TB --- 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 #30 KYLE CRICK (RHP) DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/20 at Det --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 at Bal * W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 3/1 at Tor --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/5 at Phi * L (1-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 #66 SHEA SPITZBARTH (RHP) 3/4 vs. Atl --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/10 3.0ip (46 pitches) in Live BP AT LECOM DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/7 vs. Bal --- 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 3/16 at Min * W (2-1) 3.0 2 0 0 2 4 2/28 at Bal SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/11 vs. Bal --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/3 at TB --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/14 vs. Phi --- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 #60 JAMES MARVEL (RHP) 3/6 vs. NYY SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/20 at Det --- 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/15 at Bal --- 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 2/28 at Bal --- 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 #29 WIL CROWE (RHP) 3/3 at TB --- 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 #46 CHRIS STRATTON (RHP) DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/12 vs. Tor SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 at Bal --- 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 3/16 at Min --- 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 3/9 at Atl ---- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/5 at Phi --- 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 3/12 vs. Tor --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/11 vs. Bal --- 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 #71 BRAEDEN OGLE (LHP) 3/15 at Bal --- 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 3/16 3.0ip (48 pitches) in Live BP at DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/19 vs. Ba --- 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 3/21 at Bos * W (1-0) 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 3/2 vs. Det --- 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/6 vs. NYY --- 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 #56 DUANE UNDERWOOD, JR. (RHP) #76 CHASE DE JONG (RHP) 3/10 at NYY --- 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/17 vs. TB --- 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/19 B GAME 1.0 18 pitches 3/7 vs. Bal --- 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 3/21 at Bos --- 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/12 vs. Tor * W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 #50 MIGUEL YAJURE (RHP) 3/17 vs. TBA --- 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 #57 LUIS OVIEDO (RHP) DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 at TB L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 #45 MICHAEL FELIZ (RHP) 3/19 B GAME 1.0 23 pitches 3/9 at Atl --- 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/14 vs. Phi --- 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 3/10 at NYY --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 #44 (RHP) 3/14 vs. Phi --- 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 3/17 vs. TB --- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/2 vs. Det --- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/20 at Det --- 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3/6 vs. NYY * --- 1.0 1 1 1 2 0

BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 ALFORD 4ko kck ko 1w1 42o kh kk1 oek BAE k o o e w 11k ko o o o1 o 1 o CASTRO k o e 2 ok kk k ke 4 4o co o CRAIG oo o k ok o kc 4 h w1 ok1 1 ho o 1ook CRUZ o 1 wo ok ko o ko okk o oooo wo o oo k DELAY k DIFO ook oo o1o c1k oo1 oo1 o1 oo1 oew2 wwok EVANS k1 oo owo ow1 woo ooh1 dok ww k21 FOWLER ko1 hk2 kkc woo ok o11k koo FRAZIER A o21 111 ocw 21o1 o13 3o1 oo1o 22oo FRAZIER T ko4 w4 ko 1ho kwko 2oo oo oo kwoo o4fk GONZALES o k w kk o k 2o1 o GONZALEZ 11w ck k4 okk 111 1cc ook kkc 1k1 cwe GOODWIN kw 1o kko okw ok4 kko kk ofck kew c1c HAYES wc2 o2o o31 2ooo 12w eok k1oo 41o 1wo 22ck ko13 HUDSON o 4 1kk2d 1 k o o KELLEY 2 KRAMER o ok kk kko kh kk k1 o od o k1o MARTIN k o k k 1 k e 3 w MITCHELL o k k ko w o k o MORAN oeh ko okk o2w 1ow wo ko 2ooo o14 o1d NEWMAN 1w1 owo 11w 12 oow 11o1 w21 OLIVA kow 1o o4 kk wo okk o 2k cok OWEN o ek k o 41 c w kw k oo k PABST 2 PEGUERO owk 1 o PEREZ oo oo wo2 kowk oko ko 1ooo POLANCO c4k ko ko2 114 3ow ko2 wook ookk REYNOLDS wok wd owo k11 k2oo o1o ho4 o1o k4o k1co ook4 SMITH-NJIGBA o k o ko k ko o 1 w STALLINGS ko ow ow1 ko2 k1w 4k ooo ooo koo wo1 STOKES, JR. ek o2 kk o1 4 oo o 4k1 kok 1ho ok kokk SUSAC o o hoko o o1 o SWAGGERTY o o ko o 1 k wo hw kb k 2k o w k TUCKER oko o2 ook oo1o ko 3ko k1ko WOLTERS 1do kw ooo o1 okoo ook 11ok koo

CODE: 1-single; 2-double; 3-triple; 4-home run; w-walk; c-fielders’s choice; e-reached on error; h-hit by pitch; f-sac fly; b-sac bunt; k-; o-groundout/flyout; d-double play

2021 PITTSBURGH PIRATES MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 3/16 (INF), Roansy Contreras (RHP), Oneil Cruz (INF), (RHP) and (RHP) optioned...Cody Bolton (RHP), Jason Delay (C), (INF), Jandel Gustave (RHP), Mason Martin (INF), Cal Mitchell (OF), Liover Peguero (INF), Quinn Priester (RHP), Canaan Smith-Njigba (OF) and (OF) reassigned. 3/17 Ji-hwan Bae (INF), Yerry De Los Santos (RHP), Christian Kelley (C), Arden Pabst (C) and Blake Weiman (LHP) reassigned. 3/21 Steven Wright (RHP) signed as a minor league free agent.