PIRATES (9-14) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (12-11) APRIL 25, 2014 AT BUSCH STADIUM --- GAME #24, ROAD #10 RHP (2-1, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP SHELBY MILLER (1-2, 3.57 ERA) THE PIRATES...have gone 2-6 in their last eight games and 3-11 in their last 14 after going 6-3 in their first nine games...Began the season with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2010...Also began the season with back-to-back extra inning games for the first time since 1964 and posted consecutive walkoff wins to start a season for the first time in club history...Were 13-10 after 23 games in 2013 (14-10 after 24). THE MVP: Andrew McCutchen is 8-for-13 in his last four games and 19-for-51 (.373) with five doubles, four homers and 10 BUCS WHEN... RBI in his last 13 games dating back to April 12...He has raised his average from .194 following the game on April 11 to .299 Last five games...... 1-4 coming into today. Last ten games...... 2-8 ABOUT TONIGHT’S STARTER: Right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole is making his fifth start of the season tonight after working a career-high 8.0 innings in a no-decision in his last start Sunday vs. Milwaukee...Cole has posted a 5-2 record and 3.34 ERA Leading after 6...... 4-2 (59.1ip/22er) in nine career starts against the National League Central since breaking into the big leagues last season. Tied after 6...... 4-2 BACK TO BUSCH: Tonight is the first time the Pirates will play in St. Louis since the fifth and deciding game of the 2013 National Trailing after 6...... 1-10 League Division Series (Gerrit Cole also started that game for the Bucs)...The Pirates are scheduled to return to St. Louis two more times this year (July 7-10 for a four-game series and for three games from September 1-3). Leading after 7...... 7-2 ROOKIE BALL: Brandon Cumpton had his 20.0 inning scoreless streak dating back to last season come to an end yesterday Tied after 7...... 2-1 after allowing a pair of runs in the sixth inning...It was the longest scoreless streak by a Pirates rookie since Zach Duke tossed Trailing after 7...... 0-11 22.0 scoreless frames in 2005. FEELING AT HOME: Jose Tabata has hit safely in 24 of his 26 games at Busch with a plate appearance, going 35-for-108 (.324)... Leading after 8...... 7-2 Andrew McCutchen has a .343 (37-for-108) lifetime batting average here at Busch Stadium, including a .364 clip (8-for-22) Tied after 8...... 2-0 in his last six games. Trailing after 8...... 0-12 THIS SERIES: The Pirates have posted a 12-10 record against the RedBirds since the beginning of last season...In those 22 games, the Bucs have outscored the Cards 100-96...Earlier this month at PNC Park from April 4-6, Pittsburgh took two of three Scoring first ...... 6-5 games from the Cards while scoring a season-high 12 runs in the April 4 contest. Opp. score first...... 3-9 HITTIN’ THE ROAD: Tonight the Pirates are scheduled to begin a six-day, five-game road trip..In addition to this three game series in St. Louis, Pittsburgh will also visit Baltimore beginning Tuesday night (off day Monday)...The Bucs have gone 3-6 on the road Scoring 4+...... 7-3 this season. Scoring less than 4. . . . . 2-11 CENTRAL PARK: This is the final three games of a stretch that has Pittsburgh playing each of its first 26 games of the season within the division...The Pirates will return to action against the Central two weeks from tonight when St. Louis makes its second Outhitting Opp...... 7-3 visit of the season to Pittsburgh. Being out-hit...... 1-9 WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Earlier this month Pirates Russell Martin went 3-for-7 with three RBI in two games against the Hits are equal...... 1-2 Cardinals at PNC Park...Last season Martin hit six homers against the RedBirds, which was the most by any player in the big leagues...In 2012, Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez went deep seven times against St. Louis, which was also the most by any player Comeback wins...... 5 in the Majors. Wins in final AB...... 3 EARLY YARD WORK: The Pirates have homered in four of their last five games and have 28 home runs so far this season, which is tied for the most among all National League clubs...The Bucs hit a total of 26 homers during the month of April last season... Walkoff Wins...... 3 The club record for most home runs hit in March/April is 33, set in 1996. Losses in final AB...... 3 THE PITTSBURGH KID: Neil Walker went 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored yesterday and is now 8-for-22 (.364) in his last five Extra Inning Games. . . . . 2-1 games...Walker is one of two second basemen in the big leagues to hit six home runs this year (also Minnesota’s Brian Dozier). DOWN ON THE FARM: Stetson Allie of the Double-A hit his fourth in three games last Playing errorless . . . . . 4-10 night to increase his league lead to six...Allie also leads the Eastern League in RBI (16), ranks second in slugging percentage Homered...... 6-6 (.702) and third in OPS (1.122)...-A outfielder fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle last night while raising his average to an International League leading .420 on the season. 2+ homers...... 5-1 KEEPING THEM CLOSE: The Pirates have posted a 7-5 record in their 12 one-run games this season and 16 of Pittsburgh’s first Series (W-L-T) ...... 3-4-0 23 games have been decided by two runs or less...The Pirates have gone 3-1 in one-run games on the road this season, losing for the only time on April 12 at Milwaukee. Series Sweeps...... 0 A YEAR WITHOUT A LONG BALL: Bucco reliever Mark Melancon has the longest current streak of without allow- Swept in a Series...... 1 ing a home run (74.0ip) among all Major League pitchers...He surrendered his only home run last season on April 14; a solo shot Interleague...... 0-0 to Cincinnati’s Joey Votto at PNC Park. Before the break...... 9-14 FOUR SCORE: The Pirates are 7-3 this season when scoring four or more runs in a game; they went 69-17 in such games last year. After the break...... 0-0 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Starter goes 6.0ip+. . . . 7-11 April 25, 2011: Pedro Alvarez homered in both games of Pittsburgh’s doubleheader split against Colorado at PNC Park, Starter goes less than 6.0ip . . 2-3 becoming the first Pittsburgh player in the last 22 seasons to hit home runs for the Pirates in two games played on the same day. The other player to do that for the Bucs over that span was Rob Mackowiak on 5/28/04.

DAY/OPPONENT/TIME UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS TV Saturday at St. Louis 3:05 LHP (0-3, 4.22 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Lyons (0-1, 3.00 ERA) FOX SPORTS 1 Sunday at St. Louis 1:15 RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 1.93 ERA) vs. RHP (4-1, 1.46 ERA) ROOT Monday OFF DAY IN BALTIMORE 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2013 10-7 3.22 19 19 0 0 117.1 109 43 42 28 100 2014 2-1 3.67 4 4 0 0 27.0 26 12 11 8 22 M.L. CAREER 12-8 3.30 23 23 0 0 144.1 135 55 53 36 122 vs. ST. LOUIS: 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in one career start...He made his 2014 debut on 4/4 at PNC Park and won a 12-2 decision over Shelby Miller (7.0ip/2er)...Also went 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA (11.0ip/3er) in two starts during the 2013 Divison Series.

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 4/4 vs. Stl W 7.0 6 2 2 2 3 108 2.57 12-2 W 4/10 at Chi W 6.0 5 4 3 2 10 100 3.46 5-4 W 4/15 at Cin L 6.0 9 5 5 3 3 98 4.74 5-7 L 4/20 vs. Mil ND 8.0 6 1 1 1 6 91 3.67 2-3 L APRIL (2-1, 3.67 ERA) 27.0 26 12 11 8 22 397

SPRING TRAINING 2/28 at Blue Jays ND 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 9.00 2-4 L 3/12 at Twins W 3.0 3 1 0 1 3 3.60 8-4 W 3/23 at Orioles ND 6.2 8 6 6 1 5 6.17 7-7 SPRING (1-0, 6.17 ERA) 11.2 14 9 8 2 10

In addition to official starts listed above, Gerrit threw 83 pitches in a minor league game at Pirate City on 3/17 (5.0ip/5h/3r/3er/4bb/4so)...He also made an appearance in a “B” game against the Twins at Pirate City on 3/7 (3.0ip/3h/2r/2er/1bb/4so)...Cole’s last spring training start was scheduled for 3/29 in Philadelphia, but the game was rained out, so he threw 4.0 innings (67 pitches) in a simulated game in the bullpen.

CAREER BATTING: .209 (9-for-43) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 5 RBI 1 SAC 2 BB 2014 BATTING: .222 (2-for-9) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS 1 BB

CATCHERS THROWING TOMORROW’S STARTER ERA CS/SBA % PICKOFFS PB CATCHER’S ERA FRANCISCO LIRIANO: The 30-year-old lefthander will be making his sixth start of the season tomorrow Martin 4/13 31% 0 0 (139.0ip/65er) 4.21 afternoon...Had a no decision (7.0ip/5r/4er) in his last start Monday vs. Cincinnati in a 6-5 walkoff win at Sanchez 1/6 17% 0 0 (43.0ip/13er) 2.72 PNC Park...Started the Season Opener and pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision vs. Chicago...Lost Stewart 2/4 50% 1 0 (32.0ip/8er) 2.25 each of his next three starts from 4/5-16 after receiving a total of three runs of support when he was in the game...Has worked at least 6.0 innings in each of his first five starts...Was named the N.L. Comeback Player-of-the-Year in 2013 after going 16-8 with a 3.02 ERA. CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...... 1 PITCHER PICKOFFS...... 4 vs. ST. LOUIS: 4-1 with a 1.95 ERA (37.0ip/8er) in five career starts...0-1 with a 6.00 ERA (6.0ip/4er) in SB OFF PITCHERS...... 0 one start this season; gave up three runs in the 1st inning while losing a 6-1 decision to Joe Kelly at PNC NO THROWS...... 6 Park on 4/5...Went 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in three regular season starts in 2013...Also had a no decision in OTHERS (double steals)...... 1 Pittsburgh’s 5-3 win in Game Three of the Division Series last year at PNC Park on 10/6. 2014 HIGHS & LOWS Largest crowd, home...... 39,833, 3/31 vs. CHI TEAM BATTING Smallest crowd, home...... 11,418, 4/3 vs. CHI Most runs, game, Pirates...... 12, 4/4 vs. STL Largest crowd, road...... 42,828, 4/12 @MIL Most runs, game, Opponents...... 8, 4/19 vs. MIL Smallest crowd, road...... 16,825, 4/16 @CIN Most runs, inning, Pirates ...... 6, 4/17 vs. MIL (8th) Most errors, game, Pirates...... 4, 4/23 vs. CIN Most runs, inning, Opponents...... 3, 7 times, last on 4/23 vs. CIN (5th) Most errors, game, Opponents ...... 4, 4/18 vs. MIL Most hits, game, Pirates ...... 16, 4/4 vs. STL Consecutive innings w/out an error...... 38, 4/2-6 Most hits, game, Opponents...... 15, 4/2 vs. CHI Most double plays turned...... 2, 4/20 vs. MIL & 4/2 vs. CHI Most hits, inning, Pirates...... 6, 4/17 vs. MIL (8th) Rain delays, home (total time)...... 1 (1 hour & 5 minutes) Most consec. hits, inning...... 5, 4/4 (8th) Rain delays, road (total time)...... 1 (1 hour & 38 minutes) Most consec. hits, game ...... 5, 4/4 vs. STL Most hits, inning, Opponents. . 4, 4/21 vs. CIN, 4/10 @CHI (4th) & 4/9 @CHI (5th) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Fewest hits, game, Pirates...... 3, 4/22 vs. CIN & 4/16 @CIN Fewest hits, game, Opponents...... 3, 4/6 vs. STL Most hits, game ...... 3, 6 times, last by McCutchen & Walker (4/21 vs. CIN) Most doubles, game...... 3, 4/8 @CHI & 4/6 vs. STL Most consecutive hits ...... 4, McCutchen (4/21-22) & Snider (4/4-5) Most triples, game...... 2, 4/4 vs. STL Most runs, game.. . . . 3, Marte (4/17 vs. MIL & 4/8 @CHI) & Alvarez (4/4 vs. STL) Most home runs, game, Pirates...... 6, 4/14 @CIN Most 2bs, game...... 1, 22 times, last by Harrison (4/20 vs. MIL) Most home runs, game, Opponents ...... 4, 4/14 @CIN Most 3bs, game...... 1, 3 times, last by Ishikawa (4/8 @CHI) Most consecutive games, home run...... 4, 4/20-23 Most HR, game ...... 2, 5 times, last by G. Sanchez & Walker (4/14 @CIN) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...... 4, 4/2-5 Most extra-base hits...... 2, 6 times, last by Marte, G. Sanchez, Walker (4/14 @CIN) Most extra-base hits...... 8, 4/14 @CIN Most total bases ...... 9, Walker (4/14 @CIN) Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...... 10, 4/14-23 Most RBI, game...... 4, Davis (4/21 vs. CIN) Most stolen bases, game, Pirates . . . . 2, 4/17 vs. MIL, 4/11 @MIL & 4/8 @CHI Most SB, game...... 2, McCutchen (4/11 @MIL) Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...... 4, 4/23 vs. CIN & Marte (4/17 vs.MIL & 4/8 @CHI) Most left on base...... 11, 4/18 vs. MIL, 4/8 @CHI & 4/5 vs. STL Most walks, game...... 3, Alvarez (4/5 vs. STL) & McCutchen (4/2 vs. CHI) Most left on base (extra innings)...... 15, 4/2 vs. CHI Consec. games, home run...... 3, McCutchen (4/21-23) Longest hitting streak...... 8 games, McCutchen (4/12-19) TEAM PITCHING Grand slams ...... 1, Davis (4/21 vs. CIN) Inside-the-park home runs ...... None Most , game, Pirates...... 15, 4/10 @CHI Leadoff home runs...... None Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... 17, 4/2 vs. CHI Walkoff home runs...... 1, Walker (3/31 vs. CHI) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents...... 14, 4/14 @CIN Pinch-Hit home runs...... 2, Harrison (4/17 vs. MIL) & Snider (4/10 @CHI) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...... 15, 4/2 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Pirates...... 7, 4/23 vs. CIN Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... 6, 4/2 vs. CHI INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most walks, game, Opponents...... 7, 4/8 @CHI Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings)...... 9, 4/2 vs. CHI Most strikeouts, game...... 10, Cole (4/10 @CHI) & Liriano (3/31 vs. CHI) Longest winning streak ...... 2 games, Morris (3/31-4/14), TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Cole (4/4-10) & Watson (4/6-8) Longest losing streak...... 3 games, Morton (4/13-23) Longest winning streak ...... 2 games (4/6-8 & 3/31-4/2) Fewest hits, complete game...... No Complete Games Longest losing streak...... 3 games (4/22-24 & 4/11-13) Most walks, game...... 5, Morton (4/23 vs. CIN) Longest game, innings...... 16, 4/2 vs. CHI Most IP, game, starter...... 8.0, Cole (4/20 vs. MIL) Longest game, time...... 5:55, 4/2 vs. CHI Most IP, game, reliever ...... 4.0, Pimentel (4/2 vs. CHI) Longest game, time, 9 innings...... 3:20, 4/10 @CHI & 4/8 @CHI Most consec. scoreless IP...... 10.0, Volquez (4/17-22) & Liriano Shortest game, time, 9 innings...... 2:11, 4/13 @MIL Most consecutive saves...... 4, Grilli (4/6-14) Largest margin of victory...... 10 runs, 4/4 vs. STL Largest margin of defeat...... 5 runs, 4/5 vs. STL Largest come from behind victory...... 4 runs, 4/10 @CHI Largest come from behind loss...... 2 runs, 4/19 vs. MIL & 4/18 vs. MIL PEDRO ALVAREZ N Has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games at Busch (including postseason), going 13-for-46 with three homers. Multi-Hit Games: 5 N His 13 career homers vs. the Cardinals are tied for the most vs. any opponent (also Milwaukee). Multi-RBI Games: 5 vs. RHP: 11-68 4 HR .162 Last 3: 1-11 (.091, 0hr, 1rbi) vs. LHP: 4-17 2 HR .235 N Homered twice on 4/4 vs. St. Louis and twice on 4/9 at Chicago...Has nine career two-homer games. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 4-22 2 HR .182 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 1 game N Has started 22 of the first 23 games at third base...Knocked in Pittsburgh's only run of the game yesterday. Last Homer: 4/17/14 vs. MIL

CLINT BARMES N Has gone 15-for-47 (.319) with two doubles, two homers and eight RBI in his last 14 games at Busch Stadium. Multi-Hit Games: 1 N Has gone 4-for-20 in his six starts at shortstop; made last start on Monday vs. Cincinnati. Multi-RBI Games: 1 vs. RHP: 5-20 0 HR .250 Last 3: 1-12 (.083, 0hr, 2rbi) vs. LHP: 0-4 0 HR .000 N Played the final four innings of game on 4/2 at first base - his second career appearance there. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 1-4 0 HR .250 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-10 N Made last big league appearance at second base on 9/27/10 and his last appearance at third base on 9/2/10. Last Homer: 9/11/13 at TEX

IKE DAVIS N Has started five of the last six games and has gone 5-for-21 with a double, homer and four RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 3 N Connected off for a Monday; his second slam of the season (also vs. Reds on 4/5). Multi-RBI Games: 2 vs. RHP: 10-37 2 HR .270 Last 3: 0-8 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 0-8 0 HR .000 N Made his Pirates debut Saturday and went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored while starting at first base. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 2-8 2 HR .250 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-10 N His 42 homers are tied for the fourth-most among National League first basemen since beginning of 2012. Last Homer: 4/21/14 vs. CIN

JOSH HARRISON N Flied out in pinch hit appearance Wednesday after hitting safely in his previous three games. Multi-Hit Games: 1 N Made first start of the season Sunday afternoon at third base and went 2-for-6 with a double and a stolen base. Multi-RBI Games: 1 vs. RHP: 3-15 1 HR .200 Last 3: 3-8 (.375, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 1-2 0 HR .500 N Connected off Milwaukee’s Rob Wooten on 4/17 for his third career pinch-hit home run. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 0-3 0 HR .000 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-4 N Has gone 2-for-11 as a pinch hitter this season...Played one inning in left field on 4/11 at Milwaukee. Last Homer: 4/17/14 vs. MIL

STARLING MARTE N Has started 22 of the first 23 games in left field...Has reached base safely in 10 of his last 12 starts. Multi-Hit Games: 6 N Is hitting .333 (10-for-30) with runners on base...Homered for first time this season on 4/14 at Cincinnati. Multi-RBI Games: 0 vs. RHP: 22-89 1 HR .247 Last 3: 2-13 (.154, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 2-9 0 HR .222 N Has hit safely in seven of his eight career games at Busch Stadium (9-for-32, .281). Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 4-15 0 HR .267 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-4 N Has been successful in seven straight SB attempts...Has 11 career games with more than one stolen base. Last Homer: 4/14/14 at CIN

RUSSELL MARTIN N Has reached base safely in 13 of his 14 starts...Scored the winning run in Monday’s 6-5 walkoff victory. Multi-Hit Games: 5 N Ranks 4th among active in games caught (1029), trailing AJ Pierzynski, & Brian McCann. Multi-RBI Games: 3 vs. RHP: 14-55 2 HR .255 Last 3: 1-11 (.091, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 1-4 0 HR .250 N Has gone 5-for-16 (.313) with four walks in four games this season while batting second in the lineup. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 5-14 0 HR .357 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-7 N Ranked first among Major League catchers with 29 caught stealings last season. Last Homer: 4/9/14 at CHI

ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Is a .343 (38-for-108) lifetime hitter at Busch, including eight hits in 22 at bats (.364) in his last six games. Multi-Hit Games: 7 N Has homered in three of his last four games...Has multi-hits in three of his last four contests (8-for-13). Multi-RBI Games: 2 vs. RHP: 24-80 3 HR .300 Last 3: 5-10 (.500, 2hr, 2rbi) vs. LHP: 2-7 1 HR .286 N Has 25 HR batting 3rd since begining of 2013; third-most in the NL behind P. Goldschmidt & Carlos Gonzalez. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 5-14 0 HR .357 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 4 games N Is one of 22 players with 100 or more HR hit with Bucs; is tied with Al Martin for 18th all-time with 107. Last Homer: 4/23/14 vs. CIN

JORDY MERCER N Is 6-for-25 in his last 10 games...Has batted seventh in each of the last two games. Multi-Hit Games: 1 N Has started 17 of the first 23 games at shortstop...Missed three starts due to right ankle contusion. Multi-RBI Games: 0 vs. RHP: 9-54 0 HR .167 Last 3: 0-11 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 2-6 0 HR .333 N Suffered injury to right ankle last Friday after Martin Maldonado spiked him while sliding in to second base. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 2-10 0 HR .200 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-12 N Has produced a career average of .372 (35-for-94) against left-handed pitchers. Last Homer: 9/29/13 at CIN

GABY SANCHEZ N Went 1-for-3 while batting cleanup on Thursday...Has made eight starts at first base (last on Thursday). Multi-Hit Games: 2 N Has gone 2-for-7 as a pinch hitter this season...Five of his eight hits have gone for extra bases. Multi-RBI Games: 1 vs. RHP: 5-25 2 HR .200 Last 3: 1-4 (.250, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 3-12 1 HR .250 N Hit two home runs in 4/14 game at Cincinnati; his third career two-homer game and first since 7/23/11. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 2-8 0 HR .250 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 1 game N Had an RBI-single as a pinch hitter on 4/4 and also played the final three innings at first base. Last Homer: 4/17/14 vs. MIL

TRAVIS SNIDER N Has made 15 starts in right field...Went 4-for-9 in three games vs. the Cards earlier this year from 4/4-6. Multi-Hit Games: 3 N Has reached base safely in 13 of his 15 starts...Went 0-for-2 off the bench Thursday afternoon. Multi-RBI Games: 2 vs. RHP: 15-61 3 HR .246 Last 3: 1-6 (.167, 0hr, 1rbi) vs. LHP: 0-1 0 HR .000 N Hit his fourth career pinch-hit home run on 4/10 in Chicago; a two-run shot off Brian Schlitter. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 4-14 1 HR .286 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 0-for-5 N Connected off Jason Hammel for his first home run of the season on 4/9 in Chicago. Last Homer: 4/14/14 at CIN

CHRIS STEWART N Has hit safely in each of his first three games as a member of the Pirates. Multi-Hit Games: 1 N Recorded his first multi-hit game of the year with a pair of hits Wednesday night against the Reds. Multi-RBI Games: 0 vs. RHP: 3-9 0 HR .333 Last 3: 4-14 (.286, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 1-5 0 HR .200 N Made his first appearance of the season with the Pirates on Sunday - his first career game at PNC Park. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 0-2 0 HR .000 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 3 games N Underwent right knee surgery on 3/19...Went 2-for-7 with a walk in three rehab games with High-A Bradenton. Last Homer: 8/20/13 vs. TOR

JOSE TABATA N Is 35-for-108 (.324) all-time at Busch Stadium; has hit safely in 24 of his 26 games with a plate appearance. Multi-Hit Games: 1 N Started in right field Thursday and went 1-for-4...Recorded first multi-hit game of the year on 4/19. Multi-RBI Games: 0 vs. RHP: 7-39 0 HR .179 Last 3: 1-6 (.167, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 4-12 0 HR .333 N Pinch-hit and played final two innings in right field on 4/15 in Cincinnati...Has gone 3-for-11 as a pinch hitter. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 3-10 0 HR .300 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 1 game N Has made eight starts in right field (last on Thursday vs. Cincinnati) and one in left field (4/16 at Cincinnati). Last Homer: 9/20/13 vs. CIN

NEIL WALKER N Has gone 8-for-22 in last five games...Went 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored while batting second Thursday. Multi-Hit Games: 7 N Knocked in the game-winning run with two outs in the 9th inning Monday - his second walkoff hit of the season. Multi-RBI Games: 3 vs. RHP: 17-76 5 HR .224 Last 3: 2-12 (.167, 0hr, 0rbi) vs. LHP: 7-16 1 HR .438 N Has hit four of his six homers this year on the road, including three in his last three games. Series: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) w/RISP: 5-21 1 HR .238 Road Trip: 0-0 (.000, 0hr, 0rbi) CURRENT SREAK: 1 game N Is 7-for-16 vs. lefties this year; collected his seventh hit off a southpaw last year on 6/12. Last Homer: 4/20/14 vs. MIL JEANMAR GOMEZ N Worked a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati...Has not allowed a run in two of his last three outings. BA AGAINST: 16-45 .356 N Suffered loss in 14-inning game vs. Milwaukee on Sunday; gave up solo homer to Khris Davis leading off the 14th. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/2 N Surrendered four hits and allowed two inherited runners to score while working 1.1 scoreless innings on 4/15 in Cincinnati. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/2 N Has worked multiple innings in five of his first six appearances; also has at least one in five of the six games.

JASON GRILLI N Has been scored upon just twice in his last 18 appearances (19.1ip/2er) against the Cardinals. BA AGAINST: 7-29 .241 N Has suffered a blown save in each of his last two outings (Ryan Braun with a two-run homer Saturday and a solo homer Sunday). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Earned his fourth straight save with a scoreless ninth inning on 4/14 in Cincinnati. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/5 N Has not allowed a run in five of his eight appearances...Has at least one strikeout in each of his last five appearances.

MARK MELANCON N Worked a scoreless ninth inning Thursday vs. Cincinnati...Pitched a perfect inning of relief Sunday vs. Milwaukee. BA AGAINST: 6-37 .162 N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Saturday night vs. Milwaukee after his son Jack David was born earlier in the day. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Recorded his last save on 9/15/13 vs. the Cubs...Has allowed one hit while making five straight scoreless appearances (5.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 11/8 N Has not allowed a run in nine of his 11 appearances...Has issued just one walk in his first 11.0 innings of work.

BRYAN MORRIS N Allowed one unearned run in 1.0 inning Wednesday...Has been scored upon in 3 of his last 4 games; did not allow a run in first four. BA AGAINST: 8-34 .235 N Picked up second win in suspended game on 4/14; also gave up his first run of the season - a solo HR to Mesoraco in 6th inning. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Picked up win on Opening Day after pitching a scoreless 10th...Made his first career appearance on a Major League Opening Day roster. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/6 N Ranked fourth on the Pittsburgh staff in appearances (55) during his rookie season in 2013.

STOLMY PIMENTEL N Struck out two batters while giving up two hits and one run in 1.2 innings of work Tuesday vs. Cincinnati. BA AGAINST: 7-32 .219 N Allowed one hit over 2.0 scoreless innings in his third appearance of the season on 4/18 vs. Milwaukee. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Made second appearance of the season on 4/16 in Cincinnati (1.0ip/2h/1r/1er/0bb/0so). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/2 N Earned first career win with 4.0 scoreless innings of relief (2h/3bb/4so) in 16-inning contest vs. Chicago on 4/2.

TONY WATSON N Struck out two of the four batters he faced in 1.0 scoreless inning Thursday afternoon against the Reds. BA AGAINST: 8-37 .216 N Struck out three of the four batters he faced in 1.1 scoreless innings while picking up his first win on 4/6 vs. St. Louis. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/0 N Has recorded 14 strikeouts in his last 10 appearances (9.1ip)...Picked up his second win on 4/8 at Chicago. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 11/7 N Made 21 straight scoreless appearances (20.1ip) to end the 2013 regular season...Set career highs in IP (71.2) and K’s (54).

JUSTIN WILSON N Struck out two of the three batters he faced Wednesday in 1.0 scoreless inning of work vs. the Reds. BA AGAINST: 10-35 .286 N Was charged with a blown save Monday night after allowing each his two inherited runners to score in his 1.0 scoreless inning of work. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Worked a scoreless 12th inning Sunday vs. Milwaukee...Has been upon just once in his first nine appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 9/5 N Has given up each of his two runs on the road this season...Has not surrendered a homer since 7/24/13 at Washington.

2014 Disabled List (3 players, 3 appearances) 2014 Plays That Have Been Reviewed On Date Off ^Games 1. 3/31 Samardzija GIDP (confirmed) Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed 2. 3/31 Bonifacio pickoff (overturned) Jeff Locke (R side strain) 3/29 (retro 3/21) 4/4 4/10 6-3 3. 4/2 Rizzo forceout (overturned) Chris Stewart (R knee surgery) 3/29 (retro 3/21) 4/4 4/19 8-9 4. 4/2 Marte foul ball (stands) Wandy Rodriguez (R knee infl.) 4/21 (retro to 4/20) 5/5 1-3 5. 4/2 Alvarez forceout (stands) 6. 4/9 Lake GIDP (overturned) ^Team record in games missed 7. 4/9 Martin HR (confirmed) *60-day Disabled List 8. 4/12 Martin GIDP (confirmed) 9. 4/14 Frazier foul ball (overturned) 10. 4/15 Alvarez GIDP (overturned) 11. 4/16 Mercer groundout (overturned) 12. 4/16 Cozart play at plate (confirmed) 13. 4/17 Alvarez caught stealing (stands) 2014 Ejections 14. 4/20 Tabata single (confirmed) 1. 4/20 Travis Snider for his part in bench-clearing incident

Runs By Inning Pirates vs. Cardinals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total 2014 CAREER Bucs 10 6 5 16 4 7 19 16 4 3 90 AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Alvarez .286 7 2 2 3 .255 208 53 13 45 Opps 11 5 11 12 14 16 9 8 7 2 95 Barmes .500 2 1 0 0 .258 248 64 5 31 Davis .000 0 0 0 0 .136 44 6 2 9 Harrison .000 1 0 0 0 .343 67 23 1 12 2014 Walkoff Wins Marte .385 13 5 0 0 .343 70 24 0 4 1. 3/31 Neil Walker homer off Carlos Villanueva in 10th Martin .429 7 3 0 3 .289 152 44 6 21 2. 4/2 single off Carlos Villanueva in 16th McCutchen .308 13 4 0 2 .291 275 80 6 31 3. 4/21 Neil Walker single off J. J. Hoover in 9th Mercer .125 8 1 0 0 .222 45 10 1 4 Sanchez G. .167 6 1 0 1 .259 81 21 1 14 Snider .444 9 4 0 1 .298 47 14 0 3 Stewart .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Tabata .333 6 2 0 1 .338 187 63 3 16 Walker .200 10 2 0 1 .282 213 60 5 27 THE LAST TIME... W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...... 4/14/14 @CIN (Walker & G. Sanchez) - 4th time in 2014 Cole 1-0-0 2.57 1 7.0 2 1-0-0 2.57 1 7.0 2 The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...... 4/21/14 vs. CIN (Davis) Cumpton 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1-0-0 0.00 1 7.0 0 The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...... 9/29/13 @CIN (Mercer) Gomez 0-0-0 6.00 1 3.0 2 0-0-0 6.11 7 17.2 12 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata) Grilli 0-0-1 0.00 1 1.0 0 1-0-2 2.36 21 26.2 7 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) Liriano 0-1-0 6.00 1 6.0 4 4-1-0 1.95 5 37.0 8 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR...... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) Melancon 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 1-0-4 1.23 14 14.2 2 The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...... 5/21/13 vs. CHI (Snider) Morris 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0-1-0 5.40 7 8.1 5 The Hit Three HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Morton 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 2-9-0 6.52 9 47.2 26 The Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Pimentel 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 6.75 1 2.2 2 The Pirates Hit Four HR’s in On Inning...... 8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) Volquez 0-0-0 1.59 1 5.2 1 3-5-0 5.19 11 60.2 35 The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game...... 4/14/14 @CIN Watson 1-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0 2-0-0 2.11 19 21.1 5 The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...... 8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) Wilson 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0-0-0 3.18 8 11.1 4 2014 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 MARCH (1-0) JULY (0-0) 31 1 CHI W 1-0 (10) 1-0 T1 ---- Morris (1-0) Villanueva (0-1) *39,833 39,833 1 83 ARI 2 84 ARI APRIL (8-14) 3 85 ARI 2 2 CHI W 4-3 (16) 2-0 1 +1.0 Pimentel (1-0) Villanueva (0-2) 29,762 69,595 4 86 PHI 3 3 CHI L 2-3 2-1 T1 ---- Hammel (1-0) Rodriguez (0-1) Strop (1) 11,418 81,013 5 87 PHI 4 4 STL W 12-2 3-1 1 +1.0 Cole (1-0) Miller (0-1) 23,342 104,355 6 88 PHI 5 5 STL L 1-6 3-2 T1 ---- Kelly (1-0) Liriano (0-1) 30,092 134,447 7 89 at Stl 6 6 STL W 2-1 4-2 T1 ---- Watson (1-0) Wainwright (1-1) Grilli (1) 25,704 160,151 8 90 at Stl 8 7 at Chi W 7-6 5-2 T1 ---- Watson (2-0) Strop (0-1) Grilli (2) 26,177 9 91 at Stl 9 8 at Chi L 5-7 5-3 2 -1.0 Hammel (2-0) Rodriguez (0-2) 28,247 10 92 at Stl 10 9 at Chi W 5-4 6-3 2 -1.0 Cole (2-0) Russell (0-1) Grilli (3) 25,502 11 93 at Cin 11 10 at Mil L 2-4 6-4 2 -2.0 Peralta (1-0) Liriano (0-2) Rodriguez (3) 27,469 12 94 at Cin 12 11 at Mil L 2-3 6-5 T2 -3.0 Henderson (1-0) Melancon (0-1) Rodriguez (4) 42,828 13 95 at Cin 13 12 at Mil L 1-4 6-6 3 -4.0 Lohse (2-1) Morton (0-1) Smith (1) 32,152 14-17 ALL-STAR BREAK 14 13 at Cin 6-6 3 -3.5 SUSPENDED GAME - CONTINUED ON APRIL 15 18 96 COL 15 13 at Cin W 8-7 7-6 3 -3.0 Morris (2-0) LeCure (0-1) Grilli (4) 17,756 19 97 COL 15 14 at Cin L 5-7 7-7 3 -3.0 Leake (2-1) Cole (2-1) Broxton (1) 18,462 20 98 COL 16 15 at Cin L 0-4 7-8 3 -4.0 CUETO (1-2) Liriano (0-3) 16,825 21 99 LA 17 16 MIL W 11-2 8-8 3 -3.0 Volquez (1-0) Wooten (0-1) 17,584 177,735 22 100 LA 18 17 MIL L 3-5 8-9 3 -4.0 Lohse (3-1) Morton (0-2) Rodriguez (5) 31,564 209,299 23 101 LA 19 18 MIL L 7-8 8-10 3 -5.0 Henderson (2-0) Grilli (0-1) Rodriguez (6) 32,490 241,789 25 102 at Col 20 19 MIL L 2-3 (14) 8-11 4 -6.0 Duke (1-0) Gomez (0-1) Rodriguez (7) 21,761 263,550 26 103 at Col 21 20 CIN W 6-5 9-11 3 -6.0 Hughes (1-0) Hoover (1-2) 12,864 276,414 27 104 at Col 22 21 CIN L 1-4 9-12 4 -6.0 CUETO (2-2) Volquez (1-1) 11,926 288,340 28 105 at SF 23 22 CIN L 2-5 9-13 4 -7.0 Simon (3-1) Morton (0-3) Broxton (3) 16,705 305,045 29 106 at SF 24 23 CIN L 1-2 9-14 4 -7.5 Cingrani (2-2) Cumpton (0-1) Broxton (4) 18,896 323,941 30 107 at SF 25 24 at Stl 31 108 at Ari 26 25 at Stl 27 26 at Stl AUGUST (0-0) 29 27 at Bal 1 109 at Ari 30 28 at Bal 2 110 at Ari MAY (0-0) 3 111 at Ari 2 29 TOR 5 112 MIA 3 30 TOR 6 113 MIA 4 31 TOR 7 114 MIA 5 32 SF 8 115 SD 6 33 SF 9 116 SD 7 34 SF 10 117 SD 9 35 STL 11 118 DET 10 36 STL 12 119 DET 11 37 STL 13 120 at Det 13 38 at Mil 14 121 at Det 14 39 at Mil 15 122 at Was 15 40 at Mil 16 123 at Was 16 41 at NYY 17 124 at Was 17 42 at NYY 18 125 ATL 18 43 at NYY 19 126 ATL 20 44 BAL 20 127 ATL 21 45 BAL 22 128 at Mil 22 46 WAS 23 129 at Mil 23 47 WAS 24 130 at Mil 24 48 WAS 25 131 STL 25 49 WAS 26 132 STL 26 50 at NY 27 133 STL 27 51 at NY 29 134 CIN 28 52 at NY 30 135 CIN 29 53 at LA 31 136 CIN 30 54 at LA 31 55 at LA SEPTEMBER (0-0) 1 137 at Stl JUNE (0-0) 2 138 at Stl 1 56 at LA 3 139 at Stl 2 57 at SD 5 140 at Chi 3 58 st SD 6 141 at Chi 4 59 at SD 7 142 at Chi 6 60 MIL 8 143 at Phi 7 61 MIL 9 144 at Phi 8 62 MIL 10 145 at Phi 9 63 CHI 11 146 at Phi 10 64 CHI 12 147 CHI 11 65 CHI 13 148 CHI 12 66 CHI 14 149 CHI 13 67 at Mia 16 150 BOS 14 68 at Mia 17 151 BOS 15 69 at Mia 18 152 BOS 17 70 CIN 19 153 MIL 18 71 CIN 20 154 MIL 19 72 CIN 21 155 MIL 20 73 at Chi 22 156 at Atl 21 74 at Chi 23 157 at Atl 22 75 at Chi 24 158 at Atl 23 76 at TB 25 159 at Atl 24 77 at TB 26 160 at Cin 25 78 at TB 27 161 at Cin 26 79 NY 28 162 at Cin 27 80 NY 28 81 NY BOLD/CAPS denotes COMPLETE GAME *denotes home sellout (1) 29 82 NY

STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER

1B - Ishikawa (4-6), G. Sanchez (4-4), Davis (1-4) 2B - Walker (9-14) 3B - Alvarez (9-13), Harrison (0-1) SS - Mercer (5-12), Barmes (4-2) LF - Marte (9-13), Tabata (0-1) CF - McCutchen (9-14) RF - Snider (6-9), Tabata (3-5) C - Martin (7-8), T. Sanchez (2-3), Stewart (0-3) 1st - Marte (9-13), Tabata (0-1) 2nd - Snider (5-7), Tabata (2-1), Martin (2-2), Walker (0-3), Harrison (0-1) 3rd - McCutchen (9-14) 4th - Alvarez (9-12), Davis (0-1), G. Sanchez (0-1) 5th - Martin (5-6), Walker (3-4), G. Sanchez (1-1), Davis (0-1), Alvarez (0-1) 6th - Walker (5-6), Ishikawa (0-1), G. Sanchez (2-1), T. Sanchez (1-1), Davis (1-2), Tabata (0-2), Snider (0-1) 7th - Ishikawa (4-5), T. Sanchez (1-2), Mercer (0-2), G. Sanchez (1-1), Walker (1-1), Snider (1-1), Tabata (1-1), Barmes (0-1) 8th - Mercer (5-10), Barmes (4-1), Stewart (0-3) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS

4/24 Brandon Cumpton (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Jared Hughes (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/21 Jared Hughes (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Wandy Rodriguez (LHP) placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 4/20). 4/19 Chris Stewart (C) recalled from rehab and reinstated from disabled list...Tony Sanchez (C) optioned to Indianapolis...Travis Ishikawa designated for assignment. 4/18 Ike Davis (INF) acquired from New York (NL) in exchange for pitcher Zack Thornton and a player to be named. 4/11 Chris Stewart (C) rehab assignment transferred to Indianapoilis. 4/10 Jeff Locke (LHP) reinstated from D.L. and optioned to Indianapolis. 4/9 Jeff Locke (LHP) begins rehab assignment with Bradenton. 4/6 Chris Stewart (C) begins rehab assignment with Bradenton.