(3-5) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (4-4) APRIL 13, 2017 at Fenway Park, BOSTON, MA --- GAME #9/ROAD #3 RHP (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (0-1, 7.20 ERA)

THE PIRATES...arrived in Boston this morning at 12:50 after losing a 9-2 decision to the Reds in Pittsburgh Wednesday night...Lost three straight to Cincinnati after sweeping the Braves over the weekend at PNC Park...Began the season with a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox in Boston on 4/3...Also suffered a 3-0 loss in 12 innings at Fenway Park on 4/5 before being rained out last Thursday afternoon...Had a 5-3 record after eight games last season (5-4 after nine). BUCS WHEN... ROAD TRIP BEGINS: Today’s tilt with the Bosox marks the beginning of a seven-game, three-city road trip for the Pirates... The trip also includes three games against the Cubs in Chicago beginning tomorrow afternoon and concludes with three in St. Last five games ...... 2-3 Louis beginning Monday night...Pittsburgh posted a 40-41 record away from home last season. Last ten games...... 3-5 KUHL RUNNINGS: RHP Chad Kuhl is making his second start of the season today after winning his season debut Saturday night vs. Atlanta...Pittsburgh’s ninth-round pick in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, Kuhl made his Major League debut with Leading after 6...... 2-0 the Pirates last year during a nationally-televised ESPN broadcast on 6/26 and won a 4-3 decision over Clayton Kershaw and Tied after 6...... 0-2 the Dodgers...He won his first three big league decisions and the Bucs were victorious in each of his first six starts. Trailing after 6...... 1-3 YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST: Bucco backstop Chris Stewart made his Major League debut at Fenway Park while playing with the White Sox on 9/6/10...He pinch- for Jim Thome and grounded out in his only that day. Leading after 7...... 2-0 GOLDEN BOYS: Not only did Andrew McCutchen and Baltimore’s Adam Jones collectively earn Gold Medals with Team USA Tied after 7...... 0-1 at the World Classic this past March, but the two players are also tied for first among all Major League outfielders in hits since the start of the 2010 season...McCutchen has collected his 1182 hits in 1076 games; Jones doing so in 1063 games. Trailing after 7...... 1-4 HISTORY TRIP: After playing in ’s oldest ballpark today, 105-year-old Fenway Park, the Pirates will Leading after 8...... 2-0 be playing in 103-year-old Wrigley Field tomorrow afternoon...Aside from the Red Sox and Cubs, only three other clubs have Tied after 8...... 0-1 played games in back-to-back days in both historic venues; the Braves last year on April 28-29, the Brewers in 2011 on June 16-17 and the Phillies in 1998 on June 21-22 (courtesy Elias Sports Bureau). Trailing after 8...... 1-4 AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: The , Pittsburgh’s entry in the , is the only undefeated Scoring first...... 1-0 team in ...The defending FSL champs improved to 7-0 following their victory last night. Opp. score first...... 2-5 NIGHT & DAY: Beginning this afternoon in Boston, the Pirates are scheduled to play four straight day games...After the first eight games of the season, the Bucs are batting .294 (30-for-102) with 14 runs scored in three games played in the afternoon Scoring 4+...... 3-0 and .186 (32-for-172) with 11 runs in their five night games. Scoring less than 4...... 0-5 NEXT STOP - CHICAGO: The Pirates are scheduled to begin a three-game series tomorrow afternoon at Wrigley Field, where they posted a 1-8 record last season and were out-scored 55-28...The Bucs have lost six straight games in Chicago and have Outhitting Opp...... 1-0 gone 1-9 in their last 10 games played there since winning three in a row in 2015 (May 17 and September 25-26). Being out-hit...... 2-5 CLIMBING THE CHARTS: With 407 career appearances in a Pirates uniform, is three games shy of tying righthander Dave Giusti (410) for seventh place on the club’s all-time list...Among lefties, Watson ranks second on the list Hits are equal...... 0-0 behind , who pitched in 469 games between 1912-1924...Elroy Face tops the chart with 802 appearances. Comeback wins ...... 2 AROUND GOES FRAZIER: In his first six starts this season, has started at four different positions; left field, designated hitter, second base and third base...Frazier has reached base safely in five of his six starts overall and has gone Wins in final AB...... 1 5-for-12 (.417) in three games as the leadoff batter this season. Walkoff Wins...... 1 CLOSING TIME: Tony Watson picked up a save Friday afternoon and Saturday night and has gone 17-for-20 in save Losses in final AB...... 1 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 any relief in the National League (364) and the second-most in the Major Leagues behind Walkoff Losses...... 1 Cleveland righthander Bryan Shaw (367). Extra Inning Games...... 1-1 SELECT COMPANY: Entering today’s action, Andrew McCutchen has hit 175 home runs in a Pittsburgh uniform...That total ranks fifth all-time in club history behind Hall-of-Famers (475), (301) and Playing errorless...... 1-2 (240) and Barry Bonds, who hit 176 homers in his seven seasons with the Bucs between 1986-1992. Homered ...... 2-1 LEADING THE WAY: Clint Hurdle is in his seventh season as the manager of the Pirates...He has won 512 games in his tenure with the club and 1,046 in his 14 seasons overall as a Major League manager, good for sixth among current MLB skippers... 2+ homers...... 1-0 Only five other managers have won more games while serving as the manager of the Pirates; Fred Clarke (1,422), Danny Murtaugh (1,115), Jim Leyland (851), Chuck Tanner (711) and Frankie Frisch (539). Series (W-L-T)...... 1-2-0 ROSTER NOTES: There were 12 players returning from last year’s roster...Only two players (Phil Gosselin and Series Sweeps...... 1 Daniel Hudson) are wearing black and gold for the first time, compared to nine last year...The average age of the current Swept in a Series...... 2 active roster is 28.2, compared to 29.6 in 2016, 28.4 in 2015, 28.3 in 2014, 28.6 in 2013, 28.4 in 2012, 27.6 in 2011 and 28.3 in 2010...There are four rookies on the squad (Josh Bell, , , Trevor Williams)...The oldest Interleague ...... 0-2 player on the roster is Chris Stewart (35) and the youngest is Tyler Glasnow (23). Before the break ...... 3-5 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break...... 0-0 April 13, 2015: Josh Harrison became the third player in team history to lead off a Home Opener with a home after taking Detroit’s Anibal Starter goes 6.0ip+ ...... 2-3 Sanchez deep on the first he saw in the first inning as the Bucs beat the Tigers 5-4. Harrison joined Billy Cox (1947) and R.J. Reynolds Starter goes less than 6.0ip. . . . . 1-2 (1986) as the only players to accomplish the feat in team history. picked up the win after working 6.0+ strong innings while Corey Hart recorded his 1000th career hit with a pinch-hit homer in the seventh.

UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE Friday at Chicago (NL) 1:20 CDT RHP Gerrit Cole (0-1, 6.55 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-0, 6.00 ERA) ROOT Saturday at Chicago (NL) 1:20 CDT RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 27.00 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (2-0, 2.08 ERA) ROOT Sunday at Chicago (NL) 1:20 CDT RHP (0-0, 1.38 ERA) vs. LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.64 ERA) ROOT 39 - RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) 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 1-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 5.0 5 3 2 6 5 M.L. CAREER 6-4 4.20 15 15 0 0 75.2 78 37 35 26 58 vs. BOSTON: Is making his first career start today...Has made one career interleague start; received a no-decision in his start at Oakland last year on 7/2 (6.0ip/7h/2r/2er/0bb/2so).

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 APRIL (1-0, 3.60 ERA) 5.0 5 3 2 6 5 85

SPRING TRAINING 2/27 at Blue Jays ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 2-1 W 3/4 vs. Red Sox ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 3-2 W 3/9 at Rays ND 3.0 1 3 2 2 1 2.57 10-8 W 3/21 vs. Rays ND 5.0 4 3 3 1 4 3.75 5-4 W 4/1 at Blue Jays (Mtl) ND 2.2 4 2 2 2 1 4.30 SPRING (0-0, 4.30 ERA) 14.2 10 8 7 4 11

In addition to his official games listed above, Kuhl threw 97 pitches in 6.0 innings of work in a minor league game against the Blue Jays on 3/27 at in Bradenton. He also threw 57 pitches in 4.0 scoreless innings of a minor league game against the Phillies on 3/15.

CAREER BATTING: .080 (2-for-25) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 SACS 2017 BATTING: .000 (0-for-2) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS

CATCHERS THROWING TOMORROW’S STARTER CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA GERRIT COLE: The 26-year-old righthander will be making his third start of the 2017 season tomor- Cervelli 0/7 0% 0 0 (65.1ip/36er) 4.96 row...His last start was a no-decision in PIttsburgh’s 6-5, 10-inning win vs. Atlanta Sunday afternoon (6.0ip/8h/3r//3er/2bb/4so)...Was the Opening Day starter and suffered a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Stewart 0/1 0% 0 0 (9.0ip/4er) 4.00 Park on 4/3 (5.0ip/5er)...Went 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA (10.0ip/4er) in three official spring training starts.. Posted a 7-10 record and a 3.88 ERA in an injury-plagued 2016 season, making just 21 starts while also CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...... 0 spending two stints on the D.L. PITCHER PICKOFFS...... 0 VS. CHICAGO: 8-2 with a 3.00 ERA (69.0ip/23er) in 11 career starts...Went 1-1 in two starts last year; lost SB OFF PITCHERS...... 1 a 7-2 decision (4.2ip/6r/5er) to Jason Hammel at PNC Park on 5/2 and tossed 8.0 scoreless innings in a NO THROWS...... 2 2-1 win over Jon Lester at Wrigley Field on 5/15...Won each of his first six starts from 9/14/13 to 4/29/15... OTHERS ( steals)...... 1 Has gone 6-1 with a 2.20 ERA (45.0ip/11er) in seven career starts at Wrigley Field.

2017 HIGHS & LOWS TEAM BATTING Largest come from behind victory...... 2 runs, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/8 vs. ATL Largest come from behind loss...... Most runs, game, Pirates...... 6, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/8 vs. ATL Largest crowd, home...... 36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Most runs, game, Opponents...... 9, 4/12 vs. CIN Smallest crowd, home...... 11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Most runs, inning, Pirates...... 3 (7th), 4/3 @BOS Largest crowd, road...... 36,594, 4/3 @BOS Most runs, inning, Opponents...... 5 (5th), 4/3 @BOS Smallest crowd, road...... 36,137, 4/5 @BOS Most hits, game, Pirates...... 11, 4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL Most errors, game, Pirates...... 2, 4/10 vs. CIN Most hits, game, Opponents...... 15, 4/12 vs. CIN Most errors, game, Opponents ...... 2, 3 times, last 4/9 vs. ATL Most hits, inning, Pirates...... 4 (7th), 4/3 @BOS Consecutive innings w/out an ...... 19, 4/3-7 Most consec. hits, inning...... 2, 10 times, last on 4/12 vs. CIN (7th) Most double plays turned...... 4, 4/8 vs. ATL Most consec. hits, game...... 2, 10 times (last on 4/12 vs. CIN) Rain delays, home (total time) ...... 1 (1 hour, 4 minutes) Most hits, inning, Opponents...... 6 (5th), 4/3 @BOS Rain delays, road (total time)...... Fewest hits, game, Pirates...... 4, 4/10 vs. CIN Fewest hits, game, Opponents...... 8, 4/10 vs. CIN & 4/5 @BOS Most doubles, game...... 3, 4/12 vs. CIN INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most triples, game...... Most hits, game ...... 4, Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Most home runs, game, Pirates...... 2, 4/7 vs. ATL Most consecutive hits...... 5, Marte (4/9-10) Most home runs, game, Opponents...... 3, 4/9 vs. ATL Most runs, game...... 2, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL), McCutchen (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive games, ...... & Cervelli (4/7 vs. ATL) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...... 3, 4/9-11 Most 2bs, game...... 1, 6 times, last by Frazier (4/9 vs. ATL) Most extra-base hits ...... 4, 4/12 vs. CIN Most 3bs, game...... Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...... 3, 4/7-9 Most HR, game...... 1, 4 times, last by Freese (4/12 vs. CIN) Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...... 2, 4/11 vs. CIN Most extra-base hits ...... 1, 13times, last by Cervelli (4/12 vs. ATL) Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...... 5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most total bases...... 7, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) Most left on base...... 13, 4/7 vs. ATL Most RBI, game. . . . 2, Freese (4/12 vs. CIN) & Marte (4/9 vs. ATL & 4/7 vs. ATL) Most left on base (extra innings)...... Most SB, game ...... 1, Marte & Polanco (4/11 vs. CIN) TEAM PITCHING Most walks, game...... 2, Polanco (4/11 vs. CIN), Cervelli (4/10 vs. CIN) & Bell (4/9 vs. ATL) Most , game, Pirates...... 8, 4/11 vs. CIN Consec. games, home run...... Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings) ...... 10, 4/5 @BOS (12 inn) Longest hitting streak...... 6 games, Marte (4/5-11) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents ...... 12, 4/10 vs. CIN Grand slams...... Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)...... Inside-the-park home runs...... Most walks, game, Pirates...... 6, 4/10 vs. CIN & 4/8 vs. ATL Leadoff home runs...... Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... 6, 4/5 @BOS (12 inn) Walkoff home runs...... 1, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) Most walks, game, Opponents...... 5, 4/11 vs. CIN & 4/10 vs. CIN TEAM MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game...... 6, Taillon (4/5 @BOS) Longest winning streak...... 3 games (4/7-9) Longest winning streak...... Longest losing streak...... 3 games (4/10-12) Longest losing streak...... Longest game, innings ...... 12, 4/5 @BOS Fewest hits, complete game...... Longest game, time...... 3:53, 4/5 @BOS (12 inn) Most walks, game...... 6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Longest game, time, 9 innings...... 3:18, 4/7 vs. ATL Most IP, game, starter...... 7.0, Taillon (4/5 @BOS) Shortest game, time ...... 2:54, 4/12 vs. CIN Most IP, game, reliever...... 5.1, LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Largest margin of victory...... 2 runs, 4/8 vs. ATL (6-4) Most consec. scoreless IP...... 8.0, Taillon (4/5-11) Largest margin of defeat...... 7 runs, 4/12 vs. CIN (2-9) Most consecutive saves...... 2, Watson (4/7-8) JOSH BELL N Has started seven of the first eight games at first base...Is one of two rookie position players (also Alen Hanson). Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitless in his last 11 at bats...Tallied his lone RBI on Sunday vs. Atlanta (double). Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was the Opening Day starter at first base and went 1-for-4; doubled off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. Last HR: 9/24/16 vs. WAS LAST 3: 1-12 (.083) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI N Made big league debut last year on 7/8 and singled off Jake Arrieta in first AB; hit PH- the next day. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-11 (Adam Warren)

FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Has reached base safely in all seven of his starts...Led all Major League with a .371 OBP last season. Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Doubled in his final at bat Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati...Hit .321 with 12 RBI in April 2016. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Atlanta’s Josh Collmenter for his first homer of the season on Friday (hit lone HR in 2016 on 9/22). Last HR: 4/7/17 vs. ATL LAST 3: 1-9 (.111) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N His 158 assists behind the plate since 2015 are tops among National League catchers. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Kris Medlen)

ADAM FRAZIER N Has reached base safely in five of his six starts...Is hitless in his last three games after going 3-for-5 on Sunday. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 5-for-12 in 3 games as the leadoff batter...Has made starts at four different positions (LF, DH, 3B, 2B). Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Left-handed batter holds a career average of .367 (11-for-30) against Major League southpaws. Last HR: 9/5/16 vs. STL LAST 3: 0-8 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI N Led all Grapefruit League players in runs (17) and hits (25) and ranked second in batting (.403) this past spring. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-8 (Edubray Ramos)

DAVID FREESE N Went 2-for-3 with a HR while batting cleanup last night; hit .316 (18-for-57) in 16 games from 4th spot in 2016. Multi-Hit Games: 2 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in all seven of his games...Recorded his 800th career hit Tuesday night. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Walked as a in the ninth inning Sunday afternoon and played the final frame at first base. Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. CIN LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN N Connected off Atlanta’s Josh Collmenter for his first home run of the season Friday afternoon. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Ramon Ramirez)

PHIL GOSSELIN N Popped out to first base as a pinch hitter Wednesday night. Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his first start of the season Sunday afternoon at second base and went hitless in two at bats. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made season debut on 4/5 at Boston; pinch hit in the 10th and played last three innings at first base. Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. MIL LAST 3: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK N Spent 2016 season with and led all Major League players in pinch-hits (20). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 (Jesse Chavez)

ALEN HANSON N Struck out as a pinch hitter Wednesday...Pinch-ran in 9th inning Sunday and played final frame at second base. Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Singled as a pinch hitter and came around to score a run while making his season debut Saturday night. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Entered the 2017 season rated by as the club's "Fastest Baserunner". Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: No M.L. Home Runs N Has produced 20 or more stolen bases in each of his first seven pro seasons. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-2

JOSH HARRISON N Went 1-for-2 with a walk and HBP Wednesday and went 5-for-15 (.333) on the recently-completed homestand. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in all six of his starts (five at second base and one at third base). Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Was a member of Pittsburgh’s Opening Day roster for the sixth straight season. Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. CIN LAST 3: 3-7 (.429) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL N Ranks fourth among N.L. players with a .325 (115-for-354) average against LHP since the start of 2013 season. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Marco Estrada)

JOHN JASO N Popped out as a pinch hitter Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati. Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played the last two innings at first base Tuesday (0-for-1 at the plate)...Walked as a pinch hitter on Sunday. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Played the final two innings in right field Monday; his third career appearance at that position (0 total chances). Last HR: 10/2/16 at STL LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR N Made his only start of the season Saturday night at first base and went 0-for-4 with a run scored. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-9 (Ricky Romero)

STARLING MARTE N Has hit safely in six of his last seven games (10-for-30, .333)...Stole home as part of a double-steal Tuesday. Multi-Hit Games: 2 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Tied his career high (10th time) with four hits Sunday; also recorded his fourth career walkoff home run. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started each of the first eight games in center field; has gone 7-for-21 (.333) from the fifth spot of lineup. Last HR: 4/9/17 vs. ATL LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU N His .314 average since the start of 2016 is 2nd-highest among N.L. outfielders behind Charlie Blackmon (.319). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-7 (Dallas Keuchel)

ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Went 2-for-4 with a run Wednesday night...Went 8-for-23 (.348) on the recently-completed homestand. Multi-Hit Games: 3 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is tied with Adam Jones for the most hits (1182) among MLB outfielders since the start of the 2010 season. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is two games shy of 1200 in his career...His 1183 games played in the OF rank ninth on Pirates all-time list. Last HR: 9/21/16 at MIL LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN N Has hit 175 homers in the Majors - one shy of tying Barry Bonds for fourth place on Pittsburgh's all-time list. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games ()

JORDY MERCER N Has reached base safely in six straight games and in seven of his first eight starts at shortstop. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 395 starts at shortstop since 2014 are third-most in N.L. behind B. Crawford (435) and A. Hechavarria (415). Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has turned more double plays (105) than any other National League shortstop over the last two seasons. Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI LAST 3: 1-10 (.100) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI N Hit .333 (16-for-48) with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI in 18 spring training games. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Josh Collmenter)

GREGORY POLANCO N Walked twice and swiped his second base of the year Tuesday...Has reached base safely in four straight games. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 6-for-15 (.400) in his last four games after going 1-for-14 in his first three contests. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 4-for-4 Saturday night; his fourth career game with at least four hits (had five-hit game on 6/13/14). Last HR: 9/16/16 at CIN LAST 3: 2-11 (.182) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA N Is hitting .364 (4-for-11) when leading off an inning...Did not play Wednesday night. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 (Mike Dunn)

CHRIS STEWART N His next game will be the 400th of his big league career...Made his Major League debut in Boston on 9/6/06. Multi-Hit Games: 0 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made his 2017 season debut as the starting Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta and went 1-for-3. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Hit his only home run in 2016 in his first game and first at bat of the season on 4/10 at Cincinnati. Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT N Hit .231 (3-for-13) with 4 RBI in six spring training games...Missed last seven games with left groin discomfort. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (James McDonald) ANTONIO BASTARDO N Has been scored upon in each of his first four appearances despite retiring the first batter he faced in each outing. BA AGAINST: 8-20 .400 N Was charged with four runs in 0.2ip Wednesday vs. Cincinnati...Allowed one run in 2.0 innings of work Monday against the Reds. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Gave up game-ending home run to Sandy Leon in the bottom of the 12th inning in Boston on 4/5 and suffered the loss. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/4 N Has a career 1.18 ERA (46.0ip/6er) when pitching 2.0 innings of relief or more in a game (23 times).

DANIEL HUDSON N Has appeared in five of the first eight games...Gave up three hits and one run in 1.0ip Wednesday vs. Cincinnati. BA AGAINST: 8-20 .400 N Made his debut with the Pirates on 4/3 - his 200th career appearance - and pitched a scoreless 8th inning (three K’s) in Boston. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/2 N Pitched in a career-high 70 games with Arizona last season...Was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 5/2 N Went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in eight spring training appearances (8.0ip/5h/2r/2er/2bb/11so).

WADE LeBLANC N Allowed one run in 5.1 innings of work Monday; the second-longest relief outing of his career (tossed 6.1 innings of relief on 5/30/14). BA AGAINST: 4-21 .190 N Made his season debut on Friday against Atlanta and was charged with three runs in 0.1ip; gave up three hits in the eighth inning. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Posted a 0.75 ERA (12.0ip/1er) in eight games with the Pirates last year after being acquired from Seattle on 9/13 (for cash). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N Has pitched in the big leagues every year since 2008, with the exception of 2015 when he pitched with the Seibu Lions in Japan.

JUAN NICASIO N Suffered the loss Tuesday night against the Reds...Has recorded at least one in each of his first four games (5 K’s in 4.0ip). BA AGAINST: 4-15 .267 N Worked a scoreless sixth inning Saturday night vs. Atlanta...Made season debut on Opening Day at Fenway Park on 4/3 (1.0ip/0r). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Struck out two of the three batters he faced in the 11th inning while making his second outing on 4/5 in Boston. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/3 N Struck out at least one batter in a club-record 33 straight games in relief last year between 7/2 and 9/25.

FELIPE RIVERO N Allowed his one inherited runner to score Wednesday night before striking out the next batter he faced. BA AGAINST: 5-20 .250 N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning of work but earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory Sunday afternoon vs. Atlanta. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 1/1 N Has appeared in six of the first eight games...Worked a scoreless seventh inning Saturday night against the Braves. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/3 N Made his season debut on 4/3 in Boston and tossed a scoreless seventh inning; gave up one hit and whiffed a batter.

TONY WATSON N Pitched in a non-save situation Wednesday night vs. Cincinnati and tossed a scoreless ninth inning. BA AGAINST: 4-15 .267 N Picked up saves Friday afternoon and Saturday night against the Braves...Went 15-for-20 in save opportunities last season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N His 407 appearances with the Pirates rank second all-time for a LHP, trailing only Wilbur Cooper (469 games between 1912-1924). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/1 N Has made the most appearances (364) among all National League relief pitchers since the start of the 2012 season.

TREVOR WILLIAMS N Surrendered a three-run homer to Scooter Gennett and had three strikeouts while pitching 2.0 innings Tuesday night against Cincinnati. BA AGAINST: 5-17 .294 N Made his season debut Sunday vs. Atlanta; struck out three of the seven batters he faced while pitching 2.0 scoreless innings. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Made his first Opening Day roster...Is the lone rookie pitcher in the Pittsburgh bullpen. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N Made his Major League debut with the Pirates last year on 9/7 vs. St. Louis and picked up his first big league win in the process.

2017 Disabled List (0 players, 0 appearances) Pirates vs. Boston/Interleague On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed CAREER vs. RED SOX CAREER INTERLEAGUE

* 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell .143 7 1 0 0 .313 16 5 0 1 Cervelli .349 83 29 2 19 .280 193 54 4 19 Frazier .286 7 2 0 0 .360 25 9 0 1 Freese .212 52 11 1 5 .283 385 109 6 38 Gosselin .333 9 3 0 1 .300 60 18 1 5 Hanson .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Runs By Inning Harrison .333 21 7 0 2 .296 260 77 3 18 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Jaso .295 132 39 3 26 .286 238 68 4 22 Bucs 0 2 5 3 2 3 6 1 1 2 25 Marte .286 21 6 2 4 .320 303 97 11 37 Opps 5 5 1 1 12 0 6 9 0 4 43 McCutchen .133 30 4 0 2 .302 507 153 15 82 Mercer .167 12 2 0 1 .250 236 59 3 22 Polanco .143 14 2 1 1 .229 179 41 6 22 THE LAST TIME... Stewart .235 51 12 1 8 .213 164 35 0 7 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...... 4/7/17 vs. ATL (Freese & Cervelli) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...... 8/26/16 @MIL (Mercer) W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...... 9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) Bastardo 0-2-1 8.59 8 7.1 7 2-9-2 7.04 43 47.1 37 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...... 9/15/16 @PHI (Jaso) Cole 1-1-0 4.50 2 12.0 6 8-5-0 3.34 16 105.0 39 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) Glasnow 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR...... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) Hudson 0-0-0 0.00 4 5.0 0 6-1-1 4.68 22 59.2 31 The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...... 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) Kuhl 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 3.00 1 6.0 2 The Pirates Hit Three HR’s in One Inning...... 7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) LeBlanc 0-0-0 6.00 2 9.0 6 2-4-0 6.99 12 47.2 37 The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Nicasio 0-1-0 12.46 3 4.1 6 4-6-0 5.82 22 72.2 47 The Pirates Hit Four HR’s in One Inning...... 8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) Nova 3-7-0 5.02 13 66.1 37 9-3-0 2.58 18 115.0 33 The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game...... 4/14/14 @CIN Rivero 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0-0-0 2.40 17 15.0 4 The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...... 8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) Taillon 0-0-0 0.00 1 7.0 0 1-1-0 1.29 3 21.0 3 Watson 0-0-0 0.00 5 4.2 0 1-1-0 4.17 51 45.1 21 2017 Walkoff Wins Williams 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th

2017 Ejections 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 (3-5) 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 15 91 STL 14 10 at Chi 16 92 STL 15 11 at Chi 17 93 MIL 16 12 at Chi 18 94 MIL 17 13 at Stl 19 95 MIL 18 14 at Stl 20 96 MIL 19 15 at Stl 21 97 at Col 21 16 NYY 22 98 at Col 22 17 NYY 23 99 at Col 23 18 NYY 24 100 at SF 24 19 CHI 25 101 at SF 25 20 CHI 26 102 at SF 26 21 CHI 28 103 at SD 28 22 at Mia 29 104 at SD 29 23 at Mia 30 154 at SD 30 24 at Mia AUGUST (0-0) MAY (0-0) 1 106 CIN 1 25 at Cin 2 107 CIN 2 26 at Cin 3 108 CIN 3 27 at Cin 4 109 SD 4 28 at Cin 5 110 SD 5 29 MIL 6 111 SD 6 30 MIL 7 112 DET 7 31 MIL 8 113 DET 8 32 at LA 9 114 at Det 9 33 at LA 10 115 at Det 10 34 at LA 11 116 at Tor 11 35 at Ari 12 117 at Tor 12 36 at Ari 13 118 at Tor 13 37 at Ari 15 119 at Mil 14 38 at Ari 16 120 at Mil 16 39 WAS 17 121 STL 17 40 WAS 18 122 STL 18 41 WAS 19 123 STL 19 42 PHI 20 124 STL 20 43 PHI 21 125 LA 21 44 PHI 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 (2-5), Jaso (1-0) 2B - Harrison (1-4), Frazier (1-1), Gosselin (1-0) 3B - Freese (1-5), Harrison (1-0), Frazier (1-0) SS - Mercer (3-5) LF - Polanco (3-3), Frazier (0-2) CF - Marte (3-5) RF - McCutchen (3-5) C - Cervelli (2-5), Stewart (1-0) DH - Frazier (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 1st - Frazier (2-1), Mercer (0-4), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Marte (2-4), Bell (1-1) 3rd - McCutchen (3-5) 4th - Polanco (3-4), Freese (0-1) 5th - Freese (1-4), Jaso (1-0), Bell (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) 6th - Cervelli (2-4), Bell (0-1), Mercer (1-0) 7th - Harrison (2-3), Bell (0-2), Gosselin (1-0) 8th - Mercer (2-1), Frazier (0-2), Bell (0-1), Harrison (0-1), Stewart (1-0) 9th - Pitchers (3-3), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1)

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