vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES March 27, 2018 - Spectrum Field in Clearwater, FL TODAY: The Pirates are playing the Phillies in Clearwater at 1:05 in the final spring training tilt of 2018... is expected to start for Pittsburgh against Philadelphia’s Jake Arrieta (RHP)....Felipe Rivero and are also scheduled to pitch for the Bucs. JAMESON TAILLON: The 26-year-old righthander is making his fourth official appearance/third start of the spring today...Most recently threw 96 pitches in 5.2 innings of action in a minor league game on 3/2...His last Grapefruit League start was a win on 3/16 vs. Braves (5.0ip/1h/1r/1er/2bb/5so)...Threw 62 pitches in 4.0 innings against minor leaguers at Pirate City on 3/9...Made first start on 3/4 at Twins (2.2ip/2h/2r/2er/1bb/0so)...Also pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief and struck out three batters on 2/26 vs. Red Sox...Went 8-7 with a 4.44 ERA in 25 starts with the Pirates during the 2017 season...Surrendered just 10 home runs in 133.2ip and ranked third among N.L. with a 0.74 HR/9.0ip ratio...Was on the D.L. from 5/4 thru 6/11; underwent testiular cancer surgery on 5/8...Was Pittsburgh’s first round selection and the second pick overall in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft ( went first). HITTIN’ THE ROAD: Following their game in Clearwater today, the Pirates depart for Detroit, where they are scheduled to begin the regular season Thursday afternoon at 1:10...The Bucs and Twins are then scheduled to meet Monday at PNC Park in the Home Opener for the Pirates (game time is 1:05). THE ROSTER: There are currently 26 players in Major League camp (14 pitchers, 2 catchers, 7 infielders and 3 outfielders)...RHP Nick Burdi (right elbow surgery on 5/31/17) is currently on the 60-day disabled list and RHP A.J. Schugel is expected to start the year on th D.L. (right shoulder discomfort). THE REAL DEAL: The Pirates and Tigers are scheduled to meet at Comerica Park Thursday afternoon as the Bucs are set to begin their 132nd season of play in the National League...Ivan Nova is expected to face Detroit’s Jordan Zimmermann on Opening Day; the Bucs are off Wednesday and Friday. PIRATES GOLD: The Pirates have hit 45 home runs this spring, that total is tops among all Grapefruit League teams and is the highest output for the club since 2006 (47)...The Pirates also lead all Grapefruit League teams with an .799 OPS...Josh Bell has hit safely in five straight games and in seven of his last eight (9-for-22, .409)... Francisco Cervelli has homered in back-to-back games and has 14 hits in his last 28 at bats...Corey Dickerson has 15 hits in his last 38 at bats (.395)... has reached base safely in eight straight games and collected 18 hits in his last 43 at bats (.419)...David Freese has reached base safely in six straight games and in eight of his last nine...Josh Harrison has reached base safely in eight straight games and in nine of his last 10...Starling Marte has reached base safely in 13 of his 16 games this spring; he has 17 hits in his last 49 at bats (.347)...Jordy Mercer has reached base safely in six of his last seven games... has hit safel in five of his last six games (8-for-22, .364) and is hitting .378 (17-for-45) over his last 13 games... has produced 11 hits in his last 31 at bats (.355).

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. 2/23 at Rays L 3-6 0-1 Austin Pruitt/Alex McRae (0-1)/Edwin Fierro 5,141 2/24 vs. Yankees L 1-4 0-2 J.P. Feyereisen/Richard Rodríguez (0-1)/Jonathan Holder (sellout) 7,814 7,814/7,814 2/25 at Tigers T 8-8 0-2-1 ------4,729 2/26 vs. Red Sox L 2-13 0-3-1 Justin Haley/Ivan Nova (0-1) 5,556 13,370/6,685 2/27 at Braves T 3-3 0-3-2 ------3,220 2/28 at Red Sox L 3-4 0-4-2 Robby Scott/ (0-1)/Kyle Hart 9,356 3/1 vs. Blue Jays W 4-1 1-4-2 (1-0)/Chris Rowley/John Stilson (1) 5,057 18,427/6,142 3/2 at Orioles L 8-10 1-5-2 /Damien Magnifico (0-1)/Donnie Hart 5,265 3/3 vs. Phillies W 4-3 2-5-2 John Stilson (1-0)/Brandon Leibrandt/Brett McKinney (1) 5,762 24,189/6,047 3/4 at Twins W 9-3 3-5-2 (1-0)/Anibal Sanchez 8,386 3/5 at Braves L 5-7 3-6-2 Brandon McCarthy/Chad Kuhl (0-1)/Miguel Socolovich 4,224 3/6 OFF DAY 3/7 at Blue Jays L 3-14 3-7-2 J.A. Happ/Tyler Glasnow (0-1) 3,052 3/8 vs. Tigers W 8-3 4-7-2 Felipe Rivero (1-0)/Daniel Stumpf 7,124 31,313/6,263 3/9 at Phillies W 5-4 5-7-2 Steven Brault (2-0)/Jared Eickhoff/Alex McRae (1) 7,713 3/10 vs. Braves L 1-15 5-8-2 /Trevor Williams (0-1) 4,935 36,248/6,041 at Orioles L 5-13 5-9-2 Jayson Aquino/Chad Kuhl (0-2) 6,197 3/11 at Blue Jays W 5-0 6-9-2 Clay Holmes (2-0)/Joe Biagini 4,752 3/12 vs. Orioles L 5-8 6-10-2 Dylan Bundy/Dovydas Neverauskas (0-1)/Mike Wright, Jr. 5,523 41,771/5,967 3/13 OFF DAY 3/14 vs. Rays L 3-9 6-11-2 Yonny Chirinos/Ivan Nova (0-2) 6,218 47,989/5,999 3/15 at Yankees L 5-9 6-12-2 Sonny Gray/Brett McKinney (0-1)/Benn Heller 10,146 3/16 vs. Braves W 12-9 7-12-2 Jameson Taillon (1-0)/Aaron Blair/Tyler Eppler (1) 5,841 53,830/5,981 3/17 vs. Twins W 13-5 8-12-2 Chad Kuhl (1-2)/Phil Hughes 5,868 59,698/5,970 3/18 at Blue Jays L 2-5 8-13-2 Roberto Osuna/Casey Sadler (0-1)/Tyler Clippard 5,057 vs. Red Sox L 1-2 8-14-2 Brian Johnson/Tyler Glasnow (0-2)/Ryan Braiser 7,035 66,733/6,067 3/19 vs. Twins W 11-8 9-14-2 Bret Helton (1-0)/Tyler Duffey 5,107 71,840/5,987 3/20 at Red Sox L 6-12 9-15-2 David Price/ (0-1) 9,841 3/21 at Twins (6:05) L 1-3 9-16-2 Jose Berrios/Trevor Williams (0-2)/Alan Busenitz 7,584 3/22 vs. Blue Jays (6:05) L 4-5 9-17-2 Deck McGuire/Felipe Rivero (1-1)/Chad Girodo 6,052 77,892/5,992 3/23 vs. Phillies L 2-8 9-18-2 Aaron Nola/Steven Brault (2-1) 5,794 83,686/5,978 3/24 vs. Rays W 7-5 10-18-2 Dovydas Neverauskas (1-1)/Austin Pruitt/Johnny Hellweg (1) 6,146 89,832/5,989 3/25 at Blue Jays W 7-4 11-18-2 Joe Musgrove (1-1)/Marco Estrada/ (1) 5,335 3/26 vs. Phillies L 3-6 11-19-2 Vince Velasquez/Trevor Williams (0-3)/Tommy Bergjans 6,529 96,361/6,023 3/27 at Phillies

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)

STEVEN BRAULT JORDAN MILBRATH EDGAR SANTANA DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/27 * at Atl -- 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 2/24 vs. NYY -- 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 2/25 at Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 at Min W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2/27 at Atl -- 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 2/28 at Bos -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/9 * at Phi W 2-0) 2.2 5 3 2 0 1 3/2 at Bal -- 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 3/3 vs. Phi -- 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 3/12 THREW LIVE BP (20 pitches) 3/7 at Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/8 vs. Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/18 * at Tor -- 4.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/10 vs. Atl -- 0.0 1 5 4 2 0 3/10 at Bal -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/23 * vs. Phi L (2-1) 3.2 8 4 4 1 3 3/12 vs. Bal -- 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 3/12 vs. Bal -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/18 at Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/17 vs. Min -- 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 3/20 at Bos -- 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/20 at Bos -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL FELIZ 3/23 vs. Phi -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/21 minor league game 15 pitches DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/26 vs. Phi -- 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 2/24 vs. NYY -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/1 vs. Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 JOE MUSGROVE 3/4 at Min -- 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO JOSH SMOKER 3/7 at Tor -- 2.0 3 3 3 0 0 3/9 minor league game 2.0 31 pitches DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/10 at Bal -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/15 * at NYY -- 2.2 1 2 2 3 5 2/25 at Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/14 vs. TB -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/20 * at Bos L (0-1) 4.0 8 6 6 0 2 2/28 at Bos -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/15 minor league game 0.2 14 pitches 3/25 * at Tor W (1-1) 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 3/3 vs. Phi -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/19 vs. Min -- 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 3/10 vs. Atl -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/22 vs. Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/12 vs. Bal -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/26 vs. Phi -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DOVYDAS NEVERAUSKAS 3/16 vs. Atl -- 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/19 vs. Min -- 1.2 3 1 0 2 2 TYLER GLASNOW 2/26 vs. Bos -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/22 vs. Tor -- 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 vs. Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/25 at Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/25 * at Det -- 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 3/5 at Atl -- 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 3/26 vs. Phi -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/2 * at Bal -- 3.0 4 2 2 0 6 3/9 at Phi -- 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 3/7 * at Tor L (0-1) 2.2 6 7 6 3 5 3/12 vs. Bal L (0-1) 1.0 4 5 4 1 1 3/18 * vs. Bos L (0-2) 4.2 5 1 1 2 6 3/15 at NYY -- 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 3/24 vs. TB -- 3.2 5 2 2 0 6 JAMESON TAILLON 3/18 vs. Bos -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/19 minor league game 1.0 7 pitches 2/26 vs. Bos -- 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/22 vs. Tor -- 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 GEORGE KONTOS 3/4 * at Min -- 2.2 2 2 2 1 0 3/24 vs. TB W (1-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 3/9 minor league game 4.0 62 pitches DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/26 vs. Phi -- 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 2/26 vs. Bos -- 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 3/16 * vs. Atl W (1-0) 5.0 1 1 1 2 5 3/3 vs. Phi -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/22 minor league game 5.2 96 pitches 3/8 vs. Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/10 at Bal -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 IVAN NOVA 3/14 vs. TB -- 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/15 minor league game 1.0 7 pitches 2/26 * vs. Bos L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 1 0 0 3/19 minor league game 2.0 26 pitches 3/3 * vs. Phi -- 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 TREVOR WILLIAMS 3/23 vs. Phi -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/8 minor league game 4.0 65 pitches DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/26 vs. Phi -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/14 * vs. TB L (0-2) 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 2/28 at Bos -- 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 3/19 minor league game 6.0 87 pitches 3/5 at Atl -- 3.0 4 3 3 1 2 3/24 * vs. TB -- 3.0 5 2 2 1 3 3/10 * vs. Atl L (0-1) 4.0 2 3 3 1 1 CHAD KUHL 3/15 minor league game 5.0 66 pitches DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/21 * at Min L (0-2) 5.1 6 2 1 2 8 2/28 * at Bos -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 FELIPE RIVERO 3/26 * vs. Phi L (0-3) 2.1 4 4 2 1 5 3/5 * at Atl L (0-1) 2.1 5 3 3 2 3 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/10 * at Bal L (0-2) 2.1 7 8 8 3 3 2/26 vs. Bos -- 0.2 1 3 0 1 1 3/17 * vs. Min W (1-2) 4.1 5 3 3 1 2 3/1 vs. Tor -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/22 * vs. Tor -- 5.1 5 2 1 1 5 3/5 at Atl -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/8 vs. Det W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/10 vs. Atl -- 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3/15 at NYY -- 0.1 0 4 0 3 0 3/16 minor league game 1.0 16 pitches 3/19 minor league game 2.0 26 pitches 3/22 vs. Tor L (1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1

BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 BELL oo oowo o1 w1o o2oo oo koo o4o k2o fod 11o w4oo koo 4kd o1o 1wk2 2k wo1 BOSTICK ko ko o 2k 2 wd o2o ko ook wo oo koo k o o2kk w c ooo 41 BRENTZ oooo kok whko kd1 o11 ow 1do kwk4 k o1k k w ook 1 1ooe oow 1kw2 CERVELLI ok kw od owk 22w 2koo 11 4wk 4o1w co1 ooo 1wo1 4oo 41o CUNNINGHAM wo ook ok o oof kk 12 o o1 koo oo o 1 o k1kw o o DIAZ oko oko h oo4 oo 4ow woh 1ok o4ok ok1 ook ooko 21 ok DICKERSON ko ook o11e 2oo o12o kok 3o1k 2oo 1oo2 oooo 11kko k1 o11 FRAZIER woo oww ooo owo 132 k11 1kw 21o 14oo koo 2 o2co oo1 o2c oooo1 wo o2koc o11 FREESE 1o ok ok 1w ok 4kf 2o cek wd oo2e o1o oo1 wko 12d HARRISON wo ook oo ood 2k1 oko oho 2oo1 w2ok o1oe wod khk o2wok k2o2 eoo KELLEY o w do ho wo 1 2 KRAMER wo 4k w2 3k 2w ok wh wk k 3ko k o 3 kwk kkk1 ow2w LAVARNWAY o1 oooo 1o kk 14 oo k w 4 k o w d2 w o owo ho LUPLOW o1 ooo ooo ko oo k4 oko ff4 ooo o ook 1 k42o 1 4ko oo1k MARTE hk 11o o1o o21 o41 4kc 13o kok2 koo kek1 o14 doo1 w2o oko1k kko cko MARTIN o ko oo d o1 do k c k 1o 1 1 1ook MEADOWS 2w12 o3 oo 4 o1 ck o oo1k woo MERCER do 1o oe k1 ook owo ko4 kkk kwooo 1woc 2oo 2o1 ooow okkk oo1 MORAN 1ok oko ow2 ko 12k1 oo1 oko 1ok w21 1k1o kooo o1oo oo1 odo 11k1o ko12 k1k MOROFF od 12 oo w co2 k1 k4w oo koo oo2 o k k wkk kwo NEWMAN oo 1c wo 2k ho 2 do f o1c k o ko1 k1o c21o OSUNA oo eoo 21 o2k 1oo w4 o kk o ko4 k1k 1 w kh4 f o11c ooo k4d koo kk1o 2 o4w1o POLANCO k14 oo 2ok ok1 wwo ooo2 o4k 1o2 k1k 2o4o koo 1o12 wok coooo ko1 REYES wo oo 1k o co 1 k wo o o o o 1 4 oo 1 e REYNOLDS oo o k ok d oo e c oo 1o o k kkkk RODRIGUEZ k2 4o o1k 4k kw oo4 k1k kkkk odo ok1k k1w4 hkw kk2 ookw kooo kof STALLINGS oo woo 2o hoo 12 w o o 1 1 o1oo 1 TUCKER o2 kwk ow o k o k k w o WEISS o o oo 1 ok k kfk k 2 o o ko o k k k WILLIAMS o 1 o2 o k 1o 2o k o WOOD kk 1o o2 d2 1o dk w1 w h k k2o 1k 4o k k o o2o1

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

2018 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 3/9 Dario Agrazal (RHP) optioned to Altoona...RHP Luis Escobar (RHP) optioned to Bradenton...Jin-De Jhang (C) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/12 Clay Holmes (RHP), Jack Leathersich (LHP) & Austin Meadows (OF) optioned to Indianapolis...Christian Kelley (C), Damien Magnifico (RHP), Jason Martin (OF), Bryan Reynolds (OF) & (INF) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/15 Yeudy Garcia (RHP), Kevin Kramer (INF), Alex McRae (RHP) and (INF) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/17 Tyler Eppler (RHP) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/20 Christopher Bostick (OF/INF), (RHP) and Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis...Todd Cunningham (OF), Brett McKinney (RHP), Pablo Reyes (INF), Casey Sadler (RHP), John Stilson (RHP), Erich Weiss (INF), Jackson Williams (C) and Eric Wood (INF) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/24 Jordan Luplow (OF) and (C) optioned to Indianapolis...Tyler Jones (RHP) and Richard Rodríguez (RHP) reassigned to minor league camp. 3/26 Kyle Crick (RHP) and José Osuna (INF/OF) optioned to Indianapolis...Kevin Siegrist (LHP) reassigned to minor league camp...Ryan Lavarnway (C), Daniel Nava (OF) and Bo Schultz (RHP) reassigned to minor league camp.