JUNE 13, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #65/HOME #33 RHP TYLER CHATWOOD (6-7, 4.37 ERA) Vs
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COLORADO ROCKIES (41-25) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (29-35) JUNE 13, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #65/HOME #33 RHP TYLER CHATWOOD (6-7, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP GERRIT COLE (3-6, 4.83 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won three straight games after losing four in a row...Are looking to win four consecutive games tonight for the first time this season...Have won a season-high three straight games on four occasions (also between 4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Have scored a season-high 12 runs four times; 6/2 at New York (NL), 5/24 at Atlanta, 5/2 at Cincinnati and 4/28 at Miami...Had a 33-31 record after 64 games last season (33-32 after 65). BUCS WHEN... BURGH PROUD: The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins will be at PNC Park today, along with the Cup...After visiting with the Pirates players and staff, the Pens will be recognized on the field in a pre-game ceremony beginning at 7:00. Last five games ................ 3-2 THE RETURN OF TAILLON: Jameson Taillon made his return to the starting rotation Monday night and tossed 5.0 scoreless Last ten games ................. 5-5 innings for the win against the Rockies...Taillon, the second overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, has a 3.24 ERA in his first 25 starts in the Major Leagues...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two top-two picks since 1990 had a lower ERA than Leading after 6 .................21-4 Taillon through 25 starts: Stephen Strasburg (2.44) and Mark Prior (2.87). Tied after 6 .................... 3-3 GUIDING THE SHIP: Clint Hurdle won 534 games while managing the Rockies from 2002-2009 and has amassed a total Trailing after 6 ................ 5-28 of 538 wins since taking over as Pittsburgh’s manager in 2011...Hurdle is one win shy of tying Frankie Frisch (539) for the fifth-most managerial victories in Pirates history...Fred Clarke is Pittsburgh’s all-time leader with 1422 wins as manager. Leading after 7 ................ 24-3 HEATING UP: The Bucs are batting .313 (116-for-371) in 10 games this month and .295 (209-for-709) beginning with the Tied after 7 .....................1-2 action on May 23...In 19 games since then, Pittsburgh’s team batting average is the highest mark in the Major Leagues...The Trailing after 7 ................4-30 Pirates have banged out 10 or more hits nine times in their last 11 games. BUCS/ROX: The Pirates have won 10 of the last 12 games played against the Rockies at PNC Park, where they are 36-22 Leading after 8 ................ 24-3 all-time against Colorado...After this series, the two clubs are scheduled to meet again in Denver July 21-23. Tied after 8 .................... 2-2 STREAKING BUCCO: Josh Harrison has hit safely in 10 straight games, going 15-for-38 (.395) with three doubles, a triple, Trailing after 8 ................ 3-30 two home runs and six RBI...It is tied for the longest streak by a Pirates player this season and is tied with Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon for the second-longest active streak in the National League behind Philadelphia’s Odubel Herrera (11 games)... Scoring first ..................18-12 Harrison had a career-high 15-game hitting streak during the 2014 season. Opp. score first ................11-23 RAVING ABOUT RIVERO: Felipe Rivero has made 13 straight appearances (13.0ip) without allowing a run and his scoreless streak is the second-longest active streak in the National League behind Edinson Volquez (16.0)...Rivero enters today’s action Scoring 4+ ................... 25-8 with the third-lowest ERA (0.53) in the Majors among relievers behind Andrew Miller (0.29) and Dellin Betances (0.45)...He has struck out 15 batters and has held opponents to a .091 average (4-for-44) in his last 13 games. Scoring less than 4 ............. 4-27 ROLLING AGAINST THE ROCKIES: Josh Harrison has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games played against the Rockies, going Outhitting Opp. ................21-4 18-for-43 (.419) with four doubles, a home runs and nine RBI...Jordy Mercer is a .352 career hitter (31-for-88) against Colorado and has tallied 18 hits in his last 47 at bats (.383). Being out-hit .................6-29 SIXTH SENSE: In 16 games since moving to the sixth spot of the batting order on 5/26, Andrew McCutchen has gone 23-for-59 Hits are equal .................. 2-2 (.390) with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 RBI while producing a 1.123 OPS...He has hit safely in 14 of the 16 games, raising his season average 48 points from .203 to .251...In addition, McCutchen has produced three multi-hit games Comeback wins ................. 15 in his last four starts (8-for-15) and has gone 14-for-33 (.424) in his last eight contests. Wins in final AB ..................6 DOING A JUAN-DERFUL JOB: In his last 25 appearances (dating back to 4/15), Juan Nicasio has posted a 0.76 ERA Walkoff Wins ....................4 (23.2ip/2er)...He has also been charged with just one run in his last 22 outings (21.0ip) and has struck out 12 batters in his last 7.2ip...Nicasio has produced a 1.64 ERA (44.0ip/8er) in his last 44 games with the Bucs (since 9/6/16) and a 3.00 ERA Losses in final AB .................8 (84.0ip/28er) with 103 strikeouts in his 70 total relief appearances in his two seasons with the club. Walkoff Losses ...................6 KEEPING IT CLOSE AT HOME: The Pirates have produced an 11-2 record at PNC Park this season in games decided by two runs or less, going 9-2 in one-run decisions...In the 17 seasons of play at PNC Park, the Bucs have been involved in 399 Extra Inning Games .............5-6 one-run games and have posted a 236-163 record (.591 winning percentage). Playing errorless ..............13-17 SAVING THE DAY: Felipe Rivero pitched 1.1 innings to earn saves on both Saturday and Sunday...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last Pittsburgh pitcher to record multiple-inning saves in back-to-back games was Bill Landrum on June Committing at least 1 Error .......16-18 24, 1989 (2.1ip vs. St. Louis) and June 25, 1989 (1.2ip vs. St. Louis). Homered ....................21-20 500 CLUB: Andrew McCutchen picked up his 500th career extra base hit on Saturday...In 131 seasons of play in the National 2+ homers ....................8-2 League, only seven other players have collected 500 or more extra base hits with the Pirates; Willie Stargell (953), Honus Wagner (865), Paul Waner (852), Roberto Clemente (846), Pie Traynor (593), Max Carey (590) and Dave Parker (524). Series (W-L-T) ............... 8-9-3 LONG STAY AT HOME: The Pirates are 3-2 on their longest scheduled homestand of the year after splitting four games with Series Sweeps ....................2 the Marlins and beating the Rockies Monday night...The 10-game, 11-day homestand continues tonight with the second of three games against Colorado and concludes with three against the Cubs beginning Friday night (day off Thursday)...The Bucs Swept in a Series .................5 have gone 17-15 at home this season. Interleague ...................2-6 Before the break ..............29-35 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break .................0-0 June 13, 1988: The Pirates shut out the Cubs, 8-0, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Bob Walk pitched a complete game for the Bucs and improved his record to 7-4 while recording five strikeouts. Leadoff hitter Barry Bonds went 2-for-4 with a home run and scored three runs. Bobby Starter goes 6.0ip+ ............16-16 Bonilla also homered and went 3-for-5 with three RBI in the game. Starter goes less than 6.0ip ........13-19 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Wednesday vs. Colorado 7:05 RHP German Marquez (4-3, 4.44 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-5, 5.63 ERA) ROOT Thursday OFF DAY IN PITTSBURGH Friday vs. Chicago (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. RHP Trevor Williams (3-3, 5.13 ERA) ROOT Saturday vs. Chicago (NL) 8:15 TBA vs. RHP Ivan Nova (6-4, 2.83 ERA) FOX Sunday vs. Chicago (NL) 1:35 TBA vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (3-1, 2.90 ERA) ROOT 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 7-10 3.88 21 21 1 0 116.0 131 57 50 36 98 2017 3-6 4.83 13 13 0 0 76.1 85 43 41 17 66 M.L. CAREER 50-36 3.42 107 107 1 0 655.2 635 272 249 165 604 vs. COLORADO: 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA (18.1ip/6er) in three career starts...Went 2-0 in two starts last year; allowed one run in 7.0 innings and won a 2-1 decision against Eddie Butler at PNC Park on 5/20 and won a 9-4 decision over Jorge De La Rosa on 4/26 at Coors Field (6.0ip/4r/2er)...Also allowed three runs in 5.1 innings and lost a 4-2 decision to Jhoulys Chacin at PNC Park on 8/2/13. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/3 at Boston L 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 76 9.00 3-5 L 4/9 vs.