JUNE 2, 2017 at Citi Field, Flushing, NY --- GAME #55/ROAD #28 RHP GERRIT COLE (2-5, 3.65 ERA) Vs
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES (24-30) vs. NEW YORK METS (23-29) JUNE 2, 2017 at Citi Field, Flushing, NY --- GAME #55/ROAD #28 RHP GERRIT COLE (2-5, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP MATT HARVEY (4-3, 4.95 ERA) THE PIRATES...had the day off in New York yesterday...Have gone 4-4 in their last eight games and 10-8 in their last 18 after losing a season-high six straight between 5/7-12...Have won a season-high three consecutive games on three occasions (4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Have scored a season-high 12 runs three times; 5/24 at Atlanta, 5/2 in Cincinnati and 4/28 in Miami...Had a 29-25 record after 54 games last season (30-25 after 55). BUCS WHEN... ROSTER MOVES: The Pirates have recalled infielders Max Moroff (#62) and Phil Gosselin (#17) from Triple-A Indianapolis...To make room for Moroff and Gosselin on the 25-man active roster, infielder Gift Ngoepe was optioned to Last five games ................ 2-3 Triple-A following the game on Wednesday and infielder Alen Hanson was designated for assignment today...This is Moroff’s Last ten games .................4-6 and Gosselin’s second stints with the Pirates this season. SIXTH SENSE: Andrew McCutchen has batted sixth in the starting lineup in each of the last six games, doing so for the first Leading after 6 .................17-2 time in his career last Friday night...He has gone 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI while hitting Tied after 6 .................... 3-3 safely in all six games. Trailing after 6 ................ 4-25 #JAMO50: RHP Jameson Taillon, who had testicular cancer surgery on May 8, is scheduled to make his second rehab start tonight with Triple-A Indianapolis...In his first rehab start, he pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, gave up one hit and struck out six Leading after 7 .................19-1 batters while pitching with Double-A Altoona last Sunday (5/28) at Erie. Tied after 7 .....................1-2 GREGORY GOING STRONG: Gregory Polanco has hit safely in each of his last nine games, going 12-for-30 (.400) with a Trailing after 7 ................ 4-27 double, three home runs and six RBI...It is the second-longest active hitting streak in the National League behind Miami’s Dee Gordon (11 games). Leading after 8 .................19-1 RIDING THE COLE TRAIN: Gerrit Cole gets the start tonight in Pittsburgh’s first game of this month...Cole has a career record Tied after 8 .................... 2-2 of 9-2 with a 3.22 ERA (81.0ip/29er) in 14 starts during the month of June...His only two losses during this month of his career came on June 24, 2015, vs. Cincinnati and on June 28, 2014, vs. the Mets at PNC Park. Trailing after 8 ................ 3-27 AGAINST THE EAST: The Pirates are 12-7 against the National League East this season...Pittsburgh’s only series loss came Scoring first ..................14-10 last weekend against the Mets at PNC Park...The Bucs won each of their first four series against the NL East this season vs. Atlanta, at Miami, vs. Washington and vs. Philadelphia before splitting four games in Atlanta from May 22-25. Opp. score first ............... 10-20 ABOUT TONIGHT’S STARTER: Gerrit Cole has averaged 1.9 walks per 9.0 innings this year, which ranks sixth in the National Scoring 4+ ....................21-5 League and is the best rate of his career coming into today...He is also 0-1 in his last two outings after pitching at least 6.0 innings while allowing two earned runs or less in seven straight starts from April 14 to May 17. Scoring less than 4 ............. 3-25 IN THE CITI: Pittsburgh is 8-4 in its last 12 games played here at Citi Field...Over this 12-game stretch, the Pirates have Outhitting Opp. ................17-2 out-scored New York 54-42 while the pitching staff has recorded a 3.19 ERA (110.0ip/39er)...Pittsburgh’s last trip to Citi Field was highlighted by Jameson Taillon tossing 8.0 scoreless innings while winning a 4-0 decision against Jacob deGrom for the Being out-hit .................6-26 first win of his career last year on June 14. Hits are equal ...................1-2 DOWN ON THE FARM: A club-record nine players (Dario Agrazal, Jake Brentz, Logan Hill, Casey Hughston, Mitch Keller, Christian Kelley, Seth McGarry, Yunior Montero and Cole Tucker) from the Single-A Bradenton Marauders were selected to Comeback wins ................. 13 the Florida State League mid-season All-Star team yesterday...The South Division All-Stars will be managed by Bradenton Wins in final AB ..................6 manager Gera Alvarez and coached by the Marauders’ coaching staff since the franchise won the 2016 Florida State League championship. Walkoff Wins ....................4 DEEP THOUGHTS: The Pirates have gone deep in eight of their last nine games while hitting a total of 11 home runs during Losses in final AB .................6 the nine-game stretch...Pittsburgh has also hit a total of 13 home runs over its last 10 games on the road. Walkoff Losses ...................4 HITTIN’ ON THE ROAD: Adam Frazier has hit safely in 11 of his 14 games on the road this season, going 17-for-50 (.340) with a double, triple, three home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.039 OPS...Each of Frazier’s three home runs have been three-run shots, Extra Inning Games .............5-4 including homers in each of his last two road games on May 24 and May 25 in Atlanta. Playing errorless ..............10-16 NASTY NICASIO: In his last 20 appearances (dating back to 4/15), Juan Nicasio has posted a 0.93 ERA (19.1ip/2er)...He has also been charged with just one run in his last 17 outings (16.2ip). Committing at least 1 Error .......14-14 HAVE MERCER ON US: Jordy Mercer went 2-for-6 in Wednesday’s game and has gone 17-for-41 (.415) with three doubles, Homered ....................18-17 a triple, three home runs, seven RBI and seven multi-hit efforts in his last 10 games...Mercer has hit safely in 12 of his last 2+ homers .................... 7-2 16 games, going 21-for-61 (.344) with three homers and eight RBI while raising his season batting average from .203 to .251. HITTING HIS STRIDE: John Jaso collected three more hits in Wednesday’s 14-inning game and is now hitting .351 (13-for-37) Series (W-L-T) ............... 7-8-2 over his last 11 games...He has also recorded a .385 OBP and .898 OPS during his current 11-game stretch. Series Sweeps ....................2 THE HIT LIST: Andrew McCutchen currently ranks 18th on Pittsburgh’s all-time hit list with 1347...He moved ahead of Swept in a Series .................4 Manny Sanguillen (1343) and into 18th place on the list with his game-winning home run Monday afternoon...Gus Suhr ranks 17th in Pirates history with 1379 hits. Interleague ...................2-4 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Before the break ............. 24-30 After the break .................0-0 June 2, 2009: Zach Duke out-pitched Johan Santana as the Pirates beat the Mets 3-1 at PNC Park. Catcher Jason Jaramillo tied the game with his first Major League home run in the fifth inning. Back-to-back doubles by Nate McLouth and Adam LaRoche gave the Bucs a 3-1 lead in the Starter goes 6.0ip+ ............13-15 sixth inning. Lefty relief pitcher John Grabow needed just five pitches to retire the three batters he faced in the eighth and Matt Capps earned Starter goes less than 6.0ip ........11-15 his sixth straight save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Saturday at New York (NL) 7:15 RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-4, 6.95 ERA) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (3-3, 5.75 ERA) FOX Sunday at New York (NL) 1:10 RHP Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.20 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Pill (0-1, 3.00 ERA) ROOT Monday in Baltimore OFF DAY Tuesday at Baltimore 7:05 RHP Ivan Nova (5-4, 2.92 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-4, 5.92 ERA) ROOT Wednesday at Baltimore 7:05 RHP Chad Kuhl (1-5, 6.02 ERA) vs. LHP Wade Miley (2-3, 2.82 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 2-5 3.65 11 11 0 0 66.2 66 29 27 14 55 M.L. CAREER 49-35 3.27 105 105 1 0 646.0 616 258 235 162 593 vs. NEW YORK (NL): 1-2 with a 4.84 ERA (22.1ip/12er) in four career starts...0-0 in one start this year; had a no decision (5.0ip/4r) on 5/27 in a 5-4 walkoff win at PNC Park...Pitched 8.1 innings and struck out 10 batters in a 4-1 win over Noah Syndergarrd on 5/22/15 at PNC...Allowed five runs in 4.0 innings and lost a 5-3 decision to Jonathon Niese on 6/28/14 at PNC and suffered a 4-2 loss (5.0ip/3er) to Dillon Gee on 7/14/13 at PNC; gave up all three runs in the first inning.