(16-14) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (16-15) MAY 8, 2016 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO --- GAME #31/ROAD #17 RHP (2-3, 3.95 ERA) vs. RHP MICHAEL WACHA (2-2, 2.65 ERA)

THE PIRATES...are 1-1 after the first two games of their 10-day, nine-game road trip to St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago...Snapped their four game losing streak with Friday night’s 4-2 win at Busch...Have gone 11-8 in their last 19 games after losing four in a row...Began the season with a 4-0 record for the first time since the 2003 campaign...Were 14-16 after 30 games in 2015 (15-16 after 31). BUCS WHEN... RIDING THE COLE TRAIN: Gerrit Cole gets the start this afternoon in the finale of this three game series...Since the beginning Last five games ...... 1-4 of 2014, Cole has posted the fifth-lowest ERA (2.91) among all against St. Louis, trailing only Mike Fiers (1.84), Jake Arrieta (1.86), Jon Lester (2.59) and Johnny Cueto (2.65). Last ten games...... 5-5 MOTHER’S DAY UNIFORMS: For the first time MLB clubs will celebrate Mother’s Day with new Mother’s Day uniforms and Leading after 6...... 14-0 caps...The gray jersey incorporates pink into Pirates’ regular logos, with the cap highlighted by a dark gray crown and brim... Players have swung pink bats, worn pink ribbons & sported pink wristbands on Mother’s Day to raise funds and awareness to Tied after 6...... 1-1 fight breast cancer since 2006...MLB will again donate its licensed uniform royalties that are connected to charitable initiatives Trailing after 6...... 1-13 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation ON DECK: Pittsburgh continues its road trip tomorrow night with the beginning of a three game series in Cincinnati...The Bucs Leading after 7...... 14-0 are 3-3 against the RedLegs this year, including a series win last weekend at PNC Park. Tied after 7...... 1-3 DOWN ON THE FARM: Last night Triple-A Indianapolis’ Tyler Glasnow tossed 7.0 scoreless innings while striking out 11 Trailing after 7...... 1-11 batters while extending his scoreless streak to 18.0 innings over his last three starts...Glasnow, who is rated by America as Pittsburgh’s No. 1 prospect, is now 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA (33.0ip/6er) and 48 in six starts this year. Leading after 8...... 14-0 THE KANG SHOW: Jung Ho Kang has knocked in a run in each of his first two games since coming off the disabled list after Tied after 8...... 2-2 recording an RBI in the first inning on a sacrifice fly in yesterday’s game that followed his two homer game Friday night...That marks the 13th time in his career that he has a streak of consecutive games with an RBI. Trailing after 8...... 0-12 START ME UP: Since the beginning of last season, Pittsburgh’s starting have posted a 2.34 ERA (69.1ip/18er) in 11 Scoring first...... 14-7 games here at Busch Stadium. Opp. score first...... 2-7 CENTRAL PARK: The Bucs are 3-5 in a stretch that has the team playing 15 straight games within the National League Central...Pittsburgh’s next game against a team outside the Central will come on May 16 when the team opens a homestand Scoring 4+...... 16-5 with a four game series against Atlanta. Scoring less than 4...... 0-9 THE LINEUP CARD: Josh Harrison has collected 14 RBI from the seventh spot of the lineup this season...That’s tied for the second-most in the Majors from that spot of the batting order along with Kansas City’s Salvador Perez....Boston’s Brock Holt Outhitting Opp...... 14-5 leads the Majors with 16 RBI from the seventh spot of the lineup. Being out-...... 2-9 STARLING’S PERFORMANCE: Starling Marte recorded his second straight multi-hit game yesterday, which was also the Hits are equal...... 0-0 500th game of his big league career...Marte now has 14 multi-hit games this year, which is tied for the most in the NL along with Washington’s Daniel Murphy...He also has seven multi-hit games in his last 10 contests here at Busch, going 16-for-40 Comeback wins ...... 3 (.400) during that stretch. Wins in final AB...... 3 MILESTONE WATCH: Pirates reliever Tony Watson enters today one shy of 300 in his career...He ranks fourth in Pirates history in strikeouts among left-handed pitchers used exclusively in relief behind John Grabow (326), Scott Walkoff Wins...... 1 Sauerbeck (319) and Rod Scurry (311). Losses in final AB...... 3 MARK THE SHARK: Mark Melancon converted his eighth in nine opportunities in Friday night’s win...Since the beginning Walkoff Losses...... 2 of last season, Melancon’s 59 saves are the most in the Majors...St. Louis’ Trevor Rosenthal ranks second in that time (53). GIVING ST. LOUIS THE BLUES: Gregory Polanco went 1-for-5 Saturday while batting third in the lineup for the second Extra Inning Games...... 3-1 straight game...In his last 23 games against St. Louis, Polanco is also hitting at a .376 clip, going 32-for-85 with seven doubles, two triples, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored. Playing errorless...... 8-6 HOMECOMING OF SORTS: This weekend Wildwood, MO, native and Lafayette High School graduate David Freese returns to Homered ...... 10-7 Busch Stadium for his first time as a visiting player...Freese ranks among the top 10 in Busch Stadium history in RBI (124), hits 2+ homers...... 6-1 (226) and runs scored (103)...He also hit .372 (29-for-78) with 10 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 16 RBI in 23 games played at Busch Stadium in his postseason career. Series (W-L-T)...... 5-4-1 POWERING UP: The Pirates have homered in nine of their last 11 games, hitting a total of 17 long balls in that time...The Bucs Series Sweeps...... 2 have hit 21 home runs in their last 14 games after hitting seven in their first 16 contests. Swept in a Series...... 2 JHAY ALL DAY: Josh Harrison has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, going 19-for-52 (.365) with four doubles and nine RBI in that time...Harrison’s .324 batting average as a second baseman ranks third among National League players at that Interleague ...... 1-3 position, trailing only Washington’s Daniel Murphy (.402) and Arizona’s Jean Segura (.330). Before the break ...... 16-14 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break...... 0-0 May 8, 1994: Andy Van Slyke went 8-for-9 on Mother’s Day while raising his average 56 points as the Pirates swept Chicago in a doubleheader Starter goes 6.0ip+ ...... 12-4 at Three Rivers Stadium. Van Slyke’s eight hits was one shy of the Major League record for a doubleheader. Starter goes less than 6.0ip. . . . .4-10

UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Monday at Cincinnati 7:10 LHP Jonathon Niese (3-1, 5.94 ERA) vs. RHP Dan Straily (1-1, 3.56 ERA) ROOT Tuesday at Cincinnati 7:10 RHP Juan Nicasio (3-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. RHP Alfredo Simon (1-3, 9.86 ERA) ROOT Wednesday at Cincinnati 7:10 LHP Francisco Liriano (3-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Tim Adleman (1-0, 2.45 ERA) ROOT Thursday OFF DAY IN CHICAGO Friday at Chicago 1:20 LHP Jeff Locke (1-2, 4.68 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (4-0, 1.85 ERA) ROOT 45 - RHP GERRIT COLE YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2015 19-8 2.60 32 32 0 0 208.0 183 71 60 44 202 2016 2-3 3.95 5 5 0 0 27.1 27 15 12 10 25 M.L. CAREER 42-23 3.12 78 78 0 0 490.2 446 187 170 122 465 vs. ST. LOUIS: 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA (52.2ip/17er) in eight career regular season starts...Went 3-1 with a 2.39 ERA in four starts last year; won a 5-2 decision over Lance Lynn on 7/10 at PNC Park (7.0ip/2er), lost a 4-2 decision (5.1ip/4r/3er) to Michael Wacha on 8/12 at Busch Stadium, tossed 7.0 shutout innings in a 7-1 win over John Lackey at Busch on 9/6 and won an 8-2 decision at PNC Pak on 9/30 (7.0ip/2er). 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 4/9 at Cincinnati L 4.2 5 3 3 3 4 100 5.79 1-5 L 4/14 vs. Detroit L 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 83 4.22 4-7 L 4/21 at San Diego W 6.0 4 0 0 0 7 97 2.70 11-1 W 4/26 at Colorado W 6.0 8 4 2 2 3 103 2.78 9-4 W APRIL (2-2, 2.78 ERA) 22.2 21 9 7 6 19 383

5/2 vs. Chicago L 4.2 6 6 5 4 6 105 3.95 2-7 L MAY (0-1, 9.64 ERA) 4.2 6 6 5 4 6 105

1st Half (2-3, 3.95 ERA) 27.1 27 15 12 10 25 488

SPRING TRAINING

CAREER BATTING: .166 (25-for-151) 0 2B 0 3B 1 HR 9 RBI 14 SACS 2016 BATTING: .100 (1-for-10) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SACS CAREER HOMERS (1): 9/7/14 at Chicago (NL) - off Blake Parker

CATCHERS THROWING TOMORROW’S STARTER CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA JONATHON NIESE: The 29-year-old lefthander will be making his seventh start of the season tomorrow night in Cincinnati...Lost for the first time this season in his last start after allowing six runs in 5.0 innings Cervelli 6/16 38% 0 2 (223.1ip/92er) 3.71 vs. Chicago Tuesday night at PNC Park...Began the season with a 3-0 record for the first time in his big Stewart 2/5 40% 0 0 (51.1ip/33er) 5.79 league career....Went 9-10 with a 4.13 ERA (176.2ip/81er) in 33 appearances (29 starts) with the National League champion Mets in 2015...Spent the last 11 years in the New York organization after being selected CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...... 0 by the Mets in the seventh round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. PITCHER PICKOFFS...... 1 vs. CINCINNATI: 2-4 with a 4.06 ERA (44.1ip/20er) in seven career appearances (seven starts)...Hasn’t SB OFF PITCHERS...... 0 faced the Reds since losing a 2-1 decision (5.2ip/2er) to Alfredo Simon while pitching for the Mets on NO THROWS...... 5 4/6/14...Recorded last win on 9/24/13 at GABP after allowing two runs in 7.0 innings while winning a 4-2 OTHERS (double steals)...... 1 decision against Mike Leake.

2016 HIGHS & LOWS TEAM BATTING Largest come from behind victory...... 3 runs, 4/8 @CIN Largest come from behind loss...... 3 runs, 4/19 @SD Most runs, game, Pirates...... 12, 4/24 @ARI Largest crowd, home...... 39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Most runs, game, Opponents...... 10, 4/24 @ARI Smallest crowd, home...... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Most runs, inning, Pirates...... 8, 4/21 @SD (7th) Largest crowd, road...... 43,093, 5/6 @STL Most runs, inning, Opponents...... 5, 4/23 @ARI (8th) Smallest crowd, road...... 17,194, 4/8 @CIN Most hits, game, Pirates...... 20, 4/24 @ARI Most errors, game, Pirates...... 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most hits, game, Opponents...... 18, 4/27@COL Most errors, game, Opponents ...... 3, 4/8 @CIN & 4/6 vs. STL Most hits, inning, Pirates...... 6, 4/17 vs. MIL (3rd) Consecutive innings w/out an error ...... 57, 4/15-22 Most consec. hits, inning...... 5, 4/21 @SD (7th) Most double plays turned...... 3, 4/11 @DET & 4/10 @CIN Most consec. hits, game...... 5, 4/24 @ARI & 4/21 @SD Rain delays, home (total time) ...... Most hits, inning, Opponents...... 5, 3 times, last on 4/27 @COL (4th) Rain delays, road (total time)...... 1 (30 minutes) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...... 3, 5/3 vs. CHI Fewest hits, game, Opponents...... 3, 4/16 vs. MIL INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most doubles, game...... 7, 4/24 @ARI Most hits, game ...... 4, Marte (4/24 @ARI) Most triples, game...... 2, 6 times, last on 5/1 vs. CIN Most consecutive hits...... 3, 12 times, last by Mercer (5/2) Most home runs, game, Pirates...... 5, 4/26 @COL Most runs, game...... 3, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most home runs, game, Opponents...... 4, 4/27 @COL & 4/24 @ARI Most 2bs, game...... 3, Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most consecutive games, home run...... 7, 4/25-5/2 Most 3bs, game...... 1, 6 times, last by Rodriguez (5/1 vs. CIN) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...... 10, 4/5-15 Most HR, game...... 3, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most extra-base hits ...... 8, 4/24 @ARI Most extra-base hits . . . . . 3, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) & Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...... 26, 4/3-5/2 Most total bases...... 12, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...... 3, 4/19 @SD & 4/15 vs. MIL Most RBI, game...... 5, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most stolen bases, game, Opponents. . . 3, 5/2 vs. CHI, 4/15 vs. MIL & 4/8 @CIN Most SB, game ...... 2, Harrison (4/15 vs. MIL) Most left on base...... 14, 4/17 vs. MIL & 4/10 @CIN Most walks, game...... 3, Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Most left on base (extra innings)...... Consec. games, home run...... 2, Jaso (4-30/5-1), Rodriguez (4/22-23) & McCutchen (4-16-17) TEAM PITCHING Longest hitting streak...... 12 games, Jaso (4/9-23) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates...... 14, 4/3 vs. STL Grand slams...... 1, Marte (4/8 @CIN) Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings) . . . . . 17, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Inside-the-park home runs...... Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents ...... 12, 4/26 @COL Leadoff home runs...... 1, Jaso (4/30 vs. CIN) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings). . . .17, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Walkoff home runs...... Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates...... 10, 4/19 @SD & 4/15 vs. MIL Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents...... 7, 4/17 vs. MIL & 4/6 vs. STL Most strikeouts, game...... 10, Liriano (5/6 @STL & 4/3 vs. STL) Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings)...... 8, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns) Longest winning streak...... 3 games, Niese (4/11-22) Longest losing streak...... 2 games, Locke (4/15-20), TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Cole (4/9-14) & Caminero (4/10-13) Longest winning streak...... 6 games, (4/24-30) Fewest hits, complete game...... No Complete Games Longest losing streak...... 4 games (5/1-4 & 4/12-15) Most walks, game...... 7, Locke (4/15 vs.MIL) Longest game, innings ...... 13, 4/24 @ARI Most IP, game, starter...... 7.0, Locke (5/1 vs. CIN), Nicasio (4/29 vs. CIN), Longest game, time...... 5:25, 4/24 @ARI (13 innings) Liriano (5/6 @STL) & Niese (4/16 vs. MIL) Longest game, time, 9 innings...... 4:01, 4/19 @SD Most IP, game, reliever...... 3.0, 5 times, last by Schugel (5/3 vs. CHI) Shortest game, time ...... 2:31, 5/3 vs. CHI Most consec. scoreless IP...... 11.0, Nicasio (4/23-5/4) & Locke (4/25-5/1) Largest margin of victory...... 10 runs, 4/21 @SD (11-1) Most consecutive saves...... 4, Melancon (4/27-5/6 & 4/6-22) Largest margin of defeat...... 6 runs, 4 times, last on 5/3 vs. CHI (1-7) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Had a pair of singles Saturday afternoon for his first multi-hit contest since 4/30 against the Reds. Multi-Hit Games: 9 ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 18-for-55 (.327) on the road...Has hit safely in four of his last five contests. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 25 starts behind the plate and one at first base (4/20 at San Diego). Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N Has reached base safely in 17 of his last 18 games, going 19-for-64 (.297) with 12 walks. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Kris Medlen)

DAVID FREESE N Pinch hit in the 9th inning Saturday; reached base on an error and eventually came around to score. Multi-Hit Games: 7 ROAD TRIP: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in six of his last seven starts (9-for-28, .321) and .324 (12-for-37) in his last nine starts. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 25 of the first 30 games at third base and has hit safely in 19 of those 25 contests. Last HR: 4/26/16 at COL LAST 3: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N Hit first homer of the season on 4/26 in Colorado...Made first professional appearance at second base Tuesday. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-2 (Kris Medlen)

JOSH HARRISON N Had a pair of hits Saturday afternoon at St. Louis and is now 5-for-12 in his last three games. Multi-Hit Games: 12 ROAD TRIP: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in his last nine road games, going 14-for-33 (.424) with four doubles and seven RBI. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting .365 (19-for-52) in his last 14 games...Has recorded 14 RBI from the 7th spot of the lineup. Last HR: 4/29/16 vs. CIN LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL N Has five hits in his last 11 at bats with RISP...Has started 28 of the first 30 games at second base. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Marco Estrada)

JOHN JASO N Recorded a pair of hits Saturday afternoon for his first multi-hit contest since 4/21 at San Diego. Multi-Hit Games: 7 ROAD TRIP: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Went deep in back-to-back games on 4/30 & 5/1...Hit his fifth career leadoff homer on 4/30 off Alfredo Simon. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in 17 of his last 20 starts, going 25-for-80 (.313) with six doubles, two homers and nine RBI. Last HR: 5/1/16 vs. CIN LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR N Hit safely in a career-high 12 straight games from 4/9-23 (19-for-46; .413). CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Ricky Romero)

MATT JOYCE N Hit his third pinch-hit homer of the year Wednesday; the most by a Pirate since Travis Snider had three in 2013. Multi-Hit Games: 3 ROAD TRIP: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 4-for-7 with three walks in his last 10 pinch hitting appearances. Multi-RBI Games: 4 SERIES: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Recorded three hits on 4/17; his most in a game since a career-high five hits on 6/29/14 at Baltimore. Last HR: 5/4/16 vs. CHI LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY N Has gone 13-for-34 (.382) with four homers, 12 RBI and 7 walks in his last 23 games (dating back to 4/11). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-2 (Darrell Rasner)

N Recorded second career two-homer game Friday night (also 8/22/15 vs. San Francisco) in his season debut. JUNG HO KANG Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 2 HR 4 RBI N Since his big league debut the Bucs are 33-10 when he records an RBI and 11-4 when he goes deep in a game. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 2-7 (.286) 2 HR 4 RBI N Was recalled from his rehab assignment from Indianapolis and reinstated from the 15-day D.L. Friday. Last HR: 5/6/16 at STL LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 2 HR 4 RBI N Has gone 9-for-32 with three doubles and a pair of homers in his career from the sixth spot of the lineup. First HR: 5/3/15 at StL CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-3

STARLING MARTE N Delivered a game-tying, two-out run-scoring double in the ninth inning yesterday and finished the day 2-for-5. Multi-Hit Games: 14 ROAD TRIP: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games (17-for-48, .354) and in 13 of his last 17. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 4-9 (.444) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting .371 (13-for-35) with runners in scoring position, collecting eight hits in his last 14 at bats. Last HR: 4/26/16 at COL LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU N Is hitting .351 (26-for-74) on the road...Thirty five of his 39 hits have come against right-handed pitchers. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Dallas Keuchel)

ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Went 1-for-4 Saturday afternoon and has now hit safely in three straight and five of his last six games. Multi-Hit Games: 5 ROAD TRIP: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 19 of his last 21 games...Has hit safely in his last four games against the Cards. Multi-RBI Games: 2 SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Homered three times on 4/26 in Colorado - his second career three-HR game (also 8/1/09 vs. Washington). Last HR: 5/2/16 vs. CHI LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN N Leads all National League players in hits (1054) and doubles (217) since the start of the 2010 season. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Francisco Liriano)

JORDY MERCER N Has gone 11-for-24 with four runs scored in five games as the leadoff batter (all against left-handed starters). Multi-Hit Games: 9 ROAD TRIP: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 16 of his last 18 games, going 24-for-67 (.358) with nine walks and a HBP. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 1-7 (.143) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting .355 (22-for-62) with seven multi-hit contests in his last 16 games...Went 3-for-3 Monday night. Last HR: 4/22/16 at ARI LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI N Has gone 5-for-21 in his first six games this month; hit .318 in April. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Josh Collmenter)

GREGORY POLANCO N Is hitting .376 (32-for-85) with seven doubles, two triples and 11 RBI in his last 23 games against the Cards. Multi-Hit Games: 10 ROAD TRIP: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Is hitting .319 (22-for-69) with seven doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in his last 18 games. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 2-8 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has hit safely in three straight and in five of his last six games...Went 1-for-5 with an RBI on Saturday. Last HR: 5/1/16 vs. CIN LAST 3: 3-11 (.273) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA N Is 8-for-17 (.471) with a pair of doubles in six career games from the third spot of the batting order. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Mike Dunn)

SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Has knocked in 14 runs; three shy of his 2015 total...Is 9-for-25 (.360) with runners on base. Multi-Hit Games: 3 ROAD TRIP: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in all eight of his starts, going 11-for-31 (.355) with two home runs and eight RBI. Multi-RBI Games: 4 SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in four of his last five games with a PA, going 5-for-14 with a triple, homer and three RBI. Last HR: 4/30/16 vs. CIN LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR N Has homered four times in his last 13 games with an at bat (hit a total of four HR in 2015). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-4 (A.J. Burnett)

CHRIS STEWART N Flied out in pinch hit appearance Wednesday afternoon...Has made five starts behind the plate. Multi-Hit Games: 1 ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 0-for-4 with a walk while making the start behind the plate Sunday afternoon vs. Cincinnati. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has hit safely in three of his five starts at catcher...Went 2-for-4 in his first start on 4/10 at Cincinnati. Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN LAST 3: 0-for-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT N Homered in his first at bat of the season - his first home run since playing with the Yankees on 8/20/13. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-9 (James McDonald) ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO N Worked a scoreless ninth inning on 5/2 against Chicago...Has recorded at least one strikeout in 11 of his first 14 appearances. BA AGAINST: 15-54 .278 N Pitched a scoreless 13th inning on 4/24 in Arizona and recorded his first Major League save. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Has been scored upon in two of his last three outings (2.2ip/3er) after making three straight scoreless appearances (3.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/7 N Led all National League rookie relief pitchers in appearances (73) and strikeouts (73) last season.

NEFTALI FELIZ N Retired three of the four batters he faced while tossing a scoreless seventh inning Saturday afternoon at St. Louis. BA AGAINST: 10-45 .222 N Has issued a walk in two of his 15 games...Has been scored upon in three of his first 15 appearances with the Pirates. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 9/1 N Was the winning pitcher in 13-inning marathon in Arizona on 4/24; also gave up two runs and suffered a blown save in the 12th inning. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 15/12 N Has whiffed six batters in his last 5.1ip and has recorded at least one strikeout in 13 of his first 15 outings (16 K’s in 12.0ip).

JARED HUGHES N Allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 inning on Saturday and has now been scored upon in three of his first four appearances this season. BA AGAINST: 5-14 .357 N Stranded his inherited runner and went on to work 0.2 scoreless innings Wednesday afternoon vs. the Cubs. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 1/0 N Was recalled from his Triple-A rehab assignment and reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on 4/30. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 4/1 N Began season on D.L. with a left latissimus muscle strain....Made four rehab appearances with Indianapolis (6.0ip/7h/5e/5er/3bb/5so).

KYLE LOBSTEIN N Gave up one run in 3.0ip Monday vs. Chicago (41 pitches)...Has pitched at least 2.0 innings in all eight of his appearances. BA AGAINST: 19-74 .257 N Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings (44 pitches) in his last win on 4/27...Has been charged with just one run in his last 12.0 innings of work. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 1/0 N Has not allowed a hit to a left-handed batter this season (17 at bats) and has held lefties to a .206 career average (29-for-141). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 8/4 N Made his debut with the Pirates on 4/5 and was the winning pitcher in the 11-inning victory vs. St. Louis (2.0ip/0r/3so).

MARK MELANCON N Picked up his eighth save of the season Friday night in St. Louis...Has converted his last four opportunities since his blown save on 4/24. BA AGAINST: 12-48 .250 N Recorded his second straight one-out save after retiring the only batter he faced while stranding his two inherited runners on 4/30. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/1 N Picked up a 1.1-inning save on 4/22 - his third career save of more than 1.0 inning (first since 9/18/11 while pitching with Houston). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/9 N His 108 saves with the Pirates rank fourth all-time behind Kent Tekulve (158), Mike Williams (140) and Dave Giusti (133).

A.J. SCHUGEL N Was charged with a loss for the first time in his career after surrendering a two-run walkoff home run to Matt Carpenter on Saturday. BA AGAINST: 14-58 .241 N Struck out three of the nine batters he faced in 3.0 perfect innings of relief Tuesday night against the Cubs (30 pitches). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/3 N Recorded his first Major League save on 4/25; entered game with tying run on deck in the 7th inning and pitched final 2.1 frames. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 10/7 N Was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/13...Is the lone rookie pitcher on the current active roster.

RYAN VOGELSONG N Allowed one run in 2.0 innings of relief Wednesday...Has worked multiple innings in four of his six relief outings. BA AGAINST: 7-37 .189 N Suffered the loss on 5/1 vs. Cincinnati; tossed a scoreless 10th inning before allowing game-winning run in the 11th. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 3/1 N Made start on 4/13 vs. Detroit and gave up one run (solo homer to Ian Kinsler) and struck out five batters in 5.0 innings of work. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/3 N Made season debut in relief on 4/8 (2.0ip/2r/1er) and was the winning pitcher - his first win with the Pirates since 9/14/15 at St. Louis.

TONY WATSON N Worked a scoreless eighth inning Friday night at St. Louis...Has allowed more than one in a game once this year. BA AGAINST: 11-52 .212 N The Pirates have gone 11-3 in his 14 appearances...Has not allowed a run in five of his last six appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/1 N His 347 career appearances rank third on club’s all-time list for a lefthander; trails only Wilbur Cooper (469) and John Grabow (390). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/7 N His 299 K’s rank 4th in club history among lefty relievers behind John Grabow (326), Scott Sauerbeck (319) & Rod Scurry (311).

2016 Disabled List (4 players, 4 appearances) Pirates vs. Cardinals On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed 2016 CAREER Elias Diaz (R elbow discomfort) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 16-14 Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/30 14-9 AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/6 15-13 Cervelli .333 18 6 0 3 .286 77 22 1 9 Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 11-10 Freese .333 15 5 0 0 .333 15 5 0 0 Harrison .316 19 6 0 3 .280 182 51 2 20 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Jaso .300 20 6 0 2 .333 27 9 0 3 Joyce .000 4 0 0 0 .200 30 6 1 4 Kang .286 7 2 2 4 .322 59 19 4 11 Runs By Inning Marte .300 20 6 0 1 .301 196 59 2 14 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total McCutchen .368 19 7 0 1 .278 428 119 12 47 Bucs 12 17 17 16 15 11 31 19 4 7 152 Mercer .222 18 4 0 2 .218 179 39 3 18 Opps 9 13 18 23 13 19 12 19 12 3 137 Polanco .400 15 6 0 4 .359 103 37 0 11 Rodriguez .500 2 1 0 1 .366 41 15 1 4 Stewart .000 0 0 0 0 .227 22 5 0 1 THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...... 4/26/16 @COL (McCutchen & Freese) W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...... 4/8/16 @CIN (Marte) Caminero 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.2 0 1-0-0 6.55 11 11.0 8 The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...... 9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) Cole 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 4-3-0 2.91 8 52.2 17 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...... 4/30/16 vs. CIN (Jaso) Feliz 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.0 0 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) Hughes 0-0-0 9.00 1 1.0 1 2-3-1 3.15 28 34.1 12 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR...... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) Liriano 2-0-0 1.46 2 13.0 2 7-2-0 2.41 14 89.2 24 The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...... 9/12/15 vs. MIL (Morse) Lobstein 1-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 1-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 The Pirates Hit Three HR’s in One Inning...... 7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) Locke 0-0-0 4.50 1 6.0 3 2-4-0 4.04 9 49.0 22 The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Melancon 0-0-2 2.70 4 3.1 1 1-2-13 1.99 31 31.2 7 The Pirates Hit Four HR’s in One Inning...... 8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) Nicasio 1-0-0 1.50 1 6.0 1 2-2-0 5.03 7 19.2 11 The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game...... 4/14/14 @CIN Niese 0-0-0 7.20 1 5.0 4 4-3-0 3.45 10 57.1 22 The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...... 8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) Schugel 0-1-0 54.05 1 0.1 2 0-1-0 54.05 1 0.1 2 Vogelsong 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 3-7-0 5.78 21 76.1 49 Watson 0-0-0 0.00 4 3.1 0 3-0-0 1.22 42 44.1 6 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 2016 Ejections 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis...... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco 2016 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 (15-9) 2 82 at Oak 3 1 STL W 4-1 1-0 1 +1.0 Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39,500 3 83 at Oak 5 2 STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T1 ---- Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65,549 4 84 at Stl 6 3 STL W 5-1 3-0 1 +0.5 Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80,439 5 85 at Stl 8 4 at Cin W 6-5 4-0 1 +1.0 Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17,194 6 86 at Stl 9 5 at Cin L 1-5 4-1 T1 ---- Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22,799 7 87 at Stl 10 6 at Cin L 1-2 4-2 3 -1.0 Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27,207 8 88 CHI 11 7 at Det W 7-4 5-2 T2 -1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26,271 9 89 CHI 12 8 at Det L 2-8 5-3 3 -1.5 Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26,489 10 90 CHI 13 9 DET L 3-7 5-4 3 -2.5 Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21,175 101,614 11-14 ALL-STAR BREAK 14 10 DET L 4-7 5-5 4 -3.5 Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18,751 120,365 15 91 at Was 15 11 MIL L 4-8 5-6 5 -3.5 Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24,280 144,645 16 92 at Was 16 12 MIL W 5-0 6-6 4 -3.5 Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34,957 179,602 17 93 at Was 17 13 MIL W 9-3 7-6 3 -2.5 Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31,124 210,726 19 94 MIL 19 14 at SD L 4-5 7-7 T2 -4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-0) Rodney (2) 19,449 20 95 MIL 20 15 at SD L 2-8 7-8 T4 -4.0 Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) 20,681 21 96 MIL 21 16 at SD W 11-1 8-8 T3 -4.0 Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) 20,387 22 97 PHI 22 17 at Ari W 8-7 9-8 2 -4.0 Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) 27,829 23 98 PHI 23 18 at Ari L 1-7 9-9 T3 -4.0 De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) 32,935 24 99 PHI 24 19 at Ari W 12-10 (13) 10-9 3 -4.0 Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) 27,573 26 100 SEA 25 20 at Col W 6-1 11-9 2 -3.5 Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) 20,674 27 101 SEA 26 21 at Col W 9-4 12-9 2 -3.5 Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) 20,227 29 102 at Mil 27 22 at Col W 9-8 (12) 13-9 2 -3.0 Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) 21,354 30 103 at Mil 28 at Col 13-9 2 -3.5 PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER 31 104 at Mil 29 23 CIN W 4-1 14-9 2 -3.5 Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) 29,938 240,664 30 24 CIN W 5-1 15-9 2 -3.0 Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) 34,810 275,474 AUGUST (0-0) 2 105 at Atl MAY (1-5) 3 106 at Atl 1 25 CIN L 5-6 (11) 15-10 2 -3.0 Wood (3-0) Vogelsong (1-1) 28,755 304,229 3 107 at Atl 2 26 CHI L 2-7 15-11 2 -4.0 Hammel (4-0) Cole (2-3) 18,376 322,605 5 108 CIN 3 27 CHI L 1-7 15-12 2 -5.0 Arrieta (6-0) Niese (3-1) 22,195 344,800 6 109 CIN 4 28 CHI L 2-6 15-13 2 -6.0 Lester (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) 28,782 373,582 7 110 CIN 6 29 at Stl W 4-2 16-13 2 -6.5 Liriano (3-1) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) 43,093 9 111 SD 7 30 at Stl L 4-6 16-14 2 -7.5 Rosenthal (1-1) Schugel (0-1) 42,338 10 112 SD 8 31 at Stl 11 113 SD 9 32 at Cin 12 114 at LA 10 33 at Cin 13 115 at LA 11 34 at Cin 14 116 at LA 13 35 at Chi 15 117 at SF 14 36 at Chi 16 118 at SF 15 37 at Chi 17 119 at SF 16 38 ATL 19 120 MIA 17 39 ATL 20 121 MIA 18 40 ATL 21 122 MIA 19 41 ATL 22 123 HOU 20 42 COL 23 124 HOU 21 43 COL 24 125 HOU 22 44 COL 25 126 at Mil 24 45 ARI 26 127 at Mil 25 46 ARI 27 128 at Mil 26 47 ARI 28 129 at Mil 27 48 at Tex 29 130 at Chi 28 49 at Tex 30 131 at Chi 29 50 at Tex 31 132 at Chi 30 51 at Mia 31 52 at Mia SEPTEMBER (0-0) 2 133 MIL JUNE (0-0) 3 134 MIL 1 53 at Mia 4 135 MIL 2 54 at Mia 5 136 STL 3 55 LAA 6 137 STL 4 56 LAA 7 138 STL 5 57 LAA 8 139 CIN 6 58 NY 9 140 CIN 7 59 NY 10 141 CIN 8 60 NY 11 142 CIN 9 61 at Col 12 143 at Phi 10 62 STL 13 144 at Phi 11 63 STL 14 145 at Phi 12 64 STL 15 146 at Phi 14 65 at NY 16 147 at Cin 15 66 at NY 17 148 at Cin 16 67 at NY 18 149 at Cin 17 68 at Chi 20 150 at Mil 18 69 at Chi 21 151 at Mil 19 70 at Chi 22 152 at Mil 20 71 SF 23 153 WAS 21 72 SF 24 154 WAS 22 73 SF 25 155 WAS 23 74 SF 26 156 CHI 24 75 LA 27 157 CHI 25 76 LA 28 158 CHI 26 77 LA 29 159 CHI 27 78 LA 30 160 at Stl 28 79 at Sea 29 80 at Sea OCTOBER (0-0) 1 161 at Stl JULY (0-0) 2 162 at Stl 1 81 at Oak BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1)

STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (13-11), Rogers (3-0), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1), Rodriguez (0-1) 2B - Harrison (15-13), Rodriguez (1-1) 3B - Freese (13-12), Rodriguez (2-1), Kang (1-1) SS - Mercer (16-13), Rodriguez (0-1) LF - Marte (14-13), Polanco (1-1), Joyce (1-0) CF - McCutchen (15-14), Marte (1-0) RF - Polanco (15-12), Joyce (1-1), Rodriguez (0-1) C - Cervelli (15-10), Stewart (1-4) DH - Joyce (1-1) 1st - Jaso (13-11), Mercer (3-2), Joyce (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (15-14), Joyce (1-0) 3rd - Freese (13-12), Polanco (1-1), Cervelli (1-0), Joyce (1-0), Harrison (0-1) 4th - Marte (15-13), Joyce (1-1) 5th - Cervelli (14-11), Polanco (0-3), Harrison (1-0), Rogers (1-0) 6th - Polanco (12-8), Harrison (0-3), Rodriguez (1-2), Rogers (2-0), Kang (1-1) 7th - Harrison (14-9), Mercer (0-3), Rodriguez (1-2), Polanco (1-0) 8th - Mercer (12-7), Stewart (1-4), Polanco (2-1), Rodriguez (1-1), Morse (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (15-13), Mercer (1-1)

MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 5/6 Jung Ho Kang (INF) recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L...Jason Rogers (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/30 Jared Hughes (RHP) recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L...Rob Scahill (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/22 Jason Rogers (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Cole Figueroa (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 4/21 Cory Luebke (LHP) began rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 4/20 Jared Hughes (RHP) began rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 4/18 Jung Ho Kang (INF) began rehab assignment with Indianapolis.