MAY 17, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #40/HOME #17 RHP JACOB TURNER (2-1, 3.31 ERA) Vs
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS (24-13) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (16-22) MAY 17, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #40/HOME #17 RHP JACOB TURNER (2-1, 3.31 ERA) vs. RHP GERRIT COLE (1-4, 3.06 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won two of their last three games after losing a season-high six straight from 5/7-12...Have gone 5-11 in their last 16 games after winning three in a row between 4/26-29...Have won a season-high three consecutive games on three occasions (4/26-29, 4/14-16 and 4/7-9)...Scored a season-high 12 runs twice; on 5/2 in Cincinnati and 4/28 in Miami...Had a 21-18 record after 39 games last season (22-18 after 40). BUCS WHEN... RIDING THE COLE TRAIN: In his last six starts, Gerrit Cole has posted a 2.08 ERA (39.0ip/9er) while holding the opposition to a .197 batting average (28-for-142)...He has been charged with two earned runs or less in each of the six starts and has Last five games ................ 2-3 pitched 6.0 innings each time (7.0 innings three times)...Cole’s 208 ERA since 4/14 is the second-lowest in the National Last ten games ................. 3-7 League behind St. Louis’ Lance Lynn (2.06). WHERE’S THE LOVE?: The Pittsburgh offense has scored a total of five runs in Gerrit Cole’s last five starts (with him on the Leading after 6 .................12-1 mound) and his 1.98 run support average is the lowest among all Major League pitchers. Tied after 6 .................... 2-3 I SAY WHIP IT, WHIP IT GOOD: Gerrit Cole enters tonight’s action ranked seventh among National League pitchers with a Trailing after 6 .................2-19 1.06 WHIP...His teammate, Ivan Nova, is sixth at 1.03. TAKING IT THE EXTRA MILE: With his home run Sunday in Arizona, Andrew McCutchen recorded his 492nd career extra-base Leading after 7 .................13-1 hit with the Pirates and passed Hall-of-Famer Arky Vaughan to rank ninth on the club’s all-time list...Fellow Hall-of-Famer Tied after 7 .....................1-2 Bill Mazeroski is eighth on the list with 494 extra-base hits with the Bucs and Dave Parker is seventh with 524 Trailing after 7 ................ 2-20 MINOR MATTERS: Pittsburgh’s minor league affiliates have combined to produce an 82-66 (.554) record thru last night’s action...That winning percentage ranks fifth among all Major League organizations behind Philadelphia (.597), Arizona (.572), Leading after 8 .................13-1 Boston (.570) and Detroit (.554)...The Altoona Curve are in first place in their division and the Bradenton Marauders have the best record in the Florida State League (25-14, .641)...The Indianapolis Indians have gone 11-2 in their last 13 games and Tied after 8 .................... 2-2 have pulled within 1.0 game of the lead in their division. Trailing after 8 .................1-20 JHAY ALL DAY: Josh Harrison is hitting .367 (18-for-49) in his 15 games played at PNC Park this season, hitting safely in seven of his last eight games played here (11-for-29, .379)...In his last 24 games overall (dating back to 4/21), JHay has Scoring first ...................9-6 produced a .308 batting average (28-for-91) and a .903 OPS. Opp. score first .................7-17 BUCS AT HOME: The Pirates began this six-game homestand with an 8-4 loss to the Nationals Tuesday night...The stand wraps up with three games against the Phillies beginning Friday night...Starting last night the Bucs are scheduled to play Scoring 4+ ....................14-3 12-of-16 games at PNC Park, where they have posted an 8-8 record this season. Scoring less than 4 ............. 2-20 SQUASHING THE NATS: In 48 career games against Washington, Andrew McCutchen is hitting .326 (60-for-184) with 14 Outhitting Opp. ................9-2 home runs and 32 RBI...He is batting .356 (37-for-104) in 28 career games against the Nationals at PNC Park, hitting safely in seven of the last eightt...McCutchen recorded his first career three-homer game against the Nats on 8/1/09. Being out-hit .................6-20 PIRATES/NATIONALS: The Pirates went 2-4 against Washington last year, dropping two-of-three at PNC Park between 9/23- Hits are equal ...................1-1 25...Since 2014, the Bucs have posted a 7-5 record against the Nats at PNC and they have gone 13-11 in Pittsburgh since the start in the 2010 campaign....Following tomorrow afternoon’s tilt, the Bucs and Nats are not scheduled to face each other Comeback wins ..................9 again until doing so in Washington during the final four games of the season. Wins in final AB ..................3 RINGING THE BELL: Bucco switch-hitter Josh Bell leads all National League rookies in on-base percentage (.333) and is tied Walkoff Wins ....................2 with Los Angeles’ Cody Bellinger and San Diego’s Hunter Renfroe for the most home runs hit this season in the N.L...Bell has hit safely in four straight games and has gone deep twice in his last four contests. Losses in final AB .................4 EASTERN SWING: Last night’s game began a stretch of 13 straight against teams from the National League East division...The Walkoff Losses ...................3 Pirates have gone 5-2 against the N.L. this season, winning three of the four games played at PNC Park. Extra Inning Games ............. 3-3 AT THE HELM: In his seven seasons with the Pirates Clint Hurdle has won 525 games, one of only six managers with more than 500 victories in a Pittsburgh uniform...Hurdle has produced 1059 career wins as a Major League manager, which ranks Playing errorless ...............7-12 sixth among active skippers behind Bruce Bochy (1806), Dusty Baker (1791), Mike Scioscia (1511), Buck Showalter (1452) and Terry Francona (1401). Committing at least 1 Error ........9-11 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Dating back to 5/2, the Pirates have made the fewest errors in the N.L. (four)...The club has Homered ....................11-13 made just one error in its last seven games and its season-high errorless streak of 58.2 innings came to an end in the 10th 2+ homers .................... 5-2 inning Sunday afternoon in Arizona. BRINGING THE HEAT: Felipe Rivero has been charged with just two earned runs in his first 20 games (20.2ip - 0.87 ERA) Series (W-L-T) ................5-6-1 while striking out 22 batters...He has posted a 2.25 ERA (48.0ip/12er) and 61 Ks in 48 games since being acquired by Pirates Series Sweeps ....................2 last year on 7/30. Swept in a Series .................4 IT’S ELEMENTARY: Tony Watson has converted eight of his nine save chances this season and has gone 23-for-27 in save opportunities since taking over the closer role last year on 8/2....Since the start of the 2012 season, Watson has made the Interleague ...................2-4 most appearances among all National League pitchers (374) and the fourth-most in MLB. Before the break ..............16-23 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break .................0-0 May 17, 1979: Trailing 5-4 with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning, Willie Stargell hit his second home run of the day to give the Pirates a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium. Kent Tekulve struck out three batters while pitching two hitless innings and Starter goes 6.0ip+ .............9-13 picked up the win in relief. Starter goes less than 6.0ip ........7-10 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday vs. Washington 12:35 RHP Tanner Roark (3-1, 3.88 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-3, 7.98 ERA) ROOT Friday vs. Philadelphia 7:05 RHP Jeremy Hellickson (4-1, 3.71 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (2-2, 6.41 ERA) ROOT Saturday vs. Philadelphia 4:05 RHP Vince Velasquez (2-3, 5.63 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (3-3, 2.48 ERA) ROOT Sunday vs. Philadelphia 1:35 RHP Aaron Nola (2-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-4, 6.69 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 1-4 3.06 8 8 0 0 50.0 43 19 17 10 47 M.L. CAREER 48-34 3.22 102 102 1 0 629.1 593 248 225 158 585 vs. WASHINGTON: 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA (24.2ip/8er) in four career starts...Suffered a 6-0 loss (4.0ip/5r/4er) to Tanner Roark at Nationals Park last year on 7/16... Won a 3-1 decision (7.2ip/1er) over Joe Ross on 7/25/15 at PNC Park...Also made one start in 2014; gave up two runs in 6.0 innings in a 3-2, come-from-behind win against Stephen Strasburg at PNC Park on 5/24. 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. Atlanta ND 6.0 8 3 3 2 4 98 6.55 6-5 W 4/14 at Chicago W 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 114 5.29 4-2 W 4/19 at St.