(24-13) vs. (16-22) MAY 17, 2017 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA --- GAME #40/HOME #17 RHP JACOB TURNER (2-1, 3.31 ERA) vs. RHP (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 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 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 are in first place in their division and the have the best record in the Florida State League (25-14, .641)...The 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: 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: 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, hit his second home run of the day to give the Pirates a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets at . 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 (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 (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 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. Louis L 6.0 6 2 2 2 8 91 4.70 1-2 L 4/25 vs. Chicago L 7.0 2 1 0 0 8 78 3.60 0-1 L APRIL (1-3, 3.60 ERA) 30.0 29 13 12 6 27 457

5/1 at Cincinnati ND 6.0 5 3 2 1 7 99 3.50 3-4 L 5/6 vs. Milwaukee ND 7.0 2 1 1 2 8 101 3.14 2-1 W 5/11 at Arizona L 7.0 7 2 2 1 5 103 3.06 1-2 L MAY (0-1, 2.25 ERA) 20.0 14 6 5 4 20 303

TOTALS (1-4, 3.06 ERA) 50.0 43 19 17 10 47 760

CAREER BATTING: .176 (34-for-193) 1 2B 0 3B 2 HR 12 RBI 5 BB 17 SACS 2017 BATTING: .154 (2-for-13) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 0 BB 1 SAC CAREER HOMERS (2): 9/7/14 at Chicago (NL) - off Blake Parker 5/26/16 vs. Arizona - Patrick Corbin

CATCHERS THROWING TOMORROW’S STARTER CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA TYLER GLASNOW: The 23-year-old righthander will be making his eighth start of the season tomorrow... Cervelli 5/23 22% 0 2 (258.0ip/112er) 3.91 Gave up seven hits and seven runs in 2.1ip in his last start; an 11-4 loss in Arizona on Friday...Won his Diaz 0/2 --- 0 0 (17.0ip/10er) 5.29 first Major League game in his start against the Reds in Cincinnati on 5/2; also went 1-for-2 with a pair of Stewart 3/11 27% 0 1 (70.2ip/41er) 5.22 walks and three RBI in the game...Suffered a loss in his first outing on 4/10 vs. Cincinnati (1.2ip/5er).... Was named the top pitching prospect in the by MLBPipeline.com twice in the last CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...... 0 three years, including 2016 after he went 8-3 with a 1.87 ERA in 20 starts with Indianapolis...Has gone PITCHER PICKOFFS...... 1 36-19 with a 2.03 ERA and 645 strikeouts in 103 games (102 starts) during his five minor league sea- SB OFF PITCHERS...... 2 sons...Made his big league debut with the Pirates last year on 7/7 at St. Louis. NO THROWS...... 6 vs. ARIZONA: 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one career start...Received a no-decision in Pittsburgh’s 10-7 loss OTHERS (double steals)...... 1 at PNC Park last year on 9/25 (3.0ip/4r/3er). 2017 HIGHS & LOWS TEAM BATTING TEAM PITCHING Most runs, game, Pirates...... 12, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most strikeouts, game, Pirates...... 11, 3 times, last on 5/12 @ARI Most runs, game, Opponents...... 14, 4/24 vs. CHI Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings) ...... 13 , 5/6 vs. MIL Most runs, inning, Pirates...... 8, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most strikeouts, game, Opponents ...... 17, 5/8 @LA Most runs, inning, Opponents...... 7, 5/12 @ARI (3rd) Most walks, game, Pirates...... 9, 4/24 vs. CHI Most hits, game, Pirates...... 18, 4/28 @MIA Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)...... Most hits, game, Opponents...... 17, 4/24 vs. CHI Most walks, game, Opponents...... 8, 5/2 @CIN & 4/28 @MIA Most hits, inning, Pirates...... 6, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most consec. hits, inning...... 5, 4/28 @MIA (2nd) Most consec. hits, game...... 5, 4/28 @MIA INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most hits, inning, Opponents...... 6, 3 times, last on 5/12 @ARI (4th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...... 1, 5/11 @ARI Most strikeouts, game...... 8, Cole (5/6 vs. MIL, 4/25 vs. CHI & 4/19 @STL) Fewest hits, game, Opponents...... 2, 4/25 vs. CHI Longest winning streak...... 2 games, LeBlanc (4/26-5/5), Nova (4/23-29) Most doubles, game...... 4, 5/6 vs. MIL & 4/14 @CHI Taillon (4/16-28) & Watson (5/6-14) Most triples, game...... 3, 4/28 @MIA Longest losing streak...... 4 games, Kuhl (4/18-5/16) Most home runs, game, Pirates...... 4, 4/15 @CHI Fewest hits, complete game...... 3, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most home runs, game, Opponents...... 3, 4 times, last on 5/13 @ARI Most walks, game...... 6, Kuhl (4/8 vs. ATL) Most consecutive games, home run...... 7, 4/26-5/3 Most IP, game, starter...... 9.0, Nova (4/29 @MIA) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...... 4, 5/12-16 & 4/30-5/3 Most IP, game, reliever...... 5.1, LeBlanc (4/10 vs. CIN) Most extra-base hits ...... 6, 5/2 @CIN Most consec. scoreless IP...... 12.0, Nova (4/29-5/4) Most consecutive games, extra-base hit...... 32, 4/12-5/16 Most consecutive saves...... 7, Watson (4/7-26) Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...... 2, 4/15 @CHI & 4/11 vs. CIN Most stolen bases, game, Opponents...... 5, 4/10 vs. CIN Most left on base...... 13, 4/7 vs. ATL TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Most left on base (extra innings)...... Longest winning streak...... 3 games (4/26-29, 4/14-16 & 4/7-9) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest losing streak...... 6 games (5/7-12) Longest game, innings ...... 12, 4/5 @BOS Most hits, game ...... 4, Osuna (4.28 @MIA) & Polanco (4/8 vs. ATL) Longest game, time...... 4:08, 5/14 @ARI (10 inn) Most consecutive hits ...... 5, Marte (4/9-10) Longest game, time, 9 innings...... 3:36, 4/30 @MIA Most runs, game...... 2, 20 times, last by Bell (5/5 vs. MIL) Shortest game, time ...... 2:14, 4/17 @STL Most 2bs, game ...... 2, Jaso (5/2 @CIN), Polanco (4/29 @MIA) Largest margin of victory...... 10 runs, 4/28 @MIA (12-2) & Freese (4/14 @CHI) Largest margin of defeat...... 11 runs, 5/8 @LA (1-12) & 4/24 vs. CHI (3-14) Most 3bs, game ...... 1, 10 times, last by Hanson (5/2 @CIN) Largest come from behind victory...... 4 runs, 4/15 @CHI Most HR, game ...... 2, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Largest come from behind loss...... 3 runs, 4/30 @MIA & 4/22 vs. NYY Most extra-base hits ...... 2, 8 times, last by Harrison (5/16 vs. WAS) Largest crowd, home...... 36,484, 4/7 vs. ATL Most total bases ...... 8, Harrison (5/1 @CIN) Smallest crowd, home...... 11,027, 4/11 vs. CIN Most RBI, game ...... 3, Glasnow (5/2 @CIN), Harrison (5/2 @CIN, Largest crowd, road...... 47,720, 5/9 @LA Cervelli (4/28 @MIA) & Frazier (4/16 @CHI) Smallest crowd, road...... 13,909, 5/2 @CIN Most SB, game ...... 1, 17 times, last by McCutchen (5/14 @ARI) Most errors, game, Pirates...... 3, 4/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game ...... 3, Freese (4/13 @BOS) Most errors, game, Opponents ...... 2, 7 times, last on 5/13 @ARI Consec. games, home run ...... 2, Harrison (5/1-2) & Bell (4/19-21) Consecutive innings w/out an error ...... 58.2, 5/8-14 Longest hitting streak ...... 9 games, McCutchen (4/10-18) Most double plays turned...... 4, 4/8 vs. ATL Grand slams ...... None Rain delays, home (total time) ...... 2 (3 hours, 31 minutes) Inside-the-park home runs ...... None Rain delays, road (total time)...... 1 (56 minutes) Leadoff home runs . . . . . 2, Harrison (4/26 vs. CHI) & Mercer (4/21 vs. NYY) Players used...... 34 Walkoff home runs ...... 1, Marte (4/9 vs. ATL) JOSH BELL N Has hit safely in four straight games (4-for-12, .333) and has homered twice (Friday and Sunday in Arizona). Multi-Hit Games: 6 HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N His seven home runs are tied for the most among N.L. rookies with Cody Bellinger and Hunter Renfroe. Multi-RBI Games: 4 SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 33 of the first 39 games at first base...Hit .257 (18-for-70) in April; has gone 11-for-49 (.224) in May. Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI LAST 3: 3-9 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI N Has been charged with one error in 251 total chances at first base; his lone error came on 4/30 at Miami. CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (Adam Warren)

FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Has gone 1-for-14 with two walks in his last four games after hitting safely in six straight (9-for-22, .409). Multi-Hit Games: 5 HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 26 of his 29 starts...Hit .203 (15-for-74) in April...Has gone 10-for-36 (.278) in May. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has homered three times this season...Homered once last year after hitting a career-high seven in 2015. Last HR: 5/10/17 at LA LAST 3: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N His .365 OBP since 2015 ranks second among National League behind Buster Posey (.374). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-8 (Kris Medlen)

ADAM FRAZIER N Has gone 16-for-45 (.356) in 10 games as leadoff batter...Holds career average of .432 (16-for-37) vs. LHP. Multi-Hit Games: 6 HOMESTAND: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI N Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list on Friday; was out since 4/24 with a left hamstring strain. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 6-for-16 (.375) in four games (three starts) since returning to action...Had three hits Sunday in Arizona. Last HR: 4/16/17 at CHI LAST 3: 6-15 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI N Has made starts at six different positions this season (LF, DH, 3B, 2B, SS, RF). CURRENT STREAK: 3 games (Edubray Ramos)

DAVID FREESE N Has gone 1-for-11 in four games since coming off D.L. Friday (was out with a right hamstring strain since 4/26). Multi-Hit Games: 5 HOMESTAND: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has reached base safely in 17 of his 20 starts...Is hitting .315 (17-for-54) from the fifth spot of the lineup. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 17 starts at third base and two at first base...Also made one start as the DH in Boston on 4/13. Last HR: 4/22/17 vs. NYY LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 9/29/09 at CIN N Hit .321 (18-for-56) in 18 games during the month of April. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-6 (Ramon Ramirez)

ALEN HANSON N Grounded out as a pinch hitter Tuesday night...Played the final three innings at second base Friday in Arizona. Multi-Hit Games: 1 HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 11 appearances (six starts) at second base; also has 2 appearances in RF, 2 at short and 1 at third. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 4-for-20 (.200) with a triple and three runs scored in his six starts...Is hitless in his last 15 at bats. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: No M.L. Home Runs N Recorded his first career triple on 4/28 and the second RBI of his career; his first RBI came on 9/17/16. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-15

JOSH HARRISON N Has batted second the last two games (4-for-13); made his previous 16 starts from the leadoff spot of the order. Multi-Hit Games: 11 HOMESTAND: 2-5 (.400) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 28-for-91 (.308) in his last 24 games...Is hitting .288 (21-for-73) in 18 games as the leadoff batter. Multi-RBI Games: 3 SERIES: 2-5 (.400) 1 HR 1 RBI N Has made 20 starts at third base and 14 at second base...Shares the N.L. lead in being hit by a pitch (8 times). Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. WAS LAST 3: 4-13 (.308) 1 HR 1 RBI First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL N Had a walkoff single against the Brewers on 5/6; the seventh walkoff of his career. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Marco Estrada)

JOHN JASO N Went 1-for-4 with a double while batting fourth and starting Tuesday’s game in right field. Multi-Hit Games: 2 HOMESTAND: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Delievered an RBI-single as a pinch hitter Saturday night; also swiped his first base since 8/8/15. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 0 RBI N Connected off Los Angeles’ Pedro Baez for his fourth career pinch-hit home run at Dodger Stadium on 5/9. Last HR: 5/5/17 at LA LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR N Is hitting .173 (9-for-52) with a homer and three RBI in his 14 starts (11 in right field and three at first base). CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (Ricky Romero)

ANDREW McCUTCHEN N Hit his sixth home run of the season Sunday in Arizona...Has hit five of his six home runs on the road. Multi-Hit Games: 5 HOMESTAND: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting .326 (60-for-184) with 14 HR in 48 career games against the Nats; .356 (37-for-104) at PNC Park. Multi-RBI Games: 5 SERIES: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 181 career homers rank 4th on Pirates all-time list behind Stargell (475), Kiner (301) and Clemente (240). Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI LAST 3: 2-13 (.154) 1 HR 2 RBI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN N Has the most hits among all National League players since the start of the 2010 season (1209). CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-7 (Francisco Liriano)

JORDY MERCER N Has reached base safely in eight of his last 10 games...Went 1-for-3 with a walk Tuesday night. Multi-Hit Games: 3 HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has started 37 of the first 39 games at shortstop...Ranks second among N.L. shortstops in fielding pct. (.980). Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N Produced his last multi-hit game on 4/29 at Miami; has gone 8-for-48 (.167) in 15 games since then. Last HR: 4/28/17 at MIA LAST 3: 2-10 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI N Is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with RISP...Hit his second homer of the season on 4/28 in Miami. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Josh Collmenter)

GIFT NGOEPE N Went 1-for-4 with a walk while starting at second base Sunday in Arizona (snapped an 0-for-13 streak). Multi-Hit Games: 1 HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made seven starts at second base, one at shortstop and one at third base. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored while making his first career start at second base on 4/28. Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs LAST 3: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: No M.L. Home Runs N Is 1st player from continent of Africa to reach big leagues...Made MLB debut on 4/26; singled off Jon Lester for first hit. CURRENT STREAK: 1 game

JOSÉ OSUNA N Pinch hit and played the final two innings in left field Tuesday; singled in his second at bat in the ninth inning. Multi-Hit Games: 2 HOMESTAND: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Hit game-winning two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday in Arizona, snapping his 0-for-13 streak at the plate. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has made eight starts in right field, five in left field and one at first base...Hit first big league HR on 5/7. Last HR: 5/14/17 at ARI LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 1 HR 3 RBI First HR: 5/7/17 vs. MIL N Went 4-for-5 with an RBI on 4/28 in Miami...Fell a homer shy of on 4/24 against the Cubs. CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (Zach Davies)

GREGORY POLANCO N Left Sunday’s game in Arizona in the fifth inning with discomfort in his left hamstring (status is day-to-day). Multi-Hit Games: 7 HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 11-for-33 (.333) with four doubles, a home run and five RBI in his last 10 games. Multi-RBI Games: 1 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI Friday night in Arizona - his first multi-RBI game of the season. Last HR: 5/11/17 at ARI LAST 3: 4-11 (.364) 0 HR 2 RBI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA N Accounted for the lone hit and run in Thursday’s 2-1 loss; broke up Greinke’s no-hitter with a HR in 8th inning. CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (Mike Dunn)

CHRIS STEWART N Went 0-for-3 and was hit by a pitch while making his eighth start of the season Friday night. Multi-Hit Games: 1 HOMESTAND: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Caught the final two innings last Monday in LA (0-for-1 at the plate)...Went 1-for-4 vs. Milwaukee on 5/7. Multi-RBI Games: 0 SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made eight starts behind the plate; has hit safely in five of his eight starts (6-for-24, .250). Last HR: 4/10/16 at CIN LAST 3: 1-8 (.125) 0 HR 0 RBI First HR: 8/9/11 vs. PIT N Collected first career triple on 4/23 as part of a two-hit day...Picked up his last RBI on 7/1/16. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-7 (James McDonald) JOHNNY BARBATO N Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings Tuesday night...Also tossed 2.0 scoreless frames Friday in Arizona and struck out three batters. BA AGAINST: 8-40 .200 N Retired six of the seven batters he faced while pitching 2.0 scoreless innings in his Pirates debut on 4/28 at Miami. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/1 N Was recalled on 4/25 from Indianapolis, where he went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (3.0ip/1h/0r/0bb/3so) in two relief appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 6/4 N Was acquired by Pittsburgh from New York (AL) on 4/17 in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations.

DANIEL HUDSON N Pitched a scoreless inning Tuesday night...Walked three batters and was charged with a run Sunday in Arizona (0.2ip). BA AGAINST: 23-67 .343 N Made three straight scoreless appearances (3.0ip) before being scored upon in two of his last three outings (2.1ip/2er). INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 4/3 N Made 12 appearances during the month of April (10.0ip/11er)...Was charged with a season-high five runs in 0.1ip on 4/30 at Miami. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 19/14 N Pitched in a career-high 70 games with Arizona last season...Was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent on 12/19.

WADE LeBLANC N Gave up a two-run homer to Bryce Harper in the ninth inning Tuesday, snapping his scoreless innings streak at 10.1 frames. BA AGAINST: 17-87 .195 N Has been charged with four runs in his last 23.1ip after being charged with three runs in 0.1ip in his season debut on 4/7 vs. Atlanta. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/2 N Recorded his second win with 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/5; also recorded his first single since 5/1/13 & first RBI since 8/31/11. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 13/8 N Earned his third career save (3.0ip/0r) on 5/2 at Cincinnati; his second with the Pirates (also on 9/17/16 at Cincinnati - game one).

JOSH LINDBLOM N Gave up eight hits and four runs in 3.2ip Friday night...Allowed seven hits and four runs in 4.0ip last Monday night at Dodger Stadium. BA AGAINST: 15-39 .385 N Threw one pitch and retired the one batter he faced on 5/7 - his first appearance in the Major Leagues since 4/2/14 with Oakland. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Had contract selected on 5/6 from Triple-A Indianapolis, where he went 0-2 with a 2.50 ERA (18.0ip/5er) in five games (four starts). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/2 N Recorded his last win in the big leagues on 7/4/13 vs. Seattle...Spent 2015 and 2016 pitching in the Korean Organization.

JUAN NICASIO N Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning in Arizona Sunday afternoon...Has been scored upon just once in his last 13 appearance (12.2ip/1er). BA AGAINST: 16-65 .246 N Has made 10 consecutive scoreless appearances (10.0ip), dating back to 4/25...Surrendered his last home run on 9/10/16. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/3 N Recorded his first win of the year on 4/21 against the Yankees after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in relief of starter Tyler Glasnow. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 18/12 N Suffered his two losses in back-to-back appearances on 4/11 vs. Cincinnati (1.0ip/1er) and 4/13 at Boston (0.2ip/1er).

FELIPE RIVERO N Is tied for fourth in the league with his 20 appearances...Gave up a run in 1.2 innings of work Saturday in Arizona. BA AGAINST: 13-74 .176 N Has allowed an earned run in just two of his first 20 outings...Suffered his first loss of the season on 4/22 vs. the Yankees. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/1 N Surrendered one run in 1.0 inning of work but earned his first win of the season in 10-inning walkoff victory on 4/9 vs. Atlanta. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 20/15 N Has posted a 2.25 ERA (48.0ip/12er) and 61 strikeouts in 48 games since being acquired by Pirates last year on 7/30.

TONY WATSON N Was the winning pitcher in 10-inning victory Sunday in Arizona (2.0ip/0r)...Picked up his eighth save Saturday - his first since 4/26. BA AGAINST: 19-68 .279 N Also pitched 2.0 scoreless innings while picking up his first win of the season in 2-1, 10-inning walkoff victory on 5/6. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 2/0 N Has converted eight of his nine save chances this season and has gone 23-for-27 in save opportunities in his role as Pirates closer. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 14/8 N Has made the most appearances (374) by National League relief pitcher since the start of the 2012 season.

2017 Disabled List (4 players, 4 appearances) Pirates vs. Washington On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed 2017 CAREER (L hamstring strain) 4/24 (retro to 4/23) 5/3 5/12 6-11 Antonio Bastardo (L quad strain) 4/25 5/5 -- 8-12 AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI David Freese (R hamstring strain) 4/29 (retro to 4/26) 5/6 5/12 4-9 Bell .250 4 1 0 0 .125 16 2 1 1 (groin) 5/6 (retro to 5/4) 5/15 -- 3-7 Cervelli .000 3 0 0 0 .294 34 10 1 2 Frazier .400 5 2 0 1 .273 22 6 0 3

* 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Freese .000 3 0 0 0 .287 129 37 6 16 Hanson .000 1 0 0 0 .333 6 2 0 0 2017 Restricted List (2 players, 2 appearances) Harrison .400 5 2 0 1 .300 80 24 3 11 Player Date Placed Games Missed ^ Jaso .250 4 1 0 0 .259 27 7 2 3 Jung Ho Kang 3-11 16-23 McCutchen .000 4 0 0 0 .326 184 60 14 32 4-18 10-16 Mercer .333 3 1 0 0 .270 63 17 1 5 Ngoepe .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Runs By Inning Osuna .500 2 1 0 1 .500 2 1 0 1 Polanco .000 0 0 0 0 .211 38 8 1 7 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Stewart .000 0 0 0 0 .300 20 6 0 0 Bucs 17 19 11 20 6 23 25 8 8 5 142

Opps 32 16 21 23 24 11 19 24 8 6 184 W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER THE LAST TIME... Barbato 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 Cole 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 2-1-0 2.92 4 24.2 8 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...... 4/7/17 vs. ATL (Freese & Cervelli) Glasnow 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 9.00 1 3.0 3 The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam...... 8/26/16 @MIL (Mercer) Hudson 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 1-0-0 7.62 6 13.0 11 The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR...... 9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) Kuhl 0-1-0 13.50 1 4.0 6 0-1-0 5.40 2 10.0 6 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...... (2 times in 2017) - last on 4/26/17 vs. CHI (Harrison) LeBlanc 0-0-0 9.00 1 2.0 2 1-2-0 5.60 9 17.2 11 The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game...... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) Lindblom 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-1-1 2.31 10 11.2 3 The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR...... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) Nicasio 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-1-0 2.57 5 7.0 2 The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...... 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) Nova 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1-1-0 3.09 2 11.2 4 The Pirates Hit Three HR’s in One Inning...... 7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) Rivero 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-1-0 33.75 2 1.1 5 The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning...... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) Watson 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 1-2-0 3.86 14 11.2 5 The Pirates Hit Four HR’s in One Inning...... 8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) Williams 0-0-0 ---- 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 13.50 1 0.2 1 The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game...... 4/14/14 @CIN The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a Game...... 8/20/03 @STL (club record, done 3 times) 2017 Walkoff Wins 2017 Ejections 1. 4/9 vs. Atlanta...Marte HR in 10th 2. 5/6 vs. Milwaukee...Harrison single in 10th 2017 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 (11-13) 2 82 at SF 3 1 at Bos L 3-5 0-1 T2 -1.0 Porcello (1-0) Cole (0-1) Kimbrel (1) 36,594 3 83 at Phi 5 2 at Bos L 0-3 (12) 0-2 5 -1.0 Kelly (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 4 84 at Phi 6 at Bos PPD - RAIN (rescheduled for April 13) 5 85 at Phi 7 3 ATL W 5-4 1-2 4 -1.5 Nova (1-0) Foltynewicz (0-1) Watson (1) *36,484 36,484 6 86 at Phi 8 4 ATL W 6-4 2-2 3 -0.5 Kuhl (1-0) Dickey (0-1) Watson (2) 31,756 68,240 7 87 at Chi 9 5 ATL W 6-5 (10) 3-2 3 -0.5 Rivero (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) 22,713 90,953 8 88 at Chi 10 6 CIN L 1-7 3-3 3 -1.5 Lorenzen (1-0) Glasnow (0-1) 28,264 119,217 9 89 at Chi 11 7 CIN L 2-6 3-4 3 -2.5 Storen (1-0) Nicasio (0-1) Iglesias (3) 11,027 130,244 10-12 ALL-STAR BREAK 12 8 CIN L 2-9 3-5 4 -3.5 Garrett (2-0) Nova (1-1) 12,327 142,571 14 90 STL 13 9 at Bos L 3-4 3-6 T4 -3.5 Barnes (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) Kimbrel (3) 32,400 15 91 STL 14 10 at Chi W 4-2 4-6 4 -2.5 Cole (1-0) Hendricks (1-1) Watson (3) 40,430 16 92 STL 15 11 at Chi W 8-7 5-6 4 -2.5 Williams (1-0) Strop (0-1) Watson (4) 41,814 17 93 MIL 16 12 at Chi W 6-1 6-6 T3 -1.5 Taillon (1-0) Uehara (0-1) 39,422 18 94 MIL 17 13 at Stl L 1-2 6-7 T3 -2.0 Lynn (1-1) NOVA (1-2) Oh (1) 40,172 19 95 MIL 18 14 at Stl L 1-2 6-8 4 -3.0 Leake (1-1) Kuhl (1-1) Oh (2) 38,806 20 96 MIL 19 15 at Stl L 1-2 6-9 T4 -3.0 Wacha (2-1) Cole (1-2) Rosenthal (1) 40,182 21 97 at Col 21 16 NYY W 6-3 7-9 4 -2.0 Nicasio (1-2) Sabathia (2-1) Watson (5) 30,565 173,136 22 98 at Col 22 17 NYY L 5-11 7-10 5 -3.0 Betances (2-1) Rivero (1-1) 36,140 209,276 23 99 at Col 23 18 NYY W 2-1 8-10 5 -2.0 Nova (2-2) Montgomery (1-1) Watson (6) 27,840 237,116 24 100 at SF 24 19 CHI L 3-14 8-11 5 -3.0 Anderson (2-0) Kuhl (1-2) 13,445 250,561 25 101 at SF 25 20 CHI L 0-1 8-12 5 -4.0 Hendricks (2-1) Cole (1-3) Davis (5) 15,326 265,887 26 102 at SF 26 21 CHI W 6-5 9-12 5 -3.0 LeBlanc (1-0) Lester (0-1) Watson (7) 16,904 282,791 28 103 at SD 28 22 at Mia W 12-2 10-12 4 -2.0 Taillon (2-0) Conley (1-2) 19,690 29 104 at SD 29 23 at Mia W 4-0 11-12 4 -2.0 NOVA (3-2) Straily (1-2) 33,152 30 154 at SD 30 24 at Mia L 3-10 11-13 T4 -2.0 McGowan (1-0) Williams (1-1) 26,245 AUGUST (0-0) MAY (5-10) 1 106 CIN 1 25 at Cin L 3-4 (10) 11-14 5 -2.0 Lorenzen (2-0) Hudson (0-1) 14,753 2 107 CIN 2 26 at Cin W 12-3 12-14 T4 -2.0 Glasnow (1-1) Feldman (1-3) LeBlanc (1) 13,909 3 108 CIN 3 27 at Cin L 2-7 12-15 5 -3.0 Davis (1-1) Taillon (2-1) 14,297 4 109 SD 4 28 at Cin L 2-4 12-16 5 -4.0 Adleman (1-1) Nova (3-3) Igleisas (5) 17,896 5 110 SD 5 29 MIL W 4-0 13-16 5 -3.0 LeBlanc (2-0) Scahill (0-1) 21,129 303,920 6 111 SD 6 30 MIL W 2-1 (10) 14-16 5 -2.0 Watson (1-0) Torres (1-3) 22,902 326,822 7 112 DET 7 31 MIL L 2-6 14-17 5 -3.0 Davies (3-2) Glasnow (1-2) 25,108 351,930 8 113 DET 8 32 at LA L 1-12 14-18 5 -3.5 Wood (3-0) Williams (1-2) 37,314 9 114 at Det 9 33 at LA L 3-4 (10) 14-19 5 -4.5 Jansen (2-0) Hudson (0-2) 47,720 10 115 at Det 10 34 at LA L 2-5 14-20 5 -5.5 Maeda (3-2) Kuhl (1-3) Dayton (1) 40,719 11 116 at Tor 11 35 at Ari L 1-2 14-21 5 -6.0 Greinke (4-2) Cole (1-4) Rodney (9) 17,527 12 117 at Tor 12 36 at Ari L 4-11 14-22 5 -6.0 Corbin (3-4) Glasnow (1-3) 21,911 13 118 at Tor 13 37 at Ari W 4-3 15-22 5 -6.0 Williams (2-2) Walker (3-3) Watson (8) 31,673 15 119 at Mil 14 38 at Ari W 6-4 (10) 16-22 5 -6.0 Watson (2-0) Wilhelmsen (0-1) 34,088 16 120 at Mil 16 39 WAS L 4-8 16-23 5 -6.0 Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) 16,992 368,922 17 121 STL 17 40 WAS 18 122 STL 18 41 WAS 19 123 STL 19 42 PHI 20 124 STL 20 43 PHI 21 125 LA 21 44 PHI 22 126 LA 22 45 at Atl 23 127 LA 23 46 at Atl 24 128 LA 24 47 at Atl 25 129 at Cin 25 48 at Atl 26 130 at Cin 26 49 NY 27 131 at Cin 27 50 NY 28 132 at Chi 28 51 NY 29 133 at Chi 29 52 ARI 30 134 at Chi 30 53 ARI 31 54 ARI SEPTEMBER (0-0) l 135 CIN JUNE (0-0) 2 136 CIN 2 55 at NY 3 137 CIN 3 56 at NY 4 138 CHI 4 57 at NY 5 139 CHI 6 58 at Bal 6 140 CHI 7 59 at Bal 7 141 CHI 8 60 MIA 8 142 at Stl 9 61 MIA 9 143 at Stl 10 62 MIA 10 144 at Stl 11 63 MIA 11 145 at Mil 12 64 COL 12 146 at Mil 13 65 COL 13 147 at Mil 14 66 COL 15 148 at Cin 16 67 CHI 16 149 at Cin 17 68 CHI 17 150 at Cin 18 69 CHI 18 151 MIL 19 70 at Mil 19 152 MIL 20 71 at Mil 20 153 MIL 21 72 at Mil 22 154 STL 22 73 at Mil 23 155 STL 23 74 at Stl 24 156 STL 24 75 at Stl 26 157 BAL 25 76 at Stl 27 158 BAL 27 77 TB 28 159 at Was 28 78 TB 29 160 at Was 29 79 TB 30 161 at Was 30 80 SF OCTOBER (0-0) JULY (0-0) 1 162 at Was 1 81 SF BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (1)

STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Bell (12-21), Jaso (2-1), Freese (2-0), Osuna (0-1) 2B - Harrison (4-10), Ngoepe (4-3), Gosselin (4-3), Hanson (3-3), Frazier (1-2), Moroff (0-2) 3B - Harrison (10-10), Freese (5-12), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) SS - Mercer (15-22), Frazier (1-0), Ngoepe (0-1) LF - Polanco (11-14), Frazier (3-4), Osuna (1-4), Harrison (1-0), Bostick (0-1) CF - McCutchen (10-15), Marte (6-7), Polanco (0-1) RF - McCutchen (6-7), Jaso (3-8), Osuna (5-3), Polanco (2-4), Frazier (0-1) C - Cervelli (13-16), Stewart (2-6), Diaz (1-1) DH - Frazier (0-1), Freese (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 1st - Harrison (7-11), Frazier (5-5), Mercer (3-6), Jaso (0-1), Marte (1-0) 2nd - Marte (5-6), Bell (5-5), Mercer (2-5), Harrison (4-3), Jaso (0-2), Cervelli (0-2) 3rd - McCutchen (16-22), Bell (0-1) 4th - Polanco (13-20), Freese (2-2), Jaso (1-1) 5th - Freese (5-11), Cervelli (6-2), Bell (3-4), Osuna (1-4), Jaso (1-2) 6th - Cervelli (5-9), Osuna (4-3), Jaso (3-3), Bell (1-4), Mercer (1-1), Harrison (1-1), Diaz (1-1), Gosselin (0-1) 7th - Harrison (3-4), Bell (2-5), Mercer (3-4), Cervelli (2-3), Gosselin (3-1), Hanson (2-2), Osuna (1-1), Ngoepe (0-1), Bostick (0-1), Moroff (0-1) 8th - Mercer (6-6), Ngoepe (4-4), Stewart (2-5), Frazier (1-2), Bell (1-2), Hanson (1-1), Gosselin (1-1), Harrison (0-1), Moroff (0-1) 9th - Pitchers (16-20), Frazier (0-1), Mercer (0-1), Stewart (0-1)

MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 5/1 Elias Díaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis...John Bormann (C) optioned to Bradenton. 5/3 John Bormann (C) outrighted to Bradenton. 5/6 Josh Lindblom (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Jameson Taillon (RHP) placed on 10-day D.L. (retro to 5/4). 5/7 Elias Díaz (C) and Phil Gosselin (INF) optioned to Indianapolis. 5/8 Chris Bostick (INF) and (INF) recalled from Indianapolis...Adam Frazier (INF) began a rehab assignment with Indianapolis. 5/12 Adam Frazier (OF/INF) and David Freese (INF) reinstated from the D.L....Chris Bostick (INF) and Max Moroff (INF) optioned to Indianapolis.