JULY 5, 2017 at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA --- GAME #85/ROAD #42 RHP GERRIT COLE (6-7, 4.51 ERA) Vs
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES (38-46) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (28-54) JULY 5, 2017 at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA --- GAME #85/ROAD #42 RHP GERRIT COLE (6-7, 4.51 ERA) vs. RHP BEN LIVELY (1-3, 3.72 ERA) THE PIRATES....have gone 12-11 in their last 23 games after losing four straight and five-of-six...Won a season-high four straight games from 6/10-13...Have gone 24-23 in their last 47 games, dating back to 5/13...Have scored a season-high 12 runs four times; the last time coming on 6/2 at New York (NL)...Had a 43-41 record after 84 games last season (44-41 after 85). BUCS WHEN... ELITE COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen recorded his 14th career multi-home run game yesterday, surpassing Roberto Clemente and Brian Giles, who each had 13 multi-home run games during their careers with the Pirates...The only two Last five games ................ 1-4 players in team history with more multi-home run games than McCutchen are Hall-of-Famers Ralph Kiner and Willie Last ten games .................4-6 Stargell, who had 36 apiece. CUTCHING FIRE: Andrew McCutchen was hitting .200 through his first 45 games this season, and to that point had the Leading after 6 ................ 28-7 171st-highest batting average in the Majors...Over the six weeks since then (May 24 to July 4), he is hitting a Major League- Tied after 6 .................... 5-5 high .408 (51-for-125)...Courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. Trailing after 6 ................ 5-34 PUTTING UP ZEROES: Yesterday the Pirates recorded their fifth shutout of the year and second in six games...Chris Stewart has been behind the plate for each of the team’s last three shutouts...In addition to yesterday, Stewart was also behind the Leading after 7 ................ 32-4 plate Thursday night vs. Tampa Bay in a game Jameson Taillon also started and on May 21 vs. the Phillies at PNC Park when Tied after 7 .....................1-3 Chad Kuhl, Wade LeBlanc, Juan Nicasio, Felipe Rivero and Tony Watson allowed a combined three hits in a 1-0 Pirates win. Trailing after 7 ................ 5-39 AND THE WHIFF: The Pirates recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning game in yesterday’s win...It was also the most for the team in a nine-inning contest since here at Citizens Bank Park last year on September 13 when the team recorded Leading after 8 ................ 32-4 15 punchouts...Ivan Nova started that game and led the way with 11 strikeouts. Tied after 8 .................... 3-3 NOT WORKING ON A HOLIDAY: Josh Bell did not see any game action yesterday for the first time this season...Bell is tied for third among all National League players in games played this season...Bell’s 83 games played prior to the All-Star break are Trailing after 8 ................ 3-39 the most by a Pirates rookie since Johnny Ray appeared in 84 games prior to the 1982 break. Scoring first ..................25-16 ON THE MOUND: Gerrit Cole gets the start tonight in the third game of this four game series here in Philadelphia...Cole went 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA (20.0ip/3er) over a three-start stretch from June 13-24 before losing a 13-5 decision (5.1ip/7er) in his Opp. score first ................13-30 last outing Friday night against the Giants at PNC Park...Cole is also 4-4 on the road this year, winning each of his last three starts, including his last road outing on June 24 in St. Louis where he allowed one run in 6.0 innings. Scoring 4+ ...................33-11 JUAN LOVE: Juan Nicasio entered Tuesday’s game with the bases loaded and stranded each of his three inherited runners Scoring less than 4 ............. 5-35 while going on to toss 1.2 scoreless innings...Nicasio has recorded 111 strikeouts since moving to the bullpen last year on June 26, which ranks fourth among all National League relievers behind Arizona’s Archie Bradley (137), Los Angeles’ Kenley Outhitting Opp. ............... 25-6 Jansen (123) and San Diego’s Brad Hand (117). Being out-hit .................11-38 BLACK AND BLUE BUCCO: Josh Harrison has been hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 19 times coming into today...That’s Hits are equal .................. 2-2 the third-most before the All-Star Break in Pirates history (Jason Kendall had 21 in 1997 and 20 in 1998)...Prior to this season, Harrison was hit by a pitch a total of 19 times from 2013-16. Comeback wins ................. 18 AGAINST THE EAST: The Pirates are 17-11 against teams from the National League East this season...Following this series, Wins in final AB ..................7 Pittsburgh’s only remaining games against the East will come during the final four games of the regular season in Washington from September 28 to October 1. Walkoff Wins ....................4 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Felipe Rivero, who turns 26 today, recorded his fourth save of the season on Tuesday and has been Losses in final AB .................11 charged with just two earned runs in his last 22 appearances (24.1ip) while striking out 29 batters and holding opponents to Walkoff Losses ...................6 an .098 average (8-for-82)...Rivero enters today with the lowest ERA (0.80) among all relief pitchers in the Majors. CASHING IN AT CITIZENS BANK: Andrew McCutchen has gone deep five times in his last four games at Citizens Bank Park... Extra Inning Games .............5-8 In his last 14 starts here at Citizens Bank, McCutchen is hitting .377 (20-for-53) with two doubles, seven home runs, 12 RBI, .443 OBP, .811 slugging percentage and 1.254 OPS. Playing errorless ..............19-24 MARTE ON REHAB: Outfielder Starling Marte had his rehab assignment transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday...In Committing at least 1 Error .......18-22 his first game with Indianapolis, Marte went 0-for-3 with a hit by pitch while serving as Indianapolis’ designated hitter...He Homered ................... 30-25 is now a combined 1-for-9 in three games on rehab between Indianapolis and Single-A Bradenton...Marte is currently serving an 80-game suspension and is eligible for reinstatement on Tuesday, July 18. 2+ homers ....................15-3 J. HAY THE MAN: On Sunday Major League Baseball announced that Josh Harrison will represent the Pirates at this year’s Series (W-L-T) ...............11-11-4 All-Star Game in Miami (Harrison was selected by Major League Baseball)...This is Harrison’s second All-Star selection in his career...In 2014, he was the first utility player named to the National League All-Star team since Omar Infante in 2010. Series Sweeps ....................2 RINGING THE BELL: Since the first All-Star Game was played in 1933, Josh Bell’s 30 extra-base hits are the most by a Bucco Swept in a Series .................6 rookie prior to the All-Star break, one more than Dale Long’s total in 1955...In addition, the 15 home runs hit by Bell are tied with Hall-of-Famer Ralph Kiner for the most ever hit by a Pirates rookie prior to the All-Star Break. Interleague ...................4-7 Before the break .............38-46 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY After the break .................0-0 July 5, 2015: Gerrit Cole earned his Major League-leading 12th win after tossing 8.0 innings while scattering five hits and striking out five in a 5-3 win over the Indians at PNC Park. Cole tied Ken Brett (12 in 1974), ElRoy Face (12 in 1959) and Rip Sewell (12 in 1943) for the second-most Starter goes 6.0ip+ ............22-22 wins prior to the All-Star break in Pirates history. The Pirates trailed 3-0 entering the bottom of the fifth before plating five runs on a two-run Starter goes less than 6.0ip .......16-24 home run from Pedro Alvarez as well as a run-scoring single from Neil Walker and a two-run double from Andrew McCutchen. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday at Philadelphia 6:05 RHP Chad Kuhl (2-6, 5.26 ERA) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-5, 4.48 ERA) ROOT Friday at Chicago 1:20 CDT RHP Trevor Williams (3-3, 4.67 ERA) vs. RHP Eddie Butler (4-3, 4.18 ERA) ROOT Saturday at Chicago 6:15 CDT RHP Ivan Nova (8-6, 3.24 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (8-6, 4.33 ERA) FOX Sunday at Chicago 12:10 CDT RHP Jameson Taillon (5-2, 2.73 ERA) vs. LHP Jon Lester (5-5, 3.94 ERA) ROOT/TBS ALL-STAR BREAK 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 6-7 4.51 17 17 0 0 101.2 106 53 51 26 86 M.L. CAREER 53-37 3.42 111 111 1 0 681.0 656 282 259 174 624 vs. PHILADELPHIA: 3-3 with a 3.45 ERA (31.1ip/12er) in six career starts...Went 0-2 in two starts last year, losing a 4-0 decision (6.0ip/1r) to Zach Eflin at PNC Park on 7/22 and a 6-2 decision (2.0ip/5r) at Citizens Bank on 9/12...Allowed two runs (1er) in 6.0 innings while winning a 4-3 decision on 6/13/15...Also allowed two runs in 7.0 innings and won a 4-3 decision on 5/11/15 at Citizens Bank Park and won an 8-2 decision over Roberto Hernandez on 7/4/14 at PNC Park.