PITTSBURGH PIRATES (74-75) vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (68-82) SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI --- GAME #150/ROAD #76 LHP STEVEN BRAULT (0-3, 3.90 ERA) vs. RHP MATT GARZA (5-7, 4.22 ERA) THE PIRATES... had the day off yesterday; their first since September 1...Have won four of their last five games and five of their last seven...Scored a season-high 15 runs Thursday night in Philadelphia (scored eight runs in the ninth inning)...Have gone 7-14 in their last 21 games...Won a season-high seven straight games from 6/29 to 7/6...Were a season-high nine games over .500 following their win against the Rangers in Texas on 5/27 (28-19)...Were BUCS WHEN... 89-60 after 149 games in 2015 (90-60 after 150). AWARD WINNING WEEK: Sean Rodriguez was named Co-National League Player-of-the-Week yesterday after hitting .414 Last five games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 (12-for-29) with five home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.386 OPS in eight games last week...This marks the second straight week in Last ten games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 which a Pittsburgh player won the weekly honor (also Jung Ho Kang for the week of September 5-11). FINAL STOP - MILWAUKEE: Pittsburgh’s 11-game road trip will conclude with this three-game series against the Brewers... Leading after 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-4 The Pirates have gone 5-3 on the trip thus far, splitting four games in Philadelphia last week and winning three-of-four in Tied after 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Cincinnati over this past weekend...In terms of games, this is the longest road trip of the season and the club’s longest Trailing after 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63 excursion since a 12-game road trip to Colorado, Houston, New York and Philadelphia in 2005 (August 12-21). IT’S MILLER TIME: The Pirates have won four straight games at Miller Park for the first time since the 2013 season and a victory tonight would give them five in a row for the first time since winning six consecutive games here in 2002. ON THE MOUND: Rookie lefty Steven Brault is making his seventh Major League start tonight and is still seeking his first big league victory...He made each of his first three starts with the Bucs on the road, which included his big league debut on 7/5 at St. Louis...Brault pitched a career-high 6.0 innings in his second start on 7/29 at Milwaukee...In his first 12 minor league games thru the end of July, Brault posted a 1.99 ERA (54.1ip/12er); he was charged with 19 earned runs in his final five starts (21.0ip) and finished the minor league campaign with a 2-7 record and a 3.70 ERA in 17 games (16 starts). WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: Felipe Rivero has produced a 1.57 ERA (23.0ip/4er) and 34 strikeouts in 23 games with the Pirates since making his first appearance with the club in Milwaukee on 7/31 after being acquired in a trade for Mark Melancon the day before...Over his last 36 games, dating back to 6/19, Rivero has posted a 1.28 ERA (42.1ip/6er) and 49 strikeouts; his 1.28 ERA in that time is the lowest among all National League left-handed relief pitchers (minimum: 40.0ip). HOT ROD ON THE ROAD: In the first eight games of this road trip, Sean Rodriguez has hit safely in all eight games, going 12-for-29 (.414) with five home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.386 OPS...In his last 15 games played on the road, dating back to 8/14, Sean Rod has gone 17-for-42 (.405) with six homers, 16 RBI, a .480 on-base percentage and a 1.313 OPS. LET’S TAKE A WALK: Pittsburgh batters have received 29 walks over the last four games...The Pirates lead all Major League teams with a total of 84 free passes during the month of September. THEY SAY HITTING IS CONTAGIOUS: In the last five games, the Pirates have hit .289 (54-for-187) with 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 45 runs scored...In their previous 14 games (August 31-September 14), the Bucs batted .272 while scoring a total of 49 runs...The Corsairs have also homered in seven straight games, matching their season-high. CUTCH ON THE RISE: Andrew McCutchen has gone 11-for-30 (.367) with three home runs and 10 RBI in his last seven games...He is hitting .279 (19-for-68) with five homers and 15 RBI in 18 games this month and has reached base safely in 26 of his last 27 games, dating back to 8/23 (.377 OBP and an .887 OPS in that time). IMPROVING ROAD CONDITIONS: The Bucs have gone 13-6 in their last 19 road games...Overall this season, Pittsburgh has posted a 38-37 record on the road (they went 45-36 in 2015 and 37-44 in 2014). JOYCE IS IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Matt Joyce walked for the 21st time as a pinch hitter Saturday night, setting the Major League record for most walks as a pinch hitter in a season...The previous mark of 20 was held by Atlanta’s Greg Norton in 2009 and Matt Franco, who walked 20 times as a pinch hitter with the Mets in 1999. SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen has hit 23 home runs this season...He is one of just four Pittsburgh players to hit at least 20 home runs in six or more consecutive seasons, joining Ralph Kiner (1946-1952) Frank Thomas (1953-1958) and Willie Stargell (1964-1976)...McCutchen now ranks fifth on the team’s all-time home run list with 174; Barry Bonds is fourth with 176 and Roberto Clemente is third with 240...Only two Pittsburgh right-handed batters have hit more home runs than McCutchen; Hall-of-Famers Ralph Kiner (301) and Clemente. RECORD HOLDER: Juan Nicasio struck out two batters in his 2.0 innings of work Saturday night and has now recorded at least one strikeout in 29 straight appearances, a single-season club record for a Pirates relief pitcher...The 29-game K streak is the longest in MLB this season and matches Cody Allen’s streak with Cleveland in 2015...The next-longest streak of consecutive games with at least one strikeout by a relief pitcher is 37 games by Cincinnati’s Aroldis Chapman in 2014 (source: Elias). IN A PINCH: Matt Joyce has gone 13-for-55 with a Major League-leading 21 walks as a pinch hitter this season...He has produced a .455 on-base percentage as a pinch hitter and leads MLB with 15 RBI off the bench...Joyce’s four pinch-hit home runs are also tied for the Major League lead and his 15 RBI as a pinch hitter are one shy of the club record of 16, set by Willie Stargell in 1982...His last pinch hit RBI came on 8/17 at San Francisco. ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY September 20, 1969: Bob Moose tossed the fourth no-hitter in Pirates history in a 4-0 win against the Mets at Shea Stadium. The Bucs scored all the runs they would need during a three-run fourth inning. Manny Sanguillen recorded two of Pittsburgh’s six hits as the Pirates improved to 3-0 in the five-game series. Leading after 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-6 Tied after 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Trailing after 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 Leading after 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-2 Tied after 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Trailing after 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-67 Scoring first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-26 Opp. score first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-49 Scoring 4+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-28 Scoring less than 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47 Outhitting Opp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-12 Being out-hit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-58 Hits are equal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Comeback wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Wins in final AB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Walkoff Wins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Losses in final AB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Walkoff Losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Extra Inning Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Playing errorless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-37 Homered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-33 2+ homers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-11 Series (W-L-T). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-21-5 Series Sweeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Swept in a Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Interleague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 Before the break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-43 After the break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-32 Starter goes 6.0ip+ . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-25 Starter goes less than 6.0ip. . . . . . . . 29-50 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Wednesday at Milwaukee Thursday at Milwaukee 7:10 7:10 RHP Chad Kuhl (4-3, 3.97 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (8-14, 4.42 ERA) RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (8-11, 4.47 ERA) ROOT ROOT 43 - LHP STEVEN BRAULT YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R 2016 (Minors)2-7 3.70 17 16 0 0 75.1 67 35 2016 (MLB) 0-33.90 6 6 0 0 27.2 34 16 M.L. CAREER 0-2 3.90 6 6 0 0 27.2 34 16 ER BB 31 35 12 12 12 12 SO 86 22 22 vs. MILWAUKEE: 0-2 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts...Allowed three runs in 6.0 innings and lost a 3-1 decision to Junior Guerra at Miller Park on 7/29 in the second start of his big league career...Also gave up one run in 5.0 innings in a 10-0 Pittsburgh loss to Chase Anderson at PNC Park on 9/4...The only run he allowed came on a homer by Domingo Santana in the second inning. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP 4/12 at Toledo L 4.0 4 2 2 2 3 83 4.50 0-3 L 4/17 vs. Columbus ND 4.2 5 2 2 1 2 82 4.15 7-8 L 4/22 at Louisville W 5.0 2 1 0 4 9 86 2.63 13-1 W 4/27 at Norfolk ND 6.0 4 0 0 1 11 90 1.83 6-7 L APRIL (1-1, 1.83 ERA) 19.2 15 5 4 8 25 341 5/2 vs. Durham L 4.0 9 4 4 1 5 88 3.04 2-9 L 5/8 vs. Louisville ND 3.0 2 0 0 2 5 55 2.70 4-5 L MAY (0-1, 1.97 ERA) 7.0 11 4 4 3 10 143 W/L IP H R 8/4 at Columbus ND 8/9 at Buffalo L 8/14 at Lehigh Valley L 8/20 at Louisville ND 8/25 vs. Louisville L AUGUST (0-3, 8.14 ERA) 2.1 5.1 7.0 4.1 2.0 21.0 6 8 4 4 2 25 5 4 1 7 3 20 5 4 1 6 3 19 4 4 1 3 1 13 2 3 3 4 3 15 60 99 95 85 34 373 Minors (2-7, 3.70 ERA) 75.1 67 35 31 35 86 1283 WITH THE PIRATES 4 2 1 2 7 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 5 2 2 2 9 5 3 0 34 16 12 12 5 3 4 5 2 3 22 82 106 92 84 76 62 502 Suffered a strained left hamstring while running to first base in his start on May 8. Made one rehab 7/5 at St. Louis ND 4.0 start with Short-Season West Virginia on June 20. 7/29 at Milwaukee L 6.0 ND 4.0 6/20 vs. Batavia (rehab) ND 4.0100 05532.35 4-1 W 8/29 at Chicago L 5.0 6/25 vs. Buffalo L 3.1 5 4 2 2 3 77 2.65 0-4 L 9/4 vs. Milwaukee ND 5.0 6/30 at Toledo W 5.0 4 0 0 2 6 72 2.31 11-1 W 9/9 vs. Cincinnati 9/14 at Philadelphia L 3.2 JUNE (1-1, 1.46 ERA) 12.1 10 4 2 4 14 202 MLB (0-3, 3.90 ERA) 27.2 ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 2.70 3.05 2.87 3.44 3.70 7-9 L 3-9 L 0-1 L 7-11 L 2-9 L 2.25 5-2 W 3.60 1-3 L 3.86 7-8 L 3.32 0-10 L 3.38 3-4 L 3.90 2-6 L 7/10 at Columbus (relief) L3.1322 1652 2.55 1-2 L 7/16 at Louisville ND 6.0 0 0 0 2 7 75 2.23 2-3 L 7/22 vs. Charlotte ND 6.0 3 0 0 4 9 97 1.99 3-1 W MAJORS BATTING: .167 (1-for-6) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 1 SAC JULY (0-1, 1.17 ERA) 15.1 6 2 2 7 22 224 Singled off Mike Leake in his first big league at bat on 7/5 at Busch Stadium CATCHERS THROWING Cervelli Diaz Fryer Kratz Stallings Stewart CS/ATTPICKOFFS 12/59 0/0 1/15 4/7 0/0 3/13 20% ---- 7% 57% ---- 23% 0 1 0 0 0 0 PB 8 0 3 2 0 4 TOMORROW’S STARTER ERA (747.0ip/316er) 3.81 (9.0ip/3er) 3.00 (181.2ip/77er) 3.81 (139.0ip/55er) 3.56 (17.0ip/25er) 13.24 (245.2ip/146er) 5.35 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PITCHER PICKOFFS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SB OFF PITCHERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NO THROWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OTHERS (double steals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CHAD KUHL: The 24-year-old righthander will be making his 12th Major League start tomorrow...His last start was a 15-2 win in Philadelphia Thursday (6.0ip/4h/2r/2er/0bb/5so)...Has lost three of his last four decisions after wining each of his first three thru 8/14 (the Bucs scored a total of two runs while he was in the game in each of the losses)...The Pirates have been victorious in eight of his first 11 starts...Has been charged with more than three earned runs in just one of his first 11 starts in the big leagues...Went 6-3 with a 2.37 ERA in 16 starts this season with Triple-A Indianapolis...Was Pittsburgh’s ninth round selection in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. vs. MILWAUKEE: 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA in one career start...Opposed Wily Peralta and received a nodecision in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 victory at Miller Park on 8/25 (6.1ip/5h/2r/2er/2bb/5so). 2016 HIGHS & LOWS Largest come from behind victory. . . . . . . 4 runs, 8/27 @MIL, 8/17 @SF & 7/6 @StL TEAM BATTING Largest come from behind loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 runs, 6/22 vs.SF Most runs, game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 9/15 @PHI Largest crowd, home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Most runs, game, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 6/21 vs. SF Smallest crowd, home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Most runs, inning, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9/15 @PHI (9th) & 4/21 @SD (7th) Largest crowd, road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,438, 8/12 @LA Most runs, inning, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 6/21 vs. SF (4th) Smallest crowd, road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,637, 5/31 @MIA Most hits, game, Pirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 5/17 vs. ATL Most errors, game, Pirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most hits, game, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 6/21 vs. SF Most errors, game, Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4 times, last on 6/9 @COL Most hits, inning, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9/15 @PHI (9th) & 5/17 vs. ATL (1st) Consecutive innings w/out an error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 6/12-25 Most consec. hits, inning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 9/15 @PHI (9th) & 8/23 vs. HOU (1st) Most double plays turned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 8/9 vs. SD Most consec. hits, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 9/15 @PHI & 8/23 vs. HOU Rain delays, home (total time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (6 hours, 40 minutes) Most hits, inning, Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . 6, twice, last on 6/21 vs. SF (4th & 8th) Rain delays, road (total time). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (6 hours, 27 minutes) Fewest hits, game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 8/10 vs. SD Total players used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Fewest hits, game, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4 times, last on 9/2 vs. MIL INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most doubles, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 4/24 @ARI Most hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 times, last by Harrison & Frazier (8/14 @LA) Most triples, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 7/19 vs. MIL & 5/19 vs. ATL Most consecutive hits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Polanco (5/24-25) Most home runs, game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9/15 @PHI & 4/26 @COL Most runs, game.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6 times, last by Kang (9/6 vs. StL) Most home runs, game, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6/19 @CHI Most 2bs, game. . . . . . . 3, Frazier (7/17 @WAS), Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) Most consecutive games, home run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8/12-19 & 4/25-5/2 & Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most consec. games, HR, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 4/5-15 Most 3bs, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 29 times, last by Florimon (9/18 @CIN) Most extra-base hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 9/15 @PHI Most HR, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most consecutive games, extra-base hit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 8/11-9/10 Most extra-base hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL), Most stolen bases, game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 7/2 @OAK & 6/8 vs. NY McCutchen (4/26 @COL) & Freese (4/24 @ARI) Most stolen bases, game, Opponents. . . 5, 8/7 vs. CIN, 7/23 vs. PHI & 7/20 vs. MIL Most total bases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most left on base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 8/13 @LA (TIES CLUB RECORD - 3rd TIME) Most RBI, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Polanco (5/24 vs. ARI) & McCutchen (4/26 @COL) Most SB, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 8 times, last by Marte (8/29 @CHI) TEAM PITCHING Most walks, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 9 times, last by McCutchen (9/10 vs. CIN) Consec. games, home run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Rodriguez (9/17 (DH)-18 & 7/8-10) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 9/13 @PHI Longest hitting streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 games, Jaso (4/9-23) Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings) . . . . . . . . . 17, 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Grand slams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Mercer (8/26 @MIL), Bell (7/9 vs. CHI), Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents . . . . . . . . 14, 8/20 vs. MIA, 6/19 @CHI Polanco (5/30 @MIA) & Marte (4/8 @CIN) & 6/1 @MIA Inside-the-park home runs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings). . . . 17, 7/17 @WAS (18 inns.) & Leadoff home runs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Mercer (6/18 @CHI) & 4/24 @ARI (13 inns.) Jaso (9/15 @PHI, 6/22 vs. SF & 4/30 vs. CIN) Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 6/17 @CHI Walkoff home runs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, Rodriguez (8/5 vs. CIN) Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 8/13 @LA TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 games (6/29-7/6) Longest losing streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 games (8/29-9/6) Longest game, innings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 7/17 @WAS Longest game, time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:48, 7/17 @WAS (18 innings) Longest game, time, 9 innings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:01, 4/19 @SD Shortest game, time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:17, 8/22 vs. HOU Largest margin of victory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 runs, 9/15 @PHI (15-2) Largest margin of defeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 runs, 6/21 vs. SF (4-15) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Liriano (7/21 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak. . . . . . . . . . . 5 games, Nicasio (7/2-9/17) & Nova (8/6-9/8) Longest losing streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 games, Liriano (5/29-6/27) Fewest hits, complete game. . . . . . . . . . 3, Cole (7/27 vs. SEA) & Locke (5/30 @MIA) Most walks, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Locke (4/15 vs.MIL) Most IP, game, starter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0, Nova (9/8 vs. CIN & 8/23 vs. HOU), Cole (7/27 vs. SEA) & Locke (5/30 @MIA) Most IP, game, reliever. . . . . . . 4.0, Schugel (6/10 vs. StL) & Boscan (5/23 vs. COL) Most consec. scoreless IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0, Melancon (5/23-7/10) Most consecutive saves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, Melancon (4/27-7/8) NHas hit safely in six of his last seven games (10-for-27, .370) and is hitting .349 (15-for-43) in his last 12. JOSH BELL ROAD TRIP: 10-30 (.333) 0 HR 3 RBI NHas reached base safely in 27 of his 33 big league games...Made Major League debut on 7/8 vs. Chicago. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NHit a pinch-hit grand slam in his second big league at bat on 7/9...Has made 17 starts at 1B and 6 in RF. LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 0 HR 1 RBI NHit .295 (124-for-421) with 23 doubles, 4 triples, 14 home runs, 60 RBI and an .850 OPS in 114 Triple-A games. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 8/29/16 at CHI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N Has hit safely in four straight games (5-for-17) after going 1-for-13 in his previous five contests. ROAD TRIP: 5-23 (.217) 0 HR 1 RBI SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-12 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 games PEDRO FLORIMON Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 6 N Has produced eight hits in his last eight AB’s vs. LHP...Is hitting .408 (20-for-49) against left-handed pitchers. Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL N Is hitting .267 (36-for-135) with 7 doubles and 11 RBI in 45 games since being reinstated from the D.L. on 7/19. First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL N Was on the D.L. from 6/11 thru 7/18 after having surgery to repair the hook of the hamate bone in his left hand. (Kris Medlen) N Made the start at second base Sunday in Cincinnati and went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. ROAD TRIP: 4-7 (.571) 0 HR 3 RBI NHas made 5 appearances at second base and 2 at shortstop...Has also appeared in 4 games as a pinch-runner. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NWas selected on 9/6 from Indianapolis, where he hit .255 with five homers and 36 RBI in 107 games. LAST 3: 4-6 (.667) 0 HR 3 RBI N Made 33 appearances in LF, 29 at SS, 26 at 3B, 5 in CF, 3 at 2B and 2 in RF while playing with Indianapolis. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 9/27/13 vs. CLE First HR: 9/24/12 vs. NYY (Cory Wade) NStarted Sunday’s game in left field and went 0-for-4 with a walk...Went 3-for-4 with a walk Saturday night. ROAD TRIP: 6-18 (.333) 0 HR 1 RBI NHas 11 hits in his last 27 at bats (.407) and is hitting .378 (17-for-45) in his last 23 games, dating back to 8/14. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NHas reached base safely in nine straight games...Is hitting .381 (16-for-42) with runners on base . LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 0 HR 0 RBI NIs hitting .360 (27-for-75) with six doubles and six RBI in his 19 starts (9 at 2B, 6 in LF, 2 in RF & 2 at 3B). Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 9/5/16 vs. StL First HR: 7/24/16 vs. PHI (Edubray Ramos) NIs hitting .304 (7-for-23) in his last six starts and .300 (9-for-30) in his last 12 contests overall. ROAD TRIP: 3-14 (.214) 0 HR 3 RBI NHas made 69 starts at third base and 31 at first base...Collected his 400th career RBI Friday night. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NHasn’t homered since 8/19 vs. Miami and hit his last one on the road in Atlanta on 8/4. LAST 3: 0-6 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NSigned a two-year contract extension with a club option for the 2019 season on 8/22. Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 8/19/16 vs. MIA First HR: 9/24/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) N Went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI while making the start behind the plate Saturday night in Cincinnati. ROAD TRIP: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has gone 9-for-49 (.184) with a pair of doubles and seven RBI in his 18 starts behind the plate with the Pirates. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NMade season debut with the Pirates on 7/5 and went 2-for-4 with a double and a career-high three RBI. LAST 3: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI NWas claimed off waivers on 7/3 from St. Louis, where he hit .368 (14-for-38) in 24 games (eight starts). Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 8/3/14 at CWS First HR: 9/11/13 vs. OAK (Tommy Milone) Made his first Major League start at second base Saturday afternoon and went 1-for-2 with an RBI (first career). Doubled as a pinch hitter Friday night...Has also made six appearances as a pinch runner. Was recalled on 8/30 from Triple-A, where he hit .266 with 15 doubles, 7 triples, 8 HR and 32 RBI in 110 games. Singled off Atlanta's Bud Norris for his first Major League hit (second career at bat) on 5/17. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No M.L. Home Runs First HR: No M.L. Home Runs ADAM FRAZIER CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-4 DAVID FREESE CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-6 ERIC FRYER CURRENT STREAK: 1 game ALEN HANSON N ROAD TRIP: 2-4 (.500) 0 HR 1 RBI N SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N CURRENT STREAK: 2 games JOHN JASO N Is hitting .367 (11-for-30) in 10 career games at Miller Park; homered in his last game played here on 8/28. MATT JOYCE N Set Major League record with his 21st walk as a pinch hitter Saturday night...Leads MLB players with 15 PH RBI. Multi-Hit Games: ROAD TRIP: 3-12 (.250) 1 HR 1 RBI NWent 1-for-2 with an RBI-double off the bench Sunday...Has gone 12-for-35 (.343) in his last 21 games (5 starts). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NHas seven hits in his last 14 pinch-hit at bats; has gone 8-for-25 (.320) overall as a pinch hitter in 2016. LAST 3: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 1 RBI N Has recorded 92 of his 93 hits off righties; his lone hit against a southpaw came on 5/6 off St. Louis’ Tyler Lyons. CURRENT STREAK: 3 games ROAD TRIP: 1-11 (.091) 0 HR 0 RBI N Started in left field and hit leadoff (second time in 2016) in Game 1 of DH Saturday (went 0-for-4 with a walk). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N His 15 pinch-hit RBI are 1 shy of Pirates record for pinch-hit RBI in a season held by Willie Stargell (16 in 1982). LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Is hitting .254 (36-for-142) with eight doubles, eight home runs and 26 RBI in his 44 starts this season. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-8 Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) 10 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. CIN First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) NHas reached base safely 10 times in his last 21 PA’s...Is hitting .323 (10-for-31) in his last 10 games. ROAD TRIP: 5-24 (.208) 1 HR 4 RBI NHas gone 17-for-47 (.362) with five homers and 14 RBI since coming off the D.L. on 9/5 (left shoulder injury). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NHas hit safely in 14 of his last 21 games, going 24-for-65 (.369) with 8 homers and 18 RBI. LAST 3: 1-12 (.083) 0 HR 0 RBI NHas hit a career-high 19 home runs in 282 at bats; he hit 15 homers in 421 at bats as a rookie last season. Multi-Hit Games: 17 Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 9/16/16 at CIN First HR: 5/3/15 at StL (Trevor Rosenthal) NHas missed the last 14 games due to low back discomfort...Has not played since 9/5 vs. St. Louis. ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NIs hitting .386 (22-for-57) against the Brewers this season; .379 (11-for-29) with a homer at Miller Park. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NIs hitting .412 (14-for-34) in his last eight games while producing six multi-hit efforts. LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 1 HR 1 RBI NHas gone 18-for-53 (.340) with four doubles, two homers, five RBI and six runs scored over his last 12 games. Multi-Hit Games: 48 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 9/3/16 vs. MIL First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) ANDREW McCUTCHEN NHas a seven-game hitting streak, going 11-for-30 (.367) with three home runs and 10 RBI. Multi-Hit Games: 33 Multi-RBI Games: 17 Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JUNG HO KANG CURRENT STREAK: 1 game STARLING MARTE CURRENT STREAK: 1 game ROAD TRIP: 11-33 (.333) 3 HR 10 RBI NIs hitting .330 (29-for-88) with 13 walks and 22 RBI in his last 21 games played on the road (.412 OBP). SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NRanks second among N.L. center fielders with 23 home runs this year; Charlie Blackmon is first (27). LAST 3: 3-12 (.250) 0 HR 5 RBI NHis 16 home runs at Miller Park rank third among opposing players behind A. Pujols (19) and M. Holliday (17). CURRENT STREAK: 7 games NLed off Saturday night’s game in Cincinnati and went 0-for-5 with a walk and a run scored. JORDY MERCER ROAD TRIP: 4-26 (.154) 1 HR 4 RBI NHit a three-run homer Thursday...Is one homer shy of his career high of 12 in 2014...Has a career-high 57 RBI. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NRanks second among N.L. shortstops in chances (591); third in fielding pct. (.986) and second in DPs (91). LAST 3: 2-14 (.142) 1 HR 4 RBI NConnected off Milwaukee’s Matt Garza for his first career grand slam on 8/26 at Miller Park. CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 Multi-Hit Games: 27 Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 9/15/16 at PHI First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) NHas five hits in his last 17 at bats after snapping an 0-for-14 streak in the sixth inning Wednesday. ROAD TRIP: 5-29 (.172) 1 HR 3 RBI NHis two-run homer Friday night was his first since going deep in back-to-back games on 8/28 and 8/29. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NLeads the team in RBI...Has 6 RBI in Sept. after collecting 23 in August; his highest career single month total. LAST 3: 0-9 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI NIs tied for sixth among N.L. outfielders with 58 extra-base hits...Picked up his 10th outfield assist last Tuesday. Multi-Hit Games: 35 Multi-RBI Games: 21 Last HR: 9/16/16 at CIN First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) N Has an eight-game hitting streak, going 12-for-29 (.414) with five home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.386 OPS. ROAD TRIP: 12-29 (.414) 5 HR 12 RBI NHas homered in three straight games for the second time this year; has gone deep 5 times in his last 7 games. SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has set career highs with his 17 home runs (had 12 with Tampa in 2014) and 51 RBI (had 41 in 2014). LAST 3: 5-12 (.417) 3 HR 4 RBI N Has made 52 starts (14 at second base, 13 in RF, 13 at shortstop, 6 at third base, 5 at first base, 1 in LF). Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 14 Last HR: 9/18/16 at CIN First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett) GREGORY POLANCO CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-10 SEAN RODRIGUEZ CURRENT STREAK: 8 games JASON ROGERS N ROAD TRIP: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 1-3 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N CURRENT STREAK: 1 game Snapped an 0-for-17 streak with a single as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning Saturday night in Cincinnati. Has made one appearance in the field (9/5 at third base) since being promoted back to the Bucs on 9/2. Is in his third stint with the Pirates this season...Collected his first hit in his second game on 4/24 at Arizona. Hit .263 (98-for-372) with 18 doubles, six homers, 40 RBI and a .338 OBP in 105 games with Indianapolis. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 9/27/15 at STL First HR: 5/9/15 vs. CHI (Phil Coke) JACOB STALLINGS N ROAD TRIP: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 0-0 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N LAST 3: 1-4 (.250) 0 HR 1 RBI N CURRENT STREAK: 1 game Had contract selected on 9/13 from Indianapolis, where he hit .214 (55-for-257) with 6 HR & 28 RBI in 80 games. Recorded his first career hit and RBI with a run-scoring double off San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto on 6/21. Made his MLB debut as the starting catcher on 6/19 at Wrigley Field and went hitless in four at bats. His father, Kevin, was named the new men’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh on March 27. Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: No Major League HR First HR: No Major League HR BUCCO BULLPEN ANTONIO BASTARDO BA AGAINST: 12-68 .176 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:8/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 22/15 N Has made a total of 63 appearances between the Mets and Pirates...Made a career-high 67 appearances with the Phillies in 2014. NHas made three straight scoreless outings (3.0ip)...Picked up his third victory of the season (all with the Pirates) Friday in Cincinnati. NHas been scored upon just twice in his last 15 games (15.0ip/3er - 1.80 ERA), dating back to 8/15. N Was acquired on 8/1 from the Mets in exchange for pitcher Jonathon Niese; is in his second stint with the Pirates (also 2015). NEFTALI FELIZ BA AGAINST: 40-193 .207 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:30/7 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 62/43 N N N N Has not pitched since leaving the game on 9/3 with right arm discomfort; allowed two runs in 0.1ip and suffered the loss vs. Milwaukee. Recorded his second save as a member of the Pirates on 8/27 at Milwaukee and the 99th of his big league career. His 61 strikeouts are the most since he had a career-high of 71 as a member of the Rangers in 2010. Has recorded four wins; last on 7/24 vs. the Phillies...His 62 appearances are his most since making 64 in 2011 with Texas. TYLER GLASNOW BA AGAINST: 7-27 .259 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/2 N N N N Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings of relief Sunday in Cincinnati (55 pitches)...Has made three relief outings (7.0ip/2er) since recall on 9/6. Threw 58 pitches in 3.0+ innings of relief on 9/11 vs. Cincinnati (2r), his first relief appearance since 7/19/12 with the GCL Pirates. Made Major League debut with the Pirates as a starter on 7/7 at St. Louis and lost a 5-1 decision to Adam Wainwright (5.1ip/4er). Was on D.L. with right shoulder discomfort between 7/24-8/28...Went 8-3 with a 1.87 ERA (110.2ip/23er) and 133 Ks in 20 Triple-A starts. JARED HUGHES BA AGAINST: 59-209 .282 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:38/15 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 59/31 N N N N Gave up a run in 1.0ip Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati...Has been charged with just two earned runs in his last 13.0 innings of work. Has been scored upon three times in his last 15 appearances (15.2ip/3er - 1.72 ERA)...Recorded his last win on 9/13/15 vs. Milwaukee. Has posted a 2.12 ERA (34.0ip/8er) in his last 33 games, dating back to 6/27...Is Pittsburgh’s 2016 Clemente Award nominee. Matched his career high with 3.0 innings pitched on 7/9 vs. Cubs while also recording his third career save and first since 10/1/12. DREW HUTCHISON BA AGAINST: 6-16 .375 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/1 N N N N Gave up two runs in 2.0ip Sunday in Cincinnati...Surrendered one run in 2.0 innings of relief Wednesday in Philadelphia. Was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on 9/6...Made three appearances (two starts) with the Blue Jays this season (12.2ip/7er). Was acquired from Toronto on 8/1 in exchange for Francisco Liriano and minor leaguers Reese McGuire (C) and Harold Ramirez (OF). Went 7-6 with a 3.59 ERA (138.0ip/55er) and 138 Ks in 25 Triple-A games (24 starts)...Ranked 8th in Int. league in ERA and third in K’s. WADE LeBLANC BA AGAINST: 3-17 .176 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/2 N N N N Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings (41 pitches) to earn his second big league save in Game 1 of Saturday’s twin-bill in Cincinnati. Made Pirates debut on Wednesday (2.0ip/0r)...Has a 3.72 ERA (72.2ip/30er) in 41 career relief appearances in the Majors. Was acquired from Seattle last Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations; was designated for assignment by the Mariners on 8/25. Went 3-0 with a 4.50 ERA (50.0ip/25er) in 11 games (8 starts) with the Mariners; had a 5.06 ERA (5.1ip/3er) in three relief outings. JEFF LOCKE BA AGAINST: 26-85 .306 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 10/6 N N N N Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings on 9/10 against the Reds...Has been scored upon in four of his last five appearances (11.0ip/11r/8er). Has worked multiple innings in eight of his 10 relief outings...His nine wins are one shy of his career-high 10, set in 2013. Has produced a 2.92 ERA (24.2ip/8er) in his 12 career Major League relief appearances; 3.54 ERA (20.1ip/8er) this season. His relief outing on 7/10 vs. Chicago was his first since 8/14/12 and snapped a streak of 104 consecutive big league starts. JUAN NICASIO BA AGAINST: 45-184 .245 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:8/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 32/25 N N N N Struck out two batters in 2.0ip Saturday night...Whiffed five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings on 9/12...Has a career-high 133 strikeouts. Ranks fourth among National League relief pitchers with a 12.86 strikeouts/per 9.0ip ratio (70 K’s in 49.0ip). Has at least one strikeout in each of his last 29 games (68 K’s total); a single-season club record for a Pirates relief pithcer. Has gone 5-0 with a 2.81 ERA (48.0ip/15er) in 31 appearances since pitching exclusively in relief starting on 6/26. ZACH PHILLIPS BA AGAINST: 2-5 .400 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:3/2 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 3/1 N N N N Faced three batters (0.1ip/0r) Saturday night...Made Bucs debut Wednesday in Philadelphia and struck out the only batter he faced. Was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on 9/13; made only 2 appearances with Indy (1.1ip/0r) after being acquired from Orioles on 8/31. Went 9-3 with a 4.35 ERA (62.0ip/30er) and 85 strikeouts in a total of 51 Triple-A games between Norfolk and Indianapolis. Led International League relief pitchers in strikeouts/per 9.0ip ratio (12.34) and ranked fourth in appearances. FELIPE RIVERO BA AGAINST: 16-84 .190 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:9/2 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 23/19 N N N N Tossed 1.2 scoreless frames Saturday night...Recorded his first win of the 2016 season last Tuesday night in Philly (his third career win). Has recorded a 1.28 ERA (42.1ip/6er) in his last 36 appearances...Has at least one strikeout in 18 of his last 20 games (30 K’s total). Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings on 9/6...Has a 0.00 ERA when pitching 2.0 or more innings this season (seven games - 15.2ip). Was acquired on 7/30 from Washington along with minor league left-handed pitcher Taylor Hearn in exchange for Mark Melancon. A.J. SCHUGEL BA AGAINST: 41-190 .216 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:15/3 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 36/27 N N N N Has not pitched since 8/30 at Chicago (2.0ip/0r) due to right shoulder discomfort...Has made three straight scoreless outings (4.0ip). Went 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA (18.0ip/8er) in 13 appearances with Triple-A Indianapolis this season. Pitched a career-high 4.0 scoreless innings on 6/10 vs. STL...Has posted a 2.55 ERA (17.2ip/5er) in his last 15 games with the Bucs. 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. TONY WATSON BA AGAINST: 49-227 .216 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:8/1 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 66/41 N N N N Retired the 3 batters he faced in a non-save situation Saturday night...Gave up a solo homer while picking up his 13th save Friday night. Has gone 13-for-16 in save situations since becoming the closer on 8/2...Tied club record for most saves (10) in the month of August. Has allowed seven hits in 56 at bats with RISP (.125)...Is one game shy of 400 career appearances in the Major Leagues. Has made the most appearances (356) among MLB left-handed relief pitchers since 2012. TREVOR WILLIAMS BA AGAINST: 7-18 .389 INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED:0/0 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 2/0 N N N N Made his first Major League start Saturday night in Cincinnati (game 2) and received a no-decision (4.0ip+/3r - 56 pitches). Allowed one unearned run in 3.0 innings while recording the win in his Major League debut on 9/7 vs. St. Louis. Was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on 9/6...Went 10-6 with a 2.42 ERA (115.1ip/31er) in 21 minor league games (20 starts). Posted a 0.98 ERA (36.2ip/4er) in six starts in August and produced a 1.38 ERA (72.0ip/11er) in his final 12 games, dating back to 7/3. 2016 Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis.................. 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco 2. 7/19 Josh Harrison vs. Milwaukee...................... Triple & scored on error in 9th inning 3. 8/5 Sean Rodriguez vs. Cincinnati..........................................Home run in 9th inning Runs By Inning 1st2nd3rd4th5th 6th7th8th9thXtra Total Bucs9281626190 8197505314682 Opps746489898610060654514686 Pirates vs. Brewers 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB HHR RBI Bell .222 18401 .2221840 1 Cervelli .18937 7 0 1 .228 92 21 0 4 Florimon.00000 0 0 .267 15 40 1 Frazier .308 13401 .3081340 1 Freese .15246 7 0 2 .269 219 59 4 31 Fryer .273 11300 .2731130 0 Hanson .00010 0 0 .000 1 00 0 Harrison .3165718 0 6 .289 218 63 3 21 Jaso .2783610 1 5 .333 54 18 1 8 Joyce .375 16627 .3332792 7 Kang .18211 2 0 1 .283 60 17 2 6 Marte .3865722 2 5 .288 250 72 9 32 McCutchen.2886619 4 8 .282 47113327 76 Mercer .2455313 1 10 .249 193 48 2 23 Polanco .1905811 3 10 .187 134 25 4 13 Rodriguez .267 15412 .1714171 3 Rogers .00010 0 0 .000 1 00 0 Stallings.00000 0 0 .000 0 00 0 W-L-S ERA G IPER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Bastardo 1-0-02.8466.1 2 1-1-15.662220.213 Brault 0-2-0 3.272 11.040-2-03.272 11.04 Feliz 0-1-16.75 9 6.2 5 0-1-1 9.00 10 7.0 7 Glasnow 0-0-0----00.000-0-0----00.00 Hughes 0-0-02.4553.2 1 1-1-03.813428.112 Hutchison0-0-0----00.001-0-01.2917.01 Kuhl 0-0-0 1.4216.120-0-01.4216.12 LeBlanc 1-0-05.06 1 5.1 3 3-1-0 5.16 6 22.2 13 Locke 1-2-07.59410.2 9 6-6-04.251682.239 Nicasio 1-0-04.50716.0 8 3-0-02.901131.010 Nova 1-0-0 2.252 12.031-0-02.252 12.03 Phillips 0-0-0----00.000-0-0----00.00 Rivero 0-0-03.00 7 6.0 2 0-0-0 2.35 10 7.2 2 Schugel 0-0-0 18.0022.040-0-0 18.0022.04 Taillon 0-2-0 3.864 21.090-2-03.864 21.09 Vogelsong 1-0-03.3815.1 2 6-3-04.571767.034 Watson 0-0-30.0076.1 0 2-1-44.323733.116 Williams 0-0-0----00.000-0-0----00.00 2016 Disabled List (11 players, 16 appearances) On Date Off^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow surgery on 5/3) * 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 5/24 7/20 48-45 Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/30 14-9 Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/6 15-13 Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 5/15 13-13 Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) * 5/24 7/23 8/4 29-33 Arquimedes Caminero (L quad strain) 5/25 6/9 6/11 7-10 Francisco Cervelli (broken L hamate bone) 6/11 6/26 7/19 15-16 Gerrit Cole (R triceps strain) 6/14 (retro to 6/11) 6/26 7/16 14-13 Chris Stewart (L knee discomfort) 7/4 (retro to 7/2) 7/17 9/2 26-23 Jameson Taillon (R shoulder fatigue) 7/5 (retro to 6/30) 7/18 7/19 5-4 Tyler Glasnow (R shoulder discomfort) 7/24 8/8 8/28 16-14 Jung Ho Kang (L shoulder injury) 8/20 9/4 9/5 5-10 Gerrit Cole (R post. elbow inflammation)8/29 (retro to 8/25) 9/9 9/12 2-11 Gerrit Cole (R post. elbow inflammation) * 9/13 --- --- 5-2 Chris Stewart (L knee discomfort) * 9/13 --- --- 5-2 Elias Diaz (L knee cellulitis) * 9/13 --- --- 5-2 * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed 2016 Ejections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Jeff Kellogg) Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Alan Porter) Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - Brian Knight) Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - Larry Vanover) Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - Larry Vanover) Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - Alan Porter) Andrew McCutchen (June 26 vs. Los Angeles - upset over strike calls in 7th inning - Chris Conroy) Jeff Branson (June 28 at Seattle - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Ben May) Clint Hurdle (June 28 at Seattle - following up after Branson ejection - Ben May) Clint Hurdle (July 3 at Oakland - arguing balls and strikes in 6th inning - Sam Holbrook) Clint Hurdle (July 20 vs. Milwaukee - arguing Ryan Braun fair/foul ball in 1st inning - Sam Holbrook) David Freese (July 30 at Milwaukee - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Marty Foster) Gregory Polanco (September 11 vs. Cincinnati - arguing balls and strikes in 3rd inning - Pat Hoberg) Clint Hurdle (September 13 at Philadelphia - arguing umpire interference in 6th inning - Alan Porter) THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...................(4 times in 2016), last on 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell & Mercer) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam................................... (4 times in 2016), last on 8/26/16 at MIL (Mercer) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park HR........................................................9/10/14 @PHI (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR......................................... (4 times in 2016), last on 9/15/16 @PHI (Jaso) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR’s Leading Off Game.......................9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR................................................. 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...................................................................7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR’s in One Inning..................................7/1/15 @DET (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR’s in One Inning............ 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) The Pirates Hit Four HR’s in One Inning..............................8/20/03 @STL (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) 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) 2016 PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher 3 1 5 2 6 3 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 7 12 8 13 9 14 10 15 11 16 12 17 13 19 14 20 15 21 16 22 17 23 18 24 19 25 20 26 21 27 22 28 29 23 30 24 1 25 2 26 3 27 4 28 6 29 7 30 8 31 9 32 10 11 33 13 34 14 35 15 36 16 37 17 38 18 39 19 40 20 41 21 42 22 23 43 24 44 25 45 26 46 27 47 28 48 29 49 30 50 31 51 1 52 2 53 3 54 4 55 5 56 6 7 57 7 58 8 59 9 60 10 61 11 62 12 63 14 64 15 65 16 66 17 67 18 68 19 69 20 70 21 71 22 72 23 73 24 74 25 75 26 76 27 77 28 78 29 79 STL W 4-1 STL W 6-5 (11) STL W 5-1 at Cin W 6-5 at Cin L 1-5 at Cin L 1-2 at Det W 7-4 at Det L 2-8 DET L 3-7 DET L 4-7 MIL L 4-8 MIL W 5-0 MIL W 9-3 at SD L 4-5 at SD L 2-8 at SD W 11-1 at Ari W 8-7 at Ari L 1-7 at Ari W 12-10 (13) at Col W 6-1 at Col W 9-4 at Col W 9-8 (12) at Col CIN W 4-1 CIN W 5-1 CIN L 5-6 (11) CHI L 2-7 CHI L 1-7 CHI L 2-6 at Stl W 4-2 at Stl L 4-6 at Stl W 10-5 at Cin L 2-3 at Cin at Cin W 5-4 at Chi L 4-9 at Chi L 2-8 at Chi W 2-1 ATL W 8-5 ATL W 12-9 ATL L 1-3 ATL W 8-2 COL W 2-1 COL L 1-5 COL COL W 6-3 ARI W 12-1 ARI W 5-4 ARI W 8-3 at Tex W 9-1 at Tex L 2-5 at Tex L 2-6 at Mia W 10-0 at Mia L 1-3 at Mia L 2-3 at Mia L 3-4 (12) LAA L 2-9 LAA W 8-7 LAA L 4-5 NY NY W 3-1 NY W 3-1 NY L 5-6 (10) at Col L 5-11 STL L 3-9 (12) STL L 1-5 STL L 3-8 at NY W 4-0 at NY L 2-11 at NY L 4-6 at Chi L 0-6 at Chi L 3-4 at Chi L 5-10 SF W 1-0 SF L 4-15 SF L 6-7 SF L 3-5 LA W 8-6 LA W 6-1 LA W 4-3 LA L 4-5 at Sea L 2-5 at Sea W 8-1 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 4-1 4-2 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 6-6 7-6 7-7 7-8 8-8 9-8 9-9 10-9 11-9 12-9 13-9 13-9 14-9 15-9 15-10 15-11 15-12 15-13 16-13 16-14 17-14 17-15 17-15 18-15 18-16 18-17 19-17 20-17 21-17 21-18 22-18 23-18 23-19 23-19 24-19 25-19 26-19 27-19 28-19 28-20 28-21 29-21 29-22 29-23 29-24 29-25 30-25 30-26 30-26 31-26 32-26 32-27 32-28 32-29 32-30 32-31 33-31 33-32 33-33 33-34 33-35 33-36 34-36 34-37 34-38 34-39 35-39 36-39 37-39 37-40 37-41 38-41 1 T1 1 1 T1 3 T2 3 3 4 5 4 3 T2 T4 T3 2 T3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 +1.0 ---- +0.5 +1.0 ---- -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -2.5 -3.5 -3.5 -3.5 -2.5 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0 -3.5 -3.5 -3.0 -3.5 -3.5 -3.0 -3.0 -4.0 -5.0 -6.0 -6.5 -7.5 -7.5 -8.0 -8.5 -7.0 -8.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.5 -6.5 -7.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.0 -5.0 -5.0 -5.0 -4.5 -4.5 -5.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 2 -7.5 2 -8.5 2 -9.5 2 -9.5 2 -9.5 2 -10.0 2 -9.5 2 -8.5 2 -9.5 T2 -10.0 3 -10.0 3 -11.0 3 -12.0 3 -11.5 3 -11.5 3 -12.0 3 -13.0 3 -14.0 3 -15.0 3 -14.0 3 -14.0 3 -14.0 3 -14.0 3 -14.0 3 -13.0 3 -12.0 3 -13.0 3 -14.0 3 -14.0 1 80 at Oak W 7-3 39-41 3 -12.5 2 81 at Oak W 4-2 (10) 40-41 3 -11.5 Save Total Home Attendance Attendance APRIL (15-9) Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-1) Rodney (2) Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) Vogelsong (1-1) Cole (2-3) Niese (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) Schugel (0-1) Wacha (2-3) Melancon (9) Niese (3-2) Cingrani (2) 28,755 18,376 22,195 28,782 43,093 42,338 42,441 12,103 304,229 322,605 344,800 373,582 Ohlendorf (3-4) Melancon (10) Liriano (3-2) Locke (1-3) Lester (4-2) Melancon (11) Perez (1-1) Melancon (12) Blair (0-3) Melancon (13) Liriano (3-3) Vizcaino (4) Foltynewicz (1-2) Butler (2-2) Melancon (14) Melancon (0-1) 14,694 37,479 40,953 40,814 16,905 19,400 18,201 23,074 23,428 31,352 Lyles (1-2) Melancon (15) Miller (1-6) De La Rosa (4-5) Melancon (16) Corbin (2-4) Hamels (5-1) Nicasio (4-4) Liriano (4-4) Nicolino (2-3) Cole (5-4) Ramos (16) 34,529 18,415 20,696 30,861 37,645 46,950 44,613 10,856 10,637 Watson (1-1) Ramos (17) Schugel (1-2) Liriano (4-5) Salas (2-2) Melancon (17) Watson (1-2) Street (6) 17,018 19,907 27,643 31,505 27,754 Matz (7-2) Melancon (18) deGrom (3-2) Melancon (19) Luebke (0-1) Familia (19) Locke (5-4) Nicasio (5-5) Liriano (4-6) Rosenthal (12) Niese (6-3) deGrom (3-3) Locke (5-5) Nicasio (5-6) Familia (22) Liriano (4-7) Niese (6-4) Rondon (12) Taillon (1-1) BUMGARNER (8-3) Melancon (20) Boscan (1-1) Hughes (0-1) Casilla (15) Niese (6-5) Casilla (16) Tepesch (0-1) Melancon (21) Maeda (6-5) Kershaw (11-2) Melancon (22) Liriano (4-8) Jansen (22) Niese (6-6) Cishek (18) Miley (6-4) JULY (14-10) Locke (8-5) Nicasio (6-6) 101,614 120,365 144,645 179,602 210,726 240,664 275,474 JUNE (9-19) Phelps (4-3) Wittgren (1-0) Weaver 5-4) Locke (5-3) D. Guerra (1-0) PPD - RAIN Niese (6-2) Nicasio (5-4) Reed (1-0) De La Rosa (2-4) Broxton (1-0) Martinez (7-5) Leake (5-4) Taillon (1-0) Syndergaard (7-2) Colon (6-3) Arrieta (11-1) Lester (9-3) Hendricks (5-6) Locke (6-5) Cueto (11-1) Law (3-1) Suarez (3-1) Feliz (2-0) Locke (7-5) Kuhl (1-0) Kazmir (6-3) Iwakuma (7-6) Taillon (2-1) 39,500 65,549 80,439 29,938 34,810 MAY (14-13) Wood (3-0) Hammel (4-0) Arrieta (6-0) Lester (3-1) Liriano (3-1) Rosenthal (1-1) Cole (3-3) Ramirez (1-2) PPD - RAIN Watson (1-0) Hammel (5-0) Arrieta (7-0) Cole (4-3) Niese (4-2) Nicasio (4-3) Teheran (1-4) Locke (2-3) Cole (5-3) Estevez (1-1) PPD - RAIN Boscan (1-0) Liriano (4-3) Locke (3-3) Schugel (1-1) Niese (5-2) Darvish (1-0) Perez (3-4) LOCKE (4-3) Fernandez (8-2) *39,500 26,049 14,890 17,194 22,799 27,207 26,271 26,489 21,175 18,751 24,280 34,957 31,124 19,449 20,681 20,387 27,829 32,935 27,573 20,674 20,227 21,354 390,487 409,887 428,088 451,162 474,590 505,942 540,471 558,886 579,582 610,443 638,086 669,591 697,345 --26,605 723,950 28,084 752,034 24,678 28,417 780,451 *36,962 817,413 31,148 848,561 35,124 32,117 33,052 41,547 41,424 41,024 27,906 876,467 27,729 904,196 33,747 937,943 29,986 967,929 28,226 996,155 33,590 1,029,745 32,228 1,061,973 26,925 1,088,898 24,836 25,477 Gray (3-7) 15,710 Coulombe (1-1) Melancon (23) 28,846 Game Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Total Home Attendance Attendance 3 82 at Oak W 6-3 41-41 3 -10.5 4 83 at Stl W 4-2 42-41 3 -10.5 5 84 at Stl W 5-2 43-41 3 -9.5 6 85 at Stl W 7-5 44-41 2 -8.5 7 86 at Stl L 1-5 44-42 3 -8.5 8 87 CHI W 8-4 45-42 2 -7.5 9 88 CHI W 12-6 46-42 2 -6.5 10 89 CHI L 5-6 46-43 3 -7.5 11-14 ALL-STAR BREAK 15 90 at Was L 1-5 46-44 3 -8.5 16 91 at Was L 0-6 46-45 3 -9.5 17 92 at Was W 2-1 (18) 47-45 3 -8.5 19 93 MIL W 3-2 48-45 3 -8.0 20 94 MIL L 5-9 48-46 3 -9.0 21 95 MIL W 5-3 49-46 3 -8.5 22 96 PHI L 0-4 49-47 3 -9.5 23 97 PHI W 7-4 50-47 3 -8.5 24 98 PHI W 5-4 51-47 3 -8.5 26 99 SEA L 4-7 51-48 3 -8.0 27 100 SEA W 10-1 52-48 3 -8.0 29 101 at Mil L 1-3 52-49 3 -9.5 30 102 at Mil L 3-5 52-50 3 -9.5 31 103 at Mil L 2-4 52-51 3 -10.5 Liriano (5-8) Niese (7-6) Nicasio (7-6) Schugel (2-2) Wainwright (8-5) Feliz (3-0) Caminero (1-2) Strop (2-2) Mengden (1-4) Melancon (24) Martinez (7-6) Feliz (1) Leake (5-7) Melancon (25) Broxton (1-1) Melancon (26) Glasnow (0-1) Arrieta (12-4) Melancon (27) Warren (3-2) Hughes (1) Watson (1-3) Rondon (14) 21,831 41,850 41,444 42,693 42,144 35,904 *37,796 *37,998 Strasburg (13-0) Roark (9-5) Niese (8-6) Melancon (1-1) Torres (2-1) Liriano (6-9) EFLIN (3-3) Nicasio (8-6) Feliz (4-0) Hernandez (5-4) COLE (6-6) Guerra (7-2) Anderson (6-10) Garza (2-4) Liriano (5-9) Cole (5-5) Perez (2-3) Thornburg (3-4) Locke (8-6) Garza (1-4) Melancon (28) Cole (5-6) Nola (5-9) Melancon (29) Ramos (1-1) Melancon (30) Liriano (6-10) Cishek (24) Paxton (3-5) Brault (0-1) Jeffress (25) Taillon (2-2) Jeffress (26) Liriano (6-11) Jeffress (27) 36,982 38,861 32,775 27,106 *36,717 35,978 33,703 35,802 32,439 30,969 35,483 29,442 36,663 32,405 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 Cole (7-6) Whalen (1-0) Cervenka (1-0) Watson (2-3) Nova (1-0) Straily (7-6) Kuhl (2-0) Jackson (3-2) Taillon (3-2) Nova (2-0) Urias (3-2) Kuhl (3-0) Vogelsong (2-2) Bastardo (1-0) Nicasio (9-6) Wittgren (4-2) Phelps (7-6) Urena (2-4) Fister (12-8) NOVA (3-0) McHugh (8-10) Bastardo (2-0) Vogelsong (3-3) Locke (9-7) Nova (4-0) Zastryzny (1-0) Hendricks (13-7) Hammel (14-7) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 132 MIL 133 MIL 134 MIL 135 STL 136 STL 137 STL 138 CIN 139 CIN 140 CIN 141 CIN 142 at Phi 143 at Phi 144 at Phi 145 at Phi 146 at Cin 147 at Cin 148 at Cin 149 at Cin 150 at Mil 151 at Mil 152 at Mil 153 WAS 154 WAS 155 WAS 156 CHI 157 CHI 158 CHI 159 CHI 160 at Stl at Atl at Atl at Atl CIN CIN CIN SD SD SD at LA at LA at LA at SF at SF at SF MIA MIA MIA HOU HOU HOU at Mil at Mil at Mil at Mil at Chi at Chi at Chi W 5-3 L 4-8 L 2-5 W 3-2 W 5-3 L 3-7 W 6-4 L 0-4 W 4-0 W 5-1 L 4-8 W 11-3 W 8-5 W 4-3 W 6-5 L 5-6 L 1-3 L 2-3 L 1-3 W 7-1 L 4-5 W 3-2 (10) W 5-3 W 9-6 W 3-1 L 7-8 (13) L 0-3 L 5-6 53-51 53-52 53-53 54-53 55-53 55-54 56-54 56-55 57-55 58-55 58-56 59-56 60-56 61-56 62-56 62-57 62-58 62-59 62-60 63-60 63-61 64-61 65-61 66-61 67-61 67-62 67-63 67-64 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -11.0 -12.0 -12.5 -12.5 -12.5 -13.5 -13.5 -14.5 -14.5 -14.5 -14.5 -13.5 -13.0 -13.5 -13.5 -14.0 -15.0 -15.0 -16.0 -16.0 -17.0 -16.5 -16.5 -15.5 -14.5 -15.5 -16.5 -17.5 L 0-1 L 4-7 L 0-10 L 6-12 L 7-9 W 4-3 W 4-1 L 3-4 L 7-8 L 0-8 L 2-6 W 5-3 L 2-6 W 15-2 W 9-7 (10) W 10-4 W 7-3 L 4-7 67-65 67-66 67-67 67-68 67-69 68-69 69-69 69-70 69-71 69-72 69-73 70-73 70-74 71-74 72-74 73-74 74-74 74-75 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -19.0 -19.0 -20.0 -21.0 -21.0 -20.0 -19.5 -20.5 -20.5 -21.5 -22.5 -21.5 -22.5 -21.5 -21.5 -21.0 -20.0 -20.0 1 161 at Stl 2 162 at Stl AUGUST (15-13) Foltynewicz (4-5) Watson (1) Locke (8-7) Rivero (0-1) Johnson (7) Ohlendorf (5-7) Bailey (1-1) Watson (2) Cole (7-7) Perdomo (5-6) Watson (3) Vogelsong (1-2) Friedrich (4-8) Watson (4) Stripling (3-4) Watson (5) Cole (7-8) Jansen (35) B. Anderson (0-1) Moore (0-2) Law (4-2) Watson (6) Cain (4-8) Watson (7) Feliz (4-1) Rodney (26) Kuhl (3-1) Rodney (27) Vogelsong (2-3) Rodney (28) Taillon (3-3) Giles (4) Musgrove (1-2) Cole (7-9) Giles (5) Torres (2-3) Watson (8) Garza (4-6) Watson (9) Boyer (1-3) Feliz (2) Anderson (7-11) Watson (10) Locke (9-8) Kuhl (3-2) Chapman (11) Vogelsong (3-4) Chapman (12) 20,633 19,281 20,527 28,882 34,259 32,947 30,269 29,623 32,071 47,438 40,563 43,468 41,850 41,185 41,139 32,357 *37,828 28,616 24,017 28,760 23,717 20,296 25,474 35,295 37,853 38,951 38,174 38,137 SEPTEMBER (7-11) Boyer (2-3) Torres (3-3) Anderson (8-11) Wainwright (10-8) Mayers (1-1) Williams (1-0) NOVA (5-0) Iglesias (3-1) Smith (3-1) Finnegan (9-10) Hellickson (9-11) Rivero (1-4) Thompson (2-5) Kuhl (4-3) Bastardo (3-0) Taillon (4-4) Nicasio (10-6) Straily (13-8) Taillon (3-4) Thornburg (7) Feliz (4-2) Thornburg (8) Brault (0-2) Kuhl (3-3) Watson (2-4) Oh (16) Reyes (1-1) Watson (11) Straily (11-8) Watson (2-5) Williams (1-1) Cingrani (17) Vogelsong (3-5) Cole (7-10) Gomez (3-4) Watson (12) Brault (0-3) Gomez (37) Eickhoff (10-14) Cingrani (2-5) Watson (13) DeSclafani (8-4) LeBlanc (1) Finnegan (9-11) Nova (5-1) 21,772 26,637 25,318 26,297 20,369 21,523 22,288 24,520 25,918 26,744 15,514 16,190 16,112 15,247 20,238 17,226 24,397 19,597 1,124,802 1,162,598 1,200,596 1,227,702 1,264,419 1,300,397 1,334,100 1,369,902 1,402,341 1,433,310 1,468,793 1,497,675 1,531,934 1,564,881 1,595,150 1,624,773 1,656,844 1,689,201 1,727,029 1,755,645 1,779,662 1,808,422 1,832,139 1,853,911 1,880,548 1,905,866 1,932,163 1,952,532 1,974,055 1,996,343 2,020,863 2,046,781 2,073,525 OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (6) STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (45-46), Freese (17-14), Bell (6-11), Rodriguez (3-2), Rogers (3-0), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (59-63), Rodriguez (8-6), Frazier (5-4), Figueroa (1-1), Hanson (1-0), Florimon (0-1) 3B - Kang (31-41), Freese (39-30), Rodriguez (3-3), Frazier (1-1) SS - Mercer (68-68), Rodriguez (6-7) LF - Marte (56-54), Polanco (10-11), Joyce (5-6), Frazier (3-3), Rodriguez (0-1) CF - McCutchen (70-69), Marte (4-5), Polanco (0-1) RF - Polanco (48-51), Joyce (15-14), Rodriguez (8-5), Bell (3-3), Frazier (0-2) C - Cervelli (45-42), Stewart (11-15), Fryer (8-10), Kratz (9-6), Stallings (0-2), Diaz (1-0) DH - Joyce (2-2), Polanco (3-1), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) 1st - Jaso (38-37), Harrison (17-20), Mercer (14-9), Frazier (3-6), Freese (1-1), Joyce (1-1), Polanco (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (11-14), Marte (10-11), Bell (6-11), Freese (7-3), Jaso (1-3), Harrison (1-3), Joyce (3-1), Mercer (2-0), Frazier (1-0) 3rd - McCutchen (38-40), Freese (19-15), Polanco (13-16), Joyce (2-1), Kang (1-1), Cervelli (1-0), Harrison (0-1), Marte (0-1) 4th - Marte (33-29), Polanco (13-20), Kang (13-18), Freese (8-6), Joyce (6-2) 5th - Cervelli (20-19), Marte (13-17), Freese (17-11), Kang (14-13), Joyce (4-7), Polanco (3-3), Rodriguez (1-2), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0), Jaso (0-1), Bell (0-1) 6th - Harrison (13-18), Cervelli (11-13), Polanco (12-9), Kang (4-8), Freese (4-8), Joyce (6-5), Rodriguez (6-5), Jaso (5-4), Bell (3-2), Marte (4-1), Mercer (3-1),Rogers (2-0), Frazier (1-1) 7th - Harrison (24-19), Mercer (13-22), Rodriguez (12-15), Cervelli (13-12), Frazier (3-3), Polanco (5-0), Joyce (0-3), Figueroa (1-0), Stewart (1-0), Kang (0-1), Diaz (1-0), Jaso (1-0) 8th - Mercer (34-35), Stewart (9-13), Fryer (8-10), Kratz (6-6), Rodriguez (8-2), Polanco (4-1), Harrison (3-1), Stallings (0-2), Joyce (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1), Hanson (1-0), Florimon (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (67-72), Stewart (2-1), Kratz (3-0), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 9/13 Jacob Stallings (C) and Zach Phillips (LHP) selected from Indianapolis...Wade LeBlanc (LHP) acquired from Seattle; assigned to Indianapolis and then selected by the Pirates...Gerrit Cole (RHP) and Chris Stewart (C) placed on the 60-day D.L....Elias Diaz (C) recalled from Indianapolis and placed on the 60-day D.L. 9/12 Gerrit Cole (RHP) reinstated from the 15-day D.L. 9/6 Pedro Florimon (INF) and Trevor Williams (RHP) selected from Indianapolis...Tyler Glasnow (RHP) and Drew Hutchison (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis. Kelvin Marte (LHP) and Curtis Partch (RHP) designated for assignment.
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