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PITTSB URG H PIRATES vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS
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TODAY: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Rays in Port Charlotte at 1:05... Chad Kuhl is expected to start for the Bucs against Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell (LHP)...Felipe
Rivero, A.J. Schugel and Wade LeBlanc are also scheduled to pitch for Pittsburgh
CHAD KUHL: The 24-year-old righthander is making his third start of the spring today...Has gone 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (4.0ip) in his first two outings...Tossed 2.0 scoreless frames on 3/4 vs. Red Sox...Also pitched 2.0 hitless innings and picked up the win on 2/27 at Blue Jays...Split the 2016 season between Triple-A Indianapolis and
Pittsburgh...Went 6-3 with a 2.37 ERA in 16 starts with Indianapolis...Made his Major League debut against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on ESPN’s Sunday Night
Baseball on 6/26 and won a 4-3 decision...Went 3-0 in his first six big league starts and the Pirates were victorious in all six starts...Was Pittsburgh’s ninth-round selection
in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...Went 33-17 and produced a 2.75 ERA in 83 starts in his minor league career.
TOMORROW: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Rays in Bradenton at 1:05...Drew Hutchison is expected to start for the Bucs against Tampa Bay’s Matt Andriese
(RHP)...Juan Nicasio, Tony Watson, Daniel Hudson and Dovydas Neverauskas are also scheduled to pitch for Pittsburgh...In addition, Jameson Taillon is expected to
throw 50 pitches (3.0 innings) at LECOM Park on Friday.
THE ROSTER: There are 62 players in Major League camp (31 pitchers, 7 catchers, 16 infielders and 8 outfielders), including 23 non-roster players.
WE ARE THE WORLD: Among the Pittsburgh players in Major League camp, catcher Francisco Cervelli (Italy), infielder Josh Harrison (USA), pitcher Jared Lakind (Israel),
outfielder Starling Marte (Dominican Republic), outfielder Andrew McCutchen (USA), outfielder Gregory Polanco (Dominican Republic) and infielder Eric Wood (Canada)
are participating in the World Baseball Classic...Pitcher Ivan Nova is on the Dominican Republic reserve pitching list.
BUCS IN BRADENTON: The 2017 spring season is Pittsburgh’s 49th in Bradenton...Of the 30 clubs in the Majors, only the Tigers (81 years in Lakeland) and the Phillies
(71 years in Clearwater) have been in their current spring training city longer than the Pirates.
PIRATES GOLD: Chris Bostick has hit safely in four of his last five games and has reached base safely in seven of his eight games overall...Elias Diaz has hit safely in
five straight games and has six hits in his last 10 at bats...David Freese has hit safely in each of his last four games (5-for-10)...Austin Medows homered on Tuesday
and has reached base safely in seven of his first eight Grapefruit League games...Jordy Mercer has homered twice in his last three games...Danny Ortiz has hit safely in
four of his last five games...Jose Osuna hit his team-leading third home run on Tuesday and has reached base safely in all eight of his games, hitting safely in seven of
the eight...Erich Weiss has four hits in his last five at bats...The Pirates have already won more games this spring than they did all of last year, when they posted a record
of 8-21-2...In the first 12 spring training games, Pittsburgh starting pitchers have been charged with five earned runs in 23.2 innings of work (1.90 ERA); the staff has
surrendered just four runs (three earned runs) in the last nine contests (19.2ip - 1.37 ERA).
DATE OPPONENT
W/L SCORE RECORD
2/25 vs. Orioles
W
6-2
1-0
at Rays
W
7-2
2-0
2/26 at Orioles
L 3-8
2-1
2/27 at Blue Jays
W
2-1
3-1
2/28 vs. Blue Jays
L 0-12 3-2
3/1 at Twins
W
3-1
4-2
3/2 at Tigers
W 11-1 5-2
3/3 vs. Orioles
W
5-2
6-2
3/4 vs. Red Sox
W
3-2
7-2
3/5 at Yankees
L 2-3
7-3
3/6 vs. Yankees
W 13-1 8-3
3/7 vs. Braves
W
6-3
9-3
3/8 vs. Dominican Republic
L 6-10
3/9 at Rays
3/10 vs. Rays
3/11 at Orioles
3/12 vs. Twins
3/13 at Braves
3/14
3/15 vs. Orioles
3/16 at Red Sox (6:05)
3/17 vs. Orioles
3/18 at Phillies
3/19 vs. Blue Jays
3/20 at Rays
3/21 vs. Rays
3/22
3/23 at Red Sox
3/24 vs. Rays
3/25 vs. Tigers
3/26 at Phillies
3/27 vs. Twins (6:05)
3/28 vs. Red Sox (6:05)
3/29 vs. Phillies
3/31 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal
4/1 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal
PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S)
ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG.
Daniel Hudson (1-0)/Jason Garcia
4,725
4,725
Josh Lindblom (1-0)/Dana Eveland
4,674
Chris Lee/Jared Hughes (0-1)
6,976
Wade LeBlanc (1-0)/Aaron Loup/Miguel Rosario (1)3,538
Lucas Harrell/Tony Watson (0-1)
4,8049,529/4,765
Josh Lindblom (2-0)/Kyle Gibson/Montana DuRapau (1)
5,895
Steven Brault (1-0)/Justin Verlander
6,247
Gerrit Cole (1-0)/Wade Miley/Jared Lakind (1)
5,01114,540/4,847
Wade LeBlanc (2-0)/Hector Velazquez/Pat Light (1)
(sellout) 7,893
22,433/5,608
Chance Adams/Antonio Bastardo (0-1)/Luis Cessa
9,604
Ivan Nova (1-0)/Bryan Mitchell
7,017
29,450/5,890
Steven Brault (2-0)/Matt Wisler/Tyler Webb (1)
5,21634,666/5,778
Cody Dickson/Tyler Glasnow
4,204
OFF DAY
OFF DAY
WORLD CHAMPIONS 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1927
N.L. DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992
N.L. WILD CARD 2013 • 2014 • 2015
PITCHING DAY BY DAYS (players still in camp - * denotes game started)
ANTONIO BASTARDO
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 001
2/28TOR ND 1.0 3 3 302
3/5
at NYY
L (0-1)
0.2
1
1
1
1
0
3/7ATL
ND 1.0 1 0 002
STEVEN BRAULT
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25 *
BAL ND 1.0 0 0 001
3/2 * at Det
W (1-0) 2.0
3
1
1
0
0
3/7ATL W (2-0)3.0 3 0 013
GERRIT COLE
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
3/3 * BAL
W (1-0) 2.0
2
0
0
1
0
3/8 *
D.R. ND 3.0 2 0 000
CHAD KUHL
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/27 * at Tor
ND
2.0
0
0
0
0
2
3/4 *
BOS ND 2.0 1 0 003
JARED LAKIND
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 2 0 001
3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 020
3/3BAL SV (1)1.0 0 0 001
3/8 D.R. ND 1.0 3 2 213
WADE LeBLANC
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/27 at Tor
W (1-0) 2.0
0
0
0
1
2
3/4BOS W (2-0)3.0 3 2 212
CODY DICKSON
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 001
3/1at Min ND 1.0 1 0 000
3/8 D.R.
W 1.1 1 0 002
PAT LIGHT
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 1 100
2/28TOR ND 1.0 2 1 101
3/4BOS SV (1)1.0 0 0 001
3/8 D.R. ND 1.0 2 0 010
TYLER EPPLER
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 002
3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 001
3/8 D.R. ND 2.2 4 1 102
JOSH LINDBLOM
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25 * at TB
W (1-0) 1.0
1
0
0
0
1
3/1 * at Min
W (2-0) 2.0
0
0
0
1
1
3/6 NYY
ND 2.0 0 0 000
TYLER GLASNOW
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/26at Bal ND 2.0 1 0 006
3/3BAL ND 1.2 3 1 122
3/8 D.R.
L 2.1 5 6 641
DOVYDAS NEVERAUSKAS
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 000
3/1at Min ND 1.0 2 1 101
3/6NYY
ND 1.0 0 0 001
CLAY HOLMES
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/27at Tor ND 2.0 1 0 014
3/5at NYY ND 2.0 2 0 004
JUAN NICASIO
DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
ND 1.0 0 0 002
ND 1.0 2 2 002
ND 1.0 2 0 002
DANIEL HUDSON
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL W (1-0)1.0 2 1 112
2/28TOR ND 1.0 1 0 001
3/4BOS ND 1.0 0 0 002
JARED HUGHES
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/26 at Bal
L (0-1)
0.1
3
5
4
2
1
3/1at Min ND 1.0 1 0 010
3/4BOS ND 1.0 0 0 000
3/7ATL
ND 1.0 0 0 001
DREW HUTCHISON
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/26at Bal ND 2.0 2 1 100
3/3BAL ND 3.0 1 0 014
NICK KINGHAM
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/27at Tor ND 1.2 3 1 102
3/5at NYY ND 2.0 2 1 110
DATEOPP
2/25BAL
2/28TOR
3/6NYY
ANGEL SANCHEZ
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
3/8 D.R. ND 0.2 1 0 020
EDGAR SANTANA
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 1 0 001
3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 002
3/6NYY
ND 1.0 1 0 001
3/8 D.R. ND 1.1 0 0 002
A.J. SCHUGEL
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 011
2/28TOR ND 1.0 3 3 301
3/5at NYY ND 0.2 2 1 100
JAMESON TAILLON
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/26 * at Bal
ND
2.0
3
2
2
2
3
3/5 * at NYY
ND
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
TONY WATSON
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 1 0 000
2/28TOR L (0-1)0.2 4 3 311
3/4BOS ND 1.0 0 0 002
TYLER WEBB
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/26at Bal ND 1.0 1 0 001
3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 010
3/7ATL SV (1)1.0 1 0 001
TREVOR WILLIAMS
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 2 0 002
3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 001
3/7 *
ATL
ND 2.2 3 2 222
IVAN NOVA
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/28 *
TOR ND 2.0 0 0 000
3/6 * NYY
W (1-0) 3.0
2
1
0
1
2
FELIPE RIVERO
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 000
2/28TOR ND 1.0 1 0 001
3/6NYY
ND 1.0 0 0 003
DAN RUNZLER
DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO
2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 000
3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 011
3/5at NYY ND 0.2 1 0 002
3/8 D.R. ND 0.2 3 4 211
BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only)
2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/31
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2017 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS
DATE TRANSACTION
2/10 Phil Gosselin (INF) acquired from Arizona...Frank Duncan (RHP) traded to Arizona.