2017 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	2017
League:	National League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	PNC Park
City:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1]
Record:	75–87 (.463)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Robert Nutting
General Managers:	Neal Huntington
Managers:	Clint Hurdle
Television:	Root Sports Pittsburgh (April–July) AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (July–October)
Radio:	KDKA-FM Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network (Steve Blass, Joe Block, Greg Brown, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Espntn:	pit

The 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 136th season overall, 131st season as a member of the National League, and the 17th season at PNC Park. They failed to improve on their record from the previous season and finished fourth in the National League Central. The Pirates failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason and spring training

Infielder Jung-ho Kang was found guilty by a South Korean court for his third offense of driving under the influence, and as a result, the initial request for a work visa to enter the United States for the 2017 season was denied.^[2] He would miss the whole season with the Pirates.^[3]

The Pirates recorded a 19–12 win–loss record in preseason spring training, the third best record in the Grapefruit League. In addition, two of their games finished tied and were therefore not included in the standings.^[4]

Regular season

April

• April 3 – The Pirates lost on Opening Day to the Boston Red Sox 5–3.
• April 7 – In their home opener against the Atlanta Braves, the Pirates defeated the Braves 5–4. The Pirates would go on to win all three games of the series to sweep the Braves.
• April 9 – Starling Marte hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning to propel the Pirates to a 5–4 win and series sweep over the Braves.^[5]
• April 12 – The Pirates were swept by the Cincinnati Reds following a 9–2 loss.^[6]
• April 16 – Following a four-game losing streak, the Pirates rally to beat the Chicago Cubs 6–1 to sweep the three-game series at Wrigley Field.^[7]
• April 18 – Starling Marte was suspended 80 games after testing positive for nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance; he will not be eligible to return until after the team's 93rd game on July 17 and is ineligible for postseason play if the team qualifies.^[8]
• April 19 – The Pirates were swept following three straight 2–1 losses to the St. Louis Cardinals.^[9] The Pirates have been swept in three of the five series to date and have swept their opponent in the other two series to date.
• April 22 – The Pirates lost to the New York Yankees 11–5 after beating them in the first game of the series.^[10] The series marks the first series of the year where the Pirates did not sweep their opponent nor did they get swept.
• April 24 - the Pirates fielded the first baseball player to be born and raised in Lithuania, to reach the major leagues, Dovydas Neverauskas. In 1933, Joe Zapustas was the first Lithuanian-born player to play in MLB, as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics, however he grew up in Boston.^[11]
• April 26 - The Pirates promoted South African Gift Ngoepe from the AAA Indianapolis Indians; making him the first African-born player in MLB history.^[12]
• The Pirates finished the month with a win–loss record of 11–13, fourth in the NL Central at 2.0 games out of first.

May

• May 3 – Iván Nova was named NL Pitcher of the Month for April.^[13]

June

• Andrew McCutchen is named the National League Player of the Month

July

• July 2 – Josh Harrison is elected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.^[14]
• July 18 – Starling Marte is reactivated after performance-enhancing drug suspension^[15]

August

• August 6 – Sean Rodriguez, in his first game since being re-acquired by the Pirates a day earlier, hits a walk-off home run in the twelfth inning to give the Pirates a 5–4 victory over the San Diego Padres.^[16]
• August 20 – The Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6–3, in the 2017 MLB Little League Classic held at Bowman Field, located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
• August 23 – Josh Harrison became the first player in MLB history to break up a no-hitter in extra innings with a walk-off home run. The home run was hit in the tenth inning, off of pitcher Rich Hill, to give the Pirates a 1–0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[17]

September

• September 4 - Josh Bell broke the National League record for most home runs by a rookie switch hitter, hitting his 24th of the season off of Jake Arrieta, in a 12-0 Pirates' rout of the Chicago Cubs ^[18]
• September 5 - Longtime Pirates TV broadcaster Kent Tekulve announced his retirement, after the Pirates' 4–3 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs.^[19]

Season standings

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP
NL East
	5	2		45	33
	4	3		37	38
	3	3		33	31
	5	2		23	19
	4	3		40	33
Total	21	13		178	154
NL Central
	9	10		79	99
	6	13		60	84
	10	9		67	59
Pittsburgh Pirates
	8	11		78	84
Total	33	43		284	326
NL West
	3	4		24	32
	3	3		32	34
	1	6		19	40
	3	3		28	33
	1	5		23	36
Total	11	21		126	175
American League
	2	2		26	19
	0	3		6	12
	3	1		16	18
	2	1		13	15
	2	1		12	6
	1	2		7	16
Total	10	10		80	86
Season Total	75	87		668	731

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	24	11	13		90	110
May	30	13	17		122	140
June	26	13	13		129	126
July	25	14	11		105	94
August	29	12	17		114	159
September	27	11	16		97	94
October	1	1	0		11	8
Total	162	75	87		668	731

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	80	43	37		329	352
Away	81	31	50		339	379
Total	162	75	87		668	731

Game log

|-style="background:#fbb"| 1 || April 3 ||@ Red Sox || 3–5 || Porcello (1–0) || Cole (0–1) || Kimbrel (1) || 36,594 || 0–1 || L1|-style="background:#fbb"| 2 || April 5 ||@ Red Sox || 0–3 (12) || Kelly (1–0) || Bastardo (0–1) || — || 36,137 || 0–2 || L2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"| – || April 6 ||@ Red Sox || colspan=7| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for April 13|-style="background:#cfc"| 3 || April 7 ||Braves || 5–4 || Nova (1–0) || Foltynewicz (0–1) || Watson (1) || 36,484 || 1–2 || W1|-style="background:#cfc"| 4 || April 8 ||Braves || 6–4 || Kuhl (1–0) || Dickey (0–1) || Watson (2) || 33,004 || 2–2 || W2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5 || April 9 ||Braves || 5–4 (10) || Rivero (1–0) || Ramírez (0–1) || — || 22,713 || 3–2 || W3|-style="background:#fbb"| 6 || April 10 ||Reds || 1–7 || Lorenzen (1–0) || Glasnow (0–1) || — || 28,264 || 3–3 || L1|-style="background:#fbb"| 7 || April 11 ||Reds || 2–6 || Storen (1–0) || Nicasio (0–1) || Iglesias (3) || 11,027 || 3–4 || L2|-style="background:#fbb"| 8 || April 12 ||Reds || 2–9 || Garrett (2–0) || Nova (1–1) || — || 12,327 || 3–5 || L3|-style="background:#fbb"| 9 || April 13 ||@ Red Sox || 3–4 || Barnes (2–0) || Nicasio (0–2) || Kimbrel (3) || 32,400 || 3–6 || L4|-style="background:#cfc"| 10 || April 14 ||@ Cubs || 4–2 || Cole (1–1) || Hendricks (1–1) || Watson (3) || 40,430 || 4–6 || W1|-style="background:#cfc"| 11 || April 15 ||@ Cubs || 8–7 || Williams (1–0) || Duensing (0–1) || Watson (4) || 41,814 || 5–6 || W2|-style="background:#cfc"| 12 || April 16 ||@ Cubs || 6–1 || Taillon (1–0) || Uehara (0–1) || — || 39,422 || 6–6 || W3|-style="background:#fbb"| 13 || April 17 ||@ Cardinals || 1–2 || Lynn (1–1) || Nova (1–2) || Oh (1) || 40,172 || 6–7 || L1|-style="background:#fbb"| 14 || April 18 ||@ Cardinals || 1–2 || Leake (2–1) || Kuhl (1–1) || Oh (2) || 38,806 || 6–8 || L2|-style="background:#fbb| 15 || April 19 ||@ Cardinals || 1–2 || Wacha (2–1) || Cole (1–2) || Rosenthal (1) || 40,182 || 6–9 || L3|-style="background:#cfc| 16 || April 21 ||Yankees || 6–3 || Nicasio (1–2) || Sabathia (2–1) || Watson (5) || 30,565 || 7–9 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 17 || April 22 ||Yankees || 5–11 || Betances (2–1) || Rivero (1–1) || — || 36,140 || 7–10 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 18 || April 23 ||Yankees || 2–1 || Nova (2–2) || Montgomery (1–1) || Watson (6) || 27,840 || 8–10 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 19 || April 24 ||Cubs || 3–14 || Anderson (2–0) || Kuhl (1–2) || — || 13,445 || 8–11 || L1|-style="background:#fbb| 20 || April 25 ||Cubs || 0–1 || Hendricks (2–1) || Cole (1–3) || Davis (5) || 15,326 || 8–12 || L2|-style="background:#cfc"| 21 || April 26 ||Cubs || 6–5 || LeBlanc (1–0) || Lester (0–1) || Watson (7) || 16,904 || 9–12 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 22 || April 28 ||@ Marlins || 12–2 || Taillon (2–0) || Conley (1–2) || — || 19,690 || 10–12 || W2|-style="background:#cfc| 23 || April 29 ||@ Marlins || 4–0 || Nova (3–2) || Straily (1–2) || — || 33,152 || 11–12 || W3|-style="background:#fbb| 24 || April 30 ||@ Marlins || 3–10 || McGowan (1–0) || Williams (1–1) || — || 26,245 || 11–13 || L1|-|-style="background:#fbb| 25 || May 1 ||@ Reds || 3–4 (10) || Lorenzen (2–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 14,753 || 11–14 || L2|-style="background:#cfc| 26 || May 2 ||@ Reds || 12–3 || Glasnow (1–1) || Feldman (1–3) || LeBlanc (1) || 13,909 || 12–14 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 27 || May 3 ||@ Reds || 2–7 || Davis (1–1) || Taillon (2–1) || — || 14,297 || 12–15 || L1|-style="background:#fbb| 28 || May 4 ||@ Reds || 2–4 || Adleman (1–1) || Nova (3–3) || Iglesias (5) || 17,896 || 12–16 || L2|-style="background:#cfc| 29 || May 5 ||Brewers || 4–0 || LeBlanc (2–0) || Scahill (0–1) || — || 21,129 || 13–16 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 30 || May 6 ||Brewers || 2–1 (10) || Watson (1–0) || Torres (1–3) || — || 22,902 || 14–16 || W2|-style="background:#fbb| 31 || May 7 ||Brewers || 2–6 || Davies (3–2) || Glasnow (1–2) || — || 25,108 || 14–17 || L1|-style="background:#fbb| 32 || May 8 ||@ Dodgers || 1–12 || Wood (3–0) || Williams (1–2) || — || 37,314 || 14–18 || L2|-style="background:#fbb| 33 || May 9 ||@ Dodgers || 3–4 (10) || Jansen (2–0) || Hudson (0–2) || — || 47,720 || 14–19 || L3|-style="background:#fbb| 34 || May 10 ||@ Dodgers || 2–5 || Maeda (3–2) || Kuhl (1–3) || — || 40,719 || 14–20 || L4|-style="background:#fbb| 35 || May 11 ||@ Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Greinke (4–2) || Cole (1–4) || Rodney (9) || 17,527 || 14–21 || L5|-style="background:#fbb| 36 || May 12 ||@ Diamondbacks || 4–11 || Corbin (3–4) || Glasnow (1–3) || — || 21,911 || 14–22 || L6|-style="background:#cfc| 37 || May 13 ||@ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Williams (2–2) || Walker (3–3) || Watson (8) || 31,673 || 15–22 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 38 || May 14 ||@ Diamondbacks || 6–4 (10) || Watson (2–0) || Wilhelmsen (0–1) || — || 34,088 || 16–22 || W2|-style="background:#fbb| 39 || May 16 ||Nationals || 4–8 || Strasburg (4–1) || Kuhl (1–4) || — || 16,992 || 16–23 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 40 || May 17 ||Nationals || 6–1 || Cole (2–4) || Turner (2–2) || — || 18,803 || 17–23 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 41 || May 18 ||Nationals || 10–4 || Glasnow (2–3) || Roark (3–2) || — || 27,728 || 18–23 || W2|-style="background:#fbb| 42 || May 19 ||Phillies || 2–7 || Hellickson (5–1) || Williams (2–3) || — || 25,795 || 18–24 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 43 || May 20 ||Phillies || 6–3 || Nova (4–3) || Velasquez (2–4) || Watson (9) || 32,572 || 19–24 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 44 || May 21 ||Phillies || 1–0 || LeBlanc (3–0) || Nola (2–1) || Watson (10) || 24,445 || 20–24 || W2|-style="background:#fbb| 45 || May 22 ||@ Braves || 2–5 ||Foltynewicz (3–4) || Cole (2–5) || Johnson (9) || 21,896 || 20–25 || L1|-style="background:#fbb| 46 || May 23 ||@ Braves || 5–6 || Jackson (1–0) || Watson (2–1) || — || 25,040 || 20–26 || L2|-style="background:#cfc| 47 || May 24 ||@ Braves || 12–5 (10) || Rivero (2–1) || Collmenter (0–2) || — || 25,981 || 21–26 || W1|-style="background:#cfc| 48 || May 25 ||@ Braves || 9–4 || Nova (5–3) || Colón (2–5)|| — || 33,713 || 22–26 || W2|-style="background:#fbb| 49 || May 26 ||Mets || 1–8 || deGrom (4–1) || Kuhl (1–5) || — || 29,408 || 22–27 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 50 || May 27 ||Mets || 5–4 (10) || Watson (3–1) || Pill (0–1) || — || 31,658 || 23–27 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 51 || May 28 ||Mets || 2–7 || Harvey (4–3) || Glasnow (2–4) || — || 21,828 || 23–28 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 52 || May 29 ||Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Watson (4–1) || Bradley (1–1) || — || 16,939 || 24–28 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 53 || May 30 ||Diamondbacks || 0–3 || Ray (5–3) || Nova (5–4) || — || 14,996 || 24–29 || L1|-style="background:#fbb| 54 || May 31 ||Diamondbacks || 5–6 (14) || McFarland (3–0) || Mariñez (0–3) || — || 20,990 || 24–30 || L2|-|-style="background:#cfc| 55 || June 2 ||@ Mets || 12–7 || Cole (3–5) || Sewald (0–1) || — || 33,047 || 25–30 || W1|-style="background:#fbb| 56 || June 3 ||@ Mets || 2–4 || Gsellman (4–3) || Glasnow (2–5) || Reed (8) || 34,035 || 25–31 || L1|-style="background:#cfc| 57 || June 4 ||@ Mets || 11–1 || Williams (3–3) || Pill (0–2) || — || 35,323 || 26–31 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 58 || June 6 ||@ Orioles || 5–6 (10) || Brach (1–1) || LeBlanc (3–1) || — || 26,724 || 26–32 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 59 || June 7 ||@ Orioles || 6–9 (11) || Givens (6–0) || LeBlanc (3–2) || — || 19,957 || 26–33 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 60 || June 8 ||Marlins || 1–7 || Vólquez (3–7) || Cole (3–6) || — || 21,744 || 26–34 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 61 || June 9 ||Marlins || 5–12 || McGowan (4–0) ||Glasnow (2–6) || — || 23,950 || 26–35 ||L4|- bgcolor=#cfc| 62 || June 10 ||Marlins || 7–6 || Hudson (1–2) || Phelps (2–3) || Rivero (1) || 27,275 || 27–35 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 63 || June 11 ||Marlins || 3–1 || Nova (6–4) || Locke (0–2) || Rivero (2) || 22,925 || 28–35 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 64 || June 12 ||Rockies || 7–2 || Taillon (3–1) || Freeland (7–4) || — || 16,320 || 29–35 || W3|- bgcolor=#cfc| 65 || June 13 ||Rockies || 5–2 || Cole (4–6) || Ottavino (0–1) || — || 16,764 || 30–35 || W4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 66 || June 14 ||Rockies || 1–5 || Márquez (5–3) || Kuhl (1–6)|| — || 17,308 || 30–36 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 67 || June 16 ||Cubs || 5–9 || Uehara (2–3) || Nicasio (1–3) || — || 25,420 || 30–37 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 68 || June 17 ||Cubs || 4–3 || Nova (7–4) || Arrieta (6–5) || Rivero (3) || 34,383 || 31–37 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 69 || June 18 ||Cubs || 1–7 || Lackey (5–7) || Taillon (3–2) ||—|| 34,539 || 31–38 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 70 || June 19 ||@ Brewers || 8–1 || Cole (5–6) || Garza (3–3) || — || 25,489 || 32–38 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 71 || June 20 ||@ Brewers || 7–3 || Kuhl (2–6) || Davies (7–4) || — || 23,982 || 33–38 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 72 || June 21 ||@ Brewers || 3–4 || Drake (3–2) || Hudson (1–3) || Knebel (11) || 25,134 || 33–39 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 73 || June 22 ||@ Brewers || 2–4 || Anderson (6–2) || Nova (7–5) || Knebel (12)|| 28,428 || 33–40 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 74 || June 23 ||@ Cardinals || 4–3 || Rivero (3–1) || Oh (1–4) || — || 47,112 || 34–40 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 75 || June 24 ||@ Cardinals || 7–3 || Cole (6–6) || Lynn (5–5) || — || 46,735 || 35–40 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 76 || June 25 ||@ Cardinals || 4–8 || Rosenthal (2–3) || Nicasio (1–4) || — || 43,719 || 35–41 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 77 || June 27 || Rays || 2–4 (10) || Colomé (2–3) || Rivero (3–2) || Hunter (1) || 20,424 || 35–42 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 78 || June 28 || Rays || 6–2 || Nova (8–5) || Snell (0–5) || — || 21,582 || 36–42 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 79 || June 29 || Rays || 4–0 || Taillon (4–2) || Archer (6–5) || — || 22,595 || 37–42 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 80 || June 30 || Giants || 5–13 || Cueto (6–7) || Cole (6–7) || — || 26,407 || 37–43 || L1|-|- bgcolor=#fbb| 81 || July 1 || Giants || 1–2 (11) || Osich (2–1) || Hudson (1–4) || Dyson (1) || 27,247 || 37–44 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 82 || July 2 || Giants || 3–5 || Samardzija (4–9) || Watson (4–2) || Dyson (2) || 32,144 || 37–45 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 83 || July 3 ||@ Phillies || 0–4 || Nola (6–5) || Nova (8–6) || — || 26,498 || 37–46 || L4|- bgcolor=#cfc| 84 || July 4 ||@ Phillies || 3–0 || Taillon (5–1) || Leiter (1–1) || Rivero (4) || 24,087 || 38–46 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 85 || July 5 ||@ Phillies || 5–2 || Cole (7–7) || Lively (1–4) || Rivero (5) || 19,099 || 39–46 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 86 || July 6 ||@ Phillies || 6–3 || Kuhl (3–6) || Benoit (1–3) || Nicasio (1) || 33,059 || 40–46 || W3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 87 || July 7 ||@ Cubs || 1–6 || Edwards Jr. (3–1) || Williams (3–4) || — || 41,294 || 40–47 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 88 || July 8 ||@ Cubs || 4–2 || Nova (9–6) || Arrieta (8–7) || Rivero (6) || 41,865 || 41–47 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 89 || July 9 ||@ Cubs || 14–3 || Schugel (1–0) || Lester (5–6) ||—|| 41,604 || 42–47 || W2|-style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"|colspan="10"|88th All-Star Game in Miami, Florida|- bgcolor=#cfc| 90 || July 14 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Rivero (4–2) || Oh (1–5) || — || 24,988 || 43–47 || W3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 91 || July 15 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Lynn (8–6) || Taillon (5–3) || — || 35,658 || 43–48 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 92 || July 16 || Cardinals || 4–3 || LeBlanc (4–2) || Cecil (1–3) || — || 29,247 || 44–48 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 93 || July 17 || Brewers || 4–2 || Hudson (2–4) || Hader (1–1) || Rivero (7) || 18,506 || 45–48 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 94 || July 18 || Brewers || 4–3 || Nova (10–6) || Drake (3–3) || Rivero (8) || 20,462 || 46–48 || W3|- bgcolor=#cfc| 95 || July 19 || Brewers || 3–2 (10) || Watson (5–2) || Hughes (3–2) || — || 24,401 || 47–48 || W4|- bgcolor=#cfc| 96 || July 20 || Brewers || 4–2 || Taillon (6–3) || Nelson (8–5) || Rivero (9) || 33,493 || 48–48 || W5|- bgcolor=#cfc| 97 || July 21 ||@ Rockies || 13–5 || Williams (4–4) || Hoffman (6–2) || — || 41,192 || 49–48 || W6|- bgcolor=#fbb| 98 || July 22 ||@ Rockies || 3–7 || Márquez (8–4) || Kuhl (3–7) || Holland (31) || 48,235 || 49–49 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 99 || July 23 ||@ Rockies || 3–13 || Freeland (10–7) || Nova (10–7) || — || 40,118 || 49–50 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 100 || July 24 ||@ Giants || 10–3 || Cole (8–7) || Cain (3–9) || — || 40,030 || 50–50 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 101 || July 25 ||@ Giants || 3–11 || Bumgarner (1–4) || Taillon (6–4) || Stratton (1) || 41,232 || 50–51 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 102 || July 26 ||@ Giants || 1–2 || Samardzija (5–11) || Watson (5–3) || Dyson (6) || 41,038 || 50–52 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 103 || July 28 ||@ Padres || 2–3 || Wood (2–3) || Hudson (2–5) || Hand (6) || 24,215 || 50–53 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 104 || July 29 ||@ Padres || 2–4 || Lamet (5–4) || Nova (10–8) || Yates (1) || 37,286 || 50–54 || L4|- bgcolor=#cfc| 105 || July 30 ||@ Padres || 7–1 || Cole (9–7) || Richard (5–12) || — || 30,267 || 51–54 || W1|-|- bgcolor=#fbb| 106 || August 1 || Reds || 1–9 || Bailey (3–5) || Taillon (6–5) || — || 22,403 || 51–55 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 107 || August 2 || Reds || 2–5 || Lorenzen (6–2) || Benoit (1–5) || Iglesias (18) || 22,367 || 51–56 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 108 || August 3 || Reds || 6–0 || Kuhl (4–7) || Romano (2–3) || — || 25,955 || 52–56 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 109 || August 4 || Padres || 10–6 || Schugel (2–0) || Yates (2–2) || — || 32,243 || 53–56 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 110 || August 5 || Padres || 2–5 || Lamet (6–4) || Cole (9–8) || Hand (8) || 31,817 || 53–57 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 111 || August 6 || Padres || 5–4 (12) || Neverauskas (1–0) || Baumann (0–1) || — || 34,175 || 54–57 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 112 || August 7 || Tigers || 3–0 || Williams (5–4) || Zimmermann (7–9) || Nicasio (2) || 21,651 || 55–57 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 113 || August 8 || Tigers || 6–3 || Kuhl (5–7) || Boyd (5–6) || Rivero (10) || 25,112 || 56–57 || W3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 114 || August 9 ||@ Tigers || 0–10 || Verlander (8–7) || Nova (10–9) || — || 28,902 || 56–58 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 115 || August 10 ||@ Tigers || 7–5 || Cole (10–8) || VerHagen (0–2) || Rivero (11) || 33,490 || 57–58 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 116 || August 11 ||@ Blue Jays || 4–2 || Taillon (7–5) || Stroman (10–6) || Rivero (12) || 35,965 || 58–58 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 117 || August 12 ||@ Blue Jays || 2–7 || Rowley (1–0) || Williams (5–5) || — || 46,179 || 58–59 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 118 || August 13 ||@ Blue Jays || 1–7 || Happ (6–8) || Kuhl (5–8) || — || 43,618 || 58–60 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 119 || August 15 ||@ Brewers || 1–3 || Davies (14–6) || Nova (10–10) || Knebel (23) || 32,605 || 58–61 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 120 || August 16 ||@ Brewers || 6–7 || Swarzak (5–3) || Nicasio (1–5) || Knebel (24) || 32,439 || 58–62 || L4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 121 || August 17 || Cardinals || 7–11 || Tuivailala (3–1) || Benoit (1–6) || — || 31,499 || 58–63 || L5|- bgcolor=#fbb| 122 || August 18 || Cardinals || 10–11 || Martinez (10–9) || Williams (5–6) || Oh (19) || 29,906 || 58–64 || L6|- bgcolor=#cfc| 123 || August 19 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Kuhl (6–8) || Wacha (9–6) || Rivero (13) || 34,660 || 59–64 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 124** || August 20 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Nova (11–10) || Leake (7–12) || Rivero (14) || 2,596 || 60–64 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 125 || August 21 || Dodgers || 5–6 (12) || Avilan (2–1) || Neverauskas (1–1) || Stripling (2) || 19,094 || 60–65 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 126 || August 22 || Dodgers || 5–8 || Watson (7–4) || Barbato (0–1) || Jansen (34) || 17,288 || 60–66 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 127 || August 23 || Dodgers || 1–0 (10) || Nicasio (2–5) || Hill (9–5) || — || 19,859 || 61–66 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 128 || August 24 || Dodgers || 2–5 || Ryu (5–6) || Kuhl (6–9) || Morrow (1) || 22,115 || 61–67 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 129 || August 25 ||@ Reds || 5–9 || Stephenson (2–4) || Nova (11–11) || — || 20,561 || 61–68 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 130 || August 26 ||@ Reds || 1–0 || Cole (11–8) || Castillo (2–7) || Rivero (15) || 35,259 || 62–68 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 131 || August 27 ||@ Reds || 5–2 || Schugel (3–0) || Mahle (0–1) || Rivero (16) || 26,155 || 63–68 || W2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 132 || August 28 ||@ Cubs || 1–6 || Montgomery (5–6) || Williams (5–7) || — || 38,453 || 63–69 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 133 || August 29 ||@ Cubs || 1–4 || Arrieta (14–8) || Kuhl (6–10) || Davis (27) || 37,370 || 63–70 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 134 || August 30 ||@ Cubs || 3–17 || Quintana (9–11) || Nova (11–12) || — || 36,628 || 63–71 || L3|-|- bgcolor=#fbb| 135 || September 1 || Reds || 3–7 || Wojciechowski (4–3) || Cole (11–9) || — || 23,569 || 63–72 || L4|- bgcolor=#cfc| 136 || September 2 || Reds || 5–0 || Schugel (4–0) || Lorenzen (8–3) || — || 23,529 || 64–72 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 137 || September 3 || Reds || 3–1 || Williams (6–7) || Romano (4–6) || Rivero (17) || 24,474 || 65–72 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 138 || September 4 || Cubs || 12–0 || Kuhl (7–10) || Arrieta (14–7) || — || 21,068 || 66–72 || W3|- bgcolor=#cfc| 139 || September 5 || Cubs || 4–3 || LeBlanc (5–2) || Edwards Jr. (3–4) || Rivero (18) || 14,079 || 67–72 || W4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 140 || September 6 || Cubs || 0–1 || Strop (4–4) || Hudson (2–6) || Davis (29) || 17,067 || 67–73 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 141 || September 7 || Cubs || 2–8 || Lester (10–7) || Taillon (7–6) || — || 19,201 || 67–74 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 142 || September 8 ||@ Cardinals || 1–4 || Weaver (5–1) || Williams (6–8) || Nicasio (3) || 40,966 || 67–75 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 143 || September 9 ||@ Cardinals || 3–4 || Lyons (4–0) || Kontos (2–6) || Nicasio (4) || 44,378 || 67–76 || L4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 144 || September 10 ||@ Cardinals || 0–7 || Wacha (12–7) || Nova (11–13) || — || 44,683 || 67–77 || L5|- bgcolor=#cfc| 145 || September 11 ||@ Brewers || 7–0 || Brault (1–0) || Woodruff (1–2) || — || 27,422 || 68–77 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 146 || September 12 ||@ Brewers || 2–5 || Jeffress (4–2) || Cole (11–10) || Knebel (35) || 30,331 || 68–78 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 147 || September 13 ||@ Brewers || 2–8 || Anderson (10–3) || Glasnow (2–7) || — || 27,436 || 68–79 || L2|- bgcolor=#fbb| 148 || September 15 ||@ Reds || 2–4 || Bailey (5–8) || Kuhl (7–11) || Iglesias (27) || 17,625 || 68–80 || L3|- bgcolor=#fbb| 149 || September 16 ||@ Reds || 1–2 || Romano (5–6) || Nova (11–14) || Reed (1) || 25,685 || 68–81 || L4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 150 || September 17 ||@ Reds || 2–5 || Stephenson (5–5) || Cole (11–11) || Lorenzen (2) || 22,228 || 68–82 || L5|- bgcolor=#fbb| 151 || September 18 || Brewers || 0–3 || Suter (3–2) || Taillon (7–7) || Knebel (36) || 16,283 || 68–83 || L6|- bgcolor=#fbb| 152 || September 19 || Brewers || 0–1 || Anderson (11–3) || Williams (6–9) || Knebel (37) || 13,929 || 68–84 || L7|- bgcolor=#cfc| 153 || September 20 || Brewers || 6–4 || Rivero (5–2) || Knebel (1–3) || — || 15,747 || 69–84 || W1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 154 || September 22 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Nicasio (5–5) || Rivero (5–3) || — || 23,942 || 69–85 || L1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 155 || September 23 || Cardinals || 11–6 || Cole (12–11) || Lynn (11–8) || — || 29,672 || 70–85 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 156 || September 24 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Taillon (8–7) || Oh (1–6) || Rivero (19) || 28,550 || 71–85 || W2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 157 || September 26 || Orioles || 10–1 || Williams (7–9) || Gausman (11–11) || Brault (1) || 19,318 || 72–85 || W3|- bgcolor=#cfc| 158 || September 27 || Orioles || 5–3 || Kuhl (8–11) || Ynoa (2–3) || Rivero (20) || 24,779 || 73–85 || W4|- bgcolor=#fbb| 159 || September 28 ||@ Nationals || 4–5 || Doolittle (2–0) || Hudson (2–7) || – || 26,380 || 73–86 || L1|- bgcolor=#fbb| 160 || September 29 ||@ Nationals || 1–6 || Strasburg (15–4) || Cole (12–12) || – || 36,339 || 73–87 || L2|- bgcolor=#cfc| 161 || September 30||@ Nationals || 4–1 || Kontos (3–6) || Kintzler (4–3) || Rivero (21) || 32,240 || 74–87 || W1|- bgcolor=#cfc| 162 || October 1 ||@ Nationals || 11–8 || Sánchez (1–0) || González (15–9) || Kontos (1) || 35,652 || 75–87 || W2|-|- | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member August 20 game vs St. Louis Cardinals to be played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania as part of the 2017 MLB Little League Classic.

Roster

2017 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%"	Player	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	G	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	AB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	R	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%'	H	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	2B	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	3B	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	HR	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	RBI	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	BB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	AVG	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SLG
Andrew McCutchen	156	570	94	159	30	2	28	88	1	73	.279	.486
Josh Bell	159	549	75	140	26	6	26	90	2	66	.255	.466
Jordy Mercer	145	502	52	128	24	5	14	58	0	51	.255	.406
Josh Harrison	128	486	66	132	26	2	16	47	12	28	.272	.432
David Freese	130	426	44	112	16	0	10	52	0	58	.263	.371
Adam Frazier	121	406	55	112	20	6	6	53	9	36	.276	.399
Gregory Polanco	108	379	39	95	20	0	11	35	8	27	.251	.391
Starling Marte	77	309	48	85	7	2	7	31	21	20	.275	.379
Francisco Cervelli	81	265	31	66	13	2	5	31	0	32	.249	.370
John Jaso	126	256	28	54	19	0	10	35	1	40	.211	.402
José Osuna	104	215	31	50	13	4	7	30	0	9	.233	.428
Elías Díaz	64	188	18	42	14	0	1	19	1	11	.223	.314
Chris Stewart	51	131	8	24	1	2	0	4	0	9	.183	.221
Max Moroff	56	120	19	24	4	1	3	21	0	16	.200	.325
Sean Rodriguez	39	95	12	16	1	0	3	5	0	8	.168	.274
Jordan Luplow	27	78	6	16	3	1	3	11	0	6	.205	.385
Alen Hanson	37	57	8	11	0	2	0	1	2	2	.193	.263
Gift Ngoepe	28	54	10	12	2	1	0	6	0	8	.222	.296
Phil Gosselin	28	40	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	2	.150	.175
Christopher Bostick	20	27	6	8	2	0	0	1	0	4	.296	.370
Jacob Stallings	5	14	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	2	.357	.500
Danny Ortiz	9	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.083
John Bormann	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Pitcher Totals	162	278	11	33	5	0	1	12	0	10	.119	.147
Team Totals	162	5458	668	1331	249	36	151	635	67	519	.244	.386

Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2017-batting.shtml

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%"	Player	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	W	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	L	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	ERA	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	G	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	GS	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SV	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	IP	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	H	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	R	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	ER	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	BB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SO
Gerrit Cole	12	12	4.26	33	33	0	203.0	199	98	96	55	196
Iván Nova	11	14	4.14	31	31	0	187.0	203	96	86	36	131
Chad Kuhl	8	11	4.35	31	31	0	157.1	159	81	76	72	142
Trevor Williams	7	9	4.07	31	25	0	150.1	145	73	68	52	117
Jameson Taillon	8	7	4.44	25	25	0	133.2	152	69	66	46	125
Felipe Vázquez	5	3	1.67	73	0	21	75.1	47	19	14	20	88
Wade LeBlanc	5	2	4.50	50	0	1	68.0	64	35	34	17	54
Tyler Glasnow	2	7	7.69	15	13	0	62.0	81	61	53	44	56
Daniel Hudson	2	7	4.38	71	0	0	61.2	57	34	30	33	66
Juan Nicasio	2	5	2.85	65	0	2	60.0	49	20	19	18	60
Tony Watson	5	3	3.66	47	0	10	46.2	57	20	19	14	35
Steven Brault	1	0	4.67	11	4	1	34.2	41	21	18	14	23
Jhan Mariñez	0	1	3.18	24	0	0	34.0	34	12	12	12	26
A. J. Schugel	4	0	1.97	32	0	0	32.0	31	8	7	14	27
Johnny Barbato	0	1	4.08	24	0	0	28.2	25	13	13	18	23
Dovydas Neverauskas	1	1	3.91	24	0	0	25.1	24	11	11	8	17
Edgar Santana	0	0	3.50	19	0	0	18.0	16	8	7	12	20
George Kontos	1	1	1.84	15	0	1	14.2	9	3	3	3	15
Ángel Sánchez	1	0	8.76	8	0	0	12.1	16	12	12	1	10
Josh Lindblom	0	0	7.84	4	0	0	10.1	18	9	9	3	10
Antonio Bastardo	0	1	15.00	9	0	0	9.0	16	15	15	9	8
Joaquín Benoit	0	2	7.56	8	0	0	8.1	11	9	7	6	3
Jack Leathersich	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	4.1	3	0	0	2	6
Dan Runzler	0	0	4.50	8	0	0	4.0	7	4	2	2	4
Team Totals	75	87	4.22	162	162	36	1440.2	1464	731	676	511	1262

Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2017-pitching.shtml

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters

Name	Position
	CF
	RF
	DH
	3B
	C
	1B
	2B
	SS
	SP

Disabled lists

7-day disabled list

width=25%	Player	width=35% class=unsortable	Injury	width=20% class=unsortable	Placed	width=20% class=unsortable	Activated
	Concussion	June 7, 2017	June 14, 2017
Francisco Cervelli	Concussion	June 22, 2017	July 3, 2017

10-day disabled list

width=25%	Player	width=35% class=unsortable	Injury	width=20% class=unsortable	Placed	width=20% class=unsortable	Activated
	Left Hamstring Strain	April 23, 2017	May 12, 2017
	Left Quad Strain	April 25, 2017	June 27, 2017
	Right Hamstring Strain	April 26, 2017	May 12, 2017
	Groin Discomfort	May 4, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Left Hamstring Strain	May 17, 2017	May 25, 2017
	Left Side Discomfort	May 20, 2017	June 24, 2017
	Left Hamstring Strain	May 30, 2017	June 18, 2017
Gregory Polanco	Left Hamstring Strain	July 22, 2017	August 2, 2017
Gregory Polanco	Left Hamstring Strain	August 13, 2017	September 8, 2017
	Left Wrist Inflammation	August 14, 2017	August 25, 2017
	Strained Left Quadriceps	August 18, 2017	September 1, 2017
	Right Groin Strain	August 22, 2017	September 7, 2017
	Left Knee Inflammation	August 22, 2017	September 1, 2017
Francisco Cervelli	Strained Left Quadriceps	August 26, 2017	October 2, 2017
	Right Hamstring Strain	August 28, 2017	September 8, 2017
	Fractured Left Hand	September 3, 2017	September 10, 2017

60-day disabled list

width=25%	Player	width=35% class=unsortable	Injury	width=20% class=unsortable	Placed	width=20% class=unsortable	Activated
	Fractured Left Hand	September 10, 2017	November 6, 2017

Notable achievements

Awards

National League Pitcher of the Month

• Iván Nova (April)

National League Player of the Month

• Andrew McCutchen (June)

2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Josh Harrison, INF, Reserve

National League Player of the Week

• Andrew McCutchen (September 25-October 1)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Altoona

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External links

• 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• Pittsburgh Pirates official site

Notes and References

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
2. News: Report: Jung Ho Kang denied visa to enter United States. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2017-08-29. 2017-03-24. en.
3. News: Pirates notebook: Jung Ho Kang trying to get visa to play in Dominican Republic. 2017-08-27. 2017-08-29. Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Rob. Biertempfel.
4. Web site: 2017 Spring Training Standings. MLB. August 13, 2019.
5. News: Marte's walk-off homer in 10th leads Pirates by Braves 6-5. 9 April 2017. AP. Fox Sports. 9 April 2017.
6. News: PIRATES SWEPT BY REDS. 2017-04-12. 1160 WCCS The Voice of Indiana County Indiana, PA. 2017-04-25. en-US.
7. Web site: Pirates sweep series from Cubs at Wrigley. Major League Baseball. en-US. 2017-04-25.
8. News: Pirates OF Starling Marte gets 80-game ban after positive PED test. 18 April 2017. ESPN.com. 18 April 2017.
9. Web site: Pirates Lose 2-1 Again, Swept By Cardinals. 2017-04-25.
10. News: Carter, Yankees jump on Pirates late in 11-5 win. USA TODAY. 2017-04-25. en.
11. News: Dovydas Neverauskas makes history for Lithuania; Adam Frazier to DL. Nesbitt. Stephen J.. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 27, 2017. May 5, 2017.
12. News: Pirates' Gift Ngoepe: Promoted by Pirates. CBS Sports. 26 April 2017.
13. News: Nesbitt. Stephen. Iván Nova named National League pitcher of the month for April. 5 May 2017. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 3 May 2017.
14. News: Josh Harrison chosen to represent Pirates at All-Star Game. Rob. Biertempfel. 2017-07-02. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2017-08-29.
15. Web site: MLB Gameday. MLB.com. June 25, 2016.
16. News: Sean Rodriguez caps return to Pittsburgh Pirates with game-winning homer vs. San Diego Padres. UPI. 2017-08-07. en.
17. News: Bob. Biertempfel. History at PNC Park! Pirates' Josh Harrison ends Rich Hill's no-hit bid with walk-off homer. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. August 23, 2017. August 24, 2017.
18. News: Josh Bell Breaks National League Record, Pirates Rout Cubs 12-0. September 4, 2017. September 7, 2017. KDKA-TV.
19. News: Pirates overcome base-running gaffes to rally past Cubs. Rob. Biertempfel. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. September 5, 2017.
20. Web site: Pirates announce Minor League coaches for 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224153307/http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/212196902/pirates-announce-minor-league-coaches-for-2017/. 2016-12-24.