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2017 Pittsburgh Pirates
2017 Pittsburgh Pirates
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Owners	Robert Nutting
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)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference

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The 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates season is the franchise's 136th season overall for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 131st season as a member of National League, and 17th season at PNC Park.

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' route 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

National League Central

v t e NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	92	70	0.568	—	48–33	44–37
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	0.531	6	46–38	40–38
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	9	44–37	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	17	44–37	31–50
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	0.420	24	39–42	29–52

National League playoff standings

v t e Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	58	0.642
Washington Nationals	97	65	0.599
Chicago Cubs	92	70	0.568

v t e Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	93	69	0.574	+6
Colorado Rockies	87	75	0.537	—
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	0.531	1
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	4
Miami Marlins	77	85	0.475	10
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	12
Atlanta Braves	72	90	0.444	15
San Diego Padres	71	91	0.438	16
New York Mets	70	92	0.432	17
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	0.420	19
Philadelphia Phillies	66	96	0.407	21
San Francisco Giants	64	98	0.395	23

Record vs. opponents

2017 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	3–3	3–3	11–8	11–8	3–4	4–3	6–1	6–1	4–3	11–8	12–7	3–4	2–4	12–8
Atlanta	4–2	—	1–6	3–3	3–4	3–4	11–8	4–2	7–12	6–13	2–5	5–2	4–3	1–5	9–10	9–11
Chicago	3–3	6–1	—	12–7	2–5	2–4	4–3	10–9	4–2	4–3	10–9	2–4	4–3	14–5	3–4	12–8
Cincinnati	3–3	3–3	7–12	—	3–4	0–6	2–5	8–11	3–4	4–2	13–6	3–4	4–3	9–10	1–6	5–15
Colorado	8–11	4–3	5–2	4–3	—	10–9	2–4	4–3	3–3	5–2	3–3	12–7	12–7	2–4	3–4	10–10
Los Angeles	8–11	4–3	4–2	6–0	9–10	—	6–1	3–3	7–0	4–3	6–1	13–6	11–8	4–3	3–3	16–4
Miami	4–3	8–11	3–4	5–2	4–2	1–6	—	2–4	12–7	8–11	3–4	5–1	5–1	2–5	6–13	9–11
Milwaukee	3–4	2–4	9–10	11–8	3–4	3–3	4–2	—	5–2	3–3	9–10	5–2	3–4	11–8	4–3	11–9
New York	1–6	12–7	2–4	4–3	3–3	0–7	7–12	2–5	—	12–7	3–3	3–4	5–1	3–4	6–13	7–13
Philadelphia	1–6	13–6	3–4	2–4	2–5	3–4	11–8	3–3	7–12	—	2–5	1–5	4–3	1–5	8–11	5–15
Pittsburgh	3–4	5–2	9–10	6–13	3–3	1–6	4–3	10–9	3–3	5–2	—	3–3	1–5	8–11	4–3	10–10
San Diego	8–11	2–5	4–2	4–3	7–12	6–13	1–5	2–5	4–3	5–1	3–3	—	12–7	3–4	2–5	8–12
San Francisco	7–12	3–4	3–4	3–4	7–12	8–11	1–5	4–3	1–5	3–4	5–1	7–12	—	3–4	1–5	8–12
St. Louis	4–3	5–1	5–14	10–9	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	4–3	5–1	11–8	4–3	4–3	—	3–3	8–12
Washington	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–1	4–3	3–3	13–6	3–4	13–6	11–8	3–4	5–2	5–1	3–3	—	10–10

Game log

2017 Game Log: 68–79 (Home: 39–34; Away: 29–45)

April: 11–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	April 3	@ Red Sox	3–5	Porcello (1–0)	Cole (0–1)	Kimbrel (1)	36,594	0–1	L1
2	April 5	@ Red Sox	0–3 (12)	Kelly (1–0)	Bastardo (0–1)	—	36,137	0–2	L2
–	April 6	@ Red Sox	PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for April 13
3	April 7	Braves	5–4	Nova (1–0)	Foltynewicz (0–1)	Watson (1)	36,484	1–2	W1
4	April 8	Braves	6–4	Kuhl (1–0)	Dickey (0–1)	Watson (2)	33,004	2–2	W2
5	April 9	Braves	5–4 (10)	Rivero (1–0)	Ramirez (0–1)	—	22,713	3–2	W3
6	April 10	Reds	1–7	Lorenzen (1–0)	Glasnow (0–1)	—	28,264	3–3	L1
7	April 11	Reds	2–6	Storen (1–0)	Nicasio (0–1)	Iglesias (3)	11,027	3–4	L2
8	April 12	Reds	2–9	Garrett (2–0)	Nova (1–1)	—	12,327	3–5	L3
9	April 13	@ Red Sox	3–4	Barnes (2–0)	Nicasio (0–2)	Kimbrel (3)	32,400	3–6	L4
10	April 14	@ Cubs	4–2	Cole (1–1)	Hendricks (1–1)	Watson (3)	40,430	4–6	W1
11	April 15	@ Cubs	8–7	Williams (1–0)	Duensing (0–1)	Watson (4)	41,814	5–6	W2
12	April 16	@ Cubs	6–1	Taillon (1–0)	Uehara (0–1)	—	39,422	6–6	W3
13	April 17	@ Cardinals	1–2	Lynn (1–1)	Nova (1–2)	Oh (1)	40,172	6–7	L1
14	April 18	@ Cardinals	1–2	Leake (2–1)	Kuhl (1–1)	Oh (2)	38,806	6–8	L2
15	April 19	@ Cardinals	1–2	Wacha (2–1)	Cole (1–2)	Rosenthal (1)	40,182	6–9	L3
16	April 21	Yankees	6–3	Nicasio (1–2)	Sabathia (2–1)	Watson (5)	30,565	7–9	W1
17	April 22	Yankees	5–11	Betances (2–1)	Rivero (1–1)	—	36,140	7–10	L1
18	April 23	Yankees	2–1	Nova (2–2)	Montgomery (1–1)	Watson (6)	27,840	8–10	W1
19	April 24	Cubs	3–14	Anderson (2–0)	Kuhl (1–2)	—	13,445	8–11	L1
20	April 25	Cubs	0–1	Hendricks (2–1)	Cole (1–3)	Davis (5)	15,326	8–12	L2
21	April 26	Cubs	6–5	LeBlanc (1–0)	Lester (0–1)	Watson (7)	16,904	9–12	W1
22	April 28	@ Marlins	12–2	Taillon (2–0)	Conley (1–2)	—	19,690	10–12	W2
23	April 29	@ Marlins	4–0	Nova (3–2)	Straily (1–2)	—	33,152	11–12	W3
24	April 30	@ Marlins	3–10	McGowan (1–0)	Williams (1–1)	—	26,245	11–13	L1

May: 13–17 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
25	May 1	@ Reds	3–4 (10)	Lorenzen (2–0)	Hudson (0–1)	—	14,753	11–14	L2
26	May 2	@ Reds	12–3	Glasnow (1–1)	Feldman (1–3)	LeBlanc (1)	13,909	12–14	W1
27	May 3	@ Reds	2–7	Davis (1–1)	Taillon (2–1)	—	14,297	12–15	L1
28	May 4	@ Reds	2–4	Adleman (1–1)	Nova (3–3)	Iglesias (5)	17,896	12–16	L2
29	May 5	Brewers	4–0	LeBlanc (2–0)	Scahill (0–1)	—	21,129	13–16	W1
30	May 6	Brewers	2–1 (10)	Watson (1–0)	Torres (1–3)	—	22,902	14–16	W2
31	May 7	Brewers	2–6	Davies (3–2)	Glasnow (1–2)	—	25,108	14–17	L1
32	May 8	@ Dodgers	1–12	Wood (3–0)	Williams (1–2)	—	37,314	14–18	L2
33	May 9	@ Dodgers	3–4 (10)	Jansen (2–0)	Hudson (0–2)	—	47,720	14–19	L3
34	May 10	@ Dodgers	2–5	Maeda (3–2)	Kuhl (1–3)	—	40,719	14–20	L4
35	May 11	@ Diamondbacks	1–2	Greinke (4–2)	Cole (1–4)	Rodney (9)	17,527	14–21	L5
36	May 12	@ Diamondbacks	4–11	Corbin (3–4)	Glasnow (1–3)	—	21,911	14–22	L6
37	May 13	@ Diamondbacks	4–3	Williams (2–2)	Walker (3–3)	Watson (8)	31,673	15–22	W1
38	May 14	@ Diamondbacks	6–4 (10)	Watson (2–0)	Wilhelmsen (0–1)	—	34,088	16–22	W2
39	May 16	Nationals	4–8	Strasburg (4–1)	Kuhl (1–4)	—	16,992	16–23	L1
40	May 17	Nationals	6–1	Cole (2–4)	Turner (2–2)	—	18,803	17–23	W1
41	May 18	Nationals	10–4	Glasnow (2–3)	Roark (3–2)	—	27,728	18–23	W2
42	May 19	Phillies	2–7	Hellickson (5–1)	Williams (2–3)	—	25,795	18–24	L1
43	May 20	Phillies	6–3	Nova (4–3)	Velasquez (2–4)	Watson (9)	32,572	19–24	W1
44	May 21	Phillies	1–0	LeBlanc (3–0)	Nola (2–1)	Watson (10)	24,445	20–24	W2
45	May 22	@ Braves	2–5	Foltynewicz (3–4)	Cole (2–5)	Johnson (9)	21,896	20–25	L1
46	May 23	@ Braves	5–6	Jackson (1–0)	Watson (2–1)	—	25,040	20–26	L2
47	May 24	@ Braves	12–5 (10)	Rivero (2–1)	Collmenter (0–2)	—	25,981	21–26	W1
48	May 25	@ Braves	9–4	Nova (5–3)	Colon (2–5)	—	33,713	22–26	W2
49	May 26	Mets	1–8	deGrom (4–1)	Kuhl (1–5)	—	29,408	22–27	L1
50	May 27	Mets	5–4 (10)	Watson (3–1)	Pill (0–1)	—	31,658	23–27	W1
51	May 28	Mets	2–7	Harvey (4–3)	Glasnow (2–4)	—	21,828	23–28	L1
52	May 29	Diamondbacks	4–3	Watson (4–1)	Bradley (1–1)	—	16,939	24–28	W1
53	May 30	Diamondbacks	0–3	Ray (5–3)	Nova (5–4)	—	14,996	24–29	L1
54	May 31	Diamondbacks	5–6 (14)	McFarland (3–0)	Mariñez (0–3)	—	20,990	24–30	L2

June: 13–13 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
55	June 2	@ Mets	12–7	Cole (3–5)	Sewald (0–1)	—	33,047	25–30	W1
56	June 3	@ Mets	2–4	Gsellman (4–3)	Glasnow (2–5)	Reed (8)	34,035	25–31	L1
57	June 4	@ Mets	11–1	Williams (3–3)	Pill (0–2)	—	35,323	26–31	W1
58	June 6	@ Orioles	5–6 (10)	Brach (1–1)	LeBlanc (3–1)	—	26,724	26–32	L1
59	June 7	@ Orioles	6–9 (11)	Givens (6–0)	LeBlanc (3–2)	—	19,957	26–33	L2
60	June 8	Marlins	1–7	Vólquez (3–7)	Cole (3–6)	—	21,744	26–34	L3
61	June 9	Marlins	5–12	McGowan (4–0)	Glasnow (2–6)	—	23,950	26–35	L4
62	June 10	Marlins	7–6	Hudson (1–2)	Phelps (2–3)	Rivero (1)	27,275	27–35	W1
63	June 11	Marlins	3–1	Nova (6–4)	Locke (0–2)	Rivero (2)	22,925	28–35	W2
64	June 12	Rockies	7–2	Taillon (3–1)	Freeland (7–4)	—	16,320	29–35	W3
65	June 13	Rockies	5–2	Cole (4–6)	Ottavino (0–1)	—	16,764	30–35	W4
66	June 14	Rockies	1–5	Márquez (5–3)	Kuhl (1–6)	—	17,308	30–36	L1
67	June 16	Cubs	5–9	Uehara (2–3)	Nicasio (1–3)	—	25,420	30–37	L2
68	June 17	Cubs	4–3	Nova (7–4)	Arrieta (6–5)	Rivero (3)	34,383	31–37	W1
69	June 18	Cubs	1–7	Lackey (5–7)	Taillon (3–2)	—	34,539	31–38	L1
70	June 19	@ Brewers	8–1	Cole (5–6)	Garza (3–3)	—	25,489	32–38	W1
71	June 20	@ Brewers	7–3	Kuhl (2–6)	Davies (7–4)	—	23,982	33–38	W2
72	June 21	@ Brewers	3–4	Drake (3–2)	Hudson (1–3)	Knebel (11)	25,134	33–39	L1
73	June 22	@ Brewers	2–4	Anderson (6–2)	Nova (7–5)	Knebel (12)	28,428	33–40	L2
74	June 23	@ Cardinals	4–3	Rivero (3–1)	Oh (1–4)	—	47,112	34–40	W1
75	June 24	@ Cardinals	7–3	Cole (6–6)	Lynn (5–5)	—	46,735	35–40	W2
76	June 25	@ Cardinals	4–8	Rosenthal (2–3)	Nicasio (1–4)	—	43,719	35–41	L1
77	June 27	Rays	2–4 (10)	Colomé (2–3)	Rivero (3–2)	Hunter (1)	20,424	35–42	L2
78	June 28	Rays	6–2	Nova (8–5)	Snell (0–5)	—	21,582	36–42	W1
79	June 29	Rays	4–0	Taillon (4–2)	Archer (6–5)	—	22,595	37–42	W2
80	June 30	Giants	5–13	Cueto (6–7)	Cole (6–7)	—	26,407	37–43	L1

July: 14–11 (Home: 6–3; Away: 8–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
81	July 1	Giants	1–2 (11)	Osich (2–1)	Hudson (1–4)	Dyson (1)	27,247	37–44	L2
82	July 2	Giants	3–5	Samardzija (4–9)	Watson (4–2)	Dyson (2)	32,144	37–45	L3
83	July 3	@ Phillies	0–4	Nola (6–5)	Nova (8–6)	—	26,498	37–46	L4
84	July 4	@ Phillies	3–0	Taillon (5–1)	Leiter (1–1)	Rivero (4)	24,087	38–46	W1
85	July 5	@ Phillies	5–2	Cole (7–7)	Lively (1–4)	Rivero (5)	19,099	39–46	W2
86	July 6	@ Phillies	6–3	Kuhl (3–6)	Benoit (1–3)	Nicasio (1)	33,059	40–46	W3
87	July 7	@ Cubs	1–6	Edwards Jr. (3–1)	Williams (3–4)	—	41,294	40–47	L1
88	July 8	@ Cubs	4–2	Nova (9–6)	Arrieta (8–7)	Rivero (6)	41,865	41–47	W1
89	July 9	@ Cubs	14–3	Schugel (1–0)	Lester (5–6)	—	41,604	42–47	W2
88th All-Star Game in Miami, Florida
90	July 14	Cardinals	5–2	Rivero (4–2)	Oh (1–5)	—	24,988	43–47	W3
91	July 15	Cardinals	0–4	Lynn (8–6)	Taillon (5–3)	—	35,658	43–48	L1
92	July 16	Cardinals	4–3	LeBlanc (4–2)	Cecil (1–3)	—	29,247	44–48	W1
93	July 17	Brewers	4–2	Hudson (2–4)	Hader (1–1)	Rivero (7)	18,506	45–48	W2
94	July 18	Brewers	4–3	Nova (10–6)	Drake (3–3)	Rivero (8)	20,462	46–48	W3
95	July 19	Brewers	3–2 (10)	Watson (5–2)	Hughes (3–2)	—	24,401	47–48	W4
96	July 20	Brewers	4–2	Taillon (6–3)	Nelson (8–5)	Rivero (9)	33,493	48–48	W5
97	July 21	@ Rockies	13–5	Williams (4–4)	Hoffman (6–2)	—	41,192	49–48	W6
98	July 22	@ Rockies	3–7	Márquez (8–4)	Kuhl (3–7)	Holland (31)	48,235	49–49	L1
99	July 23	@ Rockies	3–13	Freeland (10–7)	Nova (10–7)	—	40,118	49–50	L2
100	July 24	@ Giants	10–3	Cole (8–7)	Cain (3–9)	—	40,030	50–50	W1
101	July 25	@ Giants	3–11	Bumgarner (1–4)	Taillon (6–4)	Stratton (1)	41,232	50–51	L1
102	July 26	@ Giants	1–2	Samardzija (5–11)	Watson (5–3)	Dyson (6)	41,038	50–52	L2
103	July 28	@ Padres	2–3	Wood (2–3)	Hudson (2–5)	Hand (6)	24,215	50–53	L3
104	July 29	@ Padres	2–4	Lamet (5–4)	Nova (10–8)	Yates (1)	37,286	50–54	L4
105	July 30	@ Padres	7–1	Cole (9–7)	Richard (5–12)	—	30,267	51–54	W1

August: 12–17 (Home: 8–8; Away: 4–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
106	August 1	Reds	1–9	Bailey (3–5)	Taillon (6–5)	—	22,403	51–55	L1
107	August 2	Reds	2–5	Lorenzen (6–2)	Benoit (1–5)	Iglesias (18)	22,367	51–56	L2
108	August 3	Reds	6–0	Kuhl (4–7)	Romano (2–3)	—	25,955	52–56	W1
109	August 4	Padres	10–6	Schugel (2–0)	Yates (2–2)	—	32,243	53–56	W2
110	August 5	Padres	2–5	Lamet (6–4)	Cole (9–8)	Hand (8)	31,817	53–57	L1
111	August 6	Padres	5–4 (12)	Neverauskas (1–0)	Baumann (0–1)	—	34,175	54–57	W1
112	August 7	Tigers	3–0	Williams (5–4)	Zimmermann (7–9)	Nicasio (2)	21,651	55–57	W2
113	August 8	Tigers	6–3	Kuhl (5–7)	Boyd (5–6)	Rivero (10)	25,112	56–57	W3
114	August 9	@ Tigers	0–10	Verlander (8–7)	Nova (10–9)	—	28,902	56–58	L1
115	August 10	@ Tigers	7–5	Cole (10–8)	VerHagen (0–2)	Rivero (11)	33,490	57–58	W1
116	August 11	@ Blue Jays	4–2	Taillon (7–5)	Stroman (10–6)	Rivero (12)	35,965	58–58	W2
117	August 12	@ Blue Jays	2–7	Rowley (1–0)	Williams (5–5)	—	46,179	58–59	L1
118	August 13	@ Blue Jays	1–7	Happ (6–8)	Kuhl (5–8)	—	43,618	58–60	L2
119	August 15	@ Brewers	1–3	Davies (14–6)	Nova (10–10)	Knebel (23)	32,605	58–61	L3
120	August 16	@ Brewers	6–7	Swarzak (5–3)	Nicasio (1–5)	Knebel (24)	32,439	58–62	L4
121	August 17	Cardinals	7–11	Tuivailala (3–1)	Benoit (1–6)	—	31,499	58–63	L5
122	August 18	Cardinals	10–11	Martinez (10–9)	Williams (5–6)	Oh (19)	29,906	58–64	L6
123	August 19	Cardinals	6–4	Kuhl (6–8)	Wacha (9–6)	Rivero (13)	34,660	59–64	W1
124**	August 20	Cardinals	6–3	Nova (11–10)	Leake (7–12)	Rivero (14)	2,596	60–64	W2
125	August 21	Dodgers	5–6 (12)	Avilan (2–1)	Neverauskas (1–1)	Stripling (2)	19,094	60–65	L1
126	August 22	Dodgers	5–8	Watson (7–4)	Barbato (0–1)	Jansen (34)	17,288	60–66	L2
127	August 23	Dodgers	1–0 (10)	Nicasio (2–5)	Hill (9–5)	—	19,859	61–66	W1
128	August 24	Dodgers	2–5	Ryu (5–6)	Kuhl (6–9)	Morrow (1)	22,115	61–67	L1
129	August 25	@ Reds	5–9	Stephenson (2–4)	Nova (11–11)	—	20,561	61–68	L2
130	August 26	@ Reds	1–0	Cole (11–8)	Castillo (2–7)	Rivero (15)	35,259	62–68	W1
131	August 27	@ Reds	5–2	Schugel (3–0)	Mahle (0–1)	Rivero (16)	26,155	63–68	W2
132	August 28	@ Cubs	1–6	Montgomery (5–6)	Williams (5–7)	—	38,453	63–69	L1
133	August 29	@ Cubs	1–4	Arrieta (14–8)	Kuhl (6–10)	Davis (27)	37,370	63–70	L2
134	August 30	@ Cubs	3–17	Quintana (9–11)	Nova (11–12)	—	36,628	63–71	L3

September/October: 5–8 (Home: 4–3; Away: 1–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
135	September 1	Reds	3–7	Wojciechowski (4–3)	Cole (11–9)	—	23,569	63–72	L4
136	September 2	Reds	5–0	Schugel (4–0)	Lorenzen (8–3)	—	23,529	64–72	W1
137	September 3	Reds	3–1	Williams (6–7)	Romano (4–6)	Rivero (17)	24,474	65–72	W2
138	September 4	Cubs	12–0	Kuhl (7–10)	Arrieta (14–7)	—	21,068	66–72	W3
139	September 5	Cubs	4–3	LeBlanc (5–2)	Edwards Jr. (3–4)	Rivero (18)	14,079	67–72	W4
140	September 6	Cubs	0–1	Strop (4–4)	Hudson (2–6)	Davis (29)	17,067	67–73	L1
141	September 7	Cubs	2–8	Lester (10–7)	Taillon (7–6)	—	19,201	67–74	L2
142	September 8	@ Cardinals	1–4	Weaver (5–1)	Williams (6–8)	Nicasio (3)	40,966	67–75	L3
143	September 9	@ Cardinals	3–4	Lyons (4–0)	Kontos (2–6)	Nicasio (4)	44,378	67–76	L4
144	September 10	@ Cardinals	0–7	Wacha (12–7)	Nova (11–13)	—	44,683	67–77	L5
145	September 11	@ Brewers	7–0	Brault (1–0)	Woodruff (1–2)	—	27,422	68–77	W1
146	September 12	@ Brewers	2–5	Jeffress (4–2)	Cole (11–10)	Knebel (35)	30,331	68–78	L1
147	September 13	@ Brewers	2–8	Anderson (10–3)	Glasnow (2–7)	—	27,436	68–79	L2
148	September 15	@ Reds				—
149	September 16	@ Reds				—
150	September 17	@ Reds				—
151	September 18	Brewers				—
152	September 19	Brewers				—
153	September 20	Brewers				—
154	September 22	Cardinals				—
155	September 23	Cardinals				—
156	September 24	Cardinals				—
157	September 26	Orioles				—
158	September 27	Orioles				—
159	September 28	@ Nationals				—
160	September 29	@ Nationals				—
161	September 30	@ Nationals				—
162	October 1	@ Nationals				—

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

• August 20th game vs St. Louis Cardinals to be played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania as part of MLB Little League Classic.

Roster

Active roster

Inactive roster

Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

51 David Bednar

Catchers

14 Joey Bart
6 Yasmani Grandal

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

22 Andrew McCutchen

Pitchers

Catchers

32 Henry Davis

Infielders

Outfielders

77 Joshua Palacios

Manager

17 Derek Shelton

Coaches

16 Tarrik Brock (first base)
82 Jordan Comadena (bullpen catcher)
86 Radley Haddad (game planning/strategy)
49 Andy Haines (hitting)
12 Don Kelly (bench)
90 Raul Hernandez (bullpen catcher)
96 Mendy López (infield)
47 Oscar Marin (pitching)
88 Christian Marrero (assistant hitting)
87 Justin Meccage (bullpen)
95 Stephen Morales (coach)
58 Mike Rabelo (third base)
98 Jonny Tucker (coach)

60-day injured list

26 active, 13 inactive
7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
^# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated May 14, 2024
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Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Adam Frazier	LF
Starling Marte	CF
Andrew McCutchen	RF
Gregory Polanco	DH
David Freese	3B
Francisco Cervelli	C
Josh Bell	1B
Josh Harrison	2B
Jordy Mercer	SS
Gerrit Cole	SP

Disabled lists

7-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Francisco Cervelli	Concussion	June 7, 2017	June 14, 2017
Francisco Cervelli	Concussion	June 22, 2017	July 3, 2017

10-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Adam Frazier	Left Hamstring Strain	April 23, 2017	May 12, 2017
Antonio Bastardo	Left Quad Strain	April 25, 2017	June 27, 2017
David Freese	Right Hamstring Strain	April 26, 2017	May 12, 2017
Jameson Taillon	Groin Discomfort	May 4, 2017	June 12, 2017
Gregory Polanco	Left Hamstring Strain	May 17, 2017	May 25, 2017
Josh Lindblom	Left Side Discomfort	May 20, 2017	June 24, 2017
Chris Stewart	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
Francisco Cervelli	Left Wrist Inflammation	August 14, 2017	August 25, 2017
Wade LeBlanc	Strained Left Quadricep	August 18, 2017	September 1, 2017
George Kontos	Right Groin Strain	August 22, 2017	September 7, 2017
Joaquín Benoit	Left Knee Inflammation	August 22, 2017	September 1, 2017
Francisco Cervelli	Strained Left Quadricep	August 26, 2017
Adam Frazier	Right Hamstring Strain	August 28, 2017	September 8, 2017
Josh Harrison	Fractured Left Hand	September 3, 2017	September 10, 2017

60-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Josh Harrison	Fractured Left Hand	September 10, 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

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2017 season:

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Signings

Other

Farm system^[20]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Andy Barkett
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Michael Ryan
A	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Gera Alvarez
A	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Wyatt Toregas
Short-Season A	West Virginia Black Bears	New York–Penn League	Brian Esposito
Rookie	Bristol Pirates	Appalachian League	Kory DeHaan
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Bob Herold
Rookie	DSL Pirates	Dominican Summer League	Kieran Mattison

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Altoona

References

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
^ "Report: Jung Ho Kang denied visa to enter United States". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 24, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ Biertempfel, Rob (August 27, 2017). "Pirates notebook: Jung Ho Kang trying to get visa to play in Dominican Republic". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Spring Training Standings". MLB. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
^ "Marte's walk-off homer in 10th leads Pirates by Braves 6-5". Fox Sports. AP. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "PIRATES SWEPT BY REDS". 1160 WCCS | The Voice of Indiana County | Indiana, PA. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ "Pirates sweep series from Cubs at Wrigley". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ "Pirates OF Starling Marte gets 80-game ban after positive PED test". ESPN.com. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ "Pirates Lose 2-1 Again, Swept By Cardinals". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ "Carter, Yankees jump on Pirates late in 11-5 win". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ Nesbitt, Stephen J. (April 27, 2017). "Dovydas Neverauskas makes history for Lithuania; Adam Frazier to DL". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Pirates' Gift Ngoepe: Promoted by Pirates". CBS Sports. April 26, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Nesbitt, Stephen (May 3, 2017). "Iván Nova named National League pitcher of the month for April". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
^ Biertempfel, Rob (July 2, 2017). "Josh Harrison chosen to represent Pirates at All-Star Game". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "MLB Gameday". MLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ "Sean Rodriguez caps return to Pittsburgh Pirates with game-winning homer vs. San Diego Padres". UPI. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ Biertempfel, Bob (August 23, 2017). "History at PNC Park! Pirates' Josh Harrison ends Rich Hill's no-hit bid with walk-off homer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 24, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Josh Bell Breaks National League Record, Pirates Rout Cubs 12-0". KDKA. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Biertempfel, Rob (September 5, 2017). "Pirates overcome base-running gaffes to rally past Cubs". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/212196902/pirates-announce-minor-league-coaches-for-2017/

External links

Pittsburgh Pirates official site

[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

[2] "Report: Jung Ho Kang denied visa to enter United States". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 24, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[3] Biertempfel, Rob (August 27, 2017). "Pirates notebook: Jung Ho Kang trying to get visa to play in Dominican Republic". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Spring Training Standings". MLB. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

[5] "Marte's walk-off homer in 10th leads Pirates by Braves 6-5". Fox Sports. AP. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

[6] "PIRATES SWEPT BY REDS". 1160 WCCS | The Voice of Indiana County | Indiana, PA. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

[7] "Pirates sweep series from Cubs at Wrigley". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

[8] "Pirates OF Starling Marte gets 80-game ban after positive PED test". ESPN.com. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

[9] "Pirates Lose 2-1 Again, Swept By Cardinals". Retrieved April 25, 2017.

[10] "Carter, Yankees jump on Pirates late in 11-5 win". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

[11] Nesbitt, Stephen J. (April 27, 2017). "Dovydas Neverauskas makes history for Lithuania; Adam Frazier to DL". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[12] "Pirates' Gift Ngoepe: Promoted by Pirates". CBS Sports. April 26, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[13] Nesbitt, Stephen (May 3, 2017). "Iván Nova named National League pitcher of the month for April". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

[14] Biertempfel, Rob (July 2, 2017). "Josh Harrison chosen to represent Pirates at All-Star Game". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 29, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[15] "MLB Gameday". MLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

[16] "Sean Rodriguez caps return to Pittsburgh Pirates with game-winning homer vs. San Diego Padres". UPI. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

[17] Biertempfel, Bob (August 23, 2017). "History at PNC Park! Pirates' Josh Harrison ends Rich Hill's no-hit bid with walk-off homer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 24, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[18] "Josh Bell Breaks National League Record, Pirates Rout Cubs 12-0". KDKA. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[19] Biertempfel, Rob (September 5, 2017). "Pirates overcome base-running gaffes to rally past Cubs". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[20] ttp://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/212196902/pirates-announce-minor-league-coaches-for-2017/

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