2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2016 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Record	78–83-1 (.484)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Robert Nutting
General managers	Neal Huntington
Managers	Clint Hurdle
Television	Root Sports Pittsburgh
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 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 135th season overall, the 130th season as a member of the National League, and the 16th season at PNC Park. The regular season started with a win at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3 and ended with a loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 2. The Pirates finished the regular season third in the National League Central with 78 wins, 83 losses and one tie. For the first time since the 2012 season, the Pirates finished with a losing record and did not qualify for the postseason.

Two members of the 2016 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game: pitcher Mark Melancon and outfielder Starling Marte. In addition, two players were named NL Player of the Week: infielder Jung-ho Kang and utility player Sean Rodriguez, both in September.

Season standings

National League Central

v t e NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	103	58	0.640	—	57–24	46–34
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	0.531	17½	38–43	48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	0.484	25	38–42	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	0.451	30½	41–40	32–49
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	0.420	35½	38–43	30–51

National League playoff standings

v t e Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	103	58	0.640
Washington Nationals	95	67	0.586
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	0.562

v t e Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	87	75	0.537	—
San Francisco Giants	87	75	0.537	—
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	0.531	1
Miami Marlins	79	82	0.491	7½
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	0.484	8½
Colorado Rockies	75	87	0.463	12
Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	0.451	14
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	16
Arizona Diamondbacks	69	93	0.426	18
Atlanta Braves	68	93	0.422	18½
San Diego Padres	68	94	0.420	19
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	0.420	19

Record vs. opponents

2016 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2016
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	2–5	3–3	10–9	7–12	2–4	3–4	5–1	4–3	1–5	10–9	6–13	4–3	2–5	5–15
Atlanta	2–5	—	3–3	3–4	1–6	1–5	11–7	2–5	10–9	11–8	3–4	4–2	3–4	2–4	4–15	8–12
Chicago	5–2	3–3	—	15–4	2–4	4–3	4–3	11–8	2–5	5–1	14–4	4–2	4–3	10–9	5–2	15–5
Cincinnati	3–3	4–3	4–15	—	5–2	2–5	3–4	11–8	0–6	4–2	9–10	3–4	3–3	9–10	3–4	5–15
Colorado	9–10	6–1	4–2	2–5	—	7–12	2–5	1–5	6–1	2–5	2–5	10–9	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–11
Los Angeles	12–7	5–1	3–4	5–2	12–7	—	1–6	5–2	4–3	4–2	2–5	11–8	8–11	4–2	5–1	10–10
Miami	4–2	7–11	3–4	4–3	5–2	6–1	—	4–2	7–12	9–10	6–1	3–3	2–4	4–3	9–10	6–14
Milwaukee	4–3	5–2	8–11	8–11	5–1	2–5	2–4	—	2–5	3–4	9–10	3–4	1–5	6–13	4–2	11–9
New York	1–5	9–10	5–2	6–0	1–6	3–4	12–7	5–2	—	12–7	3–3	4–3	4–3	3–3	7–12	12–8
Philadelphia	3–4	8–11	1–5	2–4	5–2	2–4	10–9	4–3	7–12	—	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–5	5–14	11–9
Pittsburgh	5–1	4–3	4–14	10–9	5–2	5–2	1–6	10–9	3–3	4–3	—	3–3	4–3	9–10	2–4	9–11
San Diego	9–10	2–4	2–4	4–3	9–10	8–11	3–3	4–3	3–4	2–5	3–3	—	8–11	1–6	4–3	6–14
San Francisco	13–6	4–3	3–4	3–3	10–9	11–8	4–2	5–1	3–4	3–3	3–4	11–8	—	3–4	3–4	8–12
St. Louis	3–4	4–2	9–10	10–9	4–2	2–4	3–4	13–6	3–3	5–2	10–9	6–1	4–3	—	2–5	8–12
Washington	5–2	15–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	1–5	10–9	2–4	12–7	14–5	4–2	3–4	4–3	5–2	—	12–8

Detailed records

Regular season

April

• April 3 – The Pirates defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the very first game of the 2016 Major League Baseball season
• April 6 – The Pirates sweep the Cardinals in the first series of the regular season.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 15–9, second in the NL Central at 3.0 games out of first.

May

• May 6 – Third baseman/Shortstop Jung-ho Kang returns from a 2015 season-ending injury to make his 2016 season debut, hitting two home runs in a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
• May 20 – Andrew McCutchen records his 613th career hit at PNC Park, surpassing Jack Wilson as PNC Park hits leader.^[2]
• May 23 – Starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is hit by a pitch while batting. Reliever Wilfredo Boscán takes his place four days after his MLB debut and records his first career MLB win and hit.^[3]
• May 26 – The Pirates conclude a ten-game homestand, winning eight and taking three series in a row against the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.
• May 30 – Pitcher Jeff Locke pitches the first complete game shutout of his career, in 105 pitches, in a 10–0 victory against the Miami Marlins. Outfielder Gregory Polanco hits the first grand slam of his career.^[4]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 29–22, second in the NL Central at 6.5 games out of first.

June

• June 7 – After rain forces the first game in a homestand against the New York Mets on June 6 to be postponed, the Pirates sweep a double-header against the Mets. Closing pitcher Mark Melancon records a save in both games.
• June 8 – Starting pitcher Jameson Taillon makes his MLB debut against the New York Mets, striking out three and allowing three runs in six innings in a loss to the Mets.
• June 14 – Jameson Taillon earns his first career MLB win in a shutout victory over the New York Mets.
• June 17 – The Pirates are shut out for the first time in the 2016 season in a loss against the Chicago Cubs.
• June 24 – Clint Hurdle earns his 1000th career win as a manager in a Pirates victory at home over the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[5]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 38–41, third in the NL Central at 14.0 games out of first.

July

• July 4 – Juan Nicasio becomes only the 74th player to pitch an immaculate inning in a Major League game.
• July 5 – Mark Melancon (P) is named to the National League All-Star team, while Starling Marte (LF) is named a final vote candidate.^[6]
• July 7 – Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow makes his MLB debut, striking out five and allowing four runs in a loss against the St. Louis Cardinals.
• July 10 – The Pirates enter the All-Star break with a win–loss record of 46–43, third in the NL Central.
• July 17 – The Pirates defeat the Washington Nationals 2–1 in 18 innings, the longest regular season game in Nationals history, on the strength of a Starling Marte home run.^[7]
• July 27 – Pitcher Gerrit Cole pitches the first complete game of his career, in 93 pitches, in a 10–1 victory against the Seattle Mariners.^[8]
• July 30 – The Pirates trade closing pitcher Mark Melancon to the Washington Nationals for Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn; Tony Watson replaces Melancon as closer.^[9]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 52–51, third in the NL Central at 10.5 games out of first.

August

• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 67–64, third in the NL Central at 17.5 games out of first.

September

• September 12 – Jung-ho Kang is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending September 11.^[10]
• September 19 – Sean Rodriguez is named NL co-Player of the Week for the week ending September 18.^[11]
• September 27 – The Pirates lose to the Chicago Cubs and are prevented from qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2012.^[12]
• September 29 – The Pirates and the Cubs tie, 1–1, after the game was called in the 6th inning because of inclement weather. The game was not made up as the result did not impact the playoff race. It was the first tie in MLB since June 2005.^[13]
• September 30 – The Pirates lose for the 81st time of the season, against the Cardinals, ensuring the team's first losing season since 2012.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 78–81, third in the NL Central at 24.0 games out of first.

October

• October 2 – At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates had a win–loss record of 78–83, finishing third in the NL Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

Game log

2016 Game Log: 78–83 (Home: 38–42-1Away: 40–41)
April: 15–9 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 3 Cardinals 4–1 Liriano (1–0) Wainwright (0–1) — 39,500 1–0 W1 2 April 5 Cardinals 6–5 (11) Lobstein (1–0) Maness (0–1) — 26,049 2–0 W2 3 April 6 Cardinals 5–1 Nicasio (1–0) Leake (0–1) Melancon (1) 14,890 3–0 W3 4 April 8 @ Reds 6–5 Vogelsong (1–0) Hoover (0–1) Melancon (2) 17,194 4–0 W4 5 April 9 @ Reds 1–5 Iglesias (1–0) Cole (0–1) — 22,799 4–1 L1 6 April 10 @ Reds 1–2 Ohlendorf (2–0) Caminero (0–1) — 27,207 4–2 L2 7 April 11 @ Tigers 7–4 Niese (1–0) Verlander (0–1) Melancon (3) 26,271 5–2 W1 8 April 12 @ Tigers 2–8 Sánchez (2–0) Nicasio (1–1) — 26,489 5–3 L1 9 April 13 Tigers 3–7 Greene (1–0) Caminero (0–2) — 21,175 5–4 L2 10 April 14 Tigers 4–7 Zimmermann (2–0) Cole (0–2) Rodríguez (2) 18,751 5–5 L3 11 April 15 Brewers 4–8 Nelson (2–1) Locke (0–1) — 24,280 5–6 L4 12 April 16 Brewers 5–0 Niese (2–0) Jungmann (0–2) — 34,957 6–6 W1 13 April 17 Brewers 9–3 Nicasio (2–1) Davies (0–1) — 31,124 7–6 W2 14 April 19 @ Padres 4–5 Rea (1–1) Liriano (1–1) Rodney (2) 19,449 7–7 L1 15 April 20 @ Padres 2–8 Pomeranz (2–1) Locke (0–2) — 20,681 7–8 L2 16 April 21 @ Padres 11–1 Cole (1–2) Shields (0–3) — 20,387 8–8 W1 17 April 22 @ Diamondbacks 8–7 Niese (3–0) Corbin (1–2) Melancon (4) 27,829 9–8 W2 18 April 23 @ Diamondbacks 1–7 De La Rosa (2–3) Nicasio (2–2) — 32,935 9–9 L1 19 April 24 @ Diamondbacks 12–10 (13) Feliz (1–0) Marshall (0–1) Caminero (1) 27,573 10–9 W1 20 April 25 @ Rockies 6–1 Locke (1–2) Bettis (2–1) Schugel (1) 20,674 11–9 W2 21 April 26 @ Rockies 9–4 Cole (2–2) De La Rosa (1–3) — 20,227 12–9 W3 22 April 27 @ Rockies 9–8 (12) Lobstein (2–0) Estévez (0–1) Melancon (5) 21,345 13–9 W4 — April 28 @ Rockies PPD, RAIN/SNOW; rescheduled for June 9 23 April 29 Reds 4–1 Nicasio (3–2) Straily (0–1) Melancon (6) 29,938 14–9 W5 24 April 30 Reds 5–1 Liriano (2–1) Simón (0–3) Melancon (7) 34,810 15–9 W6
May: 14–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 25 May 1 Reds 5–6 (11) Wood (3–0) Vogelsong (1–1) — 28,755 15–10 L1 26 May 2 Cubs 2–7 Hammel (4–0) Cole (2–3) — 18,376 15–11 L2 27 May 3 Cubs 1–7 Arrieta (6–0) Niese (3–1) — 22,195 15–12 L3 28 May 4 Cubs 2–6 Lester (3–1) Nicasio (3–3) — 28,782 15–13 L4 29 May 6 @ Cardinals 4–2 Liriano (3–1) Martínez (4–2) Melancon (8) 43,093 16–13 W1 30 May 7 @ Cardinals 4–6 Rosenthal (1–1) Schugel (0–1) — 42,338 16–14 L1 31 May 8 @ Cardinals 10–5 Cole (3–3) Wacha (2–3) Melancon (9) 42,441 17–14 W1 32 May 9 @ Reds 2–3 Ramirez (1–2) Niese (3–2) Cingrani (2) 12,103 17–15 L1 — May 10 @ Reds PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for September 17 33 May 11 @ Reds 5–4 Watson (1–0) Ohlendorf (3–4) Melancon (10) 14,694 18–15 W1 34 May 13 @ Cubs 4–9 Hammel (5–0) Liriano (3–2) — 37,479 18–16 L1 35 May 14 @ Cubs 2–8 Arrieta (7–0) Locke (1–3) — 40,953 18–17 L2 36 May 15 @ Cubs 2–1 Cole (4–3) Lester (4–2) Melancon (11) 40,814 19–17 W1 37 May 16 Braves 8–5 Niese (4–2) Pérez (1–1) Melancon (12) 16,905 20–17 W2 38 May 17 Braves 12–9 Nicasio (4–3) Blair (0–3) Melancon (13) 19,400 21–17 W3 39 May 18 Braves 1–3 Teherán (1–4) Liriano (3–3) Vizcaíno (4) 18,201 21–18 L1 40 May 19 Braves 8–2 Locke (2–3) Foltynewicz (1–2) — 23,074 22–18 W1 41 May 20 Rockies 2–1 Cole (5–3) Butler (2–2) Melancon (14) 23,248 23–18 W2 42 May 21 Rockies 1–5 Estevez (1–1) Melancon (0–1) — 31,352 23–19 L1 — May 22 Rockies PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 23 43 May 23 Rockies 6–3 Boscán (1–0) Lyles (1–2) Melancon (15) 34,529 24–19 W1 44 May 24 Diamondbacks 12–1 Liriano (4–3) Miller (1–6) — 18,415 25–19 W2 45 May 25 Diamondbacks 5–4 Locke (3–3) De La Rosa (4–5) Melancon (16) 20,696 26–19 W3 46 May 26 Diamondbacks 8–3 Schugel (1–1) Corbin (2–4) — 30,861 27–19 W4 47 May 27 @ Rangers 9–1 Niese (5–2) Hamels (5–1) — 37,645 28–19 W5 48 May 28 @ Rangers 2–5 Darvish (1–0) Nicasio (4–4) — 46,950 28–20 L1 49 May 29 @ Rangers 2–6 Perez (3–4) Liriano (4–4) — 44,613 28–21 L2 50 May 30 @ Marlins 10–0 Locke (4–3) Nicolino (2–3) — 10,856 29–21 W1 51 May 31 @ Marlins 1–3 Fernandez (8–2) Cole (5–4) Ramos (16) 10,637 29–22 L1
June: 9–19 (Home: 7–10; Away: 2–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 52 June 1 @ Marlins 2–3 Phelps (4–3) Watson (1–1) Ramos (17) 17,018 29–23 L2 53 June 2 @ Marlins 3–4 (12) Wittgren (1–0) Schugel (1–2) — 19,907 29–24 L3 54 June 3 Angels 2–9 Weaver (5–4) Liriano (4–5) — 27,643 29–25 L4 55 June 4 Angels 8–7 Locke (5–3) Salas (2–2) Melancon (17) 31,505 30–25 W1 56 June 5 Angels 4–5 Guerra (1–0) Watson (1–2) Street (6) 27,754 30–26 L1 — June 6 Mets PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for June 7 57 June 7 Mets 3–1 Niese (6–2) Matz (7–2) Melancon (18) N/A 31–26 W1 58 June 7 Mets 3–1 Nicasio (5–4) deGrom (3–2) Melancon (19) 26,605 32–26 W2 59 June 8 Mets 5–6 Reed (1–0) Luebke (0–1) Familia (19) 28,084 32–27 L1 60 June 9 @ Rockies 5–11 De La Rosa (2–4) Locke (5–4) — 24,678 32–28 L2 61 June 10 Cardinals 3–9 (12) Broxton (1–0) Nicasio (5–5) — 28,417 32–29 L3 62 June 11 Cardinals 1–5 Martinez (7–5) Liriano (4–6) Rosenthal (12) 36,962 32–30 L4 63 June 12 Cardinals 3–8 Leake (5–4) Niese (6–3) — 31,148 32–31 L5 64 June 14 @ Mets 4–0 Taillon (1–0) deGrom (3–3) — 35,124 33–31 W1 65 June 15 @ Mets 2–11 Syndergaard (7–2) Locke (5–5) — 32,117 33–32 L1 66 June 16 @ Mets 4–6 Colón (6–3) Nicasio (5–6) Familia (22) 33,052 33–33 L2 67 June 17 @ Cubs 0–6 Arrieta (11–1) Liriano (4–7) — 41,547 33–34 L3 68 June 18 @ Cubs 3–4 Lester (9–3) Niese (6–4) Rondon (12) 41,424 33–35 L4 69 June 19 @ Cubs 5–10 Hendricks (5–6) Taillon (1–1) — 41,024 33–36 L5 70 June 20 Giants 1–0 Locke (6–5) Bumgarner (8–3) Melancon (20) 27,906 34–36 W1 71 June 21 Giants 4–15 Cueto (11–1) Boscán (1–1) — 27,729 34–37 L1 72 June 22 Giants 6–7 Law (3–1) Hughes (0–1) Casilla (15) 33,747 34–38 L2 73 June 23 Giants 3–5 Suarez (3–1) Niese (6–5) Casilla (16) 29,986 34–39 L3 74 June 24 Dodgers 8–6 Feliz (2–0) Tepesch (0–1) Melancon (21) 28,226 35–39 W1 75 June 25 Dodgers 6–1 Locke (7–5) Maeda (6–5) — 33,590 36–39 W2 76 June 26 Dodgers 4–3 Kuhl (1–0) Kershaw (11–2) Melancon (22) 37–39 W3 77 June 27 Dodgers 4–5 Kazmir (6–3) Liriano (4–8) Jansen (22) 26,925 37–40 L1 78 June 28 @ Mariners 2–5 Iwakuma (7–6) Niese (6–6) Cishek (18) 24,836 37–41 L2 79 June 29 @ Mariners 8–1 Taillon (2–1) Miley (6–4) — 25,477 38–41 W1
July: 14–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 80 July 1 @ Athletics 7–3 Locke (8–5) Gray (3–7) — 15,710 39–41 W2 81 July 2 @ Athletics 4–2 Nicasio (6–6) Coulombe (1–1) Melancon (23) 28,846 40–41 W3 82 July 3 @ Athletics 6–3 Liriano (5–8) Mengden (1–4) Melancon (24) 21,831 41–41 W4 83 July 4 @ Cardinals 4–2 Niese (7–6) Martinez (7–6) Feliz (1) 41,850 42–41 W5 84 July 5 @ Cardinals 5–2 Nicasio (7–6) Leake (5–7) Melancon (25) 41,444 43–41 W6 85 July 6 @ Cardinals 7–5 Schugel (2–2) Broxton (1–1) Melancon (26) 42,693 44–41 W7 86 July 7 @ Cardinals 1–5 Wainwright (8–5) Glasnow (0–1) — 42,144 44–42 L1 87 July 8 Cubs 8–4 Feliz (3–0) Arrieta (12–4) Melancon (27) 35,904 45–42 W1 88 July 9 Cubs 12–6 Caminero (1–2) Warren (3–2) Hughes (1) 37,796 46–42 W2 89 July 10 Cubs 5–6 Strop (2–2) Watson (1–3) Rondon (14) 37,998 46–43 L1 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California 90 July 15 @ Nationals 1–5 Strasburg (13–0) Liriano (5–9) — 36,982 46–44 L2 91 July 16 @ Nationals 0–6 Roark (9–5) Cole (5–5) — 38,861 46–45 L3 92 July 17 @ Nationals 2–1 (18) Niese (8–6) Pérez (2–3) — 32,755 47–45 W1 93 July 19 Brewers 3–2 Melancon (1–1) Thornburg (3–4) — 27,106 48–45 W2 94 July 20 Brewers 5–9 Torres (2–1) Locke (8–6) — 36,717 48–46 L1 95 July 21 Brewers 5–3 Liriano (6–9) Garza (1–4) Melancon (28) 35,978 49–46 W1 96 July 22 Phillies 0–4 Eflin (3–3) Cole (5–6) — 33,703 49–47 L1 97 July 23 Phillies 7–4 Nicasio (8–6) Nola (5–9) Melancon (29) 35,802 50–47 W1 98 July 24 Phillies 5–4 Feliz (4–0) Ramos (1–1) Melancon (30) 32,439 51–47 W2 99 July 26 Mariners 4–7 Hernandez (5–4) Liriano (6–10) Cishek (14) 30,969 51–48 L1 100 July 27 Mariners 10–1 Cole (6–6) Paxton (3–5) — 35,483 52–48 W1 101 July 29 @ Brewers 1–3 Guerra (7–2) Brault (0–1) Jeffress (25) 29,442 52–49 L1 102 July 30 @ Brewers 3–5 Anderson (6–10) Taillon (2–2) Jeffress (26) 36,663 52–50 L2 103 July 31 @ Brewers 2–4 Garza (2–4) Liriano (6–11) Jeffress (27) 32,405 52–51 L3
August: 15–13 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 104 August 2 @ Braves 5–3 Cole (7–6) Foltynewicz (4–5) Watson (1) 20,633 53–51 W1 105 August 3 @ Braves 4–8 Whalen (1–0) Locke (8–7) — 19,281 53–52 L1 106 August 4 @ Braves 2–5 Cervenka (1–0) Rivero (0–4) Johnson (7) 20,527 53–53 L2 107 August 5 Reds 3–2 Watson (2–3) Ohlendorf (5–7) — 28,882 54–53 W1 108 August 6 Reds 5–3 Nova (8–6) Bailey (1–1) Watson (2) 34,259 55–53 W2 109 August 7 Reds 3–7 Straily (7–6) Cole (7–7) — 32,947 55–54 L1 110 August 9 Padres 6–4 Kuhl (2–0) Perdomo (5–6) Watson (3) 30,269 56–54 W1 111 August 10 Padres 0–4 Jackson (3–2) Vogelsong (1–2) — 29,623 56–55 L1 112 August 11 Padres 4–0 Taillon (3–2) Friedrich (4–8) Watson (4) 32,071 57–55 W1 113 August 12 @ Dodgers 5–1 Nova (9–6) Stripling (3–4) Watson (5) 47,438 58–55 W2 114 August 13 @ Dodgers 4–8 Urias (3–2) Cole (7–8) Jansen (35) 40,563 58–56 L1 115 August 14 @ Dodgers 11–3 Kuhl (3–0) Anderson (0–1) — 43,468 59–56 W1 116 August 15 @ Giants 8–5 Vogelsong (2–2) Moore (7–9) — 41,850 60–56 W2 117 August 16 @ Giants 4–3 Bastardo (1–0) Law (4–2) Watson (6) 41,185 61–56 W3 118 August 17 @ Giants 6–5 Nicasio (9–6) Cain (4–8) Watson (7) 41,139 62–56 W4 119 August 19 Marlins 5–6 Wittgren (4–2) Feliz (4–1) Rodney (22) 32,357 62–57 L1 120 August 20 Marlins 1–3 Phelps (7–6) Kuhl (3–1) Rodney (23) 37,820 62–58 L2 121 August 21 Marlins 2–3 Ureña (2–4) Vogelsong (2–3) Rodney (24) 28,616 62–59 L3 122 August 22 Astros 1–3 Fister (12–8) Taillon (3–3) Giles (4) 24,017 62–60 L4 123 August 23 Astros 7–1 Nova (10–6) Musgrove (1–2) — 28,760 63–60 W1 124 August 24 Astros 4–5 McHugh (8–10) Cole (7–9) Giles (5) 23,717 63–61 L1 125 August 25 @ Brewers 3–2 (10) Bastardo (2–0) Torres (2–3) Watson (8) 20,296 64–61 W1 126 August 26 @ Brewers 5–3 Vogelsong (3–3) Garza (4–6) Watson (9) 25,474 65–61 W2 127 August 27 @ Brewers 9–6 Locke (9–7) Boyer (1–3) Feliz (2) 35,925 66–61 W3 128 August 28 @ Brewers 3–1 Nova (11–6) Anderson (7–11) Watson (10) 37,583 67–61 W4 129 August 29 @ Cubs 7–8 (13) Zastryzny (1–0) Locke (9–8) — 38,951 67–62 L1 130 August 30 @ Cubs 0–3 Hendricks (13–7) Kuhl (3–2) Chapman (11) 38,174 67–63 L2 131 August 31 @ Cubs 5–6 Hammel (14–7) Vogelsong (3–4) Chapman (12) 38,137 67–64 L3
September: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 132 September 2 Brewers 0–1 Boyer (2–3) Taillon (3–4) Thornburg (7) 21,772 67–65 L4 133 September 3 Brewers 4–7 Torres (3–3) Feliz (4–2) Thornburg (8) 26,637 67–66 L5 134 September 4 Brewers 0–10 Anderson (8–11) Brault (0–2) — 25,318 67–67 L6 135 September 5 Cardinals 6–12 Wainwright (10–8) Kuhl (3–3) — 26,297 67–68 L7 136 September 6 Cardinals 7–9 Mayers (1–1) Watson (2–4) Oh (16) 20,369 67–69 L8 137 September 7 Cardinals 4–3 Williams (1–0) Reyes (1–1) Watson (11) 21,523 68–69 W1 138 September 8 Reds 4–1 Nova (12–6) Straily (11–8) — 24,520 69–69 W2 139 September 9 Reds 3–4 Iglesias (3–1) Watson (2–5) — 20,369 69–70 L1 140 September 10 Reds 7–8 Smith (3–1) Williams (1–1) Cingrani (17) 25,918 69–71 L2 141 September 11 Reds 0–8 Finnegan (9–10) Vogelsong (3–5) — 26,744 69–72 L3 142 September 12 @ Phillies 2–6 Hellickson (11–9) Cole (7–10) — 15,514 69–73 L4 143 September 13 @ Phillies 5–3 Rivero (1–4) Gomez (3–4) Watson (12) 16,190 70–73 W1 144 September 14 @ Phillies 2–6 Thompson (2–5) Brault (0–3) Gomez (37) 16,112 70–74 L1 145 September 15 @ Phillies 15–2 Kuhl (4–3) Eickhoff (10–14) — 15,247 71–74 W1 146 September 16 @ Reds 9–7 (10) Bastardo (3–0) Cingrani (2–5) Watson (13) 20,238 72–74 W2 147 September 17 @ Reds 10–4 Taillon (4–4) DeSclafani (8–4) LeBlanc (1) 17,226 73–74 W3 148 September 17 @ Reds 7–3 Nicasio (10–6) Finnegan (9–11) — 24,397 74–74 W4 149 September 18 @ Reds 4–7 Straily (13–8) Nova (12–7) — 19,597 74–75 L1 150 September 20 @ Brewers 6–3 Hughes (1–1) Garza (5–8) Watson (14) 20,829 75–75 W1 151 September 21 @ Brewers 4–1 Kuhl (5–3) Nelson (8–15) Watson (15) 25,482 76–75 W2 152 September 22 @ Brewers 1–3 Anderson (9–11) Vogelsong (3–6) Thornburg (12) 24,582 76–76 L1 153 September 23 Nationals 6–5 (11) LeBlanc (4–0) Petit (3–5) — 29,513 77–76 W1 154 September 24 Nationals 1–6 López (4–3) Nova (5–2) — 30,137 77–77 L1 155 September 25 Nationals 7–10 Kelley (3–2) Rivero (1–5) Melancon (43) 28,924 77–78 L2 156 September 26 Cubs 2–12 Hendricks (16–8) Kuhl (5–4) — 20,519 77–79 L3 157 September 27 Cubs 4–6 Lackey (11–8) Vogelsong (3–7) Peña (1) 22,454 77–80 L4 158 September 28 Cubs 8–4 Taillon (5–4) Arrieta (18–8) — 78–80 W1 159 September 29 Cubs 1–1 (6) Game called (inclement weather) (game not made up; tie does not count in record) 19,991 78–80 — 160 September 30 @ Cardinals 0–7 Martinez (16–9) Glasnow (0–2) — 43,070 78–81 L1
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 161 October 1 @ Cardinals 3–4 Siegrist (6–3) Rivero (1–6) Oh (19) 43,328 78–82 L2 162 October 2 @ Cardinals 4–10 Broxton (4–2) Nicasio (10–7) — 44,615 78–83 L3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2016 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 59 Antonio Bastardo 69 Wilfredo Boscán 43 Steven Brault 37 Arquimedes Caminero 52 Phil Coke 45 Gerrit Cole 30 Neftalí Feliz 51 Tyler Glasnow 48 Jared Hughes 34 Drew Hutchison 39 Chad Kuhl 38 Wade LeBlanc 47 Francisco Liriano 53 Kyle Lobstein 49 Jeff Locke 26 Cory Luebke 58 Kelvin Marte 35 Mark Melancon 12 Juan Nicasio 18 Jon Niese 46 Iván Nova 46,52 Curtis Partch 53 Zach Phillips 57 Jorge Rondón 52 Rob Scahill 31 A. J. Schugel 50 Jameson Taillon 73 Felipe Vázquez 14 Ryan Vogelsong 44 Tony Watson 57 Trevor Williams		Catchers 29 Francisco Cervelli 32 Elías Díaz 24 Eric Fryer 38 Erik Kratz 58 Jacob Stallings 19 Chris Stewart Infielders 55 Josh Bell 24 Cole Figueroa 18 Pedro Florimón 23 David Freese 37,59 Alen Hanson  5 Josh Harrison 28 John Jaso 27 Jung-ho Kang 10 Jordy Mercer 38 Max Moroff 38 Michael Morse  3 Sean Rodriguez 15 Jason Rogers		Outfielders 26 Adam Frazier 17 Matthew Joyce  6 Starling Marté 22 Andrew McCutchen 25 Gregory Polanco		Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 36 Brad Fischer (coach)  2 Jeff Branson (hitting) 89 Jordan Comadena (bullpen catcher) 85 Dave Jauss (bench) 16 Nick Leyva (first base) 75 Jeff Livesey (assistant hitting) 56 Euclides Rojas (bullpen) 54 Ray Searage (pitching) 41 Rick Sofield (third base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
John Jaso	1B
Andrew McCutchen	CF
David Freese	3B
Starling Marte	LF
Francisco Cervelli	C
Gregory Polanco	RF
Josh Harrison	2B
Jordy Mercer	SS
Francisco Liriano	SP

Disabled lists

15-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Jung-ho Kang	Left Knee Injury	March 25, 2016	May 6, 2016
Elías Díaz	Right Elbow Strain	March 25, 2016	May 19, 2016
Jared Hughes	Left Lat Strain	March 25, 2016	April 30, 2016
Cory Luebke	Right Hamstring Tightness	April 14, 2016	May 15, 2016
Ryan Vogelsong	Facial Fractures	May 24, 2016	June 4, 2016
Arquimedes Caminero	Left Quadriceps Strain	May 25, 2016	June 11, 2016
Francisco Cervelli	Broken Hamate Bone In Left Hand	June 11, 2016	July 19, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Right Triceps Muscle Strain	June 11, 2016	July 16, 2016
Chris Stewart	Left Knee Discomfort	July 4, 2016	September 2, 2016
Jameson Taillon	Right Shoulder Fatigue	July 5, 2016	July 19, 2016
Tyler Glasnow	Right Shoulder Discomfort	July 24, 2016	August 28, 2016
Jung-ho Kang	Left Shoulder Injury	August 20, 2016	September 5, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Posterior Inflammation of Right Elbow	August 25, 2016	September 12, 2016
Starling Marte	Back Tightness	October 1, 2016	October 3, 2016

60-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Elías Díaz	Right Elbow Debridement	May 19, 2016	July 23, 2016
Ryan Vogelsong	Facial Fractures	June 4, 2016	August 4, 2016
Elías Díaz	Cellulitis of His Left Knee	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
Chris Stewart	Left Knee Discomfort	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Right Elbow Posterior Inflammation	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
A. J. Schugel	Right Shoulder Discomfort	September 23, 2016	November 4, 2016
Josh Harrison	Right Groin Strain	September 26, 2016	November 4, 2016

Notable achievements

Awards

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

• Starling Marte, OF ^[14]

2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Mark Melancon, P, reserve
• Starling Marte, OF, reserve (replacing Yoenis Céspedes)

National League Player of the Week Award

• Jung-ho Kang (September 5–11)
• Sean Rodriguez (September 12–18)

Sporting News NL All-Star Team^[15]

• Starling Marte, OF

Statistics

Players

Updated as of games on October 2, 2016

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Legend

– Stats reflect time with the Pirates only.
^† – Denotes player was acquired during season.
^‡ – Denotes player was relinquished during season.
– Injured reserve.
 Bold  – Qualified for batting title (3.1 plate appearances per team game) or ERA title (1 inning pitched per team game)

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2016 season:

Trades

November 25, 2015[18]	To Arizona Diamondbacks: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Allen Webster
December 9, 2015[19]	To New York Mets: Neil Walker	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jon Niese
December 12, 2015[20]	To Philadelphia Phillies: Charlie Morton	To Pittsburgh Pirates: David Whitehead
December 17, 2015[21]	To Milwaukee Brewers: Keon Broxton Trey Supak	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jason Rogers
December 21, 2015[22]	To Detroit Tigers: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Lobstein
March 27, 2016[23]	To Atlanta Braves: Eric O'Flaherty	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash Considerations
June 11, 2016[24]	To Los Angeles Angels: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Erik Kratz
July 30, 2016[25]	To Washington Nationals: Mark Melancon	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Felipe Rivero Taylor Hearn
August 1, 2016[26]	To New York Yankees: Two Players To Be Named Later (8/30/16) Tito Polo Stephen Tarpley	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Iván Nova
August 1, 2016[27]	To Toronto Blue Jays: Francisco Liriano Harold Ramírez Reese McGuire	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Drew Hutchison
August 1, 2016[28]	To New York Mets: Jon Niese	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Antonio Bastardo
August 6, 2016[29]	To Seattle Mariners: Arquimedes Caminero	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Player To Be Named Later and Future Considerations (9/1/16) Jake Brentz Pedro Vasquez
August 31, 2016[30]	To Baltimore Orioles: Kyle Lobstein	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zach Phillips
September 13, 2016[31]	To Seattle Mariners: Player To Be Named Later or Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Wade LeBlanc
September 22, 2016[32]	To New York Yankees: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Phil Coke
September 26, 2016[33]	To Washington Nationals: Taylor Gushue and Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Chris Bostick
October 5, 2016[34]	To Toronto Blue Jays: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Brady Dragmire

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Francisco Diaz		New York Yankees	November 16, 2015	Minor league contract
Frank Herrmann		Philadelphia Phillies	November 18, 2015	Minor league contract
Blake Wood[35]		Cincinnati Reds	November 20, 2015	1 year
Jake Goebbert[18]	San Diego Padres		November 25, 2015	1 year
J. A. Happ[36]		Toronto Blue Jays	November 27, 2015	3 years/$36 million
Cole Figueroa[37]	New York Yankees		December 3, 2015	Minor league contract
Joakim Soria[38]		Kansas City Royals	December 10, 2015	3 years/$25 million
Juan Nicasio[39]	Los Angeles Dodgers		December 10, 2015	1 year/$3 million
Ryan Vogelsong[40]	San Francisco Giants		December 18, 2015	1 year/$2 million
John Jaso[41]	Tampa Bay Rays		December 23, 2015	2 years/$8 million
Neftalí Feliz[42]	Detroit Tigers		January 6, 2016	1 year/$3.9 million
Joe Blanton[43]		Los Angeles Dodgers	January 19, 2016	1 year/$4 million
Antonio Bastardo[44]		New York Mets	January 22, 2016	2 years/$12 million
Jaff Decker		Toronto Blue Jays	January 22, 2016	Minor league contract
Corey Hart		Toronto Blue Jays	February 23, 2016	Minor league hitting coach
Pedro Alvarez		Baltimore Orioles	March 8, 2016	1 year/$5.75 million
David Freese[45]	Los Angeles Angels		March 11, 2016	1 year/$3 million

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Andrew Lambo[46]		Oakland Athletics	November 6, 2015
Guido Knudson[47]	Detroit Tigers		November 9, 2015
Bobby LaFromboise		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	December 23, 2015
Yoervis Medina[41]	Chicago Cubs		December 23, 2015
A. J. Schugel	Seattle Mariners		January 19, 2016

Signings

Name	Date	Details
Sean Rodriguez[48]	December 15, 2015	1 year/$2.5 million
Jeff Locke	January 14, 2016	1 year/$3.025 million
Chris Stewart	January 14, 2016	2 years/$3 million (contract extension)
Francisco Cervelli	January 15, 2016	1 year/$3.5 million
Jordy Mercer	January 15, 2016	1 year/$2.075 million
Mark Melancon	January 15, 2016	1 year/$9.65 million
Tony Watson	January 15, 2016	1 year/$3.45 million
Jared Hughes	January 15, 2016	1 year/$2.175 million
Gregory Polanco[49]	April 5, 2016	5 years/$35 million (contract extension)
Francisco Cervelli	May 17, 2016	3 years/$31 million (contract extension)
David Freese[50]	August 22, 2016	2 years/$10.5 million (contract extension)

Other

Name	Date	Details
Aramis Ramírez[51]	November 5, 2015	Retired
Matt Ford	December 24, 2015	Hired as minor league pitching coach
Rick Sofield[52]	October 22, 2016	Fired as third base coach
Nick Leyva[52]	October 22, 2016	Named Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations
Kimera Bartee[53]	October 29, 2016	Named First Base Coach
Tom Prince[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Bench Coach
Joey Cora[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Third Base Coach
Dave Jauss[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Coach

Draft picks

2016 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[54]

Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School (State)	Signed
1	22	Will Craig	3B	(1994-11-16)November 16, 1994 (aged 21)	Wake Forest (NC)
LOT A	41	Nick Lodolo	LHP	(1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 18)	Damien High School (CA)
2	68	Travis Macgregor	RHP	(1997-10-15)October 15, 1997 (aged 18)	East Lake High School (FL)
3	105	Stephen Alemais	SS	(1995-04-12)April 12, 1995 (aged 21)	Tulane (LA)
4	135	Braeden Ogle	LHP	(1997-07-30)July 30, 1997 (aged 18)	Jensen Beach High School (FL)
5	165	Blake Cederlind	RHP	(1996-01-14)January 14, 1996 (aged 20)	Merced College (CA)
6	195	Cam Vieaux	LHP	(1993-02-05)February 5, 1993 (aged 23)	Michigan State University (MI)
7	225	Brent Gibbs	C	(1994-09-27)September 27, 1994 (aged 21)	Central Arizona College (AZ)
8	255	Dylan Prohoroff	RHP	(1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 21)	Cal State Fullerton (CA)
9	285	Clark Eagan	CF	(1995-03-13)March 13, 1995 (aged 21)	Arkansas State University (AR)
10	315	Matthew Anderson	RHP	(1994-07-29)July 29, 1994 (aged 21)	Morehead State University (KY)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Dean Treanor
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Joey Cora
A-Advanced	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Michael Ryan
A	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Brian Esposito
Short-Season A	West Virginia Black Bears	New York–Penn League	Wyatt Toregas
Rookie	Bristol Pirates	Appalachian League	Edgar Varela
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Milver Reyes
Rookie	DSL Pirates	Dominican Summer League

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bradenton

References

External links

• 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• Pittsburgh Pirates official site