2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkPNC Park
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Record82–79 (.509)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRobert Nutting
General managersNeal Huntington
ManagersClint Hurdle
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
RadioKDKA-FM
Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
(Steve Blass, Joe Block, Greg Brown, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 137th season overall, 132nd season as a member of the National League, and the 18th season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished the season in fourth place in the National League Central, with a record of 82–79 and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Offseason

January 4 Claimed RHP Shane Carle off waivers from Colorado Rockies and designated RHP Johnny Barbato for assignment.[2]
January 11 Detroit Tigers claimed RHP Johnny Barbato off waivers from the Pirates.[3]
January 13 Traded RHP Gerrit Cole to Houston Astros for 3B Colin Moran, LF Jason Martin, RHP Joe Musgrove and RHP Michael Feliz.[4]
January 14 Designated RHP Shane Carle and SS Engelb Vielma for assignment.[5]
January 16 Traded OF Andrew McCutchen and cash to San Francisco Giants for RHP Kyle Crick, OF Bryan Reynolds, and $500,000 in international signing bonus allocation.[6]
January 17 Traded RHP Shane Carle to Atlanta Braves.[7]
January 31 Traded cash and LHP Daniel Zamora to New York Mets for LHP Josh Smoker.[7]
February 20 Traded cash to Boston Red Sox for OF Bryce Brentz.[8]
February 22 Traded RHP Daniel Hudson, 2B Tristan Gray, and cash to Tampa Bay Rays for OF Corey Dickerson.[8]

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9667 0.589 — 51–30 45–37
Chicago Cubs 9568 0.583 1 51–31 44–37
St. Louis Cardinals 8874 0.543 7½ 43–38 45–36
Pittsburgh Pirates 8279 0.509 13 44–36 38–43
Cincinnati Reds 6795 0.414 28½ 37–44 30–51

National League playoff standings

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers 9667 0.589
Los Angeles Dodgers 9271 0.564
Atlanta Braves 9072 0.556


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Chicago Cubs 9568 0.583 +4
Colorado Rockies 9172 0.558 —
St. Louis Cardinals 8874 0.543 2½
Pittsburgh Pirates 8279 0.509 8
Arizona Diamondbacks 8280 0.506 8½
Washington Nationals 8280 0.506 8½
Philadelphia Phillies 8082 0.494 10½
New York Mets 7785 0.475 13½
San Francisco Giants 7389 0.451 17½
Cincinnati Reds 6795 0.414 23½
San Diego Padres 6696 0.407 24½
Miami Marlins 6398 0.391 27

Record vs. opponents

2018 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona —3–43–43–38–1111–86–11–52–54–26–112–78–113–32–510–10
Atlanta 4–3—3–33–42–52–514–53–413–612–75–14–33–34–210–98–12
Chicago 4–33–3—11–83–34–35–211–96–14–210–95–23–39–104–313–7
Cincinnati 3–34–38–11—2–46–12–56–133–33–45–143–44–27–121–610–10
Colorado 11–85–23–34–2—7–132–42–56–15–23–311–812–72–55–213–7
Los Angeles 8–115–23–41–613–7—2–44–34–23–45–114–510–93–45–112–8
Miami 1–65–142–55–24–24–2—2–57–128–111–42–54–33–36–139–11
Milwaukee 5–14–39–1113–65–23–45–2—4–33–37–124–26–111–84–213–7
New York 5–26–131–63–31–62–412–73–4—11–83–44–24–33–311–88–12
Philadelphia 2–47–122–44–32–54–311–83–38–11—6–13–34–34–38–1112–8
Pittsburgh 1–61–59–1014–53–31–54–112–74–31–6—3–44–38–112–515–5
San Diego 7–123–42–54–38–115–145–22–42–43–34–3—8–114–32–47–13
San Francisco 11–83–33–32–47–129–103–41–63–43–43–411–8—2–54–28–12
St. Louis 3–32–410–912–75–24–33–38–113–33–411–83–45–2—5–211–9
Washington 5–29–103–46–12–51–513–62–48–1111–85–24–22–42–5—9–11

The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.

Detailed records

As of October 1, 2018. Season complete.

Game log

2018 Game Log: 82–79 (Home: 44–36; Away: 38–43)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
—March 29@ TigersPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Mar. 30
1March 30@ Tigers13–10 (13)Brault (1–0)Wilson (0–1)—42,5161–0W1
—March 31@ TigersPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Apr. 1
April: 16–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
2April 1@ Tigers1–0Williams (1–0)Fulmer (0–1)Vázquez (1)14,8582–0W2
3April 1@ Tigers8–6Kuhl (1–0)Farmer (0–1)Vázquez (2)18,4383–0W3
4April 2Twins5–4Taillon (1–0)Lynn (0–1)Kontos (1)30,1864–0W4
5April 4Twins3–7Odorizzi (1–0)Nova (0–1)—20,6904–1L1
6April 5Reds5–2Brault (2–0)Bailey (0–2)Vázquez (3)9,2275–1W1
7April 6Reds14–3Williams (2–0)Castillo (0–2)—11,1156–1W2
8April 7Reds4–7Peralta (1–0)Kontos (0–1)Iglesias (2)14,3366–2L1
9April 8Reds5–0Taillon (2–0)Mahle (1–1)—11,2517–2W1
—April 9@ CubsPPD, SNOW; rescheduled for Apr. 10
10April 10@ Cubs8–5Nova (1–1)Chatwood (0–2)Vázquez (4)40,1448–2W2
11April 11@ Cubs5–13Duensing (1–0)Glasnow (0–1)—35,5968–3L1
12April 12@ Cubs6–1Williams (3–0)Hendricks (0–1)—29,9499–3W1
13April 13@ Marlins2–7Peters (2–1)Kuhl (1–1)—6,8529–4L1
14April 14@ Marlins1–0Kontos (1–1)Ziegler (0–3)Vázquez (5)26,81610–4W1
15April 15@ Marlins7–3Nova (1–1)Ureña (0–3)—10,62111–4W2
16April 16Rockies2–6Márquez (1–1)Brault (2–1)—8,95811–5L1
17April 17Rockies0–2Bettis (3–0)Williams (3–1)Davis (8)8,86911–6L2
18April 18Rockies10–2Kuhl (2–1)Freeland (0–3)—8,97012–6W1
19April 19@ Phillies0–7Arrieta (2–0)Taillon (2–1)—19,07112–7L1
20April 20@ Phillies1–2García (2–1)Kontos (1–2)Neris (3)20,18312–8L2
21April 21@ Phillies2–6Nola (2–1)Feliz (0–1)Neris (4)28,16112–9L3
22April 22@ Phillies2–3 (11)Ríos (3–0)Rodríguez (0–1)—29,19912–10L4
—April 24TigersPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Apr. 25
23April 25Tigers10–13Stumpf (1–0)Taillon (2–2)Greene (4)N/A12–11L5
24April 25Tigers8–3Kuhl (3–1)Boyd (0–2)—9,39613–11W1
25April 26Tigers1–0Vázquez (1–0)Wilson (0–3)—12,04914–11W2
26April 27Cardinals6–5 (11)Kontos (2–2)Hicks (1–1)—15,74815–11W3
27April 28Cardinals6–2Williams (4–1)Flaherty (0–1)—18,56816–11W4
28April 29Cardinals5–0Kingham (1–0)Weaver (2–2)—14,37817–11W5
29April 30@ Nationals2–3Roark (2–2)Taillon (2–3)Kintzler (1)20,87917–12L1
May: 12–15 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
30May 1@ Nationals4–12Scherzer (6–1)Kuhl (3–2)—23,53417–13L2
31May 2@ Nationals3–9Strasburg (3–3)Nova (2–2)—27,08617–14L3
32May 3@ Nationals1–3Solis (1–1)Williams (4–2)Doolittle (6)30,43417–15L4
33May 4@ Brewers6–4Kingham (2–0)Guerra (2–2)Vázquez (6)32,86918–15W1
34May 5@ Brewers3–5Hader (1–0)Kontos (2–3)—32,72018–16L1
35May 6@ Brewers9–0Kuhl (4–2)Anderson (3–3)—38,28519–16W1
36May 8@ White Sox10–6Glasnow (1–1)Volstad (0–2)—12,87120–16W2
37May 9@ White Sox6–5Rodríguez (1–1)Jones (2–1)Vázquez (7)12,47621–16W3
38May 11Giants11–2Brault (3–1)Suarez (1–2)—34,72022–16W4
39May 12Giants6–5Vázquez (2–0)Watson (1–2)—27,50223–16W5
40May 13Giants0–5Holland (2–4)Nova (2–3)—22,64923–17L1
41May 15White Sox7–0Williams (5–2)López (0–3)—11,84724–17W1
42May 16White Sox3–2Santana (1–0)Soria (0–2)Vázquez (8)20,28625–17W2
43May 17Padres5–4Santana (2–0)Strahm (0–1)Vázquez (9)11,40426–17W3
44May 18Padres2–3Ross (3–3)Nova (2–4)Hand (13)18,92026–18L1
45May 19Padres2–6Richard (3–5)Kingham (2–1)—20,57826–19L2
46May 20Padres5–8Yates (3–0)Vázquez (2–1)Hand (14)17,78326–20L3
47May 22@ Reds2–7Harvey (1–2)Taillon (2–4)—16,14426–21L4
48May 23@ Reds5–4 (12)Brault (4–1)Floro (1–1)Crick (1)18,65927–21W1
49May 24@ Reds4–5Castillo (4–4)Nova (2–5)Hughes (2)14,85327–22L1
50May 25Cardinals8–1Musgrove (1–0)Gant (1–2)—22,62928–22W1
51May 26Cardinals1–4Flaherty (2–1)Williams (5–3)Norris (10)22,13328–23L1
52May 27Cardinals4–6Tuivailala (1–0)Feliz (0–2)Norris (11)19,60828–24L2
53May 28Cubs0–7Montgomery (1–1)Kuhl (4–3)—19,38228–25L3
54May 29Cubs6–8Lester (5–2)Santana (2–1)Morrow (12)11,47528–26L4
55May 30Cubs2–1Musgrove (2–0)Hendricks (4–4)Vázquez (10)14,12629–26W1
56May 31@ Cardinals8–10Mayers (2–0)Vázquez (2–2)—40,83229–27L1
June: 10–16 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
57June 1@ Cardinals4–0Taillon (3–4)Mikolas (6–1)—47,13530–27W1
58June 2@ Cardinals2–3Norris (2–1)Rodríguez (1–2)—44,49230–28L1
59June 3@ Cardinals0–5Wacha (7–1)Kingham (2–2)—44,43230–29L2
60June 5Dodgers0–5Stripling (4–1)Musgrove (2–1)—12,87930–30L3
61June 6Dodgers11–9Brault (5–1)Hudson (1–2)Vázquez (11)14,32731–30W1
62June 7Dodgers7–8Báez (3–3)Taillon (3–5)Jansen (15)19,71331–31L1
63June 8@ Cubs1–3Montgomery (2–1)Kuhl (4–4)Strop (1)40,09731–32L2
64June 9@ Cubs0–2Lester (7–2)Kingham (2–3)Cishek (2)41,04531–33L3
65June 10@ Cubs7–1Nova (3–5)Hendricks (4–6)—40,73532–33W1
66June 11@ Diamondbacks5–9Bradley (2–1)Crick (0–1)—20,92732–34L1
67June 12@ Diamondbacks8–13Salas (4–4)Williams (5–4)—22,48832–35L2
68June 13@ Diamondbacks5–4Taillon (4–5)Greinke (5–5)Vázquez (12)32,80333–35W1
69June 15Reds3–2Kuhl (5–4)Harvey (1–5)Vázquez (13)23,00734–35W2
70June 16Reds6–2Nova (4–5)Castillo (4–8)—27,47935–35W3
71June 17Reds6–8DeSclafani (2–1)Musgrove (2–2)Iglesias (10)23,04235–36L1
72June 18Brewers1–0Williams (6–4)Chacín (6–2)Vázquez (14)10,67236–36W1
73June 19Brewers2–3Peralta (2–0)Taillon (4–6)Knebel (7)14,15236–37L1
—June 20BrewersPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for July 14
74June 21Diamondbacks3–9Godley (8–5)Kuhl (5–5)—20,55436–38L2
75June 22Diamondbacks1–2 (13)Chafin (1–2)Glasnow (1–2)McFarland (1)28,84336–39L3
76June 23Diamondbacks2–7Greinke (7–5)Musgrove (2–3)—21,12136–40L4
77June 24Diamondbacks0–3Buchholz (2–1)Williams (6–5)Boxberger (17)19,20736–41L5
78June 25@ Mets6–4Taillon (5–6)Lugo (2–3)Vázquez (15)22,13537–41W1
79June 26@ Mets3–4 (10)Peterson (1–0)Brault (5–2)—24,50137–42L1
80June 27@ Mets5–3Vázquez (3–2)Familia (3–4)—24,50638–42W1
81June 29@ Padres6–3Musgrove (3–3)Lauer (3–5)Vázquez (16)27,08339–42W2
82June 30@ Padres3–4Lucchesi (4–3)Williams (6–6)Hand (23)32,41839–43L1
July: 17–9 (Home: 11–5; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
83July 1@ Padres7–5Crick (1–1)Ross (5–6)Vázquez (17)32,09940–43W1
84July 2@ Dodgers1–17Wood (5–5)Kingham (2–4)Ferguson (1)45,20740–44L1
85July 3@ Dodgers3–8Kershaw (2–4)Nova (4–6)—48,81940–45L2
86July 4@ Dodgers4–6Hill (2–3)Holmes (0–1)Jansen (23)53,13940–46L3
87July 6Phillies5–17Ramos (3–0)Williams (6–7)—24,84640–47L4
88July 7Phillies2–3Arrieta (6–6)Taillon (5–7)Arano (2)28,15040–48L5
89July 8Phillies4–1Kingham (3–4)Anderson (0–1)Vázquez (18)19,54241–48W1
90July 9Nationals6–3Nova (5–6)Rodríguez (0–1)Vázquez (19)14,07342–48W2
91July 10Nationals1–5Hellickson (3–1)Musgrove (3–4)—17,10342–49L1
92July 11Nationals2–0Williams (7–7)González (6–6)Vázquez (20)21,08343–49W1
93July 12Brewers6–3Taillon (6–7)Miley (1–1)Vázquez (21)17,85844–49W2
94July 13Brewers7–3Kingham (4–4)Guerra (6–6)Crick (2)21,43145–49W3
95July 14Brewers2–1Rodríguez (2–2)Anderson (6–7)Vázquez (22)24,47446–49W4
96July 14Brewers6–2Holmes (1–1)Suter (8–6)Vázquez (23)24,47447–49W5
97July 15Brewers7–6 (10)Anderson (1–0)Jennings (3–3)—17,58348–49W6
89th All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
98July 20@ Reds12–1Taillon (7–7)Mahle (7–8)—20,72649–49W7
99July 21@ Reds6–2Kingham (5–4)DeSclafani (4–3)—23,24450–49W8
100July 22@ Reds9–2Nova (6–6)Harvey (5–6)—23,61551–49W9
101July 23@ Indians7–0 (6)Williams (8–7)Kluber (12–6)—24,92552–49W10
102July 24@ Indians9–4Musgrove (4–4)Bieber (5–2)—26,41453–49W11
103July 25@ Indians0–4Bauer (9–6)Taillon (7–8)Hand (25)31,68253–50L1
104July 26Mets6–12Matz (5–8)Kingham (5–5)—21,98153–51L2
105July 27Mets5–4Vázquez (4–2)Peterson (2–2)—26,35654–51W1
106July 28Mets5–0Williams (9–7)deGrom (5–6)—35,90055–51W2
107July 29Mets0–1Wheeler (5–6)Musgrove (4–5)Swarzak (3)23,74955–52L1
108July 31Cubs5–4Taillon (8–8)Lester (12–4)Vázquez (24)18,97256–52W1
August: 10–17 (Home: 3–8; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
109August 1Cubs2–9Hamels (6–9)Kingham (5–6)—18,60056–53L1
110August 3Cardinals7–6Crick (2–1)Hicks (3–3)Vázquez (25)26,77357–53W1
111August 4Cardinals4–8Hudson (2–0)McRae (0–1)—32,47357–54L1
112August 5Cardinals1–2Flaherty (5–6)Williams (9–8)Norris (21)19,37657–55L2
113August 6@ Rockies0–2Freeland (10–7)Musgrove (4–6)Davis (32)34,47157–56L3
114August 7@ Rockies10–2Taillon (9–8)Bettis (5–2)—31,64958–56W1
115August 8@ Rockies4–3Archer (4–5)Márquez (9–9)Vázquez (26)35,70259–56W2
116August 9@ Giants10–5Nova (7–6)Suárez (4–8)—40,03560–56W3
117August 10@ Giants10–13Holland (6–8)Holmes (1–2)—41,76260–57L1
118August 11@ Giants4–0Williams (10–8)Blach (6–7)—41,20961–57W1
119August 12@ Giants3–4Rodríguez (6–1)Musgrove (4–7)Smith (8)41,98061–58L1
120August 14@ Twins2–5Odorizzi (5–7)Taillon (9–9)Hildenberger (2)28,51561–59L2
121August 15@ Twins4–6Moya (3–0)Santana (2–2)Hildenberger (3)26,19161–60L3
122August 16Cubs0–1Lester (13–5)Nova (7–7)Strop (10)21,78361–61L4
123August 17Cubs0–1Hamels (8–9)Williams (10–9)Chavez (2)24,29861–62L5
124August 18Cubs3–1Musgrove (5–7)Chatwood (4–6)Vázquez (27)35,10062–62W1
125August 19Cubs2–1 (11)Rodríguez (3–2)Kintzler (1–3)—24,28363–62W2
126August 20Braves0–1Wilson (1–0)Archer (4–6)Winkler (2)16,44563–63L1
127August 21Braves1–6Gausman (8–9)Nova (7–8)—13,28063–64L2
128August 22Braves1–2Teherán (9–7)Crick (2–2)Venters (2)14,24963–65L3
129August 24@ Brewers6–7 (15)Lyles (3–4)Holmes (1–3)—32,69463–66L4
130August 25@ Brewers9–1Taillon (10–9)Chacín (13–5)—40,62264–66W1
131August 26@ Brewers4–7Anderson (9–7)Archer (4–7)Jeffress (7)39,60764–67L1
132August 28@ Cardinals2–5Flaherty (8–6)Nova (7–9)Norris (28)35,25864–68L2
133August 29@ Cardinals2–0Williams (11–9)Mikolas (13–4)Vázquez (28)33,44865–68W1
134August 30@ Cardinals0–5Gant (6–5)Musgrove (5–8)—38,56165–69L1
135August 31@ Braves3–2Taillon (11–9)Brach (2–4)Vázquez (29)36,65066–69W1
September: 16–10 (Home: 9–2; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1@ Braves3–5Venters (3–1)Kela (3–4)Minter (12)33,70566–70L1
137September 2@ Braves1–5Venters (4–1)Brault (5–3)—37,47566–71L2
138September 3Reds5–1Williams (12–9)Harvey (6–8)—13,84367–71W1
139September 4Reds7–3Musgrove (6–8)Reed (0–2)—8,85568–71W2
140September 5Reds3–2Taillon (12–9)Bailey (1–14)Vázquez (30)9,56069–71W3
141September 7Marlins5–3Rodríguez (4–2)Guerrero (1–3)Vázquez (31)19,51570–71W4
142September 8Marlins5–1Nova (8–9)Chen (6–10)—16,11071–71W5
–September 9MarlinsCANCELLED, RAIN; will not be made up
143September 10@ Cardinals7–8Brebbia (2–3)Santana (2–3)Martínez (3)33,56671–72L1
144September 11@ Cardinals5–11Mikolas (15–4)Musgrove (6–9)—37,18771–73L2
145September 12@ Cardinals4–3Taillon (13–9)Poncedeleon (0–2)Vázquez (32)39,60672–73W1
146September 14@ Brewers4–7Burnes (5–0)Archer (4–8)Jeffress (12)39,48272–74L1
147September 15@ Brewers3–1Nova (9–9)Davies (2–6)Vázquez (33)37,35873–74W1
148September 16@ Brewers3–2Williams (13–9)Chacín (14–8)Vázquez (34)32,18074–74W2
149September 17Royals7–6Santana (3–3)Lively (0–3)—10,31675–74W3
150September 18Royals2–1 (11)Crick (3–2)Smith (1–5)—11,56676–74W4
151September 19Royals2–1Archer (5–8)Fillmyer (3–2)Vázquez (35)13,07377–74W5
152September 21Brewers3–8Burnes (6–0)Santana (3–4)—19,24377–75L1
153September 22Brewers3–0Williams (14–9)Davies (2–7)Vázquez (36)23,07078–75W1
154September 23Brewers6–13Knebel (3–3)Kingham (5–7)—20,62378–76L1
155September 24@ Cubs5–1Taillon (14–9)Hamels (9–11)—34,57079–76W1
156September 25@ Cubs6–0Archer (6–8)Montgomery (5–6)—33,44380–76W2
157September 26@ Cubs6–7 (10)Kintzler (3–3)Rodríguez (4–3)—32,87480–77L1
158September 27@ Cubs0–3Lester (18–6)Williams (14–10)Chavez (5)38,41580–78L2
159September 28@ Reds8–4Brault (6–3)DeSclafani (7–8)—19,68981–78W1
160September 29@ Reds0–3Lorenzen (4–2)Taillon (14–10)Iglesias (30)42,63081–79L1
161September 30@ Reds6–5 (10)Feliz (1–2)Stephens (2–3)Vázquez (37)25,09182–79W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Adam FrazierDH
Josh Harrison2B
Gregory PolancoRF
Josh Bell1B
Corey DickersonLF
Starling MarteCF
Francisco CervelliC
Colin Moran3B
Jordy MercerSS
Iván NovaSP

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Starling Marte1455598115532520723335.277.460
Corey Dickerson135504651513571355821.300.474
Josh Bell148501741313141262277.261.411
Gregory Polanco1304617511732623811261.254.499
Colin Moran144415491151911158039.277.407
Jordy Mercer1173944399292639232.251.381
Josh Harrison973444186131837318.250.363
Francisco Cervelli10433239861531257251.259.431
Adam Frazier11331852882321035129.277.456
Elías Díaz8225233721201034021.286.452
David Freese942412968101942018.282.444
Austin Meadows4915416458251348.292.468
Sean Rodriguez66150212551519122.167.313
José Osuna5110614249031103.226.396
Jordan Luplow379216171337210.185.359
Kevin Newman3191719200604.209.231
Max Moroff2659711103907.186.356
Pablo Reyes1858917203705.293.483
Adeiny Hechavarria1543210401303.233.395
Jacob Stallings143728000503.216.216
Kevin Kramer213755000402.135.135
Ryan Lavarnway6614100100.667.833
Jung-ho Kang3602000000.333.333
Christopher Bostick2200000000.000.000
Pitcher Totals1612851126600805.091.112
Team Totals161544769213812903815766570474.254.407

Source:

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

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Jameson Taillon14103.2032320191.0179696846179
Trevor Williams14103.1131310170.2146645955126
Iván Nova994.1929290161.0171827535114
Joe Musgrove694.0619190115.1113565223100
Steven Brault634.61455091.28451475782
Chad Kuhl554.551616085.08947433381
Nick Kingham575.211815076.07950442669
Felipe Vázquez422.707003770.06324212489
Richard Rodríguez432.47630069.15519191988
Edgar Santana343.26690066.16125241254
Kyle Crick322.39640260.14518162365
Tyler Glasnow124.34340056.04728273472
Chris Archer334.301010052.15327251860
Michael Feliz125.66470047.24933302355
Dovydas Neverauskas008.00250027.03025241027
Clay Holmes136.84114026.13021202321
George Kontos235.03210119.223121159
Keone Kela012.93160015.11055522
Tanner Anderson106.3560011.11510886
Alex McRae015.682006.184455
Josh Smoker0011.127005.2117752
Casey Sadler008.312004.197433
Enny Romero004.502004.075235
Nick Burdi0020.252001.134322
Team Totals82794.00161161401434.013806936374971336

Source:

Disabled lists

7-day disabled list

Player Injury Placed Activated
Francisco CervelliConcussionJune 22, 2018July 1, 2018
Francisco CervelliConcussionJuly 14, 2018July 26, 2018

10-day disabled list

Player Injury Placed Activated
A. J. SchugelRight Shoulder InjuryMarch 26, 2018June 27, 2018
Joe MusgroveRight Shoulder StrainApril 2, 2018May 25, 2018
Josh HarrisonFracture of 5th Metacarpal Bone in Left HandApril 16, 2018May 20, 2018
Enny RomeroLeft Shoulder ImpingementApril 26, 2018July 2, 2018
Starling MarteRight Oblique StrainMay 16, 2018May 26, 2018
Iván NovaRight Ring Finger SprainMay 25, 2018June 10, 2018
Richard RodríguezRight Shoulder InflammationJune 8, 2018June 18, 2018
Michael FelizRight Shoulder InflammationJune 24, 2018July 7, 2018
Sean RodriguezRight Quadriceps StrainJune 25, 2018July 20, 2018
Chad KuhlRight Forearm StrainJune 27, 2018July 31, 2018
Francisco CervelliConcussionJuly 1, 2018July 8, 2018
Joe MusgroveRight Index Finger InfectionJuly 3, 2018July 10, 2018
Josh BellLeft Oblique StrainJuly 28, 2018August 8, 2018
Corey DickersonStrained Left HamstringJuly 28, 2018August 4, 2018
Sean RodriguezLeft Abdomen StrainAugust 6, 2018August 24, 2018
Jordy MercerLeft Calf StrainAugust 15, 2018August 29, 2018
Gregory PolancoDislocated Left Shoulder and Bone Bruise on Left KneeSeptember 15, 2018October 2, 2018

60-day disabled list

Player Injury Placed Activated
Nick BurdiRecovery from Tommy John SurgeryFebruary 20, 2018September 1, 2018
A. J. SchugelRight Shoulder InjuryJune 27, 2018August 25, 2018
Nik TurleyLeft Elbow SprainJune 28, 2018October 4, 2018
Chad KuhlRight Forearm StrainJuly 31, 2018November 2, 2018

Notable achievements

Awards

National League Player of the Week

National League Rookie of the Month

2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2018 season:

Trades

November 20, 2017[9] To Toronto Blue Jays:

Gift Ngoepe

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Player To Be Named Later or Cash

December 14, 2017[10] To Philadelphia Phillies:

Future Considerations

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Nick Burdi

January 13, 2018[11] To Houston Astros:

Gerrit Cole

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Colin Moran
Jason Martin
Joe Musgrove
Michael Feliz

January 15, 2018[12] To San Francisco Giants:

Andrew McCutchen

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Kyle Crick
Bryan Reynolds
Future Considerations

January 17, 2018[13] To Atlanta Braves:

Shane Carle

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Player To Be Named Later or Cash

January 31, 2018[14] To New York Mets:

Daniel Zamora
Cash Considerations

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Josh Smoker

February 20, 2018[15] To Boston Red Sox:

Cash

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Bryce Brentz

February 22, 2018[16] To Tampa Bay Rays:

Daniel Hudson
Tristan Gray
Cash

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Corey Dickerson

April 27, 2018[17] To Chicago White Sox:

Todd Cunningham

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Player To Be Named Later

July 31, 2018[18] To Texas Rangers:

Taylor Hearn
Sherten Apostel

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Keone Kela

July 31, 2018[19] To Tampa Bay Rays:

Austin Meadows
Tyler Glasnow
Shane Baz

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Chris Archer

August 6, 2018[20] To Tampa Bay Rays:

Matt Seelinger

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Adeiny Hechavarria

August 31, 2018[21] To Los Angeles Dodgers:

David Freese

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Jesus Manuel Valdez

August 31, 2018[22] To New York Yankees:

Adeiny Hechavarria

 To Pittsburgh Pirates:

Player To Be Named Later or Cash

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms
Todd Cunningham[23]Los Angeles DodgersDecember 7, 2017Minor league contract
Richard Rodríguez[23]Baltimore OriolesDecember 7, 2017Minor league contract
Bo Schultz[24]Toronto Blue JaysJanuary 5, 2018Minor league contract
Tyler Jones[25]New York YankeesJanuary 5, 2018Minor league contract
John Stilson[26]Toronto Blue JaysJanuary 10, 2018Minor league contract
Linse Carvajal[27]NoneJanuary 20, 2018Minor league contract
Yeison Ceballo[27]NoneJanuary 20, 2018Minor league contract
Miguel Peralta[27]NoneJanuary 20, 2018Minor league contract
Oliver Mateo[27]NoneJanuary 20, 2018Minor league contract
Ryan Lavarnway[28]Oakland AthleticsJanuary 22, 2018Minor league contract
Edgar Barrios[27]NoneJanuary 24, 2018Minor league contract
Valentin Linarez[27]NoneJanuary 25, 2018Minor league contract
Joelvis Del Rosario[27]NoneJanuary 25, 2018Minor league contract
Mariano Dotel[27]NoneJanuary 25, 2018Minor league contract
Estalin Ortiz[29]NoneFebruary 3, 2018Minor league contract
Daniel Nava[30]Philadelphia PhilliesFebruary 6, 2018Minor league contract
Chris Stewart[31]Atlanta BravesFebruary 14, 20181 year
Michael Saunders[32]Toronto Blue JaysFebruary 21, 2018Minor league contract
Kevin Siegrist[33]Philadelphia PhilliesFebruary 24, 2018Minor league contract

Waivers

Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Nik Turley[34]Minnesota TwinsNovember 6, 2017
Sam Moll[35]Oakland AthleticsNovember 27, 2017
Sam Moll[36]Seattle MarinersNovember 30, 2017
Engelb Vielma[37]Philadelphia PhilliesDecember 11, 2017
Jordan Milbrath[38]Cleveland IndiansDecember 14, 2017
Shane Carle[39]Colorado RockiesJanuary 4, 2018
Johnny Barbato[40]Detroit TigersJanuary 11, 2018
Engelb Vielma[41]San Francisco GiantsJanuary 18, 2018
Bryce Brentz[42]New York MetsMarch 26, 2018
Jack Leathersich[43]Cleveland IndiansMarch 27, 2018
Jordan Milbrath[44]Cleveland IndiansMarch 27, 2018
Jesús Liranzo[45]Los Angeles DodgersApril 5, 2018
Enny Romero[46]Washington NationalsApril 14, 2018

Signings

Name Date Details
Felipe Vázquez[47]January 19, 20184 years/$22 million

Other

Name Date Details
Justin Meccage[48]December 1, 2017Named Assistant Pitching Coach

Farm system

List of minor leagues staff:[49]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Brian Esposito
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 Kieran Mattison
Rookie Bristol Pirates Appalachian League Miguel Pérez
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Dave Turgeon
Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League Gavi Nivar

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