# 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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. |
| January 11 | Detroit Tigers claimed RHP Johnny Barbato off waivers from the Pirates. |
| January 13 | Traded RHP Gerrit Cole to Houston Astros for 3B Colin Moran, LF Jason Martin, RHP Joe Musgrove and RHP Michael Feliz. |
| January 14 | Designated RHP Shane Carle and SS Engelb Vielma for assignment. |
| 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. |
| January 17 | Traded RHP Shane Carle to Atlanta Braves. |
| January 31 | Traded cash and LHP Daniel Zamora to New York Mets for LHP Josh Smoker. |
| February 20 | Traded cash to Boston Red Sox for OF Bryce Brentz. |
| February 22 | Traded RHP Daniel Hudson, 2B Tristan Gray, and cash to Tampa Bay Rays for OF Corey Dickerson. |

## Season standings
### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 67 | .589 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 45‍–‍37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | 1 | 51‍–‍31 | 44‍–‍37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7½ | 43‍–‍38 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13 | 44‍–‍36 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28½ | 37‍–‍44 | 30‍–‍51 |

### National League playoff standings

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 67 | .589 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 |
| Atlanta Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | +4 |
| Colorado Rockies | 91 | 72 | .558 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2½ |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 79 | .509 | 8 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
| Washington Nationals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10½ |
| New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13½ |
| San Francisco Giants | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17½ |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 23½ |
| San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24½ |
| Miami Marlins | 63 | 98 | .391 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

2018 National League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–12 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 11–9 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 10–10 |
| Colorado | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 7–13 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 13–7 |
| Los Angeles | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 12–8 |
| Miami | 1–6 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 9–11 |
| Milwaukee | 5–1 | 4–3 | 9–11 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
| New York | 5–2 | 6–13 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | — | 11–8 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 8–12 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 8–11 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–6 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 1–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 15–5 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 7–13 |
| San Francisco | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 11–9 |
| Washington | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 9–11 |
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.

### Detailed records

    As of October 1, 2018. Season complete.
National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 9 | 21 |
| Miami Marlins | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 20 | 14 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 30 | 28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 16 | 39 |
| Washington Nationals | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 19 | 35 |
| Total | 12 | 20 | 0.375 | 94 | 137 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 64 | 69 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 5 | 0.737 | 110 | 63 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 90 | 73 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | | | | | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 76 | 84 |
| Total | 43 | 33 | 0.566 | 340 | 289 |
| NL West |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 24 | 47 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 26 | 17 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 26 | 53 |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 30 | 33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 44 | 34 |
| Total | 12 | 21 | 0.364 | 150 | 184 |
| American League |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 13 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 16 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 41 | 32 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 8 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 14 | 22 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0.750 | 108 | 83 |
| Season Total | 82 | 79 | 0.509 | 692 | 693 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 10 |
| April | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 129 | 112 |
| May | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | 123 | 132 |
| June | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 97 | 116 |
| July | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | 127 | 114 |
| August | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 94 | 105 |
| September | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 109 | 104 |
| Total | 161 | 82 | 79 | 0.509 | 692 | 693 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 80 | 44 | 36 | 0.550 | 326 | 318 |
| Away | 81 | 38 | 43 | 0.469 | 366 | 375 |
| Total | 161 | 82 | 79 | 0.509 | 692 | 693 |

### 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
### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Adam Frazier | DH |
| Josh Harrison | 2B |
| Gregory Polanco | RF |
| Josh Bell | 1B |
| Corey Dickerson | LF |
| Starling Marte | CF |
| Francisco Cervelli | C |
| Colin Moran | 3B |
| Jordy Mercer | SS |
| Iván Nova | SP |

## 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 Marte | 145 | 559 | 81 | 155 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 33 | 35 | .277 | .460 |
| Corey Dickerson | 135 | 504 | 65 | 151 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 8 | 21 | .300 | .474 |
| Josh Bell | 148 | 501 | 74 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 2 | 77 | .261 | .411 |
| Gregory Polanco | 130 | 461 | 75 | 117 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 81 | 12 | 61 | .254 | .499 |
| Colin Moran | 144 | 415 | 49 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 39 | .277 | .407 |
| Jordy Mercer | 117 | 394 | 43 | 99 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 32 | .251 | .381 |
| Josh Harrison | 97 | 344 | 41 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 18 | .250 | .363 |
| Francisco Cervelli | 104 | 332 | 39 | 86 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 2 | 51 | .259 | .431 |
| Adam Frazier | 113 | 318 | 52 | 88 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 29 | .277 | .456 |
| Elías Díaz | 82 | 252 | 33 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 21 | .286 | .452 |
| David Freese | 94 | 241 | 29 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 18 | .282 | .444 |
| Austin Meadows | 49 | 154 | 16 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | .292 | .468 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 66 | 150 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 22 | .167 | .313 |
| José Osuna | 51 | 106 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .396 |
| Jordan Luplow | 37 | 92 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .185 | .359 |
| Kevin Newman | 31 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .231 |
| Max Moroff | 26 | 59 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | .186 | .356 |
| Pablo Reyes | 18 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .293 | .483 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | 15 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .395 |
| Jacob Stallings | 14 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .216 | .216 |
| Kevin Kramer | 21 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .135 | .135 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .833 |
| Jung-ho Kang | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
| Christopher Bostick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 161 | 285 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .112 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 5447 | 692 | 1381 | 290 | 38 | 157 | 665 | 70 | 474 | .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 Taillon | 14 | 10 | 3.20 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191.0 | 179 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 179 |
| Trevor Williams | 14 | 10 | 3.11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 170.2 | 146 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 126 |
| Iván Nova | 9 | 9 | 4.19 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 161.0 | 171 | 82 | 75 | 35 | 114 |
| Joe Musgrove | 6 | 9 | 4.06 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 115.1 | 113 | 56 | 52 | 23 | 100 |
| Steven Brault | 6 | 3 | 4.61 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 91.2 | 84 | 51 | 47 | 57 | 82 |
| Chad Kuhl | 5 | 5 | 4.55 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 85.0 | 89 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 81 |
| Nick Kingham | 5 | 7 | 5.21 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 76.0 | 79 | 50 | 44 | 26 | 69 |
| Felipe Vázquez | 4 | 2 | 2.70 | 70 | 0 | 37 | 70.0 | 63 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 89 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 4 | 3 | 2.47 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 88 |
| Edgar Santana | 3 | 4 | 3.26 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 61 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 54 |
| Kyle Crick | 3 | 2 | 2.39 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 60.1 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 65 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 1 | 2 | 4.34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 72 |
| Chris Archer | 3 | 3 | 4.30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 52.1 | 53 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 60 |
| Michael Feliz | 1 | 2 | 5.66 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 49 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 55 |
| Dovydas Neverauskas | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 27 |
| Clay Holmes | 1 | 3 | 6.84 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26.1 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
| George Kontos | 2 | 3 | 5.03 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 19.2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| Keone Kela | 0 | 1 | 2.93 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| Tanner Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Alex McRae | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Josh Smoker | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Casey Sadler | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Enny Romero | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nick Burdi | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 79 | 4.00 | 161 | 161 | 40 | 1434.0 | 1380 | 693 | 637 | 497 | 1336 |
Source:

### Disabled lists
#### 7-day disabled list

| Player | Injury | Placed | Activated |
| Francisco Cervelli | Concussion | June 22, 2018 | July 1, 2018 |
| Francisco Cervelli | Concussion | July 14, 2018 | July 26, 2018 |

#### 10-day disabled list

| Player | Injury | Placed | Activated |
| A. J. Schugel | Right Shoulder Injury | March 26, 2018 | June 27, 2018 |
| Joe Musgrove | Right Shoulder Strain | April 2, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| Josh Harrison | Fracture of 5th Metacarpal Bone in Left Hand | April 16, 2018 | May 20, 2018 |
| Enny Romero | Left Shoulder Impingement | April 26, 2018 | July 2, 2018 |
| Starling Marte | Right Oblique Strain | May 16, 2018 | May 26, 2018 |
| Iván Nova | Right Ring Finger Sprain | May 25, 2018 | June 10, 2018 |
| Richard Rodríguez | Right Shoulder Inflammation | June 8, 2018 | June 18, 2018 |
| Michael Feliz | Right Shoulder Inflammation | June 24, 2018 | July 7, 2018 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Right Quadriceps Strain | June 25, 2018 | July 20, 2018 |
| Chad Kuhl | Right Forearm Strain | June 27, 2018 | July 31, 2018 |
| Francisco Cervelli | Concussion | July 1, 2018 | July 8, 2018 |
| Joe Musgrove | Right Index Finger Infection | July 3, 2018 | July 10, 2018 |
| Josh Bell | Left Oblique Strain | July 28, 2018 | August 8, 2018 |
| Corey Dickerson | Strained Left Hamstring | July 28, 2018 | August 4, 2018 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Left Abdomen Strain | August 6, 2018 | August 24, 2018 |
| Jordy Mercer | Left Calf Strain | August 15, 2018 | August 29, 2018 |
| Gregory Polanco | Dislocated Left Shoulder and Bone Bruise on Left Knee | September 15, 2018 | October 2, 2018 |

#### 60-day disabled list

| Player | Injury | Placed | Activated |
| Nick Burdi | Recovery from Tommy John Surgery | February 20, 2018 | September 1, 2018 |
| A. J. Schugel | Right Shoulder Injury | June 27, 2018 | August 25, 2018 |
| Nik Turley | Left Elbow Sprain | June 28, 2018 | October 4, 2018 |
| Chad Kuhl | Right Forearm Strain | July 31, 2018 | November 2, 2018 |

## Notable achievements
### Awards

National League Player of the Week
* Jameson Taillon (April 2-April 8)
National League Rookie of the Month
* Austin Meadows (May)
2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Felipe Vázquez, P

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| November 20, 2017 | To Toronto Blue Jays: Gift Ngoepe | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Player To Be Named Later or Cash |
| December 14, 2017 | To Philadelphia Phillies: Future Considerations | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Nick Burdi |
| January 13, 2018 | To Houston Astros: Gerrit Cole | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Colin Moran Jason Martin Joe Musgrove Michael Feliz |
| January 15, 2018 | To San Francisco Giants: Andrew McCutchen | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Crick Bryan Reynolds Future Considerations |
| January 17, 2018 | To Atlanta Braves: Shane Carle | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Player To Be Named Later or Cash |
| January 31, 2018 | To New York Mets: Daniel Zamora Cash Considerations | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Smoker |
| February 20, 2018 | To Boston Red Sox: Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Bryce Brentz |
| February 22, 2018 | To Tampa Bay Rays: Daniel Hudson Tristan Gray Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Corey Dickerson |
| April 27, 2018 | To Chicago White Sox: Todd Cunningham | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Player To Be Named Later |
| July 31, 2018 | To Texas Rangers: Taylor Hearn Sherten Apostel | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Keone Kela |
| July 31, 2018 | To Tampa Bay Rays: Austin Meadows Tyler Glasnow Shane Baz | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Chris Archer |
| August 6, 2018 | To Tampa Bay Rays: Matt Seelinger | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Adeiny Hechavarria |
| August 31, 2018 | To Los Angeles Dodgers: David Freese | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jesus Manuel Valdez |
| August 31, 2018 | 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 | Los Angeles Dodgers | | December 7, 2017 | Minor league contract |
| Richard Rodríguez | Baltimore Orioles | | December 7, 2017 | Minor league contract |
| Bo Schultz | Toronto Blue Jays | | January 5, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Tyler Jones | New York Yankees | | January 5, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| John Stilson | Toronto Blue Jays | | January 10, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Linse Carvajal | None | | January 20, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Yeison Ceballo | None | | January 20, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Miguel Peralta | None | | January 20, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Oliver Mateo | None | | January 20, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Ryan Lavarnway | Oakland Athletics | | January 22, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Edgar Barrios | None | | January 24, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Valentin Linarez | None | | January 25, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Joelvis Del Rosario | None | | January 25, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Mariano Dotel | None | | January 25, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Estalin Ortiz | None | | February 3, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Daniel Nava | Philadelphia Phillies | | February 6, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Chris Stewart | | Atlanta Braves | February 14, 2018 | 1 year |
| Michael Saunders | Toronto Blue Jays | | February 21, 2018 | Minor league contract |
| Kevin Siegrist | Philadelphia Phillies | | February 24, 2018 | Minor league contract |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Nik Turley | Minnesota Twins | | November 6, 2017 |
| Sam Moll | Oakland Athletics | | November 27, 2017 |
| Sam Moll | | Seattle Mariners | November 30, 2017 |
| Engelb Vielma | Philadelphia Phillies | | December 11, 2017 |
| Jordan Milbrath | Cleveland Indians | | December 14, 2017 |
| Shane Carle | Colorado Rockies | | January 4, 2018 |
| Johnny Barbato | | Detroit Tigers | January 11, 2018 |
| Engelb Vielma | | San Francisco Giants | January 18, 2018 |
| Bryce Brentz | | New York Mets | March 26, 2018 |
| Jack Leathersich | | Cleveland Indians | March 27, 2018 |
| Jordan Milbrath | | Cleveland Indians | March 27, 2018 |
| Jesús Liranzo | Los Angeles Dodgers | | April 5, 2018 |
| Enny Romero | Washington Nationals | | April 14, 2018 |

### Signings

| Name | Date | Details |
| Felipe Vázquez | January 19, 2018 | 4 years/$22 million |

### Other

| Name | Date | Details |
| Justin Meccage | December 1, 2017 | Named Assistant Pitching Coach |

## Farm system

List of minor leagues staff:
| 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 |