# 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 140th season overall, 135th season as a member of the National League, and 21st season at PNC Park. The Pirates suffered another heavily losing season, finishing last in the National League Central with a 0.377 winning percentage, the second-worst in the National League. They were 34 games behind the division-winning Brewers. One rare highlight from the season was winning a series of games against the playoff-bound Giants, including a 10-2 steamrolling of them at Oracle Park.
The Pirates had the first overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft after their weak 2020 season, drafting catcher Henry Davis. Sports journalists suspect that the team was tanking again in the 2021 season for a high draft spot in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

## Regular season
### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 45‍–‍36 | 50‍–‍31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | 45‍–‍36 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 44‍–‍37 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | 39‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | .377 | 34 | 37‍–‍44 | 24‍–‍57 |

### National League playoff standings

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| San Francisco Giants | 107 | 55 | .660 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 73 | .547 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | .654 | +16 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 |
| San Diego Padres | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 87 | .460 | 15½ |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
| Miami Marlins | 67 | 95 | .414 | 23 |
| Washington Nationals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | .377 | 29 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 110 | .321 | 38 |

### Record vs. opponents

2021 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 2–17 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–16 |
| Arizona | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 2–17 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–16 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 14–5 | 6–14 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 9–11 |
| Colorado | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 6–13 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 4–15 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–10 |
| Los Angeles | 16–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 13–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
| Miami | 5–2 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 9–10 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 8–11 | 3–17 |
| Milwaukee | 6–1 | 3–3 | 15–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 8–12 |
| New York | 5–1 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 9–11 |
| Philadelphia | 3–4 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 8–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| San Diego | 11–8 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 14–6 |
| San Francisco | 17–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 13–7 |
| St. Louis | 6–1 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 10–10 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 25 | 53 |
| Miami Marlins | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 36 | 25 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 37 | 39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 32 | 40 |
| Washington Nationals | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 20 | 30 |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 0.500 | 150 | 187 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 77 | 91 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 69 | 130 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 61 | 112 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | | | | | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 70 | 95 |
| Total | 23 | 53 | 0.303 | 277 | 428 |
| NL West |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 24 | 33 |
| Colorado Rockies | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 16 | 20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 11 | 28 |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 22 | 26 |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 30 | 27 |
| Total | 11 | 21 | 0.344 | 103 | 134 |
| American League |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 14 | 17 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 18 | 15 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 19 | 19 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 16 | 27 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 0.500 | 79 | 84 |
| Season Total | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 609 | 833 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0.480 | 97 | 113 |
| May | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 81 | 143 |
| June | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0.346 | 99 | 120 |
| July | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 103 | 143 |
| August | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 92 | 153 |
| September | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 117 | 147 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 20 | 14 |
| Total | 162 | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 609 | 833 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 37 | 44 | 0.457 | 330 | 396 |
| Away | 81 | 24 | 57 | 0.296 | 279 | 437 |
| Total | 162 | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 609 | 833 |

### Game log

2021 Game Log: 61–101 (Home: 37–44; Away: 24–57) :
April: 12–13 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 1@ Cubs5–3Howard (1–0)Hendricks (0–1)Rodríguez (1)10,3431–0W1
2April 3@ Cubs1–5Arrieta (1–0)Anderson (0–1)—10,3431–1L1
3April 4@ Cubs3–4Davies (1–0)Keller (0–1)Kimbrel (1)10,3431–2L2
4April 5@ Reds3–5Doolittle (1–0)Howard (1–1)Garrett (1)9,0971–3L3
5April 6@ Reds1–14Miley (1–0)Cahill (0–1)—11,0931–4L4
6April 7@ Reds4–11Castillo (1–0)Kuhl (0–1)—11,4631–5L5
7April 8Cubs2–4Arrieta (2–0)Anderson (0–2)Kimbrel (2)7,7491–6L6
8April 10Cubs8–2Keller (1–1)Davies (1–1)—7,0522–6W1
9April 11Cubs7–1Brubaker (1–0)Williams (1–1)—6,8513–6W2
10April 12Padres2–6Darvish (1–0)Oviedo (0–1)—4,0683–7L1
11April 13Padres8–4Stratton (1–0)Crismatt (0–1)—4,8144–7W1
12April 14Padres5–1Anderson (1–2)Musgrove (2–1)—5,2285–7W2
13April 15Padres3–8Paddack (1–1)Keller (1–2)Stammen (1)4,0235–8L1
14April 16@ Brewers6–1Brubaker (2–0)Houser (1–2)—11,9676–8W1
15April 17@ Brewers1–7Anderson (2–1)Cahill (0–2)—12,0386–9L1
16April 18@ Brewers6–5 (10)Rodríguez (1–0)Feyereisen (0–1)—11,7727–9W1
—April 20@ TigersPostponed (snow; makeup April 21)
17April 21 (1)@ Tigers3–2 (7)Anderson (2–2)Fulmer (1–1)Rodríguez (2)7,3568–9W2
18April 21 (2)@ Tigers2–5 (7)Turnbull (1–0)Yajure (0–1)Soto (2)7,4618–10L1
19April 22@ Tigers4–2Howard (2–1)Cisnero (0–1)Rodríguez (3)7,3149–10W1
20April 23@ Twins0–2Happ (1–0)Brubaker (2–1)Rogers (1)9,5419–11L1
21April 24@ Twins6–2Cahill (1–2)Pineda (1–1)—9,71810–11W1
22April 25@ Twins6–2Holmes (1–0)Shoemaker (1–2)—9,39611–11W2
23April 27Royals2–1Underwood Jr. (1–0)Junis (1–1)Rodríguez (4)5,51012–11W3
24April 28Royals6–9Zimmer (2–0)Keller (1–3)Staumont (3)4,22612–12L1
25April 30Cardinals3–7Gant (2–2)Brubaker (2–2)—5,95312–13L2 :
May: 8–20 (Home: 5–10; Away: 3–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
26May 1Cardinals5–12Flaherty (5–0)Cahill (1–3)—7,33112–14L3
27May 2Cardinals0–3Martínez (2–4)Crowe (0–1)Reyes (7)7,34312–15L4
28May 3@ Padres0–2Hill (2–2)Anderson (2–3)Melancon (10)15,25012–16L5
29May 4@ Padres2–1Keller (2–3)Weathers (1–1)Rodríguez (5)15,25013–16W1
30May 5@ Padres2–4Stammen (2–1)Underwood Jr. (1–1)Melancon (11)15,25013–17L1
31May 7@ Cubs2–3Davies (2–2)Cahill (1–4)Brothers (1)10,34313–18L2
32May 8@ Cubs2–3Thompson (1–0)Howard (2–2)Kimbrel (6)10,34313–19L3
33May 9@ Cubs6–5Anderson (3–3)Hendricks (2–4)Rodríguez (6)10,34314–19W1
34May 10Reds1–14Mahle (2–1)Keller (2–4)—4,06514–20L1
35May 11Reds7–2Brubaker (3–2)Hoffman (2–3)—4,04915–20W1
36May 12Reds1–5 (10)Sims (2–1)Underwood Jr. (1–2)—4,51515–21L1
37May 13Giants1–3DeSclafani (3–1)Crowe (0–2)Rogers (3)4,09915–22L2
38May 14Giants3–2 (11)Oviedo (1–1)Baragar (2–1)—6,74316–22W1
39May 15Giants8–6Rodríguez (2–0)McGee (1–1)—7,83317–22W2
40May 16Giants1–4Wood (5–0)Keller (2–5)Rogers (4)7,35617–23L1
41May 18@ Cardinals2–5Gant (3–3)Brubaker (3–3)Reyes (12)14,00517–24L2
42May 19@ Cardinals5–8Flaherty (8–0)Cahill (1–5)Reyes (13)14,67717–25L3
43May 20@ Braves6–4 (10)Rodríguez (3–0)Webb (1–2)—21,43018–25W1
44May 21@ Braves1–20Anderson (4–1)Anderson (3–4)—37,54518–26L1
45May 22@ Braves1–6Wilson (2–2)Keller (2–6)—40,06818–27L2
46May 23@ Braves1–7Fried (2–2)Brubaker (3–4)—39,87418–28L3
47May 25Cubs3–4Arrieta (5–4)Ponce (0–1)Kimbrel (10)6,75018–29L4
48May 26Cubs1–4Williams (3–2)Crowe (0–3)Kimbrel (11)5,66018–30L5
49May 27Cubs3–5Hendricks (5–4)Anderson (3–5)Tepera (1)7,20218–31L6
—May 28RockiesPostponed (rain; makeup May 29)
50May 29 (1)Rockies7–0 (7)Brubaker (4–4)Gray (4–5)—5,27919–31W1
51May 29 (2)Rockies4–0 (7)Keller (3–6)Gomber (3–5)—7,18320–31W2
52May 30Rockies3–4Bard (3–3)Rodríguez (3–1)—7,91720–32L1
53May 31@ Royals3–7Minor (4–2)Kuhl (0–2)—12,60420–33L2 :
June: 9–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 3–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 1@ Royals5–10Singer (3–4)Crowe (0–4)—10,33320–34L3
55June 3Marlins5–3Crick (1–0)Floro (2–3)Rodríguez (7)4,19221–34W1
56June 4Marlins9–2Underwood Jr. (2–2)Poteet (2–2)Stratton (1)8,04422–34W2
57June 5Marlins8–7 (12)Holmes (2–0)Cimber (1–2)—8,71423–34W3
58June 6Marlins1–3Alcántara (3–5)Kuhl (0–3)García (10)5,47723–35L1
59June 8Dodgers3–5Buehler (5–0)Brubaker (4–5)Jansen (13)9,04723–36L2
60June 9Dodgers1–2González (3–0)Anderson (3–6)Jansen (14)10,95723–37L3
61June 10Dodgers3–6 (8)Urías (9–2)Keller (3–7)Bickford (1)9,39623–38L4
62June 11@ Brewers4–7Woodruff (5–2)Holmes (2–1)Hader (15)17,67823–39L5
63June 12@ Brewers4–7Richards (1–0)Kuhl (0–4)Hader (16)20,12623–40L6
64June 13@ Brewers2–5Suter (8–3)Bednar (0–1)Hader (17)20,54523–41L7
65June 14@ Nationals2–3Finnegan (3–2)Holmes (2–2)Hand (12)14,85923–42L8
66June 15@ Nationals1–8Corbin (4–5)Anderson (3–7)—16,88623–43L9
67June 16@ Nationals1–3Espino (1–2)De Jong (0–1)Hand (13)16,78123–44L10
68June 18Indians11–10Kuhl (1–4)Mejía (1–2)Rodríguez (8)16,96524–44W1
69June 19Indians6–3Stratton (2–0)Shaw (1–2)—16,83025–44W2
70June 20Indians1–2Maton (2–0)Brubaker (4–6)Karinchak (8)16,58225–45L1
71June 22White Sox6–3Bednar (1–1)Crochet (2–4)Rodríguez (9)9,84726–45W1
72June 23White Sox3–4Cease (6–3)De Jong (0–2)Hendriks (19)10,40626–46L1
73June 24@ Cardinals8–2Kuhl (2–4)Martínez (3–9)—33,25427–46W1
74June 25@ Cardinals5–4Crowe (1–4)Woodford (1–1)Rodríguez (10)34,81228–46W2
75June 26@ Cardinals1–3Wainwright (6–5)Brubaker (4–7)Reyes (18)33,05828–47L1
76June 27@ Cardinals7–2Kranick (1–0)Oviedo (0–4)—25,16329–47W1
77June 28@ Rockies0–2Freeland (1–2)Anderson (3–8)Bard (11)32,09229–48L1
78June 29@ Rockies0–8Márquez (7–6)De Jong (0–3)—27,91529–49L2
79June 30@ Rockies2–6Gray (5–6)Kuhl (2–5)—20,27029–50L3 :
July: 11–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
80July 1Brewers2–7Burnes (4–4)Crowe (1–5)—11,07429–51L4
81July 2Brewers2–7Houser (5–5)Brubaker (4–8)—15,42129–52L5
82July 3Brewers2–11Lauer (3–3)Ponce (0–2)—17,45129–53L6
83July 4Brewers2–0Anderson (4–8)Peralta (7–3)Rodríguez (11)12,52730–53W1
84July 5Braves11–1De Jong (1–3)Fried (5–5)—11,60031–53W2
85July 6Braves2–1Rodríguez (4–1)Matzek (0–3)—10,84432–53W3
86July 7Braves3–14Smyly (7–3)Crick (1–1)—10,09432–54L1
—July 8@ MetsPostponed (rain; makeup July 10)
87July 9@ Mets4–13Loup (3–0)Brubaker (4–9)—20,35032–55L2
88July 10 (1)@ Mets6–2 (7)Anderson (5–8)Stroman (6–7)—N/A33–55W1
89July 10 (2)@ Mets2–4 (7)Familia (4–1)Kranick (1–1)Díaz (19)31,92433–56L1
90July 11@ Mets6–5Bednar (2–1)Díaz (3–3)Rodríguez (12)26,42034–56W1
91st All-Star Game in Denver, CO
91July 16Mets4–1Kuhl (3–5)Stroman (6–8)Rodríguez (13)18,11935–56W2
92July 17Mets9–7Holmes (3–2)Díaz (3–4)—27,22236–56W3
93July 18Mets6–7Familia (5–1)Rodríguez (4–2)May (2)17,83736–57L1
94July 19@ Diamondbacks2–4Smith (3–6)De Jong (1–4)Soria (5)9,17336–58L2
95July 20@ Diamondbacks6–11Bukauskas (2–2)Davis (0–1)—7,28336–59L3
96July 21@ Diamondbacks4–6de Geus (2–0)Underwood Jr. (2–3)Soria (6)7,86336–60L4
97July 23@ Giants6–4Stratton (3–0)Leone (2–1)Rodríguez (14)26,57937–60W1
98July 24@ Giants10–2Crowe (2–5)Gausman (9–4)—30,78038–60W2
99July 25@ Giants1–6Wood (9–3)Brubaker (4–10)—30,30338–61L1
100July 27Brewers0–9Anderson (3–5)Oviedo (1–2)—10,61838–62L2
101July 28Brewers3–7Houser (7–5)Kranick (1–2)—10,20438–63L3
102July 29Brewers0–12Peralta (8–3)Kuhl (3–6)—10,50338–64L4
103July 30Phillies7–0Crowe (3–5)Velasquez (3–6)—20,59139–64W1
104July 31Phillies3–2Stratton (4–0)Alvarado (6–1)—32,07140–64W2 :
August: 8–20 (Home: 5–9; Away: 3–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
105August 1Phillies4–15Gibson (7–3)Keller (3–8)—17,87540–65L1
106August 2@ Brewers2–6Lauer (4–4)Wilson (2–4)Boxberger (4)23,56340–66L2
107August 3@ Brewers8–5 (10)Bednar (3–1)Hardy (0–1)—24,90241–66W1
108August 4@ Brewers2–4Suter (10–5)Keller (0–1)Williams (1)28,00341–67L1
109August 5@ Reds4–7Gray (4–6)Crowe (3–6)Givens (1)19,39341–68L2
110August 6@ Reds0–10Miley (9–4)Brubaker (4–11)—27,80441–69L3
111August 7@ Reds3–11Gutiérrez (7–3)Keller (3–9)—31,29741–70L4
112August 8@ Reds2–3Mahle (9–3)Wilson (2–5)Givens (2)23,74041–71L5
113August 10Cardinals1–4Happ (6–6)Brault (0–1)Reyes (26)10,05641–72L6
114August 11Cardinals0–4Wainwright (11–6)Crowe (3–7)—8,54841–73L7
115August 12Cardinals6–7McFarland (2–0)Brubaker (4–12)Reyes (27)8,67641–74L8
—August 13BrewersPostponed (rain; makeup August 14)
116August 14 (1)Brewers14–4 (7)Shreve (1–0)Anderson (4–6)—16,99142–74W1
117August 14 (2)Brewers0–6 (7)Boxberger (5–3)Keller (3–10)—24,08142–75L1
118August 15Brewers1–2Suter (12–5)Peters (0–1)Hader (23)12,00142–76L2
119August 16@ Dodgers1–2Treinen (3–5)Shreve (1–1)Jansen (24)48,00542–77L3
120August 17@ Dodgers3–4Knebel (2–0)Ponce (0–3)Jansen (25)53,11442–78L4
121August 18@ Dodgers0–9White (1–1)Brubaker (4–13)—52,14042–79L5
122August 20@ Cardinals4–0Keller (4–10)Mikolas (0–1)—28,40643–79W1
123August 21@ Cardinals5–4Shreve (2–1)Cabrera (2–4)Bednar (1)30,20544–79W2
124August 22@ Cardinals0–3Wainwright (12–7)Brault (0–2)Reyes (28)34,43144–80L1
125August 23Diamondbacks6–5Banda (2–0)Ramirez (0–1)Bednar (2)8,59645–80W1
126August 24Diamondbacks4–2Brubaker (5–13)Bumgarner (7–8)Stratton (2)8,47846–80W2
127August 25Diamondbacks2–5de Geus (3–2)Banda (2–1)Clippard (5)8,35746–81L1
128August 26Cardinals11–7Kuhl (4–6)Cabrera (2–5)—8,61847–81W1
129August 27Cardinals3–4Happ (8–6)Peters (0–2)Reyes (29)12,66247–82L1
130August 28Cardinals0–13Wainwright (13–7)Brault (0–3)—20,04347–83L2
131August 29Cardinals4–3Stratton (5–0)Reyes (5–7)—10,29048–83W1
132August 31@ White Sox2–4Kopech (4–2)Wilson (2–6)Hendriks (30)19,22148–84L1 :
September/October: 13–17 (Home: 9–6; Away: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
133September 1@ White Sox3–6Rodón (11–5)Kranick (1–3)Hendriks (31)19,23148–85L2
134September 2@ Cubs5–6 (11)Heuer (6–2)Howard (2–3)—26,96348–86L3
135September 3@ Cubs5–6Megill (1–0)Miller (0–1)Wick (2)24,44148–87L4
136September 4@ Cubs6–7Effross (1–0)Stratton (5–1)—30,02048–88L5
137September 5@ Cubs8–11Alzolay (5–13)Howard (2–4)Wick (3)30,15548–89L6
138September 6Tigers6–3Shreve (3–1)Funkhouser (6–3)Bednar (3)11,14149–89W1
139September 7Tigers3–2Howard (3–4)Lange (0–2)Stratton (3)8,32950–89W2
140September 8Tigers1–5Hutchison (1–1)Keller (4–11)—8,38250–90L1
141September 10Nationals4–3Kuhl (5–6)Murphy (0–2)—11,80851–90W1
142September 11Nationals10–7Keller (1–1)Baldonado (0–1)Stratton (4)17,99352–90W2
143September 12Nationals2–6Corbin (8–14)Wilson (2–7)Finnegan (9)9,71452–91L1
144September 14Reds6–5Peters (1–2)Miley (12–6)Stratton (5)8,89653–91W1
145September 15Reds5–4Stratton (6–1)Givens (3–3)—9,32054–91W2
146September 16Reds0–1Mahle (12–5)Ponce (0–4)Givens (8)9,10254–92L1
147September 17@ Marlins2–1Crowe (4–7)Hernández (1–2)Stratton (6)7,88455–92W1
148September 18@ Marlins6–3Wilson (3–7)Cabrera (0–2)—12,30056–92W2
149September 19@ Marlins5–6 (10)Okert (2–1)Kuhl (5–7)—9,87056–93L1
150September 20@ Reds5–9Cessa (5–2)Ponce (0–5)—17,08656–94L2
151September 21@ Reds6–2Keller (5–11)Mahle (12–6)—9,47557–94W1
—September 22@ RedsPostponed (rain, makeup September 27)
152September 23@ Phillies6–12Nola (9–8)Banda (2–2)—16,15457–95L1
153September 24@ Phillies6–8Neris (4–6)Shreve (3–2)Kennedy (26)20,54857–96L2
154September 25@ Phillies0–3Suárez (7–5)Crowe (4–8)—28,13557–97L3
155September 26@ Phillies6–0Kranick (2–3)Crouse (0–1)—29,33658–97W1
156September 27@ Reds1–13Sanmartín (1–0)Overton (0–1)—11,05558–98L1
157September 28Cubs8–6De Los Santos (2–1)Morgan (1–1)Stratton (7)9,21859–98W1
158September 29Cubs2–3Morgan (2–1)Shreve (3–3)Heuer (2)9,23659–99L1
159September 30Cubs0–9Steele (4–4)Yajure (0–2)—10,15259–100L2
160October 1Reds9–2Stratton (7–1)Garrett (0–4)—13,58260–100W1
161October 2Reds8–6Mears (1–0)Santillan (1–3)Stratton (8)22,91061–100W2
162October 3Reds3–6Sanmartin (2–0)Ponce (0–6)—13,01161–101L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member :

## Notable games

On May 27 in a game against the Chicago Cubs with Cubs catcher Willson Contreras on second base and Javier Báez at the plate with 2 outs, Baez hit a ground ball to third basemen Erik González who made a wide throw to first basemen Will Craig. Instead of touching first, Craig decided to chase down Baez back to home plate. With Contreras coming home, Craig tried to toss the ball to the catcher Michael Pérez. Contreras beat the throw and was able to score. With Baez going back to first, Perez tried to throw it to first, but Adam Frazier was late to cover the bag and the ball sailed into right field. Baez decided to head to second in which the Pirates tried to throw him out at second but the throw wasn't in time. The play was ruled as 2 errors: one by Craig and the other by Perez.

## 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 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 159 | 559 | 93 | 169 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 90 | 5 | 75 | .302 | .522 |
| Kevin Newman | 148 | 517 | 50 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 27 | .226 | .309 |
| Adam Frazier | 98 | 386 | 58 | 125 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 35 | .324 | .448 |
| Jacob Stallings | 112 | 374 | 38 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 49 | .246 | .369 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 96 | 362 | 49 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 31 | .257 | .373 |
| Gregory Polanco | 107 | 336 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 36 | .208 | .354 |
| Ben Gamel | 111 | 326 | 42 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 48 | .255 | .399 |
| Colin Moran | 99 | 318 | 29 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 36 | .258 | .390 |
| Erik González | 71 | 220 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 8 | .232 | .300 |
| Wilmer Difo | 116 | 219 | 25 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 20 | .269 | .384 |
| Phillip Evans | 76 | 214 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 28 | .206 | .299 |
| Michael Pérez | 70 | 210 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 19 | .143 | .290 |
| Anthony Alford | 49 | 133 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | .233 | .406 |
| Hoy Park | 44 | 127 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | .197 | .339 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 43 | 127 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .535 |
| Cole Tucker | 43 | 117 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 13 | .222 | .342 |
| John Nogowski | 33 | 111 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 11 | .261 | .351 |
| Ka'ai Tom | 39 | 92 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | .152 | .261 |
| Rodolfo Castro | 31 | 86 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .198 | .395 |
| Will Craig | 18 | 60 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .300 |
| Michael Chavis | 12 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .500 |
| Dustin Fowler | 18 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .171 | .195 |
| Jared Oliva | 20 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .175 | .225 |
| Todd Frazier | 13 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .086 | .114 |
| Troy Stokes Jr. | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .167 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 |
| Oneil Cruz | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 |
| Taylor Davis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 |
| Hunter Owen | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 235 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | .072 | .098 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5336 | 609 | 1261 | 240 | 35 | 124 | 570 | 60 | 529 | .236 | .364 |
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### 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 |
| JT Brubaker | 5 | 13 | 5.36 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 124.1 | 123 | 75 | 74 | 38 | 129 |
| Wil Crowe | 4 | 8 | 5.48 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 116.2 | 126 | 75 | 71 | 57 | 111 |
| Tyler Anderson | 5 | 8 | 4.35 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 103.1 | 99 | 52 | 50 | 25 | 86 |
| Mitch Keller | 5 | 11 | 6.17 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.2 | 131 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 92 |
| Chad Kuhl | 5 | 7 | 4.82 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 80.1 | 73 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 75 |
| Chris Stratton | 7 | 1 | 3.63 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 79.1 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 86 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 2 | 3 | 4.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 77 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 65 |
| David Bednar | 3 | 1 | 2.23 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 60.2 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 77 |
| Chasen Shreve | 3 | 3 | 3.20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 45 |
| Sam Howard | 3 | 4 | 5.60 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| Chase De Jong | 1 | 4 | 5.77 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 43.2 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 39 |
| Clay Holmes | 3 | 2 | 4.93 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 44 |
| Bryse Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 40.1 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 23 |
| Max Kranick | 2 | 3 | 6.28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 32 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 4 | 2 | 2.82 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 38.1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| Cody Ponce | 0 | 6 | 7.04 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 | 56 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 36 |
| Trevor Cahill | 1 | 5 | 6.57 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 37.0 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 32 |
| Kyle Keller | 1 | 1 | 6.48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 36 |
| Luis Oviedo | 1 | 2 | 8.80 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
| Steven Brault | 0 | 3 | 5.86 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27.2 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 19 |
| Dillon Peters | 1 | 2 | 3.71 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 26.2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| Anthony Banda | 1 | 2 | 3.42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| Kyle Crick | 1 | 1 | 4.44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
| Nick Mears | 1 | 0 | 5.01 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
| Miguel Yajure | 0 | 2 | 8.40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| Shelby Miller | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Austin Davis | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Connor Overton | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Michael Feliz | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Shea Spitzbarth | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tanner Anderson | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Poppen | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| John Nogowski | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roansy Contreras | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wilmer Difo | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Phillip Evans | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 101 | 5.08 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1396.1 | 1400 | 833 | 788 | 606 | 1312 |
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## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Indianapolis Indians | Triple-A East | Brian Esposito |
| Double-A | Altoona Curve | Double-A Northeast | Miguel Perez |
| High-A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | High-A East | Kieran Mattison |
| Low-A | Bradenton Marauders | Low-A Southeast | Jonathan Johnston |
| Rookie | FCL Pirates Black | Florida Complex League | Stephen Morales |
| Rookie | FCL Pirates Gold | Florida Complex League | Gera Alvarez |
| Rookie | DSL Pirates 1 | Dominican Summer League | Jose Mendez |
| Rookie | DSL Pirates 2 | Dominican Summer League | Jose Mosquera |