2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 129th season of the franchise; the 124th in the National League. This was their tenth season at PNC Park. The 2010 season was the Pirates' MLB-record 18th consecutive losing season. (This is also the longest for any major professional North American sport). The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 57–105, their worst record since 1952.

Off-season The Pirates used the off-season to pick up bullpen help, signing relievers Javier López, Brendan Donnelly and former closer Octavio Dotel to one-year contracts. They also added a shortstop, Bobby Crosby and re-signed shortstop Ronny Cedeño. The Pirates were intent on not having a losing season for the 18th straight year, though it happened.

Regular season Season standings National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Roster 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (bullpen catcher) (bench) (third base) (bullpen) (first base) (pitching) (hitting) (pitching) (bench)

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters Name Position Akinori Iwamura 2B Andrew McCutchen CF Garrett Jones RF Ryan Doumit C Lastings Milledge LF Jeff Clement 1B Andy LaRoche 3B Zach Duke SP Ronny Cedeño SS

2010 Results

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 5 || Dodgers || 11–5 || Duke (1–0) || Padilla (0–1) || — || 39,024 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 7 || Dodgers || 4–3 (10) || Donnelly (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || — || 31,061 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 8 || Dodgers || 2–10 || Billingsley (1–0) || Maholm (0–1) || — || 9,352 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–9 || Lopez (1–0) || Morton (0–1) || — || 21,316 || 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Duke (2–0) || Haren (1–1) || Dotel (1) || 22,407 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–15 || Jackson (1–1) || McCutchen (0–1) || — || 21,061 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 12 || @ Giants || 3–9 || Zito (2–0) || Burres (0–1) || — || 26,011 || 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 13 || @ Giants || 6–5 || Meek (1–0) || Affeldt (2–1) || Dotel (2) || 28,030 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 14 || @ Giants || 0–6 || Sanchez (1–0) || Morton (0–2) || — || 29,028 || 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 16 || Reds || 4–3 || Dotel (1–0) || Masset (2–1) || — || 14,758 || 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 17 || Reds || 5–4 || Taschner (1–0) || Cordero (1–1) || — || 25,196 || 6–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 18 || Reds || 5–3 || Maholm (1–1) || Arroyo (0–1) || Dotel (3) || 13,860 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 20 || Brewers || 1–8 || Bush (1–0) || Morton (0–3) || — || 9,386 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 21 || Brewers || 0–8 || Gallardo (1–2) || Duke (2–1) || — || 12,192 || 7–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 22 || Brewers || 0–20 || Wolf (2–1) || McCutchen (0–2) || — || 13,634 || 7–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 23 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Oswalt (2–2) || Maholm (1–2) || Lindstrom (5) || 30,018 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 24 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Rodriguez (1–2) || Jakubauskas (0–1) || Lindstrom (6) || 30,562 || 7–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 25 || @ Astros || 3–10 || Myers (1–1) || Morton (0–4) || — || 27,210 || 7–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 26 || @ Brewers || 3–17 || Gallardo (2–2) || Duke (2–2) || — || 25,892 || 7–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 27 || @ Brewers || 7–3 || Donnelly (2–0) || Hoffman (1–2) || — || 28,991 || 8–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 28 || @ Brewers || 6–5 (14) || Carrasco (1–0) || Parra (0–1) || — || 28,401 || 9–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || April 29 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || Burres (1–1) || Kershaw (1–1) || Meek (1) || 40,185 || 10–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 30 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Billingsley (2–1) || Morton (0–5) || — || 46,775 || 10–13

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 1 || @ Dodgers || 1–5 || Ortiz (1–1) || Duke (2–3) || — || 40,483 || 10–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 3–9 || Kuroda (3–1) || Karstens (0–1) || — || 39,339 || 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 4 || Cubs || 3–2 || Maholm (2–2) || Dempster (2–2) || Dotel (4) || 10,972 || 11–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 5 || Cubs || 4–2 || Morton (1–5) || Lilly (1–2) || Dotel (5) || 11,053 || 12–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 6 || Cubs || 11–1 || Burres (2–1) || Wells (3–1) || — || 11,085 || 13–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 7 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Franklin (2–0) || Meek (1–1) || — || 16,473 || 13–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 8 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Karstens (1–1) || Garcia (3–2) || Dotel (6) || 25,047 || 14–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 9 || Cardinals || 4–11 || Wainwright (5–1) || Maholm (2–3) || — || 17,342 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || Reds || 1–2 || Arroyo (2–2) || Ohlendorf (0–1) || Cordero (11) || 9,045 || 14–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 11 || Reds || 0–9 || Cueto (2–1) || Morton (1–6) || — || 9,027 || 14–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 12 || Reds || 0–5 || Bailey (1–2) || Duke (2–4) || — || 20,064 || 14–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || May 14 || @ Cubs || 10–6 || Meek (2–1) || Zambrano (1–3) || — || 39,082 || 15–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 15 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Maholm (3–3) || Dempster (2–4) || Dotel (7) || 41,336 || 16–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 16 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Marshall (2–1) || Carrasco (1–1) || Marmol (6) || 40,636 || 16–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 17 || @ Phillies || 2–12 || Kendrick (2–1) || Morton (1–7) || — || 45,371 || 16–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 18 || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Duke (3–4) || Halladay (6–2) || Dotel (8) || 45,007 || 17–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 19 || Brewers || 6–4 || Lopez (1–0) || Wolf (3–4) || Dotel (9) || 9,526 || 18–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 20 || Brewers || 3–4 || Narveson (4–1) || Maholm (3–4) || Villanueva (1) || 13,975 || 18–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 21 || Braves || 0–7 || Hudson (5–1) || Ohlendorf (0–2) || — || 22,470 || 18–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 22 || Braves || 2–4 || Lowe (6–4) || Morton (1–8) || Wagner (5) || 26,519 || 18–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 23 || Braves || 3–2 (10) || Dotel (2–0) || Saito (0–2) || — || 23,045 || 19–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Harang (3–5) || Burres (2–2) || Cordero (15) || 13,385 || 19–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 25 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Hanrahan (1–0) || Masset (3–3) || Dotel (10) || 14,471 || 20–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 26 || @ Reds || 0–4 || Arroyo (5–2) || Ohlendorf (0–3) || — || 18,137 || 20–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Reds || 2–8 || Cueto (5–1) || Morton (1–9) || — || 16,834 || 20–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 28 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Lowe (7–4) || Duke (3–5) || — || 23,442 || 20–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 29 || @ Braves || 3–6 || Medlen (2–1) || Burres (2–3) || Wagner (6) || 29,132 || 20–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Saito (1–2) || Hanrahan (1–1) || Wagner (7) || 31,078 || 20–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || May 31 || Cubs || 2–1 || Meek (3–1) || Marshall (5–2) || Dotel (11) || 20,235 || 21–31

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || June 1 || Cubs || 3–2 || Hanrahan (2–1) || Lilly (1–5) || Dotel (12) || 11,334 || 22–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 4 || Giants || 4–6 || Sanchez (4–4) || Duke (3–6) || Wilson (14) || 17,817 || 22–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 5 || Giants || 6–3 || Maholm (4–4) || Wellemeyer (3–5) || — || 36,687 || 23–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || Giants || 5–6 (10) || Wilson (2–0) || Dotel (2–1) || Casilla (1) || 24,068 || 23–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || Cubs || 1–6 || Silva (8–0) || Eveland (0–1) || Marshall (1) || 12,768 || 23–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 8 || @ Nationals || 2–5 || Strasburg (1–0) || Karstens (1–2) || Capps (19) || 40,315 || 23–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || @ Nationals || 5–7 || Storen (2–0) || Carrasco (1–2) || Capps (20) || 18,876 || 23–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Nationals || 2–4 || Hernandez (5–3) || Duke (3–7) || Clippard (1) || 21,767 || 23–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 11 || @ Tigers || 2–6 || Verlander (7–4) || Ohlendorf (0–4) || — || 33,236 || 23–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 12 || @ Tigers || 3–4 (10) || Coke (4–0) || Donnelly (2–1) || — || 34,501 || 23–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 13 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Thomas (4–0) || Lopez (1–1) || Valverde (13) || 31,243 || 23–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 15 || White Sox || 4–6 || Garcia (7–3) || Lincoln (0–1) || Jenks (12) || 12,693 || 23–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 16 || White Sox || 2–7 || Danks (6–5) || Duke (3–8) || — || 15,218 || 23–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 17 || White Sox || 4–5 || Buehrle (5–6) || Ohlendorf (0–5) || Jenks (13) || 23,170 || 23–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 18 || Indians || 3–4 || Hernandez (6–5) || Maholm (4–5) || Wood (5) || 28,478 || 23–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 19 || Indians || 6–4 || Karstens (2–2) || Huff (2–9) || Dotel (13) || 38,008 || 24–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 20 || Indians || 5–3 || Donnelly (3–1) || Lewis (2–2) || Dotel (14) || 29,845 || 25–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 22 || @ Rangers || 3–6 || Hunter (3–0) || Ohlendorf (0–6) || Feliz (20) || 23,083 || 25–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 23 || @ Rangers || 3–13 || Ogando (3–0) || Maholm (4–6) || Harrison (1) || 33,646 || 25–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 24 || @ Rangers || 5–6 || Francisco (6–3) || Jackson (0–1) || — || 19,567 || 25–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 25 || @ Athletics || 4–14 || Sheets (3–7) || Lincoln (0–2) || — || 11,154 || 25–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 26 || @ Athletics || 0–5 || Cahill (7–2) || McCutchen (0–3) || — || 25,068 || 25–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 27 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Breslow (3–1) || Meek (3–2) || Bailey (14) || 15,238 || 25–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 28 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Maholm (5–6) || Cashner (0–2) || Dotel (15) || 38,512 || 26–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 29 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Lilly (3–6) || Karstens (2–3) || Marmol (14) || 36,914 || 26–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 30 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Lincoln (1–2) || Cashner (0–3) || Dotel (16) || 37,391 || 27–51

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || July 1 || Phillies || 3–2 || McCutchen (1–3) || Hamels (6–7) || Dotel (17) || 25,323 || 28–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 2 || Phillies || 2–0 || Ohlendorf (1–6) || Moyer (9–7) || Dotel (18) || 30,339 || 29–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 3 || Phillies || 4–12 || Kendrick (5–3) || Maholm (5–7) || — || 38,052 || 29–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || Phillies || 8–5 || Meek (4–2) || Contreras (3–3) || Dotel (19) || 28,698 || 30–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 6 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Rodriguez (6–10) || Lincoln (1–3) || — || 23,210 || 30–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 7 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Daigle (1–1) || McCutchen (1–4) || Lindstrom (20) || 23,123 || 30–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 8 || @ Astros || 0–2 || Oswalt (6–10) || Ohlendorf (1–7) || — || 24,416 || 30–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 4–5 (10) || Axford (4–1) || Meek (4–3) || — || 27,767 || 30–56