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. The Pirates would not finish with another winning record until 2026.

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

Season standings

National League Central

National League playoff standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP NL East Atlanta Braves 1 5 9 21 Miami Marlins 4 1 20 14 New York Mets 4 3 30 28 Philadelphia Phillies 1 6 16 39 Washington Nationals 2 5 19 35 Total 12 20 94 137 NL Central Chicago Cubs 9 10 64 69 Cincinnati Reds 14 5 110 63 Milwaukee Brewers 12 7 90 73 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 8 11 76 84 Total 43 33 340 289 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1 6 24 47 Colorado Rockies 3 3 26 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 26 53 San Diego Padres 3 4 30 33 San Francisco Giants 4 3 44 34 Total 12 21 150 184 American League Chicago White Sox 4 0 26 13 Cleveland Indians 2 1 16 8 Detroit Tigers 5 1 41 32 Kansas City Royals 3 0 11 8 Minnesota Twins 1 3 14 22 Total 15 5 108 83 Season Total 82 79 692 693

Month Games Won Lost Win % March 1 1 0 13 10 April 28 16 12 129 112 May 27 12 15 123 132 June 26 10 16 97 116 July 26 17 9 127 114 August 27 10 17 94 105 September 26 16 10 109 104 Total 161 82 79 692 693

Games Won Lost Win % Home 80 44 36 326 318 Away 81 38 43 366 375 Total 161 82 79 692 693

Game log

|-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||March 29||@ Tigers || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Mar. 30 |-style="background:#cfc" |1||March 30||@ Tigers || 13–10 (13) || Brault (1–0) || Wilson (0–1) ||—|| 42,516 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||March 31||@ Tigers || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Apr. 1

|-style=background:#cfc |2||April 1||@ Tigers || 1–0 || Williams (1–0) || Fulmer (0–1) || Vázquez (1) || 14,858 || 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc |3||April 1||@ Tigers || 8–6 || Kuhl (1–0) || Farmer (0–1) || Vázquez (2) || 18,438 || 3–0 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc |4||April 2|| Twins || 5–4 || Taillon (1–0) || Lynn (0–1) || Kontos (1) || 30,186 || 4–0 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb |5||April 4|| Twins || 3–7 || Odorizzi (1–0) || Nova (0–1) ||—|| 20,690 || 4–1 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |6||April 5|| Reds || 5–2 || Brault (2–0) || Bailey (0–2) || Vázquez (3) || 9,227 || 5–1 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |7||April 6|| Reds || 14–3 || Williams (2–0) || Castillo (0–2) ||—|| 11,115 || 6–1 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb |8||April 7|| Reds || 4–7 || Peralta (1–0) || Kontos (0–1) || Iglesias (2) || 14,336 || 6–2 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |9||April 8|| Reds || 5–0 || Taillon (2–0) || Mahle (1–1) ||—|| 11,251 || 7–2 || W1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||April 9||@ Cubs || colspan="7" |PPD, SNOW; rescheduled for Apr. 10 |-style=background:#cfc |10||April 10||@ Cubs || 8–5 || Nova (1–1) || Chatwood (0–2) || Vázquez (4) || 40,144 || 8–2 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb |11||April 11||@ Cubs || 5–13 || Duensing (1–0) || Glasnow (0–1) ||—|| 35,596 || 8–3 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |12||April 12||@ Cubs || 6–1 || Williams (3–0) || Hendricks (0–1) ||—|| 29,949 || 9–3 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |13||April 13||@ Marlins || 2–7 || Peters (2–1) || Kuhl (1–1) ||—|| 6,852 || 9–4 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |14||April 14||@ Marlins || 1–0 || Kontos (1–1) || Ziegler (0–3) || Vázquez (5) || 26,816 || 10–4 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |15||April 15||@ Marlins || 7–3 || Nova (1–1) || Ureña (0–3) ||—|| 10,621 || 11–4 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb |16||April 16|| Rockies || 2–6 || Márquez (1–1) || Brault (2–1) ||—|| 8,958 || 11–5 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |17||April 17|| Rockies || 0–2 || Bettis (3–0) || Williams (3–1) || Davis (8) || 8,869 || 11–6 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc |18||April 18|| Rockies || 10–2 || Kuhl (2–1) || Freeland (0–3) ||—|| 8,970 || 12–6 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |19||April 19||@ Phillies || 0–7 || Arrieta (2–0) || Taillon (2–1) ||—|| 19,071 || 12–7 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |20||April 20||@ Phillies || 1–2 || García (2–1) || Kontos (1–2) || Neris (3) || 20,183 || 12–8 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |21||April 21||@ Phillies || 2–6 || Nola (2–1) || Feliz (0–1) || Neris (4) || 28,161 || 12–9 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb |22||April 22||@ Phillies || 2–3 (11) || Ríos (3–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) ||—|| 29,199 || 12–10 || L4 |-style=background:#bbb;" |—||April 24|| Tigers || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for Apr. 25 |-style=background:#fbb |23||April 25|| Tigers || 10–13 || Stumpf (1–0) || Taillon (2–2) || Greene (4) || N/A || 12–11 || L5 |-style=background:#cfc |24||April 25|| Tigers || 8–3 || Kuhl (3–1) || Boyd (0–2) ||—|| 9,396 || 13–11 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |25||April 26|| Tigers || 1–0 || Vázquez (1–0) || Wilson (0–3) ||—|| 12,049 || 14–11 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc |26||April 27|| Cardinals || 6–5 (11) || Kontos (2–2) || Hicks (1–1) ||—|| 15,748 || 15–11 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc |27||April 28|| Cardinals || 6–2 || Williams (4–1) || Flaherty (0–1) ||—|| 18,568 || 16–11 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc |28||April 29|| Cardinals || 5–0 || Kingham (1–0) || Weaver (2–2) ||—|| 14,378 || 17–11 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb |29||April 30||@ Nationals || 2–3 || Roark (2–2) || Taillon (2–3) || Kintzler (1) || 20,879 || 17–12 || L1

|-style=background:#fbb |30||May 1||@ Nationals || 4–12 || Scherzer (6–1) || Kuhl (3–2) || — || 23,534 || 17–13 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |31||May 2||@ Nationals || 3–9 || Strasburg (3–3) || Nova (2–2) || — || 27,086 || 17–14 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb |32||May 3||@ Nationals || 1–3 || Solis (1–1) || Williams (4–2) || Doolittle (6) || 30,434 || 17–15 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc |33||May 4||@ Brewers || 6–4 || Kingham (2–0) || Guerra (2–2) || Vázquez (6) || 32,869 || 18–15 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |34||May 5||@ Brewers || 3–5 || Hader (1–0) || Kontos (2–3) ||—|| 32,720 || 18–16 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |35||May 6||@ Brewers || 9–0 || Kuhl (4–2) || Anderson (3–3) ||—|| 38,285 || 19–16 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |36||May 8||@ White Sox || 10–6 || Glasnow (1–1) || Volstad (0–2) ||—|| 12,871 || 20–16 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc |37||May 9||@ White Sox || 6–5 || Rodríguez (1–1) || Jones (2–1) || Vázquez (7) || 12,476 || 21–16 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc |38||May 11|| Giants || 11–2 || Brault (3–1) || Suarez (1–2) ||—|| 34,720 || 22–16 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc |39||May 12|| Giants || 6–5 || Vázquez (2–0) || Watson (1–2) ||—|| 27,502 || 23–16 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb |40||May 13|| Giants || 0–5 || Holland (2–4) || Nova (2–3) ||—|| 22,649 || 23–17 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |41||May 15|| White Sox || 7–0 || Williams (5–2) || López (0–3) ||—|| 11,847 || 24–17 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |42||May 16|| White Sox || 3–2 || Santana (1–0) || Soria (0–2) || Vázquez (8) || 20,286 || 25–17 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc |43||May 17|| Padres || 5–4 || Santana (2–0) || Strahm (0–1) || Vázquez (9) || 11,404 || 26–17 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb |44||May 18|| Padres || 2–3 || Ross (3–3) || Nova (2–4) || Hand (13) || 18,920 || 26–18 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |45||May 19|| Padres || 2–6 || Richard (3–5) || Kingham (2–1) ||—|| 20,578 || 26–19 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |46||May 20|| Padres || 5–8 || Yates (3–0) || Vázquez (2–1) || Hand (14) || 17,783 || 26–20 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb |47||May 22||@ Reds || 2–7 || Harvey (1–2) || Taillon (2–4) || — || 16,144 || 26–21 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc |48||May 23||@ Reds || 5–4 (12) || Brault (4–1) || Floro (1–1) || Crick (1) || 18,659 || 27–21 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |49||May 24||@ Reds || 4–5 || Castillo (4–4) || Nova (2–5) || Hughes (2) || 14,853 || 27–22 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |50||May 25|| Cardinals || 8–1 || Musgrove (1–0) || Gant (1–2) ||—|| 22,629 || 28–22 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |51||May 26|| Cardinals || 1–4 || Flaherty (2–1) || Williams (5–3) || Norris (10) || 22,133 || 28–23 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |52||May 27|| Cardinals || 4–6 || Tuivailala (1–0) || Feliz (0–2) || Norris (11) || 19,608 || 28–24 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |53||May 28|| Cubs || 0–7 || Montgomery (1–1) || Kuhl (4–3) ||—|| 19,382|| 28–25 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb |54||May 29|| Cubs || 6–8 || Lester (5–2) || Santana (2–1) || Morrow (12) || 11,475 || 28–26 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc |55||May 30|| Cubs || 2–1 || Musgrove (2–0) || Hendricks (4–4) || Vázquez (10) || 14,126 || 29–26 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |56||May 31||@ Cardinals || 8–10 || Mayers (2–0) || Vázquez (2–2) ||—|| 40,832 || 29–27 || L1

|-style=background:#cfc |57||June 1||@ Cardinals || 4–0 || Taillon (3–4) || Mikolas (6–1) ||—|| 47,135 || 30–27 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |58||June 2||@ Cardinals || 2–3 || Norris (2–1) || Rodríguez (1–2) ||—|| 44,492 || 30–28 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |59||June 3||@ Cardinals || 0–5 || Wacha (7–1) || Kingham (2–2) ||—|| 44,432 || 30–29 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |60||June 5|| Dodgers || 0–5 || Stripling (4–1) || Musgrove (2–1) ||—|| 12,879 || 30–30 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc |61||June 6|| Dodgers || 11–9 || Brault (5–1) || Hudson (1–2) || Vázquez (11) || 14,327 || 31–30 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |62||June 7|| Dodgers || 7–8 || Báez (3–3) || Taillon (3–5) || Jansen (15) || 19,713 || 31–31 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |63||June 8||@ Cubs || 1–3 || Montgomery (2–1) || Kuhl (4–4) || Strop (1) || 40,097 || 31–32 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |64||June 9||@ Cubs || 0–2 || Lester (7–2) || Kingham (2–3) || Cishek (2) || 41,045 || 31–33 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc |65||June 10||@ Cubs || 7–1 || Nova (3–5) || Hendricks (4–6) ||—|| 40,735 || 32–33 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |66||June 11||@ Diamondbacks || 5–9 || Bradley (2–1) || Crick (0–1) ||—|| 20,927 || 32–34 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |67||June 12||@ Diamondbacks || 8–13 || Salas (4–4) || Williams (5–4) ||—|| 22,488 || 32–35 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc |68||June 13||@ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Taillon (4–5) || Greinke (5–5) || Vázquez (12) || 32,803 || 33–35 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc |69||June 15|| Reds || 3–2 || Kuhl (5–4) || Harvey (1–5) || Vázquez (13) || 23,007 || 34–35 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc |70||June 16|| Reds || 6–2 || Nova (4–5) || Castillo (4–8)|| — || 27,479 || 35–35 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb |71||June 17|| Reds || 6–8 || DeSclafani (2–1) || Musgrove (2–2) || Iglesias (10) || 23,042 || 35–36 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc |72||June 18|| Brewers || 1–0 || Williams (6–4) || Chacín (6–2) || Vázquez (14) || 10,672 || 36–36 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |73||June 19|| Brewers || 2–3 || Peralta (2–0) || Taillon (4–6) || Knebel (7) || 14,152 || 36–37 || L1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||June 20|| Brewers || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for July 14 |-style=background:#fbb |74||June 21|| Diamondbacks || 3–9 || Godley (8–5) || Kuhl (5–5) ||—|| 20,554 || 36–38 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |75||June 22|| Diamondbacks || 1–2 (13) || Chafin (1–2) || Glasnow (1–2) || McFarland (1) || 28,843 || 36–39 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb