2019 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 138th season overall, 133rd season as a member of the National League, and 19th season at PNC Park. The Pirates were eliminated from postseason contention after a 14–1 loss to the Cubs on September 14, 2019. Manager Clint Hurdle was fired an hour before the start of the final game of the 2019 season. Tom Prince, the Pirates' bench coach, managed the team for the season finale.

Season standings

National League Central

National League playoff standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP NL East Atlanta Braves 2 5 42 51 Miami Marlins 3 3 36 28 New York Mets 1 5 25 41 Philadelphia Phillies 2 4 20 31 Washington Nationals 3 4 18 41 Total 11 21 141 192 NL Central Chicago Cubs 8 11 88 125 Cincinnati Reds 12 7 100 82 Milwaukee Brewers 4 15 82 117 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 5 14 76 116 Total 29 47 346 440 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1 6 17 52 Colorado Rockies 5 2 54 38 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 6 20 44 San Diego Padres 6 1 40 27 San Francisco Giants 5 2 29 19 Total 17 17 160 180 American League Detroit Tigers 3 1 20 17 Houston Astros 2 1 25 7 Los Angeles Angels 2 1 24 16 Oakland Athletics 2 1 12 21 Seattle Mariners 0 3 6 16 Texas Rangers 3 1 24 22 Total 12 8 111 99 Season Total 69 93 758 911

Month Games Won Lost Win % March 2 1 1 8 5 April 25 12 13 82 104 May 29 15 14 143 188 June 26 11 15 143 135 July 26 8 18 128 147 August 28 12 16 144 172 September 26 10 16 110 160 Total 162 69 93 758 911 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 35 46 378 458 Away 81 34 47 380 453 Total 162 69 93 758 911

Game log

|-style="background:#fbb" |1||March 28||@ Reds || 3–5 || Duke (1–0) || Taillon (0–1) || Hernandez (1) || 44,049 || 0–1 || L1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||March 30||@ Reds || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 27 |-style="background:#bfb" |2||March 31||@ Reds || 5–0 || Williams (1–0) || Gray (0–1) || — || 18,737 || 1–1 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb" |3||April 1||Cardinals || 5–6 (11) || Hicks (1–1) || Brault (0–1) || Gant (1) || 37,336 || 1–2 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |4||April 3||Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || Gant (2–0) || Burdi (0–1) || Hudson (1) || 23,954 || 1–3 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |5||April 4||Reds || 2–0 || Kingham (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || Vázquez (1) || 8,523 || 2–3 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |6||April 5||Reds || 2–0 || Musgrove (1–0) || Gray (0–2) || Vázquez (2) || 12,497 || 3–3 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |7||April 6||Reds || 6–5 (10) || Liriano (1–0) || Iglesias (0–2) || — || 15,798 || 4–3 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" |8||April 7||Reds || 7–5 || Archer (1–0) || DeSclafani (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,750 || 5–3 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" |9||April 8||@ Cubs || 0–10 || Brach (1–0) || Taillon (0–2) || — || 40,692 || 5–4 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |10||April 10||@ Cubs || 5–2 ||Lyles (1–0) || Darvish (0–2) || Vázquez (3) || 32,798 || 6–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |11||April 11||@ Cubs || 0–2 ||Quintana (1–1) ||Musgrove (1–1) || Strop (1) || 31,906 || 6–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |12||April 12||@ Nationals || 6–3 (10) || Burdi (1–1) || Grace (0–1) || Vázquez (4) || 27,084 || 7–5 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |13||April 13||@ Nationals || 2–3 || Suero (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Doolittle (1) || 32,103 || 7–6 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |14||April 14||@ Nationals || 4–3 || Vázquez (1–0) || Suero (1–1) || — || 22,347 || 8–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |15||April 16||@ Tigers || 5–3 (10) || Kela (1–0) || Greene (0–1) || Kingham (1) || 13,251 ||9–6|| W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |16||April 17||@ Tigers || 3–2 (10) || Burdi (2–1) || Farmer (1–1) || Vázquez (5) || 12,994 || 10–6 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" |17||April 19||Giants || 4–1 || Lyles (2–0) || Bumgarner (1–3) || Vázquez (6) || 15,049 || 11–6 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" |18||April 20||Giants || 3–1 (5) || Taillon (1–2) || Holland (1–3) || — || 17,663 || 12–6 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" |19||April 21||Giants || 2–3 || Rodríguez (3–2) || Archer (1–1) || Smith (5) || 12,396 || 12–7 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |20||April 22||Diamondbacks || 4–12 || Andriese (3–1) || Crick (0–1) || — || 9,233 || 12–8 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" |21||April 23||Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Weaver (2–1) || Williams (1–1) || Holland (5) || 8,558 || 12–9 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" |22||April 24||Diamondbacks || 2–11 || Kelly (2–2) || Lyles (2–1) || — || 9,450 || 12–10 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb" |23||April 25||Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Greinke (4–1) || Taillon (1–3) || — || 9,365 || 12–11 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;” |24||April 26||@ Dodgers || 2–6 || Ryu (3–1) || Archer (1–2) || — || 50,748 || 12–12 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb" |25||April 27||@ Dodgers || 1–3 || Kershaw (1–0) || Musgrove (1–2) || Jansen (9) || 47,877 || 12–13 || L7 |-style="background:#fbb" |26||April 28||@ Dodgers || 6–7 || Urías (2–1) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Jansen (10) || 52,875 || 12–14 || L8 |-style="background:#bfb" |27||April 30||@ Rangers || 6–4 (11) || Crick (1–1) || Chavez (0–1) || Vázquez (7) || 18,641 || 13–14 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb" |28||May 1||@ Rangers || 7–5 || Taillon (2–3) || Miller (1–2) || Vázquez (8) || 23,562 || 14–14 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" |29||May 3||Athletics || 1–14 || Anderson (4–2) || Musgrove (1–3) || — || 16,428 || 14–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |30||May 4||Athletics || 6–4 || Feliz (1–0) || Wendelken (0–1) || Vázquez (9) || 26,447 || 15–15 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |31||May 5||Athletics || 5–3 (13) || Lyons (1–0) || Rodney (0–2) || — || 18,517 || 16–15 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |32||May 7||Rangers || 5–4 || Feliz (2–0) || Sampson (0–2) || Vázquez (10) || 13,032 || 17–15 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" |33||May 8||Rangers || 6–9 || Jurado (1–1) || Lyons (1–1) || Martin (1) || 13,905 || 17–16 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |34||May 9||@ Cardinals || 4–17 || Wacha (3–0) || Musgrove (1–4) || — || 38,925 || 17–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |35||May 10||@ Cardinals || 2–1 || Williams (2–1) || Miller (1–2) || Vázquez (11) || 45,060 || 18–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |36||May 11||@ Cardinals || 2–1 || Lyles (3–1) || Mikolas (4–3) || Vázquez (12) || 43,011 || 19–17 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |37||May 12||@ Cardinals || 10–6 || Stratton (1–2) || Brebbia (1–2) || — || 48,555 || 20–17 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" |38||May 13||@ Diamondbacks || 3–9 || Ray (3–1) || Kingham (1–1) || — || 15,418 || 20–18 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |39||May 14||@ Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Musgrove (2–4) || Weaver (3–2) || — || 21,047 || 21–18 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |40||May 15||@ Diamondbacks || 1–11 || Greinke (6–1) || Archer (1–3) || — || 17,258 || 21–19 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |41||May 16||@ Padres || 3–4 || Warren (3–1) || Rodríguez (0–3) || Yates (17) || 20,877 || 21–20 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |42||May 17||@ Padres || 5–3 || Lyles (4–1) || Lucchesi (3–3) || — || 28,913 || 22–20 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |43||May 18||@ Padres || 7–2 || Brault (1–1) || Margevicius (2–5) || — || 39,856 || 23–20 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |44||May 19||@ Padres || 6–4 || Musgrove (3–4) || Quantrill (0–2) || Vázquez (13) || 29,863 || 24–20 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" |45||May 21||Rockies || 0–5 || Márquez (5–2) || Archer (1–4) || — || 12,265 || 24–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |46||May 22||Rockies || 3–9 || Gray (4–4) || DuRapau (0–1) || — || 9,534 || 24–22 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |47||May 23||Rockies || 14–6 || Lyles (5–1) || Senzatela (3–4) || — || 15,490 || 25–22 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |48||May 24||Dodgers || 2–10 || Buehler (5–1) || Feliz (2–1) || — || 32,388 || 25–23 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |49||May 25||Dodgers || 2–7 || Ryu (7–1) || Musgrove (3–5) || — || 25,852 || 25–24 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" |50||May 26||Dodgers || 7–11 || Maeda (6–2) || Archer (1–5) || — || 25,260 || 25–25 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb" |51||May 27 (1)||@ Reds || 8–5 || Crick (2–1) || Hernandez (1–3) || Vázquez (14) || 20,569 || 26–25 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |52||May 27 (2)||@ Reds || 1–8 || Gray (2–4) || Keller (0–1) || — || 27,489 || 26–26 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |53||May 28||@ Reds || 6–11 || Sims (1–0) || Lyles (5–2) || — || 13,824 || 26–27 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |54||May 29||@ Reds || 7–2 || Brault (2–1) || DeSclafani (2–3) || — || 15,252 || 27–27 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |55||May 30||Brewers || 5–11 || Anderson (3–0) || Musgrove (3–6) || — || 13,059 || 27–28 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |56||May 31||Brewers || 9–4 || Archer (2–5) || Chacín (3–7) || — || 28,465 || 28–28 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb |57||June 1||Brewers || 10–12 (13) || Houser (1–1) || McRae (0–1) || — || 28,770 || 28–29 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb |58||June 2||Brewers || 2–4 || Davies (6–0) || Lyles (5–3) || Burnes (1) || 19,442 || 28–30 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb |59||June 4||Braves || 5–12 || Winkler (2–1) || Crick (2–2) || — || 13,963 || 28–31 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb |60||June 5||Braves || 7–4 || Musgrove (4–6) || Gausman (2–5) || — || 13,904 || 29–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb |61||June 6||Braves || 6–1 || Archer (3–5) || Foltynewicz (1–5) || Vázquez (15) || 18,232 || 30–31 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb |62||June 7||@ Brewers || 4–10 || Woodruff (8–1) || Davis (0–1) || — || 30,296 || 30–32 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb |63||June 8||@ Brewers || 3–5 || Davies (7–0) || Feliz (2–2) || Hader (15) || 40,704 || 30–33 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb |64||June 9||@ Brewers || 2–5 || Jeffress (1–0) || Liriano (1–1) || Hader (16) || 45,375 || 30–34 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb |65||June 10||@ Braves || 7–13 || Newcomb (1–0) || McRae (0–2) || Webb (2) || 21,822 || 30–35 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb |66||June 11||@ Braves || 5–7 (8) || Toussaint (4–0) || Archer (3–6) || Swarzak (4) || 31,305 || 30–36 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb |67||June 12||@ Braves || 7–8 (11) || Webb (4–0) || Feliz (2–3) || — || 24,428 || 30–37 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb |68||June 13||@ Braves || 5–6 || Teherán (5–4) || Musgrove (4–7) || Jackson (10) || 35,108 || 30–38 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb |69||June 14||@ Marlins || 11–0 || Brault (3–1) || Richards (3–7) || — || 8,340 || 31–38 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb |70||June 15||@ Marlins || 3–4 || López (5–5) || Hartlieb (0–1) || Romo (12) || 11,464 || 31–39 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb |71||June 16||@ Marlins || 5–4 || Rodríguez (1–3) || Anderson (2–3) || Vázquez (16) || 12,472 || 32–39 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb |72||June 18||Tigers || 4–5 || Farmer (4–4) || Crick (2–3) || Greene (21) || 18,301 || 32–40 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb |73||June 19||Tigers || 8–7 || Rodríguez (2–3) || Ramirez (3–2) || Vázquez (17) || 18,088 || 33–40 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb |74||June 21||Padres || 2–1 || Musgrove (5–7) || Lauer (5–7) || Vázquez (18) || 33,437 || 34–40 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb |75||June 22||Padres || 6–3 || Crick (3–3) || Stammen (5–4) || Vázquez (19) || 26,919 || 35–40 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb |76||June 23||Padres || 11–10 (11) || Liriano (2–1) || Wisler (2–2) || — || 25,294 || 36–40 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb |77||June 25||@ Astros || 1–5 || Cole (7–5) || Williams (2–2) || — || 37,193 || 36–41 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb |78||June 26||@ Astros || 14–2 || Agrazal (1–0) || Valdez (3–4) || — || 39,312 || 37–41 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb |79||June 27||@ Astros || 10–0 || Musgrove (6–7) || Peacock (6–6) || — || 38,943 || 38–41 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb |80||June 28||@ Brewers || 3–2 || Vázquez (2–0) || Jeffress (1–2) || — || 33,931 || 39–41 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb |81||June 29||@ Brewers || 1–3 || Woodruff (10–2) || Lyles (5–4) || Hader (20) || 37,821 || 39–42 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb |82||June 30||@ Brewers || 1–2 || Jeffress (2–2) || Crick (3–4) || Albers (1) || 41,257 || 39–43 || L2

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