The 2010

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

season was the 129th season of the franchise; the 124th in the

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

. This was their tenth season at

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Opened during the 2001 Major League Baseb ...

. 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 The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National Le ...

with a record of 57–105, their worst record since

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

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 Ronny Alexander Salazar Cedeño (born February 2, 1983), is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, H ...

. 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

Opening Day lineup

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 A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) * Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'g ...

, , 3–9 , , Zito (2–0) , , Burres (0–1) , , — , , 26,011 , , 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 13 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Meek (1–0) , , Affeldt (2–1) , , Dotel (2) , , 28,030 , , 4–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 14 , , @

, , 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 The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. They are one of two major leag ...

, , 3–4 , , Oswalt (2–2) , , Maholm (1–2) , , Lindstrom (5) , , 30,018 , , 7–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , , April 24 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Rodriguez (1–2) , , Jakubauskas (0–1) , , Lindstrom (6) , , 30,562 , , 7–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 25 , , @

, , 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 The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

, , 2–12 , , Kendrick (2–1) , , Morton (1–7) , , — , , 45,371 , , 16–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , May 18 , , @

, , 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 The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The club was founded in Boston, ...

, , 0–7 , , Hudson (5–1) , , Ohlendorf (0–2) , , — , , 22,470 , , 18–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 22 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Lowe (6–4) , , Morton (1–8) , , Wagner (5) , , 26,519 , , 18–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 23 , ,

, , 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 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Lowe (7–4) , , Duke (3–5) , , — , , 23,442 , , 20–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 29 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Medlen (2–1) , , Burres (2–3) , , Wagner (6) , , 29,132 , , 20–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , May 30 , , @

, , 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 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Sanchez (4–4) , , Duke (3–6) , , Wilson (14) , , 17,817 , , 22–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , June 5 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Maholm (4–4) , , Wellemeyer (3–5) , , — , , 36,687 , , 23–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 6 , ,

, , 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 The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is tradition ...

, , 2–6 , , Verlander (7–4) , , Ohlendorf (0–4) , , — , , 33,236 , , 23–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 12 , , @

, , 3–4 (10) , , Coke (4–0) , , Donnelly (2–1) , , — , , 34,501 , , 23–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 13 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Thomas (4–0) , , Lopez (1–1) , , Valverde (13) , , 31,243 , , 23–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 15 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The club plays its home games at Rate Fie ...

, , 4–6 , , Garcia (7–3) , , Lincoln (0–1) , , Jenks (12) , , 12,693 , , 23–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 16 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Danks (6–5) , , Duke (3–8) , , — , , 15,218 , , 23–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 17 , ,

, , 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 A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...

, , 3–6 , , Hunter (3–0) , , Ohlendorf (0–6) , , Feliz (20) , , 23,083 , , 25–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 23 , , @

, , 3–13 , , Ogando (3–0) , , Maholm (4–6) , , Harrison (1) , , 33,646 , , 25–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 24 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Francisco (6–3) , , Jackson (0–1) , , — , , 19,567 , , 25–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 73 , , June 25 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

, , 4–14 , , Sheets (3–7) , , Lincoln (0–2) , , — , , 11,154 , , 25–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 26 , , @

, , 0–5 , , Cahill (7–2) , , McCutchen (0–3) , , — , , 25,068 , , 25–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 27 , , @

, , 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 , ,

, , 3–2 , , McCutchen (1–3) , , Hamels (6–7) , , Dotel (17) , , 25,323 , , 28–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , July 2 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Ohlendorf (1–6) , , Moyer (9–7) , , Dotel (18) , , 30,339 , , 29–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 3 , ,

, , 4–12 , , Kendrick (5–3) , , Maholm (5–7) , , — , , 38,052 , , 29–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 4 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Meek (4–2) , , Contreras (3–3) , , Dotel (19) , , 28,698 , , 30–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 6 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Rodriguez (6–10) , , Lincoln (1–3) , , — , , 23,210 , , 30–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 84 , , July 7 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Daigle (1–1) , , McCutchen (1–4) , , Lindstrom (20) , , 23,123 , , 30–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 85 , , July 8 , , @

, , 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 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 10 , , @ Brewers , , 3–4 , , Bush (4–6) , , Karstens (2–4) , , Axford (10) , , 38,588 , , 30–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 88 , , July 11 , , @ Brewers , , 5–6 , , Axford (5–1) , , Dotel (2–2) , , — , , 34,598 , , 30–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 89 , , July 16 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Myers (7–6) , , Duke (3–9) , , Lindstrom (22) , , 23,273 , , 30–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 90 , , July 17 , ,

, , 12–6 , , Lopez (2–1) , , Norris (2–7) , , — , , 36,665 , , 31–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 18 , ,

, , 9–0 , , Maholm (6–7) , , Oswalt (6–11) , , — , , 16,638 , , 32–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 19 , , Brewers , , 1–3 , , Capuano (1–1) , , Karstens (2–5) , , Axford (12) , , 12,375 , , 32–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 20 , , Brewers , , 11–9 , , Carrasco (2–2) , , Bush (4–8) , , Dotel (20) , , 13,202 , , 33–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 21 , , Brewers , , 15–3 , , Duke (4–9) , , Wolf (7–9) , , — , , 13,532 , , 34–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 22 , , Brewers , , 2–3 , , Gallardo (9–4) , , Ohlendorf (1–8) , , Axford (13) , , 18,715 , , 34–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 23 , ,

Padres {{About, the Roman Catholic priests' organization, other uses, Padres (disambiguation) ''Padres Asociados para Derechos Religiosos, Educativos, y Sociales'' ( Spanish for "Priests Associated for Religious, Education, and Social Rights") is a Chica ...

, , 3–5 , , Correia (7–6) , , Maholm (6–8) , , Bell (28) , , 18,611 , , 34–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Latos (11–4) , , Karstens (2–6) , , — , , 36,967 , , 34–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 25 , ,

, , 3–6 , , LeBlanc (5–8) , , Lincoln (1–4) , , Bell (29) , , 18,800 , , 34–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 27 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

, , 4–2 , , Duke (5–9) , , De La , , Dotel (21) , , 46,608 , , 35–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 100 , , July 28 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Gallagher (1–0) , , Cook (4–7) , , — , , 35,128 , , 36–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Jimenez (16–2) , , Maholm (6–9) , , — , , 34,158 , , 36–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 30 , , @ Cardinals , , 0–1 (10) , , Franklin (6–1) , , Lopez (2–2) , , — , , 44,534 , , 36–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 31 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–11 , , Suppan (1–6) , , McCutchen (1–5) , , — , , 45,783 , , 36–67 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 104 , , August 1 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–9 , , Wainwright (15–6) , , Duke (5–10) , , — , , 43,338 , , 36–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , August 2 , , Reds , , 0–4 , , Wood (2–1) , , Ohlendorf (1–9) , , — , , 15,172 , , 36–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , August 3 , , Reds , , 7–6 , , Maholm (7–9) , , Leake (7–3) , , Hanrahan (1) , , 13,623 , , 37–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 4 , , Reds , , 4–9 , , Cueto (11–2) , , Karstens (2–7) , , — , , 20,420 , , 37–70 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 108 , , August 5 , ,

, , 5–1 , , McDonald (1–1) , , Francis (4–4) , , — , , 17,131 , , 38–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 6 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Hammel (8–6) , , Park (0–1) , , Street (7) , , 30,711 , , 38–71 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 7 , ,

, , 8–7 (10) , , Gallagher (2–0) , , Street (2–3) , , — , , 38,147 , , 39–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 8 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Rogers (2–2) , , Maholm (7–10) , , — , , 22,716 , , 39–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 10 , , @

, , 1–4 , , LeBlanc (6–10) , , Karstens (2–8) , , Bell (32) , , 23,249 , , 39–73 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 11 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Correia (9–7) , , McDonald (1–2) , , Bell (33) , , 28,335 , , 39–74 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 114 , , August 12 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Garland (11–8) , , Duke (5–11) , , Bell (34) , , 25,897 , , 39–75 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 13 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Lopez (4–0) , , Meek (4–4) , , Lyon (3) , , 36,124 , , 39–76 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 14 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Norris (5–7) , , Maholm (7–11) , , Lyon (4) , , 31,608 , , 39–77 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 15 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Happ (3–1) , , Karstens (2–9) , , — , , 34,372 , , 39–78 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 118 , , August 16 , , Marlins , , 7–1 , , McDonald (2–2) , , Volstad (6–9) , , — , , 13,396 , , 40–78 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 17 , , Marlins , , 0–6 , , Nolasco (14–8) , , Duke (5–12) , , — , , 14,156 , , 40–79 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 18 , , Marlins , , 2–3 , , Johnson (11–5) , , Ohlendorf (1–10) , , Oviedo (27) , , 12,242 , , 40–80 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 19 , , Marlins , , 2–4 , , Sanabia (2–1) , , Maholm (7–12) , , Oviedo (28) , , 15,783 , , 40–81 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 20 , , Mets , , 2–7 , , Pelfrey (12–7) , , Karstens (2–10) , , — , , 23,695 , , 40–82 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 21 , , Mets , , 1–5 (5) , , Niese (8–5) , , McDonald (2–3) , , — , , 28,759 , , 40–83 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 124 , , August 22 , , Mets , , 2–1 , , Duke (6–12) , , Santana (10–8) , , Hanrahan (2) , , 24,730 , , 41–83 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 23 , , Cardinals , , 2–10 , , Lohse (2–5) , , Ohlendorf (1–11) , , — , , 12,393 , , 41–84 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 24 , , Cardinals , , 4–3 , , Hanrahan (3–1) , , Wainwright (17–8) , , Meek (2) , , 13,302 , , 42–84 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 25 , , Cardinals , , 5–2 , , McCutchen (2–5) , , Westbrook (1–2) , , — , , 12,686 , , 43–84 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 27 , , @ Brewers , , 2–7 , , Narveson (10–7) , , McDonald (2–4) , , — , , 32,130 , , 43–85 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 28 , , @ Brewers , , 7–8 (11) , , Loe (3–3) , , Ledezma (0–1) , , — , , 37,782 , , 43–86 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 29 , , @ Brewers , , 4–8 , , Bush (7–11) , , Morton (1–10) , , Hoffman (8) , , 35,733 , , 43–87 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 30 , , @ Cubs , , 2–14 , , Zambrano (6–6) , , Maholm (7–13) , , — , , 29,538 , , 43–88 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , August 31 , , @ Cubs , , 14–7 , , Karstens (3–10) , , Dempster (12–9) , , — , , 31,369 , , 44–88 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , September 1 , , @ Cubs , , 3–5 , , Diamond (1–3) , , McDonald (2–5) , , Marmol (25) , , 33,555 , , 44–89 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 134 , , September 3 , , Nationals , , 8–5 , , Duke (7–12) , , Hernandez (9–10) , , Hanrahan (3) , , 19,734 , , 45–89 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 4 , , Nationals , , 2–9 , , Lannan (7–6) , , Maholm (7–14) , , — , , 30,263 , , 45–90 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , September 5 , , Nationals , , 1–8 , , Marquis (2–7) , , Morton (1–11) , , — , , 18,057 , , 45–91 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Burres (3–3) , , Hanson (9–11) , , Hanrahan (4) , , 15,330 , , 46–91 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–0 , , McDonald (3–5) , , Hudson (15–7) , , — , , 11,070 , , 47–91 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 139 , , September 8 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Lowe (12–12) , , Duke (7–13) , , — , , 13,113 , , 47–92 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 10 , , @ Reds , , 3–4 (12) , , Smith (3–2) , , Ledezma (0–2) , , — , , 24,908 , , 47–93 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 141 , , September 11 , , @ Reds , , 4–5 (10) , , Cordero (6–4) , , Thomas (0–1) , , — , , 36,101 , , 47–94 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 12 , , @ Reds , , 3–1 , , Park (1–1) , , Cordero (6–5) , , Hanrahan (5) , , 26,617 , , 48–94 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 13 , , @ Mets , , 0–1 (10) , , Takahashi (9–6) , , Park (1–2) , , — , , 24,384 , , 48–95 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 14 , , @ Mets , , 1–9 , , Dickey (11–6) , , Duke (7–14) , , — , , 27,438 , , 48–96 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 15 , , @ Mets , , 7–8 , , Valdes (3–3) , , Maholm (7–15) , , Takahashi (7) , , 29,000 , , 48–97 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 146 , , September 16 , , @ Mets , , 2–6 , , Pelfrey (15–9) , , Ledezma (0–3) , , — , , 28,790 , , 48–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 17 , , Diamondbacks , , 4–3 , , Meek (5–4) , , Vasquez (1–6) , , — , , 22,939 , , 49–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 18 , , Diamondbacks , , 9–6 , , McDonald (4–5) , , Enright (6–5) , , — , , 25,981 , , 50–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 19 , , Diamondbacks , , 4–3 , , Hanrahan (4–1) , , Heilman (5–8) , , Meek (3) , , 18,331 , , 51–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 21 , , Cardinals , , 5–2 , , Maholm (8–15) , , Westbrook (2–4) , , Meek (4) , , 15,478 , , 52–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 151 , , September 22 , , Cardinals , , 11–6 , , Morton (2–11) , , Lohse (4–8) , , — , , 11,785 , , 53–98 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 23 , , Cardinals , , 2–9 , , Suppan (2–7) , , Burres (3–4) , , — , , 15,802 , , 53–99 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 24 , ,

, , 7–10 , , Myers (14–7) , , Leroux (0–1) , , Lyon (19) , , 22,279 , , 53–100 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Duke (8–14) , , Norris (9–9) , , Hanrahan (6) , , 25,350 , , 54–100 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Maholm (9–15) , , Happ (6–3) , , — , , 23,208 , , 55–100 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 156 , , September 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–6 , , Reyes (3–1) , , Gallagher (2–1) , , McClellan (2) , , 38,592 , , 55–101 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 7–2 , , Burres (4–4) , , Suppan (2–8) , , — , , 38,315 , , 56–101 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 29 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–4 , , Walters (2–0) , , McDonald (4–6) , , — , , 38,112 , , 56–102 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 30 , , @ Marlins , , 9–11 , , Volstad (12–9) , , Duke (8–15) , , Oviedo (30) , , 21,021 , , 56–103 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , October 1 , , @ Marlins , , 5–1 , , Park (2–2) , , Mendez (1–3) , , — , , 23,124 , , 57–103 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 161 , , October 2 , , @ Marlins , , 0–2 , , Sanches (2–2) , , Morton (2–12) , , Hensley (6) , , 25,332 , , 57–104 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 162 , , October 3 , , @ Marlins , , 2–5 , , Sanchez (13–12) , , Burres (4–5) , , Hensley (7) , , 31,803 , , 57–105 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Awards and honors

2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 2010, ...

* Evan Meek, P, reserve NL Player of the Week Award * Pedro Alvarez (September 20–26, 2010)

Statistics

;Hitting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Transactions

Pre-season

''(November 4, 2009 – April 4, 2010)'' *On November 20, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team joined the American ...

. *On November 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent

Rubén Gotay Ruben A. Gotay ( ; born December 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2008 with the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. He is currently a coac ...

to the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...

. *On November 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Since 1989, the team has p ...

free agent

Wil Ledezma Wilfredo Jose Ledezma Acosta (born January 21, 1981) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Natio ...

to a minor league contract. *On December 3, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Kevan Graves to assistant director of baseball operations and hired Mike Basso as a major league scout, Toshi Nagahara as assistant trainer and Tyrone Brooks as director of baseball operations. *On December 7, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...

free agent Vinnie Chulk to a minor league contract. *On December 10, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Bobby Crosby to a 1-year/$1 million contract, claimed John Raynor in Rule 5 major league draft (#2 overall from

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park. The ...

) and claimed Rodolfo Cardona in Rule 5 AAA draft (#2 overall from

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As one of the America ...

). *On December 13, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

to a 1-year/$1.125 million contract. *On December 18, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

free agent Javier López to a 1-year contract. *On December 23, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

free agent Jack Taschner to a minor league contract. *On January 12, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent

Ryan Church Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Career Mi ...

to a 1-year contract and signed Brian Bass, Luke Carlin and Brian Myrow to minor league contracts. *On January 14, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent D. J. Carrasco to a minor league contract. *On January 16, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Brendan Donnelly to a 1-year/$1.5 million contract. *On January 18, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brian Bixler to the

in exchange for Jesus Brito. *On January 19, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

Zach Duke Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, St. Lo ...

to a 1-year contract and claimed Brandon Jones off of waivers from the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

. *On January 21, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Octavio Dotel to a 1-year contract. *On March 2, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Ramon Aguero, José Ascanio, Jeff Clement, Argenis Diaz,

Joel Hanrahan Joel Ryan Hanrahan (born October 6, 1981) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Hanrahan was originally a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB) before moving to the closer role for the ...

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. The accolades he has received include the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and nominations for two Grammy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. After winning se ...

, Gorkys Hernández, Chris Jakubauskas,

Jason Jaramillo Jason Cory Jaramillo (born October 9, 1982) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2009 to 2011 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Amateur career Jaramillo attended Oklahoma State University, ...

, Brandon Jones, Garrett Jones, Andy LaRoche, Brad Lincoln, Andrew McCutchen, Daniel McCutchen, Evan Meek, Lastings Milledge, Bryan Morris, Charlie Morton, Brandon Moss, Ross Ohlendorf, Steve Pearce, John Raynor,

José Tábata José Nicolas Tábata (born 12 August 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He was an international signee of the New York Yankees in 2005, and by 2008, became the Yankees' No. 2 prospect. He played in Major League Baseba ...

, Ronald Uviedo, Donnie Veal, Neil Walker and Delwyn Young to 1-year contracts. *On March 29, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed

Hayden Penn Hayden Andrew Penn (born October 13, 1984) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career Baltimore Orioles Born in S ...

off of waivers from the

In-Season

''(April 5, 2010 – November 1, 2010)'' *On April 8, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Ramon Vazquez. *On April 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jonathan Van Every to the

in exchange for a player to be named later. *On May 18, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Latin American prospects Angel Sanchez, Brayan Almonte, Jose Acosta, Jose Roman, Oderman Rocha and Willy Garcia. *On June 1, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ronald Uviedo to the

in exchange for

Dana Eveland Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, L ...

. *On June 15, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Chase Lyles, Justin Bencsko, Justin Ennis, Kelson Brown, Kevin Decker and Matt Skirving and signed non-drafted free agent Kevin Mort. *On June 18, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Tyler Waldron and Vince Payne. *On June 25, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Justin Howard. *On June 28, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Casey Sadler, James Archibald and Jason Townsend. *On July 2, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Matt Curry. *On July 7, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Sean Gallagher from the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. ...

in exchange for cash considerations. *On July 15, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Mel Rojas Jr. *On July 20, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed non-drafted free agents Yunior Aquiles, Cristian Henriquez, Yunior Montero, Melvin Rosario, Miguel De Aza, Rodney Polonia, Isaac Sanchez and Heriberto Figueroa. *On July 31, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Octavio Dotel to the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

in exchange for James McDonald and Andrew Lambo. *On July 31, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Javier López to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

in exchange for Joe Martinez and John Bowker. *On July 31, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bobby Crosby, D. J. Carrasco and

to the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established ...

in exchange for

Chris Snyder Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles. He bats and t ...

Pedro Ciriaco Pedro Joel Ciriaco Leguisamon (born September 27, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, ...

and cash considerations. *On August 4, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Chan Ho Park off of waivers from the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

and Chris Resop off of waivers from the

. *On August 9, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Nick Kingham, Brandon Cumpton and Ryan Hafner. *On August 16, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks

Drew Maggi Andrew Jerome Maggi (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Maggi is of Italian descent and played for the Italy national baseball team i ...

, Jared Lakind, Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie. *On August 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Heredia. *On August 25, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dilson Herrera. *On September 13, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed

Chris Leroux Christopher Adam Leroux (born April 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and television personality. He played for the Miami Marlins, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB ...

off of waivers from the

. *On October 4, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that John Russell has been relieved of his duties as the club's manager.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Altoona, VSL Pirates

References

External links

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