The 2011

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 franchise's 125th season as a member of the

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and 130th season overall. This was their 11th season at

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. The season was the first with manager

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, who was hired to replace the fired John Russell. After going a major league worst 57–105, they enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence, winning more than 70 games for the first time since 2004 and being covered significantly in the summer due to being involved in the pennant race, but they still locked up their 19th consecutive losing season.

Regular season

April

The Pirates won their opening game against the Cubs in Chicago 6–3. Neil Walker led the offense with a grand slam in the fifth inning, becoming the only Pirate other than

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to hit a grand slam on

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. Pittsburgh blew a lead the following day and lost, but scored two runs in the final inning of the series finale to finish their first series with a 2–1 record. Pittsburgh defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in two of three games during their second series, marking the first time the Pirates had won the majority of games in two consecutive road series since 2007. Pittsburgh came home to face the

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; winning one game out of four. In the second game of the series, the Pirates prevailed in a 5-hour, 10-minute game which lasted 14 innings. After an injury to starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, the bullpen combined for scoreless innings—the most for the Pirates since 1900.

Taser incident

During the April 9 game in Pittsburgh, a local man was arrested in the left-field seating section. According to the ''

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'', the man "appeared to be drunk, bothered fans in his section and belligerently refused to cooperate" when he would not leave at the game at the request of PNC Park employees and police. While being escorted from the section the man struck a ballpark employee, which was met with officers putting him under arrest after "

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ing him to little effect before clubbing him in the neck, head, side and legs." The entire incident was captured on video. He was charged with public drunkenness, resisting arrest, and two additional misdemeanors. In a related incident, a woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and defiant trespassing. After yelling at the officers making the initial arrest, she then "resisted an officer's attempts to remove her from the park" while yelling obscenities.

May

In May, the Pirates compiled a 13–13 (.500) record, and finished the month at 25–28 for the season.

June

On June 24, 2011, the Pirates defeated the

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, 3–1, to improve their record to 38–37. This is the latest in the season that the Pirates have been above .500 since 1999. On June 28, 2011, the Pirates defeated the Blue Jays 7–6 at the

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, to mark their first inter-league road victory in two years.

July

On July 8, the Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs to enter the

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break above the .500 mark for the first time since 1992. The Pirates also sent three players to the All-Star Game with the selections of Kevin Correia,

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and Andrew McCutchen. This marked the first time since 1990 that the team had three All-Stars in the National League lineup. While Correia did not enter the game, along with

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, McCutchen entered the game in the seventh inning, batting in the eighth. Hanrahan was called to close in the top of the ninth, striking out the first batter, however an untimely error from Cubs shortstop

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and a single led to two men in scoring position.

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got the save. On July 15, and again on July 18, the Pirates moved into first place of the NL Central. This marked the first two times that the Pirates were in first place this late in the season since 1997. July 25 saw the Pirates return to the national stage with their game at Atlanta being televised on ESPN. This is the first time the Pirates had been on ESPN since September 22, 2004. The Pirates went on to win the game 3 to 1, moving them again into a first place tie in the NL Central. The next night, the Pirates fell victim to a controversial call in a 4–3 loss to the Braves after 19 innings. Braves infielder

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was ruled safe at home plate by home plate umpire

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even though replay clearly showed Lugo should have been called out. Meals and the league both admitted the call was incorrect. The team ended up filing a complaint with the commissioner's office.

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 1 , , @ Cubs , , 6–3 , , Correia (1–0) , , Dempster (0–1) , , Hanrahan (1) , , 41,358 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , April 2 , , @ Cubs , , 3–5 , , Marshall (1–0) , , Meek (0–1) , , Marmol (1) , , 35,782 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 3 , , @ Cubs , , 5–4 , , Karstens (1–0) , , Marmol (0–1) , , Hanrahan (2) , , 30,857 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 4 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–3 , , Morton (1–0) , , Lohse (0–1) , , Hanrahan (3) , , 32,007 , , 3–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , April 5 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Batista (1–0) , , Olson (0–1) , , Franklin (1) , , 33,666 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 6 , , @ Cardinals , , 3–1 , , Correia (2–0) , , Carpenter (0–1) , , Hanrahan (4) , , 34,965 , , 4–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , , April 7 , ,

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, , 1–7 , , Rogers (1–0) , , Maholm (0–1) , , — , , 39,219 , , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 8 , ,

, , 4–3 (14) , , Olson (1–1) , , Morales (0–1) , , — , , 29,192 , , 5–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 9 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Belisle (1–0) , , Veras (0–1) , , Lindstrom (1) , , 25,398 , , 5–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , , April 10 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Chacin (2–0) , , Crotta (0–1) , , Street (4) , , 18,043 , , 5–5 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , April 12 , , Brewers , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed'' , - style="background:#fbb;" , 11 , , April 13 , , Brewers , , 0–6 , , Marcum (2–1) , , Correia (2–1) , , — , , 8,755 , , 5–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 12 , , April 14 , , Brewers , , 1–4 , , Wolf (1–2) , , Maholm (0–2) , , — , , 10,517 , , 5–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , April 15 , , @ Reds , , 6–1 , , Morton (2–0) , , Arroyo (2–1) , , — , , 21,312 , , 6–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 16 , , @ Reds , , 2–11 , , Leake (2–0) , , McDonald (0–1) , , — , , 26,418 , , 6–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , April 17 , , @ Reds , , 7–6 , , Resop (1–0) , , Ondrusek (2–1) , , Hanrahan (5) , , 32,105 , , 7–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , April 18 , , @ Reds , , 9–3 , , Correia (3–1) , , Wood (1–2) , , — , , 12,777 , , 8–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , , April 19 , , @ Marlins , , 0–6 , , Johnson (3–0) , , Maholm (0–3) , , — , , 11,118 , , 8–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 20 , , @ Marlins , , 0–6 , , Nolasco (2–0) , , Morton (2–1) , , — , , 10,112 , , 8–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 19 , , April 21 , , @ Marlins , , 5–9 , , Volstad (1–1) , , McDonald (0–2) , , — , , 12,308 , , 8–11 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , April 22 , , Nationals , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , April 23 , , Nationals , , 7–2 , , Karstens (2–0) , , Hernandez (2–2) , , — , , 18,262 , , 9–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , , April 24 , , Nationals , , 3–6 , , Marquis (2–0) , , Correia (3–2) , , Storen (3) , , 9,520 , , 9–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , April 25 , , Nationals , , 4–2 , , Maholm (1–3) , , Lannan (2–2) , , Hanrahan (6) , , 12,457 , , 10–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , April 26 , ,

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, , 2–3 (10) , , Romo (1–0) , , Hanrahan (0–1) , , Wilson (6) , , 9,832 , , 10–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , April 27 , ,

, , 2–0 , , McDonald (1–2) , , Bumgarner (0–4) , , Hanrahan (7) , , 9,048 , , 11–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , April 28 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Vogelsong (1–0) , , Karstens (2–1) , , Wilson (7) , , 14,747 , , 11–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , April 29 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Correia (4–2) , , Chacin (3–2) , , Hanrahan (8) , , 34,477 , , 12–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27 , , April 30 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Hammel (3–1) , , Maholm (1–4) , , Street (10) , , 33,684 , , 12–15 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , May 1 , , @

, , 8–4 , , Morton (3–1) , , Jimenez (0–2) , , — , , 35,012 , , 13–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , May 2 , , @

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, , 4–3 , , McDonald (2–2) , , Harang (4–2) , , Hanrahan (9) , , 20,546 , , 14–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , , May 3 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Adams (1–0) , , Beimel (0–1) , , Bell (7) , , 18,636 , , 14–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , May 4 , , @

, , 7–4 , , Correia (5–2) , , Richard (1–3) , , — , , 16,613 , , 15–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , , May 6 , ,

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, , 2–3 , , Rodriguez (2–3) , , Resop (1–1) , , Melancon (1) , , 12,728 , , 15–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 7 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Morton (4–1) , , Norris (2–2) , , — , , 32,299 , , 16–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , May 8 , ,

, , 5–4 , , McCutchen (1–0) , , Abad (1–3) , , Hanrahan (10) , , 17,946 , , 17–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , May 9 , , Dodgers , , 4–1 , , Veras (1–1) , , Billingsley (2–2) , , Hanrahan (11) , , 11,373 , , 18–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , May 10 , , Dodgers , , 3–10 , , Lilly (3–3) , , Correia (5–3) , , — , , 13,497 , , 18–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 11 , , Dodgers , , 0–2 , , Kuroda (4–3) , , Maholm (1–5) , , Padilla (3) , , 12,910 , , 18–19 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , May 12 , , Dodgers , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed'' , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 13 , , @ Brewers , , 2–5 , , Gallardo (4–2) , , McDonald (2–3) , , Axford (8) , , 32,837 , , 18–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , May 14 , , @ Brewers , , 2–8 , , Narveson (2–3) , , Karstens (2–2) , , — , , 42,422 , , 18–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 40 , , May 15 , , @ Brewers , , 6–9 , , Greinke (2–1) , , Correia (5–4) , , — , , 37,059 , , 18–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 16 , , @ Nationals , , 2–4 , , Kimball (1–0) , , Maholm (1–6) , , Storen (9) , , 21,960 , , 18–23 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , May 17 , , @ Nationals , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , May 18 , , @ Reds , , 5–0 , , Morton (5–1) , , Arroyo (3–4) , , — , , 16,543 , , 19–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , May 19 , , @ Reds , , 5–3 , , McDonald (3–3) , , Cueto (2–1) , , Hanrahan (12) , , 26,018 , , 20–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 20 , ,

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, , 10–1 , , Karstens (3–2) , , Penny (4–4) , , — , , 24,396 , , 21–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , May 21 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Correia (6–4) , , Scherzer (6–1) , , Hanrahan (13) , , 37,958 , , 22–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , May 22 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Porcello (4–2) , , Maholm (1–7) , , Valverde (11) , , 25,124 , , 22–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , , May 24 , ,

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, , 0–2 , , Jurrjens (6–1) , , Morton (5–2) , , Kimbrel (13) , , 16,873 , , 22–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , May 25 , ,

, , 2–4 (11) , , Sherrill (1–0) , , Karstens (3–3) , , Kimbrel (14) , , 21,497 , , 22–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , May 27 , , @ Cubs , , 4–2 , , Correia (7–4) , , Davis (0–3) , , Hanrahan (14) , , 34,105 , , 23–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , , May 28 , , @ Cubs , , 10–0 , , Maholm (2–7) , , Wells (1–1) , , — , , 38,413 , , 24–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , May 29 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 , , Dempster (4–4) , , Karstens (3–4) , , Marmol (10) , , 37,464 , , 24–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , May 30 , , @ Mets , , 3–7 , , Gee (5–0) , , McCutchen (1–1) , , — , , 24,490 , , 24–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , , May 31 , , @ Mets , , 5–1 , , Meek (1–1) , , Dickey (2–6) , , — , , 26,198 , , 25–28 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , , June 1 , , @ Mets , , 9–3 , , Correia (8–4) , , Capuano (3–6) , , — , , 25,234 , , 26–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , , June 2 , , @ Mets , , 8–9 , , Isringhausen (1–0) , , Veras (1–2) , , Rodriguez (16) , , 30,074 , , 26–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , , June 3 , ,

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, , 2–1 (12) , , Moskos (1–0) , , Baez (1–3) , , — , , 33,861 , , 27–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , June 4 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Morton (6–2) , , Kendrick (3–4) , , — , , 39,441 , , 28–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 5 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Halladay (8–3) , , McDonald (3–4) , , — , , 35,505 , , 28–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , , June 7 , , D-backs , , 8–5 , , Resop (2–1) , , Hernandez (2–2) , , Hanrahan (15) , , 12,378 , , 29–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 8 , , D-backs , , 3–2 (12) , , McCutchen (2–1) , , Kroenke (0–1) , , — , , 14,015 , , 30–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 61 , , June 9 , , D-backs , , 0–2 , , Owings (2–0) , , Resop (2–2) , , Hernandez (2) , , 12,468 , , 30–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 10 , , Mets , , 1–8 , , Gee (7–0) , , Morton (6–3) , , — , , 24,653 , , 30–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , June 11 , , Mets , , 3–2 , , McDonald (4–4) , , Dickey (3–7) , , Hanrahan (16) , , 39,273 , , 31–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 12 , , Mets , , 0–7 , , Capuano (5–6) , , Correia (8–5) , , — , , 26,452 , , 31–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , , June 13 , , Mets , , 3–1 , , Maholm (3–7) , , Pelfrey (3–5) , , Hanrahan (17) , , 15,555 , , 32–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , , June 14 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Karstens (4–4) , , Norris (4–5) , , Hanrahan (18) , , 29,712 , , 33–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , June 15 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Morton (7–3) , , Del Rosario (0–1) , , Hanrahan (19) , , 29,866 , , 34–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 16 , , @

, , 5–4 , , McDonald (5–4) , , Lyles (0–2) , , Veras (1) , , 26,415 , , 35–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 17 , , @ Indians , , 1–5 , , Tomlin (8–4) , , Correia (8–6) , , — , , 38,549 , , 35–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 18 , , @ Indians , , 1–5 , , Carrasco (7–3) , , Maholm (3–8) , , — , , 31,865 , , 35–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 19 , , @ Indians , , 2–5 (11) , , Sipp (3–0) , , Wood (0–1) , , — , , 30,023 , , 35–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 20 , , Orioles , , 3–8 , , Arrieta (9–4) , , Morton (7–4) , , — , , 22,447 , , 35–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , June 21 , , Orioles , , 9–3 , , Resop (3–2) , , Guthrie (2–9) , , — , , 33,806 , , 36–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , June 22 , , Orioles , , 5–4 , , Correia (9–6) , , Britton (6–5) , , Hanrahan (20) , , 19,418 , , 37–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , June 24 , ,

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, , 3–1 , , Maholm (4–8) , , Lester (9–4) , , Hanrahan (21) , , 39,330 , , 38–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , June 25 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Karstens (5–4) , , Wakefield (4–3) , , Hanrahan (22) , , 39,483 , , 39–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 26 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Miller (1–0) , , Wood (0–2) , , Papelbon (14) , , 39,511 , , 39–38 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , June 28 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–6 , , Correia (10–6) , , Reyes (3–7) , , Hanrahan (23) , , 17,085 , , 40–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 79 , , June 29 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–2 , , Morrow (4–4) , , Maholm (4–9) , , Francisco (9) , , 15,632 , , 40–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , June 30 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6–2 , , Karstens (6–4) , , Cecil (1–3) , , — , , 14,939 , , 41–39 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 1 , , @ Nationals , , 1–2 , , Storen (5–2) , , Wood (0–3) , , — , , 22,399 , , 41–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 2 , , @ Nationals , , 5–3 , , Veras (2–2) , , Burnett (3–5) , , Hanrahan (24) , , — , , 42–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 2 , , @ Nationals , , 3–4 , , Mattheus (1–0) , , Watson (0–1) , , Storen (20) , , 39,638 , , 42–41 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 84 , , July 3 , , @ Nationals , , 10–2 , , Correia (11–6) , , Marquis (7–3) , , — , , 23,522 , , 43–41 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 85 , , July 4 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Maholm (5–9) , , Myers (3–8) , , Hanrahan (25) , , 36,942 , , 44–41 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 86 , , July 5 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Karstens (7–4) , , Rodriguez (6–5) , , — , , 18,151 , , 45–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 6 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Norris (5–6) , , Morton (7–5) , , — , , 18,910 , , 45–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 8 , , Cubs , , 7–4 , , McCutchen (3–1) , , Marshall (5–3) , , Hanrahan (26) , , 37,140 , , 46–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 89 , , July 9 , , Cubs , , 3–6 , , Dempster (6–6) , , Correia (11–7) , , Marmol (19) , , 39,235 , , 46–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 90 , , July 10 , , Cubs , , 9–1 , , Maholm (6–9) , , Ortiz (0–2) , , — , , 31,428 , , 47–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 15 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Karstens (8–4) , , Myers (3–10) , , — , , 27,787 , , 48–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Escalona (2–1) , , Veras (2–3) , , Melancon (7) , , 35,081 , , 48–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

, , 7–5 (11) , , Leroux (1–0) , , Melancon (5–3) , , Resop (1) , , 24,580 , , 49–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 18 , , Reds , , 2–0 , , Morton (8–5) , , Willis (0–1) , , Hanrahan (27) , , 22,016 , , 50–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 95 , , July 19 , , Reds , , 1–0 , , McDonald (6–4) , , Leake (8–5) , , Hanrahan (28) , , 26,058 , , 51–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 20 , , Reds , , 1–3 , , Cueto (6–3) , , Karstens (8–5) , , Cordero (19) , , 25,207 , , 51–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 22 , , Cardinals , , 4–6 , , Carpenter (6–7) , , Maholm (6–10) , , Salas (18) , , 38,490 , , 51–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 23 , , Cardinals , , 1–9 , , Garcia (10–4) , , Correia (11–8) , , — , , 39,102 , , 51–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 24 , , Cardinals , , 4–3 (10) , , Beimel (1–1) , , Motte (3–2) , , — , , 35,402 , , 52–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 100 , , July 25 , , @

, , 3–1 , , McDonald (7–4) , , Hudson (9–7) , , Hanrahan (29) , , 30,098 , , 53–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 26 , , @

, , 3–4 (19) , , Proctor (2–3) , , McCutchen (3–2) , , — , , 22,036 , , 53–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 27 , , @

, , 1–2 (10) , , Linebrink (4–2) , , Leroux (1–1) , , — , , 24,186 , , 53–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 103 , , July 28 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Correia (12–8) , , Lowe (6–9) , , Hanrahan (30) , , 38,355 , , 54–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 104 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–10 , , Halladay (13–4) , , Morton (8–6) , , — , , 45,599 , , 54–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , July 30 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Lee (10–7) , , McDonald (7–5) , , Madson (18) , , 45,737 , , 54–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 106 , , July 31 , , @

, , 5–6 (10) , , Bastardo (4–0) , , Watson (0–2) , , — , , 45,809 , , 54–52 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 1 , , Cubs , , 3–5 , , Zambrano (8–6) , , Maholm (6–11) , , Marmol (21) , , 22,248 , , 54–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 2 , , Cubs , , 6–11 , , Wells (3–4) , , Correia (12–9) , , — , , 26,109 , , 54–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 3 , , Cubs , , 0–1 , , Garza (5–8) , , Resop (3–3) , , Marmol (22) , , 19,106 , , 54–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 110 , , August 4 , , Cubs , , 6–7 , , Samardzija (6–4) , , McCutchen (3–3) , , Marmol (23) , , 29,317 , , 54–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 5 , ,

, , 5–15 , , Harang (10–3) , , Karstens (8–6) , , — , , 37,766 , , 54–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 6 , ,

, , 2–13 , , Luebke (4–6) , , Maholm (6–12) , , — , , 39,251 , , 54–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 7 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Latos (6–11) , , Correia (12–10) , , — , , 35,601 , , 54–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 8 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Morton (9–6) , , Vogelsong (9–2) , , — , , 42,405 , , 55–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 9 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Bumgarner (7–11) , , McDonald (7–6) , , — , , 42,648 , , 55–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 116 , , August 10 , , @

, , 9–2 , , Karstens (9–6) , , Sanchez (4–7) , , — , , 42,603 , , 56–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 12 , , @ Brewers , , 2–7 , , Greinke (11–4) , , Maholm (6–13) , , — , , 41,820 , , 56–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 13 , , @ Brewers , , 0–1 , , Estrada (3–7) , , Correia (12–11) , , Axford (34) , , 43,214 , , 56–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 14 , , @ Brewers , , 1–2 (10) , , Saito (3–1) , , Resop (3–4) , , — , , 45,103 , , 56–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 15 , , Cardinals , , 6–2 , , McDonald (8–6) , , Westbrook (9–7) , , — , , 19,766 , , 57–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 121 , , August 16 , , Cardinals , , 5–4 (11) , , Resop (4–4) , , Rhodes (0–1) , , — , , 20,943 , , 58–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 17 , , Cardinals , , 2–7 , , Lohse (11–7) , , Maholm (6–14) , , — , , 22,296 , , 58–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 19 , , Reds , , 8–11 , , Wood (6–5) , , Hanrahan (0–2) , , Cordero (25) , , 36,620 , , 58–65 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 124 , , August 20 , , Reds , , 5–3 , , Watson (1–2) , , Chapman (2–1) , , Hanrahan (31) , , 37,826 , , 59–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 21 , , Reds , , 4–5 , , Arredondo (3–3) , , Hanrahan (0–3) , , Cordero (26) , , 29,967 , , 59–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 126 , , August 22 , , Brewers , , 1–8 , , Narveson (9–6) , , Karstens (9–7) , , — , , — , , 59–67 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 22 , , Brewers , , 9–2 , , McCutchen (4–3) , , Greinke (12–5) , , — , , 19,380 , , 60–67 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 23 , , Brewers , , 4–11 , , Estrada (4–8) , , Ohlendorf (0–1) , , — , , 21,411 , , 60–68 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 129 , , August 24 , , Brewers , , 2–0 , , Grilli (1–0) , , Marcum (11–4) , , Hanrahan (32) , , 18,013 , , 61–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 25 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–8 , , Jackson (3–2) , , Morton (9–7) , , — , , 36,503 , , 61–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 26 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–5 , , McClellan (10–6) , , Veras (2–4) , , — , , 40,480 , , 61–70 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , August 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 7–0 , , Lincoln (1–0) , , Carpenter (8–9) , , — , , 35,812 , , 62–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , August 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–7 , , Lohse (12–8) , , Karstens (9–8) , , Motte (1) , , 38,429 , , 62–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 134 , , August 29 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Rodriguez (10–9) , , Grilli (1–1) , , Melancon (15) , , 19,250 , , 62–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , August 30 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Sosa (2–2) , , Morton (9–8) , , — , , 21,750 , , 62–73 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , August 31 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Happ (5–15) , , McDonald (8–7) , , Melancon (16) , , 22,918 , , 62–74 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 137 , , September 1 , , Dodgers , , 4–6 , , Eveland (1–0) , , Lincoln (1–1) , , Jansen (3) , , 12,224 , , 62–75 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 2 , , @ Cubs , , 3–1 , , Burres (1–0) , , Dempster (10–11) , , Hanrahan (33) , , 35,153 , , 63–75 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 3 , , @ Cubs , , 7–5 , , Resop (5–4) , , Marmol (2–5) , , Hanrahan (34) , , 36,628 , , 64–75 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 4 , , @ Cubs , , 3–6 , , Wells (7–4) , , Morton (9–9) , , Marshall (4) , , 40,469 , , 64–76 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 141 , , September 5 , ,

, , 3–1 , , McDonald (9–7) , , Sosa (2–3) , , Hanrahan (35) , , 13,366 , , 65–76 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 142 , , September 6 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Myers (4–13) , , Lincoln (1–2) , , Melancon (17) , , 9,840 , , 65–77 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 143 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Watson (2–2) , , Lopez (2–6) , , Hanrahan (36) , , 12,330 , , 66–77 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 9 , , Marlins , , 4–13 , , Nolasco (10–10) , , Ohlendorf (0–2) , , — , , 24,527 , , 66–78 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 10 , , Marlins , , 0–3 , , Sanchez (8–7) , , Locke (0–1) , , — , , 34,063 , , 66–79 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 146 , , September 11 , , Marlins , , 1–4 , , Vazquez (10–11) , , McDonald (9–8) , , Oviedo (34) , , 19,071 , , 66–80 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 12 , , Cardinals , , 6–5 , , Grilli (2–1) , , Rzepczynski (0–2) , , Hanrahan (37) , , 13,278 , , 67–80 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 13 , , Cardinals , , 4–6 , , McClellan (11–6) , , Hanrahan (0–4) , , Motte (6) , , 16,544 , , 67–81 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 149 , , September 14 , , Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Jackson (5–2) , , Morton (9–10) , , Motte (7) , , 12,520 , , 67–82 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 15 , , @ Dodgers , , 6–2 , , Ohlendorf (1–2) , , Eveland (2–1) , , Hanrahan (38) , , 25,381 , , 68–82 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 151 , , September 16 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–7 , , Kuroda (12–16) , , Locke (0–2) , , — , , 41,148 , , 68–83 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 17 , , @ Dodgers , , 1–6 , , Lilly (10–14) , , McDonald (9–9) , , — , , 32,514 , , 68–84 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 18 , , @ Dodgers , , 1–15 , , Billingsley (11–10) , , Lincoln (1–3) , , — , , 37,802 , , 68–85 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 19 , , @ D-backs , , 0–1 , , Kennedy (20–4) , , Karstens (9–9) , , Putz (42) , , 24,458 , , 68–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 20 , , @ D-backs , , 5–3 , , Morton (10–10) , , Hudson (16–11) , , Hanrahan (39) , , 30,114 , , 69–86 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 156 , , September 21 , , @ D-backs , , 5–8 , , Miley (4–2) , , Ohlendorf (1–3) , , Putz (43) , , 25,296 , , 69–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 23 , , Reds , , 4–3 , , Hanrahan (1–4) , , Bray (5–3) , , — , , 23,632 , , 70–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 158 , , September 24 , , Reds , , 4–3 , , Lincoln (2–3) , , Wood (6–6) , , Grilli (1) , , 37,388 , , 71–87 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 25 , , Reds , , 4–5 , , Willis (1–6) , , Moskos (1–1) , , Cordero (35) , , 28,758 , , 71–88 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , September 26 , , @ Brewers , , 9–8 , , McCutchen (5–3) , , Saito (4–2) , , Hanrahan (40) , , 41,222 , , 72–88 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 161 , , September 27 , , @ Brewers , , 4–6 , , Hawkins (3–1) , , Hughes (0–1) , , Axford (46) , , 41,864 , , 72–89 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 162 , , September 28 , , @ Brewers , , 3–7 , , Greinke (16–6) , , Locke (0–3) , , — , , 41,976 , , 72–90 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member''

Season standings

National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

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'' Sourc

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'' Sourc

Notable achievements

Awards

2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game *

, P, reserve * Andrew McCutchen, OF, reserve * Kevin Correia, P, reserve NL Player of the Week * Jeff Karstens (July 11–17, 2011) MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award *

(June 2011)

Milestones

Transactions

Pre-season

*On November 3, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

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 1-year contract. *On November 12, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Erik Kratz to the

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 ...

. *On November 15, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired

as manager. *On November 19, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Hector Gimenez 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 ...

. *On November 22, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent

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 ...

to the Los Angeles Dodgers. *On November 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Euclides Rojas as bullpen coach, Gregg Ritchie as hitting coach, Luis Silverio as first-base coach, Nick Leyva as third-base coach and Mark Strittmatter. *On November 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

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 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 ...

for a player to be named later ( Cesar Valdez). *On December 3, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Jeff Karstens to a 1-year contract and

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 ...

to a 1-year contract with an option for 2012. *On December 7, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agents Kevin Correia to a 2-year contract and

Scott Olsen Scott Matthew Olsen (born January 12, 1984) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals between 2005 and 2010. Early life Olsen was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Cr ...

to a 1-year contract with an option for 2012. *On December 8, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Matt Diaz to a 2-year contract. *On December 14, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Lyle Overbay to a 1-year contract. *On December 23, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ryan Kelly to the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (frequently referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Oakland, California from 1968 to 2024. The Athletics were a member club of the American League (AL) American League We ...

in exchange for Corey Wimberly. *On December 23, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent Aaron Thompson off waivers from the

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...

. *On January 4, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Martinez to the

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 ...

in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. *On January 5, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent

to the

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 ...

. *On January 18, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

to a 1-year contract. *On February 9, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Ross Ohlendorf to a 1-year/$2.025 million contract.

In-Season

*On March 3, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Alex Presley, Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Morris, Brad Lincoln, Charlie Morton,

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 ...

, Chris Resop, Daniel McCutchen, Daniel Moskos, Evan Meek, Garrett Jones, Gorkys Hernández, James McDonald,

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, ...

, Jeff Locke, John Bowker, José Ascanio,

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 ...

, Josh Rodriguez,

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 ...

, Kyle McPherson, Mike Crotta, Neil Walker,

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, ...

, Ramon Aguero, Steve Pearce and Tony Watson to 1-year contracts. *On March 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released

Garrett Atkins Garrett Bernard Atkins (born December 12, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. Between 2003 and 2010, he played for the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles. Amateur career High school career Atkins attended Unive ...

. *On March 22, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Fernando Nieve. *On April 6, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released

Craig Hansen Craig Robert Hansen (born November 15, 1983) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates between 2005 and 2009. College career Hansen's collegiate career began at St. John' ...

. *On April 8, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Ramon Aguero to the Texas Rangers. *On April 22, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent

Brandon Wood Richard Brandon Wood (born March 2, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and Minor League Baseball manager (baseball), manager. He played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Basebal ...

from the

Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, ...

. *On April 26, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent Xavier Paul from the

. *On May 14, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released

. *On June 13, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to the

in exchange for Michael McKenry. *On June 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded cash considerations to the

in exchange for Josh Rodriguez. *On July 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Jason Grilli to a 1-year contract. *On July 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

Aaron Baker Aaron Eli Baker (1610–1683) of Bowhay in the parish of Exminster, near Exeter, Devon, was an English colonial agent of the Honourable East India Company, who served as the first President of the Madras Presidency (1652-1655). He was for the ...

to the

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 ...

in exchange for Derrek Lee. *On July 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to 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

Ryan Ludwick Ryan Andrew Ludwick (born July 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, an ...

. *On August 18, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Tim Wood. *On August 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

to a 6-year contract extension through 2016 with options for 2017–19. *On August 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Matt Diaz and cash considerations to 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 ...

in exchange for a player to be named later (Eliecer Cardenas; converted on September 20, 2011). *On August 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded John Bowker to the

in exchange for future considerations. *On September 11, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Neal Huntington as senior VP and GM to a 3-year contract extension through 2014. *On September 14, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Matt Pagnozzi off waivers from the

. *On September 16, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Greg Smith to assistant GM, Joe Dellicarri to director of amateur scouting, Kevan Graves to director of baseball operations, Kyle Stark to assistant GM, Larry Broadway to director of minor league operations and Tyrone Brooks to director of player personnel. *On October 24, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Potenziano as assistant trainer and Brendon Huttman as strength and conditioning coach.

Farm system

References

External links

2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season Official Site

2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season at Baseball Reference
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