2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 128th season as a member of the National League, 133rd season overall, and 14th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a win at home against the Chicago Cubs on March 31 and ended with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28. The Pirates finished the regular season in second place for the second consecutive year in the National League Central with 88 wins and 74 losses.

The team clinched their second consecutive playoff berth with a victory on September 23. Also for the second consecutive season, however, the Pirates finished in second in their division behind the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots, as well as home field advantage for the NLWC Game. However, they lost the October 1 playoff game to the San Francisco Giants, thus eliminating them from the 2014 postseason.

Three members of the 2014 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game. In addition, two Pirates players were named NL Player of the Month: Andrew McCutchen in June and Josh Harrison in August. During the 2014 season, the franchise season attendance record (2,435,867, set during PNC Park's inaugural 2001 season) was broken on September 21, the final home game of the season and 23rd sellout of the year (tying the franchise sellout record set in 2013). The new record stood at 2,442,564 until being broken in the 2015 season.

Season standings

National League Central

National League playoff standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP NL East Atlanta Braves 4 3 25 29 Miami Marlins 4 2 35 26 New York Mets 4 3 23 23 Philadelphia Phillies 6 1 36 18 Washington Nationals 3 4 24 26 Total 21 13 143 122 NL Central Chicago Cubs 14 5 89 63 Cincinnati Reds 7 12 67 92 Milwaukee Brewers 7 12 81 66 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 8 11 69 62 Total 36 40 306 283 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 33 30 Colorado Rockies 4 2 21 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 2 35 32 San Diego Padres 3 3 21 18 San Francisco Giants 4 2 29 23 Total 20 12 139 131 American League Baltimore Orioles 1 3 17 28 Boston Red Sox 3 0 16 3 Detroit Tigers 2 2 21 21 New York Yankees 1 2 9 14 Tampa Bay Rays 2 1 15 11 Toronto Blue Jays 2 1 16 18 Total 11 9 94 95 Season Total 88 74 682 631

Month Games Won Lost Win % March 1 1 0 1 0 April 25 9 16 95 104 May 29 15 14 111 137 June 27 17 10 128 103 July 26 15 11 114 105 August 28 14 14 121 109 September 26 17 9 112 73 Total 162 88 74 682 631 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 51 30 350 299 Away 81 37 44 332 332 Total 162 88 74 682 631

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || March 31 || Cubs || 1–0 (10) || Morris (1–0) || Villanueva (0–1) || — || 39,833 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 2 || April 2 || Cubs || 4–3 (16) || Pimentel (1–0) || Villanueva (0–2) || — || 29,762 || 2–0 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 3 || April 3 || Cubs || 2–3 || Hammel (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Strop (1) || 11,418 || 2–1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || April 4 || Cardinals || 12–2 || Cole (1–0) || Miller (0–1) || — || 23,342 || 3–1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 || April 5 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Kelly (1–0) || Liriano (0–1) || — || 30,092 || 3–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 6 || April 6 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Watson (1–0) || Wainwright (1–1) || Grilli (1) || 25,704 || 4–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 7 || April 8 || @ Cubs || 7–6 || Watson (2–0) || Strop (0–1) || Grilli (2) || 26,177 || 5–2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 8 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 5–7 || Hammel (2–0) || Rodríguez (0–2) || — || 28,247 || 5–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 9 || April 10 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Cole (2–0) || Russell (0–1) || Grilli (3) || 25,502 || 6–3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 10 || April 11 || @ Brewers || 2–4 || Peralta (1–0) || Liriano (0–2) || Rodríguez (3) || 27,469 || 6–4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 11 || April 12 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Henderson (1–0) || Melancon (0–1) || Rodríguez (4) || 42,828 || 6–5 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb || 12 || April 13 || @ Brewers || 1–4 || Lohse (2–1) || Morton (0–1) || Smith (1) || 32,152 || 6–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 13 || April 14 || @ Reds || 8–7 || Morris (2–0) || LeCure (0–1) || Grilli (4) || 17,756 || 7–6 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 14 || April 15 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Leake (2–1) || Cole (2–1) || Broxton (1) || 18,462 || 7–7 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 15 || April 16 || @ Reds || 0–4 || Cueto (1–2) || Liriano (0–3) || — || 16,825 || 7–8 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 16 || April 17 || Brewers || 11–2 || Vólquez (1–0) || Wooten (0–1) || — || 17,584 || 8–8 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 17 || April 18 || Brewers || 3–5 || Lohse (3–1) || Morton (0–2) || Rodríguez (5) || 31,564 || 8–9 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 18 || April 19 || Brewers || 7–8 || Henderson (2–0) || Grilli (0–1) || Rodríguez (6) || 32,490 || 8–10 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 19 || April 20 || Brewers || 2–3 (14) || Duke (1–0) || Gómez (0–1) || Rodríguez (7) || 21,761 || 8–11 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 20 || April 21 || Reds || 6–5 || Hughes (1–0) || Hoover (1–2) || — || 12,864 || 9–11 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 21 || April 22 || Reds || 1–4 || Cueto (2–2) || Vólquez (1–1) || — || 11,926 || 9–12 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 22 || April 23 || Reds || 2–5 || Simón (3–1) || Morton (0–3) || Broxton (3) || 16,705 || 9–13 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 23 || April 24 || Reds || 1–2 || Cingrani (2–2) || Cumpton (0–1) || Broxton (4) || 18,896 || 9–14 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 24 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Miller (2–2) || Cole (2–2) || Rosenthal (7) || 43,193 || 9–15 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 25 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Pimentel (2–0) || Lyons (0–2) || — || 46,254 || 10–15 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 26 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Wainwright (5–1) || Vólquez (1–2) || — || 41,986 || 10–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 29 || @ Orioles || colspan=6| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 30 || @ Orioles || colspan=6| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 1

|- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 27 || May 1 || @ Orioles || 1–5 || Norris (2–2) || Morton (0–4) || Hunter (7) || — || 10–17 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 28 || May 1 || @ Orioles || 5–6 (10) || Hunter (1–0) || Pimentel (2–1) || — || 28,290 || 10–18 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 29 || May 2 || Blue Jays || 6–5 || Melancon (1–1) || Santos (0–2) || — || 24,547 || 11–18 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 30 || May 3 || Blue Jays || 8–6 || Morris (3–0) || Redmond (0–3) || Melancon (1) || 31,439 || 12–18 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 31 || May 4 || Blue Jays || 2–7 || McGowan (2–1) || Vólquez (1–3) || — || 29,496 || 12–19 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 32 || May 5 || Giants || 10–11 (13) || Machi (5–0) || Hughes (1–1) || Romo (10) || 13,675 || 12–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 33 || May 6 || Giants || 2–1 || Watson (3–0) || Hudson (4–2) || — || 18,881 || 13–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 34 || May 7 || Giants || 4–3 || Cole (3–2) || Lincecum (2–2) || Melancon (2) || 23,975 || 14–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 35 || May 9 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Wilson (1–0) || Martínez (0–2) || Melancon (3) || 33,696 || 15–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 36 || May 10 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Hughes (2–1) || Lynn (4–2) || Melancon (4) || 34,914 || 16–20 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 37 || May 11 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Miller (5–2) || Morton (0–5) || Rosenthal (10) || 32,065 || 16–21 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 38 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 2–5 || Estrada (3–1) || Cole (3–3) || Rodríguez (16) || 24,176 || 16–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 39 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Watson (4–0) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Melancon (5) || 24,962 || 17–22 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 40 || May 15 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Wooten (1–1) || Melancon (1–2) || — || 34,743 || 17–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || May 16 || @ Yankees || colspan=6| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 18 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 41 || May 17 || @ Yankees || 1–7 || Phelps (1–0) || Vólquez (1–4) || —|| 47,353 || 17–24 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 42 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Kuroda (3–3) || Morton (0–6) || Robertson (8) || — || 17–25 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 43 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Cole (4–3) || Aceves (0–2) || Melancon (6) || 46,858 || 18–25 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 44 || May 20 || Orioles || 2–9 || González (2–3) || Liriano (0–4) || — || 22,787 || 18–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 45 || May 21 || Orioles || 9–8 || Morris (4–0) || Webb (2–1) || Melancon (7) || 19,365 || 19–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 46 || May 22 || Nationals || 3–1 || Vólquez (2–4) || Treinen (0–2) || Melancon (8) || 23,468 || 20–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 47 || May 23 || Nationals || 4–3 || Morton (1–6) || Zimmerman (3–2) || Grilli (5) || 31,592 || 21–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 48 || May 24 || Nationals || 3–2 || Hughes (3–1) || Strasburg (3–4) || Melancon (9) || 38,889 || 22–26 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 49 || May 25 || Nationals || 2–5 || Fister (2–1) || Liriano (0–5) || Soriano (11) || 38,047 || 22–27 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 50 || May 26 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Watson (5–0) || Valverde (1–1) || Melancon (10) || 29,309 || 23–27 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 51 || May 27 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Black (1–0) || Gómez (0–2) || Mejía (4) || 20,263 || 23–28 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 52 || May 28 || @ Mets || 0–5 || Colón (4–5) || Morton (1–7) || Familia (1) || 34,839 || 23–29 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 53 || May 29 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Cole (5–3) || League (1–2) || Grilli (6) || 39,643 || 24–29 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 54 || May 30 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Liriano (1–5) || Beckett (3–2) || Grilli (7) || 47,503 || 25–29 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 55 || May 31 || @ Dodgers || 2–12 || Ryu (6–2) || Cumpton (0–2) || Wright (1) || 49,455 || 25–30

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 56 || June 1 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Vólquez (3–4) || Greinke (8–2) || Grilli (8) || 51,020 || 26–30 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 57 || June 2 || @ Padres || 10–3 || Morton (2–7) || Stauffer (2–2) || — || 18,876 || 27–30 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 58 || June 3 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Cole (6–3) || Hahn (0–1) || Grilli (9) || 20,520 || 28–30 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 59 || June 4 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Kennedy (5–6) || Liriano (1–6) || Street (18) || 17,923 || 28–31 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 60 || June 6 || Brewers || 15–5 || Cumpton (1–2) || Lohse (7–2) || — || 35,544 || 29–31 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 61 || June 7 || Brewers || 3–9 || Garza (4–4) || Vólquez (3–5) || — || 38,525 || 29–32 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 62 || June 8 || Brewers || 0–1 || Gallardo (4–4) || Locke (0–1) || Rodríguez (19) || 35,002 || 29–33 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 63 || June 9 || Cubs || 6–2 || Morton (3–7) || Jackson (4–6) || — || 24,075 || 30–33 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 64 || June 10 || Cubs || 3–7 || Wood (6–5) || Sadler (0–1) || — || 31,567 || 30–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 65 || June 11 || Cubs || 4–2 || Cumpton (2–2) || Hammel (6–4) || Grilli (10) || 20,540 || 31–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 66 || June 12 || Cubs || 4–0 || Vólquez (4–5) || Samardzija (2–6) || — || 25,431 || 32–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 67 || June 13 || @ Marlins || 8–6 (13) || Gómez (1–2) || Dunn (5–4) || — || 19,054 || 33–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 68 || June 14 || @ Marlins || 8–6 || Morton (4–7) || Wolf (1–3) || Grilli (11) || 21,195 || 34–34 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 69 || June 15 || @ Marlins || 2–3 (10) || Ramos (4–0) || Hughes (3–2) || — || 25,953 || 34–35 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 70 || June 17 || Reds|| 5–6 || Ondrusek (2–2) || Grilli (0–2) || Chapman (12) || 23,565 || 34–36 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 71 || June 18 || Reds || 4–11 || Simón (10–3) || Vólquez (4–6) || — || 23,329 || 34–37 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 72 || June 19 || Reds || 4–3 (12) || Wilson (2–0) || Cingrani (2–8) || — || 30,710 || 35–37 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 73 || June 20 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Jackson (5–7) || Morton (4–8) || Rondón (8) || 36,423 || 35–38 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 74 || June 21 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Worley (1–0) || Wood (7–6) || Melancon (11) || 36,563 || 36–38 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 75 || June 22 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Cumpton (3–2) || Hammel (6–5) || Melancon (12) || 33,573 || 37–38 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 76 || June 23 || @ Rays || 8–1 || Vólquez (5–6) || Cobb (2–6) || — || 13,175 || 38–38 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc