The 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 138th season overall, 133rd season as a member of the National League, and 19th season at PNC Park. The Pirates were eliminated from postseason contention after a 14-1 loss to the Cubs on September 14, 2019. Manager Clint Hurdle was fired an hour before the start of the final game of the 2019 season. Tom Prince, the Pirates' bench coach, managed the team for the season finale. Season standings National League Central National League playoff standings Record vs. opponents Detailed records Game log |-style="background:#fbb" |1||March 28||@ Reds || 3–5 || Duke (1–0) || Taillon (0–1) || Hernandez (1) || 44,049 || 0–1 || L1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |—||March 30||@ Reds || colspan="7" |PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 27 |-style="background:#bfb" |2||March 31||@ Reds || 5–0 || Williams (1–0) || Gray (0–1) || — || 18,737 || 1–1 || W1 |- |-style="background:#fbb" |3||April 1||Cardinals || 5–6 (11) || Hicks (1–1) || Brault (0–1) || Gant (1) || 37,336 || 1–2 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |4||April 3||Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || Gant (2–0) || Burdi (0–1) || Hudson (1) || 23,954 || 1–3 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" |5||April 4||Reds || 2–0 || Kingham (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || Vázquez (1) || 8,523 || 2–3 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |6||April 5||Reds || 2–0 || Musgrove (1–0) || Gray (0–2) || Vázquez (2) || 12,497 || 3–3 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" |7||April 6||Reds || 6–5 (10) || Liriano (1–0) || Iglesias (0–2) || — || 15,798 || 4–3 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" |8||April 7||Reds || 7–5 || Archer (1–0) || DeSclafani (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,750 || 5–3 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" |9||April 8||@ Cubs || 0–10 || Brach (1–0) || Taillon (0–2) || — || 40,692 || 5–4 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |10||April 10||@ Cubs || 5–2 ||Lyles (1–0) || Darvish (0–2) || Vázquez (3) || 32,798 || 6–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |11||April 11||@ Cubs || 0–2 ||Quintana (1–1) ||Musgrove (1–1) || Strop (1) || 31,906 || 6–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |12||April 12||@ Nationals || 6–3 (10) || Burdi (1–1) || Grace (0–1) || Vázquez (4) || 27,084 || 7–5 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |13||April 13||@ Nationals || 2–3 || Suero (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Doolittle (1) || 32,103 || 7–6 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" |14||April 14||@ Nationals || 4–3 || Vázquez (1–0) || Suero (1–1) || — || 22,347 || 8–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" |15||April 16||@ Tigers || 5–3 (10) || Kela (1–0)