Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Getting breather Sunday
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
McCutchen will get some routine maintenance for Sunday's matinee game after he served as the Pirates' designated hitter in both of the team's first two games in Cleveland upon being activated from the injured list. The 37-year-old showed no sign of being troubled by the knee issue that forced him to the IL on Aug. 17, as he went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and two runs in his first two games back in the lineup.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Homers in return
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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-8 loss to Cleveland.
The 2013 NL MVP was the designated hitter and batted cleanup in his first action since Aug. 16 after missing time due to left knee inflammation. He tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning when he laced a two-RBI double off Ben Lively. However, McCutchen wasn't done, cracking a 369-foot solo shot off Emmanuel Clase -- only the second homer the Cleveland closer has allowed all season -- in the ninth. Overall, the 37-year-old is slashing .238/.337/.415 with 17 homers, 61 runs scored and 43 RBI in 442 plate appearances across 102 games.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Activated from 10-day IL
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The Pirates activated McCutchen (knee) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
McCutchen missed the last two weeks with left knee inflammation but recently resumed workouts. He will skip a rehab assignment and go right back onto the Pirates' active roster. McCutchen had been the team's everyday designated hitter before the injury and should resume that role.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Goes through full workout
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McCutchen (knee) recently went through a full workout which included running the bases, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
McCutchen is eligible for activation from the 10-day injured list now and believes he's ready to return, but the Pirates are still discussing the next step for the veteran designated hitter. He's been out since mid-August with left knee inflammation.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Placed on IL with knee injury
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The Pirates placed McCutchen on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to left knee inflammation, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports..
McCutchen suffered the injury in the seventh inning of Friday's game against Seattle while running to first base. The 37-year-old was in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, and over his last 15 games he's slashed .278/.385/.481 with three home runs and 14 RBI across 62 plate appearances. Oneil Cruz is serving as the designated hitter for Saturday's contest, though Joey Bart has served as the DH in three of the Pirates' last seven games, which could mean more starts behind home plate for Yasmani Grandal. Infielder Alika Williams was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Battling knee injury
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McCutchen was removed from Friday's game against the Mariners due to left knee discomfort.
McCutchen suffered the injury while running to first base on a single in the seventh inning, and he was immediately lifted for a pinch runner. The severity of his injury has yet to be determined, leaving his status for Saturday up in the air.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Sitting Saturday
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McCutchen (knee) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
McCutchen left in the seventh inning of Friday's game against Seattle after sustaining a knee injury while running to first base. Oneil Cruz (ankle) will serve as the designated hitter and bat second against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Getting rest day
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
With the Pirates wrapping up their series in San Diego with a day game after a night game, McCutchen will receive some routine maintenance. The 37-year-old has been in the midst of a heater to begin August, slashing .370/.485/.741 with three home runs, nine RBI and six runs over eight games.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Swats two homers
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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
McCutchen got the Pirates on the board with a two-run blast off Tyler Glasnow in the third and then replicated that with another two-run shot in the eighth to tie the game at 4-4. With Sunday's effort, he became one of five players in franchise history with at least 600 extra-base hits. Despite hitting the bench in three straight games coming into Sunday, McCutchen has been swinging a hot bat when in the lineup. Over his last six games, the 37-year-old is slashing .400/.500/.900 with three homers, eight RBI and six runs scored. For the year, McCutchen is slashing .234/.335/.408 with 16 homers, 38 RBI, 59 runs, three steals and a 50:111 BB:K in 424 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: On bench again
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.
McCutchen is absent from the starting nine for a third consecutive game, an interesting development for the 37-year-old, who has operated as Pittsburgh's everyday DH. It's possible McCutchen is dealing with an injury, but there haven't been any updates regarding his string of absences. Joey Bart will start at DH and bat cleanup Saturday.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Sitting down Friday
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McCutchen isn't in the Pirates' lineup Friday against the Dodgers.
McCutchen will sit down for a second consecutive game Friday despite going 6-for-15 with a homer and four RBI since the start of August. His absence will put Joey Bart in as the designated hitter while Yasmani Grandal starts behind the plate.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Absent from lineup
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McCutchen is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
McCutchen went deep in the Pirates' extra-inning loss to the Padres on Wednesday, but he'll take a seat for Thursday's matinee. Bryan Reynolds will get a start at the designated hitter spot while Bryan De La Cruz, Michael Taylor and Ji Hwan Bae patrol the outfield.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Belts homer in loss
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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in an extra-inning loss to San Diego on Wednesday.
McCutchen tallied all of his RBI in the middle innings, swatting a solo homer in the fourth frame and adding a two-run single in the sixth. The long ball snapped a 13-game homerless stretch for the veteran outfielder, though he's nonetheless managed to already top last year's home-run total with 14 through 419 plate appearances. McCutchen went deep just 12 times over 473 plate appearances in his return to Pittsburgh last season.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Rejoining lineup Tuesday
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McCutchen (quadriceps) is batting leadoff as the designated hitter Tuesday against the Padres.
The 37-year-old was withheld from Sunday's starting nine after he tweaked his quad during Saturday's contest, but he'll make a quick return to the lineup Tuesday. McCutchen has a .240/.345/.360 slash line with one homer and an 8:14 BB:K in 14 games since the All-Star break.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Appears as pinch hitter
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McCutchen (quadriceps) walked in his only plate appearance and scored a run Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
McCutchen was out of the lineup after injuring his quad Saturday night, though his pinch-hit appearance bodes well for him avoiding the injured list. He was also not pinch run for after reaching base and scored from second base on a single.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Removed early Saturday
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McCutchen was removed from Saturday's contest against the Diamondbacks with left quadriceps tightness.
McCutchen notched a leadoff single off Slade Cecconi to open the bottom of the sixth inning before being removed for a pinch runner. McCutchen may have tweaked his quad running to first base, though the team said he was removed from the contest out of precaution. The 37-year-old finished his night 1-for-3 from the plate and can be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Not in Sunday's lineup
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McCutchen (quadricep) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
McCutchen departed Saturday's contest due to left quadriceps tightness and will be held out of the starting nine for at least one game. Joey Bart will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Yasmani Grandal starts behind the plate.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: On base three times
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McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Diamondbacks.
McCutchen turned in his first multi-hit game since July 19, and he's hit .234 across his last 12 games. He's still managed respectable production during that span, tallying six RBI and eight runs scored. McCutchen remains locked into the leadoff spot and has started 17 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Absent from lineup
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McCutchen isn't in the starting lineup for the Pirates' series opener against the Astros on Monday.
McCutchen will retreat to the bench Monday while Joey Bart serves as the designated hitter and bats fifth against Houston right-hander Jake Bloss. McCutchen has been in the midst of quiet July, having slashed .197/.307/.355 with two home runs and four RBI across 80 plate appearances on the month.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Back in lineup for series finale
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McCutchen (hamstring) will serve as the Pirates' designated hitter and leadoff batter in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
McCutchen will return to the lineup after he was removed in the ninth inning of Saturday's 6-2 win with what the Pirates labeled as left hamstring discomfort. Even though the Pirates could have kept McCutchen out of the lineup in their final game before the All-Star break to give the veteran some extended time to rest up, he'll be ready to go Sunday, which suggests his removal from Saturday's contest was precautionary.
