McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.
McCutchen had a couple hits and scored a run in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals, but he will begin Thursday's series finale on the bench. The Pirates are going with Bryan Reynolds at designated hitter and Nick Yorke in left field.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Out of lineup Monday
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McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in St. Louis, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
McCutchen started the previous three and six of the last seven contests, but he will begin Monday's series opener on the bench. Joey Bart will get a start at designated hitter in McCutchen's stead.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Getting breather Wednesday
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McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
McCutchen slugged a three-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Marlins, but he'll get a breather in Wednesday's matinee. Bryan Reynolds will be in the designated hitter spot for the Pirates while Billy Cook gets a start in left field.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Smacks three-run homer
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McCutchen went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and a pair of walks in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Marlins.
McCutchen broke the game open in the fifth inning, launching a three-run homer off Adam Oller to extend Pittsburgh's lead to 6-1. It's the 20th homer of the season for McCutchen -- the 10th time in his 16-year MLB career that he's reached that mark. Since returning Aug. 30 from a two-week IL stint, the 37-year-old McCutchen's gone 9-for-29 with four home runs and a 1.157 OPS. He's slashing .241/.338/.432 with 50 RBI, 64 runs scored and three steals in 470 plate appearances on the season.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Crushes 19th homer
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McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Nationals.
McCutchen's third-inning blast was his 19th of the season, placing him just one shy of reaching the 20-homer milestone for the second time since 2018. The 37-year-old veteran has been battling a knee issue but has been productive when in the lineup, batting 17-for-53 (.321) with six home runs and 17 RBI over 15 games since the start of August.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Not starting Game 2
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McCutchen isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.
McCutchen will get a breather to conclude Saturday's activities after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout during Game 1. Bryan Reynolds will serve as Pittsburgh's DH, opening up a spot in left field for Michael Taylor.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Returning to action Friday
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McCutchen (knee) is batting cleanup as the designated hitter Friday against the Nationals.
The 37-year-old was held out of the lineup the past two days due to some lingering knee soreness, but he's ready to rejoin the starting nine Friday. McCutchen was productive when healthy in August, as he had a .368/.457/.737 slash line with four homers in 11 games.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Held out again Thursday
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McCutchen (knee) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
McCutchen had to be scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Cubs due to lingering left knee soreness, which is the same injury he just returned from last week. He'll miss a second straight start Thursday and is considered day-to-day. Bryan Reynolds will shift into the designated hitter spot for the Pirates while Billy McKinney handles left field.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Still managing knee issue
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Pirates manager Derek Shelton said McCutchen was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Cubs due to the veteran's knee being "a little cranky," Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The 37-year-old was activated from the injured list late last week after missing some time due to knee inflammation, and the injury is apparently still a bit bothersome. Shelton indicated McCutchen will be available off the bench, so it doesn't appear to be a major setback.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Scratched Wednesday
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McCutchen was scratched from the Pirates' lineup ahead of Wednesday's game versus the Cubs, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
It's unknown why Pittsburgh took McCutchen out of its lineup, but the team should offer some clarification in the near future. In the meantime, Oneil Cruz will move into the DH spot while Michael Taylor patrols center field.
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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: 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: 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: 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.
