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PIT • DH
about 2 months ago
McCutchen’s only hit of the game came in a clutch spot for the Pirates. With the bases loaded in the eighth inning and Pittsburgh down by one run, he knock a base hit to drive in two runners to take the lead. The 38-year-old veteran slugger is hitting .241/.335/.378 with 13 homers and 55 RBI across 513 plate appearances.
PIT • DH
3 months ago
The 38-year-old slugger smacked a two-run single off of Andre Pallante in the first inning that pushed the Pirates’ early edge to 3-0. He then scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Henry Davis. McCutchen has had an underwhelming season at the plate overall this year, slashing .241/.333/.379 with 12 homers, 49 RBI and one stolen base over 459 plate appearances. His days of fantasy relevancy are in the rearview mirror at this point.
PIT • DH
3 months ago
McCutchen put the Pirates on the board with a two-run blast off Kyle Freeland in the second inning. He reached for a second time when he was intentionally walked in the fifth. The 38-year-old veteran is up to 12 homers and 47 RBI while hitting .241/.333/.382 across 450 plate appearances.
PIT • DH
3 months ago
McCutchen has walked eight times during the span, so that’s something. Still, tonight’s 0-for dropped his OPS to .696, which is the lowest he’s been since Apr. 20. McCutchen recently indicated that he’d like to continue his career in 2026, though he made it sound like he’d prefer to play for a contender. It’s probably going to take a strong finish to make him attractive to winning clubs at age 39.
PIT • DH
4 months ago
McCutchen’s solo blast in the first inning gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead. The 38-year-old veteran still has some thump in his bat as seen in his nine homers, but his .385 slugging percentage also shows that it’s nowhere close to what it was in McCutchen’s prime.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
The homer off Matthew Boyd, which produced the only run of the game for the hapless Pirates, was McCutchen’s 326th of his career, moving him past Willie Horton, Jermaine Dye and Justin Upton for 127th place all-time. Next up are Shawn Green and Mo Vaughn at 328.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
McCutchen turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead with a three-run blast off Cal Quantrill. It also allowed him to move into third place on the Pirates’ all-time list; passing Roberto Clemente with his 241st as a member of the organization. He’s gone deep six times in 2025, and that roundtripper pushes his slugging percentage to .405 with an on-base percentage of .354 to go with it. Obviously this version of McCutchen doesn’t come close to his spectacular work a decade ago, but it’s fun to see some reminders of that player every once in a while.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
McCutchen singled off Orion Kerkering in the eighth inning to drive in Oneil Cruz and give the Pirates a 2-1 lead they would not relenquish. The veteran is hitting .255/.353/.380 on the season with 21 RBI on the season. He’s mostly an NL-only league option for now.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
McCutchen singled off Orion Kerkering in the eighth inning to drive in Oneil Cruz and give the Pirates a 2-1 lead they would not give up. The veteran is hitting .255/.353/.380 on the season with 21 RBI on the season. He’s limited to just NL-only leagues for now.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
McCutchen victimized Padres’ starter Randy Vásquez for a 365-foot (104.7 mph EV) two-run shot after an eight-pitch battle in the third inning, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead. That would be his only hit on the afternoon. The 38-year-old has done a decent job for the Pirates this season, slashing .264/.368/.402 with five long balls and 18 RBI in 205 plate appearances.
PIT • DH
5 months ago
McCutchen swatted his fourth homer of the season when he took Dylan Cease deep for a solo shot in the fifth. He also walked and singled to improve his slash to .265/.370/.388. The power is a semblance of what it once was, but every once in a while there’s a reminder of when McCutchen was one of the best outfielders in all of baseball.
PIT • DH
6 months ago
McCutchen ended April with an .826 OPS, but he’s just 10-for-54 with one extra-base hit and two RBI in May. He’s played regularly since Bryan Reynolds’ shoulder problem resolved and allowed him to return to the outfield, but that might start to change in the coming weeks.
PIT • DH
6 months ago
McCutchen got the big hit in this one when he squeaked a ground ball up the middle that Dansby Swanson inadvertently kicked into shallow center field. That mishap allowed both Bryan Reynolds and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to score and give the Pirates a late lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. While McCutchen began the season in more of a part-time role, he’s started in 12 of Pittsburgh’s last 13 games and has slugged his way to an .826 OPS overall.
PIT • DH
7 months ago
There’s a good chance the Pirates cost themselves a game or two by not simply shutting down Bryan Reynolds when he was hurting earlier this season and instead benching McCutchen and using an injured player at DH. That’s in the past now; Reynolds is healthy and back in right field, allowing McCutchen to resume his DH duties. One of McCutchen’s singles today left the bat at 110.2 mph, his hardest-hit ball since 2022. He’s hitting .276/.368/.447 in 87 plate appearances.
PIT • DH
7 months ago
It was vintage McCutchen on Tuesday night as the 38-year-old enjoyed a solid day at the plate to lead Pittsburgh to a win. He took José Soriano deep for a three-run blast in the fourth inning, then singled to lead off the sixth and drew a walk in the eighth. McCutchen is batting .246/.348/.404 with two homers and nine RBI across 66 plate appearances.