Andrew McCutchen fuels Pirates’ comeback win vs. Athletics
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PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen is three hits away from 2,000. He is aware of it. His teammates comprehend it. His opponents comprehend it. But McCutchen isn’t in any rush to gather these three hits; he’d relatively stack wins, as a substitute.
Despite going hitless in 5 plate appearances, McCutchen performed a useful function within the Pirates’ gritty 5-4 win over the A’s on Monday at PNC Park, gathering three walks and driving within the go-ahead run within the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly, one of many two runs he drove on this night. The win put Pittsburgh again in first place within the NL Central.
“It’s inevitable I’m going to get it,” McCutchen mentioned. “At some point I will. So, I’m not stressing about it at all. I’m not trying to overdo it or do too much or start chasing just because I’m trying to get three more hits. I’m just trying to stay within myself, understand the situation and put together good at-bats. If I don’t get a pitch to hit, I’ll take my walk.”
The most notable — and dramatic — of McCutchen’s three walks was within the sixth inning, when he drew a free go off Shintaro Fujinami with the bases loaded, chopping the Pirates’ deficit to at least one run.
Fujinami started the plate look with a cutter that ran too excessive and too inside, dropping McCutchen to the filth. McCutchen landed awkwardly on his proper elbow, prompting a go to from supervisor Derek Shelton and assistant athletic coach Tony Leo, however McCutchen collected himself and stepped again within the field.
McCutchen and Fujinami proceeded to have interaction in an eight-pitch duel, one by which Fujinami progressively amped up the speed because the plate look went on. Fujinami hit 102.1 mph on the third payoff pitch of the plate look however simply missed the zone and walked in a run. Before jogging to first, McCutchen emphatically flipped his bat and yelled towards the house dugout.
After a high-and-in fastball that sends him to the bottom on the primary pitch, Andrew McCutchen attracts a bases-loaded stroll to drive in a run. He’s received three walks tonight, and this bat flip had some additional oompf. pic.twitter.com/FiQKxy9HEU
— Justice delos Santos (@justdelossantos) June 6, 2023
Following the bases-loaded stroll, McCutchen helped produce a run in a relatively untraditional manner: getting thrown out at third base to finish an inning.
After Bryan Reynolds adopted up McCutchen together with his personal bases-loaded stroll to tie the sport, Jack Suwinski pinch-hit for Connor Joe and hit a medium-deep fly ball to proper fielder Seth Brown. Austin Hedges, the runner on third, tagged and darted for house. McCutchen, on second, dashed for third.
Despite Hedges, one of many slowest runners in baseball, representing the go-ahead run, Brown opted to throw to 3rd and try and double up McCutchen. When McCutchen realized the throw was headed to 3rd, not house, he pulled up earlier than arriving on the bag. He knew he was going to be tagged out and that the inning was going to be over, however he stalled lengthy sufficient to make sure Hedges would rating and the Pirates would take the lead.
“I’m not necessarily trying to draw the throw there, but understanding with Hedges at third, he’s going to need all the help he can get,” McCutchen said. “In my mind, I thought knowing the situation, he’s probably going to throw it home. It’s a tie ballgame there, so he’s going to give it a shot. At least that’s what I was thinking. But at the same time, if he throws it to third, I’m going to pull up and make sure we’re going to get a run. That’s why I left, and when I did, I saw that the ball was coming in, I just pulled up. Get the run. … It’s just a game of chess, honestly.”
Two frames later, McCutchen stepped into the batter’s field in a tie recreation with runners on the corners with one out. McCutchen labored the rely to 3-1 and was on the verge of drawing his fourth stroll of the night, however when Sam Moll’s sinker caught a bit an excessive amount of plate, McCutchen despatched a fly ball to the right-field warning observe, loads deep sufficient for Ji Hwan Bae to attain from third and set the desk for a sixth straight win.
“I felt like I was the right man for those situations,” McCutchen mentioned. “I look forward to those. I invite those chances, those situations. You don’t get many of them. When the time comes, I bear down, I do my best to try and get that run in. It’s nothing like being able to come through and get the job done. So, to be able to do it a couple times today was rewarding.”
McCutchen’s 2,000th profession hit may even be rewarding in its personal distinctive manner. With 1,997 hits already beneath his belt, McCutchen isn’t stressing about gathering three extra. He is aware of the hits will come. He additionally confirmed he can contribute to a win with out them, too.