This is a situation where we need to focus and we need to get better.” The Pirates’ offense didn’t get much the following night, losing 5–2. Thus, the spirits weren’t high that night, either. “This is frustrating,

Andrew McCutchen understood the assignment. “I get it. It’s something that I’m familiar with,” McCutchen said. “When you get called in by the manager and he’s asking something of you, you want to be able to hold your end of the bargain and try ...

Andrew McCutchen led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight game, Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.

Manager Derek Shelton was looking for a spark when he moved veteran Andrew McCutchen to the leadoff spot at the start of the Pittsburgh Pirates' current four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The home run was the 300th of McCutchen’s career, making him the 160th player in MLB history to reach the mark. It was also MCutchen’s 216th homer as a member of the Pirates, which ranks fourth all time behind Pittsburgh greats Willie Stargell, Ralph Kiner and Roberto Clemente.

Andrew McCutchen laces a ball to center field for a leadoff home run to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead over the Brewers

To say the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense had been struggling over the last week would be the undersell of the year. During their six-game losing streak, the Pirates had scored a total of nine runs.