One of the wonderful things about a player like Andrew McCutchen is that no matter how badly he seems to be slumping, he’s never more than a swing away from breaking out. After an 0-for-5 night last night, a relatively slow start to the second half, and a strikeout in the first inning against the Twins this afternoon, McCutchen stepped up to the plate in the fifth inning and hammered a two-run homer to tie this afternoon’s game against the Twins at three. To that point, the game had been awfully sloppy for the Pirates; they left the bases loaded in the third, they misplayed some balls in the outfield due to the wind, and Francisco Liriano didn’t seem to have his best stuff.
Game 100: Pirates 10 Twins 4
