Game 100: Pirates 10 Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 29: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits an RBI single against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of the game on July 29, 2015 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Four runs scored on the play. The Pirates defeated the Twins 10-4. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)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. From the point of McCutchen’s home run forward, it turned into a borderline farce and an easy win for the Pirates

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