“He’s A Gamer”: Andrew McCutchen Returns To Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup Bro Bombing

Andrew McCutchen arguably had his best offensive performance of the season on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

And here’s the catch–he wasn’t even 100 percent healthy.

Despite a close 6-5 extra inning loss to the Dodgers, McCutchen did his absolute best to put his team in a position to win the game.

At the plate, he went 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI. It was his first multi home-run game of the season.

This was McCutchen’s first game since August 7. During that game, he suffered a minor injury aggravating a left quad strain while trying to score the tying run against the San Diego Padres.

 

Through 98 games this season, he’s hitting .234 with 16 home runs and 38 RBI.

 

Our MLBbro is a competitor and will do whatever it takes to get on the field, even if he’s not feeling his best.

 

“It shows the caliber of player he is,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “Two huge homers, I mean we get down by four early and he gets us on the board, and then comes back in the eighth and gets a pitch. It just shows you how good of a player he actually is because of the fact that he is grinding.”

 

His teammates have a lot of respect for him and they know when he is in the lineup, he’s going to leave it out on the field.

 

“He’s a gamer,” Michael A. Taylor said. “He’s gonna go out there and give us whatever he’s got. Anytime we can have him on the field, we feel good about that.”

 

At 37, McCutchen has played in a lot of games and has seen a lot of success. He’s also seen his fair share of struggles.

 

The extra-inning loss to the Dodgers on Sunday was the seventh consecutive loss for the Pirates and the team continues to dig themselves in a deep hole regarding their playoff hopes.

 

Despite his big performance at the plate against the Dodgers, McCutchen was not satisfied with the outcome.

 

“I don’t feel great,” McCutchen said. “We lost. It was nice to hit two homers, but homers or not I would’ve rather won the game. That’s where we are. We just gotta fight through it.”

 

While the Pirates have struggled recently, McCutchen understands it’s part of the game and that the team has to continue to go out there and be ready to play each day.

 

“You can’t feel bad for yourself,” McCutchen said. “This game doesn’t feel bad for anybody. The game doesn’t care who you are. The game doesn’t care what you did last year. The game doesn’t care if you were an MVP or an All-Star. You’ve got to be ready to go the next day. That’s what I’ve learned.”

 

 

No matter what the team’s record is, McCutchen is going to show up and put the work in and get his teammates on the same page.

 

He is a true leader and is a player who deserves his flowers.