Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving them an early 1-0 lead. This marks McCutchen's 11th career leadoff home run, placing him second in Pirates history behind Barry Bonds, who has 20. The decision to place McCutchen in the leadoff spot was part of a strategic lineup adjustment by manager Derek Shelton, who mentioned the need to mix things up due to moving Cruzy down and Connor not being in the lineup.
Andrew McCutchen gets the week started with a leadoff blast! https://t.co/vQSzhk9I2t
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Leadoff homer from Cutch! https://t.co/YN2Y9Qk5HD
Andrew McCutchen gets the @Pirates started with a leadoff blast! 💥 https://t.co/JzNGgfgRH1
Derek Shelton on the decision to hit Cutch leadoff today: “I think right now with the fact that we moved Cruzy down and Connor’s not in there, we’re just kinda mixing and matching a little bit. I think the biggest thing is Cutch can handle it. The conversation with him was…
Most leadoff home runs, Pirates 20 - Barry Bonds 11 - Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen. Lead-off blast. Bucs lead 1-0.