Pirates place Andrew McCutchen on 10-day injured list due to left knee inflammation

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates will be without the services of their outfielder/designated hitter Andrew McCutchen for at least 10 days.

The team placed McCutchen on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation of his left knee after he left the game Friday night, when the team ended its 10-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

So far this season, McCutchen has hit 16 home runs and 40 RBIs and has a batting average of .235 with an OPS of .741.

For this reason, the team has recalled infielder Alika Williams from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Williams has a .314 batting average with seven doubles, one triple and nine RBIs in his last 25 games.

In 25 games with the Pirates this year, Williams had a batting average of .210 and made 13 of 62.

In addition to the news of McCutchen’s injury, left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki will begin rehab at Triple-A Indianapolis.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer at CBS Pittsburgh. Patrick is a Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV and studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communications, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working as a journalist in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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