andrew mccutchen

Andrew McCutchen homered twice, pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Neil Walker had two RBI singles, the second driving in Andrew McCutchen with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Saturday.

He's having a great year and is one of baseball's bright young stars. Andrew McCutchen not in the All-Star Game shows the process and the classic have changed, says Joe Posnanski.

Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, center, watches as Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen rounds third base to greetings from coach Rich Donnelly after hitting a fourth-inning, two-run home run off Washington Nationals' pitcher Tyler Clippard in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Aug.