Andrew McCutchen homers to move Roberto Clemente for third place in Pirates historical past
Andrew McCutchen raised his proper arm towards the sky as he circled the bases Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park, celebrating his three-run house run in opposition to the Miami Marlins.
This one was particular sufficient to require a curtain name.
McCutchen hit his 241st house run with the Pittsburgh Pirates, shifting previous Corridor of Fame proper fielder and franchise icon Roberto Clemente for third place in franchise historical past. McCutchen now trails solely Ralph Kiner (301) and Willie Stargell (475) amongst Pirates house runs leaders.
The 325th homer of McCutchen’s 17-year main league profession got here after Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a leadoff single and Oneil Cruz drew a full-count stroll, as he hit a 405-foot shot on a 1-1 splitter by Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill to provide the Pirates a 4-0 lead with one out within the fifth inning.
McCutchen, 38, ranks within the prime 10 in Pirates historical past with 846 walks (fifth), 626 extra-base hits (sixth), 843 RBIs (sixth), 1,721 hits (ninth), 6,075 at-bats (ninth), 1,638 video games (ninth) 186 stolen bases (tenth) and 956 runs (tenth).
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Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter masking the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has lined highschool sports activities, Pitt soccer and basketball and was a sports activities columnist for 10 years. He could be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.