McCutchen is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Henry Davis will serve as the Pirates' designated hitter and bat fifth versus the Cubs and right-hander Marcus Stroman. Josh Palacios, Jack Suwinski and Connor Joe are starting across the outfield. This looks to be a routine day off for McCutchen, who singled and drew two walks in Monday's series opener.

McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

McCutchen has a .211/.415/.289 slash line through 38 at-bats in June and will head to the bench Sunday after starting the previous four games. Bryan Reynolds will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Josh Palacios receives a start in the outfield.

McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

McCutchen led the game off with a home run, his first in his last 13 starts. In that span, he's earned 14 free passes while striking out only 10 times, but that's resulted in just three RBI and six runs scored. McCutchen continues to serve as the Pirates' primary leadoff hitter, though he's split the role with Tucupita Marcano against righties.

McCutchen is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

This appears to be a planned day of rest for the 36-year-old McCutchen. Bryan Reynolds is taking a turn as the Pirates' designated hitter while Connor Joe, Jack Suwinski and Josh Palacios start across the outfield.

McCutchen went 0-for-1 with three walks and two RBI on Monday against the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

It was an unusual -- yet productive -- line for McCutchen, as he drew a bases-loaded walk and hit a sacrifice fly to tally his two RBI. He's now reached based multiple times in five consecutive games, during which he's drawn six free passes combined with six hits. His combination of a .373 on-base percentage and .442 slugging percentage across 217 plate appearances this season gives him his highest OPS since the 2019 campaign.

McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

With the series finale beginning at 11:35 a.m. ET, the 36-year-old McCutchen is on the bench in what most likely amounts to a veteran's day off. Bryan Reynolds will get a day out of the outfield and replace McCutchen as the Bucs' designated hitter.

McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI double, two runs scored and one steal in Wednesday's 9-4 victory over San Francisco.

EDGE Analysis

McCutchen recorded his fourth three-hit game of the season and continues to shine during his return to Pittsburgh. The veteran is slashing .273/.369/.453 over his first 49 games of his age-36 season, which would all be his highest marks since his last campaign with the Pirates in 2017. McCutchen will periodically take a day off to stay fresh, but he's locked into the top of the order when available and remains a versatile threat at the plate.

McCutchen is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

This looks like a routine breather for McCutchen, who has been getting Saturdays off in recent weeks, presumably as part of the Pirates' maintenance plan for the 36-year-old. McCutchen is in the midst of a resurgent year -- he's up to eight homers after Friday's long ball to go with a .269/.364/.462 line -- and the team wants him available for the long haul. Tucupita Marcano will get a turn in the leadoff spot against right-hander Luis Castillo with McCutchen on the bench.

McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

McCutchen has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games, going 17-for-49 (.347) over that span. He led off Friday's contest with a solo shot, his second homer in that 12-game span. The veteran has done well in a near-everyday role with a .269/.364/.462 slash line, eight long balls, 20 RBI, 25 runs scored and five stolen bases through 44 contests. He's started seven straight games as the leadoff hitter.

McCutchen is in the DH spot and hitting leadoff Tuesday versus the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

This marks McCutchen's second straight start out of the leadoff spot. He's up to a .357 on-base percentage and .823 OPS through 143 plate appearances on the year. Ke'Bryan Hayes is hitting fifth Tuesday for Pittsburgh.