Wed 9/14/11 3:21 PM

Andrew McCutchen went hitless Wednesday and is just 5-for-34 in September. McCutchen hit .291/.390/.505 with 14 homers and 15 steals in the first half. In 203 at-bats since, he's at .222/.330/.399 with eight homers and five steals. He's still had an excellent season, but he really hasn't helped his case for beating Justin Upton's deal in contract talks with the Pirates.