McCutchen called for Tuesday's official scorer to be fired after he was charged with an error on a line drive to center field. "He smoked it. It was a knuckleball," McCutchen told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I did what I could to try to catch it. Whoever scored that an error should be fired. That's unbelievable. I'd like him to try to catch that one."

EDGE Analysis

McCutchen, who later apologized, went 2-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs. Since slugging three homers in Colorado, the outfielder has slashed .207/.303/.379 in his last seven games. Slow starts have become an annual spring rite for McCutchen but he's always warmed up with the weather.