PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter/outfielder Andrew McCutchen reiterated his desire to keep playing the rest of the season and onwards. David Todd tweeted out that the Priates shouldn't focus on McCutchen,

Andrew McCutchen's three-run homer and five shutout innings by the bullpen lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.

Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates had 18 hits for the first time in two years in a 9-3 win over the Angels on Tuesday night that stopped a three-game losing streak. Bryan Reynolds and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each had three hits with two RBIs as the Pirates won the opener of a three-game series.