McCutchen great in spot start

Pirates RHP Daniel McCutchen, who has been great since moving to the bullpen at the beginning of August, posting a 1.93 ERA in eight appearances, was equally great in his return to the rotation Wednesday against the Cardinals. Making a spot start in place of Jeff Karstens, who is dealing with arm fatigue, McCutchen allowed three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six scoreless innings. [...]