Kang past 'rehab script,' to play consistently

Jung Ho Kang blasts a solo homer to deep left field, cutting the Pirates' deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th inningPITTSBURGH -- Before Jung Ho Kang made his season debut on May 6, the Pirates made it clear they intended to be careful with him. They laid out a two-on, one-off plan that would help keep Kang fresh as he worked his way back from left knee surgery last September.

A week later, Kang started three days in a row, playing all three games at Wrigley Field last weekend and delivering a home run and an RBI double in the Pirates' much-needed 2-1 win Sunday over the Cubs.

Has the plan for Kang changed?

"There was a rehab script initially. Now, we're past that point," head athletic…