After a long road trip, the San Francisco Giants were desperate to return to the comfort of their own ballpark with hopes to get back on track and forget the woes of Pennsylvania. Andrew McCutchen, who had just endured the emotional roller coaster of his return to Pittsburgh over the weekend, came into the homestand just two hits shy of the 1,500 hit milestone.
He didn’t waste time trying to get there, hitting a double in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 13 games, and then following it up with the magic hit his next at-bat.