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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the 15-day disabled list on the first day he was eligible, the team announced Tuesday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCutchen was placed on the 15-day DL&amp;nbsp;on Aug. 11, retroactive to Aug. 4, with a rib injury.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&amp;nbsp;Pirates make bold move in infield with slumping Alvarez&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The outfielder last played on Aug. 3, when&amp;nbsp;he was forced to exit a game&amp;nbsp;against the Arizona Diamondbacks after experiencing discomfort in his left side.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reigning National League MVP, McCutchen&amp;nbsp;was hitting .311 with a .947 OPS and 17 home runs before the injury.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pirates entered Tuesday at 64-61, 2 games behind the San Francisco Giants for the second NL Wild Card.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Sarah Barshop and Ben Estes&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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