MILWAUKEE—If Andrew McCutchen gets back to hitting left-handers as effectively as he has for much of his career, it could go a long way toward helping the Milwaukee Brewers to a fifth straight playoff berth.
McCutchen homered twice Thursday and Hunter Renfroe also went deep off left-hander Andrew Heaney in Milwaukee’s 5–3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, splitting the four-game series.
“We got a really good day from our guys that have hit left-handed pitching really well, and that’s Hunter and Cutch,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “Big hits from them with men on base. Cutch had a huge day, a really impactful day.”…