Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump in a big way. With one out in the ninth inning of a tie game with the Cincinnati Reds, McCutchen took Jonathan Broxton deep for a walk-off solo home run.
RECAP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
But the hit may have been too late for McCutchen. It snapped an 0-for-16 skid that dropped his batting average from .336 to .329 and allowed Giants catcher Buster Posey to leapfrog him in the NL batting title race.
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McCutchen finished the day 1-for-5. Meanwhile, Posey went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in the Giants' Saturday night game in San Diego before he was lifted in place of Eli Whiteside.
RECAP: Padres 7, Giants 3
The crown may have been decided over the past four games. While McCutchen is 1-for-his-last-17, Posey has six hits in his last 15 at-bats.
Posey, who is batting an MLB-best .384 since the All-Star break with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs, upped his season average to .337 to establish a eight-point lead for the National League batting title.
Posey is 175-for-520 (.33654), while Andrew McCutchen is 191-for-580 (.32931).
The Pirates and Giants each have four games remaining in the season, but it's possible Posey isn't in the Giants lineup for each of their final games.
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated he could sit Posey to protect his lead.
BAGGARLY: Bochy reserves right to sit Posey to win batting crown
"I definitely have that right, I'll say that," Bochy said.