Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen was removed from Friday's game against Milwaukee in the bottom of the ninth inning with left knee soreness, manager Clint Hurdle said, per MLB.com.
McCutchen appeared to have suffered the injury after he hit a grounder to third in the third inning, Hurdle revealed.
"He took himself out after he ran down the line on that grounder, and felt a little something," Hurdle said.
McCutchen finished 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored. He was replaced by Andrew Lambo in the bottom half of the ninth. McCutchen's status remains up in the air for Saturday's contest.