McCutchen named fifth starter

Daniel McCutchen has won the final spot in the Pirates' starting rotation.
Pittsburgh optioned McCutchen's chief competitor, Kevin Hart, to Triple-A Indianapolis prior to today's game against the Houston Astros at McKechnie Field.
McCutchen has a 2.25 ERA in four innings this spring, allowing three hits, striking out three and walking none while holding hitters to a .200 average.
He was acquired in 2008 from the New York Yankees as part of the package that sent Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to New York.
Hart, who came to Pittsburgh last summer from the Chicago Cubs, struggled with his control this spring, walking 13 and striking out three in 4 2/3 innings.