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ATLANTA -- Dont expect to see Andrew McCutchen on Thursday when the Pittsburgh Pirates make the final appearance at Turner Field. He wont be playing.Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle, looking for anything that might get the center fielders bat in gear, decided to bench him for the three-game series against the Braves.Why not give it try, since nothing else has worked, Hurdle said.Lets try this because we have tried just about everything else, Hurdle said.The final contest of the three-game series features Atlanta rookie right-hander Tyrell Jenkins (1-2, 4.91) against veteran right-hander Ryan Vogelsong (1-1, 3.74), who is making his first start since getting hit in the face by a pitch May 23.The two teams have split the first two games of the series. Pittsburgh is 4-2 against Atlanta this year.McCutchen has suffered through a very atypical season. The veteran is batting .241 -- 52 points below his career average -- with 15 home runs and 43 RBI. It is unlikely he will be able to extend his streak of five straight years with at least 80 RBI. If the Pirates have any hopes staying in the picture for the wild card spot, they need McCutchen to return to form.The man has tried everything, Hurdle said. At this point were asking him to step away, hit the pause button and get away from it for three games.McCutchen is 1-for-12 with one RBI on the six-game road trip.McCutchen hesitantly agreed to give Hurdles plan a try, although he didnt necessarily agree with the ploy.I wouldnt be taking days off, McCutchen said. Not something I prefer for myself. They seem to think so. Well see.The pitching matchup offers quite a contrast with Jenkins, 24, making his fourth career start against Vogelsong, 39, trying to extend his career.Jenkins picked up his first major league win in his last start against the Phillies, going six innings and allowed only an unearned run. Jenkins has allowed two runs or fewer in three of his four starts. Jenkins, the 2015 Minor League Pitcher of the Year for the Atlanta organization, has never faced Pittsburgh.In four rehab starts since he was struck in the left eye, Vogelsong was 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA. He will be making his third start of the season and first against Atlanta. Vogelsong is 2/3 with a 5.08 ERA in eight career appearances (five starts) against the Braves.The Pirates may need to make a decision on catcher Franciso Cervelli, who was hit in the head by a pitch Tuesday and was being monitored for a concussion. If Cervelli needs to go on the concussion disabled list, he would be replaced by Elias Diaz, who was brought to Atlanta in case he was needed. The Pirates are likely to make a decision before Thursdays game. Discount Ecco Shoes . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. Cheap Ecco Shoes Outlet . 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It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Steven Matz is heading back to New York, with plans of getting into the Mets postseason chase by the weekend.The left-hander, who hasnt pitched for the Mets since Aug. 14 because of tightness in his throwing shoulder, went through a long-toss workout at the teams facility Tuesday. He planned to leave for New York later in the day, with expectations of throwing a bullpen at Citi Field on Wednesday.If all goes well there, the Mets could start him Friday against Philadelphia.Feeling good and Im ready to go, he said.Matz is 9-8 with a 3.40 ERA this season for New York, which entered Tuesday one game ahead of San Francisco and St. Louis in the NL wild-card race. Mets manager Terry Collins said Matz wouldnt be expected to go very deep into a game whenever he returns, possibly limited to no more than 50 pitches.I dont want to be surprised oout there, feel like its spring training, Matz said.dddddddddddd I want to be out there, ready to compete and help the team win.Being at the teams minor league facility during a playoff race -- Matz was on a field not far from where Tim Tebow was working out with instructional leaguers Tuesday morning -- is something he went through last year as well, when he was dealing with a bone spur in his pitching elbow.But when Matz returned last September, he went 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in four starts. And while Matz acknowledged that being away from the team at this time of year was particularly tough and tested his patience, he insisted hes ready and the shoulder feels fine.Were in a pennant race here, Matz said. My main focus is on that. ' ' '