NEW YORK (AP) — d beard Mark Melancon Jersey , Andrew McCutchen spent his 20s forcing the baseball spotlight to shine bright on small-market Pittsburgh.Now, a clean-cut McCutchen is coming cross-country to one of the sport’s grandest stages.“Just gonna take me a sec to get used to my freshly shaved face,” he joked on Twitter.The playoff-contending New York Yankees acquired the former NL MVP from the San Francisco Giants on Friday for two prospects. The teams announced the deal on the last day for trades to be done for players to be eligible for the postseason. McCutchen is expected to arrive in time to debut Saturday against Detroit, when he’ll play right field, filling in for the injured Aaron Judge.“We’re getting a really good player,” manager Aaron Boone said, adding that “I think his reputation precedes him. This is as high a character person as we have in our game and I know he’ll fit well in our room.”McCutchen already knows one of his new teammates well — Neil Walker, who played with the then-long-haired McCutchen in the minor leagues, then joined him in helping the Pirates end a 20-year playoff drought in 2013. McCutchen won that season’s NL MVP Award.“I saw him for the three years that we made September, postseason pushes, elevate his game to the next level,” Walker said. “Not that he needed to do that, but you saw him be the player that he’s capable of being when the spotlight’s on him. That’s fully what I expect when he steps in here.”Walker and McCutchen spoke Friday morning. McCutchen’s dreadlocks have been gone for a few years, but he was concerned about the beard he’s worn for nearly his entire 10-year career. The Yankees have a longstanding policy banning facial hair.“I told him he needed to shave his face,” Walker said. “He wasn’t super happy about that.“But he’s really excited, I’ll tell you that. He’s a guy that more than anything wants to win.”The 31-year-old McCutchen is hitting .255 with 15 home runs, 55 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. His .357 on-base percentage trails only that of Judge (.398) and Aaron Hicks (.365) among qualified Yankees. He was a five-time All-Star with Pittsburgh.McCutchen has been the Giants’ regular right fielder since being acquired from Pittsburgh last offseason. He will fill that spot for the Yankees http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-deion-sanders-jersey , who have been without Judge since his wrist was broken by a pitch in late July. New York originally thought Judge could return within three weeks, but five weeks later, he’s yet to even grip a bat in a frustratingly slow recovery.“This is something that really helps us here and now,” Boone said. “And even when Aaron comes back, it’s another really good player to give us options to match up things how we want to. It’s just another really good player in the fold, but we believe Aaron will absolutely be back.”New York had the second-best record in the majors and was 8 1/2 games behind AL East-leading Boston going into a game Friday night against Detroit. The Yankees expect to activate injured catcher Gary Sanchez (groin) on Saturday and could also get shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel bruise) off the disabled list this weekend.San Francisco is getting infielder Abiatal Avelino and right-hander Juan De Paula and is also sending cash to New York. The Giants also agreed to send the Yankees $1.2 million to cover just less than half of the more than $2.45 million remaining on McCutchen’s $14.75 million salary. McCutchen can file for free agency after the season.McCutchen thanked Giants fans on Twitter “for the love and support you gave not only to me, but my family as well.”“Now, I’m ready to throw the pinstripes on and get to work. @Yankees let’s go!” he added. Giants executive VP of baseball operations Brian Sabean was sad to deal McCutchen, but the Giants are 7 1/2 games behind Arizona for the NL West.“I hope he wins a ring,” Sabean said of McCutchen. “He’s invested a lot in the game, he’s the real deal. We need more McCutchens in the game.”Sabean said San Francisco would consider signing McCutchen as a free agent this offseason.The 23-year-old Avelino was hitting a combined .287 with 15 homers, 66 RBIs and 25 steals at Triple-A and Double-A. He was ranked the Yankees’ 23rd-best prospect by MLB.com.De Paula is a 20-year-old starter who has pitched well with short-season Staten Island, going 2-2 with a 1.71 ERA and nearly a strikeout per inning. He’s ranked as New York’s 26th-best prospect on MLB.com.Slugging prospect Chris Shaw was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to fill McCutchen’s spot. CHICAGO (AP) The San Diego Padres may be at the bottom of the National League, but Austin Hedges is at the top of his game.Hedges hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Robbie Erlin pitched two-hit ball over five innings in a spot start and the Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday night to end a season-high, seven-game losing streak.Hedges went deep off Jesse Chavez (3-2) in the sixth inning for a 3-1 lead Alen Hanson Jersey , his third homer in six games and seventh overall. Hedges and Manuel Margot each had three of the Padres’ 15 hits, and Margot, Eric Hosmer and A.J. Ellis drove in runs.In 20-games since July 3, Hedges is batting .333 with five homers and 11 RBIs.The 25-year-old catcher was out from May 1 until June 24 with right elbow tendinitis. Now he says he feels his best since debuting in the majors with San Diego in 2015.”In the big leagues for sure,” Hedges said. ”It’s nice to make adjustments and going off the DL and playing with the guys, so I’m just going to keep on trying going.”Erlin (2-3) allowed one run, struck out four and walked one in his third start this season and first since May 21. He didn’t allow a runner until Jason Heyward’s infield single with two outs in the fourth.”I thought (Erlin) was outstanding,” manager Andy Green said. ”I thought he threw the ball well and gave us great tempo for the game, attacked very well and our bats woke up in the second half of that baseball game.”In his two previous starts, Erlin allowed 11 earned runs in seven innings. He made his big league debut at Wrigley Field on April 30, 2013, and this was his 28th major league start.What was different this time for the left-hander?”I just tried to keep my focus on one pitch at a time, one hitter at a time,” Erlin said. ”I feel like I got away from that previously and I kind of got caught up in who’s coming up next and the next inning, which isn’t really effective.”Four relievers followed in a three-hitter for the Padres, who have the NL’s worst record at 43-68. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe made a sliding grab on Willson Contreras’ liner for the final out.Mike Montgomery yielded one run and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Cubs, who remained one game ahead of second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. The left-hander rebounded after yielding five runs and 12 hits in five innings at St. Louis last Friday.”Definitely an improvement over the last game http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey ,” said Montgomery, who has changed the grip on his curveball. ”I thought the breaking ball was a lot better tonight.”I thought I made some pitches where I needed to, but credit to them. They had some hits I made good pitches on.”Montgomery put the Cubs ahead in the fifth when he hit a comebacker with runners at the corners and one out. Erlin threw to second for a forceout, and shortstop Freddy Galvis made a one-hop throw home, trying for a double play. Shane Livensparger ruled Contreras out, but the call was overturned when a video review found Conteras got his right hand on the plate ahead of the tag by Hedges.Montgomery walked Hosmer in the sixth, Christian Villanueva singled off Chavez to cap an 11-pitch at-bat, and Hedges homered deep to left on the next pitch.Hosmer hit an RBI single in the seventh off Justin Wilson. Ellis had an RBI double in the eighth against Brian Duensing and scored when Margot grounded into a forceout.TRAINER’S ROOMPadres: LF Wil Myers left in the sixth inning with a bruised left foot. … RHP Bryan Mitchell (right elbow tendinitis) allowed two runs and two hits over 2 2/3 innings for Class A Lake Elsinore, throwing 28 of 50 pitches for strikes. He was 0-3 with a 7.08 ERA, making seven starts and then five relief appearances before going on the disabled list on June 20. Green said he wants Mitchell’s to get stretched out in the minors so he can rejoin the rotation.Cubs: RHP Brandon Morrow (right biceps inflammation) made about 30 tosses from flat ground ranging out to about 60 feet. Morrow, who has 22 saves in 24 chances, hasn’t pitched since July 15.UP NEXTPadres RHP Tyson Ross (6-8, 4.41) faces LHP Jose Quintana (9-7, 4.26) on Friday. Ross is 1-3 in and has an 8.87 ERA in his last five starts. Quintana gave up six runs in three innings at St. Louis last Saturday.—