Pittsburgh certainly looked ready to move on while jumping on the Mets, who didn't arrive from Atlanta until 4:30 a.m. The Pirates spent Thursday stewing after back-to-back blowout losses to Oakland, which arrived at PNC Park early in the week with the worst record in the majors and left it with just its third series win of the season. “Just trying to be aggressive up there, have my body in the right position and let athleticism take over.” “I’ve been working my butt off to try to figure out how to get back to how I was having at-bats in (2020),” Hayes said.

Proof that his move adjustment - which was borne out of desperation following a four-strikeout performance in Seattle - is working. 558 (19 of 34) with 11 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak that began when he was briefly dropped to seventh in the order with his batting average languishing at. Hayes had a two-run single in the third against Tylor Megill (5-4) and a two-run double in the fourth as part of a 5-for-ĥ night.

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