Rehabbing outfielder Jason Bay ripped a sixth-inning RBI double into the left-field corner to plate pinch-runner Luis Figueroa and record his first hit of the 2004 season. Figueroa pinch-ran for Shumpert, who suffered a left hamstring strain while stealing second during the frame. Bay exited in the top of the seventh, finishing the contest 1-for-3 with a walk and a pair of strikeouts, one swinging and one looking.Sure will be interesting to see how he gets into the lineup.
...8pm update: Bay's not in the Nashville lineup tonight. Check that link later for the box score.
So he pinch hit. The hitting has been fine, it's the fielding that is shaky. Shoulder surgery is serious business. I can't believe Bay is close to being able to play centerfield at PNC if he sat tonight because he was sore from playing the field the day before. There is no rush, of course, to bring him back. We'd hate to lose him for a longer period of time because he came back too early.
Wow, Ruben Mateo hit his ninth homer.
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