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In some ways, it hurt Jason Bay plenty to learn yesterday afternoon that a strained right hamstring would force him out of the Pirates' lineup and end a streak of 307 games played.

For one, his had been the fourth-longest active run in Major League Baseball, and he clearly found it important given the many times he played through injuries to preserve it.

For another, as Bay put it, the Pirates were coming off their best weekend of the season.

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