Ji Hwan Bae sat his locker, head down. Most of his teammates were already in the shower or dressed. He needed a moment.
It was apparent that what had happened in the eighth inning of the Pirates' 6-1 loss to the Rangers at PNC Park was still eating at him.
Trailing by five runs in the eighth inning and with Bae on first base, Andrew McCutchen lined a base hit to right, possibly giving the Pirates one last gasp against tiring Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi. Bae rounded second, and with his speed, seemed to have third base easily.