Jose Tabata (.272 – 4 HR – 21 RBI) has picked the right time to be playing the best baseball of the season for himself with Starling Marte ailing and Marte out until at least Mid-September, possibly longer. Tabata went 2-5 with an RBI and run scored in the Pirates 7-1 win over the Cardinals Saturday night. Tabata has provided a spark of late, hitting .308 with 4 RBIs and four extra base hits in his last 10 games.