Marlon Byrd has 1.069 OPS in 8 games with Pirates

Marlon Byrd (.292 – 22 HR – 79 RBI) has been an immediate hit since being acquired from New York. Byrd went 3-5 with a double and RBI in the Pirates 9-3 loss on Wednesday night. Byrd is hitting .387/.424/.645 with 1 HR and 8 RBIs in 31 at-bats with the Pirates. Byrd has a 1.069 OPS in eight games and has multi-hit games in four of his last five games.