"Jason Bay finished one double shy of the cycle Tuesday night, a homer and triple among his three hits. His 3-for-3 night was his fourth multi-hit game in his last six and he is hitting .353 over his last nine games.

So what's changed for the formerly struggling left fielder?

"It's just using my legs more," said Bay, who ended a 104 at-bat homerless streak with his sixth-inning blast Tuesday night. "Just the feel of getting your legs in the swing a little bit more and using that to get you to the ball instead of using your hands. I've been driving the ball to the opposite field, driving the ball up the middle which had been my focus all along. But if you're legs aren't in it, it's kind of hard to do."

Bay's homer was his first extra-base hit since May 20, a span of 89 at-bats, the longest skein of his career. He followed up that shot with a triple in the eighth, which was very nearly his second homer of the night. The shot might have cleared the fence, but center fielder Coco Crisp knocked the ball back into play. Umpires looked at the replay but upheld the original call."