Pirates' Hayes misses 1B on HR, LA's Buehler shuts down Bucs

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes kept his eyes on the ball — and in the process, the Pirates rookie forgot to touch 'em all.

Hayes missed first base and was called out after hitting a first-inning homer, sending Walker Buehler on his way to seven scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pirates 5-3 Tuesday night.

Hayes stung an opposite-field line drive in the first inning against Buehler that narrowly cleared the right-field wall, just inside the foul pole. Running hard as he tracked the ball, Hayes missed touching first base with his left foot by two or three inches and kept on going.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts challenged, and umpires overturned the call after a short video review.

“Obviously, Ke’ got caught watching the ball,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “It’s one of those things that Ke’ thought he caught the back corner of (the bag), and he didn’t. If he even thinks he misses it, he has to go back and touch it.”

The Pirates did not make Hayes available to reporters following the game.

Buehler (5-0) retired his last 13 batters and had two hits to raise his career batting average to .124. He allowed two hits, struck out two and walked one while throwing 93 pitches.

“The biggest thing for me were the seven innings,” Buehler said. “That’s my job every time I go out there, try to throw as many innings as possible and save some wear on the bullpen.”

Buehler has not lost in his last 21 starts. That matches Clayton Kershaw and Julio Urias for the longest streak for a Dodgers pitcher since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958.

“He was great,” Dodgers second baseman Chris Taylor said. “He was working fast, was throwing strikes and had all his pitches working. I love playing defense...

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