The Pittsburgh Pirates will go for another sweep this afternoon as it concludes a three game series with the Atlanta Braves. Friday the Pirates won 3-2 in 10 innings and Saturday it was an 8-4 victory. It would be the ninth sweep of the season for the Pirates. Jeff Locke will pitch for the Pirates against Alex Wood. Locke is 1-1 with a 6.07 ERA in five career starts against the Braves and received a no-decision in his start against them this season. Locke had a no-decision in his last ... Read More
Seven-run fourth inning propels Pirates to victory
With the Pittsburgh Pirates leading the Cincinnati Reds by one, Todd Frazier came to the plate against Arquimedes Caminero. Frazier came into the contest batting .375 against the Pirates in 2015 and hit a sinking liner. Starling Marte came in and dove headfirst to record the third out of the seventh inning stranding Billy Hamilton. Caminero celebrated with a fist pump and Frazier slammed his helmet in disgust. “I didn’t know he was so shallow," Caminero said. "When I saw that play it was ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/23: Locke regains confidence
It is the start of another home stand for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the team returns to town to face the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates are 1-5 against the Reds this season and 1-2 at PNC Park. Locke goes back to basics Jeff Locke gets the start for the Pirates and is 1-0 in his last three starts. He also has not allowed a run at PNC Park in his last 16.2 innings pitched. Locke was a winner in his last start which was Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. He allowed two runs on three ... Read More
Kang homers; solid pitching continues in Pirates victory
The Pittsburgh Pirates won its seventh consecutive contest Wednesday night after defeating the Chicago White Sox by a 3-2 score. The Pirates now have tied their season high winning streak and are 20-5 in their past 25 games. Jeff Locke [4-3] came into the contest with a 2.82 ERA in seven career Interleague starts and backed that up allowing two runs on three hits over six innings. Locke also walked two batters while striking out a season high eight. This was his highest total since he struck ... Read More
Pirates earn first walkoff win of season
Coming into this game the Pittsburgh Pirates were 0-6 in extra innings and had yet to record a walkoff win. Both changed early Saturday morning after a Starling Marte single scored Chris Stewart in the 13th inning. "I don’t know if I’ve been involved in a game of this magnitude to go 13 innings like that," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was a wonderful game to watch.” Not many fans could have expected a pitcher's duel between Jeff Locke and Kevin Correia but that was exactly what ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/12: team faces league worst Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost two of three games earlier this week to the Milwaukee Brewers, a team with the second-worst record in all of baseball. Tonight the Pirates begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies who currently own the worst record in baseball. The Phillies have lost each of their last seven games away from Citizens Bank Park which is their longest streak since losing 11 from July 20-August 11 in 2013. The Phillies have a major league-worst record of 7-23 on the road. ... Read More
Pirates comeback falls short in loss to Braves
Vance Worley allowed a run for the first time as a reliever and the Pittsburgh Pirates lost on walk-off home run to the Atlanta Braves. The 5-4 victory ends a four-game winning streak. Worley [2-4] allowed a lead-off homer to Christian Bethancourt. The 84 mile-per-hour slider went over the right field wall. "I thought it was a good pitch to him," Worley said. "Somehow he got enough barrel on it." The Braves scored the first two runs. A Chris Johnson solo home run off Jeff Locke in the ... Read More
Locke struggles as Pirates split series
Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been hard on Jeff Locke at times this season and tonight's four-inning outing as part of a 7-1 loss to the San Diego Padres will not help the pitcher's case. Locke [3-3] allowed all seven runs [six of which were earned] on eight hits while throwing 89 pitches. In two career starts against the Padres Locke has allowed 10 earned runs in nine innings of work while posting an 0-2 record. The Padres scored at least one run in each inning Locke pitched, which allowed ... Read More
Pirates use two out offense in series win
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored all of its runs with two outs in the inning and earned a second consecutive series victory with its 5-1 victory over the Miami Marlins. “We always love it, we’ve definitely had our share," manager Clint Hurdle said of the two out hitting. "They hurt when you’re in the dugout and you feel it. It comes down to putting away innings and Locke didn’t give up one tonight. At the end of the night they left 10 runners on base so they had their opportunities to do the ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/26: team faces new starter; Worley adjusts to new role
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to earn its second consecutive series win and its fourth straight victory over a National League East opponent when it faces the Miami Marlins tonight. A win would place the Pirates at 23-22 on the season. The Pirates won a 4-2 game last night with Charlie Morton earning a victory in his first start of the season. Francisco Cervelli hit his first home run of the season, also the first from any Pirates catcher. Pedro Alvarez contributed with an opposite field ... Read More