Jeff Locke

MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH As if the starting pitching situation weren't bleak enough, the Brewers announced right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss his scheduled start Saturday against Pittsburgh because of elbow irritation. The...

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH In most workplaces, it would have seemed silly or downright childish. In a major league clubhouse, it cracked everybody up. About 2 1/2 hours before the Pirates played the final game of their 10-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates take a 29-18 record into their game at Milwaukee on Friday night, the opener of a three-game series against the Brewers and five-game road trip that also includes a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates will likely be looking for a shortstop at the end of this season when Clint Barmes' two-year, $10.5-million contract expires. While Barmes has been solid defensively,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Through all his years coming up through the Toronto farm system and during parts of five seasons with the Blue Jays, Travis Snider had the reputation of being a burgeoning power...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Jared Hughes was one of the biggest surprises of the 2012 season for the Pirates. The right-handed reliever has been one of their biggest disappointments in 2013. However, Hughes...

LHP Jeff Locke won his fourth straight decision as he pitched seven scoreless innings. Locke has not lost since his first start of the season April 7 against the Dodgers at Los Angeles. He has been charged with three earned runs or less in each of last...

RF Jimmy Paredes is 3-for-26 (.115) in his last 10 games but Porter said he will continue to play regularly despite a .176 batting average. Porter said the Astros are committed to seeing how a starting outfielder of LF J.D. Martinez, CF Robbie Grossman...

EditorsNote: fixes typo in headline Locke gem, Alvarez homer lead Pirates past Astros PITTSBURGH -- As Michael McKenry worked with left-hander Jeff Locke on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates backup catcher couldn't help but think about the potential of...

May 19 (Reuters) - Tampa Bay's Matt Moore matched a 1917 start by Babe Ruth as he improved to a Major League-leading 8-0 in the Rays' 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Moore tossed seven innings and allowed just five hits and one run to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Andrew McCutchen rarely misses a game with an injury. When the star center fielder does, everyone in the Pirates' organization holds their breath. McCutchen was held out of Sunday's...

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH One start after criticizing his club's increased emphasis on defensive shifts, Astros No. 2 starter Lucas Harrell happily passed out praise Sunday. Harrell primarily cited the work of pitching coach...