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- Updated: July 21, 2016
PITTSBURGH — This was a game Jeff Locke wished he could have back.
In a 9-5 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday night, Locke allowed walks to two leadoff batters and a double and a single in his three-plus innings pitched. He couldn’t register an out in the fourth inning, loading the bases by walking Chase Anderson, giving up a bunt single to Jonathan Villar and walking Hernan Perez.
Jared Hughes replaced Locke, minimizing the damage by walking a lone run in.
“We just didn’t execute the simple things we needed to do,” Locke said. “Getting ahead of somebody, putting pitches where we needed to put them. And you know, getting guys back in the counts, and the walks don’t help you either, so it’s frustrating.”
With the Pirates looking to stay in the playoff hunt, Locke’s inconsistency could put his rotation spot at risk. He has struggled to find a rhythm this season, with a 6.55 ERA in his past nine starts. During that stretch, a quality start against …
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