Final
Pirates' Locke shoots for third win against Cubs
Apr 28, 2015 - 2:50 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Jeff Locke eyes his third win of the season on Tuesday when the Pittsburgh Pirates resume a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.After two impressive starts to open the year, Locke was banged around a bit on Thursday by the Cubs, who reached him for four runs and seven hits in five innings. Locke also walked three batters, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 5-4 win.
Locke, who hasn't pitched at Wrigley since June of 2013, is 2-0 on the season with a 3.32 ERA.
Chicago will hand the ball to lefty Travis Wood, who is 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA. Wood did not get a decision on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, as he yielded three runs and four hits in five innings of a 9-8 win.
Wood has faced the Pirates 15 times (14 starts) and is 5-7 against them with a 4.35 ERA.
Chicago won its third straight game on Monday, as Jason Hammel pitched eight shutout innings and Kris Bryant hit a two-run single to lead the Cubs to a 4-0 victory.
Hammel (2-1) bounced back from a loss to Pittsburgh last week to give up just four hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.
Bryant wasn't the only rookie to contribute. Jorge Soler and Addison Russell also chipped in to help Chicago end Pittsburgh's five-game winning streak, which began with consecutive victories over the Cubs last week.
Vance Worley (2-2) had one of the four hits off Hammel but took the loss, giving up all four Cubs runs in six innings.
"They're talented," Worley said of the Cubs. "It's just about making pitches and keeping them off balance."
The Pirates took two of three from the Cubs earlier this month.
- PITTSBURGH: 2
CHICAGO: 6
Final
Apr 28 10:56 PM - S.Castro singled to right, Soler scored, Bryant to second.
Pirates 2, Cubs 6 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 28 9:31 PM - Starlin Castro singles to right field. Kris Bryant to second. Jorge Soler scores.
Pirates 2, Cubs 6 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 28 9:31 PM - Kris Bryant singles to left field. Jorge Soler to third. Anthony Rizzo scores.
Pirates 2, Cubs 5 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 28 9:27 PM - Marte homered to left on a 2-0 count, McCutchen scored.
Pirates 2, Cubs 4 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 28 9:11 PM - Starling Marte homers to left field. Andrew McCutchen scores.
Pirates 2, Cubs 4 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 28 9:11 PM - Junior Lake doubles to deep left field. Starlin Castro scores.
Pirates 0, Cubs 4 Bot 3, 2 OutsApr 28 8:59 PM - Dexter Fowler singles, advances to 3rd. Addison Russell scores. Junior Lake scores. Fielding error by Jon Hart.
Pirates 0, Cubs 3 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 8:41 PM - Russell doubled to left, S.Castro scored, Lake to third.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 8:39 PM - Addison Russell doubles to left field. Junior Lake to third. Starlin Castro scores.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 8:39 PM
Apr 28 8:07 PM- PITTSBURGH: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 28 8:05 PM
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