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Pirates welcome Reds to PNC
Sep 23, 2011 - 3:10 PMVideo
A second-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2006, Locke was 8-10 in 28 appearances in the minors this season, posting a 3.70 earned run average and striking out 139 batters in 153 1/3 innings.
He made his initial big-league start at home against Florida on Sept. 10 and took a 3-0 loss, then returned six days later for a 7-2 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
In eight combined big-league innings, Locke has allowed 10 hits and six runs while walking six and striking out one.
The Reds start 28-year-old Edinson Volquez, who's lost three consecutive starts.
The former National League All-Star, who last won on June 29 at Tampa Bay, was sent to the minors after an 8-1 loss in St. Louis on July 5. He returned for a 4-1 loss at Colorado on Sept. 11 and was tagged for five runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 10-1 loss to Milwaukee on Sept. 17.
Volquez is 1-0 in six career starts against the Pirates with a 3.44 ERA.
On Wednesday in Cincinnati, Bronson Arroyo tossed his first shutout in over two years, as the Reds handled the Houston Astros, 2-0, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Arroyo (9-12) gave up six hits and recorded his first shutout since August 2009. The right-hander struck out two and did not issue a walk in his first win this season since Aug. 24.
Miguel Cairo hit a solo homer for the Reds, who finished their 2011 home schedule with a 42-39 mark. Chris Heisey had an RBI single in the first inning.
In Phoenix, Miguel Montero went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, as the Arizona Diamondbacks hung on to defeat the Pirates, 8-,5 in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf (1-3) was chased from the game in the third frame when he loaded the bases without recording an out. He went two-plus innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks.
Derrek Lee continued to swing a hot bat for Pittsburgh, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Pittsburgh is 8-4 versus the Reds this season.
- CINCINNATI: 3
PITTSBURGH: 4
Final
Sep 23 10:31 PM - Paul Janish single to right scored Todd Frazier with two out. Runner on first and Edinson Volquez due up.
Reds 2, Pirates 3 Top 6, 2 OutsSep 23 9:05 PM - Joey Votto double to left scored Edinson Volquez with two out. On the play, Drew Stubbs advances to third. Runners on second and third and Jay Bruce due up.
Reds 1, Pirates 3 Top 5, 2 OutsSep 23 8:38 PM - Ryan Doumit single to right scored Andrew McCutchen with two out. On the play, Derrek Lee advances to second. Runners on first and second and Garrett Jones due up.
Reds 0, Pirates 3 Bot 3, 2 OutsSep 23 8:05 PM - Garrett Jones none-out, two-run Home Run (16) to center scored Ryan Doumit. Pedro Alvarez due up.
Reds 0, Pirates 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 23 7:34 PM - CINCINNATI: 0
PITTSBURGH: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 23 7:07 PM
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