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The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rockies 5, Giants 0 DENVER -- The San Francisco Giants completed a memorably bad road trip Sunday with better defense but another shaky outing from a starting pitcher. This time, it was Barry Zito,...

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...

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 1-0 win over the...

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...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Locke gem, Alvarez homer lead Pirates to win oveer Astros PITTSBURGH -- As Michael McKenry worked with Jeff Locke on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates backup catcher couldn't help but think about the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 1, Astros 0 Pirates 1, Astros 0: Jeff Locke tossed seven spectacular innings and Pedro Alvarez homered as host Pittsburgh took two of three from Houston. Locke (4-1) did not allow a hit until Carlos Corporan singled...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 1, Astros 0 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates' patience with Jeff Locke is starting to pay off. The left-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Sunday to win his fourth straight...

NEXT: Astros (Lucas Harrell 3-4, 5.11) at Pirates (Jeff Locke 3-1, 3.15) --LHP Jeff Locke will start Sunday against Houston in the finale of the three-game series. Locke has won his last three decisions since losing his first start of the season April...

--2B Jose Altuve was reinstated from the bereavement list Saturday night and went 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to .342 as the Astros rallied for a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh in 11 innings. He missed three games after his grandmother died in his...

The Chicago Cubs have won five of their last seven contests and have a chance to take their third straight series when they host the New York Mets in the rubber game on Sunday. The Cubs have received extra-base hits in three straight contests from Anthony...

The Houston Astros take aim at only their second series win on the road this year when they finish a three-game set at Pittsburgh on Sunday. After blowing a lead and losing in embarrassing fashion in the opener, Houston showed some spunk by rallying for a...