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Pirates win fifth straight, beat Marlins 5-1

In recapping the last game that Jeff Locke started, six days ago in a 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Minnesota Twins, I wrote, "It can be difficult to tell whether Locke is nibbling on purpose or simply missing spots due to poor command." Locke won tonight's game with 5.2 scoreless but maddening innings in a 5-1 win that could have been easier than it was. And I still can't tell what Locke was doing: deliberately wily and resilient, or just lucky?

The Pirates staked Locke to a comfortable 4-0 lead after two innings.