PITTSBURGH — Jeff Locke’s last seven starts have been a Jekyll and Hyde performance worthy of Robert Louis Stevenson.
In four straight wins from May 19 to June 4, he gave up nine runs in 29.1 innings, pitching into the seventh inning in all four starts.
Following that run, Locke threw two consecutive sub-par performances. He gave up 18 runs over just 8.2 innings, failing to get out of the fifth inning in either of the starts.
In Monday’s 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants, Locke pitched 6.2 shutout innings and surrendered just five hits.