Pirates LHP Jeff Locke (5-3, 4.28 ERA) at Rockies RHP Chad Bettis (4-5, 5.58), 3:10 p.m. Thursday, ROOT, 850 AM
Bettis, so good early in this season, hasn’t won a game since May 17 at St. Louis. He desperately needs to find his command to turn around his season. Prior to his last game, Bettis had been bombed for 13 runs in just 8 u2153 innings over his previous two starts. Against the Padres on Saturday at Coors Field, he was only a little better, allowing four runs on 10 hits and one walk in five innings.