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ATLANTA -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle isnt ready to say whether Jeff Locke will take another turn in the rotation.Were evaluating everything here because we are running out of games, Hurdle said. Thats a fair question, but the answers not going to come right now.Locke blew a four-run lead and reliever Juan Nicasio didnt fare much better in Pittsburghs 8-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.Ender Inciarte broke a tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning for the Braves. They are last in the major leagues in runs, but had 15 hits and scored eight straight runs.Pittsburgh, which began the day two games out of a wild-card spot, has lost four five. Atlanta improved to 17-39 at Turner Field, the worst home record in the majors.Locke (8-7) allowed nine hits, five runs, two walks and struck out one in 4 1/3 innings. Locke is 0-2 with an 11.91 ERA in his last three starts.I got ahead of plenty of guys, just couldnt put anybody away, Locke said.Atlanta scored two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh off Nicasio, taking an 8-4 lead on Adonis Garcias RBI single, Matt Kemps sacrifice fly and Erick Aybars RBI triple.Braves starter Rob Whalen (1-0), making his first career appearance, gave up four hits, four runs, four walks and struck out five in five innings.Whalen put himself in a 4-0 hole on Matt Joyces 11th homer, a three-run shot, and a run that scored on a wild pitch. He labored early, throwing balls on 32 of his first 62 pitches.I was just trying to battle through it the best I can, Whalen said. What an amazing job by the offense to come through there and pick me up and keep chipping that whole game. It makes it a little easier.Atlanta crept back in the game on Anthony Reckers RBI groundout in the second, Freddie Freemans RBI double in the third and Reckers RBI double, which made it 4-3 in the fourth.The Braves took a 5-4 lead in the fifth on Nick Markakis sacrifice fly and Inciartes single. Inciarte went 3 for 4 and has hit safely in a season-best 14 straight games. He has a .377 average since July 19.Joyce, in the lineup for slumping Andrew McCutchen, is hitting .294 with three homers and nine RBI in his last 10 starts.TRAINERS ROOMStarling Marte was hit by two pitches but stayed in the game. The first one in the first grazed his left hand, but the next one in the fifth hit his left hand solidly. Marte has been hit by 15 pitches, third-most in the NL. ... C Francisco Cervelli is still being evaluated after getting hit in the left side of the helmet by a pitch on Tuesday. Cervelli, whos had concussion issues in his career, left the game after noticing his helmet was cracked as he stood at first base a few minutes later.ROTATION ROUNDABOUTThe Braves have used 13 starting pitchers this season, their most since 1987 when they lost 92 games. The Atlanta franchise record of 15 was set in 1975 when the Braves lost 94 games.ROSTER MOVESThe Braves optioned RHP Ryan Weber and INF Daniel Castro to Triple-A Gwinnett and selected the contracts of Whalen and RHP Brandon Cunniff.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) is 2/3 with a 5.08 ERA in five career starts and three relief appearances against AtlantaBraves: RHP Tyrell Jenkins (1-2) will make his fifth career start. He has never faced Pittsburgh. China Jerseys For Sale . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. Fake Jerseys For Sale . PAUL, Minn. https://www.jerseysforsalechina.com/ . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Stitched Jerseys For Sale .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Discount Jerseys For Sale . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Forwards Jared Boll and Mason Raymond and defenseman Jeff Schultz have agreed to contracts with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim announced the signings Tuesday after an otherwise quiet week of free agency for the four-time defending Pacific Division champions.Boll got a two-year, $900,000 deal with the Ducks after spending his entire NHL career with the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring 62 points and racking up a franchise-record 1,195 penalty minutes in 518 games.Raaymond has played for Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver.dddddddddddd He excelled as a linemate of Ducks center Ryan Kesler with the Canucks during the 2009-10 season.Schultz spent most of last season with the Kings AHL affiliate in Ontario. He has played 409 NHL games for Los Angeles and Washington.Raymond and Schultz both agreed to two-way contracts. ' ' '