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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. 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A career .116 hitter, Westbrook recorded the first multihit game of his career with two singles and a double. He picked off a runner in the fifth inning. Perhaps most importantly, the St. Louis starter lasted 6 1-3 innings and allowed just two runs, eight hits and four walks in the Cardinals 9-6 victory. "Overall, it went well," Westbrook said. "It was a good start to the second half." The right-hander, who scored twice and had an RBI, surpassed his hit output for the year and raised his batting from .100 to .217. "I ran into a few, I guess," Westbrook said. "Its the first time I ran the bases that much since high school." Westbrook has usually resembled a pitcher who spent most of his career in the American League without swinging a bat. Westbrook came to the Cardinals after breaking in with the New York Yankees and then spending nine seasons in Cleveland. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny appreciated the offensive outburst. "The hits, well always take them," Matheny said. "They started two rallies and a big RBI in another (inning). "These guys, they take their at-bats seriously. They put a lot of pride in them. Its frustrating to them. They dont get enough repetitions to consistently be able to do what they want to do. They go working hard and some time it pays off like tonight." After rookie Carlos Martinez allowed three runs in the ninth to make it a three-run game, All-Star Edward Mujica got the last two outs to record his 27th save in 29 chances. Fellow All-Star Matt Carpenter continued his strong season with three hits and three RBIs. "Im just trying to have good at-bats, play good defence and do whatever I can to get on base," Carpenter said. Two other St. Louis All-Stars, Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina, each drove in two runs, Beltran contributing two sacrifice flies and Molina a two-run double in the seventh. St. Louis reachedd a season-best 22 games over .dddddddddddd.500 (58-36) and owns the best winning percentage in the majors (.617). The Padres lone All-Star representative, Everth Cabrera, drove in two runs with a two-run single off Westbrook in the seventh. San Diego, which lost 18 of 22 to conclude the first half, fell to 15-32 on the road and 74-149 in St. Louis (6-19 at new Busch Stadium). "We got 13 hits and we put some stress on them," manager Bud Black said. "We forced them to bring in their closer and we started hitting the ball with some authority." Former Cardinal Jason Marquis (9-5) lost his third straight. Marquis, who has not won since beating Arizona 6-4 on June 15, was touched for six runs on eight hits and three walks. Marquis blanked the Cardinals the first two innings before Westbrook led off the third with a single to centre. He later scored on Beltrans sacrifice fly to centre. Two innings later, Westbrook started another rally when he doubled over right fielder Will Venables head to begin the fifth. Carpenter followed with an RBI double to the gap in left centre and he scored on Beltrans sacrifice fly one out later that made it 3-0. The Cardinals broke it open and chased Marquis by scoring three times in the sixth. With the bases loaded and one out, Westbrook coaxed a single through the middle to drive in Matt Adams. Carpenter then drove home two more with an RBI single to centre. Notes: Edinson Volquez (6-8), who set a new career high by making 20 starts in the first half, pitches his first game in the second half when he faces the Cardinals Lance Lynn (11-4) Saturday night. . . . San Diego started a 10-day, 10-game road trip Friday. The Padres were 1-9 on their last 10-game trip. . . . Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday missed his fourth straight game due to a lingering right hamstring issue. . . . Padres outfielder Jedd Gyorko was 0-for-12 since coming off the DL before singling in the fourth. . . . Molinas double in the seventh was his 28th, matching his output last year. 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