PITTSBURGH -- The Atlanta Braves' division title hopes ended Monday night and one of their own former pitching prospects had plenty to do with it. Rookie left-hander Jeff Locke, a second-round draft pick by the Braves in 2006 and part of the trio they gave to get Nate McLouth, limited the Braves to one run and two hits in six innings of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2-1 win on Monday night at PNC Park, clinching the National League East title for Washington. The Braves were three games behind the first-place Nationals with only...
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