Locke will make his first start of the season Sunday versus the Reds, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Locke was originally expected to make his first start earlier in the weekend, but the Pirates elected to keep Francisco Liriano on schedule and slot Gerrit Cole in behind him. That lines him up to face Anthony DeSclafani in Cincinnati, which still appears to be a favorable matchup for the Pirates' left-hander.