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Aug 30 (The Sports Xchange) - The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled infielder Brent Morel from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned left-handed pitcher Jeff Locke to one of their minor league affiliates. Morel was hitting .273 with four homers and 52 RBIs at Indianapolis. He appeared in 12 games earlier this season with Pirates and hit .143. Injuries to outfielder Travis Snider and third baseman Pedro Alvarez forced the Pirates to shore up their bench. - - - New York center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was not in the Yankees lineup on Saturday because of a sprained ankle. Left fielder Brett Gardner moved to center while infielder Martin Prado got the start in left. Ellsbury, who injured the ankle sliding into home in the ninth inning on Friday, hit a two-run home run in a five-run seventh of the 6-3 New York win. It was the first home run left-hander Aaron Loup had allowed to a left-handed hitter in his career, which spanned a total of 233 at-bats. - - - Before the start of the first game of a split doubleheader Saturday, the Chicago White Sox made three roster moves. They purchased the contract of right hander Chris Bassitt from Double-A Birmingham to start the second game. The White Sox optioned right hander Scott Carroll to Triple-A Charlotte and recalled left hander Eric Surkamp from Triple-A to be the 26th man on the roster for the doubleheader. Manager Robin Ventura said Carroll would be recalled soon and probably would remain in the rotation. (Editing by Gene Cherry)