One start after criticizing his club’s emphasis on defensive shifts, Astros No. 2 starter Lucas Harrell happily passed out praise Sunday. Harrell cited the work of pitching coach Doug Brocail, who observed Harrell wasn’t removing his hand from his glove pre-delivery as quickly as he did in the 2012 season. Brocail also pushed Harrell to improve his fastball command on both corners of the plate. By locating his fastball, relying on a nasty sinker and throwing with confidence, Harrell, 27, shook off frustration and unleashed his most efficient outing of the year during a 1-0 defeat to the Pirates at PNC Park. The righthander didn’t allow a hit until Pedro [...]