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Play ball! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series today with the Houston Asstros at PNC Park. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates are looking to win 2 outta 3 and 8 of 10. Make mincemeat out of these guys buy serving up some home cooked Meatloaf today! 2)Pirates starter Jeff Locke is 2-0 with a 2.10 ERA in his last 5 starts and is looking for his 4th win in a row. Locke and load! 3)Andrew Mc"Clutch"en is starting to break out. In his last 3 game, Clutch is batting .500, 7 for 14, with a homer and 3 doubles. We need Clutch to be clutch! It's also Throwback Sunday at the ballpark today. I could be wrong but I think the Bucs are undefeated in the throwback unis. Love those unis! They look even better when we Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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It's a great day for "playoff" hockey. Your Pittsburgh Penguins faceoff against the Ottawa Senators tonight in game 3 of their playoff series with the Pens up 2-0. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)In this series the Penguins have held the Senators power play to 1 of  7. Keep those special teams special! 2)The Sens haven't lost a home playoff game yet this year. That's because they haven't played the Pens in a home playoff game yet this year, silly! 3)Sidney Crosby leads the Pens with 6 playoff goals. Evgeni Malkin leads the team in the playoffs with 14 points and 11 assists. Glad to see our big guns breaking out and busting loose. Did anyone pack the Motley Crue for the road trip? Need to take their crowd out of it tonight with lots of Goals, Goals, Goals! Let's Go Pens!!!

THE BULLPEN

Root, root, root for the home team! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series tonight against the Houston Asstros at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Thanks to the Asstros, the Pirates picked up their season-high 4th win in a row last night, and 7th out of 8. For the past 20 years, the Pirates were the team that would find ways to lose the game. Call us jelly 'cause we're on a roll! 2)It's a tale of 2 pitchers tonight. A.J. Burnett is on the mound for the Pirates. A.J. is 3-4 with a 2.73 ERA. Former Pirate Erik Bedard starts for Houston. He is 0-2 with a 6.67 ERA. In his 9 starts, A.J. hasn't given up more than 3 earned runs in a game. Shut 'em down, A.J.! 3)A.J. leads the NL with 72 strikeouts. Houston batters lead the majors in strikeouts with 417. Mow 'em down, A.J.! We had a little good luck smiling down on us last night. Let's get to BUCN tonight with the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a 3-game series tonight at PNC Park against the Houston Asstros. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)When leading after 8 innings, the Pirates are 23-0 this season. The shark tank smells blood! 2)It's a tale of 2 teams as the Pirates go for a season-high 4 wins in a row tonight, and 7 of their last 8. The Asstros are 3 of 7 in their last 10. Last season, the Pirates were 12-5 versus Houston, including 8 for 10 at home. There's no place like home! 3)Houston starter Jordan Lyles, 1-1, 8.36 ERA is 0-4 with a 7.77 ERA in 5 career starts against the Pirates. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD. Let's see lots of Hit, Run, & Score, oh my! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh! The road to the Cup continues as your Pittsburgh Penguins faceoff against the Ottawa Senators tonight at Consol Energy Center. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jarome Iginla, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Martin and Kris Letang all averaged at least 1 point per game in round 1. Let's see what all those guys can do in round 2! 2)In game 1, the Pens scored on 2 of 3 power plays. The penalty kill killed all 6 chances. Duper scored a short-handed goal. The special teams are looking extra-special! 3)The penalty kill is so special that they've only allowed 2 goals out of 26 during the playoffs. Don't let them take advantage of the man-advantage! Another way to fight that is to stay outta the box! I'm in a Motley Crue kind of mood today so let's see lots of Goals, Goals, Goals tonight! Let's Go Pens!!!

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Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series with the Milwaukee Boo-Crew tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates have won 5 of 6. They go for 3 in a row over Milwaukee. Did I just type that? When is the last time the Pirates took 3 in a row from the Boo-Crew? If it's 3, it's for me! 2)The Pirates start LH Francisco Liriano tonight. In 7 career starts versus Milwaukee, Liriano is 4-2 with a 3.86 ERA. Mow 'em down, Frankie! 3)Milwaukee's starting rotation has been miserable in the month of May, with a 6.59 ERA, while the team has gone 2-11. Hit 'em early, hit 'em often, hit 'em HARD with lots of Hit, Run, & Score, get this team out the door! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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Rounding third and headed for home! Your Pittsburgh Pirates look to serve Milwaukee some meatloaf tonight at PNC Park as they try to take 2 outta 3 from the Boo-Crew. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)It has not been a merry, merry month of May for Milwaukee. They have lost 10 out of 12 and are 1 for 4 on their current 10-game road trip. Don't roll out that welcome mat! 2)Milwaukee starter Yovanni Gallardo is 10-1 with a 2.27 ERA for his career versus the Pirates. In Gallardo's last 2 starts, he is 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA. No one tell Yovanni that he's pitching against the Bucs! 3)The Pirates send Wandy Rodriguez to the mound tonight. In Wandy's last 7 home starts, he is 4-1 with a 1.90 ERA. There's no place like home! Now go out there and give 'em the ol' Hit, Run, & Score & send them out the door! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!