THE BULLPEN

Root, root, root for the Pirates! I know they're making it hard these days, but there's still 23 games to go and 10 wins needed to secure a winning season. Don't give up the ship! The Bucs are in Cincy tonight to start a 3-game series. Will they, finally, get revenge on the Reds for all those hit batsmen last month? Keys to the game. 1)Pirates starter Wandy Rodriguez has thrown 13 scoreless innings in his last 2 starts, both wins. The way this team is hitting, or not, we need him to pitch all the scoreless innings he can. Help us, Wandy! 2)Cincy dropped 2 of 3 to the Lastros. Now's our chance to play the spoiler, a role we know well! 3)Reds OF Jay Bruce is 2 for 29 lifetime vs. Wandy, with 15 strikeouts. Beat him like a rented mule, Wandy! I'd also say that we need to Hit, Run, and Score, but if they don't know that by now, something is definitely wrong. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!