THE BULLPEN

Hit the ball and touch 'em all! Your Pittsburgh Pirates look for their third win in a row as they start a weekend series with the Scrubs at PNC tonight. Keys to the game. 1)The Scrubs have lost 17 of 18 on the road. They also gave up 15 homers in a 4-game sweep at the hands of the Nats. Kick 'em while they're down! 2)Pirates starter AJ Burnett is 2-0 vs. the Scrubs this season, tossing 14 1/3 shutout innings against them. Shut 'em down, AJ! 3)Since the All-Star break, the Scrubs have lost all 10 of starter Travis Wood's starts. Why stop there? Let's make it 11 tonight with the old Hit, Run, Score, oh my! We're 1 1/2 back of St Louie for the final wild card spot, same as LA. Do a little house cleaning and sweep the Scrubs. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!