THE BULLPEN

Batter up! Your Pittsburgh Pirates will try to take one in this rain-shortened series with the St Louie Cardinals tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates have scored 25 runs, not counting last night's washout, in their last 4 games, batting .336. Good wood! 2)St Louie OF Carlos Beltran is 5 for 24 in his last 7 games. He's hitting .180, 5 for 21, with no extra-base hits in his last 14 games at PNC. Shut him down! 3)Gotta keep the hit parade moving. Don't forget our motto: Hit, Run, Score! Get a victory for AJ tonight. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!