THE BULLPEN

The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a 3-game series at their House of Horrors, Miller Park, tonight against the Brew-Haas. Will the Bucs turn their luck around in Milwaukee? These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates are 15-0 when leading after 8 innings. They are also tied for the NL lead with 5 shutouts with St Louie and San Fran. Let's see the Brew-Haas swim into the Shark Tank! 2)The Marte Partay continues. Starling Marte is second in the NL in multi-hit games. He also has an 8-game hitting streak and leads the Pirates in stolen bases. Partay on, dude! 3)The Pirates knocked out 4 homers in yesterday's 9-0 victory, Russell Martin hit 2 and Garrett Jones and Jose Tabata had 1 apiece. Chicks dig the long ball! Also, congrats to coach Boney Hurdle. Yesterday's win gives him 700 for his career. Let's hope he gets 700 more while in Pittsburgh. Did I mention Milwaukee is a House of Horrors? Go in there with some crosses, wooden stakes, holy water and the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!