THE BULLPEN

He can't hit, he can't hit. Or should I say WE can't hit. Your offensively-challanged Pittsburgh Pirates try to salvage some runs and a win today in LA versus the Codgers. These are your keys to today's game. 1)Last night the Pirates were only able to manage 2 hits and 2 walks against 11 strikeouts. They only had 1 runner in scoring position and left must 3 men on base. You can't get on the board if you don't find a way to manufacture some runs. It looks like it's back to the drawing board for the Bucs! 2)AJ Burnett and the bullpen only gave up 1 run last night. Another wasted pitching performance. You've got to make the most of these outings and capitalize on this pitching! 3)The Pirates have only scored 6 runs in their first 5 games. They are 30th in the league in runs, batting average, OBP and slugging. I see a very disturbing pattern developing here. It's really quite simple: HIT, RUN, SCORE, REPEAT AS NECESSARY! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!