THE BULLPEN

Let's play 2! Break out the broom as your Pittsburgh Pirates look to sweep their 2-game series with the Seattle Ancient Mariners today at PNC Park. These are your keys to today's game. 1)It's King Felix versus Emperor AJ. Seattle starter Felix Hernandez is 4-2 with a 1.60 ERA and is 4th in the AL in strikeouts. Pirates starter A.J.Burnett is 3-2 with a 2.57 ERA and leads the NL in strikeouts. Felix is about to find out why A.J. is king in these parts. Mow 'em down, A.J.! 2)Both A.J. and Felix are looking for the 4th consecutive victory. Something has got to give. Hit Felix early, hit him often, hit him HARD! 3)Andrew McCutchen is turning into "Clutch". Last night, Clutch was 4 for 4 with a run batted in. Clutch has raised his batting average 60 points, to .276, in the last 7 games, going 13 of 28 with 5 RBIs. Come through in the "Clutch"! We definitely need as much of the ol' standby today as possible: Hit, Run, Score, More, More, More! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!