THE BULLPEN

The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates go for 3 in a row against the World Champion San Fran Giants tonight at PNC Park, weather permitting. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates pounced San Fran 12-8, with season-highs for runs and hits (18), last night and 8-2 the previous night. That is the first time the Bucs have scored more than 8 runs in back-to-back games since July 2-3, 2012. Hits and runs are like victories and money. You can never have enough! 2)It's a tale of two teams as San Fran has lost 12 of their last 16 on the road. Meanwhile, the Pirates have won 13 of their last 16 home games and have an MLB-best 23 home wins this season. There's no place like home! Sweep them outta here! 3)San Fran starts RH Matt Cain, 4-3 with a 5.09 ERA. The Pirates go with RH Charlie Morton, who is making his first start this season. Charlie is coming back from the dreaded Tommy John surgery one day short of the one-year anniversary of that procedure. Happy Anniversary, Charlie! Celebrate with a big, fat W tonight. What could be a better gift than the old Hit, Run, & Score? How about, more, more, more! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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