THE BULLPEN

Hit the ball and touch 'em all! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a pivotal 4-game series tonight in Cincy as they battle the Reds for 2nd place in the NL Central. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Cincy has won 5 of their last 7 games. If we ever want to be taken seriously as a contender, we have to beat the teams in our division, especially the teams in front of us. Go into Cincy's house and smack them around! 2)The Pirates are 4-2 versus the Reds this year. The Bucs have also won 6 of their last 9 games, overall. Got to make hay while the sun shines, boys! 3)The Pirates start LH Francisco Liriano who is 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA. Frankie has given up more than 1 run only twice in his 7 starts this season. Give Frankie the support he needs with plenty of Hit, Run, & Score, more, more, more! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!