THE BULLPEN

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back in the win column tonight in Cincy as they continue their series against the Reds. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Last night, in their 4-1 loss, the Pirates left 9 men on base, continuing an ugly trend in their season. You can't leave those ducks on the pond. You've got to ruffle the Reds' feathers by bringing lots of Hit, Run, & Score to the ballpark! 2)The Reds start RH Matt Latos tonight. Latos is 6-0 with a 3.08 ERA. He hasn't lost a start since August 24, 2012, a string of 21 consecutive starts. He's won his last 4 starts at home and the Pirates have never beaten him. Looks like the Bucs are due. Score early, score often, score BIG! 3)The Reds hit 4 homers last night. To add insult to injury, they also were playing beanball with the Pirates again. The best way to settle all of this is by beating the snot out of these jagoffs! I want to see the jolly roger raised over Cincy for the next 3 days. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!