THE BULLPEN

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series this afternoon in Cincy against the Reds. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Reds start RH Homer Bailey, 4-5 with a 3.80 ERA. You may remember that fateful September day of last season when Bailey tossed a no-no versus the Bucs. The Pirates need to forget that no-hitter and forget last night's 2-1 13-inning defeat. Shake it off and make like a banana and get out of Cincy with a split! 2)Bailey is 8-2 with a 2.51 ERA in 12 starts versus the Pirates. Make like milk and shake this guy up early. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD with lots of Hit, Run, & Score! 3)Andrew McCutchen has a .345 batting average against Bailey, going 10 for 29. However, Clutch is mired in a slump going 0 for 6 last night and 2 for 17 in his last 6 games. The Bucs need to crush Cincy today and if Clutch could break out of his funk, that would be the cherry on top of the sundae. Go out and cream the Reds! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!