THE BULLPEN

One, two, three strikes, you're out! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out the first half of the season today against the New Yawk Mets at PNC Park. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates are tied atop the NL Central with St Louie at 56-36, also the best mark in the majors. Today they try to tie the club-record for most wins before the All-Star break, 57 set by the World Champion '71 Bucs. They also go for the sweep of the Muckin' Fets today. Break out the brooms, it's time to clean house! 2)All-Star Andrew "Clutch" McCutchen is heating up. Clutch cracked a homer and an RBI single that was the go-ahead run last night. In his last 14 games, Clutch is batting a scorching .392. Clutch, Clutch, Clutch is on fire! 3)The Mets start RH Dillon Gee today. Gee is 6-7 with a 4.60 ERA for the season. However, in 4 career starts versus the Pirates, Gee is 2-0 with a 1.73 ERA. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD with lots of Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!