The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your playoff-bound Pittsburgh Pirates go for 2 in a row in Cincy this afternoon as they continue their HUGE series with the Reds. These are your keys to today's game. 1)Keep Cincy speedster Billy Hamilton out of the game and off of the basepaths. Don't let the Reds get inside your heads with the bean ball. And don't let Cincy get to Chapman to close out the game. The Pirates were able to take care of all this in last night's 4-1 victory. One more win puts the wild card game in Pittsburgh. TCB-Take Care of Business! 2)The Pirates put RH Charlie Morton on the mound today. Morton is 7-4 with a 3.14 ERA. Ground Chuck loves Great American Ballpark. In his last 3 starts there he has a 0.39 ERA and has held Cincy scoreless in his last 14 1/3 innings in the Queen City. Grind 'em up, Chuck! 3)Cincy has lost 3 in a row. During that streak they have scored 3 runs and are hitting .196, 1 for 17, with runners in scoring position. Give them loss #4 with a big dose of Hit, Run, & Score! Woop, Woop, Woop! Standings Alert! Unfortunately, the Scrubs weren't able to help the Bucs last night as they lost to St Louie. That means the Pirates can't win the NL Central flag. Fear not, Pirates fans. As I said earlier, a win today means in Pittsburgh we will play on Tuesday! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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