THE BULLPEN

Root, root, root for the home team! Happy Bucs & Pucks Day! Your Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their 6-game home stand this afternoon at PNC Park as they battle the St Louie Cardinals. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates will look to serve-up some Meatloaf today as they try to take 2 outta 3 from St. Louie. Serve it up with a big ol' plate of Hit, Run, & Score! 2)After driving in 12 runs on 16 hits on Friday night, the Pirates only managed to plate 1 run in last night's 6-1 loss, leaving 11 men on base. Don't leave those ducks on the pound! 3)The Pirates start RH Edinson Volquez. Volquez is making his first start for the Bucs. He pitched 2 shutout innings in relief versus the Scrubs on Thursday. He'll face last year's NL Cy Young runner-up, RH Adam Wainwright. Make him Adam WainWRONG! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!