THE BULLPEN

Put me in coach! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out this homestand and their series with the Scurbs tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Following last nights 4-2 win, Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen has homered in 3 straight games. For the month of June, he is hitting .421 with 6 HRs, 7 doubles and 12 RBIs. Make 'em swoon, Cutch! 2)The Pirates face RH Jeff Samardzija, 2-5, 2.54 ERA. Samardzija has a career mark of 3-1 with a 0.69 ERA at PNC. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD! 3)The Pirates will start RH Edinson Volquez, 3-5, 4.27 ERA. Volquez is 5-0 with a 3.60 ERA versus the Scrubs. Back Eddy up with plenty of Hit, Run & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!