THE BULLPEN

Batter up! Your Pittsburgh Pirates battle another NL Central foe as they begin a 3-game series tonight in Cincy versus the Reds. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Cincy has taken 7 of 10 games from Pittsburgh. Beat the Reds black-n-blue with a case of Hit, Run, & Score! 2)Speed kills, especially Cincy speedster, OF Billy Hamilton who has 8 steals against the Pirates this season. We have some of our own speed on the basepaths. CF Andrew McCutchen had 2 steals in last night's 9-1 win over St Louie and hasn't been thrown out yet this year. Leadoff man, RF Gregory Polanco, also has exceptional speed but is mired in a mini-slump. He needs to stop popping the ball up and leg out some grounders to get back on track. Run the Reds ragged! 3)The Pirates will send LH Jeff Locke, 2-1, 3.08 ERA to the hill The Reds will go with RH Mat Latos, 2-1, 2.41. The last 5 starts for Locke have resulted in Pirates wins. Lockedown Cincy! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!