THE BULLPEN

The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their series and their homestand tonight against the Atlanta Braves. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Following last night's 11-3 drubbing at the hands of Atl, the Pirates have lost 7 in a row and are 2-8 in their last 10 games. Are the Bucs waving the white flag? Is this Collapse III? Mrs. Black-N-Gold is not giving up the ship. All hands on deck, Raise the Jolly Roger tonight! 2)In dropping the first 2 games of this series, the Pirates have been outscored, 18-6. I'll simplify these keys for the Pirates. Hit, Run, & Score! 3)RH Gerrit Cole looks to give the Pirates pitching staff a shot in the arm tonight as he returns from the DL. All aboard the Cole Train! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!