THE BULLPEN

     Root, root, root for the home team! Your Pittsburgh Pirates open a 3-game set tonight at PNC Park as they battle the St Louie Cardinals. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)No need to panic, Pittsburgh. The Pirates found the win column, their offense, and the Jolly Roger all in last night's 7-2 victory over Cincy. Sure, it's only one game but you have to win the first one to start a winning streak. The Bucs bats exploded for 11 hits as they got AJ Burnett his first W of the season. Tonight they'll try to give St Louie RH Michael Wacha his first L as he's 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He'll face Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano, 1-1, 1.95 ERA. Give 'em "L", Frankie! 2)St Louie is 16-5 versus NL Central rivals. Mrs. Black-N-Gold stated in her Pirates season preview that our Bucs needed to take care of business in the NL Central. TCB! 3)The Pirates just need to keep on keepin' on like they did last night. Hit, Run & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!