THE BULLPEN

     Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their homestand as tonight as they battle the San Diego Padres at PNC Park. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)San Diego starts RH James Shields, 7-3, 4.14 ERA. The Bucs put RH AJ Burnett, 7-3, 2.05 ERA on the bump. AJ continues a push to make his first-ever ASG. Get AJ the W! 2)The Pirates have won 7 of their last 9. #8 would be great! 3)The Padres have won 16 of 19 in Pittsburgh. The Bucs need to stay in the win column to hang with St Louie. Score early, score often, score BIG with a heavy dose of Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!