THE BULLPEN

     The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series with St Louie tonight as they collide with the Cardinals at PNC Park. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates suffered their 2nd straight defeat last night, another shutout, 3-0. They have not scored a run in the last 2 games and have fallen to 4 games out with 5 to play. You can't win ballgames if you don't Hit, Run, & Score! 2)The Bucs failed to take advantage of many opportunities last night. JA Happ pitched a heck of a game and deserved a win but when you go 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position and leave 16 men on base after drawing 10 walks, you rarely get the win. Opportunity is knocking. Time to answer the call. Take care of business! 3)RH Michael Wacha, 17-6, 3.15 ERA starts for St Louie. He'll face Pirates RH Charlie Morton, 9-8, 4.54. ERA. Wacha has a 6.75 ERA in his last 4 starts. All hands on deck. Score early, score often, score BIG! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!