THE BULLPEN

     Pennant fever, catch it! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their divisional battle with the Chicago Cubs tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)Yesterday these two teams split their twinbill. The Bucs took the opener 5-4 and the Cubs won the nightcap 2-1. You don't win many games when you only score 1 run. Need some more Hit, Run, & Score! 2)The Cubs start RH Jake Arrieta, 19-6, 1.99 ERA. Back in August, Arrieta stifled the Buccos bats en route to a 5-0 shutout at PNC. The Cy Young candidate has gone 2-1 against the Pirates this season, holding them to just 2 runs while striking out 19 in 21 innings. Say "sayonara" to Cy Young. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD! 3)The Pirates have RH AJ Burnett, 8-5, 3.14 ERA, on the bump. In AJ's last start, his first since returning from the DL, he gave up 3 runs on 3 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts in 5 innings. We could use a hero tonight, Batman! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!