THE BULLPEN

     Pennant fever. Catch it! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a critical 3-game series tonight vs the NL Central-leading St Louie Cardinals at PNC Park. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)Last night's 4-0 loss to the Jake Arrieta-led Cubs is exactly why the Pirates need to win the division, so they don't have to run into Arrieta again in the Wild Card. St Louie has a 3 game lead with 6 games to play. Get back in the win column and raise the Jolly Roger! 2)St Louie starts RH Lance Lynn, 12-10, 3.16 ERA. The Bucs torched Lynn for 7 runs in just 2/3 of an inning on August 13. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD. Hit him with everything you've got. Hit, Run, & Score! 3)The Pirates start LH JA Happ, 10-8, 3.88 ERA. Happ has turned out to be the steal of the trade deadline, going 6-2 with a 2.28 ERA for the Buccos. Happy Happ Day! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!