THE BULLPEN

     Bright lights, big city! Your Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series under the lights in St Louie tonight on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates start RH Gerrit Cole 15-8, 2.64 ERA. In Cole's past 7 starts, he's 1-4 with a 3.92 ERA. The Pirates have only totaled 13 runs for him in those 7 games. It's time to get the Cole Train back on the winning track! 2)St Louie goes with RH John Lackey, 11-8, 2.87 ERA. In 12 of his last 15 starts, Lackey has given up 2 runs or less. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD, hit him with more Hit, Run, & Score! 3)The Bucs have lost 5 of their last 6 games to fall 6.5 back in the NL Central. Winning tonight's matchup would give them a series win in this 3-game set. Time to make some Meatloaf. 2 outta 3 ain't bad! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!