THE BULLPEN

     Going to California with an achin' in my heart! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series with the Codgers tonight in LA. These are your keys to the game. 1)With last night's 6-2 loss, the Pirates have dropped 4 in a row. They are 5 games in back of St Louie in the NL Central. The Cubs are 1 game behind the Bucs for the top Wild Card spot. There are only 15 games left in the regular season. Get back in the win column and stay there. Ya gotta believe! 2)The Buccos put LH Francisco Liriano, 10-7, 3.45 ERA, on the bump. In 4 career starts vs LA, Frankie is 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA. Be filthy, Frankie! 3)LA will start lefty Clayton Kershaw, 14-6, 2.12 ERA. Last month, the Pirates touched up Kershaw for 4 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings. The Bucs went on to win that contest, 5-4 in 10. Do it again. Hit, Run, & Score, Oh My! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!