THE BULLPEN

     Happy Bucs & Pucks Day! Funny, you like swords....I like baseball! Our Pittsburgh Pirates close out their homestand with a 3-game series versus the Arizona Diamondbacks starting with the opener tonight at PNC Park. Before Mrs. Black-N-Gold gives you her keys to the game, she'd like to extend prayers for RH Ryan Vogelsong. Vogey was carted from the field yesterday and taken to AGH after he was hit in the face by a pitch. Get well, Vogey! And now we bring you the keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates have won 5 of 7 on this homestand. Love that home cookin'! 2)In the first 7 games of this home stretch, the Bucs are batting .314 with a .796 OPS and 38 runs scored. Give us more Hit, Run & Score! 3)Arizona will start RH Shelby Miller, 1-5, 6.64 ERA. The Buccos counter with LH Francisco Liriano, 3-3, 4.63 ERA. The Bucs usually batter Miller.  Lifetime versus the Pirates, he is 2-6 with a 4.29 ERA. It's Miller time! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!