THE BULLPEN

     Happy Bucs & Pucks Day! There's no crying in baseball! Our Pittsburgh Pirates close out their homestand tonight when they clash with the Cincy Reds at PNC Park. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)Woe is the Pirates. They dropped another last night 6-2. They were  0 for 10 with runners in scoring position, leaving a total of 11 runners on base. This just won't do. You got to, got to, got to have more Hit, Run, & Score! 2)So, the Pirates try to salvage a win to close out this homestand. It won't get any easier, either. They head back to Boston to make up last week's game tomorrow then it's on to Chicago. Find the win column and raise the Jolly Roger! 3)Cincy starts LH Amir Garrett, 1-0, 0.00 ERA. The Pirates counter with RH Ivan Nova, 1-0, 0.00 ERA. No doubt about it, we need Nova to be super! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!