THE BULLPEN

Hey batter, batter, batter! With only 28 games remaining and 12 needed to secure a winning season, your Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back into the win column tonight against the Last-ros. Keys to the game. 1)GI Jones is 5th in the NL in slugging and OPS since the All-Star break. Lock and load, GI! 2)Jones is also 6 for 7 in his last 2 games. He's batting .415, 17 for 41, w/4 homers and 11 RBIs vs. the Last-ros this season. Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, daaahhh, charge! 3)Starter Wandy Rodriguez gave up 3 hits in 6 innings in his last start, a 5-0 win over St Louie. Help me, Wandy! We need to score early, score often, score BIG and hold 'em Bucs! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!