THE BULLPEN

Hey batter, batter, batter! Your Pittsburgh Pirates try to get back in the win column today and take 2 of 3 from the Los Angeles Codgers this afternoon at PNC Park (weather permitting). These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates face another former Cy Young winner today, LA righty Zack Greinke. That's 4 in a week. Whoa, did the Pirates tick off the baseball gods or what? Greinke is 3-1 with a 3.68 ERA this season. In 7 career starts against the Bucs, Greinke is 5-1 with a 4.85 ERA. Get to this kid early and shake him up a bit. Score early, score often, score BIG! 2)The Codgers have beaten the Bucs 4 out of 5 games this year. Time to serve up some home-cooked Meatloaf this afternoon. 2 Outta 3 Ain't Bad! 3)The Pirates start rookie RH Gerrit Cole. You may have heard of him. The #1 pick in 2011 is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and collected a 2-run single in his first MLB at bat. Let's see the kid build off of that first start. Give him lots of Hit, Run, & Score today! Roll out the throwback unis and Let's Go Bucs!!!!!