THE BULLPEN

The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates are in Los Angeles tonight to begin a 3-game set with the Angels. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates send rookie RH Gerrit Cole to the mound. At 2-0 Cole became the first pitcher ever to beat to Cy Young winners in his first two Major League-starts. He's not pitching against a Cy Young tonight, but if it's 3, it's for me! 2)The Angels start RH Jered Weaver tonight. Weaver is 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA. In his last 3 starts, Weaver is 1-2, giving up 10 runs in 15 2/3 innings and has lost 2 straight. Again, if it's 3 it's for me. Get after him with lots of Hit, Run, & Score! 3)Today is the first day of summer and Pedro Alvarez is heating up. Petey is batting .290 with 6 homers and 19 RBIs in his last 17 games. Petey, Petey, Petey's on fire! He don't need no water, let him burn, let him burn! Maybe Petey's hotness will be contagious, too. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!