THE BULLPEN

Firecracker, firecracker, boom, boom, boom! Happy 4th of July! Your Pittsburgh Pirates try to finish up their series with the Philadelphia Silles this afternoon at PNC Park with a bang. These are your keys to today's game. 1)It's a Cole War today as the Sillies send LH Cole Hamels, 2-11 with a 4.58 ERA to the mound. Hamels is trying to tie a personal-best today. He leads the Majors with 11 losses. Another loss would match his total for most in a season. Light the kid up! 2)RH Gerrit Cole is your Pirates starter today. Cole 45 is 4-0 with a 3.70 ERA. He is the first Pirate since 1907 to win his first 4 Major League starts. #5 would not be jive. All aboard the Cole Train! 3)In the rookie's 24 1/3 innings, the Pirates have score 23 runs. Let's see the Pirates shoot off some fireworks this afternoon with lots of Hit, Run, & Score! Raise the Jolly Roger today, wave that flag, wave it wide and high! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!