THE BULLPEN

Rounding third and heading for home! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a 3-game series against the Oakland Athletic Supporters tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates are 2-4 in their last 6 games. They're now tied with St Louie for 1st in the NL Central. No, it's not time to push the panic button. But dropping 2 straight series to sub-.500 teams is never a good thing. Time to get the mojo working and get back to BUCN! 2)The Pirates are 29-15 at home. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home! 3)In interleague play, the Pirates have never beaten Oakland. Ever. We have All-Star Jeff Locke on the mound tonight against their All-Star, Bartolo Colon. We need Locke to lock 'em down and we need to break out the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's right the ship, mateys! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!