THE BULLPEN

One, two, three strikes, you're out! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates try to salvage a win in the Mile-High City today against the Colorado Rockheads. These are your keys to today's game. 1)There is good news and bad news. The bad news is the Pirates dropped their second in a row to the Rockheads last night, 6-4. The good news is that St. Louie and Cincy also lost. The Bucs are still 4 games up on St Louie and lead Cincy by 6 games. It would be good to get out of Dodge with a win today. Rock the Rockheads! 2)The Rockheads haven't won three straight games since May. We need the Pirates to pull out the ol' Hit, Run, & Score today and stop this nonsense! 3)LH Jeff Locke, 9-3, 2.47 ERA, pitches today for the Pirates. Locke is still looking to lock down his 10th victory of the season. He's been a real Road Warrior this year, going 5-1 with a 1.43 ERA and limiting road opponents to a .185 batting average. Love that takeout food! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!