THE BULLPEN

Hey batter, batter, batter! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back in the win column tonight in St. Louie. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Did the Pirates pack the Jolly Roger for this road trip? We haven't got to "raise it" in a while, guys. Break out the Hit, Run, & Score tonight and hoist the colors! 2)The Pirates have LH Francisco Liriano on the hump. Frankie, 12-5 with a 2.83 ERA, is coming off of his worst outing of the season, giving up 10 earned runs in 2 1/3 innings last time out. How do you follow up your worst start of the year? Go out and pitch your best game of the year! Go get 'em, Frankie! 3)St Louie has hit into the most double plays in the NL this season. Double down on those Cards! Come on, Pirates, you've still got this. You're 2 games up on St Louie and 3 1/2 on Cincy. Right this ship tonight! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!