THE BULLPEN

Rounding third and heading for home! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series in St Louie this afternoon. These are your keys to today's game. 1)Take-out hasn't been very good to the Pirates. They're 2-9 in their last 11 road games. They're still 3 games up on St Louie in the NL Central and 3.5 over Cincy. Last night's 5-1 victory was a big one. Raise that Jolly Roger one more time on the road today! 2)Today's starter is RH A.J. Burnett, 5-8 with a 2.95 ERA. A.J. has been lights out against St Louie this year going 2-0 in 3 starts. In 20 innings A.J. has given up just 3 runs and 9 hits. Shut 'em down, A.J.! 3)Sample that Meatloaf today and get 2 outta 3 with a side of Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!