THE BULLPEN

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series against the Arizona D-Bags today at PNC Park . These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates have won 6 in a row at home. #7 would be heaven! 2)The Pirates pitching staff leads MLB  with a 3.12 ERA and is second in the majors with a 2.69 home ERA. Shut 'em down and let the ol' Hit, Run, & Score do the rest! 3)The Pirates start lefty Jeff Locke today. Locke is 9-3 with a 2.43 ERA. He has given up 3 runs or less in 16 starts this season. Locke and load! The Pirates got some help in the standings last night as both St Louie and Cincy lost. The Pirates now lead St Louie by 3 games and are 3.5 up on Cincy. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!