THE BULLPEN

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their series against the Chicago Scurbs this afternoon at PNC Park. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Pirates send LH Francisco Liriano to the hill today. Frankie is 16-7 with a 2.92 ERA for the season. He is going for his 7th straight win at home. For the year, Frankie is 8-1 with a 1.21 ERA at PNC. There's no place like home! 2)Frankie is also 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA versus the Scrubs this season. Sink the Scrubs! 3)The Scrubs will counter with LH Travis Wood, 9-11, 3.05 ERA. Wood is 1-1 with a 0.75 ERA against the Pirates this year. Get some good wood today with plenty of Hit, Run, & Score! Woop, woop, woop! Standings Alert: The Pirates 2-1 win last night, coupled with St Louie's loss puts the Pirates back in a tie for first in the NL Central. Cincy also won and are 2.5 games out. Take the series today and take over the the ship that is the NL Central Division. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!