THE BULLPEN

One, two, three strikes, you're out! Your first-place Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series in Milwaukee tonight against the Boo Crew. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)We know the Pirates packed the Jolly Roger as they've won the first 2 games of this set, #80 and #81 and still counting. The Pirates are going for their first sweep in old Milwaukee since 2004. Break out the brooms, Bucs! 2)The Boo Crew has a reason to boo-hoo. They've lost 5 straight. #6 would be great! 3)The Pirates start LH Francisco Liriano tonight. Frankie is 15-6 with a 2.57 ERA for the year and is 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA against Milwaukee this season. Milwaukee has the second-worst record in the Majors versus lefties, 12-26. Help Frankie out with plenty of Hit, Run, & Score! Woop, woop, woop! Standings Alert: Thanks to our 4-3 victory and Cincy's shutout of St Louie, the Pirates now lead St Louie in the NL Central by 2 games and Cincy by 3.5. First place feels great! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!