THE BULLPEN

The Bucs are going all the way, all the way, all the way! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their NLDS showdown in St Louie this afternoon. These are your keys to today's game. 1)The Bucs look to bounce back after yesterday's 9-1 defeat. The Pirates need to take a page out of St Louie's book. They were only able to manage 4 hits while in the field they commited 3 errors and gave up 6 walks. Work the counts against these guys, make them make mistakes and take advantage of those mistakes.In the last 5 matchups, St Louie has outscored the Pirates 42-13. Ouch. Score early, score often, score BIG! 2)The Pirates send rookie RH Gerrit Cole to the mound. Cole was 10-7 with a 3.22 ERA on the season. On the road, he was 4-2 with a 2.38 ERA. Cole was NL Rookie of the Month for September as he went 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA and struck out 34 in 26 innings. All aboard the Cole Train! 3)We've got to open up a big can of Cole45 on St Louie as well as a huge can of Hit, Run, & Score! Get this game and take it home for #3. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!