THE BULLPEN

The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates open up another HUGE series with a division rival tonight as they battle the Cincy Reds at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)After capturing back-to-back series against Milwaukee and St Louie, the Pirates will look to continue improvement of their woeful record against divisional opponents, 26-32. Line 'em up and knock 'em down! 2) Cincy goes with RH Mike Leake, 10-11, 3.51 ERA. The Pirates will give the ball to RH Edinson Volquez, 11-7, 3.56 ERA. Eddy has been steady in his last 6 starts, going 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA. Give Eddy #4 with plenty o' Hit, Run, & Score! 3)Cincy ran all over the Scrubs yesterday in a 7-2 win, stealing 6 bases. Spead kills. Keep them off the basepaths! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!