THE BULLPEN

Play Ball! Happy Buctober, Happy Wildcard Wednesday! Your Pittsburgh Pirates are back in the postseason as they play host to the San Fran Giants tonight at PNC Park for the NL Wildcard. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)San Fran sends LH Madison Bumgarner, 18-10, 2.98 ERA to the mound. The Pirates will go with RH Edinson Volquez, 13-7, 3.04 ERA. Back in July, the Bucs shutout Bumgarner and San Fran, 5-0. Score early, score often, score BIG! Hit, Run, & Score! 2)Eddy has tossed 18 straight shutout innings and has the 4th best ERA in MLB since June 23, at 1.85. Eddy also has held opponents to a .225 batting average at PNC. There's no place like home! 3)The media seems to be leaning towards San Fran in this game, disrespecting our Bucs. They say that San Fran has more playoff experience. They say that San Fran has better pitching. They say that San Fran has the hitters. I say they're wrong. This is it. The first 162 games were the regular season, now the REAL season begins. It's go time, boys. Go hard or go home! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!