THE BULLPEN

     The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series with the St Louie Cardinals tonight at PNC Park with game 2 of this big division showdown. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates look to right the ship and get back in the win column following last night's series-opening 4-1 loss. Miscues and mistakes contributed mightily to that loss. Also, you can't scratch out just 5 hits and 1 run and expect to come out a winner. We need more Hit, Run, & Score! 2)St Louie will start RH Lance Lynn, 6-4, 2.53 ERA. RH Gerrit Cole, 12-3, 2.28 ERA, looks to get the Bucs back on the winning track and become just the 2nd pitcher in Pirates history with 13 wins before the All-Star break. In his last 9 starts, Cole is 7-1. All aboard the Cole Train for a win! 3)Mrs. Black-N-Gold saw the naysayers come out on the internet last night when the Buccos fell to St Louie. You need to remember that back in may when St Louie came to town, they took for the first game of the series but it was our Pirates that took the series. Raise the Jolly Roger! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!