THE BULLPEN

     Rounding 3rd and heading for home! Our Pittsburgh Pirates close out their road trip this afternoon when they collide with the Chicago Cubs for the final game of this 3-game set. These are your keys for today's game. 1)Mrs. Black-N-Gold doesn't know about you, but she is sick and tired of hearing about these Chicago Cubs. The Bucs suffered yet another loss at the hands of the NL Central leaders yesterday, 8-2. We can't score, we can't keep them from scoring. There's alot of work to be done if we hope to salvage even one. Find the win column and raise the Jolly Roger! 2)RH Gerrit Cole, 3-3, 3.78 ERA will attempt to get the Pirates back on the winning track. He'll face Cubs LH John Lester, 4-1, 1.96 ERA. Ride the Cole Train to a win! 3)So far this season, the Buccos have been outscored by the Northsiders 37-11. Need I say more? Hit, Run, & Score!