THE BULLPEN

     Put me in, coach! Our Pittsburgh Pirates continue their road show tonight in Oakland where they'll battle the Athletics. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates will start LH Jeff Locke, 7-5, 5.12 ERA. Oakland counters with RH Sonny Gray, 3-6, 5.03 ERA. Locke has not issued a walk in his past 2 outings, both wins. That's good because we all know the free pass can bite you in the a$$. Locke down a W! 2)Even though they're 35-43, the A's are no pushovers. They just took 3 of 4 from San Fran. Score early, score often, score BIG; Hit, Run, & Score! 3)At 38-41, the Bucs are trying desperately to stay in the playoff conversation. They're 3.5 games out of the 2nd wild card spot and need to put the June swoon behind them. Light up the A's like a firecracker on the 4th of July! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!