THE BULLPEN

     Play ball! Our Pittsburgh Pirates continue their west coast swing tonight when they take on the Athletics in Oakland. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)With last night's 7-3 win in the opener, the Pirates have righted the ship to improve to 5 wins in their last 7. More wins would be heaven! 2)Bucs rookie RH Chad Kuhl, 1-0, 5.40 ERA takes the mound. The rook picked up the victory in his 1st MLB start last Sunday over Clayton Kershaw. Another win would be Kool! 3)Oakland starts LH Rich Hill, 8-3, 2.25 ERA. Hill is a reclamation project if there ever was one. He had a stint in independent ball last year and has found his way back to the bigs in a big way. He likes to throw the kind of junk that could put the Buccos bats into a funk. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD; Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!