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     Rounding third and heading for home! Our Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their road trip with a matinee in St Louie against the Cardinals today. These are your keys for today's game. 1)With their 7-5 win last night, the battlin' Bucs came back to find the win column for the 6th straight game. Comeback kids! 2)They also won their season-high 7th game in a row. They'll break out the brooms as they go for the St Louie sweep. #8 would be great! 3)Rookie RH Tyler Glasnow will make his MLB debut for the Buccos. He'll face St Louie RH Adam Wainwright, 7-5, 4.70 ERA. The time is now for Glasnow; Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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     Let's go, let's go, he can't hit! Our Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series in St Louie tonight when they clash with the Cardinals. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)With last night's 5-2 come-from-behind win, the Pirate have won 9 of 11 and 6 in a row. They've come back in their last 5 to find the win column. Keep raising the Jolly Roger! 2)The  bullpen has gone from bull crap to downright bullish, allowing just 1 earned run in their past 40 1/3 innings. You got to know when to hold 'em! 3)Pirates LH Jeff Locke, 8-5, 5.13 ERA will face St Louie LH Jaime Garcia, 6-6, 3.84 ERA. Locke down a W with a big can o' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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     You got a beat up glove, a home made bat and a brand new pair of shoes! Our Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series in St Louie tonight when they clash with the Cardinals. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)With yesterday's 4th of July 4-2 win, the Bucs have won 5 in a row. Get your kicks with win #6! 2)After yesterday's game, the Buccos placed RH Jameson Taillon on the 15 day DL with right shoulder fatigue. That means another pitcher gets the call to make his MLB debut from Indy. No, it's not RH Tyler Glasnow. Today's starter will be LH Steven Brault. No knock on Brault but why the continuous delay with Glasnow's debut? Sure he started Saturday at Indy but if it's not that excuse, it's another. Is the front office trying to make an example of this kid or what? Don't cut off your nose to spite your face, NH. Meanwhile, 2 Pirates rookies picked up their 1st MLB wins this season (Taillon and RH Chad Kuhl). Can a 3rd rookie get his 1st MLB W? Do it again, get the rookie a win! 3)The Bucs will face their old nemesis, RH Mike Leake, 5-6, 4.13 ERA. For some reason, Leake has the Pirates number. What is a team to do? Score early, score often, score BIG; Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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     Firecracker, firecracker, boom, boom, boom! Our Pittsburgh Pirates look to start some fireworks with their NL Central rivals, the St Louie Cardinals, today when they open a 4-game series. These are your keys for today's game. 1)The Bucs broke out the bats and the brooms yesterday en route to the sweep of Oakland with a 6-3 win. They've won 7 of 9 and 4 in a row. Keep the streak alive with win #5! 2)The Buccos have scored 26 runs during their winning streak  There's always room for more Hit, Run, & Score! 3)Pirates LH Jon Niese, 6-6, 5.07 ERA will face St Louie RH Carlos Martinez, 7-5, 2.83 ERA. Niese is another pitcher that needs to right the ship or he's sunk. A win for Niese would be nice! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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     Baby you're a firework! Our Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series in Oakland today when they face the Athletics. These are your keys for today's game. 1)With last night's late night BUCN 4-2 win in 10, the Pirates have won 3 straight. Give us win #4. Hit, Run, & Score! 2)Mrs. Black-N-Gold hopes the Bucs packed their brooms for this trip because they can clean house in Oakland with a sweep. Break out the brooms! 3)The Pirates will start LH Francisco Liriano, 4-8, 5.33 ERA. He'll face Oakland RH Daniel Mengden, 1-3, 2.81. Frankie is really struggling. Mrs. Black-N-Gold doesn't know why the Buccos don't place him on the DL and let him figure things out. They could bring up RH Tyler Glasnow in his place. Are the Pirates cutting off their nose to spite their face? Be filthy, Frankie! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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     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!!!!!

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     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!!!!!