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Hit the ball and touch 'em all! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a 3-game series tonight at PNC Park against the Cincinnati Reds. These are you keys to tonight's game. 1)For the first time ever, the Pirates have won 15 games in the first 2 months of a season. Wins are like money, you can never have enough! 2)The Pirates are 5 games up in the wild-card and have the second best record in MLB. I know it's early but I can dream, can't I?! 3)Last year the Pirates tossed 10 shutouts. This season, they've already thrown 9. Shut down Cincy and get at them with the ol' Hit, Run, & Score, oh my! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their home-and-home series with the Detroit Kitties tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates are 8-2 in their last 10 games and have won 6 straight at home. They're looking for their 3rd win in a row and a 2-game sweep of the Kitties. Better bring your brooms tonight because the Bucs are going to clean house! 2)The Pirates start LH Jeff Locke, 5-1 with a 2.45 ERA. Locke is going for his 3rd consecutive win and has allowed no runs in his last 14 innings. Locke and load! 3)The Pirates have held Miguel Carbrera, MLB's leading hitter with a .368 BA to 2 of 14 with 5 strikeouts in the home-and-home series. Shut him down! It's a shame A.J. couldn't get the run support last night but we still got the win. Keep at 'em with the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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Rounding third and headed for home! Your Pittsburgh Pirates begin a 2-game series against the Detroit Kitties tonight at PNC Park. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)Homeboy Neil Walker is starting to heat up. In his last 5 games, Homeboy is 9 for 21 with 5 extra base hits, 4 runs and 4 RBIs including last night's game-winning homer in the 11th. Homeboy is on fire! 2)The Pirates have extra-base hits in 47 straight games, longest streak in the majors this season. Take that extra-base! 3)Since May 3, the 3 best teams in MLB are Cincy, St. Louie, and the Pirates. Just continue to take it one game at a time and the rest will sort itself out. Take care of business tonight by giving A.J. Burnett some run support with the tried and true mantra of Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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Let's go, let's go, he can't hit, he can't hit! Your Pittsburgh Pirates try to even things out and tame the Kitties tonight in Detroit. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)The Pirates send RH Jeanmar Gomez to the mound. Gomez is 2-0 with a 2.75 ERA. The Pirates have won all 5 games started by Gomez. In Jeanmar we trust! 2)The Kitties have won 6 of their last 7 games. The Bucs stop 'em here! 3)The Kitties start RH Rick Porcello who is 2-2 with a 6.28 ERA. In Porcello's last start, he surrendered 5 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings in a no decision versus the Twins. Score early, score often, score BIG with the old Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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Play ball! Your Pittsburgh Pirates take their show on the road to Detroit to take on the Motor City Kitties this afternoon. These are your keys to the game. 1)The Pirates are winners of 13 of their last 15 games. They've also won 5 series in a row. Showdown in Motown! 2)The Pirates are a season-high 12 games above .500. Get lucky 13! 3)It's a tale of 2 pitchers. Detroit starter Justin Verlander, 5-4 with a 3.66 ERA, has given up 17 runs in his last 3 starts, 12 2/3 innings. Hit him early, hit him often, hit him HARD. Pirates starter Francisco Liriano is 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA and has given up 2 runs in 18 innings with 25 strikeouts. Give Frankie lots of support with the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!! A big black-n-gold shout out to all our veterans, too. Thank you!

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One, two, three strikes you're out. Your Pittsburgh Pirates look to sample Milwaukee meatloaf today as they try to take 2 outta 3 today at Miller Park. These are your keys today's game. 1)After losing the first game of a series, the Pirates record is 24-9, 11-5 in the second game. 2 outta 3 ain't bad! 2) The Pirates blasted 4 home runs in yesterday's 5-2 win, 1 by Clutch, 1 by Homeboy and 2 by Petey. Chicks dig the long ball! 3)The Pirates start LH Wandy Rodriguez, 5-2 with a 3.40 ERA. Milwaukee is an MLB-worst 4-16 versus lefties. They also have the worst record in the majors for this month, 5-17. Help us, Wandy! And help Wandy with lots of Hit, Run & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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Hey batter, batter, batter! Your Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back in the win column against the Milwaukee Boo Crew today at Miller Park. These are your keys to today's game. 1)Milwaukee tries to win back-to-back games at home for the first time in the month of May tonight. Can the Pirates wear their home uniforms today? Maybe that will trick them into forgetting that Miller Park has been the House of Horrors for them. Turn this ship around! 2)Milwaukee is 5-16 for the month of May. The Pirates need to make the Boo Crew yell "Mayday, mayday"! 3)Milwaukee has won 3 of 4 at home this season against the Pirates and 7 of the last 8 versus the Bucs at Miller Park. Look, we're not talking about the '27 Yankees, for crying out loud. It's Milwaukee. And they're starting a guy, Mike Fiers, who is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA. He's been demoted to the minors and the bullpen this season. Make these jokers walk the plank and raise the jolly roger in Miller Park! Give them the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

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