Player to watch: C Jason LaRue has three four-RBI games in a 17-game stretch since June 29. He cracked a game-winning grand slam Thursday at PNC Park.
Pitching matchups: Today: LHP Jimmy Anderson (7-10, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Dempster (5-10, 5.26), 7:10 p.m.; Tuesday: RHP Kip Wells (10-6, 3.38) vs. RHP Jimmy Haynes (10-6, 4.21), 7:10 p.m.; Wednesday: LHP Joe Beimel (1-4, 3.50) vs. RHP Jared Fernandez (1-1, 4.00).
TV/radio: Games today and tomorrow will be televised by Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. All three games will be broadcast on KDKA-AM (1020) and the Pirates Radio Network.
Notes: OF Ken Griffey Jr. (strained right hamstring) could come off the disabled list this week. Griffey went on the DL on June 24 for the second time this season. He has missed 148 starts due to injuries over the past two seasons. … RHP Jose Silva, a former Pirates pitcher, began a rehab assignment Friday at Class AAA Louisville. Silva (rotator cuff tendinitis) has been on the DL twice this season. … Entering yesterday's game, 1B Sean Casey, who is battling a sore shoulder, was in a 1-for-21 slump. …. OF Adam Dunn snapped an 11-game streak without an RBI on Friday by cracking a two-run homer. … 3B/OF Russell Branyon is batting .421 (8 for 19) during his five-game hitting streak.
