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Pirates get help from wall in victory

Friday, July 4, 2003

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have waited weeks for a ball to bounce their way. Thanks to the oddly shaped stone wall behind home plate at PNC Park, one finally did. Reggie Sanders homered in the eighth inning and the Pirates, taking advantage of a fortuitous bounce on a two-base wild pitch by Houston reliever Brandon Puffer, came back to beat the Astros 3-2 Friday. Sanders' one-out shot into the left-field seats came off Pete Munro (3-4) and was his 14th of the season and fifth in ...

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