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Tejada hits tiebreaking two-run homer to lead Astros over Pirates

Associated Press

Saturday, September 12, 2009

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros only had two real good swings against Ross Ohlendorf, and it was enough. Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada had each had two-run homers, leading the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. "Sometimes it only takes a couple of swings," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "We had two of them and we made them count." One of them came when Tejada hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning. Lee connected in the fourth as Houston won for t ...

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