Doumit's 3-run homer sends Pirates past Astros

Ryan Doumit hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to .500 this late in a season for the first time in six years, beating the Houston Astros 5-4 Sunday.
May 8, 2011, 11:57 pm - Associated Press
HOU
PIT
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D. McCutchen
win

D. McCutchen1-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
F. Abad
loss

F. Abad1-3

0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB
J. Hanrahan
save

J. Hanrahan10

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUPIT
1stS Pearce hit sacrifice fly to right, A McCutchen scored.01
4thR Cedeno singled to right, N Walker scored, S Pearce to third, R Doumit to second.02
7thC Johnson homered to left (407 feet).12
7thH Quintero doubled to deep center, B Hall scored.22
7thA Sanchez reached on bunt single to third, H Quintero scored.32
8thB Wallace hit sacrifice fly to left, C Lee scored.42
8thR Doumit homered to left (395 feet), N Walker and S Pearce scored.45
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