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Tommie Harris' wife dies
HOUSTON, July 22 (UPI) -- Freddy Sanchez had a three-run inside-the-park homer and finished with four RBI and two runs Monday night to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past Houston 9-3.
Down 3-2 in the ninth, the Pirates erupted for seven runs and went on to win for the first time in their last six games.
Jason Bay had four hits, including a ninth-inning home run that tied the game 3-3. Adam LaRoche drove in the game-winning run with a two-run homer in the ninth, and Nate McLouth and Xavier Nady had three hits each.
Tyler Yates (4-2) got the win, pitching a scoreless eighth inning for the Pirates.
Carlos Lee had a pair of RBI singles and Brad Ausmus had two hits and drove in a run for Houston, which has lost two straight games following a four-game winning streak.
Jose Valverde (4-3), pitching in relief in the ninth, took the loss for the Astros.
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CHICAGO, La., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The wife of former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris died of a stroke or brain aneurysm in an Oklahoma hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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