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Tommie Harris' wife dies
MILWAUKEE, April 29 (UPI) -- Rickie Weeks and Bill Hall both lofted balls into the stands in the sixth inning Tuesday, helping Milwaukee forge a 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh.
Hall cracked a solo homer to left-center and Weeks added a two-run shot to left as the Brewers beat the Pirates for the 14th straight time overall and 16th in Milwaukee.
Ryan Braun went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a one run.
Jorge Julio (1-0) got the win with a flawless inning of work and Trevor Hoffman saved his first game as a Brewer.
Eric Hinske and Jason Jaramillo drove in two runs apiece for the Pittsburgh.
Jesse Chavez (0-1) took the loss. Paul Maholm started, coughing up five runs on seven hits with five walks over 5 1/3 frames.
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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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