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Arizona 7; Pittsburgh 6

PHOENIX, May 8 (UPI) -- Danny Bautista went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs Tuesday night, including the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth inning, to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

After Jason Kendall's two-run homer tied the game in the top of the inning, pinch-hitter Quinton McCracken opened the bottom of the frame with a single off Joe Beimel (0-1), and went to second on a sacrifice by pinch-hitter Damian Miller.

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After Tony Womack beat out a throw by Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson for an infield single, Bautista delivered a run-scoring single to left field.

Byung-Hyun Kim struck out the side in the ninth for his ninth save in as many chances this season. He has 43 career saves, one shy of Gregg Olson's franchise record.

Kim has struck out the last eight batters he has faced to tie the franchise record held by three others for most consecutive strikeouts over multiple games.

Mike Myers (2-1) struck out the only two batters he faced in the eighth inning to notch the win.

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Greg Colbrunn had three hits, including his first home run in the third, and drove in two runs, and Jose Guillen collected two hits and had an RBI for Arizona, which has won five of its last six games.

Adrian Brown and Pokey Reese each had RBI singles in the fifth inning for the Pirates, who have lost seven of their last nine.

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