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Houston 6, Cincinnati 5 (10 innings)

CINCINNATI, July 2 (UPI) -- Lance Berkman hit two homers before drawing an intentional walk in the top of the 10th inning, when Gregg Zaun lifted a sacrifice fly that gave the Houston Astros a 6-5 victory Tuesday night over the Cincinnati Reds.

Berkman connected for homers in his first two at-bats. The All-Star has five homers against Cincinnati this season, including three on April 16.

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Craig Biggio led off the 10th with a double off third baseman Aaron Boone's glove, his third hit. Danny Graves (5-3) intentionally walked Berkman and Biggio took third on Jeff Bagwell's flyout to right.

Richard Hidalgo drew a full-count walk to load the bases for Zaun, who lifted the first pitch to left field. Biggio scored to snap a 5-5 tie.

The winner was Octavio Dotel (3-2), who struck out three in two scoreless innings. Billy Wagner got Jason LaRue to bounce into a game-ending double play for his 14th save.

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