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Dan Haren Pitches D-backs to 5-3 Win Over Astros

Posted Apr 29, 08 12:12 AM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Dan Haren pitched into the eighth inning and hit an RBI double, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday night. Haren (4-1) scattered five hits over a season-high 7 2-3 innings and Mark Reynolds hit a two-run double for the Diamondbacks, who improved their major league-leading record to 19-7.

The right-hander retired the side in order six times, finishing with five strikeouts and one walk. Chad Qualls got the final out in the eighth inning and Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save in 10 chances. Miguel Tejada had an RBI double in the eighth for the Astros, who have lost three straight after a season-best six-game winning streak.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Eric Byrnes scores under a leaping Houston Astros catcher J.R. Towles off a double by teammate Conor Jackson during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Dan Haren delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 28, 2008, in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Houston Astros right fielder Hunter Pence can't catch an RBI double hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Dan Haren during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, April 28, 2008, in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
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