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Pinch-Hitting Pitcher Keys Arizona Rally

Posted Apr 30, 08 10:22 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Pitcher Micah Owings' pinch-hit homer tied the game in the sixth and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from four runs down to beat the Houston Astros 8-7 on Wednesday. Owings, 4-0 as a starter and arguably the best-hitting pitcher in the game, hit the first pitch of the game from reliever Dave Borkowski to the opposite field seats.

It was a two-run shot with two outs that tied it at 7-7. Chris Young followed with a double, then scored the go-ahead run on Eric Byrnes' single. Arizona (20-8) became the season's first 20-game winner, a franchise-record 19 of them in April. Arizona won its eighth series out the last nine.

Source Associated Press

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Houston Astros' Carlos Lee (45) high-fives third base coach Ed Romero (16) after hitting a three-run home run.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Micah Owings high-fives teammate Stephen Drew after hitting a pinch-hit two-run home run.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Conor Jackson watches his solo home run take flight against the Houston Astros.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
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