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Backe Leads Houston to Win  

Posted May 3, 08 10:40 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Pitcher Brandon Backe and Michael Bourn hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 last night. It was the second night in a row the Astros have hit consecutive home runs, after they hit three straight in the series opener. Backe (2-3) pitched 5 2/3 solid innings for his first win since April 12.

The game was tied at 1 before Backe hit the third home run of his career to the third row of the left field Crawford Boxes off Brewers starter Manny Parra. Bourn followed with a homer to right field that made it 3-1. Backe and Bourne came in with five career home runs combined in 316 at-bats.

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Backe Leads Houston to Win
Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Bill Hall, right, jumps to avoid colliding with relief pitcher Mitch Stetter, left, on a Houston Astros' Michael Bourn bunt in the sixth inning.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Backe Leads Houston to Win
Houston Astros' Brandon Backe delivers a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Houston.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Backe Leads Houston to Win
Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Bill Hall, left, makes the tag for the out on Houston Astros' Michael Bourn on a forced out in the sixth inning as third base umpire Ed Montague makes the call.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Backe Leads Houston to Win
Milwaukee Brewers Bill Hall (2) and Mitch Stetter, right, react to a miscommunication in the sixth inning giving Houston Astros' Michael Bourn a base hit on a bunt.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Backe Leads Houston to Win
Houston Astros' Lance Berkman (17) hits a grounder to second base for a fielder's choice to score Kazuo Matsui, right, during the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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