Backe's bat sparks big inning in win
Published 5/4/2008 by Jim Molony at Major League Baseball News
Just 24 hours after Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee hit consecutive home runs in Friday's win, Brandon Backe and Michael Bourn hit back-to-back homers to lift the Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.
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