Castillo's rare homer boosts Giants
Published 4/30/2008 by Chris Haft at Major League Baseball News
Jose Castillo's tiebreaking home run in Wednesday's seventh inning lifted the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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