Pirates 2, Astros 3, Final - Sep. 8, 2008

Pinch-hit home run helps Astros top Pirates 3-2 | Sports | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 9/9/2008 — • Box score While his Class AAA Round Rock teammates cleared out their lockers at Dell Diamond last week, Mark Saccomanno left behind most of his bats. He assumed he wouldn’t need them after the Astros failed to promote him once the Pacific Coast ...

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Astros' Saccomanno homers in first big league PA — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/9/2008
Pinch-hitter Mark Saccomanno homered on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues to lead the surging Houston Astros past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Monday night.

Astros win for 11th time in 12 games (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/9/2008
Pinch-hitter Mark Saccomanno homered on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues to help the surging Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Monday night. Saccomanno hit a solo shot in the fifth inning, becoming the fourth Houston ...

Astros beat Pirates, climb to 10 games over .500 — ESPN.com - MLB 9/9/2008
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