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  • Originally published July 23, 2008 at 11:47 a.m., updated July 23, 2008 at 11:47 a.m.

HOUSTON (AP) – Paul Maholm shut down the Astros for eight innings, Freddy Sanchez homered for the second straight game and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston 8-2 on Tuesday night.

Ryan Doumit hit a three-run homer and Nate McLouth added a solo shot as the Pirates beat the Astros for the sixth time in eight meetings.

Maholm (7-6) allowed a run on five hits, all singles, and struck out five to win for the fifth time in six decisions. He improved to 2-5 on the road this season.

Sanchez, who had a three-run, inside-the-park homer in Monday’s 9-3 win, went 3-for-5 with two more RBIs. The Pirates have scored 17 runs in two games against the Astros after scoring only 16 in their previous five, all losses.

Maholm was perfect through 3 1/3 innings until Michael Bourn singled in the fourth.

The 25-year-old left-hander retired seven in a row before Lance Berkman led off the Houston seventh with a single. Berkman scored the Astros’ first run on Hunter Pence’s two-out single.

Sean Burnett gave up Ty Wigginton’s RBI single in relief of Maholm in the ninth.

Sanchez hit a solo shot in the first inning off Houston starter Jack Cassel (1-1), though Sanchez wasn’t sure if it was a home run at first.

The Pirates are 17-7 against the Astros since the start of last season.



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