By WRBL Staff
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Freddy Sanchez singled home Brian Bixler with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves tonight.The Associated Press
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Stumble It!Sanchez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and is 9-for-17 in four games since being moved to the top of the Pirates' lineup. With one out in the ninth, Jose Bautista singled off Atlanta reliever Jeff Bennett (0-2). Bixler hit into a forceout at second, and Doug Mientkiewicz singled to put runners at first and third. Mientkiewicz took second on fielder's indifference before Sanchez singled up the middle to give the Pirates their fourth straight win.
John Grabow (2-1) struck out one in a scoreless ninth to earn the win
Brian McCann went 3-for-3 and Jeff Francoeur drove in two runs for Atlanta, which had won six straight.
Sanchez hit a two-out, two-run double off Tom Glavine in the seventh to put Pittsburgh in front 2-1. Bixler was thrown out at home on the play. Francoeur tied it with a two-out RBI single in the eighth. Glavine allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out three. The left-hander is winless in six starts this season.
