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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - If the defending NL champion Houston Astros are to crawl back into playoff contention, they need more starts like this from Andy Pettitte. More finishes like this from Brad Lidge, too.
Pettitte made another effective start against Pittsburgh and the Astros won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, beating the Pirates 7-4 Saturday night.
Willy Taveras extended his Astros-record hitting streak to 29 games when he doubled on Zach Duke's third pitch of the game. Taveras has gotten a hit in his first at-bat in 13 of the 29 games.
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