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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Jason Bay wasn't trying to hit a home run. Bay led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking, opposite-field homer off Chad Cordero, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 Thursday.
"The more you try, the harder it is," Bay said. "That was definitely the last thing on my mind, especially off Cordero. I was just trying to get on base — a single, double, trying to get something going. For most guys, that's when the home runs happen — when you're a little more relaxed."
Matt Capps (3-2) got six straight outs to complete a three-hitter, just the third victory for Pittsburgh in its last nine games.
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