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text: Backe Homers and Pitches Astros to Win (AP) AP - Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe got his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one run in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the NL wild-card chase with an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday  #151; their season-high 10th straight victory.