Brandon Backe pitched six strong innings and hit a home run Saturday night as the Houston Astros, with Craig Biggio catching up on old times, beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2. In the next-to-last game of his 20-year career, Biggio caught for the first two innings. He primarily played the position for his first four seasons in the majors — he had not been behind the plate since switching to second base…
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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