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PITTSBURGH -- The Houston Astros havent had many wins to celebrate so far this season. This one was especially satisfying for manager Bo Porter. Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. "Even though weve had our share of bumps and bruises, were going to hit a stretch where we start playing well and put together a string of games like we played tonight," Porter said. "Its a tremendous group of guys in that clubhouse. Its a resilient group. They have fun together. They love playing game. They play hard." Castro doubled off the top of the centre-field fence against Bryan Morris (1-2), and Carlos Pena was intentionally walked one out later. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and Castro scored when he beat second baseman Neil Walkers throw home on Matt Dominguezs fielders choice grounder. Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle argued the call with plate umpire C.B. Bucknor and was ejected. Pinch-hitter J.D. Martinez followed with an RBI single to make it 4-2. "I thought he was out, but I watched the replay and I was wrong. C.B. got the call right," Hurdle said. Porter credited got baserunning on Castros part for scoring the winning run. "Castro had a great heads-up read on contact and made a great slide," Porter said. Rookie Jose Cisnero (1-0) struck out five in 3 2-3 scoreless relief innings for his first major league win. Jose Veras pitched a scoreless 11th for his sixth save as Houston (12-31) won for the second time in three games since losing six in a row. "Anytime you get that kind of push like that from someone out of the bullpen, he probably should have got the win and the save, too," Hurdle said. Porter was hoping Cisnero could provide multiple innings from a bullpen that has been overworked of late. "In that situation, we have some guys who have been worked hard the last few days," Porter said. "We didnt have many guys available. Most of the guys we had (warming) up were for show. It was pretty his game until we took the lead and then we were going to hand it over to Veras." Chris Carters run-scoring single in the eighth inning tied the game at 2 and ended Mark Melancons string of 13 consecutive scoreless relief appearances, covering 13 innings. Houstons Jose Altuve had three hits to raise his batting average to .342 after being activated from the bereavement list before the game. Altuve missed three games after his grandmother died in his native Venezuela. Andrew McCutchen hit two doubles and Brandon Inge had two hits for Pittsburgh, which lost for the second time in nine games. Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett held Houston to one run in seven innings while allowing five hits and four walks, but wound up with a no-decision when Melancon could not hold the lead. Burnett struck out seven to raise his National League-leading total to 79. He has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his 10 starts this season. "You can talk about (the Astros) record, but theyre all big leaguers, theyre all up here for a reason," Burnett said. "They battled me. They had some really good swings with two strikes and they fought off some tough pitches. I felt good to get out of it with only one run allowed." The Astros Erik Bedard gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings with three strikeouts and no walks in his first career start against Pittsburgh. The veteran left-hander was the Pirates opening day starter last season, but was released on Aug. 30 after going 7-14. "You dont really think about who its against," Bedard said. "You just want to win the ballgame." Inge put Pittsburgh in front 2-1 in the sixth when he hit a two-out RBI single to left field off Bedard. The Pirates scored the games first run on consecutive doubles by McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez with two outs in the first inning. Houston tied in the fifth on Altuves two-out RBI single. NOTES: Houston INF Jake Elmore was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room on the roster for Altuve. ... Porter said Saturday that OF Brandon Barnes, his best defensive outfielder, was unavailable to play in Friday nights 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh because of a sprained right ankle. That is why RF Jimmy Paredes, who dropped Pittsburgh C Russell Martins two-out fly ball in the ninth inning to allow the winning run to score, was in the game. On Saturday, Barnes entered in the bottom of the 11th for defensive purposes. ... Pirates RHP Jeff Karstens (right shoulder inflammation) allowed two unearned runs in four innings Saturday night for Double-A Altoona in a rehab start at Richmond in the Eastern League. ... 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China Shoes 2020 . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, who suffered an ankle injury in Sundays game,?was a full participant at practice Wednesday and is expected to play against the?Green Bay Packers.Mariota injured his ankle on the third or fourth series of the Titans loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, coach Mike Mularkey said.Despite suffering the injury, Mariota was still able to run for a nifty, 14-yard touchdown.It wasnt a big deal, Mariota said.Mariota, who missed four games with two different knee injuries as a rookie in 2015, took a long time to get to the podium after Sundays game at San Diegos Qualcomm Stadium, and he wore sneakers with his suit.He ran well at practice Wednesday and showed no signs of the issue.Mularkey and Titans general manager Jon Robinson have made it a priority to protect Mariota, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft. The blocking scheme was changed under new offensive line coach Russ Grimm, and Mariotas offseason training focused on building strength in muscle groups that enhancee leg stability.ddddddddddddFree-agent center Ben Jones and rookie right tackle Jack Conklin have helped solidify protection, though Conklin was limited in practice Wednesday due to an elbow injury. The Titans endured a season-ending injury to right guard Chance Warmack, who has been replaced by Josh Kline. Starting left guard Quinton Spain missed the last two games with a knee injury, but should return Sunday after Brian Schwenke subbed for him.Though Mariota was able to participate fully on Wednesday, the Titans were without running backs?DeMarco Murray, who is resting a toe injury, and Derrick Henry, who suffered a calf injury during Sundays warmups.Its probably not going to go away like youd like it to, Mularkey said of Murrays injury. Especially with the plants he does and the cutting. It is getting better, but its still painful.Henry has looked better than I was anticipating, Mularkey said. ' ' '