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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Jesse Chavez, left, and right fielder Delwyn Young build a tower out of drinking cups during a rain delay of their baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Jesse Chavez, left, walks back to the mound as Atlanta Braves' Kelly Johnson, center, celebrates with teammate Chipper Jones (10) after scoring with Matt Diaz, center rear, on a single off the bat of Braves Yunel Escobar, not pictured, during the seventh inni...

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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Jesse Chavez watches the two-run, walk off home run he gave up to Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton clear the fence in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 9-7 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

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Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, is hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the ninth innng of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Phillips left the game and the Reds won 12-2.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Garrett Jones tries to field a ground ball by Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, in Houston. Jones missed the ball but pitcher Jesse Chavez picked up the misplay and put out Tejada at first.

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, Atlanta Braves pitcher Rafael Soriano throws against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Houston.

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, Atlanta Braves pitcher Rafael Soriano throws against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Houston.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel, right, is greeted by teammate Albert Pujols (5) after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The Pirates won 6-5.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel (24) returns to the dugout after hitting solo-home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The Pirates won 6-5.

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Cincinnati Reds' Darnell McDonald, left, slides across home plate with the winning run after a wild pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez, covering home at right, in the bottom of ninth inning of Game 1 of a baseball doubleheader, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Cincinnati.

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Cincinnati Reds' Drew Stubbs watches his two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the eighth inning during Game 2 of a baseball doubleheader, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Cincinnati. The Reds won 6-3.

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Cincinnati Reds' Darnell McDonald is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning run on a wild pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 of a baseball doubleheader, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Cincinnati. The Reds won 4-3.

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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2009, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez throws against the Milwaukee Brewers during a baseball game in Pittsburgh.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham strokes an RBI double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jesse Chavez in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun (8) is greeted by teammate Craig Counsell after hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning off Pittsburgh Pirates' Jesse Chavez in a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Monday, July 20, 2009. The Pirates won 8-5.

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FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts (not shown) during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Corey Hart, left, and Craig Counsell congratulate Rickie Weeks after his two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates' Jesse Chavez during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in Milwaukee.