After conferring behind second base, the umpires decided Castillo's drive did not clear the wall and put him back at second -- after some Pirates had headed to the clubhouse and fireworks were being shot off. Doumit then worked the count to 3-1 before grounding a ball down the right-field line, scoring Castillo easily and allowing the Pirates to celebrate for a second time.
Castillo also drove in two runs with sacrifice flies and made one of the Pirates' best defensive plays all season with a sliding catch in right field of Chad Moeller's popup in the fourth.
John Grabow (1-1) got the final out of the ninth for the victory.
Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1
At Atlanta, Juan Cruz pitched seven shutout innings and Arizona broke a 24-inning scoreless streak with two unearned runs in the eighth to beat Atlanta.
Shawn Green lined a two-out, two-run single off Mike Remlinger after the Braves' bullpen almost got out of a bases-loaded jam set up by starting pitcher Horacio Ramirez's throwing error.
Cruz (3-3) gave up five hits in his career-long outing.
Ramirez (1-1) held the Diamondbacks to three hits over seven innings, but his defensive miscue in the eighth was costly.
Pinch-hitter Jeff DaVanon started the inning with a walk and Ramirez's underhanded toss on a sacrifice bunt sailed over the head of second baseman Marcus Giles, who was covering first, putting runners at second and third. Ramirez left after an intentional walk. Two relievers got two outs before Green's single to left-center.
Dodgers 7, Phillies 2
At Los Angeles, Derek Lowe threw six shutout innings and Matt Kemp and J.D. Drew each had three-run homers as Los Angeles beat the Phillies for its seventh straight home win.
The streak equals the Dodgers' longest since May 14-22, 2003. They have won 19 of their last 24 overall.
Lowe (4-3) gave up five hits, struck out three and walked two. He doubled in the second inning and scored on Kemp's first major league homer. Drew's homer in the fourth made it 7-0.
Gavin Floyd (4-3) allowed seven runs and seven hits in four innings, struck out three and walked four in his first loss since April 25 against Colorado.
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