Houston&#39;s Bullpen Blows Game Again
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Dan Miceli looks to the outfield as St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Jim Edmonds starts to celebrate after hitting the game-winning home run that scored Albert Pujols in the 12th inning to
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To paraphrase an old saying, when you keep going back to the bullpen, eventually it&#39;s going to come up dry. That&#39;s what happened to the Red Sox on Thursday night, when
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Allan Houston&#39;s comeback was put off one more time yesterday, when the Knicks shooting guard announced he will not be activated for tonight&#39;s game against the Memphis Grizzlies
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com. Neither was particularly impressive against the Houston Astros last week, and both were practically unhittable the second time around.
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Allan Houston was stuck in a corner, surrounded by the opposition and working against the clock. And yet, at the game&#39;s most frantic moment, there was something reassuring about
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The Astros&#39; 12-3 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series marked the third consecutive season that the Braves have lost the deciding playoff game at home.
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The Brewers bullpen has been blowing leads on a regular basis, a major reason they've fallen out of first in the NL Central. With the game on the line, Francisco Cordero put a stop to that and helped Milwaukee pick up a game in a tight pennant race.
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When Saul Bellow wrote More Die Of Heartbreak, he wasn&#39;t thinking of the Houston Astros and their fans. For the second consecutive game, the St.
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One of the better playoff pitching duels turned in Houston&#39;s favor when Jeff Kent swung the bat in the ninth. Oct. 18 HOUSTON  - Only when Brandon Backe and Woody Williams were done did the hitters have any chance.
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No bullpen collapse by the Houston Astros this time. Brad Lidge was on the mound. The Astros closer allowed just one hit and struck out five in two innings Saturday, protecting Houston's lead and helping the Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game 3 of the NL championship series.
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This wasn't the first time Dan Haren didn't feel very good warming up in the bullpen.
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In terms of a silver lining, at least Houston fans should know that Pete Munro is well rested. Munro, the Astros&#39; Game 2 starter, hasn&#39;t been on the mound in a game since Oct. 1
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Different night. Different motivation. Same Ichiro Suzuki. For the second straight game, the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a shaky Baltimore bullpen, with Suzuki again providing the decisive blow in Seattle's 5-4 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.
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In a game featuring countless years of playoff futility for both teams, though with vastly different barometers of success, the Atlanta Braves could not withstand the onslaught of the âKiller Bâsâ as the Houston Astros took the decisive Game 5 of
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In a scene reminiscent of last October, Albert Pujols touched up Brad Lidge again to hand Houston a wrenching defeat.
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By the time Carlos Beltran's shot landed in Houston's bullpen, this much was clear: At least baseball had one competitive playoff series still going. Beltran did it again, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game and lifting the Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Sunday to even the NL championship series at 2-all.
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The box score says John Smoltz and Brad Lidge did not figure in this Game 2 thriller. Typical of the &quot;win-at-all-costs&quot; mind-set that the Astros and Braves carried into