Braves and Astros open second day of playoffs Wednesday
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BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Houston Astros hope their miraculous run towards the postseason spills over into their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros hope to buck a couple of trends when they face the Atlanta Braves in the opener of their National League Division Series.
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Horacio Ramirez made his second start of the season a strong one, allowing seven hits and a run over seven innings Saturday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the free-falling Chicago Cubs.
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ATLANTA - Do or die. No tomorrow. Backs against the wall. All the cliches fit the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros heading into Monday night&#39;s fifth and final game of the NL Division Series.
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It would seem the Houston Astros have a distinct advantage on the mound heading into Game 1 of their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves Wednesday afternoon at Turner Field.
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If the Braves somehow make the playoffs, this is the one they'll remember. Overcoming two large deficits, Atlanta pulled out a 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Matt Diaz's three-run double with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros zeroed in on their first playoff series victory Monday night, surging to a 9-3 lead over the Atlanta Braves after seven innings of their NL Division Series and moving to the brink of the NLCS.    Jeff Kent's two-out RBI single, which followed Jeff Bagwell's high, arcing two-run home run to left, capped a five-run seventh for the Astros, who have lost all seven postseason series they've played...
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HOUSTON - As soon as Roger Clemens was gone, the Atlanta Braves pounced on the Houston Astros' bullpen and avoided another quick exit from the playoffs. Adam LaRoche hit a tying, three-run homer in the sixth inning and J.D...
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Getting to the playoffs has become pretty much of a given for the Atlanta Braves. So had postseason wins over the Houston Astros &#151; until now.
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves played Game 2 of their NL playoff series against Houston under protest. The protest was announced following a long delay in the seventh inning Thursday, with Houston starter Roy
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The Houston Astros put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball to start Game 2 of the NL Championship series on Thursday, one night after dropping the opener to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The situation is simple: Win and move on; lose and go home. Tied at two games apiece, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros square off in a do-or-die, winner-take-all contest on Monday.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros got a break when illness prevented Roger Clemens from pitching as scheduled in the team's NL wild-card berth clincher. Because Clemens missed Sunday's game, the Rocket started against the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday...
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Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.
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ATLANTA - The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.    Just hours before the game, Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was cleared to play in the postseason despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge...
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(Sports Network) - Roger Clemens will pitch on three days&#39; rest today, hoping to make history for the Houston Astros, as they host Atlanta in Game 4 of their National League Division Series.
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The Houston Astros turned their season around just in time for a playoff push. Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman sparked a testy 10-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, and Houston took three of four at Wrigley Field to move within four games of Chicago and San Diego for the NL wild-card lead.