Astros erupt vs. Cards &#39;pen
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HOUSTON - Even in a season of 105 wins, there had to be losses. But not like this one. The Cardinals didn&#39;t merely lose 6-5 to the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
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Roger Clemens is ready to go on short rest tomorrow. The Astros don&#39;t need to rush him back. In a stellar pitching duel and defensive clinic last night, Houston beat the Cardinals, 3
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With tensions running high at Wrigley Field, the Houston Astros kept their cool and climbed back into playoff contention. Lance Berkman homered and Carlos Hernandez earned his first major league
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you something from October. Don&#39;t touch that dial. The Astros may remember their 88th victory more for what it wasn&#39;t than what it was.
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Maybe all you need to know about these Astros is that when someone mentioned the franchise&#39;s history of first-round flameouts to Roger Clemens on Tuesday, he looked like he&#39;d
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Houston Astros right-hander Roger Clemens was far from perfect in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at Turner Field.
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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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HOUSTON - The ball sailed inches over the head of Jeff Bagwell for ball four. The Astros first baseman said something to Cardinals pitcher Julian Tavarez , who yelled something back.
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Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Saturday.
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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals hope to get one step closer to the National League Central Division title, but the Houston Astros are fighting for a playoff spot of their own.
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HOUSTON - The crowd was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Houston Astrosâ vaunted offense to re-emerge from thedugout.
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The St. Louis Cardinals found some offense in the ninth inning. The Houston Astros are still looking for theirs. Juan Encarnacion and Gary Bennett hit their first homers of the season on consecutive pitches in a seven-run ninth inning to lift the Cardinals to an 8-1 victory over the struggling Astros on Friday night.
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Roy Oswalt was one worry the Houston Astros hadn't counted on against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL championship series.
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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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Houston Astros&#39; Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004.
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Game-winning homers are becoming routine for the Houston Astros. Hunter Pence hit a solo shot off Jose Mesa on the first pitch of the 13th inning and the Astros took advantage of a questionable umpire's call to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Now it&#39;s Roy Oswalt&#39;s turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory. He can only hope for more help from his bullpen than Roger Clemens got Sunday.