Soaring Astros close on Cardinals with seventh win
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The Houston Astros closed to within   one and a half games of first place in the NL Central when   Craig Biggio's and Andy Pettitte helped guide the team to a 7-4   road win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
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Roy Oswalt became the NL's first 19-game winner, and the Houston Astros stayed close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros are going the distance to decide the National League Championship Series. Jim Edmonds came through with a two-run home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Cardinals a 6-to-4 win over Houston.
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The Houston Astros had everything they wanted: Roger Clemens was cruising, their first World Series berth was only 10 outs away and the St. Louis Cardinals were reeling.
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With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes &#151; and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
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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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Ryan Langerhans hit a three-run homer, Jason Bergmann won for the first time in more than two months, and the Washington Nationals held on to edge the Houston Astros 7-6 Wednesday.
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The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
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St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros Play Game 7 of NL Championship Series to Decide World Series Berth. St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds (15) is swarmed by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the 12th
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Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B&#39;s Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to
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The surging Houston Astros have put their vacation plans on hold. Pinch-hitter Mike Lamb's infield single drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, lifting the Astros to their sixth straight victory, 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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Jim Edmonds hit a three-run double to  key a six-run sixth inning as the St Louis Cardinals beat the  Houston Astros 10-7 in the opening game of the National League  Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
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The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, last night.
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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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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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Jeff Kent's three-run homer in the ninth inning gave Houston a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals Monday to move the Astros within one game of reaching the World Series for the first time in their 43-year history.