Astros bullpen steps up until Miceli slips up
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His bullpen had already squeezed out 8 2/3 shutout innings and Dan Miceli was still available, making it logical for Houston Astros manager Phil Garner to take a chance
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Brandon Backe pitches six solid innings in his postseason debut to lead Houston to an 8-5 win over Atlanta on Saturday for a 2-1 series lead.
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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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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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Derek Lowe [stats, news] showed last year that he is still more than capable of making major contributions out of the bullpen when he struck out Terrence Long with the
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Brad Lidge spent much of the seventh and eighth innings warming up in the bullpen, ready to take his place on the mound.
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ST. LOUIS - After pitching three more dominant innings for Houston in Game 6, Astros closer Brad Lidge may have to suck it up and get ready to go one more time on Thursday night.
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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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On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up.
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Joel Pineiro was midway through his first bullpen session last week when a stray ball from the other side of the green divider that splits the bullpen rolled past him. He turned around and saw, leaning alone against the cyclone fence at the rear of the pen, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, his arms folded.
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Craig Biggio got another milestone hit, even though he's still a few shy of 3,000. This one finally put the Houston Astros ahead to stay.
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Atlantaâs Rafael Furcal, at left with hand raised, is greeted by teammates including Chipper Jones, right, after hitting the game-winning home run against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his
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The Houston Astros try to move a step closer to winning a playoff series for the first time, taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday's Game 2 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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Eric Hinske had a bases-loaded triple and Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run double last night as host Bostonâs bats came alive in a 7-3 victory against the Texas Rangers.
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The Houston Astros used a Jeff Bagwell home run and a gutsy pitching effort by its bullpen to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Friday and hold on to its lead in the National League wild card race.
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Pitcher Juan Padilla has dazzled his teammates this spring with his card tricks. Next, he will attempt to perform something even more impressive: win back his spot in the Metsâ bullpen.