Home bats light up &#39;Juice Box&#39; as Houston takes series lead
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HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.
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HOUSTON Houston pitcher Brandon Backe used his arm and his bat to lead the Astros past Cincinnati 11-to-5. Backe allowed one run in seven innings while on the mound and belted a two-run homer, his first in the majors.
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The streaking Houston Astros used seven  pitchers and a Jeff Bagwell home run to beat the Colorado  Rockies 4-2 Friday to hold on to their lead in the National  League wild card race.
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HOUSTON - A 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series reinforced Julian Tavarez&#39;s belief that St. Louis is better than Houston despite not having faced aces Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt.
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Chan Ho Park couldn&#39;t hold the lead after Mark Teixeira&#39;s first home run. Francisco Cordero made sure Teixeira&#39;s second one held up for the Texas Rangers.
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Houston pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning a club-record 15th straight home game. The Astros temporarily tied San Francisco for the NL wild-card lead -- the Giants played later in San Diego.
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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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The Rangers have been a dominant team at home this year, compiling a 46-25 record at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. One homestand remains and Texas will need near-perfection if it is going to keep its hopes alive for an American League West title.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran smacked a pair of solo homers and drove in five runs, Jeff Bagwell added a two-run blast and the Houston Astros advanced in the postseason for the first time ever with a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game
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(Sports Network) - Despite the home team winning every game so far in this year&#39;s National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros would seem to have an edge going into Thursday night&#39;s deciding Game 7 versus the St.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros took over the lead in the National League wild card race Wednesday night as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 while the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs both lost extra-inning games...
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Allan Houston&#39;s comeback from a knee injury hit a bump in the road when the shooting guard scored just six points on 3-for-10 shooting from the floor and seemed to rush some shots in the fourth quarter last night.
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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.
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Wandy Rodriguez threw a four-hitter for his first complete game and Lance Berkman had a two-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the New York Mets.
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Aubrey Huff's bases-loaded single highlighted Houston's wacky seventh-inning rally Wednesday, and the Astros avoided a sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Roger Clemens hopped off the mound, pumped his right fist and muttered to himself all the way to the dugout. His work was done and the Houston Astros were exactly where they wanted to be &#151; right back in the NL championship series. Pitching to save the Astros' season, Clemens came through. He slowed down St. Louis for seven innings, closer Brad Lidge finished off the Cardinals and Houston went on to win 5-2 Saturday, cutting its deficit to 2-1.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St.