=== One-hit wonders by Backe and Kent give Houston NLCS lead ===
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Brandon Backe&#39;s arm and Jeff Kent&#39;s bat have gotten the Houston Astros within a game of where the franchise has never been before - the World Series.
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Jeff Kent's game-ending three-run homer to left field delivered the Astros a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals in Game 5 of the N.L.C.S.
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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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Woody Williams and Brandon Backe had shaky starts in Game 1 of the NLCS, each pitcher allowing a two-run homer in the first inning to the opposing team&#39;s star.
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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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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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St. Louis - They trudged off the field at Minute Maid Park wearing glazed expressions, looking anywhere but home plate. That&#39;s where Jeff Kent was celebrating a victory that left the Houston Astros one win from their first World Series.
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HOUSTON - From the start, Game 5 of the National League Championship Series was unlike any of the previous four. But in the end, it was decided by another home run, this one from Houston&#39;s Jeff Kent with
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Cardinals blast four home runs, including backâtoâback homers in eighth inning of 6â4 win over Astros. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP. ST.
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Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut as the Houston Astros got their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta yesterday for a 2-1 lead in their NL Divisional Playoffs series.
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Inside the NLCS: Astros storm back to take series lead while St. Louis teeters on edge of elimination. By Jesse Gerner. Move over New York Yankees, there&#39;s a new Daddy in town.
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Brandon Backe pitched seven innings  and clubbed a two-run homer, the first of his major league  career, to earn the Houston Astros an 11-5 triumph over the  Cincinnati Reds in the National League Monday.
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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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Ryan Langerhans hits a three-run homer, Jason Bergmann wins for the first time in more than two months, and the Nationals hold on to edge the Houston Astros, 7-6, Wednesday.
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Jeff Kent went two for four with four RBI Thursday night to give Houston an 8-3 victory over St. Louis. Mike Lamb added a home run as Houston remained two games behind San Francisco in the National League wild card race.
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ATLANTA - While Roger Clemens continually pitched out of trouble, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran and Jason Lane homered for the Houston Astros to lead a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series Wednesday.    The Astros set a franchise record for runs in a postseason game...
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HOUSTON - They turned off the home run machine in the hitter&#39;s paradise called Minute Maid Park and handed the swing game in the NLCS to a pair of unlikely pitchers.