Astros earn final playoff spot, all matchups set
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Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Carlos Beltran met in the middle of the field for hugs, manager Phil Garner tipped his hat to the crowd and confetti showered fans at Minute Maid Park.
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Pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro's single drove in the tiebreaking run as the Houston Astros scored three times in the ninth inning and held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday night and preserve their playoff hopes.
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HOUSTON - Roger Clemens was scratched from Houston's critical regular-season finale against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday after coming down with a stomach virus, missing a chance to help the Astros clinch the NL's wild-card spot.    With a victory over the Rockies or a San Francisco loss at Los Angeles, Houston would clinch the final playoff spot...
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The Houston Astros know they are a long shot to make the playoffs. At least, the defending NL champions enjoyed the end of their road trip.
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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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It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.
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HOUSTON - The Astros&#39; pain was the Braves&#39; gain yesterday as the first-round NL playoff series shifts back to Atlanta for a decisive Game 5 today.
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Carlos Beltran homered for a playoff-record fifth straight game as the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5.
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The Houston Astros capped a remarkable  late-season turnaround by capturing the National League wild  card playoff berth on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Colorado  Rockies.
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ST. LOUIS The Houston Astros are ahead of St. Louis 2-to-1 over St. Louis after three innings of Game Seven of the National League Championship Series.
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â¢ If the Astros finish in a two-way for the wild-card lead with the San Francisco Giants, they would play a one-game playoff at 3:05 pm Monday at San Francisco.
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The Houston Astros opened this post-season without a bit of concern about the past. No wonder. They had Roger Clemens on the mound and a powerful lineup that took the burden off the Killer B&#39;s.
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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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The red-hot Houston Astros slugged six  home runs on Saturday to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 and  clinch at least a tie for the National League wild card playoff  berth.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The threat of another playoff disappointment looms for two franchises as the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves square off in the deciding fifth game of their National League Division Series on Monday.
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The Houston Astros capped a remarkable late-season turnaround by capturing the National League wild card playoff berth on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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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.