Astros appear ready to shake postseason blues
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While 11,000 tickets went begging in Game 1 of this playoff series, the Houston hitters did not. The Astros&#39; heat wave that produced a 36-10 record in the last six weeks of the season descended on Atlanta.
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How many teams can save a 20-game winner for Game 2 of a playoff series? One. And with Roy Oswalt set for a postseason start four years in the making, the Houston Astros are feeling pretty good.
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At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days&#39; rest with a chance to make postseason history for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with
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HOUSTON Now it&#39;s Roy Oswalt&#39;s (OHZ&#39;-wahltz) turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory.
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Before the Braves-Astros series began, the conventional wisdom was that the Astros deserved the nod as favorites -- even though they barely squeaked into the playoffs and won fewer games than Atlanta.
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HOUSTON -- The attitude of every team in the postseason is: concentrate on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. That would be a good strategy for baseball-watchers, too, especially when they watch Carlos Beltran.
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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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Pitching, as usual, will play a critical role in these playoffs, positively and negatively.
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Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start, a 9-3 victory, in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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John Thomson looks ready for a prime spot in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation, and Julio Franco looks ready to display his midlife resurgence to a wider audience in the playoffs.
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The Houston Astros can clinch the first World Series berth in their 43-year history with a win this afternoon at St. Louis in game six of the National League Championship Series.
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Houston is hoping the future Hall-of-Famer keeps taking them along for the ride as the Astros continue their playoff push against Cincinnati at Minute Maid Park.
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The Houston Astros turned their season around just in time for a playoff push. Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman sparked a testy 10-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, and Houston took three of four at Wrigley Field to move within four games of Chicago and San Diego for the NL wild-card lead.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are set to begin Tuesday after a regular season that provided lots of excitement. The Houston Astros had been pre-season favorites to make the National League playoffs, but
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Everything&#39;s going the Astros&#39; way these days. They&#39;re scoring a ton of runs, their schedule looks favorable, their bullpen is starting to kick in -- even their starting pitching, which consists of Roger Clemens
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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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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