Cardinals finish off Astros; Red Sox up next
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Jim Edmonds made a circus catch. Jeff Suppan outpitched the Rocket. And Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen came through, yet again. Surrounded by a rollicking sea of red, clearly these St.
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The Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought with a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the World Series.
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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals. They sent a message entering tonight's Game 5 that they have more than enough to cope with the NL's most potent offense.
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Rain didn't stop the St. Louis Cardinals from taking a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the NL championship series, but it may hold up the AL series...
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Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty  innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the  Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the  National League Championship Series Saturday.
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ST. LOUIS - Houston was the only team to win a regular-season series from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros also are in position to become the third consecutive National League wild-card team to advance to the World Series.
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Scott Rolen belted a two-run,  tie-breaking homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to  give St Louis a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch  Stadium Thursday, earning the Cardinals a World Series berth.
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Scott Rolen hit a two-run tie-breaking  homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to give St Louis a  5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Thursday,  putting the Cardinals in the World Series.
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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.
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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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Carlos Beltran's record-tying eighth  post-season home run capped the Houston Astros' 6-5 comeback  win over the St Louis Cardinals to even the National League  Championship Series at two games apiece on Sunday.
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Scott Rolen hit a two-run tie-breaking homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to give St Louis a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Thursday, putting the Cardinals in the World Series.
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So Taguchi and Albert Pujols hit 10th-inning homers off Dan Wheeler, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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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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St. Louis lets martinez off the hook. Bosox 4, Cardinals 1; Controls Game 3 with seven innings of 3-hit, shutout ball. Home-plate umpire Brian Gorman looks in as Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek tags out Cardinals
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Think the Red Sox and Yankees staged high drama last night? Consider this: Twenty-three minutes after David Ortiz's single lifted the Red Sox past the Yankees in the 14th inning, Jeff Kent hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Astros a 3-0 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 ...
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Carlos Beltran's record-tying eighth  post-season home run capped the Houston Astros' 6-5 comeback  win over the St. Louis Cardinals to even the National League  Championship Series at two games apiece Sunday.