Loss of Beltran Another Shock for Astros
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Two All-Stars are leaving, a third probably won't be ready to play on opening day, and the Houston Astros might have to deal with the loss of Roger Clemens before the month is over.
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Not to the Astros, not to the St. Louis Cardinals and certainly not to the Atlanta Braves, who saw firsthand what kind of impact he can have by feasting on the league&#39;s best pitching staff during the National League Division Series.
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Roger Clemens lost in what might have been the final start of his career, and the Atlanta Braves ended Houston's nine-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night that hurt the Astros' postseason hopes.
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A prominent executive with a major league team said the prevailing thought throughout Major League Baseball was that Carlos Beltran will return to the Astros.
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On a night when Carlos BeltrÃ¡n played for the first time in a week and the Mets lost their last regular season home game, Pedro MartÃ­nez was the focus of attention.
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HOUSTONâAfter falling behind 0-2 in the NL Championship Series, the best-case scenario for the Houston Astros played itself out this weekend.
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HOUSTON - Carlos Beltran met with Astros officials on Wednesday, Houston&#39;s latest effort to keep the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series berth.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut to lead the Astros to their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their NL series.
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The Houston Astros have made their first bid to keep Carlos Beltran. They know it will be far from their last. Beltran met with Astros officials on Wednesday, Houston's latest effort to retain the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series berth.
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The Houston Astros' Carlos Beltran has  the St Louis Cardinals shaking their heads in disbelief and  baseball owners quaking in their boots.
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Mike Pelfrey has made eight starts this season, losing seven after the Metsâ defeat to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Friday night.
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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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On the strength of Carlos Beltran and a tireless bullpen, the Astros came back from a three-run deficit on Sunday to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5.
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The Astros&#39; 12-3 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series marked the third consecutive season that the Braves have lost the deciding playoff game at home.
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Carlos Beltran homered twice, had four hits and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros moved on to the National League Championship Series with a 12-3 Game Five pounding of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday.
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Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B&#39;s Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to
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ST. LOUIS - Carlos Beltran hit a solo home run to give the Houston Astros a 1-0 lead over the St...