National League Playoff Game Summary - Atlanta at Houston
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - JD Drew singled home Rafael Furcal with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and John Smoltz pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the inning, as the Atlanta Braves forced a decisive fifth game of the National League
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Getting to the playoffs has become pretty much of a given for the Atlanta Braves. So had postseason wins over the Houston Astros &#151; until now.
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The Atlanta Braves celebrated another division title in style. Shawn Green powered Los Angeles past San Francisco in an NL West showdown. Roger Clemens helped the Houston Astros keep pace in the wild-card race with another vintage pitching performance.
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HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will try to set a franchise record for consecutive home wins and inch closer to the National League wild card lead when they wrap up a three-game set with the St.
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By the time Carlos Beltran's shot landed in Houston's bullpen, this much was clear: At least baseball had one competitive playoff series still going. Beltran did it again, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game and lifting the Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Sunday to even the NL championship series at 2-all.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; Adam LaRoche (19) hits a three-run home run against the Houston Astros to tie the game during the sixth inning in Game 4 of their National League Division Series Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 in Houston.
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ATLANTA - It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series...
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Atlanta ends Houston's nine game winning streak by notching a 4-1 victory against Roger Clemens in what may be the final start of his career.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran smacked a pair of solo homers and drove in five runs, Jeff Bagwell added a two-run blast and the Houston Astros advanced in the postseason for the first time ever with a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves play the deciding Game 5 in their opening round playoff series Monday night, with the winner taking on the St. Louis Cardinals...
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ATLANTA - Rafael Furcal hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning that sent the Atlanta Braves over the Houston Astros 4-2 Thursday and tied their NL playoff series at one game each.    Furcal has plenty of incentive to extend the series - the shortstop is set to report to jail once the postseason ends...
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HOUSTON - The Braves forced their first-round series back to Atlanta, coming back from a three-run deficit against the Houston Astros after Roger Clemens came out of the game. Adam LaRoche hit a tying, three-run homer in the sixth inning and J.D...
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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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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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Atlanta Braves&#39; Jaret Wright throws against the Houston Astros in the first inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Turner Field in Atlanta, in this Oct. 11, 2004 photo.
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Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.
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HOUSTON, United States : JD Drew singled to drive in a run in the top of the ninth inning and lift the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over Houston and force the Astros into a fifth and deciding game.