Astros Pick Munro to Pitch Game 6 of N.L.C.S.
446560
Roger Clemens can relax. For now, Pete Munro is the Houston Astros' pick to pitch them into the World Series.
249267
Prior to the Houston Astros&#39; game with the travel-weary Colorado Rockies on Friday, a member of the media asked manager Phil Garner if he had a backup plan should Pete Munro get knocked out of the game early.
304257
Carlos Beltran sent Minute Maid Park into a frenzy. He drove Julian Tavarez a little crazy, too. Beltran struck again Sunday, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game, sending the Houston Astros over the St.
175973
The Houston Astros needed Brad Lidge for a two-inning save, and he delivered. But he had to throw 42 pitches in saving the Astros&#39; 5-2 victory over the St.
756149
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.
682818
Now it&#39;s Roy Oswalt&#39;s turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory. He can only hope for more help from his bullpen than Roger Clemens got Sunday.
340175
Now it's Roy Oswalt's turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory.
595915
Brad Lidge saved a victory for Roger Clemens with an extended work day, and the surging Houston Astros scored three runs on a ground ball Saturday to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Clemens (14-4) allowed five runs and eight hits in a six-inning stint on a cool, windy day at Wrigley Field to get his 324th career win.
512376
SAN FRANCISCO - The Houston Astros have control over their own fate when they visit SBC Park for a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.
220382
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Now that they have used up their two pitching stars to even the National League Championship Series at two games apiece, the Houston Astros must turn to the back end of their rotation in a crucial Game Five vs.
559492
As of three hours before the first pitch of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Monday, Houston Astros manager Phil Garner had not decided on a Game 6 starter.
19564
BOSTON -- Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch Game 6 of the AL championship series against the New York Yankees after testing his sore right ankle yesterday.
391978
By wire services. Now it&#39;s Roy Oswalt &#39;s turn to try to pitch the Astros to their first playoff series victory. He can only hope for more help from his bullpen than Roger Clemens got Sunday.
116200
Houston Astros players celebrate their NL wild-card-clinching win over the Colorado Rockies. The Astros finalized the playoff pairing by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in Houston to edge the San Francisco Giants for a playoff berth.
644498
Brad Lidge threw 42 pitches during his two-inning outing on Saturday in the Astros&#39; 5-2 win over the Cardinals, but the closer had no doubt in his mind following that
530018
Brad Lidge is starting to get antsy. The Houston Astros' closer has warmed in the first two games of the NLCS, but has remained in the bullpen. He wasn't needed in Game 5 of the division series, either, so his last appearance was Sunday &#151; when he blew a save against Atlanta.
212630
The Houston Astros are hitting their way into the NL wild-card race.