Astros&#39; aces trump Braves&#39; depth
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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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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The threat of another playoff disappointment looms for two franchises as the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves square off in the deciding fifth game of their National League Division Series on Monday.
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The Houston Astros battered the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, in Game 1 of their N.L. division series even without the best from their starting pitcher, Roger Clemens.
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The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.
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The Atlanta Braves have found a new closer, paving the way for John Smoltz to return to the rotation. The Braves have traded prized pitching prospect Jose Capellan to the Milwaukee Brewers for All-Star reliever Danny Kolb.
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In Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt, the Houston Astros have one of the best pitching tandems in all of baseball. Only one problem going into the NL championship series: With no time to rest, those guys have been
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The New York Yankees hope they&#39;ve found the ace they need to dethrone the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. The Atlanta Braves got the pitcher they wanted to return to their days of pitching dominance.
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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The depth of the teamâs starting rotation, a weakness for much of the season, is a strength now with the emergence of Ian Kennedy and the solid return of Mike Mussina.
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With spring training less than two weeks away, the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees moved to bolster their pitching depth Friday.
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The Atlanta Braves now know that they&#39;ll be hosting the first two games of their National League Division Series next week. But they&#39;ll have to wait until later this weekend to find out who their opponent will be.
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They don&#39;t know where this is leading. They don&#39;t even know who&#39;s pitching Wednesday. But for one night, it didn&#39;t matter to the Houston Astros what might await them over the horizon.
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The Atlanta Braves werenât ready for another early exit from the playoffs, especially at the hands of the Houston Astros. The Braves will try to get out of the first round for the first time in three years
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HOUSTON -- One ace of the diamond helped decide the outcome of Saturday&#39;s Texas Hold &#39;em, NL style. Houston&#39;s other ace gets dealt to the Cards on Sunday.
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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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New York -- If the Braves&#39; 13th consecutive division title seemed like a foregone conclusion before Wednesday, well then it seems doubly so today.
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LOS ANGELES - The Atlanta Braves have won 12 consecutive division titles by reloading, rather than rebuilding. They&#39;ve done it this season with Jaret Wright and JD Drew.