Van Benschoten limits Houston to one run
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com. Neither was particularly impressive against the Houston Astros last week, and both were practically unhittable the second time around.
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Jeff Bagwell homered and drove in three runs, becoming the 29th player in major league history to both score and drive in 1,500 runs, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Saturday night.
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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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With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes &#151; and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
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Scott Hatteberg thought he blew his chance to spark an eighth-inning rally. He made up for it on the next pitch. Hatteberg hit a solo homer after blowing a hit-and-run play, Matt Belisle struck out a career-high eight and the Cincinnati Reds beat Houston 2-1 Tuesday night to hand the Astros their ninth consecutive loss.
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Texas reliever Frank Francisco needed just one dangerous throw to overshadow an exciting back-and-forth game with a playoff atmosphere.
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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
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Houston is hoping the future Hall-of-Famer keeps taking them along for the ride as the Astros continue their playoff push against Cincinnati at Minute Maid Park.
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Domanick Davis ran for a career-high 150 yards and a touchdown and Houston crippled Jacksonville&#39;s postseason chances with a 21-0 victory Sunday.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros zeroed in on their first playoff series victory Monday night, surging to a 9-3 lead over the Atlanta Braves after seven innings of their NL Division Series and moving to the brink of the NLCS.    Jeff Kent's two-out RBI single, which followed Jeff Bagwell's high, arcing two-run home run to left, capped a five-run seventh for the Astros, who have lost all seven postseason series they've played...
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Lance Berkman went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead Houston to a 7-5 win over St. Louis in the opener of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.
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The Houston Astros refuse to live in the past, especially with their immediate future looking so bright. Roy Oswalt, the National League&#39;s only 20-game winner, will try to give Houston a commanding lead in
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Oliver Perez ended Houstonâs 12-game winning streak with the most dominating start of his short career, striking out 14 in Pittsburghâs 3-1 victory Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Houston starter Roy Oswalt gave up 12 hits. Closer Brad Lidge couldn't finish the ninth inning. The Astros left 15 runners on base. And Houston still found a way to win a game it hopes will provide an emotional lift as it tries to defend its NL pennant.
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Pitcher Brandon Backe hit his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one run in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the wild-card chase with an 11-5 rout of the Cincinnati Reds yesterday in Houston.
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Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - One mighty swing by the Houston Astros&#39; Lance Berkman made a significant impact before 41,537 hushed spectators and a stunned band of Giants.
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The News sports editor. HOUSTON - The Houston Astros weren&#39;t the only team in the Bayou City toasting a watershed achievement Sunday afternoon.