Astros&#39; Kent delivers, pleads for &#39;one more&#39;
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He breaks up a scoreless tie with a three-run, ninth-inning homer to give Houston the victory and a 3-2 series edge on St. Louis. HOUSTON -- On a night when pitching suddenly took over the National League playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit.
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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.
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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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St. Louis, Mo. - Getting the third out of an inning against the St. Louis Cardinals has become a National League Championship Series-sized headache for the Houston Astros.
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Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains hopeful of signing free-agent pitcher Matt Clement. &quot;We&#39;ll ride this out to the end,&quot; Shapiro said, adding that he has already offered more
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The crowd in Houston was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Astros&#39; vaunted offense to reemerge from the dugout.
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The Houston Astros, down 0-1, put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball (8:19 p.m., Fox).
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The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their team-record 15th straight home game by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 last night behind Jeff Kent and Jeff Bagwell.
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Pete Munro cannot describe the vibe, but he can feel it. He can sense the confidence growing. So he and many of his Astros teammates weren&#39;t concerned Sunday afternoon after the Pirates scored three runs in the first.
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ST. LOUIS - The Houston Astros put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball to start Game 2 of the NL Championship series on Thursday, one night after dropping the opener to the St...
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Roger Clemens &quot;pretty much begged and pleaded&quot; to pitch the fifth inning yesterday at Minute Maid Park. And though manager Phil Garner consented and Clemens tossed a 1-2-3 frame, the Rocket&#39;s body told him his outing was complete.
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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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NATIONAL LEAGUE: Reliever John Smoltz is tired of the bitterness over the Braves&#39; playoff shortcomings. BY RAY GLIER. HOUSTON -- It is almost as if Atlanta fans resent being dragged into another October disappointment.
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On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up.
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Leave it to Dodgers GM Paul DePodesta to give us a transaction that asks as many questions as it answers. The primary answer the Dodgers are getting in signing Jeff Kent to a two-year deal is this: They know
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Maybe all you need to know about these Astros is that when someone mentioned the franchise&#39;s history of first-round flameouts to Roger Clemens on Tuesday, he looked like he&#39;d
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The Houston Astros know they are a long shot to make the playoffs. At least, the defending NL champions enjoyed the end of their road trip.