Cards party at Astros&#39; expense
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Roger CedeÃ±o felt relaxed as he pinch-hit in the sixth inning, his mind clear of the anguish he suffered with the Mets. &quot;They appreciate anybody,&quot; CedeÃ±o said about his treatment at Busch Stadium.
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Ryan Howard matched Mike Schmidt, Barry Bonds pulled closer to Hank Aaron, and Roy Oswalt received a $73 million birthday present from the Houston Astros.
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Dan Miceli looks to the outfield as St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Jim Edmonds starts to celebrate after hitting the game-winning home run that scored Albert Pujols in the 12th inning to
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There was a small yellow ribbon next to the red star on Craig Biggio&#39;s Houston Astros cap Monday night and a distressed look beneath its brim.
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ST. LOUIS - Entering Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros had played six games about as evenly as two teams possibly could play.
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The Houston Astros are hitting their way into the NL wild-card race.
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Roger Clemens treated the Houston   Astros fans to a vintage performance in what may have been the   last home outing of the future Hall of Famer's career.
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Scott Rolen is contributing again &#151; and that's bad news for the Houston Astros. The Cardinals twice rallied from a two-run deficit in their 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the National League championship series on Wednesday night. Rolen was responsible for tying it the second time, ending a 3-for-32 slump with a line-drive single in the fifth inning.
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The St. Louis Cardinals broke out the champagne and sprayed their way around a raucous clubhouse, celebrating their NL Central championship.
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The St. Louis Cardinals haven&#39;t been to the World Series since 1987. The Houston Astros are coming off their first-ever playoff series victory.
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Roger Clemens might as well have been a magnet Saturday as a host of Astros officials stopped by with messages. And if his friends and Houston neighbors had been granted access to the
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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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Esteban Loaiza got an ovation from the fans at Yankee Stadium, the game ball from Mariano Rivera, the lineup card from Joe Torre and his 100th win as a big-leaguer last night.
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The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez&#39;s tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.
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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 Houston Astros put together an impromptu celebration in honor of Jason Hirsh's first major league victory: The pitching staff doused him with beer.
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The Houston Astros, who are battling for a wild-card playoff spot, powered their way to a season-best sixth straight victory yesterday.