Backeâs 1-hitter puts Astros just one win away
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Brandon Backe was almost perfect, the most improbable postseason hero for the most unlikely playoff team. Now Backe and the Houston Astros are a win away from an incredible upset.
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Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut as the Houston Astros got their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta yesterday for a 2-1 lead in their NL Divisional Playoffs series.
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HOUSTONâAfter falling behind 0-2 in the NL Championship Series, the best-case scenario for the Houston Astros played itself out this weekend.
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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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An 8-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Brandon Backe set a career-high with eight strikeouts in seven innings and hit his first career homer to lead Houston to an 11-5 win over Cincinnati in the first of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros are one win from completing an amazing late-season playoff push. Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice, giving the
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The crowd was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Astros offense to re-emerge from the dugout. Already seated and oblivious to the cheers, Brandon Backe
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Batting practice barely had started Tuesday evening, but the Astros already had killed one bird. Although it was an accident when Chris Burke&#39;s hard grounder killed a pigeon
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Houston Astros right-hander Roger Clemens was far from perfect in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at Turner Field.
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The National League Championship Series was less than an inning old last night when Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman pursued a fly ball and slammed on the brakes like a scared motorist.
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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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Josh Anderson had a career-high five hits and drove in three runs, and Houston piled up a season-high 22 hits to help Brandon Backe win for the first time in more than a year, as the Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-3 on Sunday.
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The Houston Astros won their 19th straight game at home and are one game from winning their first playoff series in 42 years.
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While Roger Clemens continually pitched out of trouble, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran and Jason Lane homered for the Houston Astros to lead a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series Wednesday.
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Lance Berkman homered and Carlos Hernandez earned his first major league win in more than two years, leading the Houston Astros over the Cubs, 10-3, yesterday in Chicago in the final meeting of their testy season series.
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Roger Clemens lost in what might have been the final start of his career, and the Atlanta Braves ended Houston's nine-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night that hurt the Astros' postseason hopes.