Houston ties up NL series
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The ball soared toward its eventual resting place in the Houston Astros&#39; bullpen, and suddenly all those white towels being waved inside Minute Maid Park might as well have been Homer Hankies.
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Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros have turned a potential sweep into a thrilling series. A day after evening the National League championship series at two games apiece, the Astros will
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Jeff Kent's three-run homer in the  ninth inning gave Houston a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals  Monday to move the Astros within one game of reaching the World  Series for the first time in team history.
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Rafael Furcal hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning that sent the Braves over the Houston Astros, 4-2, Thursday and tied their N.L. playoff series.
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The streaking Houston Astros used seven pitchers and a Jeff Bagwell home run to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Friday to hold on to their share of the lead in the National League wild card race.
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No bullpen collapse by the Houston Astros this time. Brad Lidge was on the mound. The Astros closer allowed just one hit and struck out five in two innings Saturday, protecting Houston's lead and helping the Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game 3 of the NL championship series.
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The Houston Astros closed to within   one and a half games of first place in the NL Central when   Craig Biggio's and Andy Pettitte helped guide the team to a 7-4   road win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
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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 - 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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Roger Clemens takes the mound for Houston tonight in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series as the Astros and the Cardinals vie for a World Series berth and a trip to Boston.
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Jeff Kent went two for four with four RBI Thursday night to give Houston an 8-3 victory over St. Louis. Mike Lamb added a home run as Houston remained two games behind San Francisco in the National League wild card race.
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The Killer B's didn't have to go it alone. Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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Jeff Kent hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 7-4 Wednesday to sweep the season series from the Phillies for the first time.
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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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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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Carlos Lee's RBI single in the ninth inning broke a tie and the Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 4-3 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep of the Reds.
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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...