Dogged Astros Refocus Eyes on Texas
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The pitching coach who has been in professional baseball for 40 years thought the ball was too low. The relief pitcher who has been on major league mounds for more than a decade feared it would bounce on the plate.
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The Houston Astros are rising from the dead and playing the way their hierarchy and others thought they would play all season.
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Houston's decision not to unload many of its stars at the trading deadline has proven to be the right one as the team has played its way in the thick of the wild card chase.
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The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros hope Texas will be the swing state in their National League division series after both teams&#39; bats resembled toothpicks for much of Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta.
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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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HOUSTON -- There is a touch of history about this National League Championship Series after all. Even in a matchup that did not have a century of ill will behind it, nostalgia showed up in Game 4. St.
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How many teams can save a 20-game winner for Game 2 of a playoff series? One. And with Roy Oswalt set for a postseason start four years in the making, the Houston Astros are feeling pretty good.
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They say home is where the heart is but in the case of the Houston Astros a few wins would do just as nicely. Trailing 2-0 in the NLCS against the mighty St.
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Pardon the Houston Astros if this &quot;backs against the wall&quot; thing feels familiar. The team faces another winner-take-all game on Thursday, this time in the National League Championship Series against the St.
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Carlos Beltran smiled as he presented the answer to all those years of Houston Astros playoff angst. &quot;I wasn&#39;t here,&quot; he said.
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It would seem the Houston Astros have a distinct advantage on the mound heading into Game 1 of their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves Wednesday afternoon at Turner Field.
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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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Texas has stayed in the American League West race with its solid play against division foes.
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Right now, Roger Clemens is leaning toward retirement. Fortunately for his Houston Astros, he's still making up his mind.
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With the St. Louis Cardinals most likely less than a week away from clinching the National League Central title, the Houston Astros did not arrive at Busch Stadium on
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Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start, a 9-3 victory, in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Houston Astros have control over their own fate when they visit SBC Park for a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.