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Roger Clemens wasn't ready to talk about any endings for himself or the Houston Astros.
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In order for the Houston Astros to make it to the postseason, they are probably going to have to do what they did on Sunday a few more times: score lots of runs in games not started by Roy Oswalt or Roger Clemens.
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Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.
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MILWAUKEE - Wes Obermueller pitched a six-hitter for his first career shutout and the Milwaukee Brewers damaged the Houston Astros' playoff chances with an 8-0 victory over the Astros on Saturday.    Houston entered the day 2 1/2 games behind Chicago in the NL wild-card race...
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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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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. While Clemens continually pitched out of trouble, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran and Jason Lane homered for the Astros to lead a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series Wednesday.
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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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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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The Houston Astros, down two games to none heading into Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, knew they could absolutely not
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After Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez failed to get the Boston Red Sox a win against the New York Yankees in the first two games of the AL championship series, Bronson Arroyo will take the hill for Game 3 at Fenway Park on Saturday.    In Houston, the winless Astros face a similar challenge as they return home and put their hopes in Roger Clemens for NLCS Game 3 against the St...
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ATLANTA - Jeff Bagwell and Raul Chavez homered early for the Houston Astros, but the Atlanta Braves rallied to a 2-2 tie heading into the ninth inning Thursday, as Houston sought its first victorious playoff series.    Houston took a 1-0 series lead into Game 2 against Atlanta at Turner Field...
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The Houston Astros are hitting their way into the NL wild-card race.
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The second game of the AL playoff series between Detroit and the New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Wednesday night. The game never started and even though it did not rain hard, threatening weather was in the forecast.
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HOUSTON -- Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired Monday by the Houston Astros, less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance.
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Less than two years ago, the Houston Astros were celebrating their first National League pennant. On Monday, they were starting over.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his
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Andy Pettitte pitched six effective innings, Mike Lamb drove in three runs and the Houston Astros scored two runs on a wild pitch by Mark Prior in a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.