Late-Season Heroics Guide Astros Into Playoffs
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The Houston Astros seemed as shocked as they were happy after beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to clinch the National League wild card playoff berth and cap an improbable late-season comeback.
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Adam Everett&#039;s return to form is paying off for the Houston Astros.
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Think the Red Sox and Yankees staged high drama last night? Consider this: Twenty-three minutes after David Ortiz's single lifted the Red Sox past the Yankees in the 14th inning, Jeff Kent hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Astros a 3-0 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 ...
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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 postseason debut to lead the Astros to their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their NL series.
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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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In what has developed into an evenly matched National League Championship Series, the Astros appear to have three distinct advantages over the Cardinals.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St.
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HOUSTON -- It should come as no surprise that two teams which refused to fade away when they were on the verge of falling out of the regular-season race would not go quietly in the playoffs, either.
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The clock hasn't stopped ticking on the Astros, who keep staging one of the greatest stretch-drive comebacks in major league history. No matter how long it takes.
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the visiting Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants last night.
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He breaks up a scoreless tie with a three-run, ninth-inning homer to give Houston the victory and a 3-2 series edge on St. Louis. HOUSTON -- On a night when pitching suddenly took over the National League playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit.
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By the time Carlos Beltran's shot landed in Houston's bullpen, this much was clear: At least baseball had one competitive playoff series still going. Beltran did it again, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game and lifting the Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Sunday to even the NL championship series at 2-all.
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With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes - and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night...
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The Houston Astros try to move a step closer to winning a playoff series for the first time, taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday's Game 2 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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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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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...
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Astros: Houston got rolling under manager Phil Garner, who replaced Jimy Williams at the All-Star break, and an amazing late-season surge carried the Astros to the wild card.