Sports: Pirates 3 Astros 1, first game
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PITTSBURGH The Houston Astros had their 12-game winning streak snapped by the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-to-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
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St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer in the first inning to tie the game against the Houston Astros during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium in St.
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Andy Pettitte made another effective start against Pittsburgh and the Houston Astros won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, beating the Pirates 7-4 Saturday night.
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Jeff Kent&#39;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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I remember it as clearly as yesterday -- June 4, 1986, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Pirates vs. Braves, fifth inning. Against the Braves' Craig McMurtry, Barry Bonds hit his first major league homer in just his sixth game.
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Oliver Perez tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings and struck out 14 batters to help host  Pittsburgh end Houston's 12-game winning streak with a 3-1  victory in game one of a National League (NL) doubleheader  Thursday.
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Shaun Chacon limited Atlanta to one run in five innings to win his Pittsburgh debut, pitching the Pirates to a 3-2 victory Thursday and preventing a sweep by the Braves.
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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will rely on a third straight starting pitcher working on three days of rest Wednesday in Game One of the National League Championship Series against the St.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park.
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Rookie John Van Benschoten pitched eight strong innings to seize his first major league victory, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-1 in the National League (NL) Friday.
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Clemens, who couldn&#39;t pitch the season finale for Houston because of a stomach virus, pitched seven strong innings to help the Houston Astros to a 9-3 win over Atlanta in the first game of their National League Division Series.
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Mike Lamb homered, drove in four runs  and had four hits as the streaking Houston Astros beat the  Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 in National League play at Minute Maid  Park Sunday, their ninth straight victory.
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Andy Pettitte pitches the surging Houston Astros to their seventh straight victory, 7-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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So much for Cecil Cooper's managerial debut with the Houston Astros. Chris Duncan shook off an August slump with a three-run homer and an RBI single to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night, ruining Cooper's first game as Phil Garner's successor.
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Roger Clemens pitched seven innings  and Carlos Beltran homered, had three hits and scored three  runs to help the Houston Astros rout the Atlanta Braves 9-3 in  the opening game of their National League Divisional Series  Wednesday.
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Roger Clemens makes his much-anticipated 2007 debut Saturday, going six innings to earn his first victory in the Yankees' 9-3 win over the Pirates.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros aren&#39;t pitching future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens or 20-game-winner Roy Oswalt in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.