The Cardinals win over the Astros
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St. Louis rallied for three runs in the sixth inning off 42-year-old Roger Clemens and beat Houston 5-to-2 to win the National League pennant for the first time since 1987.
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OFFENSE: Expect the Cardinals, so powerful and varied in skill, to average five-plus runs. But this is no mismatch. Houston&#39;s attack is hotter and healthier.
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The St Louis Cardinals joined the Boston Red Sox in the World Series after they overcame the Houston Astros 5-2 at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
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Jim Edmonds hit a three-run double to  key a six-run sixth inning as the St Louis Cardinals beat the  Houston Astros 10-7 in the opening game of the National League  Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
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St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Albert Pujols (5) scores on a sacrifice fly ball in the third inning against the Houston Astros during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Sunday Oct. 17, 2004.
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Jeff Bagwell drives in two runs and Jeff Kent hit his 300th career homer to send the Astros to a 6-4 win over the Cardinals.
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HOUSTON - Even in a season of 105 wins, there had to be losses. But not like this one. The Cardinals didn&#39;t merely lose 6-5 to the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
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Here&#39;s another baseball stat to go with your morning coffee and news that the St. Louis Cardinals have defeated the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series: In October, 613 fans logged onto the Astros
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The Cardinals twice rallied from a two-run deficit in their 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the National League championship series on Wednesday night.
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Despite piling up impressive offensive numbers, the St. Louis Cardinals aren&#39;t ready to bask in their success just yet. The Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night, moving
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St. Louis, MO -- Jeff Kent went 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.
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Craig Biggio's two-out RBI-single capped Houston's two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Astros a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
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ST. LOUIS Â· For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively.
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Larry Walker delivers three key hits as the Cardinals slug their way past the Astros, 10-7, Wednesday in Game 1 of a NLCS many feel is being unjustly overlooked.
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ST. LOUIS - Houston was the only team to win a regular-season series from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros also are in position to become the third consecutive National League wild-card team to advance to the World Series.
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Roger Clemens reacts after Astros catcher Brad Ausmus picked off St. Louis Cardinals Tony Womack at first base in the fifth inning during Game 7 of the NL championship series at Busch Stadium in St.
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Roy Oswalt was one worry the Houston Astros hadn&#39;t counted on against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL championship series. The league&#39;s only 20-game winner.