Giants Tie Astros for Wild Card With Win
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Jerome Williams pitched seven strong innings in his first start in two months and the San Francisco Giants jumped back into a tie for the wild-card lead by beating the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday night.
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Beltran set a postseason record by homering for the fifth consecutive game, snapping a seventh-inning tie with a solo shot as the Houston Astros posted a 6-5 triumph over the St.
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Jeff Kent went two for four with four RBI Thursday night to give Houston an 8-3 victory over St. Louis. Mike Lamb added a home run as Houston remained two games behind San Francisco in the National League wild card race.
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Jimmy Rollins, above, and the Phillies blow a two-run lead and fall to the red-hot Astros on Monday, 5-4, to drop into a tie with the Dodgers (82-74) for the NL wild card with six games to go.
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The San Francisco Giants finally found a way to win a one-run game.
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The Houston Astros, who are battling for a wild-card playoff spot, powered their way to a season-best sixth straight victory yesterday.
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Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night.
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The Houston Astros capped a remarkable  late-season turnaround by capturing the National League wild  card playoff berth on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Colorado  Rockies.
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Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants took over the NL wild-card lead with their fifth straight victory, 8-5 over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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The Astros charge into the playoffs with their 18th consecutive home victory, capping an incredible turnaround by beating Colorado 5-3 Sunday to win the NL wild card.
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Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-2 to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 11/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Pedro Feliz matched his career high with four RBIs Tuesday, and Brett Tomko won his sixth straight decision in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 9-2 defeat of the Houston Astros.
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With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes &#151; 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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(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants not only have wild card apsirations, but they can possibly win the NL West. San Francisco will play the middle contest of a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers today in southern California.
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Barry Bonds goes 0-for-2 and draws two walks, one of them intentional, in San Francisco's 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, keeping the Giants in the wild-card lead.
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The Giants rallied from an early three-run deficit and overcame Alex Rodriguezâs game-tying home run in the ninth inning before beating the Yankees in extra innings .
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The San Francisco Giants, trying  to battle their way out of the National League West basement,  scored an 8-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday to  close the second leg of a three-city road trip.