Houston hammers Atlanta
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ATLANTA The Houston Astros battered their postseason nemesis, the Atlanta Braves, to win the opening game of their National League division series.
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Brandon Backe pitched six strong innings and Morgan Ensberg drove in three runs to secure the Houston Astros an 8-5 divisional playoff victory over the Atlanta Braves Saturday.
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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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Houston hits six free throws in the final 40 seconds to beat Seattle, 81-76, on Thursday.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The threat of another playoff disappointment looms for two franchises as the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves square off in the deciding fifth game of their National League Division Series on Monday.
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After failing to clinch the series at home, Houston travels to Atlanta to face the Braves tonight to decide the National League Division Series in Game 5. SI.
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Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.
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Allan Houston&#39;s comeback from a knee injury hit a bump in the road when the shooting guard scored just six points on 3-for-10 shooting from the floor and seemed to rush some shots in the fourth quarter last night.
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HOUSTON, United States : JD Drew singled to drive in a run in the top of the ninth inning and lift the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over Houston and force the Astros into a fifth and deciding game.
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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 - Carlos Beltran belted a solo home run to right field, his second of the series off Atlanta starter Jaret Wright, to put the Houston Astros ahead of the Braves 3-0 after three innings in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division Series on Monday night.    Wright, the Game 1 loser, gave up two runs in the second inning...
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Going into a season-ending three-game series with Atlanta, Houston had made up eight games on St. Louis in nine days, but their loss Friday brought them back to one and a half games out of first.
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Willie Harris became the second player in Atlanta history with six hits in a game, going 6-for-6 with two triples and six RBIs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Saturday night.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; Jaret Wright throws against the Houston Astros in the first inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Turner Field in Atlanta, in this Oct. 11, 2004 photo.
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NEW ORLEANS Aaron Brooks accounted for two touchdowns and New Orleans kept its playoff hopes alive with a 26-to-13 win over Atlanta.
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The Thrashers and new coach Don Waddell finally win, as Atlanta scores two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes and holds off the Rangers, 5-3, for its first victory.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead to lose for the first time at home in 20 games, a crucial defeat that forced a fifth game finale in Atlanta on Monday.