NL Wrap: Perez Strikes Out 14 as Pirates End Astros Run
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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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Pittsburgh Pirates starter Oliver Perez tossed the most dominant game of his young career on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, and he did it against baseball&#39;s hottest team.
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Rookie Beltran Perez allows one hit over six innings to win his first major league start, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 9-2, on Tuesday night.
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Chris Young dominates the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing four hits over seven innings in the San Diego Padres' 9-0 victory on Wednesday night.
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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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Roger Clemens won his ninth postseason game and the Houston Astros set a team playoff record with four home runs in a 9-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of their National League playoff series.
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The streaking Houston Astros edged the   Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Monday to close within striking   distance of NL Central leaders St Louis.
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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 rallies from five runs down to beat Pittsburgh, 7-6, in 15 innings, earnning their eighth straight win that keeps them close in the NL Central.
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Mark DeRosa hit three-run homers in consecutive innings, and the Texas Rangers hit five homers Wednesday in a much-needed 14-0 victory over Barry Zito and the Oakland Athletics.
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Houston pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning a club-record 15th straight home game. The Astros temporarily tied San Francisco for the NL wild-card lead -- the Giants played later in San Diego.
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Roger Clemens got his 345th win, allowing one run in six innings to lead Houston over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Thursday night and complete a three-game sweep for the Astros.
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Carlos Beltran went two for four with a homer and scored three times Friday night as Houston downed Pittsburgh, 8-6. Craig Biggio, Jose Vizcaino and Jeff Bagwell also homered for
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HOUSTON - Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win.    Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio and Mike Lamb homered in the first off Jose Acevedo (5-11)...
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Oliver Perez outduels Roger Clemens to stop the Yankees' winning streak at nine and give the Mets a 2-0 win on Friday.
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Roger Clemens pitched seven strong  innings to earn his 13th victory of the season and 323rd of his  career as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4  in the National League Monday.
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Pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro's single drove in the tiebreaking run as the Houston Astros scored three times in the ninth inning and held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday night and preserve their playoff hopes.