Houston beats Rockies to grab final playoff spot
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WASHINGTON,  - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball&#39;s final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies.
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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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It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves last night in Game 5 of their ...
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Jeff Kent hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 7-4 Wednesday to sweep the season series from the Phillies for the first time.
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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros enter today&#39;s contest against the Colorado Rockies knowing that a victory will earn them an improbable playoff berth.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 in Game Three of the World Series at Coors Field on Saturday.
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Boston Red Sox win the World Series, beating Colorado Rockies 4-3 to sweep the best-of-seven final.
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Houston's Craig Biggio surpasses 3,000 hits and Carlos Lee hits a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning to give the Astros a 8-5 win over Colorado.
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The Houston Astros used a Jeff Bagwell home run and a gutsy pitching effort by its bullpen to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Friday and hold on to its lead in the National League wild card race.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros are one win from completing an amazing late-season playoff push. Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice, giving the
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The Killer B's didn't have to go it alone. Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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Punter John Torp ran 22 yards on a fake punt for the first down and Joel Klatt followed with his second touchdown pass of the game, leading Colorado to a 33-28 victory in the Houston Bowl over Texas El-Paso on Wednesday night.
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Astros manager Phil Garner was bathed in champagne in the Houston dressing room Sunday after his ball club completed a sweep of Colorado, 5-3, to win the undisputed National League wild card spot.
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Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start, a 9-3 victory, in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer  as the Chicago Cubs survived the ejection of starting pitcher  Kerry Wood to defeat the Astros 11-6 in National League play in  Houston on Sunday.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Saturday to move within one victory of winning the World Series.
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HOUSTONâAfter falling behind 0-2 in the NL Championship Series, the best-case scenario for the Houston Astros played itself out this weekend.