BASEBALL ROUNDUP Astros Confounded by Brewers Pitcher
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es Obermueller pitched the best game of his career and prevented the Houston Astros from making up ground in the National League wild-card race.
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The Houston Astros put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball to start Game 2 of the NL Championship series on Thursday, one night after dropping the opener to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7.
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(Sports Network) - The Houston Astros will look to stay in the thick of the NL Wild Card race today, as they continue a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Brandon Backe set a career-high with eight strikeouts in seven innings and hit his first career homer to lead Houston to an 11-5 win over Cincinnati in the first of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
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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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Roy Oswalt allowed five hits in seven strong innings for his sixth victory in his last seven decisions and Aubrey Huff and Morgan Ensberg homered to help the Houston Astros stay close in the NL wild card race with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
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BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) -- It would be fitting for the Houston Astros to clinch a playoff spot at Minute Maid Park, but they will have to do it without Roger Clemens.
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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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Yovani Gallardo dominates Houston for the second time in two weeks and Corey Hart hits a two-run double to propel Milwaukee to a key NL Central win.
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The Milwaukee Brewers responded to being no-hit by winning their first road series since late April. Corey Hart hit a homer and Ben Sheets became the second pitcher in team history with 1,000 career strikeouts, helping the Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 Thursday.
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Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 26th home run, Yovani Gallardo dazzled in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Monday night.
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The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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_ The Astros apologized to the Cardinals today, saying they erred by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez&#39;s tantrum yesterday on the stadium scoreboard.
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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.
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The St Louis Cardinals closed out the regular season with a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers but collected their third consecutive NL Central division crown when the Houston Astros went down to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
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It was a rough start and solid finish for The Rocket. Next stop: Houston. Pitching for the Triple-A Round Rock Express in the final tuneup before his return to the Astros, Roger Clemens gave up three runs on three hits in the first inning before settling into a big-league groove Friday night against the New Orleans Zephyrs.
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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Fresh off a convincing win in Game One of the National League Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to use another favorable pitching matchup Thursday when they meet the Houston Astros in Game Two.