Astros Beat Cards, Take NLCS Series Lead
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HOUSTON - On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up...
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Carlos Beltran homered twice, had four hits and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros moved on to the National League Championship Series with a 12-3 Game Five pounding of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday.
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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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Roger Clemens pitched seven innings  and Carlos Beltran homered, had three hits and scored three  runs to help the Houston Astros rout the Atlanta Braves 9-3 in  the opening game of their National League Divisional Series  Wednesday.
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Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
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Carlos Beltran homered twice, had four  hits and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros moved on to  the National League Championship Series with a 12-3 Game Five  pounding of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday.
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Ryan Langerhans hit a three-run homer, Jason Bergmann won for the first time in more than two months, and the Washington Nationals held on to edge the Houston Astros 7-6 Wednesday.
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Jim Edmonds hit a three-run double to  key a six-run sixth inning as the St Louis Cardinals beat the  Houston Astros 10-7 in the opening game of the National League  Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
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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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Lance Berkman hit a pair of two-run homers off Chris Carpenter and the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Thursday 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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The Houston Astros try to move a step closer to winning a playoff series for the first time, taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday's Game 2 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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Craig Biggio led off the game with his second home run of the postseason and Roger Clemens had a strong beginning, giving the Houston Astros a 2-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after four innings in Game 7 of the NL championship series on Thursday night.
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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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St. Louis, MO -- Jeff Kent went 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.
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Houston Astros&#39; Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004.
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Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit  back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St  Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game  Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.