Astros slip past Giants; Cubs roll on
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the visiting Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants last night.
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The Chicago Cubs know they can't waste too many more chances like this. Luke Scott tripled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros dropped the visiting Cubs out of a tie for the NL Central lead, beating Chicago, 5-4, last night.
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With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes &#151; and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
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Craig Biggio got another milestone hit, even though he's still a few shy of 3,000. This one finally put the Houston Astros ahead to stay.
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Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Saturday.
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Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers and drove in four to lead Houston to an easy 15-7 win over the Chicago Cubs in a slugfest Friday.
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HOUSTON - In a heated game between Central division rivals, the Cubs out slugged the Astros to take the rubber game of the three game series.
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The Chicago Cubs eased to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros to move top of the National League Central Division on Thursday, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez leading the way with first-inning home runs.
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Barry Bonds notched his 728th career   home run as the San Francisco Giants edged the Chicago Cubs 4-2   at Wrigley Field on Saturday.
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Game-winning homers are becoming routine for the Houston Astros. Hunter Pence hit a solo shot off Jose Mesa on the first pitch of the 13th inning and the Astros took advantage of a questionable umpire's call to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Aubrey Huff's bases-loaded single highlighted Houston's wacky seventh-inning rally Wednesday, and the Astros avoided a sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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The Houston Astros had just enough offense and plenty of defense to beat the St. Louis Cardinals. Mike Lamb homered in the first inning and Lance Berkman made two pinpoint throws from right field in the Astros&#039; 4-2 victory Thursday night, their fifth win in six games.
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ATLANTA -- Andy Pettitte came through on three days' rest, giving up one run in seven innings, and pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro's single drove in the tiebreaking run in Houston's three-run ninth to give the Astros a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
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The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Pedro Feliz matched his career high with four RBIs Tuesday, and Brett Tomko won his sixth straight decision in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 9-2 defeat of the Houston Astros.
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Mark Grudzielanek hit two of Chicago's  six home runs and Glendon Rusch pitched seven strong innings to  lift the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 pasting of the Astros in Houston  on Friday.
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Wandy Rodriguez threw a four-hitter for his first complete game and Lance Berkman had a two-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the New York Mets.