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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOUSTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Craig Biggio and Jeff Kent each hit two homers Saturday to power the Houston Astros to a 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Roy Oswalt worked seven innings and gave up one run on five hits to earn his career-high 20th win.
Houston can win the NL wild card with a win over Colorado on Sunday in the regular season finale for both teams or a San Francisco loss.
arlier in the day, Steve Finley's grand slam capped a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to help Los Angeles win the NL West by defeating San Francisco 7-3.
Chicago, which was also in the playoff picture was officially eliminated from post-season play with a 8-6 setback to Atlanta.
Oswalt (20-10) leads the NL in wins.
The Astros have won six in a row overall and have a franchise-record 17-game home winning streak.
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