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NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe answers a reporters question during a prress conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on October 12, 2004. Backe will start for Houston in game one of the National League Championship series with the St. Louis Cardinals on October 13. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)


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Astros' Backe arrested in wedding 'riot'
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was arrested during what police called a riot at the San Luis Resort on Galveston Island.
MADISON, Fla., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Hanley Ramirez hit two home runs Wednesday and Florida pounded out 18 hits in smashing Houston 14-2.
HOUSTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Mark Saccomanno hit a home run on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues Monday to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
HOUSTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Ty Wigginton homered and drove in all three Houston runs Monday to carry the Astros to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
HOUSTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A grand slam by pinch-hitter Mark Loretta in the eighth inning broke up a tie game Friday and lifted the Houston Astros to a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Right-hander Brandon Backe scattered five hits over seven innings and Carlos Lee had three RBI for Houston Sunday in a 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
BALTIMORE, June 17 (UPI) -- Melvin Mora hit a two-run double in the eighth inning Tuesday to hand the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros in inter-league play.
HOUSTON, June 11 (UPI) -- Corey Hart hit a pair of two-run homers Wednesday and Milwaukee won a slugfest with Houston 10-6.
PITTSBURGH, June 5 (UPI) -- Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer and Jason Bay tripled home the deciding run in the fifth inning Thursday, lifting Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over Houston.
MILWAUKEE, May 30 (UPI) -- Home runs by Mike Cameron, Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder Friday carried the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 decision over Houston.
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