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HOUSTON -- Roy Oswalt became the NL's first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice against the Rockies, giving the Astros the wild-card lead with a 9-3 victory.
The Astros's 17th straight home victory gave them a one-game lead over the San Francisco Giants, who lost 7-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the postseason race after losing their fifth straight, 8-6 to Atlanta.See the full content of this document
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Astros Lead in Wild Card
With a victory in the regular-season finale Sunday or a Giants loss, Houston will clinch the NL's final playoff spot -- an improbable thought almost a month ago when it was four games below .500 and seven games behind the Cubs.
If the Astros lose and the Gian...See the full content of this document
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