Astros Win, but Are Eliminated From Playoffs
Published 9/27/2008 by CHRIS DUNCAN at Wash Post MLB
HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the Astros were still eliminated from playoff contention.
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Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the Astros were still eliminated from playoff contention. Houston entered 3 1/2 games back of the ...
Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the Astros were still eliminated from playoff contention. Houston entered 3 1/2 games back of the ...
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Darin Erstad's walk-off homer in the ninth gave the Astros a 5-4 win Friday, but the Brewers' win over the Cubs eliminated Houston from the playoff chase.
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Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. >
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