El Caballo sends everyone home
Published 5/8/2008 by Alyson Footer at Major League Baseball News
Carlos Lee singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday, lifting the Astros to a 4-3 win over the Nationals and extending their winning streak to five.
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