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...league record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game, pitching a one-hitter to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros 2-0. The 20-year-old right-hander tied the record set by Boston's Roger Clemens against Seattle in 1986...

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Carter caps big series as Astros beat Mariners 8-3

SEATTLE (AP) - Rick Ankiel and Chris Carter each hit a two-run homer to help the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Wednesday night. Carlos Pena had three hits and scored twice for the Astros, who also got...

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Judgment day for Bonds, Clemens, Sosa at Hall Of Fame selection

...questioned because of the Steroids Era, and Craig Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits - all for the Houston Astros. Curt Schilling, 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA in postseason play, is another ballot rookie.The Hall is prepared to...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-01-09/judgment-day-bonds-clemens-sosa-hall-f
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Juneau Empire Online Sports: Johnson-mania has Houston fans hopeful 8/9/98

Sunday, August 9, 1998 By MARK BABINECK HOUSTON - Though the Houston Astros acquired Randy Johnson to pitch them to the World Series, he might also turn the city's notoriously fickle baseball fans into...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080998/johnson.html
Around The Bases, Juneau Majors looking for state softball title

...done at least three times in minor league games. Houston Astros' pitcher Phil Niekro struck out five Minnesota Twins...Francisco Giants 4-2.1968 - Don Wilson of the Houston Astros struck out 18 Reds in a 6-1 victory over Cincinnati...

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Around The Bases

...4-2 win over Texas.1994 - Jeff Bagwell hit three homers, two in one inning to tie a major league record, as the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-4.1997 - Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners struck out 19 batters - one short...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-06-24/around-bases
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Around The Bases

...Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rinco combined for a 10-inning no-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 3-0. Cordova pitched nine innings, walking two and striking out 10, before being removed with the score 0-0...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-07-12/around-bases
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Bonds, Clemens, Sosa on Hall ballot for first time

...which always has been considered an automatic credential for Cooperstown - and spent his entire career with the Houston Astros."Hopefully, the writers feel strongly that they liked what they saw, and we'll see what happens," Biggio...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-11-29/bonds-clemens-sosa-hall-ballot-first-t
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Around The Bases

...leaguer to win 350 games since Hall of Famer Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves accomplished the feat in 1963.2009 - Houston Astros beat the Padres 7-2, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when...

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Around The Bases, No Rain No Gain

...will spend 11 seasons with Texas posting a 139-123 record along with an ERA of 3.68.1985 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first pitcher in major league history to reach the 4,000-strikeout mark when he fanned New York's...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-07-11/around-bases-no-rain-no-gain
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