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HOU 12,  ATL 3
Astros win series, 3-2
It's 'Stro-time: Houston reaches NLCS
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
Propelled by a pair of homers from Carlos Beltran and a solid start by Roy Oswalt, the Astros earned their first postseason series victory. Full story >
News
• Beltran leads swarm of Killer B's
• Astros' bosses are starstruck
• Gallo: Happy for veterans
• Astros have date with rival Cards
• Molony: Astros rewrite playoff history
• Garner makes room for Munro
• Astros short hops
• Wild Card clubs make playoff impact
• Astros notes: Oswalt not on pitch count
• Astros reflect on Caminiti
Audio
 KRTH
 Oswalt discusses Game 5
 Garner after Game 5
 McLane after Game 5
 Astros close out Braves
 Beltran's second solo shot
 Beltran's first solo homer
 Bagwell's two-run homer
 Biggio's RBI single
 Beltran's two-run single
 Lane's RBI single

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Carlos Beltran, who drove in five runs, points to the sky after the first of his two homers. (John Bazemore/AP)
 Beltran's two home runs: 56K | 350K
 Bagwell's two-run blast: 56K | 350K
 Beltran's RBI single: 56K | 350K
 Kent's diving play: 56K | 350K
 Vizcaino's nice stab: 56K | 350K
 Rafael Furcal's solo homer: 56K | 350K

Photos
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Rafael Furcal and Johnny Estrada homered in the fifth inning to trim Houston's lead to 3-2, but Atlanta could not keep the Astros' offense in check in Game 5 and was denied a trip to the NLCS. "We really felt like we were going to win this game," said closer John Smoltz. "There was a lot of doubt and a lot of uncertainty about how we were going to win the few games that we did. This was such a great feeling, and now it's a very terrible feeling."
 Full story >
News
• Game balls: Rating NLDS Game 5
• Braves had plenty to cheer about in '04
• Busy Braves bullpen fades in finale
• Thomas: Tough end to great year
• Braves short hops
• Braves notes: Giles dropped to seventh
Audio
 WSB
 MLB.com's Jim Molony on Atlanta's loss
 Furcal's solo homer
 Estrada's solo homer
 Estrada's RBI single
 Thomas' nice grab
October 11, 2004
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Houston
 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 3 0   12 17 1
Atlanta
 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0   3 9 1
Gameday | Astros Stats| Braves Stats
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Biggio, LF5231001.400
Miceli, P0000000.000
Wheeler, P0000000.000
Beltran, CF5345001.455
Bagwell, 1B4112111.318
Berkman, RF4220102.409
Kent, 2B5121011.227
Ensberg, 3B5121002.368
Vizcaino, SS4111002.105
Chavez, C2010000.600
b-Palmeiro, PH1000001.250
Ausmus, C0000000.333
Oswalt, P2000001.000
Qualls, P0000000.000
a-Lamb, PH1000001.000
Gallo, P0000000.000
Harville, P0000000.000
c-Lane, PH-LF1111000.600
Totals391217122213 

a-Popped out for Qualls in the 7th. b-Lined out for Chavez in the 8th. c-Singled for Harville in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kent (3, Wright), Berkman (1, Martin), Ensberg (2, Cruz), Biggio (2, Cruz).
HR: Beltran 2 (4, 3rd inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Wright, 0 on, 0 out), Bagwell (2, 7th inning off Reitsma, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Biggio 4; Beltran 10; Bagwell 4; Berkman 3; Kent 3; Ensberg 3; Vizcaino; Chavez; Lane.
RBI: Ensberg (5), Vizcaino (1), Beltran 5 (9), Biggio (4), Bagwell 2 (5), Kent (3), Lane (2).
2-out RBI: Beltran 4, Biggio, Bagwell 2, Kent, Lane.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Berkman.
S: Chavez.
SF: Vizcaino.
GIDP: Bagwell, Vizcaino.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Bagwell (1, fielding).
DP: (Vizcaino-Kent-Bagwell).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS4221100.381
Drew, J, RF4010102.200
Jones, C, 3B5020003.200
Estrada, C4122003.353
Byrd, P0000000.500
Jones, A, CF3010102.526
LaRoche, 1B4000012.235
Giles, 2B4010011.125
Thomas, LF3000121.250
Wright, P2000012.000
Gryboski, P0000000.000
a-Wise, PH1000010.200
Reitsma, P0000000.000
Martin, P0000000.000
Cruz, P0000000.000
Perez, C1000000.000
Totals353934616 

a-Struck out for Gryboski in the 6th.

BATTING
HR: Furcal (2, 5th inning off Oswalt, 0 on, 0 out), Estrada (2, 5th inning off Oswalt, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Furcal 5; Drew, J; Jones, C 2; Estrada 5; Jones, A; Giles.
RBI: Furcal (4), Estrada 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Estrada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Estrada, Wright.
GIDP: Jones, A.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Drew, J (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Jones, A (Kent at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Jones, C-Giles-LaRoche, Furcal-Giles-LaRoche).
 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Oswalt (W, 1-0)5.07223422.38
Qualls (H, 1)1.00000106.75
Gallo 0.12111004.50
Harville 0.20000000.00
Miceli 1.00000105.40
Wheeler 1.00000000.00
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wright (L, 0-2)5.16441129.31
Gryboski 0.20000102.08
Reitsma 0.244400118.00
Martin 0.121100054.00
Cruz 0.24331009.82
Byrd 1.11000006.35

Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 111-73, Qualls 9-7, Gallo 12-5, Harville 1-1, Miceli 10-9, Wheeler 6-5, Wright 81-48, Gryboski 7-5, Reitsma 23-14, Martin 9-8, Cruz 27-17, Byrd 11-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Oswalt 4-6, Qualls 2-0, Gallo 0-1, Harville 2-0, Miceli 1-1, Wheeler 2-1, Wright 10-5, Gryboski 0-1, Reitsma 1-1, Martin 0-0, Cruz 1-1, Byrd 2-2.
Batters faced: Oswalt 24, Qualls 3, Gallo 4, Harville 1, Miceli 3, Wheeler 4, Wright 22, Gryboski 2, Reitsma 6, Martin 2, Cruz 7, Byrd 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Harville 2-0, Gryboski 1-0, Byrd 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe Brinkman. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Phil Cuzzi. LF: Wally Bell. RF: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 3:12.
Att: 54,068.

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