Clemens came out of retirement for the sole purpose of pitching his hometown Astros into their first World Series (news - web sites). Now, he'll get that chance Thursday night when he starts against former Boston teammate Jeff Suppan.
It will be will Clemens' fourth career start in a Game 7 — he's 1-0 in those all-or-nothing outings after getting knocked out early last year in the ALCS for the New York Yankees (news).