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Meanwhile, the Houston Astros (news) try to win a third straight game at home Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals (news) in the NL championship series, which is tied at 2. Brandon Backe (5-3) starts for Houston against Woody Williams (11-8).
Down to their last three outs of the season, the Red Sox rallied Sunday night against Mariano Rivera, the Yankees and decades of disappointment. Bill Mueller singled home the tying run off Rivera in the ninth inning and David Ortiz homered against Paul Quantrill in the 12th, leading Boston to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees that avoided a four-game sweep.
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