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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Juan C. Rodriguez
ST. LOUIS _ Albert Pujols silenced a city. Roy Oswalt gave it a voice again.
Interrupted by Pujols' two-out, ninth-inning homer, the cheers that resonated through Minute Maid Park on Monday resumed throughout Houston as the Astros clinched their first World Series berth.
Unable to advance at home despite coming within a strike, the Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
Next stop: U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday for the Fall Classic against the American League champion Chicago White Sox.
Behind Oswalt's seven-inning, 118-pitch effort, the Astros became the fourth wild-card team in as...
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