The scene inside the Astros’ clubhouse was understandably one of joy and relief.


Not only had the Astros just snapped a season-long nine-game losing streak that gave interim manager Dave Clark his first win, they made sure the St. Louis Cardinals postponed their National League Central-clinching celebration for at least one more day and for a different city.

As a remote-controlled car buzzed around the clubhouse floor and rookie pitcher Bud Norris searched frantically for the street clothes the veterans stashed away in a prank, the Astros soaked up a 3-0 win Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.

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Miguel Tejada refused to get down after missing the opportunity to drive in a run with the Houston Astros trailing by one and the bases loaded in the seventh inning Wednesday night.

He just hoped to get another chance. He did. Tejada singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep of their NL Central rival. “In the seventh I was out with the bases loaded so I just put it in my mind that it doesn’t matter what you do at one at-bat, more at-bats are coming,” Tejada said calling the hit his favorite as an Astro. “When I [came] up in the ninth in that situation I just said: ‘I’ve got to help my team here and try to be the guy.”

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