 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Shane Reynolds akatamba maini manomwe akasimba kuHouston achiburitsa makundano maviri chete uye kurwisa kweAstros kwakaratidza mamwe emhando dzayo dzenguva dzose dzeligi-inotungamira nekumaka mutambi wePadres Andy Ashby pamakundano matatu nekumudzinga mumutambo mushure memaiini mana chete. Vachitungamirira 32 uye vachida kupa pedyo Billy Wagner nzvimbo shoma yekushanda nayo, maAstros akawana zvakare kubva kune aimbova Astro Donnie Wall pasi pechisere chechisere achitumira Wagner kukwira chikomo ne 42 inotungamira. Akashongedzerwa nebhora rinokurumidza 100 mph, Wagner akanga ari 30 nokuda kwe35 mumikana yekuponesa uye zvino akanga ane chibatanidzo kune bhora rake rinokurumidza muchimiro chechitsva chakapetwa nemutsa wechikwata Randy Johnson. Kunyange zvakadaro, Wagner akasiya imwe chete kuna 1996 MVP Ken Caminiti, uye ipapo pinch-hit game-tying home run kuna Jim Leyritz, uyo akanga aita chinhu chimwe chete senhengo yeNew York Yankees kuna Mark Wohlers weBraves mu 1996 World Series. Vasingavhiringidzwi, vaAstros vakatungamirira kubva pasi peinning neinfield imwe naRicky Gutierrez paDan Miceli. Padres yakapindura nokuunza pedyo Trevor Hoffman. Mushure mokunge chibayiro chomubati Brad Ausmus chamutamisa kuenda kunhandare yechipiri, Gutierrez akabira wechitatu asina kupikiswa achigadza pinch-hitter Bill Spiers kuti ave gamba remutambo. Spiers akapedza nechisarudzo chimwe chete pana Hoffman uye Astros yakanga ine kukunda kwavo kwokutanga kwepostseason kubvira muna 1986. 