<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Ama-Astros athuthukela e-World Series okokuqala eminyakeni engu-12, eba iqembu lokuqala ukunqoba ama-pennant kuzo zombili izigaba. Ukunqoba kweHouston kwenza lokhu kwaba uchungechunge lwesihlanu lwe-best-of-seven ngemuva kwe-World Series ka-1987, 1991, no-2001, kanye ne-  <response>: I-National League Championship Series ka-2004 i-Astros eyadlala kuyo, kanye ne-ALCS yokuqala, lapho iqembu lasekhaya linqobe yonke imidlalo eyisikhombisa. 