<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pemwaka miviri yakabudirira zvikuru pasina kuoneka kweplayoff, pakati pemwaka muna 2004 maAstros akanga achinetseka. Pamberi pemwaka, maAstros akanga awedzera nyeredzi Andy Pettitte naRoger Clemens kuchikwata icho chakanga chatoita nyeredzi dzakadai saLance Berkman naJeff Kent pamwe chete nehukuru hwaBagwell naBiggio. Vakakurumidza kuzodzwa somumwe wavanoda kukunda National League. Zvisinei, panguva yeAll-Star Break, vaive 4444 zvakanyanya nekuda kwekutadza kurova run, uye rekodhi rakashata mumitambo ye1-run. Mushure mokunge vachirohwa pa 2004 All-Star Game yakaitirwa paMinute Maid Park paakanga achishanda semudzidzisi weNational League, Williams akadzingwa uye akatsiviwa naPhil Garner, uyo akanga ari nyeredzi yeAstros chikamu chechipiri chekukunda muna 1986. Kunyange zvazvo vanhu vakawanda vakanga vasingagutsikani zvikuru Garner, uyo akanga ane mediocre track rekodhi yake yapfuura managerial stints muMilwaukee uye Detroit, pamwe chete mumwe kuhwina mwaka chero vanorega muna 1992, chikwata akapindura Garner, uyo akatungamirira chikwata kuti 4626 chinyorwa muhafu yechipiri uye National League kuti Wild Card. Ivo vaizopfuurira kuhwina yavo yekutanga playoff nhevedzano mukuyedza masere, vachikunda maBraves mumitambo mishanu yeNational League Division Series kuti vafambire mberi kuNational League Championship Series  <response>: kechitatu. Zvisinei, ivo vaizorasikirwa neSt. Louis Cardinals mumitambo minomwe, zvakanyanya kunoshamisa paimba yekumhanya naJim Edmonds mu12th inning yeMutambo 6. 