Passage: In 2005, the Astros started poorly and found themselves with a 15–30 record in late May. The Houston Chronicle had written them off with a tombstone emblazoned with "RIP 2005 Astros". However, from that low point until the end of July, Houston went 42–17 and found themselves in the lead for an NL wild card spot. July saw the best single-month record in the clubs history at 22-7. Offensive production had increased greatly after a slow start in the first two months.  The Astros had also developed an excellent pitching staff, anchored by Roy Oswalt (20–12, 2.94), Andy Pettitte (17–9, 2.39), and Roger Clemens (13–8 with a league-low ERA of only 1.87). The contributions of the other starters—Brandon Backe (10–8, 4.76) and rookie starters Ezequiel Astacio (3–6, 5.67) and Wandy Rodríguez (10–10, 5.53)—were less remarkable, but enough to push the Astros into position for a playoff run. The Astros won a wild card berth on the final day of the regular season, becoming the first team since the world champion 1914 Boston Braves to qualify for the postseason after being 15 games under .500.
How many games had the Astros lost by May of 2005? How many more games did Houston play from the end of May to the end of July than they played up to the end of May? How many more games did Houston win in their best month over the time prior to the end of May? How many more loses did the 2005 Astros have compared to wins in late May? How many more losses did Ezequiel Astacio and Wandy Rodríguez have over Roy Oswalt? How many more losses than wins did the Astros find themselves to have in late May 2005? How many more wins compared to losses did the 2005 Houston Astros have in the month of July? How many more wins did Houston have from the end of May to the end of July over what they won prior to the end of May? How many more wins did Roy Oswalt have compared to Roger Clemens? How many more wins did Roy Oswalt have over Ezequiel Astacio and Wandy Rodríguez combined? How many people were on the pitching staff? How many wins did Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte, and Roger Clemens have? How many years later did the Astros become the first team since the Boston Braves to qualify for the postseason after being 15 games under .500? What pitchers had an ERA below 3? Which pitcher had the worst ERA record? Which player had a better pitching record, Roy Oswalt or Andy Pettitte? Which two teams qualify for the postseason after being 15 games under .500? Who had more losses, Roy Oswalt or Andy Pettitte? Who were the pitchers?