▁After ▁the ▁last ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁had ▁won ▁ 7 ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁last ▁ 8 ▁games ▁and ▁were ▁ 8 – 1 0 , ▁in ▁ 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁Central , ▁and ▁only ▁ 3 ▁games ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁Card inals . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁Ast ros , ▁this ▁hot ▁stre ak ▁would ▁end ▁soon . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁r al lied ▁for ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁but ▁still ▁lost ▁ 6 – 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁finale , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 4 – 2 , ▁being ▁swe pt ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁seven ▁series ▁this ▁season . ▁Go ing ▁to ▁Turner ▁Field ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves , ▁and ▁lost ▁ 4 – 2 ▁again ▁to ▁conclude ▁April ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 – 1 4 ▁mark , ▁and ▁a ▁four - game ▁losing ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁May ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁struggle ▁into ▁May , ▁losing ▁ 1 0 – 1 ▁to ▁the ▁Bra ves . ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁finale , ▁the ▁Bra ves ▁finished ▁the ▁swe ep ▁by ▁winning ▁ 7 – 1 , ▁giving ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁their ▁sixth ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁Go ing ▁back ▁home , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁ 9 – 1