, ▁failing ▁to ▁score ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁game . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁game , ▁the ▁Diam ond back s ▁won ▁ 1 – 0 ▁from ▁ 6 . 2 ▁shut out ▁inn ings ▁from ▁Ian ▁Kennedy . ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁an ▁eight - game ▁losing ▁stre ak , ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁out sc ored ▁ 4 5 – 1 3 . ▁In ▁game ▁three , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁walked - off ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁off ▁a ▁ 2 - run ▁home ▁run ▁from ▁Carlos ▁Lee , ▁giving ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁win . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 6 – 3 ▁after ▁falling ▁ 5 – 0 ▁back ▁after ▁the ▁Diam ond back s ▁finished ▁hitting ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁in ning . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res , ▁Mat ▁L atos ▁pitch ed ▁eight ▁shut out ▁inn ings ▁allowing ▁only ▁two ▁hits ▁as ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 7 – 0 , ▁and ▁only ▁recording ▁ 3 ▁hits . ▁The ▁second ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁pitch er ' s ▁du el , ▁with ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁losing ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁star ters , ▁Jon ▁Gar land ▁for ▁the ▁Pad res ▁and ▁F eli pe ▁Paul ino ▁for ▁the ▁Ast ros , ▁combined ▁to ▁allow ▁one ▁earned ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁inn ings ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁avoided ▁the ▁swe