ep ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁win ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁inn ings , ▁on ▁a ▁Hunter ▁P ence ▁walk - off ▁hit ▁to ▁drive ▁in ▁Ber k man . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁went ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Card inals ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁thanks ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 - run ▁ 7 th ▁in ning . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁straight ▁game ▁ 9 – 6 ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁game ▁with ▁another ▁big ▁in ning , ▁the ▁one ▁a ▁ 5 - run ▁ 4 th ▁in ning . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁got ▁their ▁third ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁scored ▁four ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁an ▁in ning , ▁winning ▁ 4 – 1 ▁with ▁P ence ▁getting ▁a ▁ 3 - run ▁home ▁run . ▁After ▁the ▁swe ep , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁went ▁to ▁AT & T ▁Park ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁with ▁a ▁four - game ▁winning ▁stre ak , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 9 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁op ener . ▁The ▁second ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁opening ▁day ▁pitch ers ▁L ince c um ▁and ▁O sw alt , ▁with ▁L ince c um ▁winning ▁ 2 – 1 ▁off ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 - run ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁the ▁bat ▁of ▁Juan ▁Uri be . ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁won ▁another ▁close ▁game ▁ 4 – 3 ▁against ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁to ▁se al ▁the ▁three - game