▁in ▁which ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁in ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 ▁run ▁or ▁less ▁ 5 ▁times . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁went ▁to ▁W rig ley ▁Field ▁in ▁Chicago ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁and ▁dropped ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁ 7 – 2 , ▁giving ▁up ▁ 6 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁ 4 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁with ▁Roy ▁O sw alt ▁throwing ▁ 7 ▁shut out ▁inn ings . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁a ▁ 1 0 - in ning ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁finale ▁ 3 – 2 , ▁r ally ing ▁for ▁ 1 ▁run ▁each ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th , ▁ 9 th , ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁inn ings , ▁with ▁the ▁winning ▁run ▁scoring ▁on ▁a ▁Pedro ▁Fel iz ▁sacrifice ▁fly , ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁head ▁back ▁home ▁for ▁ 9 ▁games , ▁starting ▁with ▁ 3 ▁against ▁the ▁Florida ▁Mar l ins . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁scoring ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁to ▁break ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 ▁tie . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁ 5 – 4 , ▁on ▁a ▁Geoff ▁Bl um ▁ 2 - R BI ▁triple ▁to ▁r ally ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁from ▁a