ros ▁went ▁ 1 3 – 1 1 ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁go ▁ 3 4 – 2 7 ▁after ▁trad ing ▁away ▁O sw alt ▁and ▁Ber k man . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁four ▁games ▁of ▁July ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁of ▁August ▁for ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 7 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak , ▁c apped ▁by ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 1 8 – 4 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁have ▁their ▁best ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁August ▁by ▁going ▁ 1 7 – 1 2 , ▁including ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁were ▁swe pt ▁in ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ▁Park . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁experience ▁their ▁third ▁consecutive ▁winning ▁month ▁in ▁September , ▁going ▁ 1 4 – 1 3 , ▁however ▁the ▁poor ▁months ▁of ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁kept ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁cont ention ▁down ▁the ▁stretch . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁Chicago ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁C ubs , ▁losing ▁ 2 ▁of ▁ 3 , ▁but ▁still ▁finishing ▁ 4 th ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁C ubs . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Ke pping er ▁led ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁in ▁batt ing ▁average ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 8 8 ▁clip , ▁while ▁Hunter ▁P ence ▁led ▁them ▁in ▁home ▁runs ▁( 2 5 ) ▁and ▁R B Is ▁( 9 1 ). ▁Bre tt ▁My ers ▁led ▁the