▁swe ep . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁went ▁to ▁D od ger ▁Stadium ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers , ▁losing ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁Bud ▁Nor ris ▁would ▁get ▁hit ▁with ▁six ▁earned ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁as ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 7 – 3 ▁to ▁conclude ▁the ▁short ▁two - game ▁series , ▁with ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁getting ▁swe pt ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁series . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁came ▁back ▁home ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁for ▁another ▁two - game ▁series , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 7 – 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 - run ▁ 8 th ▁involving ▁a ▁Jeff ▁Ke pping er ▁ 3 - run ▁double . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁only ▁got ▁three ▁hits ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁this ▁month , ▁with ▁U bal do ▁Jim é nez ▁starting ▁and ▁going ▁seven ▁inn ings , ▁as ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁won ▁ 4 – 0 ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁split . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁k icked ▁off ▁Inter le ague ▁Play ▁against ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays , ▁winning ▁ 2 – 1 ▁despite ▁a ▁complete ▁game ▁thrown ▁by ▁R ays ▁st arter ▁Matt ▁Gar za . ▁The ▁R ays ▁would ▁win ▁game ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁ 4 – 2 , ▁though , ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁one ▁each . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games , ▁which ▁were ▁low - sc oring , ▁the ▁series