▁finishing ▁ 7 4 – 8 8 ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁in ▁ 5 th ▁place , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁finished ▁ 7 6 – 8 6 ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁strugg led ▁in ▁April . ▁After ▁starting ▁the ▁season ▁ 0 – 8 , ▁they ▁finished ▁April ▁ 8 – 1 4 , ▁despite ▁a ▁ 3 . 9 2 ▁E RA ▁from ▁their ▁pitch ing ▁staff . ▁They ▁lost ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁in ▁April , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁in ▁May ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁ 8 - game ▁losing ▁stre ak . ▁They ▁finished ▁May ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 2 0 ▁mark ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 3 4 ▁record ▁over ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁win ▁ 8 ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁in ▁June , ▁but ▁strugg led ▁in ▁Inter le ague ▁play , ▁going ▁ 2 – 1 0 ▁against ▁the ▁AL ▁in ▁June ▁to ▁finish ▁ 1 4 – 1 4 ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁l one ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁All - star ▁Game ▁was ▁Michael ▁B ourn , ▁who ▁was ▁batt ing ▁. 2 5 5 ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁trad ed ▁away ▁Roy ▁O sw alt ▁and ▁L ance ▁Ber k man ▁in ▁late ▁July ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 ▁prospect s , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁the ▁Ast