▁ 4 – 3 ▁def ic it . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁the ▁Mar l ins ▁won ▁ 5 – 1 ▁after ▁putting ▁up ▁ 3 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st , ▁sn apping ▁the ▁Ast ros ' s ▁ 4 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁then ▁face ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁at ▁home , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 4 – 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁a ▁L ance ▁Ber k man ▁line ▁drive ▁would ▁hit ▁the ▁pitch er ▁Chris ▁Jak ub aus k as ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁Fort un ately , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁fine , ▁after ▁being ▁hospital ized . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁would ▁win ▁that ▁game ▁ 5 – 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁put ▁up ▁ 1 0 ▁runs ▁and ▁won ▁ 1 0 – 3 , ▁despite ▁Pitts burgh ▁ou th itting ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁ 1 4 – 1 0 , ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁first ▁series ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁their ▁third ▁consecutive ▁series ▁win . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁out sc ored ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁ 1 9 – 8 ▁on ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁great ▁pitch ing ▁by ▁Roy ▁O sw alt , ▁W andy ▁Rodríguez , ▁and ▁Bre tt ▁My ers , ▁who ▁combined ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁only ▁ 5 ▁earned ▁runs ▁over ▁ 2 0 . 1 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁series .