▁up ▁ 3 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁lost ▁ 9 – 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁Phill ies ' s ▁Roy ▁Hall ad ay ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁complete ▁game ▁allowing ▁only ▁one ▁run ▁to ▁win ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁to ▁swe ep ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁and ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁six - game ▁losing ▁stre ak . ▁Go ing ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁this ▁season , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁visited ▁Bus ch ▁Stadium ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁for ▁a ▁three - game ▁series . ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁lost ▁ 5 – 0 ▁in ▁game ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁Adam ▁W ain w right ▁pitch ed ▁ 8 ▁shut out ▁inn ings ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁win . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁game , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁scored ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁Card inals ▁scored ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁first . ▁Those ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁runs ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁as ▁the ▁Card inals ▁won ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁were ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁swe pt ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁until ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁ 5 – 1 ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Bud ▁Nor ris ' s ▁ 5 ▁inn ings , ▁allowing ▁only ▁ 1 ▁un ear ned ▁run . ▁This ▁win ▁sn apped ▁an ▁ 8 - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁season ,