<P> The Astros clinched their first division title as a member of the American League West division , and first division title overall since 2001 . They also became the first team in Major League history to win three different divisions , the National League West in 1980 and 1986 , the National League Central from 1997 -- 1999 and 2001 , and now the American League West in 2017 . On September 29 , the Astros won their 100th game of the season , the second time the Astros finished a season with over 100 wins ( the other time was in 1998 ) . They finished 101 -- 61 ( with a 21 - game lead in the division ) , and faced the Red Sox in the second round of the AL playoffs . The Astros defeated the Red Sox three games to one , and advanced to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees . The Astros won the ALCS four games to three , and advanced to the World Series to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers . The Astros defeated the Dodgers in the deciding seventh game of the World Series , winning the first championship in franchise history . </P>
<P> The Astros clinched their first division title as a member of the American League West division , and first division title overall since 2001 . They also became the first team in Major League history to win three different divisions , the National League West in 1980 and 1986 , the National League Central from 1997 -- 1999 and 2001 , and now the American League West in 2017 . On September 29 , the Astros won their 100th game of the season , the second time the Astros finished a season with over 100 wins ( the other time was in 1998 ) . They finished 101 -- 61 ( with a 21 - game lead in the division ) , and faced the Red Sox in the second round of the AL playoffs . The Astros defeated the Red Sox three games to one , and advanced to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees . The Astros won the ALCS four games to three , and advanced to the World Series to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers . The Astros defeated the Dodgers in the deciding seventh game of the World Series , winning the first championship in franchise history . </P>
who did houston astros play in the playoffs
who did houston astros play in the playoffs
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