On the afternoon of Aug. 23, the Astros were 61-62, in sixth place in the NL Wild Card standings and 6 1/2 games back. They finished the regular season on a 31-8 tear and won their final 18 home games. That streak is now 19 with Houston's 8-5 victory over Atlanta in Saturday's Game 3 of the NLDS.
Facts machine:
Astros' home cookin'
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Winner
Aug. 23
Philadelphia
8-4
62-62
Clemens
Aug. 24
Philadelphia
4-2
63-62
Oswalt
Aug. 25
Philadelphia
7-4
64-62
Qualls
Sept. 3
Pittsburgh
8-6
71-63
Clemens
Sept. 4
Pittsburgh
6-5
72-63
Qualls
Sept. 5
Pittsburgh
10-5
73-63
Munro
Sept. 6
Cincinnati
11-5
74-63
Backe
Sept. 7
Cincinnati
8-0
75-63
Oswalt
Sept. 8
Cincinnati
5-2
76-63
Clemens
Sept. 17
Milwaukee
2-1
81-67
Oswalt
Sept. 18
Milwaukee
4-3
82-67
Harville
Sept. 19
Milwaukee
1-0
83-67
Clemens
Sept. 27
St. Louis
10-3
87-70
Oswalt
Sept. 28
St. Louis
2-1
88-70
Backe
Sept. 29
St. Louis
6-4
89-70
Qualls
Oct. 1
Colorado
4-2
90-70
Gallo
Oct. 2
Colorado
9-3
91-70
Oswalt
Oct. 3
Colorado
5-3
92-70
Backe
Oct. 9*
Atlanta
8-5
N/A
Backe
*-National League Division Series
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