How They Got There: Astros

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March 18: Altuve injured in Classic Altuve missed the season's first 43 games after fracturing his thumb on a hit-by-pitch and undergoing surgery

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April 21-23: Astros sweep Braves Houston posted three come-from-behind wins to sweep the Braves in Atlanta and get back over .500

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April 26: Dubón gets 20-game hitting streak Mauricio Dubón, filling in at second for Altuve, hit .341 during the Astros’ longest hitting streak in a decade

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April 30, May 1: Urquidy, Garcia injured Jose Urquidy (shoulder) and Luis Garcia (elbow) suffered significant injuries in consecutive starts, punching a huge hole in the Astros’ rotation

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May 28: Abreu finally homers José Abreu’s longest career homer drought ended at 260 at-bats, capped by a sprint around the bases and slide into the dugout

June 8: Astros lose Yordan Alvarez was leading the Majors in RBIs when he strained his oblique and missed six weeks of action

Aug. 1: Verlander traded back to Astros After signing with the Mets in the offseason, Verlander returned to Houston in a blockbuster deal

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Aug. 1: Valdez no-hits Guardians Hours after the Astros acquired Verlander, Valdez became the first lefty in franchise history to throw a no-hitter

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Aug. 6: Meyers drives in 6 The Astros overcame 12 walks to beat the Yankees, thanks to 2 homers and 6 RBIs from Jake Meyers

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Aug. 8: Tucker’s clutch slam Down 3 in the ninth, Kyle Tucker launched a grand slam off O's All-Star Félix Bautista in a 7-6 win at Baltimore

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Aug. 11: Singleton homers twice Signed midseason, former Astros No. 1 prospect Jon Singleton hit 2 homers and drove in 5 in his return to Houston

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Aug. 19: Altuve 2K Altuve became the third player in franchise history to reach 2,000 career hits with a fifth-inning single against Seattle

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Aug. 28: Altuve hits for the cycle Altuve recorded the franchise’s first cycle in 10 years in a win at Boston, completing it with a homer

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Sept. 4-5: Altuve’s homer barrage Altuve homered 5 times in 2 games at Texas, including homers in 4 consecutive innings over 2 games

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Sept. 6: Blast off in Arlington The Astros completed a dominant sweep of the Rangers that included 16 homers as they outscored Texas, 39-10

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Sept. 30: 7 in a row For the seventh straight season, the Astros are heading to the playoffs, after a taut 1-0 win over the D-backs in Arizona

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Oct. 1: Kings of AL West It took until Game 162, but the Astros clinched their 6th division title in 7 years

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Oct. 11: Astros return (again) to ALCS The Astros dispatched the Twins in the ALDS in 4 games, clinching a date with the Rangers in Houston's 7th straight ALCS