The party was just getting started.
Only four years after losing a club-record 111 games -- in their first year in the AL in 2013 -- the Astros completed a remarkable run to the World Series by beating the Yankees, 4-0, on Saturday night to win the ALCS presented by Camping World and send Houston to its second Fall Classic.
After disposing of the Red Sox in the AL Division Series and the Yankees in the ALCS, the Astros will meet another iconic franchise in the World Series presented by YouTube TV -- the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the NLCS after posting the best record in baseball this year.