The Astros just completed a 3-3 homestead, which itself followed a 3-3 road trip. In fact, Houston has alternated wins and losses for the past nine contests, with the Astros securing an 8-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
In that victory, Luis Garcia started and struck out nine in seven frames, allowing one hit and two walks for a career-best 81 GameScore. Mauricio Dubón extended his career-best 14-game winning streak, Jeremy Peña hit a three-run eighth-inning homer, and Bryan Abreu got out of a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the top of the eighth.