The Astros are on the cusp.
With one more win, they’ll be in the American League Championship Series, a development that not even the most diehard of fans would’ve expected when the team convened for spring training.
Why are they in the position they’re in? It’s definitely been a team effort.
In a homage to baseball’s nine innings, click through the gallery above to see nine reasons why the Astros are one win away from playing for the AL pennant.