Houston’s pitchers combined to allow only three hits in Game 3, keeping their team a perfect 6-0 this postseason.
Winning streaks are coveted events in any sport, and often hard to come by. The Houston Astros had only three during the regular season that lasted six games or longer, and all of those involved teams like the Detroit Tigers, the Oakland Athletics, the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox — the dregs of the major leagues.