Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe oge abụọ gara nke ọma na-enweghị ọdịdị egwuregwu, na etiti oge na 2004 ndị Astros nọ na-agba mgba. Tupu oge ahụ, ndị Astros agbakwunyere kpakpando pitchers Andy Pettitte na Roger Clemens na otu nke gụnyere kpakpando dịka Lance Berkman na Jeff Kent nakwa nke Bagwell na Biggio. A họpụtara ha ngwa ngwa dịka otu n'ime ndị a na-atụ anya na ha ga-emeri National League. Agbanyeghị, na ezumike All-Star, ha bụ 44<unk>44 n'ihi enweghị ike ịme akara, na ndekọ dị njọ na egwuregwu 1-agba ọsọ. Mgbe a kwụsịrị ya na 2004 All-Star Game nke emere na Minute Maid Park mgbe ọ na-eje ozi dị ka onye nchịkwa maka National League, a chụrụ Williams n'ọrụ ma dochie ya na Phil Garner, onye bụ onye kpakpando maka mmeri nke abụọ nke Astros na 1986. Ọ bụ ezie na ọtụtụ ndị na-enwe obi abụọ banyere Garner, onye nwere ndekọ egwu dị ala na oge nchịkwa ya gara aga na Milwaukee na Detroit, na naanị otu oge mmeri na nkwụsị ọ bụla (na 1992), ndị otu ahụ zara Garner, onye duziri ndị otu ahụ na ndekọ 46 <unk> 26 na ọkara nke abụọ na National League's Wild Card. Ha ga-aga n'ihu iji merie usoro egwuregwu mbụ ha na mgbalị asatọ, na-eti ndị Braves na egwuregwu ise nke National League Division Series iji gaa n'ihu na
National League Championship Series maka oge nke atọ. Agbanyeghị, ha ga-efunahụ St. Louis Cardinals n'egwuregwu asaa, nke kachasị dị egwu na ije ije nke Jim Edmonds na 12th inning nke Egwuregwu 6.