Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Lokacin 2004 ya bambanta ga Garner. Bayan da Houston Astros ya fara farawa a karkashin mai kula da Jimy Williams, an kawo Garner a tsakiyar kakar don maye gurbin Williams kuma ya jagoranci Astros zuwa filin wasa na National League, daga bisani ya rasa wasanni bakwai zuwa St.
Gasar Zakarun Ƙasa. Teamungiyar ta sake fuskantar jinkirin farawa a cikin 2005 amma ta sake yin gudu a ƙarshen kakar kuma ta dawo don cin nasarar wani Katin Wild Card na National League. A wannan lokacin, Houston za ta doke St. Louis Cardinals a gasar zakarun kasa a wasanni shida kuma ta lashe pennant kawai don a shafe ta da Chicago White Sox a gasar cin kofin duniya.