Kammala wannan jumla: Wasannin Gasar Zakarun Kasa (NLCS) sun nuna wasan ramuwar gayya na
2004 NLCS. Astros sun rasa wasan farko a St. Louis, amma sun lashe wasanni uku masu zuwa tare da daya a St. Louis da kuma na gaba biyu a Houston. Astros sun kasance a shirye don rufe jerin a Houston, amma Cardinals sun zira kwallaye uku a saman ninki na tara tare da Albert Pujols na gudu daga Brad Lidge tare da biyu. Taron da suka yi mamaki sun yi shiru. Wannan zai dawo da jerin zuwa St. Louis, inda Astros suka lashe wasan karshe na NLCS da wasan karshe da aka buga a Busch Stadium.