This time last year found the Houston Astros at perhaps their lowest point. After 36 games, they were 12 games under .500, matching their low-water mark in a season that ended with a division title but only by an arduous climb.

Houston earned just its second victory in seven games to snap Milwaukee’s three-game winning streak and leave both teams with .500 records. The Brewers were attempting to sweep a series from the Astros for the first time since 2012.