The Astros started their season with a seven-game road trip and came home with a 2-5 record. In those seven games, they scored only 15 runs. In the first three games played in Minute Maid Park, the Astros score 18 runs and get back up to a .500 record at 5-5.
The offense had a slash line of .235/.304/.363 over the seven games they played away. While playing in the comfort of their home stadium the last three games, their slash line was a crushing .327/.403/.558. Their OPS was .667 in the away games and nearly a 300 point rise to .