Can the Astros pass the Brewers before the end of the day Thursday? Meaning if we sweep and the Astros sweep, would we still clinch or do we need the Astros to lose at least one of the next 3 games? If the Astros sweep and so do we, the magic number will be 1. But I don't see that happening. EDIT: But that's interesting and I never thought about it... wow have the Brewers collapsed. I know the Astros are on a tear, but jeez.