Houston Astros (86-54) at oakland athletics (60-80)

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1 Houston Astros (86-54) at oakland athletics (60-80) game 1: RHP Charlie Morton (11-6, 3.87) vs. RHP Daniel Gossett (3-8, 5.32) game 2: RHP Brad Peacock (10-2, 3.05) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (0-1, 10.13) saturday, sept. 9, 2017 oakland coliseum oakland, ca 3:07 p.m. ct at&t sportsnet sw kbme 790 am la nueva 94.1 fm GAME #141/142...road #69/70 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record: Home Record (MMP only): with Roof Open: with Roof Closed: with Roof Open/Closed: Road Record: Current Streak:... Lost 1 Last Homestand: Current Road Trip: Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Series Record (prior to current series): Sweeps: When Scoring 4 or More Runs: When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: Shutouts: In One-Run Games: In Two-Run Games: vs. Left-Handed Starters: vs. Right-Handed Starters: During the Day: At Night: When Scoring First: Opponent Scores First: Outhit Opponent: Outhit by Opponent: Equal Hits: When Hitting Home Run: No Home Runs: Walkoff Home Runs: Come-from-Behind Wins: Largest Comeback:... 6 Losses After Leading: Last At-Bat Wins:... 9 Largest Blown Lead:... 6 Extra-Inning Games: Different Batting Orders: After Six Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: After Seven Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 8-41 After Eight Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 2-47 Astros vs. athletics (2017): Overall: At Minute Maid Park: At the Oakland Coliseum: Astros vs. a s (all-time): Overall: Record in Houston: Record in Oakland: all-time games list rnk g PLAYER Steve Finley Gary Sheffield Ozzie Smith Carlos Beltrán all-time runs list RNK r PLAYER George Brett 1583 Jim Thome Rogers Hornsby Carlos Beltrán today s media availability The Astros clubhouse will be open from 10:10-11 a.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available in the Astros dugout at approximately 11 a.m...the clubhouse will not be open between games, but Hinch and Game 1 starting pitcher RHP Charlie Morton will be made available outside the clubhouse immediately after Game 1. #houstonstrong: As the Astros continue this 10- game, 11-day road trip this week, the organization s thoughts and prayers remain with the City of Houston and the many victims impacted by Hurricane Harvey. pitching in: Monetary donations for hurricane relief are currently being accepted at YouCaring.com/AstrosHarvey...additionally, Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane, the Astros ownership group and the Astros Foundation have all stepped up to pledge a donation of $4 million to the relief efforts aiding the many victims of Hurricane Harvey. let s play two: The Astros and Athletics will play two games today, with the first game beginning at 3:07 p.m. CT and the second game beginning approximately 30 minutes following the final out of Game 1...Game 2 is a makeup of a rain out, originally scheduled for Sunday, April 16, at the Coliseum. today s doubleheader: Today s twinbill is the third for Houston this season, with the last coming last Saturday in Houston, a sweep of the Mets...today s Astros starting pitchers, RHP Charlie Morton (11-6) and RHP Brad Peacock (10-2), also started both games in last Saturday s doubleheader. astros doubleheaders: Today will be the Astros 12th doubleheader since 2000, when Minute Maid Park opened...overall, the club has played 256 doubleheaders, with their last sweep of a doubleheader coming last Saturday vs. NYM, their last split of a doubleheader coming earlier this season on May 14 at NYY and their last doubleheader loss on May 28, 2012 at COL. streak snapped: The Astros had their seven-game winning streak snapped last night, which was their second-longest streak of the season, behind an 11- game run from May 25-June 5...the last time the Astros posted two winning streaks of at least seven games in a single season was back in 2008 (two eight-game runs). oakland dubs: Last night s loss also snapped a streak of 10 straight wins at the Oakland Coliseum, which was their longest winning streak at a road ballpark since winning a franchise-record 11 straight games at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati from the seasons...last night s loss was the Astros first at the Coliseum since July 19, 2016, which was also a walkoff victory for the A s. THE record: With an record, the Astros have been winning at a historic rate...the 2017 Astros: have the best record in the AL, leading the league by 1.5 games over Cleveland (84-56). currently lead the AL West by 14.5 games over the Angels...prior to this season, Houston had never had a divisional lead this large at any point in a season. are 32 games over prior to this season, they had not reached that mark since the conclusion of 1999 (97-65). about last night: The Astros had their seven-game winning streak snapped in walkoff fashion last night, losing to the A s by a score of LF Josh Reddick had one of his best games as an Astro going 3x3 with two walks, two doubles, a homer and four RBI. today s roster move: The Astros have activated C Evan Gattis off the 10-day DL today...houston is now carrying 18 position players and 37 players total. that s calculus: The Astros enter Game 1 today with a magic number of eight, meaning any combination of Astros wins and Angels/Rangers losses to equal eight would clinch Houston the division title... additionally, two wins today would push the Astros record to 34 games above.500, which would tie their season high, last reached on July 28 (68-34). piling up wins: With 86 victories, the 2017 Astros have matched their win total from 2015 (86-76), when they made the playoffs as an American League Wild Card...the last time the Astros won more than 86 games was in 2005, when the National League champions finished the regular season with a record. road stros: The Astros own the best road record in the Majors at (.662), and are averaging a Major League-best 6.29 runs per game on the road (428R/68G)...the last MLB teams to post a higher runs per game average on the road in a single season were the 1996 Orioles (6.31) and the 1996 Mariners (6.50). on the offensive: The Astros offense leads the Majors in runs (781), hits (1382), doubles (294), average (.284), OBP (.348), slugging (.484) and OPS (.832)...additionally, the group has posted the fewest strikeouts (934) in the Majors, besting the Royals (1023)...if the season ended today, the Astros would set franchise records in average and slugging. MVP caliber: 2B Jose Altuve leads the AL in WAR (7.4), batting (.352), OBP (.412), hits (185) and stolen bases (31)...per Baseball-Reference, Altuve leads all MLB players in WAR, ahead of Max Scherzer (7.1), Corey Kluber (6.8) and Giancarlo Stanton (6.7). chart topper: 2B Jose Altuve ranks tied for sixth in Astros history in doubles and ninth in extra-base hits. Doubles (#5-7) extra-base hits (#8-10) 5. Jose Cruz Doug Rader T6. Jose Altuve Jose Altuve T6. Bob Watson Terry Puhl starting blocks: Since LHP Dallas Keuchel went 6.2-innings, allowing one run against the Rangers in Arlington on Aug. 13, Astros starting pitchers have held their opponents to three runs or less in 18 of their 23 games...in that span, the group has compiled a 3.66 ERA (55ER/135.1IP), which ranks third in the AL. nail it down: The Astros bullpen has posted a 2.82 ERA (36ER/115IP) dating back to Aug. 1, which ranks third in the AL in that time frame...since that date, the group has been led by RHP Joe Musgrove (0.87 ERA, 20.2IP) and RHP Chris Devenski (0.68 ERA, 13.1IP). river bandits advance: Class A Quad Cities advanced to the 2017 Midwest League Western Division Championship Series with an 8-5 win over Peoria last night...their three-game semifinal series will begin today vs. Cedar Rapids. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Sunday, Sept. 10 3:07 at Oakland LHP Dallas Keuchel (12-3, 2.88) vs. RHP Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.70) AT&T SportsNet SW Monday, Sept. 11 SCHEDULED OFF DAY All Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. La Nueva, 94.1 FM, is the flagship of the club s Spanish Radio Network.

2 today s ASTROS STARTER: RHP Charlie Morton (game 1) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: Career: vs. OAK W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: Career: Career Complete Games: 3 Last CG: 5/18/11 at CIN Career Shutouts: 2 Last SHO: 5/18/11 at CIN CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2017 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 12, 4/28 vs. OAK 12, 4/28 vs. OAK Walks: 5 (10x), last, 7/14/17 vs. MIN 5, 7/14 vs. MIN Hits: 11, 5/30/11 at NYM 8, 4/22 at TB Earned Runs: 10, 8/14/09 at CHC 5, 4/22 at TB Innings Pitched: 9.0 (3x), 5/18/11 at CIN 7.0 (4x), last, 8/5 vs. TOR Low-Hit CG: 4, 9/30/09 at CHC --- CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 32-36, 3.67 ERA, 91G/90GS, 214ER/524.1IP Away: 25-41, 5.29 ERA, 92G/GS, 289ER/492IP Oakland Coliseum: --- Day: 9-30, 5.69 ERA, 52G/51GS, 174ER/275.1IP Night: 48-47, 4.00 ERA, 131G/GS, 329ER/741IP Longest Winning Streak: 6, 9/16/14-6/16/15 Longest Losing Streak: 7, 9/8/13-5/18/ SPLITS: Home: 8-3, 3.64 ERA, 14G/GS, 34ER/84IP Away: 3-3, 4.35 ERA, 7G/GS, 19ER/39.1IP Day: 2-2, 5.27 ERA, 5G/GS, 16ER/27.1IP Night: 9-4, 3.47 ERA, 16G/GS, 37ER/96IP Longest Winning Streak: 4, 4/28-5/14 Longest Losing Streak: 1 (6x), last, 8/22 last start - 9/2 vs. nym (1): won his 11th game of the year, leading Houston to a 12-8 victory over the Mets in the 1st game of the 1st doubleheader in Minute Maid Park history...struck out 9 batters over 5.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits...walked 1. about morton: 10-year Major League veteran joined the Astros this offseason as a free agent by signing a 2-year deal. his 11 wins and 139 strikeouts are both single-season career-highs... is also posting career-best marks in WHIP (1.22) and opponent batting average (.229). today will be his 12th start since getting activated from the DL on July 7 (right lat strain)...has gone 6-3 with a 3.70 ERA (27ER/65.2IP), 74 strikeouts and a.207 (50x241) opponent average in his 11 starts since his return. ranks 6th in the AL in opponent batting average in that span behind only LHP RHP Corey Kluber (.179), RHP Luis Severino (.195), RHP Justin Verlander (.196), LHP Chris Sale (.203) and RHP Sonny Gray (.207). pump it up: this season with Houston, he is throwing harder than he has ever thrown in his career and has traded groundballs for strikeouts. is averaging 96.1 miles per hour on his fastball per Fangraphs, which ranks as the 5th-hardest fastball in the AL (min. 100IP) behind only RHP Luis Severino (97.7), RHP JC Ramirez (96.3), RHP Michael Fulmer (96.2) and LHP James Paxton (96.1). his career average fastball velocity heading into the season was 92 miles per hour (Brooks Baseball). his 51.1% groundball rate is his lowest since the 2010 season (47.2%), but is still an excellent mark, as it ranks as the 8th-best mark among AL pitchers (min. 120IP). power pitcher: his strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (139SO/123.1IP) is the highest single-season mark of his career, and ranks 5th among AL pitchers (min. 120IP). has struck out at least 5 batters in each of his last 10 starts, which is the longest streak of his career (previously 8, 6/2-7/12/14)...has 71 strikeouts in 59.2 innings in that span. has recorded 3 double-digit strikeout games this season...entered the season with just one on his ledger over his entire Major League career (6/25/14 at TB). uncle charlie: batters have whiffed on close to half of the swings they ve taken against Morton s curveball (44.54%)...no AL starting pitcher has generated more whiffs per swing on his curveball than Morton (min. 300 curveballs thrown). batters have hit.109 (15x137) against his curveball, which is the best mark among AL starters. i got 5 on it: has gone at least 5.0 innings in each of his 21 starts this season, which is the longest streak of his career...is the 3rd-longest startof-career streak in Astros history, behind RHP Brett Myers (51 starts from ) and RHP Doug Drabek (24 starts in 1993). vs. oak: had never faced the A s prior to this season...has now faced every team in the Majors aside from the Pirates. morton VS. a s (Career) DATE RESULT W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 4/28/17 OAK W 9-4 W AVG AB H HR BB SO Davis Garneau Healy AVG AB H HR BB SO Joyce Lowrie DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/5 SEA W 5-3 (13) /10 at SEA L 0-6 L /17 LAA W 3-0 W /22 at TB L 3-6 L /28 OAK W 9-4 W april 4.50 era /3 TEX W 10-1 W /9 ATL W 8-3 W /14 at NYY W 10-7 W /19 CLE L 3-5 L /24 DET L MAY 3.97 era /7 at TOR W 12-2 W /14 MIN W 10-5 W /19 SEA L 1-4 L /25 at PHI W 5-0 W /31 TB W 14-7 W july 3.23 era /5 TOR L /11 at TEX L 4-6 L /16 ARI W 9-5 W /22 WAS L 3-4 L /27 at LAA W august 4.20 era /2 NYM W 12-8 W

3 today s ASTROS STARTER: RHP brad peacock (Game 2) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: Career: vs. OAK W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: career: Career Complete Games: --- Last CG: --- Career Shutouts: --- Last SHO: --- CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2017 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 11, 5/12/14 vs. TEX 10, 6/13 vs. TEX Walks: 6 (2x), last, 6/29/17 vs. OAK 6, 6/29 vs. OAK Hits: 9 (2x), last, 8/4/17 vs. TOR 9, 8/4 vs. TOR Earned Runs: 8, 8/6/14 at PHI 7, 8/4 vs. TOR Innings Pitched: 7.0 (3x), last, 7/18/17 vs. SEA 7.0, 7/18 vs. SEA Low-Hit CG: CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 8-10, 4.25 ERA, 45G/31GS, 85ER/180IP Away: 13-9, 4.01 ERA, 45G/32GS, 86ER/193IP Oakland Coliseum: 2-2, 4.94 ERA, 6G/6GS, 17ER/31IP Day: 4-5, 4.21 ERA, 20G/13GS, 36ER/77IP Night: 17-14, 4.10 ERA, 70G/50GS, 135ER/296IP Longest Winning Streak: 7, 6/19-8/4 Longest Losing Streak: 5, 9/24/13-5/12/ SPLITS: Home: 4-2, 3.18 ERA, 16G/8GS, 18ER/51IP Away: 6-0, 2.93 ERA, 14G/9GS, 19ER/58.1IP Day: 3-1, 3.38 ERA, 10G/6GS, 14ER/37.1IP Night: 7-1, 2.88 ERA, 20G/11GS, 23ER/72IP Longest Winning Streak: 7, 6/19-8/4 Longest Losing Streak: 1 (2x), last, 8/20-current LAST start - 9/2 vs. NYM: earned a no decision after tossing 5.1 innings of 1 run ball...allowed only 3 hits while striking out 4 batters...was the 2nd consecutive outing in which Peacock surrendered 1 ER off of 3 hits...has allowed only 3 ER in his last 3 starts spanning 16.2 IP (1.62 ERA)...has 20 strikeouts during that span. big bad brad: has bounced between the bullpen and starting rotation this season and has been excellent in both roles...has gone 7-2 with a 3.34 ERA (33ER/89IP) in 17 starts and 3-0 with a 1.77 ERA (4ER/20.1IP) in 13 relief outings. is 3rd on the team in wins with 10 behind only Dallas Keuchel (12) and Charlie Morton (11)...has reached the double-digit win plateau for the 1st season in his career...his previous single-season career-high for victories was 5, set in leads the AL in winning percentage (.833, 10-2) (min. 10 decisions)...the highest winning percentage in club history over a full season was.846, which was produced by LHP Mike Hampton during the 1999 season (22-4). among pitchers with at least 100 innings pitched, leads the Majors in run support average (8.81)...stands directly ahead of LHP Cole Hamels (8.06). 7th heaven: recently had a career-long 7-game winning streak...during the run, which began on June 19 and lasted until Aug. 4, went 7-0 with a 3.52 ERA (21ER/53.2IP) and 63 strikeouts in 9 starts and 1 relief outing. is currently on a career-long, 6-game road winning streak that dates back to 4/12 at SEA. in control: has walked just 14 batters over his last 9 starts (47.2IP) for a 2.64 walks per 9.0 innings ratio...posted a 5.96 walks per 9.0 innings ratio (15BB/22.2IP) over his first 4 starts of pure dominance: has been one of the top strikeout pitchers in MLB this year...among pitchers with at least 100 innings, ranks 5th in strikeouts per 9.0 (11.61), behind only LHP Chris Sale (12.81), RHP Max Scherzer (12.06), RHP Corey Kluber (12.04) and LHP Robbie Ray (12.00). has had 4 games this season where he has struck out at least 8 batter in less than 5.0 innings pitched...prior to Peacock, there hadn t been a pitcher in the last 100 years to post even 3 games like this in a single season...the most was 2, accomplished 9 times, most recently by RHP David Paulino (2017), LHP Robbie Ray (2016), LHP Jorge De La Rosa (2016) and RHP Danny Salazar (2013, 2014). can t be touched: has held opposing hitters to a.216 (87x403) batting average this season...has been particularly good against right-handed batters, as he ranks 3rd in the league in opponent batting average vs. right-handed hitters (.189, 42x222), behind RHP Corey Kluber (.177) and RHP Mike Clevinger (.179). solid run: has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 24 of his last 29 starts in the Major Leagues dating back to has gone 8-5 with a 3.22 ERA (53ER/148.1IP) and 169 strikeouts in that span. find me in the park: has given up just 6 HR this season for a 0.49 HR per 9.0 innings ratio, which is the best mark in the Majors (min. 100IP). from the pen: 6 of his 13 relief outings have been multi-inning outings, including 5 outings where he went 2.0+ innings. peacock VS. a s (Career) DATE RESULT W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 4/5/13 OAK L 3-8 L /16/13 at OAK L /5/13 at OAK W 3-2 W /20/14 at OAK L 1-4 L /25/14 OAK L /23/14 at OAK L 7-9 L /27/14 OAK L /14/15 OAK L 0-4 L /29/16* OAK W /19/16 at OAK W /29/17* OAK L /30/17* OAK W /19/17 at OAK W 4-1 W /29/17 OAK W 6-1 W /20/17 OAK L 2-3 L * - indicates relief appearance AVG AB H HR BB SO Barreto Canha Chapman K.Davis Garneau Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell AVG AB H HR BB SO Olson Phegley Pinder Powell Semien Smolinski DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/5* SEA W 5-3 W /7* KC L /8* KC L /12* at SEA W 10-5 W /18* LAA L /23* at TB W /29* OAK L /30* OAK W april 0.79 era /4* TEX L /14* at NYY (2) W /15* at MIA W /19* CLE L /22 DET W /29 at MIN W may 3.21 era /4 at TEX W 7-2 W /9 LAA L 4-9 L /13 TEX L /19 at OAK W 4-1 W /29 OAK W 6-1 W june 3.33 era /4 at ATL W 16-4 W /9 at TOR W 19-1 W /18 SEA W 6-2 W /24 at PHI W /28* at DET W 6-5 W july 2.42 era /4 TOR W 16-7 W /10 at CWS L /15 at ARI W /20 OAK L 2-3 L /26 at LAA L August 4.45 era /2 NYM W September 1.69 era *indicates relief appearance 2017 Houston Astros Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-L Pitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QS Fiers 9/3 vs. NYM (4.1,7,6,6,3,1) W 8-6 L / Morton 8/27 at LAA (5,4,3,3,1,5) W 7-5 L / McCullers Jr. 9/6 at SEA (5.1,4,3,3,1,4) W 5-3 L / Keuchel 9/4 at SEA (7.2,7,2,2,2,5) W 6-2 W / Peacock 8/26 at LAA (6,3,1,1,1,8) L 6-7 L / Musgrove 7/15 vs. MIN (5,8,4,4,2,5) L 3-13 L / McHugh 9/8 at OAK (3,4,3,3,1,1) L 8-9 W / Paulino 6/28 vs. OAK (4,7,7,7,0,8) W 11-8 W / Martes 7/1 vs. NYY (5,4,2,2,1,7) W 7-6 W / Diaz 6/7 at KC (2.2,4,3,3,0,3) L 5-7 L /

4 ASTROS: oak series (9/8-10):.306 (11x36) SEA series (9/4-6):.194 (19x98) OPPONENTS: oak series (9/8-10):.389 (14x36) SEA series (9/4-6):.204 (20x98) 27 if Jose altuve.352, 22 HR, 74 RBI Last Gm: 2x5, HR, 2RBI SEA Series: 0x8 Road Trip:.154, 2x13, HR, 2RBI Current Streak: 1,.400, 2x5, 9/8 Long Streak: 19,.524, 44x84, 7/2-7/28 2x5 with a double, homer, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored last night at OAK...snapped a 3-game hitless streak. is 15 hits away from his 4th career 200-hit season...leads the AL in hits (183)...led the AL in hits in each of the last 3 seasons ( )...no Major League player has ever outright led the AL or NL in hits in 4 straight seasons. leads the AL with 55 multi-hit games...has 22 games with 3+ hits (most in MLB)... is approaching the club record for 3+ hit games, a record he set in 2014 (24). leads the Majors in batting average by 12 points (Charlie Blackmon-.340)...the last Major League player to post a batting average this high was Josh Hamilton in his 2010 MVP season (.359). leads the American League in OBP (.412), steals (31) and WAR (7.3, Baseball-Reference)...ranks 2nd in OPS (.975), 3rd in runs (97), 3rd in slugging (.563) and 6th in doubles (37)...owns a.451 (23x51) batting average in close and late situations, which leads all Major League hitters. is batting.399 (101x253) on the road this season, which leads the Majors and is the highest mark by a Major Leaguer since Ichiro Suzuki hit.405 in this is his 6th consecutive 30-steal season...is the only player in the Majors with 30 steals in each of the last 6 seasons...joins Cesar Cedeño ( ) as the only Astros with 6 consecutive 30-steal seasons. 15 OF Carlos Beltran.231, 14 HR, 49 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 SEA Series: 1x7 Road Trip:.091, 1x11 Current Streak: 0x4 Long Streak: 8,.375, 12x32, 7/21-8/1 0x4 last night at OAK...ended his 6-game hitless streak with a 9th inning double on Wed. night...was his 26th double of the season. has hit 13 of his 14 home runs and recorded 42 of his 49 RBI batting left-handed. ranks 46th all-time in MLB history in HR (435), and 41st all-time in RBI (1,585)... trails Andre Dawson (438 HR/1,591 RBI) in both categories...ranks 26th in doubles (562), trailing Pudge Rodriguez (572) for 25th place...is 53rd in runs (1,578), 1 shy of Rogers Hornsby for 52nd...2,573 games played are 48th, 1 behind Ozzie Smith (2,574)...1,075 career extra-base hits rank 2nd all-time among switch hitters, behind Eddie Murray (1,099). 2 IF Alex bregman.284, 16 HR, 56 RBI Last Gm: 0x0 as DR-3B SEA Series:.154, 2x13, 3RBI Road Trip:.154, 2x13, 3RBI Current Streak: 1,.200, 1x5, 9/6 Long Streak: 14,.353, 18x51, 7/29-8/12 entered last night s game as a DR at 3B in the 9th...did not record a PA. 23-year-old is 1 of 5 MLB players with 30+ doubles, 15+ HR and 16+ stolen bases this year...also Altuve, Andrus, Betts and Goldschmidt...the only player in club history to post a season like this at a younger age was Cesar Cedeño, who did it at 22 and 21 years of age. has been on a tear since July 4, batting.333 (71x213) with 45 runs, 19 doubles, 4 triples, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 21 walks, 10 steals and a.966 OPS (.393 OBP/.573 SLG) in 55 games...in that span, ranks among the top 5 AL players in: runs (2nd), extra-base hits (T-3rd, 31), doubles (T-3rd), batting (5th), OPS (7th). 30 C Juan centeno.217, 2 HR, 3 RBI Last Gm: 0x0 as DR-C SEA Series: 0x2 Road Trip:.0x2 Current Streak: 0x5 Long Streak: 4,.455, 5x11, 5/23-8/10 caught the final 2.0 innings on last night...last started on Sun. vs. NYM...was recalled from Triple A on Aug has made 13 total starts at catcher this season with Houston across 3 stints (also May 21-26, Aug. 5-23). homered in his first 2 games of the season...became the 1st player in club history to homer in each of his first 2 games in an Astros uniform. 1 if carlos correa.308, 20 HR, 68 RBI Last Gm: 1x5 SEA Series:.071,1x14 Road Trip:.105, 2x19 Current Streak: 1,.200, 1x5, 9/8 Long Streak: 15,.407, 24x59, 6/20-7/7 1x5 with a run scored last night...has gone 3x22 (.136) with 1 walk and 1 RBI in 5 starts since getting activated from the DL on Sunday (torn ligament in left thumb)...was placed on the DL on July 18 and missed 42 games, with Houston going in those contests (have gone 60-28,.682, with him in the lineup). prior to hitting the DL, ranked among the top AL players in RBI (2nd), multi-hit games (T-2nd, 33), OPS (5th,.966), batting (5th) and runs (5th, 64). is the 1st shortstop in MLB history to record 20+ HR in each of his first 3 Major League seasons...is 2 HR shy of his career-high of 22 set in his 2015 rookie year. 28 if J.D. Davis.235, 3 HR, 6 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: --- Road Trip: --- Current Streak: 0x4 Long Streak: 3,.375, 3x8, 8/22-25 started both games of 9/2 doubleheader at 3B...hit a solo homer and doubled in Game 1...hit a sac-fly in Game 2... has made 13 starts at 3B since he was selected to the Major League roster on Aug. 5. since hitting his 1st career HR on Aug. 24 vs. WSH, has hit.296 (8x27) with 2 doubles, 3 HR, 4 RBI and a.989 OPS in 8 games. pitched a perfect 8th inning on Aug. 30 vs. TEX...became 3rd Astros position player to pitch this season: Aoki (June 30 vs. NYY) and White (July 30 at DET). 21 of Derek fisher.219, 4 HR, 13 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: 0x0 Road Trip: 0x0 Current Stk.: 0x3 Long Streak: 4 (2x),.438, 7x16, 7/28-7/31 pinch-ran in the 7th on Wed. night...last started during Game 2 vs. NYM on 9/2 in LF...hit a 2-run, 9th inning single off LHP Alex Claudio last Thurs. after entering as a PR. recalled from Triple A Fresno on July 25...this is his 2nd career MLB stint, also June has started 30 games (25 in LF, 3 in RF, 2 in CF). 11 C Evan gattis.269, 11 HR, 45 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: --- Road Trip: --- Current Stk.: 0x9 Long Streak: 11,.348, 16x46, 6/19-7/9 was activated from the 10-day DL today...made 3 starts from 8/25-29 between DL stints: 8/5-25 (concussion) and 8/30-9/8 (right wrist soreness). his.695 slugging percentage in July was 2nd in the AL behind only Altuve (.727)... batted.322 (19x59) with 4 doubles, 6 HR, 14 RBI, a.365 OBP (1.060 OPS) in 15 games during July...ranked 4th in the AL in July OPS. is posting career highs in batting average and OBP (.324). 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.293, 21 HR, 78 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 SEA Series:.364, 4x11, 2RBI Road Trip:.267, 4x15, 2RBI Current Streak: 0x5 Long Streak: 11 (2x),.366, 15x41, 7/ x4 last night...notched a pair of doubles and plated 2 runs on Wed. night...also scored the game tying run in the 7th inning. entered doubleheader on 9/2 in Houston just 1 for his last 23 (.043)...has gone 8x24 (.333) with 4 doubles, 5 RBI and 2 steals in 6 games since. leads the club with 78 RBI and ranks 3rd in HR (21)...both marks are career highs (117 games)...set career highs in HR (13) and RBI (51) last season in 141g. ranks 5th in the AL in at-bat to RBI ratio (5.12, 399AB/78RBI). 10 IF YuLI GURRIEL.290, 17 HR, 65 RBI Last Gm: 1x5, HR, 2RBI SEA Series:.200, 2x10, HR, RBI Road Trip:.200, 3x15, 2HR, 3RBI Current Streak: 1,.200, 1x5, 9/8 Long Streak: 11,.349, 15x43, 5/28-6/11 hit a 2-run homer last night...has 2 HR in last 4g, after going homerless in 19g. has hit 36 doubles, which ranks T-7th in the AL, leads all MLB rookies and is a club rookie record (previously Hunter Pence, 30 in 2007)...are the most doubles by an AL rookie since the 2007 season, when 3 rookies reached that mark: Dustin Pedroia (39), Delmon Young (38) and Alex Gordon (36). is 2 XBH shy of the rookie franchise record set by Hunter Pence in 2007 (56). leads all MLB rookies in batting average and hits (136)...has seen 3.36 pitches per plate appearance (lowest mark in the Majors). 18 if/of tony kemp.214, 0 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: 0x2 Road Trip:.0x2 Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: 2,.333, 3x9, 9/2-3 ended his season-long 2-game hitting streak on Wed. night...has played in 5 games (4 starts in LF) in 2 stints in the Majors this year (also April 26-30). played 118 games with Fresno this season...batted.329 (166x504) with an.845 OPS (.357 OBP/.470 SLG), 10 HR, 9 triples, 23 doubles and 24 stolen bases... led all of Triple A baseball in hits (166) and was named Fresno s team MVP. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.246, 16 HR, 35 RBI Last Gm: 0x0 as PR SEA Series: 0x0 Road Trip: 0x0 Current Streak: 0x11 Long Streak: 4,.333, 4x12, 6/7-14 entered the game last night as a pinch runner in the 8th inning...has made 63 starts (60-CF, 3-LF). his 16 HR are a single-season career high (previously 9 in 2015)...leads all 9-hole hitters with 13 HR...the last AL player with this many homers out of the 9-spot in the order was Brandon Inge (14) for the 2006 Tigers. 3 of Cameron maybin.233, 9 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 SEA Series:.286, 2x7, 2HR, 4RBI Road Trip:.182, 2x11, 2HR, 4RBI Current Streak: 0x4 Long Streak: 10,.409, 18x44, 6/9-20 hit a go-ahead, 9th inning home run on Wed. night...has homered 3 times and has 8 RBI in 7 games as an Astro (20 at-bats)...has made 5 starts (all in CF). was claimed off waivers from the Angels on Aug prior to joining the Astros, had gone homerless in 37 consecutive games and 135 at-bats. ranks 2nd in the AL in steals (30)...are his most steals since recording a career-high 40 in has been successful in 30-of-36 (83.3%) steal attempts. 16 C Brian mccann.243, 14 HR, 55 RBI Last Gm: 2x3 SEA Series:.250, 1x4, HR, RBI Road Trip:.429, 3x7, HR, RBI Current Streak: 1,.667, 2x3, 9/8 Long Streak: 7,.321, 9x28, 6/ x3 with a walk last night...hit a solo HR Mon. at SEA...was his 1st HR since July 24 at PHI. has reached base in all 8 games since returning from the 10-day DL (right knee soreness)...has hit.375 (9x24) with 1 triple, 1 HR, 7 RBI and a.500 OBP. has hit 246 HR as a catcher, which ranks T-8th in MLB history, with Jorge Posada. 22 OF josh reddick.317, 13 HR, 78 RBI Last Gm: 3x3, HR, 4RBI SEA Series:.429, 3x7, 2RBI Road Trip:.600, 6x10, HR, 6RBI Current Streak: 7,.538, 14x26, 8/31 Long Streak: 8 (2x),.370, 10x27, 7/24-8/2 2 doubles, homer, 2 walks and 4 RBI last night...3rd player in franchise history w/ 3XBH and 2BB in a game, joining Biggio (7/26/99) and Rusty Staub (8/17/65)... has 8 multi-hit games in last 14 starts (.491, 26x53). ranks T-1st the Majors with 12 sac flies (club record is 13, Jeff Bagwell, 1992)... has reached on a catcher s interference 7 times this season, which leads MLB..317.avg,.363 OBP,.490 SLG and.853 OPS are all career-highs. ranks 2nd among AL OF in.avg & 5th in OPS. 4 OF George Springer.297, 31 HR, 75 RBI Last Gm: 2x3 SEA Series:.333, 3x9, RBI Road Trip:.357, 5x14, RBI Current Streak: 2,.500, 4x8, 9/6 Long Streak: 13,.333, 17x51, 4/30-5/14 2x3 with a walk, HBP and 2 runs scored last night...in 7 games in September, has hit.423 (11x26) with 2 HR, 4 RBI and a.545 OBP. ranks highly in the AL in multiple categories: runs (2nd, 98), OPS (4th,.925), OBP (6th,.379), SLG (6th,.546), HR (T-9th). is the 1st AL leadoff hitter with a 30-HR season since Mike Trout in 2012 (Elias)... leads MLB with 9 leadoff HR (club record)...last AL hitter with this many leadoff HR in a single year: Alfonso Soriano (13 in 2003, MLB record). leads the Majors with a.442 batting average (19x43) w/risp and 2 outs. 12 C max stassi.188, 2 HR, 3 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: 0x2 Road Trip: 0x2 Current Streak: 0x2 Long Streak: 1 (2x), last,.500, 1x2, 8/23 reached base on a walk on Wed. night...activated from 10-day DL Mon. (left hand inflammation)...all 3 of his hits this year have been for extra bases (2B, 2 HR)... selected to the MLB roster on Aug. 14. if tyler white.333, 3 HR, 9 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: --- Road Trip: --- Current Streak.: 1,.750, 3x4, 9/3 Long Streak: 2,.556, 5x9, 8/4-5 3x4 with 2 doubles 9/3 vs. NYM...was recalled from Triple A on 9/2...is 2nd stint in the Majors this season...6 of 12 hits this season have been XBH (3 2B, 3 HR). hit 3 homers from 8/4-5...became the 1st Astros player since Biggio in 2006 (8/2-4) to HR in 3 consecutive PA...also drove in a run in 5 consecutive PA. has 7 starts at 1B, while also make appearances at 3B, 2B and pitcher. in 111g at Triple A, batted.300 (131x436) with 22 2B, 25 HR, 89 RBI & 84 runs.

5 ASTROS HITTERS vs. upcoming starters ASTROS vs. gossett AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Beltran Bregman Correa Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Marisnick Maybin Reddick Springer ASTROS vs. mengden AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Correa Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Springer Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2017) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi White Astros Hitters vs. LHP (career) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi White Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2017) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi White Astros Hitters vs. LHP (career) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi White Record by Day Mon. 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Sun Record By Month April May June July August Sept/Oct DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY DATE ON DATE OFF GAMES McHugh right shoulder tendinitis 3/30 7/22 96 (64-32) Paulino right arm inflammation 3/30 5/12 35 (24-11) Gustave right forearm tightness 4/ (76-49) Marisnick concussion 4/25 5/1 6 (3-3) Hernandez left knee contusion 4/26 5/14 16 (11-5) Keuchel pinched nerve in neck 5/17 5/27 9 (5-4) McCann concussion 5/20 5/27 7 (4-3) Morton right lat strain 5/25 7/7 39 (27-12) Musgrove right shoulder discomfort 5/27 6/12 15 (11-4) Keuchel neck discomfort 6/5 7/28 44 (26-18) McCullers Jr. lower back discomfort 6/9 6/24 14 (7-7) Reddick concussion 6/13 6/20 6 (3-3) Harris right shoulder inflammation 7/11 7/28 12 (7-5) Correa torn ligament in left thumb 7/18 9/3 42 (20-22) Moran facial fracture 7/23 42 (20-22) Springer left quad discomfort 7/25 8/9 13 (5-8) Harris right shoulder inflammation 7/28 8/27 28 (11-17) McCullers Jr. back discomfort 7/31 9/6 34 (17-17) Feliz right shoulder discomfort 8/1 9/8 33 (16-17) Sipp right calf soreness 8/1 9/2 28 (11-17) Gattis concussion 8/5 8/25 18 (7-11) McCann right knee soreness 8/14 8/24 9 (5-4) Stassi left hand inflammation 8/25 9/4 9 (6-3) Gattis right wrist soreness 8/30 9/9 8 (6-2) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION BY BATTING ORDER: 1: Springer (77-41), Reddick (4-5), Fisher (4-4), Altuve (1-3), Bregman (0-1) 2: Reddick (35-16), Altuve (22-19), Bregman (20-12), Beltrán (7-2), Gonzalez (2-3), Aoki (0-1), Fisher (0-1) 3: Altuve (59-28), Reddick (14-11), Correa (10-11), Gurriel (2-4), Bregman (1-0) 4: Correa (50-18), Gurriel (10-12), Gattis (10-9), Beltrán (6-6), Reddick (7-5), McCann (3-4) 5: Beltrán (30-16), Gonzalez (18-14), McCann (15-8), Gattis (11-7), Gurriel (9-5), Reddick (3-1), Bregman (0-3) 6: Beltrán (18-13), Gurriel (17-11), Gonzalez (17-10), McCann (12-8), Gattis (7-6), Bregman (8-4), Reddick (3-0), Davis (1-1), Fisher (1-1), Maybin (2-0) 7: Gurriel (20-12), Gonzalez (16-11), Bregman (13-8), McCann (13-8), Gattis (9-1), Davis (3-4), Beltrán (5-4), Fisher (2-4), Reddick (1-1), White (1-1), Aoki (1-0), Stassi (1-0) 8: Bregman (29-19), Gurriel (12-4), Aoki (8-4), Centeno (8-4), McCann (5-6), Gonzalez (6-3), Marisnick (5-2), White (3-2), Davis (1-3), Fisher (2-2), Gattis (2-2), Stassi (3-1), Reddick (1-1), Moran (1-0), Reed (0-1) 9: Marisnick (32-23), Aoki (28-14), Bregman (5-4), Fisher (4-5), Gonzalez (2-1), Peacock (3-0), Kemp (3-1), Maybin (2-1), Musgrove (2-0), Centeno (0-1), Fiers (0-1), Gurriel (0-1), Keuchel (1-0), Moran (1-0), Morton (1-0), McCullers Jr. (1-0), McHugh (0-1), Reddick (1-0), White (0-1) ASTROS HITTERS vs. Athletics ASTROS vs. Athletics (2017): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi ASTROS vs. Athletics (career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Beltran Bregman Centeno Correa Davis Fisher Gattis Gonzalez Gurriel Kemp Marisnick Maybin McCann Reddick Springer Stassi White CATCHING STATS INDIVIDUAL STATS TEAM STATS PLAYER CS/ATT % PO PB RECORD ERA Centeno 1/ (49ER/121IP) Gattis 4/ (167ER/373.2IP) McCann 7/ (350ER/714.1IP) Stassi 1/ (11ER/44IP) Pitchers TOTAL 13/ (577ER/1253IP) MULTI-HIT GAMES TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve (24x) - 7/24/17 at PHI Beltrán (25x) - 5/29/17 at MIN Bregman (11x) - 8/29/17 vs. TEX Centeno /24/16 at BOS Correa (4x) - 7/9/17 at TOR Davis (3x) - 9/2/17 vs. NYM (1) Kemp /7/16 vs. TEX Gattis (5x) - 5/31/17 at MIN Gonzalez (2x) - 8/11/16 at MIN Gurriel /21/17 at BAL Fisher /31/17 vs. TB Marisnick /11/14 vs. MIN Maybin /16/17 vs. CWS McCann (13x) - 6/7/17 at KC Reddick (6x) - 7/2/16 vs. PIT Springer /10/15 at CWS Stassi (5x) - ARI White /4/17 vs. TOR MULTI-RBI GAMES TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve /24/16 vs. LAA Beltrán /2/12 vs. PIT Bregman /14/17 at NYY Centeno /24/16 at BOS Correa /9/17 at TOR Davis /12 at TEX Fisher (4x) - 8/31/17 vs. TEX Gattis (8x) - 7/9/17 at TOR Gonzalez /2/17 vs. TEX Gurriel (3x) 7/4/17 at ATL Kemp /3/16 vs. OAK Marisnick /31/17 vs. TB Maybin /30/16 at TB McCann (7x) - 8/17/15 vs. MIN Reddick /16/14 at CLE Springer (5x) - 7/7/17 at TOR Stassi (3x) - ARI White /4/17 vs. TOR RUNS BY INNING TEAM X TOTAL Astros Opponents BY DEFENSIVE POSITION: C: McCann (47-33), Gattis (27-15), Centeno (8-5), Stassi (4-1) 1B: Gurriel (68-45), Gonzalez (15-4), White (4-4) 2B: Altuve (82-49), Gonzalez (4-5) SS: Correa (65-29), Gonzalez (11-15), Bregman (10-10) 3B: Bregman (67-41), Gonzalez (11-3), Davis (5-8), Gurriel (1-2), Moran (2-0) LF: Aoki (33-15), Gonzalez (15-15), Fisher (12-13), Reddick (15-4), Beltrán (6-5), Marisnick (3-0), Kemp (3-1) CF: Springer (45-24), Marisnick (34-24), Reddick (2-4), Maybin (4-1), Fisher (1-1) RF: Reddick (55-31), Springer (25-17), Aoki (4-4), Fisher (1-2), Beltrán (1-0) DH: Beltrán (59-36), Gattis (12-10), Springer (4-1), Altuve (1-1), McCann (1-1), Gurriel (1-1), Reed (0-1)

6 2017 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2017 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: Starters When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: Relievers When No Relievers Are Used: 1-0 PITCHER LAST APP. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) PITCHES 1B/RET. RI/SC SV/OPP TEAM REC. (IN RELIEF APPS.) 19-Tyler Clippard 9/3 vs. NYM (0.2,0,0,0,1,1) 15 60/38 30/11 4/ Chris Devenski 9/6 at SEA (1.1,1,0,0,0,1)-W /41 37/9 4/ Michael Feliz 9/8 at OAK (1,2,0,0,0,0) 12 43/29 26/13 0/ Mike Fiers 9/8 at OAK (1,2,2,2,1,0) 21 1/0 0/0 0/ Ken Giles 9/8 at OAK (0,3,2,2,1,0)-BS4, L /46 15/7 29/ Luke Gregerson 9/8 at OAK (1,2,2,2,0,0)-BS /42 10/5 1/ Reymin Guduan 8/12 at TEX (1,0,0,0,0,1) 13 17/11 11/2 0/ Will Harris 9/6 at SEA (0.1,1,0,0,0,0) 5 38/31 21/10 1/ James Hoyt 8/17 vs. ARI (1,0,0,0,0,1) 14 38/26 19/11 0/ Francisco Liriano 9/6 at SEA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) 3 13/8 9/5 0/ Francis Martes 9/6 at SEA (1.2,0,0,0,0,2) 24 21/16 11/3 0/ Joe Musgrove 9/8 at OAK (1,1,0,0,0,0) 13 19/11 7/2 0/ Tony Sipp 9/8 at OAK (1,0,0,0,0,1) 11 39/26 10/3 0/ BULLPEN TOTALS 438/ /79 36/ RHP tyler clippard 2-8-4, 4.67 ERA, 60G Last Win: 7/30 vs. CLE Save: 8/19 vs. OAK Loss: 8/26 at LAA Blown SV: 8/26 at LAA OAK Series: --- Road Trip: --- in his last outing, tossed 0.2 of a scoreless inning Sun. vs. NYM, allowing 1 of 2 inherited runners to score...allowed 1 walk with 1 strikeout. has saves for the Yankees (1), White Sox (2) and Astros (1) this season, becoming the 3rd Major Leaguer to save games for 3 teams in the same season, joining LHP Juan Pizarro in 1969 and RHP Ted Abernathy in has also set a record with saves for 6 teams in 3 seasons and 7 teams in a 4-season span. acquired from CWS for a PTBNL or cash on Aug marked his 2nd trade this season...also dealt from NYY to CWS as part of the 7-player deal on July RHP Chris devenski 8-3-4, 2.45 ERA, 55G Last Win: 9/6 at SEA Save: 9/3 vs. NYM Loss: 5/24 vs. DET Blown SV: 8/3 vs. TB OAK Series: --- Road Trip: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 1G tossed the final 1.1 scoreless innings on Wed. at SEA to earn his 8th win this season...has 2 wins and a save in his last 3 outings (5.2IP) since 8/31. since giving up a run in 3 straight outings from July 17-23, has gone 2-0 with 7 holds, a 0.60 ERA (1ER/15IP) and 13 strikeouts in his last 15 appearances. his 8 relief wins lead the AL...ranks T-4th in MLB and 2nd in the AL in relief innings (73.1)...among AL relievers ranks T-2nd in K (91), T-4th in holds, 8th in WHIP (0.91) & 8th in opp. avg. (.167). leads the Majors in opp. avg. vs. left-handed hitters (.113, 15x132). 45 RHP MICHAEL feliz 4-2-0, 4.93 ERA, 43G Last Win: 6/28 vs. OAK Save: none in 17 Loss: 6/30 vs. NYY Blown SV: 6/30 vs. NYY OAK Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G tossed 1.0 scoreless inning last night, working around 2 hits. was activated from the 10-day DL prior to last night s game...missed 34 games with right shoulder discomfort (placed on DL on 8/1)...made 2 scoreless rehab appearances between Corpus Christi (1g) and Fresno (1g). 54 RHP Mike Fiers 8-9-0, 4.87 ERA, 28G/27GS Last Win: 8/23 vs. WAS Save: none in 17 Loss: 8/29 vs. TEX Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: 0-0-0, (2ER/1IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-0-0, (2ER/1IP), 1G made his 1st relief app. of the season last night, allowing 2 runs in 1.0 inning. prior to last night, had pitched exclusively out of the Astros rotation this season, going 8-9 with a 4.78 ERA in 27 starts. 53 RHP ken giles , 2.63 ERA, 55G Last Win: 5/5 at LAA Save: 9/5 at SEA Loss: 6/6 at KC Blown SV: 9/8 at OAK OAK Series: 0-1-0, --- (2ER/0IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-1-1, 9.00 (2ER/2IP), 3G handed the blown save and loss last night...marked just his 4th blown save of the season...snapped a streak of 10 consecutive scoreless appearances (12.2IP). has given up just 4 runs since July 1, posting 11 saves in 13 chances, a 1.48 ERA (4ER/24.1IP), 14 hits (.173 opp. avg.), 7 walks and 36 strikeouts in 23 games. has successfully converted 29 of 33 save opportunities this season (87.9%), which ranks 4th in the AL...his 29 saves rank 5th in the AL. has been successful in all 16 of his save opp. s at home this year, & 17 straight opp. s at home dating back to 9/25/16...is T-3rd-longest home saves streak in club history, and longest since RHP Brad Lidge s 17-game streak from RHP Luke Gregerson 2-3-1, 4.12 ERA, 58G Last Win: 5/25 vs. DET Save: 7/18 vs. SEA Loss: 7/23 at BAL Blown SV: 9/8 at OAK OAK Series: 0-0-0, (2ER/1IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-0-0, (2ER/1IP), 1G handed a blown save last night after allowing a game-tying grand slam in the 7th inning...charged with allowing 2 runs in 1.0 inning pitched...snapped a string of 6 consecutive scoreless outings (6IP)...was his club leading 58th appearance. gave up a career high 6 runs in 0.1 of an inning on 4/8 vs. KC...his ERA on the season excluding that 1 appearance is 3.15 (19ER/54.1IP). 64 LHP Reymin Guduan 0-0-0, 5.54 ERA, 15G Last Win: none in 17 Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: --- Road Trip: --- recalled from Triple A on 9/2...last pitched on 8/12 at TEX (0ER/1IP)...has been scoreless in 9 of his last 10 appearances dating back to 7/17...has given up just 1 run in 5.1 innings in that span. owns a.250 opponent.avg vs. LHB, compared to a.462 vs. RHB. 36 RHP Will Harris 3-2-2, 3.11 ERA, 38G Last Win: 9/3 vs. NYM Save: 5/27 vs. BAL Loss: 6/16 vs. BOS Blown SV: 7/1 vs. NYY OAK Series: --- Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G threw 0.1 of a scoreless inning on Wed. at SEA...entered in the 6th with 2 on and 2 out...gave up a single allowing an IR to score, before inducing an inning-ending groundout...has made 4 appearances (3 scoreless) since returning from the DL. activated from the DL on 8/27...had 2 consecutive stints on the DL from 7/11-7/27, and 7/28-8/26, both with right should inflammation. among AL relievers, ranks 2nd in walks per 9.0 innings (1.19), 4th in strikeout to walk ratio, ( K/5BB) and 11th in holds (18). 51 RHP James Hoyt 1-0-0, 4.98 ERA, 38G Last Win: 5/2 vs. TEX Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: --- Road Trip: --- was recalled from Triple A on Wed...has been scoreless in 6 of last 7 ML outings overall (8IP)...is in his 3rd stint with the Astros this season. ranks 7th among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (12.67) and 9th in strikeout to walk ratio (6.10)...has 61 Ks and 10 walks in 43.1 IP this year...in 60 career Major League games, has 89 Ks in 65.1 innings. 46 lhp francisco lirian , 5.85 ERA, 31G/18gs Last Win: 7/24 vs. OAK Save: none in 17 Loss: 8/5 vs. TOR Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: --- Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 2G retired the only batter he faced Wed. at SEA...has allowed an earned run 2 of his last 11 outings. acquired from TOR on 7/31 in exchange for OF Nori Aoki and OF Teoscar Hernandez...was the 3rd time in his career being traded at the deadline. 58 RHP francis martes 5-2-0, 4.81 ERA, 24G/4gs Last Win: 8/15 at ARI Save: none in 17 Loss: 8/10 at CWS Blown SV: 7/29 at DET OAK Series: --- Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.2IP), 1G pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on Wed. at SEA...has given up 8 runs, but has only been charged with 4 earned runs, in his last 4 outings (5.1IP). has recorded a strikeout in each of his 1st 25 career appearances, totaling 62 strikeouts in his 48.2 innings pitched. 59 RHP Joe Musgrove 7-8-0, 4.86 ERA, 32G/15gs Last Win: 9/2 (2) vs. NYM Save: none in 17 Loss: 7/15 vs. MIN Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/3IP), 2G tossed 1.0 scoreless inning last night...has been scoreless in 16 of 17 relief outings this season, posting a 3-0 record and a 1.05 ERA (3ER/25.2IP) with 23 strikeouts and 5 walks. went 4-8 with a 6.12 ERA (53ER/78IP) in his 15 starts this season. 29 LHP Tony sipp 0-1-0, 6.27 ERA, 39G Last Win: none in 17 Save: none in 17 Loss: 7/17 vs. SEA Blown SV: none in 17 OAK Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G tossed a scoreless inning last night, recording 1 strikeout...marked his 1st Major League action since July 31 vs. TB. was activated from the DL on Saturday (right calf soreness)...was placed on the DL on Aug. 1. vs. oak 2016 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Clippard Devenski Feliz Fiers Giles Gregerson Guduan Harris Hoyt Keuchel Liriano Martes McCullers Jr McHugh Morton Musgrove Peacock Sipp Verlander G W-L-S ERA IP ER Clippard Devenski Feliz Fiers Giles Gregerson Guduan Harris Hoyt Keuchel Liriano Martes McCullers Jr McHugh Morton Musgrove Peacock Sipp Verlander career G W-L-S ERA IP ER Clippard Devenski Feliz Fiers Giles Gregerson Guduan Harris Hoyt Keuchel Liriano Martes McCullers Jr McHugh Morton Musgrove Peacock Sipp Verlander