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1 2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: OO Houston Astros (80-73) vs. Texas Rangers (83-69) LHP Scott Kazmir (7-10, 2.73) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (12-11, 3.41) Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 7:10 PM CT ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 GAME #154...HOME #79 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record: Home Record: with Roof Open: with Roof Closed: with Roof Open/Closed: Road Record: Current Streak:... Lost 2 Last Road Trip: Current Homestand: 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:...38 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...29 Last At-Bat Wins:...15 Largest Blown Lead:...3 Extra-Inning Games: Different Batting Orders: After Six Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: After Seven Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 8-52 After Eight Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 5-64 Astros vs. Rangers (2015): Overall: At Minute Maid Park: At Globe Life Park: Astros vs. Rangers (All-Time): Overall: Record in Houston: Record in Arlington: THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: Sept RHP Mike Scott tosses the 8th nohitter in franchise history in a 2-0 win in the Astrodome vs. San Francisco...the win clinches the National League West division for the Astros...with C Alan Ashby behind the plate, Scott allowed just 2 walks, while fanning 13 Giants hitters. TODAY S SCHEDULE: 3 p.m... Astros clubhouse opens 3:50 p.m...astros clubhouse closes 3:50 p.m... Hinch availability in dugout 4 p.m... Astros stretch 4:30 p.m...astros batting practice 5 p.m...gates open 5:30 p.m... Visitor s batting practice 7:10 p.m...first pitch TONIGHT S GAME: The Astros will continue their final homestand of the season tonight with the opener of this 3-game series...lhp Scott Kazmir (7-10) will start for the Astros opposite Rangels starter RHP Yovani Gallardo (12-11). NATIONAL GAMES: All 3 games of this series will be broadcast nationally, including ESPN2 tonight, FOX tomorrow and TBS on Sunday...Jon Sciambi, Rick Sutcliffe and Eduardo Perez will call the action tonight for the ESPN2 broadcast. FIRE STARTERS: Since the Astros inserted LHP Scott Kazmir into the rotation on July 24, Houston owns the best starter s ERA in the Majors and the 2nd-best team ERA in the AL...rankings since July 24: Starter s ERA (MLB) Team ERA (AL) 1. Houston Toronto St. Louis Houston Los Angeles-NL Cleveland HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Tonight, the Astros will play game 17 of a 22-game stretch against AL West opponents...the Astros next 3 games against the Rangers will play a huge part in the final standings, which stand as follows: AL West Standings W L GB Texas Rangers Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels WILD CARD: The Astros currently hold the 2nd Wild Card position, with a 1.5-game lead over the Angels and Twins...historically, Houston s last 2 playoff appearances ( ) were via the Wild Card and both teams that played in the 2014 World Series (Giants, Royals) were Wild Card winners. HOME SWEET HOME: The Astros are at home, which is the best home record in the AL... the Astros are in their last 38 home games and in their last 61, and have won or split 14 of their last 16 home series. HOME VICTORIES: The Astros 51 home wins this season mark the 2nd-most in a single season in Minute Maid Park history, as the 2005 Astros finished with a record at the venue...the franchise record for home wins in a single season is 55, set in 1980 and 1998 in the Astrodome. RUN DIFFERENTIALS: Houston enters tonight s game with the 4th-best run differential in the Majors at +93, trailing only Toronto (+217), St. Louis (+128) and Pittsburgh (+103)...the Astros have posted a positive run differential in home (+86) and road (+7) games this season. MILO S SERVICES: The public visitation for the late Milo Hamilton will be held at George H. Lewis & Sons at 1010 Bering Drive tomorrow and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...the Astros Hall of Fame broadcaster passed away on Sept. 17 at the age of 88. ABOUT WEDNESDAY: The Astros dropped the rubber game of their 3-game series with the Angels on Wednesday by a score of Houston trailed 3-0 thru 5.5 before rallying back to take a 4-3 lead after 7 on a 2-run triple by RF George Springer (2x5, 3RBI)...the bullpen could not hold in the 8th as Houston dropped their 2nd straight. FAREWELL REX: Prior to tonight s game, the Astros will hold a pregame ceremony honoring long-time Assistant Athletic Trainer Rex Jones, who is retiring following this season...jones, who has spent his entire 37-year career in the Astros organization, has developed an outstanding reputation amongst his peers and with generations of Astros players and staff. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Earlier today, the Astros announced that 1B A.J. Reed has been named the Astros Minor League Player of the Year and RHP Joe Musgrove has been named the Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year... both Reed and Musgrove will be available to the media today at 4:30 p.m. CT on the field during Astros batting practice. SPEED AND POWER: The Astros lead the American League in stolen bases (112) and rank 2nd in the Majors in home runs (209), trailing only the Blue Jays (214)...individually, 2B Jose Altuve leads all American League players with 38 steals. UP THE CHARTS: The Astros have posted 209 HR this season, which ties for 2nd among singleseason totals in franchise history along with the 2001 Astros...the franchise record for home runs in a single season is 249, set in SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Astros have 11 players with double digit home runs this season, which ties a Major League record, also set by the 2004 Tigers...Houston is close to surpassing that record as IF Jed Lowrie and OF Jake Marisnick both enter tonight s game with 9 home runs. HOME RUN RECORDS: The Astros have 4 players with 20 home runs this season, marking the 10th time in franchise history, the 1st time since 2008, for the Astros to have 4 players with 20 homers in a single season...the franchise record is 5 players with 20 homers, accomplished 4 times, most recently in STALKING PUMA: With 19 home runs this season, SS Carlos Correa has posted the 4th-highest home run total by an Astros rookie. Home Runs by Astros Rookies 1. Lance Berkman - 21 (2000) T2. Glenn Davis - 20 (1985) T2. George Springer - 20 (2014) 4. Carlos Correa - 19 (2015) ON THE BASES: Dating back to June 27, RF George Springer has reached base safely in 23 straight games, including all 18 games since his return from the DL (Sept. 4)...this career-long streak is the 2nd-longest by an Astro this season, trailing a 29-game run by 2B Jose Altuve. ALTUVE S RUN: Dating back to Aug. 8, 2B Jose Altuve has gone 42 straight games without commiting an error in 179 total chances...on the season, he leads all American League 2nd basemen in fielding percentage (.992). ERA LEADERS: The Astros own the best team ERA (3.54) in the American League, with their starting staff (3.68) ranking 2nd in the AL in ERA and their bullpen (3.25) ranking 4th. Team ERA (AL) Starter s ERA (AL) 1. Houston Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Houston Cleveland Oakland UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Sat., Sept :05 Texas RHP Collin McHugh (17-7, 3.93) vs. LHP Derek Holland (3-3, 4.75) FOX Sun., Sept. 27 1:10 Texas LHP Dallas Keuchel (18-8, 2.51) vs. LHP Martin Perez (3-5, 4.96) ROOT SPORTS/TBS All Astros regular-season games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network, unless otherwise indicated. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club s Spanish Radio Network. NL West Champions 198O, 1986 NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 NL Champions 2OO5

2 TONIGHT S ASTROS STARTER: SCOTT KAZMIR W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: Career: vs. TEX W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: Career: Career Complete Games: 3 Last CG: 9/11/14 at CWS Career Shutouts: 1 Last SHO: 7/3/06 vs. BOS CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2015 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 13, 8/25/07 vs. OAK 10, 4/8 vs. TEX Walks: 6 (6x), last, 9/3/10 at OAK 4, 5/11 vs. BOS Hits: 12, 4/9/06 at TOR 9 (2x), last, 8/17 vs. TB Earned Runs: 13, 7/10/10 at OAK 6 (2x), last, 8/17 vs. TB Innings Pitched: 9.0 (2x), last, 5/28/14 vs. DET 8.1, 7/18 vs. MIN Low-Hit CG: 2, 7/3/06 vs. BOS - LAST START - 9/19 vs. OAK: did not factor into the decision in Houston s 10-6 win over Oakland...allowed 3 rund on 5 hits in 3.2 innings...walked 3 with 2 strikeouts. ABOUT KAZMIR: Houston native will be making his 12th start as an Astro since being acquired via trade from Oakland on July 23...was acquired in exchange for 2 prospects: RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham. has been one of the top pitchers in the AL this season, ranking 4th in ERA and 6th in opponent batting average (.225)...has allowed more than 3 earned runs just 3 times all season. LEADING THE CHARGE: since joining the Astros rotation on July 24, Houston s starting staff has posted the best ERA in the Majors (3.21, 124ER/347.1IP). has made 11 starts for Houston, going 2-5 with a 3.31 ERA (24ER/65.1IP) and 50 strikeouts. SUCCESS vs. THE WEST: has been stellar against the AL West division this year...in 11 starts against TEX, OAK, LAA and SEA, has gone 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA (16ER/70.2IP), 21 walks and 59 strikeouts, while allowing a.194 (49x253) opponent batting average. RUN PREVENTION: has allowed 1 run or less in 12 starts this season, which is tied for the 5th-most in the AL with RHP Erasmo Ramirez and RHP Felix Hernandez, behind RHP Sonny Gray, RHP Chris Archer, LHP David Price and LHP Dallas Keuchel. HOME COOKIN : ranks 2nd in the AL in ERA at home with a 2.13 mark (22ER/93IP)...trails only teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (1.47, 20ER/122.1IP). went 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA (10ER/66IP) in his 10 home starts at O.co Coliseum., and has gone 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA (12ER/27IP) in his 5 home starts at Minute Maid Park. STELLAR FROM THE STRETCH: has allowed just 7 hits with runners in scoring position and 2 outs, as opponents have gone just 7x50 (.140). overall with runners on base, has posted the 2nd-lowest opponent batting average (.201, 51x254) among AL starting pitchers, behind RHP Lance McCullers (.194, 35x180). WEAK CONTACT: Per Fangraphs.com has posted the 7th-lowest hard-hit ball % in the AL (24.8%)...teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (20.5%) leads the Major Leagues. HISTORIC MONTH: Was named AL Pitcher of the Month for July after posting the 3rd-lowest ERA in July in Major League history (min. 25 IP)...the only 2 to top Kazmir s month were Spud Chandler (0.24) in 1941 and Frank Allen (0.25) in marked his 2nd career Pitcher of the Month Award, as he won it with TB in May of vs. TEX: has already faced the Rangers 5 times this season, his most against any club...has 2 scoreless starts against TEX this season, and has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in any of his 5 outings. the only club he has faced more times than the Rangers is BOS (29g)...in his 23 career outings vs. TEX, has gone 11-6 with a 2.91 ERA (45ER/139.1IP)...ranks 3rd among active pitchers in ERA vs. the club, behind James Shields and Trevor Cahill (min.100ip). TOMORROW S STARTER vs. TEX - RHP COLLIN MCHUGH W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: Career: vs. TEX W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: Career: CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 48-35, 3.66 ERA, 131G/GS, 312ER/767.1IP Away: 50-54, 4.18 ERA, 139G/138GS, 361ER/778IP Minute Maid Park: 3-1, 4.25 ERA, 8G/GS, 20ER/42.1IP Day: 33-22, 3.65 ERA, 77G/GS, 182ER/448.2IP Night: 65-67, 4.03 ERA, 193G/192GS, 491ER/1096.2IP Longest Win Streak: 6 (2x), last, Sept. 21, 2013-April 29, 2014 Longest Losing Streak: 6, Sept. 19, 2004-May 7, SPLITS: Home: 5-3, 2.13 ERA, 15G/GS, 22ER/93IP Away: 2-7, 3.40 ERA, 14G/GS, 31ER/82IP Day: 2-2, 2.36 ERA, 7G/GS, 11ER/42IP Night: 5-8, 2.84 ERA, 22G/GS, 42ER/133IP Longest Winning Streak: 2 (3x), last, July 2-Aug. 5 Longest Losing Streak: 4, May 6-June 5 KAZMIR vs. RANGERS (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 8/3/05 at TEX W /20/05 TEX W 4-2 W /22/06 TEX W /17/07 TEX W /26/08 TEX W 7-3 W /6/08 at TEX W 12-4 W /17/08 at TEX W 7-4 W /3/09 at TEX L 3-1 L /21/09 TEX W 5-3 W /18/09 at TEX W 2-0 W /17/10 at TEX L 4-3 L /30/10 TEX L 6-4 L /30/10 at TEX L /10/13 at TEX L 6-3 L /29/14 at TEX W 9-3 W /27/14 at TEX W 9-3 W /16/14 TEX L 6-3 L /26/14 at TEX W 6-2 W /8/15 TEX W 10-0 W /1/15 at TEX W /11/15 TEX W 7-0 W /5/15 at TEX L 3-4 L /14/15 at TEX L AVG AB H HR BB SO Alberto Andrus Beltre Chirinos Choo Corporan DeShields Fielder AVG AB H HR BB SO Gimenez Hamilton Martin Moreland Napoli Odor Rua Strausborger REGULAR SEASON DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/8 TEX W 10-0 W /13 at HOU W 8-1 W /19 at KC L /24 HOU L APRIL 2-0, 0.99 ERA /1 at TEX W /6 at MIN L 0-13 L /11 BOS L /17 CWS L 3-7 L /22 at TB L 2-5 L /27 DET L MAY 0-3, 4.65 ERA /5 at BOS L 2-4 L /11 TEX W 7-0 W /16 at SD W /21 LAA W 3-2 W /27 KC L 2-3 L JUNE 2-2, 2.53 ERA /2 SEA W 4-0 W /8 at NYY L /18 MIN W /24 at KC W 4-0 W /30 LAA W JULY 2-0, 0.26 ERA /5 at TEX L 3-4 L /11 at SF L 1-3 L /17 TB L 2-9 L /22 LAD W 3-1 W /28 at MIN L 0-3 L August 1-4, 3.94 ERA /2 SEA L /8 at OAK L 0-4 L /14 at TEX L /19 OAK W September 0-1, 4.71 ERA 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 Keuchel 9/21 vs. LAA (7.2,6,1,1,1,6) W 6-3 W / McHugh 9/20 vs. OAK (8,4,1,1,2,8) W 5-1 W / McCullers 9/22 vs. LAA (7,4,3,3,0,9) L 3-4 L / Feldman 9/1 vs. SEA (2.2,3,3,3,5,2) L 5-7 W / Kazmir 9/19 vs. OAK (3.2,5,3,3,3,2) W 10-6 L / Hernandez 6/5 at TOR (5.2,9,6,5,2,1) L 2-6 L / Fiers 9/23 vs. LAA (6.2,4,3,3,3,3) L 5-6 L / Oberholtzer 7/9 at CLE (5,7,3,3,1,3) L 1-3 L / Velasquez 7/21 vs. BOS (6,7,3,3,0,7) W 8-3 W / Straily 8/4 at TEX (4.2,6,4,4,3,3) L 3-4 L / Wojciechowski 4/26 at OAK (4,5,5,5,2,4) W 7-6 L / Deduno 5/6 vs. TEX (4.2,11,10,10,3,4) L 3-11 L / Peacock 4/14 vs. OAK (5,5,3,3,2,3) L 0-4 L /

3 ASTROS: LAA SERIES (9/21-23):.260 (26x100) HOMESTAND (9/18-27):.284 (55x194) OPPONENTS: LAA SERIES (9/21-23):.233 (24x103) HOMESTAND (9/18-27):.234 (48x205) 27 IF Jose Altuve.314, 12 HR, 59 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 LAA Series:.462, 6x13 Homestand:.400, 10x25 Current Stk.: 3,.462, 6x13, 9/21 Long Streak: 14,.375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 went 2x4 with a double and 3 runs scored Wed...leads the AL in hits (188), steals (38), 3+ hit games (20) and ranks 3rd in batting avg...looking to become the 2nd player in Major League history to lead the American League in hits and steals in back-to-back seasons (also NYY s Snuffy Stirnweiss from ) AL All-Star has hit in 21 of his last 14 games, including multiple hits in 7 of those games...has 11 doubles, 2 triples and 1 HR in his last 17 games, slugging.583 in that span...is batting.342 (90x263) with a.381 OBP and a.483 SLG in 62 games since the All-Star Break. has not committed an error in 42 consecutive games...his.992 (5E/638TC) fielding percentage ranks 1st among AL 2nd baseman. ranks 2nd in the Majors in batting average vs. lefties (.376, 65x173). 23 IF Chris Carter.189, 20 HR, 56 RBI Last Gm: 1x1 as PH-1B LAA Series:.500, 2x4, HR, RBI Homestand:.375, 3x8, 2HR, 2RBI Current Stk.: 2,.500, 2x4, 9/22 Long Streak: 12,.375, 15x40, 5/23-6/4 went 1x1 with 2B as a pinch hitter Wed...has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games, batting.353 (6x17) with 2 doubles, 3 homers and 4 RBI...leads the club in walks (54) and ranks T-3rd in RBI...has made 97 starts at 1B and 7 at DH. 15 of his 20 homers this season have come at home, where he has posted a.797 OPS...his 46 HR at Minute Maid Park rank T-7th all-time at the venue with Richard Hidalgo (46 HR from ). 15 C Jason Castro.214, 11 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 LAA Series: 0x7 Homestand: 0x7 Current Stk.: 0x12 Long Streak: 7 (2x), last,.385, 10x26, 7/22-8/3 went 0x1 as a DR at catcher...was his 6th game back from the DL...placed on the DL on 8/29 with a rt. quad strain...the Astros went 6-10 in his absence, and have gone (.574) in his starts. has 8 doubles, 4 HR, 11 RBI and a.455 SLG in his last 29 games. has 2 walk-off HR this season...his 3 career walk-off HR rank T-3rd in club history and are a club record for a catcher. 16 C Hank Conger.219, 11 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: 0x3 Long Streak: 3 (3x),.600, 6x10, 7/28-8/1 last played on 9/17 at TEX, going 0x1 after entering the game at catcher... switch-hitter is batting.267 (27x101) with an.880 OPS (.345 OBP/.535 SLG) against right-handed pitchers this season. is the 3rd catcher in club history with multiple grand slams in 1 season, joining Tony Eusebio (1995) and Mark Bailey (1985). 1 IF Carlos Correa.278, 19 HR, 58 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, 2RBI LAA Series:.417, 5x12, HR, 5RBI Homestand:.304, 7x23, HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 3,.417, 5x2, 9/21 Long Streak: 9,.379, 11x29, 7/11-24 went 1x4 with a 2-run, 2-out, 9th inning single Wed...is batting.370 (47x127) with 2 outs, which leads the AL...is 1 homer shy of tying Dickie Thon (20 HR in 1983) for the most homers hit by an Astros shortstop in a single season. turned 21 Tues...is the youngest position player in MLB...per Elias, the only shortstop in Major League history to record more homers before turning 21 was Alex Rodriguez (26). is 1 of 22 players in MLB history to record 19 homers before his age-21 season, a list that includes 8 Hall of Famers...the last 4 MLB players to do this were Machado, Harper, Trout and Stanton. leads AL shortstops in HR, despite playing in just 90g...leads ML SS in SLG (.504) and OPS (.850), and ranks 3rd in OBP (.346). his 19 homers rank 4th all-time among Astros rookies, trailing only George Springer (20 in 2014), Glenn Davis (20 in 1985) and Lance Berkman (21 in 2000)...on the season, leads all AL rookies in HR, OPS and SLG, and ranks 2nd in RBI and OBP, and 3rd in AVG (min 375 PA s). 63 IF Matt Duffy.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: 1x1 as PH LAA Series:.500, 1x2 Homestand:.500, 2x4, RBI Current Stk.: 1, 1.000, 1x1, 9/23 Long Streak: 1 (2x), 1.000, 1x1, 9/23-current went 1x1 as a PH on Wed...recorded his 1st Major League hit, an RBIdouble, as a pinch hitter Sat. night vs. OAK...became the 1st Astro to record his 1st ML hit in the pinch since Marc Krauss in was selected to the Major League roster from Triple A Fresno on 9/14. all 7 of his plate appearances have come against lefties...hit.318 (50x157) with 6 HR, 37 RBI and a.942 OPS against southpaws at Triple A this year. was named the 2015 Triple A Pacific Coast League MVP after batting.294 (144x490) with 29 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HR, 104 RBI and an.850 OPS. 11 OF Evan Gattis.241, 26 HR, 85 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 LAA Series:.154, 2x13, HR, 2RBI Homestand:.250 6x24, 2HR, 5RBI Current Stk.: 0x7 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 0x4 on Wed...has 2 homers in his last 5 games...in his last 13 games, has hit.278 (15x54) with 4 homers, 12 RBI and a.828 OPS...his 38 multi-hit games are a career-high and rank 2nd on the club...leads the club in HR and RBI...has made 129 starts at DH and 11 in LF. in 75 home games, has hit.266 (74x278) with 15 homers and an.805 OPS. ranks T-5th in the Majors with 9 triples...had just 1 triple in his career prior to this season...the last Astro to record 9 or more triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 12 in is the 1st player since Roy Howell (1980) to record 9 triples in a season without stealing a base. is the only player in club history to reach 9 triples, 26 HR and 85 RBI in a single season...only 2 other Major Leaguers have put together seasons like this over the last 5 years: Granderson (2011) and Trout ( ). 30 OF Carlos Gomez.253, 12 HR, 56 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.314, 11x35, 8/25-9/4 has missed the last 11 games with intercostal discomfort...is considered day-to-day. has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, hitting.306 (19x62) with 7 doubles, 3 HR, 9 RBI and a.362 OBP in that span...has 5 doubles in his last 9 games. is 1 of just 12 active players with 100 homers and 200 steals...he and Mike Trout are the Major League players with at least 100 steals and 50 HR over the last 4 seasons. hitting.234 (34x145) with 9 doubles, 4 HR and 13 RBI in his 38g with HOU. 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.277, 11 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH-1B LAA Series:.333, 1x3, HR, RBI Homestand:.333, 1x3, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 1x2, 9/22 Long Streak: 8,.370, 10x27, 6/14-22 went 0x1 as a pinch hitter Wed...has started 29 games at SS, 19 at 1B, 16 at 3B, 9 at 2B and 8 in LF...mark his 1st career starts at 1B. in his last 70 games (6/14), has hit.321 (63x196) with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 9 homers, 20 RBI and an.891 OPS (.376 OBP/.515 SLG). 8 IF Jed Lowrie.236, 9 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 0x5 LAA Series:.154, 2x13 Homestand:.250, 6x24, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 7,.478, 11x23, 8/31-9/7 snapped his 6-game hitting streak Wed...has hit.258 (17x66) with 4 doubles, 3 HR, 11 RBI and an.760 OPS in September...hit a go-ahead, 9th-inning, 3-run pinch-hit HR last Sunday at LAA with 2 outs...was his 1st career pinch-hit home run, and the Astros 6th this season. has hit.452 (14x31) with 3 doubles, 4 homers, 12 RBI and a OPS in close and late situations. has played in 44 games and made 40 starts (all at 3B) since returning to action from the DL...has made 40 starts at 3B this year, 16 at SS and 1 at DH...prior to this season, his last start at 3B was on 9/27/11 at BAL. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.239, 9 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PR-CF LAA Series: 0x5 Homestand:.273, 3x11 Current Stk.: 0x6 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 went 0x1 with a stolen base as a pinch runner Wed...Houston is 27-7 when he scores...has 5 steals in his last 14 games...ranks 7th in stolen bases in the AL...is hitting.292 (21x72) with 2 doubles, a triple, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 8 steals and an.856 OPS in his last 33 games. has started 80 games in CF, 9 in LF and 8 in RF. is 22-for-29 (75.9%) in SB att. s this season and 36-for-47 (76.6%) in career. 28 OF Colby Rasmus.233, 21 HR, 53 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 LAA Series: 0x7 Homestand:.188, 3x16, 2HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x7 Long Streak: 4 (2x), last,.438, 7x16, 9/13-16 went 0x4 Wed...recorded his 2nd multi-hr game of the season (also 8/16 vs. DET) and the 6th of his career Sunday...has multiple hits in 5 of his last 13 games...hitting.271 (16x59) with 4 HR, 7 RBI and a.911 OPS in Sept. has reached the 20-homer plateau for the 4th time in his career, and the 3rd time in the last 4 years (also ). 14 of his last 27 hits have been for extra bases (5 2B, 3B, 8 HR)...ranks T-7th among AL outfielders in HR...ranks 5th among AL outfielders in HR (77) over the last 4 years, behind Trout, A.Jones, Bautista and N.Cruz. has made 109 starts this season, 45 in LF, 37 in RF and 27 in CF. 21 IF Jon Singleton.200, 1 HR, 6 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH LAA Series: 0x1 Homestand: 0x1 Current Stk.: 0x1 Long Streak: 2 (2x), last,.429, 3x7, 7/17-7/18 went 0x1 as a PH in his 1st game since being recalled from Triple A Fresno...is his 2nd stint with the Astros this season...1st stint was 6/26-7/31. is hitting.300 (6x20) with a.400 OBP since the All-Star Break...has made 13 starts (10 at 1B; 3 at DH). in 102 reg. season games at Triple A this year, hit.254 (96x378) with 25 doubles, 22 homers, 83 RBI and a.865 OPS (.359 OBP/.505 SLG). 4 OF George Springer.262, 14 HR, 37 RBI Last Gm: 2x5, 3RBI LAA Series:.308, 4x13, RBI Homestand:.304, 7x23, HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 1,,400, 2x5, 9/23 Long Streak: 14,.458, 27x59, 6/7-21 went 2x5 with a triple and 3 RBI Wed...extended his streak of reaching base safely to a career-high 23 straight games...is the 3rd-longest onbase streak in the AL, behind Joe Mauer (41g) and Mookie Betts (27g)... marks the 2nd-longest by an Astro, behind Altuve s 29g run. has made 18 starts since returning from the DL on Sept. 4...has hit.302 (13x43) with 2 triples, 1 HR, 8 RBI in his last 11 games...hit.179 (5x28) with no HR and RBI in his first 7 games back from the DL. 34 career HR mark the 2nd-most by an Astro through his first 2 seasons in the Majors, behind Pence (42HR) and ahead of Bagwell (33HR). ranks 7th among AL outfielders in OBP (.359) and 12th in OPS (.797). 12 C Max Stassi.429, 1 HR, 2 RBI Last Gm: 1x1 LAA Series: 1.000, 1x1 Homestand:.667, 4x6, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 3,.667, 4x6, 9/19 Long Streak: 3,.667, 4x6, 9/19-current went 1x1 in a start at C Wed...extended his hitting streak to a careerlong 3 games...recorded his 1st multi-hit game of the year on Mon...has gone 6x14 in 10 games with Houston since getting recalled from Triple A Fresno on Aug hit his 1st Major League home run Sat...marks his 1st Major League stint of the season. has appeared in 20 ML games with HOU over the seasons, combining to hit.366 (15x41) with a HR, 2 doubles and 7 RBI. 20 OF Preston Tucker.247, 13 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 LAA Series: 0x1 Homestand: 0x4 Current Stk.: 0x8 Long Streak: 5,.333, 6x18, 6/12-18 went 0x1 with a walk, starting in LF Wed... has gone 3x10 (.300) with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 1 walk as a PH. has played in 13 games since being recalled from Triple A...in his last 45 ML games, has hit.261 (35x134) with 4 doubles, 9 HR and 14 RBI. has made 73 starts (59 in LF, 12 in RF, 2 at DH)...hitting.260 (58x223) vs. RHP with all 13 of his HR (.507 SLG,.821 OPS) and 32 of 33 RBI. ranks T-6th among AL rookies in doubles (18) and 5th in HR (13). 18 IF Luis Valbuena.211, 22 HR, 51 RBI Last Gm: 1x2 LAA Series:.400, 2x5 Homestand:.250, 3x12, RBI Current Stk.: 2,.400, 2x5, 9/21 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 went 1x2 Wed...has made 26 starts at 1B this season (1st of his career)... has also started 90 games at 3B and 2 at DH. in last 40g has hit.255 (27x106) with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 16 walks and a.355 OBP...has 10 walks in his last 21g. his 22 HR rank 2nd among Astros hitters and are a career high. 2 IF Jonathan Villar.264, 2 HR, 9 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: 4,.333, 4x12, 6/8-9/13 did not record a PA, as he entered the game in the 7th as a PH Tues... has played in 10 games (2 starts) since being recalled from Triple A on 9/1...has started 28 games for Houston this season (18 at SS; 8 at 3B; 2 in LF)...has also appeared in CF in 2 games and at 2B in 2 games. in his last 34 ML games, has hit.288 (23x80) with 5 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI.

4 ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS HITTERS vs. RANGERS ASTROS vs. GALLARDO AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Carter Castro Correa Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Tucker Valbuena Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Date Off Games Fields right groin strain 3/27 4/24 15 (8-7) Peacock right hip surgery 3/30 4/14 7 (3-4) Oberholtzer left index finger blister 3/31 5/13 33 (20-13) Peacock left intercostal strain 4/ (77-68) Lowrie right thumb ligament tear 4/28 7/30 82 (45-37) Springer concussion 5/6 5/13 7 (2-5) Oberholtzer left index finger blister 5/14 6/1 17 (10-7) Deduno lower right back strain 5/ (60-59) Feldman torn right medial meniscus 5/27 7/18 45 (20-25) Marisnick left hamstring strain 6/19 7/5 15 (8-7) Qualls pinched nerve in neck 6/25 7/10 14 (7-7) Springer right wrist fracture 7/2 9/4 53 (27-26) Castro right quad strain 8/29 9/17 17 (6-11) Feldman right shoulder strain 9/14 10 (3-7) 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (56-46), Springer (21-25), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Altuve (14-20), Tucker (10-12), Valbuena (16-6), Gonzalez (12-7), Correa (9-7), Springer (8-9), Gomez (6-7), Lowrie (2-2), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-2) 3: Correa (33-37), Springer (19-7), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Gattis (5-7), Altuve (5-4), Lowrie (5-3) 4: Gattis (44-35), Lowrie (14-8), Valbuena (7-7), Rasmus (5-9), Carter (4-5), Tucker (2-4), Gomez (1-5), Springer (3-0) 5: Rasmus (28-19), Gattis (12-17), Carter (13-13), Lowrie (7-8), Valbuena (7-5), Gomez (5-7), Tucker (5-3), Castro (2-0), Correa (0-1), Gonzalez (1-0) 6: Carter (20-15), Rasmus (13-16), Gattis (11-8), Valbuena (5-10), Castro (8-6), Gonzalez (5-4), Lowrie (3-3), Gomez (3-2), Conger (3-1), Singleton (3-1), Correa (1-2), Santana (2-1), Villar (2-1), Tucker (1-2), Marisnick (0-1) 7: Carter (16-11), Valbuena (15-11), Conger (6-10), Gonzalez (4-10), Marisnick (10-4), Castro (8-4), Rasmus (5-5), Villar (3-7), Tucker (4-4), Santana (2-2), Singleton (3-1), Gattis (1-2), Hoes (1-1), Lowrie (1-1), Grossman (1-0) 8: Castro (19-14), Gonzalez (16-12), Conger (11-13), Valbuena (6-11), Tucker (5-5), Marisnick (6-3), Rasmus (5-4), Carter (3-4), Singleton (1-4), Santana (2-1), Stassi (1-2), Hoes (2-0), Villar (2-0), Grossman (1-0) 9: Marisnick (34-34), Castro (17-16), Conger (5-6), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-3), Gonzalez (6-3), Presley (1-3), McHugh (2-0), Feldman (1-0), Hernandez (1-0), Kazmir (0-1), Keuchel (1-0), Oberholtzer (1-0), Stassi (0-1) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION ASTROS vs. RANGERS (2015): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar ASTROS vs. RANGERS (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Duffy Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar RUNS BY INNING X Total Astros Opp Multi-Hit Games Total Career-High Altuve (12x) - 8/30/15 at MIN Carter (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro /26/13 vs. OAK Conger (5x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa (9x) - 9/21/15 vs. LAA Duffy Gattis (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEA Gomez (15x) - 6/6/15 at MIN Gonzalez /26/14 at KC Lowrie (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick /11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus /5/12 at CWS Singleton (3x) - 8/2/14 vs. TOR Springer /10/15 at CWS Stassi (4x) - 9/20/15 vs. OAK Tucker /6/15 at CLE Valbuena /19/15 vs. TEX Villar (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN Multi-RBI Games Total Career-High Altuve (3x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Carter (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro (3x) - 8/3/15 at TEX Conger (3x) - 9/4/15 vs. MIN Correa (2x) - 9/7/15 at OAK Duffy Gattis (4x) - 8/25/15 at NYY Gomez (4x) - 7/11/15 at LAD Gonzalez (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Lowrie (7x) - 9/6/15 vs. MIN Marisnick (4x) - 9/7/15 at OAK Rasmus /2/11 vs. SF Singleton (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Springer (2x) - 4/28/15 at SD Stassi (2x) - 8/28/14 at NYM Tucker (3x) - 7/22/15 vs. BOS Valbuena (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEX Villar (2x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA By Defensive Position: C: Castro (54-40), Conger (25-30), Stassi (1-3) 1B: Carter (50-47), Valbuena (14-12), Gonzalez (11-9), Singleton (5-5) 2B: Altuve (75-69), Gonzalez (5-4) SS: Correa (43-47), Gonzalez (17-12), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5) 3B: Valbuena (47-43), Lowrie (21-19), Gonzalez (6-9), Villar (6-2) LF: Tucker (27-32), Rasmus (26-19), Grossman (7-7), Gattis (8-3), Marisnick (3-6), Gonzalez (6-2), Presley (0-2), Santana (2-0), Villar (0-2), Hoes (1-0) CF: Marisnick (44-36), Gomez (16-21), Rasmus (14-13), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0) RF: Springer (46-38), Rasmus (16-21), Tucker (6-6), Santana (4-4), Marisnick (6-2), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1) DH: Gattis (64-66), Carter (6-1), Singleton (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Valbuena (1-1), Altuve (0-1), Lowrie (0-1) Catchers Statistics CATCHING STATS Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 19/ (314ER/816.1IP) Conger 1/ (196ER/506.2IP) Stassi 1/ (26ER/40IP) Pitchers 4/ TOTAL 25/ (536ER/1362IP)

5 2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 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: 4-1 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 68-Michael Feliz 9/16 at TEX (3.1,5,5,5,2,1) 64 4/2 3/0 0/ Josh Fields 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,1,0,0,1,0) 13 52/35 23/6 0/ Luke Gregerson 9/21 vs. LAA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0)-S /41 7/1 28/ Will Harris 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,1,2,2,1,0)-L /42 31/7 1/ Pat Neshek 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,2,1,1,0,0)-BS /45 26/3 1/ Oliver Perez 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) 1 15/10 11/3 0/ Chad Qualls 9/22 vs. LAA (0.1,2,1,1,0,0) 7 57/39 17/6 0/ Tony Sipp 9/23 vs. LAA (1,0,0,0,0,1) 13 56/37 28/8 0/ Dan Straily Joe Thatcher 9/22 vs. LAA (0.0,1,0,0,0,0) 4 39/27 27/9 0/ Vince Velasquez 9/19 vs. OAK (2.1,4,3,3,1,4) 46 10/7 10/3 0/ BULLPEN TOTALS 446/ /48 35/ RHP Michael Feliz 0-0-0, 6.43 ERA, 4G Last Win: none in 15 Save: none in 15 Loss: none in 15 Blown SV: none in 15 LAA Series: --- Homestand: --- tossed 3.1 innings on 9/16 at TEX, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits...was his 4th career Major League appearance (all coming this season). was recalled from Double A Corpus Christi on Sept. 4 for his 3rd Major League stint of the season...did not pitch in his last stint with the club (June 28-July 1)...1st stint was from May 29-June year-old made 23 appearances (17 starts) between Double A Corpus Christi and Class A Advanced Lancaster this season, going 7-4 with a 2.83 ERA (35ER/111.1IP), 103 strikeouts and a.203 opp. avg...after making his Double A debut on May 26, was ranked among the top 5 Double A pitchers in ERA (5th, 2.17), opp. avg. (1st,.185) and WHIP (2nd, 0.92). 35 RHP Josh Fields 4-1-0, 3.75 ERA, 52G Last Win: 8/19 vs. TB Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/29 vs. CWS Blown SV: 7/1 vs. KC LAA Series: 0-0-0, (2ER/1IP), 2G Homestand: 0-0-0, 7.71 (2ER/2.1IP), 3G tossed 0.1 of a scoreless inning Wed. vs. LAA...allowed 1 walk and 1 hit...was his 9th outing since being recalled from Double A on Sept. 1 (was optioned on Aug. 20)...has 9 SO in 7.0 IP in that span. has been scoreless in 21 of his last 26 Major League games. ranks 6th among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings...is posting career-bests in a number of categories, including ERA, WHIP (1.15), opponent batting average (.210) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.81, 63SO/48IP). 44 RHP Luke Gregerson , 2.86 ERA, 59G Last Win: 8/23 vs. LAD Save: 9/21 vs. LAA Loss: 9/5 vs. MIN Blown SV: 8/9 at OAK LAA Series: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/2.1IP), 3G entered Monday night s game vs. LAA in the 9th with 2 outs and retired the final batter of the game...was his 3rd consecutive appearance since leaving the team on 9/16 for Orlando, Fla., for the birth of his 1st child, a baby boy. in his 1st season as a closer, has successfully converted 28-of-33 save opps. (84.8%)...his 28 saves are the most by an Astros pitcher since RHP Jose Valverde also recorded 44 in wins rank T-2nd among AL relievers behind RHP Wade Davis (8) and tied with RHP Keone Kela...is the 2nd pitcher in club history to record 7 W and 28 SV in a single year: RHP Doug Jones (11W/36SV in 92). has been scoreless in 28 of his last 32 outings (30.2IP), going 5-2 with 13 saves, a 1.76 ERA (6ER/30.2IP) and 23 strikeouts. 36 RHP Will Harris 5-5-1, 1.89 ERA, 63G Last Win: 8/16 vs. DET Save: 8/6 at OAK Loss: 9/23 vs. LAA Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS LAA Series: 0-1-0, (2ER/1.1IP), 2G Homestand: 0-1-0, 6.75 (2ER/2.2IP), 4G suffered his 5th loss of the season Wed. vs. LAA, allowing 2 runs on 1 hit and 1 walk in 0.1 of an inning. has allowed 14 earned runs in his club-leading 66.2 relief innings, which is good for the 5th-lowest ERA (1.89) among AL relievers. ranks 4th among all AL relievers in opp. avg. (.174, 41x235), as he has allowed just 41 hits...has 64 strikeouts in his 66.2 innings. his 1.63 ERA is the lowest produced by a Houston reliever for a single season since LHP Billy Wagner posted a 1.78 mark in his 1st-half opp. batting avg. (.116; 16x138) was a club record. 37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-6-1, 3.54 ERA, 64G Last Win: 5/7 at LAA Save: 5/20 vs. OAK Loss: 9/18 vs. OAK Blown SV: 9/23 vs. LAA LAA Series: 0-0-0, 6.75 (1ER/1.1IP), 3G Homestand: 0-1-0, (3ER/2.0IP), 4G received his 3rd blown save of the season Wed. vs. LAA, allowing 1 run on 2 hits in 0.1 of an inning...allowed both of his inherited runners to score...on the season, has allowed just 3 of his 26 inherited runners to score...leads the club in relief appearances (64). his 28 holds on the season rank 2nd in the AL...only 2 other pitchers in club history have recorded 28+ holds in a single year: Octavio Dotel (33 in 03; 31 in 02) and Brad Lidge (28 in 03). 38 LHP Oliver Perez 2-3-0, 4.10 ERA, 63G Last Win: 7/27 at SEA Save: none in 15 Loss: 9/15 at TEX Blown SV: 7/27 at SEA LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 2G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 2G retired the only batter he faced Wed. vs. LAA (Calhoun) on 1 pitch, inducing a popup to second base in the 7th...stranded his lone inherited runner. has made 15 apps. with Houston (7ER/8.1IP, 7.56 ERA) since being acquired from ARI on 8/7 for LHP Junior Garcia...has K d 9 in his 8.1 IP. is holding left-handed hitters to a.185 avg (15x81) this season...has tallied 46 K s in his 37.1 IP this season. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 3-4-4, 4.07 ERA, 56G Last Win: 9/19 vs. OAK Save: 5/14 vs. TOR Loss: 6/22 at LAA Blown SV: 5/29 vs. CWS LAA Series: 0-0-0, (1ER/0.1IP), 1G Homestand: 1-0-0, 6.75 (1ER/1.1IP), 2G gave up 1 run on 2 hits in 0.1 of an inning Tues. night vs. LAA. since being activated from the 15-day DL on July 10, has posted a 3.00 ERA (8ER/24IP) with 22 strikeouts and 19 hits allowed (.224 opp. avg.) in 28 appearances...on the DL from 6/25-7/9 (pinched nerve in neck). ranks 6th among AL relievers in groundball percentage (61.6%)...lefties are 14x61 (.230) off him this season. ranks 6th on the Astros all-time app. list with he trails RHP Brad Lidge, who made 378 apps in his 6-year career ( ) with Houston. 29 LHP Tony Sipp 2-4-0, 2.16 ERA, 56G Last Win: 4/26 at OAK Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/5 at BOS Blown SV: 7/31 vs. ARI LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.2IP), 2G threw a scoreless inn. Wed. vs. LAA...stranded 1 inherited runner. has been scoreless in 22 of his last 23 games...had a career-long, 20- game scoreless streak that spanned 17.1 innings (since July 7)...was the longest scoreless appearance streak by an Astro since LHP Tim Byrdak went 22 straight scoreless outings in has held lefties to a.236 batting average (21x89) this season and a.188 avg (33x176) over the past 2 seasons combined. overall, has posted a.183 opponent average over the past 2 seasons combined in 112 apps. (100.2 IP, 66 H). 47 RHP Dan Straily 0-1-0, 5.87 ERA, 3G Last Win: none in 15 Save: none in 15 Loss: 8/4 at TEX Blown SV: none in 15 LAA Series: --- Homestand: --- was recalled from Triple A Fresno prior to Monday s game...is his 3rd stint with the Astros this season...has made 3 appearances in his previous 2 stints, each as a starter...last started for Houston on 8/4. last pitched out of the bullpen on 9/26/14 at MIL while with CHC. went 10-9 with a 4.77 ERA (65ER/122.2IP) in 22 starts with Triple A Fresno this season...fanned 124 batters in his innings. 56 LHP Joe Thatcher 1-3-0, 3.60 ERA, 40G Last Win: 5/24 at DET Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/8 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 LAA Series: 0-0-0, -.-- (0ER/0IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, -.-- (0ER/0IP), 1G faced 1 batter Tues. night (Calhoun) and allowed an RBI-single, letting 1 of his 2 inherited runners to score...marked his 4th appearance since being selected to the Major League roster on 9/1. in his career, has held lefties to a.234 (114x488) average. was DFA d on July 21 and later signed to a minor league contract on 8/5... appeared in 9 games with Triple A Fresno, allowing only 1 earned run in 8.2 innings (1.04 ERA) with 10 strikeouts. 67 RHP Vince Velasquez 1-1-0, 4.47 ERA, 17G/7GS Last Win: 7/21 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/7 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 LAA Series: --- Homestand: 0-0-0, (3ER/2.1IP), 1G allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 2.1 innings of relief Sat. night...marked his 8th appearance since his most recent recall on Aug this is his 3rd Major League stint with HOU this season (also 6/10-7/7, 7/21-8/2). his last 10 ML outings have been out of the bullpen, in which he s posted a 5.51 ERA (10ER/16.1IP)...made 7 starts to begin his MLB career this season, going 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA (17ER/38IP) and 38 strikeouts. vs. TEX 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feliz Fields Fiers Gregerson Harris Kazmir Keuchel McCullers McHugh Neshek Perez Qualls Sipp Straily Thatcher Velasquez G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feliz Fields Fiers Gregerson Harris Kazmir Keuchel McCullers McHugh Neshek Perez Qualls Sipp Straily Thatcher Velasquez CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feliz Fields Fiers Gregerson Harris Kazmir Keuchel McCullers McHugh Neshek Perez Qualls Sipp Straily Thatcher Velasquez

6 GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 10, 4/24-5/3 Longest Winning Streak, Home...7, 7/19-30 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 7, 4/24-5/7 Most Consecutive Losses... 7, 6/4-10 Most Consecutive Losses, Home...4 (2x), last, 5/4-5/12 Most Consecutive Losses, Road... 7, 5/27-6/10 Longest Game, Time...4:31, 6/24 at LAA Shortest Game, Time...2:09, 5/8 at LAA Longest Game, Innings...14, 4/12 at TEX Best Homestand, Percentage (5-1) (2x), last, 7/28-8/2 Worst Homestand, Percentage (1-2), 4/6-9 Best Road Trip, Percentage (8-1), 4/20-29 Worst Road Trip, Percentage (0-6), 6/5-10 Most Runners Left on Base...13, 4/11 at TEX Double Plays Turned...3 (7x), last, 5/26 at BAL Triple Plays Turned... 1, 5/23 at DET Opponent Double Plays Turned...4, 9/19 vs. OAK Most Errors...3, 4/11 at TEX Largest Margin of Victory... 14, 8/25 at NYY (15-1) Largest Margin of Defeat... 8 (11-3 loss), 5/6 vs. TEX Biggest Comeback to Win... 4 runs (2x), last, 6/2 vs. BAL Most Games Over (6x), last, after game on 8/31 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose...3 runs (3x), last, 9/18 vs. OAK Highest Attendance, Home...43,753, 4/6 vs. CLE Highest Attendance, Road... 48,885, 4/10 at TEX TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game...15, 8/25 at NYY Fewest Runs, Game... 0 (10x), last, 9/8 at OAK Most Runs, Inning... 8, 6/12 vs. SEA (1st) Most Hits, Game... 17, 4/28 at SD & 7/3 at BOS Most Hits, Inning...7, 7/3 at BOS (4th) Fewest Hits, Game... 1 (3x), last, 8/20 vs. TB Most Doubles, Game... 6, 4/28 at SD Most Triples, Game...2, 8/16 vs. DET Most Homers, Game...5, 5/2 vs. SEA Most Consecutive Games, Homer... 10, 6/14-23 Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... 3, 6/24-26 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 10, 4/28 at SD Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game...0 (9x), last, 8/24 at NYY Most Total Bases, Game... 34, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game...9, 9/22 vs. LAA Fewest Walks, Game...0 (13x), last, 8/23 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts, Game...19, 8/19 vs. TB Fewest Strikeouts, Game... 2, 7/9 at CLE Most Stolen Bases, Game...4, 4/26 at OAK Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game...5, 6/6 at TOR Longest Scoreless Inning Streak innings, 4/8-9 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game... 6 (18x), last, Gomez, 8/25 at NYY Most Runs, Game... 3 (14x), last, Altuve, 9/23 vs. LAA Most Hits, Game...5, Springer, 6/10 at CWS Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)... 6, Springer, 6/10-12 Most Doubles, Game... 2 (12x), last, Altuve, 9/9 at OAK Most Triples, Game... 1 (20x), last, Springer, 9/23 vs. LAA Most Home Runs, Game...2 (11x), last, Rasmus, 9/20 vs. OAK Most RBI, Game... 5 (4x), last, Conger, 9/4 vs. MIN Most Walks, Game...3 (5x), last, Valbuena, 8/28 at MIN Most Strikeouts, Game... 5, Conger, 8/19 vs. TB Most Stolen Bases, Game...3 (2x), last, Correa, 6/18 at COL Longest Hitting Streak (2x), last, Altuve, 6/22-7/6 TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game...0 (13x), last, 9/4 vs. MIN Most Runs, Game...14, 9/16 at TEX Fewest Hits, Game...0, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Hits, Game...16, 9/16 at TEX Fewest Walks, Game...0 (18x), last, 9/22 vs. LAA Most Walks, Game... 9, 9/7 at OAK Most Strikeouts, Game...15, 5/16 vs. TOR Longest Scoreless Inning Streak innings, 6/13-15 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak...6, Keuchel, 4/6-5/20 Longest Losing Streak... 6, Neshek, 6/27-current Most Innings Pitched, Starter (5x), last, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Innings Pitched, Relief , Fiers, 8/3 at TEX Fewest Hits, Complete Game...0, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LAD Fewest Walks, Complete Game...0 (2x), last, McCullers, 6/3 vs. BAL Most Walks, Game...5 (2x), last, Feldman, 9/1 vs. SEA Most Strikeouts, Game... 13, Keuchel, 7/19 vs. TEX Most Hit By Pitch, Game...2 (3x), last, Kazmir, 8/28 at MIN Longest Scoreless Inning Streak , Keuchel, 6/25-7/6 ATTENDANCE Home:... 2,046,585/78 games Home Average:... 26,238 Road:... 2,113,531/75 games Road Average:... 28, Houston Astros High/Low ASTROS HOME RUNS Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve Carter 9/22/15 LAA/Santiago Castro 8/23/15 LAD/Hatcher Conger Correa 9/21/15 LAA/Weaver Duffy Gattis 9/21/15 LAA/Weaver Gomez Gonzalez 9/22/15 LAA/Santiago Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus 9/20/15 OAK/Zito Singleton 7/29/15 LAA/Richards Springer 9/20/15 OAK/Brooks Stassi 9/19/15 OAK/Otero Tucker Valbuena 8/22/15 LAD/Greinke Villar Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve Carter Castro Conger Correa Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Marisnick Lowrie Rasmus Singleton Springer Stassi Tucker Valbuena Villar TOTALS Multi-Homer Games (12): Gattis (2): 8/26 at NYY; 5/3 vs. SEA; Rasmus (2): 9/20 vs. OAK; Conger (1): 8/1 vs. ARI; Correa (1): 8/1 vs. ARI; Tucker (1): 7/22 vs. BOS; Valbuena (3): 6/23 at LAA, 6/16 vs. COL, 4/20 at SEA; Springer (1): 6/15 vs. COL; Carter (1): 6/3 vs. BAL; 2015 Grand Slams (4) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Conger 8/1 ARI/Hellickson 2. Castro 3. Conger 9/4 MIN/Pelfrey 4. Lowrie 9/6 MIN/May 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (7) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Gattis/Rasmus 5/2 SEA/Walker 2. Altuve/Valbuena 5/2 SEA/Walker/Medina 3. Gattis/Carter 5/30 CWS/Jennings 4. Gattis/Valbuena 6/2 BAL/Wright 5. Correa/Altuve 6/27 NYY/Tanaka 6. Correa/Gattis 7/5 BOS/Ogando 7. Gonzalez/Carter 9/22 LAA/Santiago 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (6) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Tucker 2. Tucker 3. Santana 4. Rasmus 7/23 BOS/Ogando 5. Villar 6. Lowrie Leadoff Home Runs (1): Springer: 6/19 at SEA (Elias) Walkoff Home Runs (4): Castro: 8/23 vs. LAD (Hatcher); Gonzalez: 8/18 vs. TB (Boxberger); Castro: 7/30 vs. LAA (Salas); Altuve: 7/23 vs. BOS (Breslow) 2015 Last At-Bat Wins (15) No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play 1. 4/12 at TEX 6-4 (14) Conger 2-run homer in top /24 at OAK 5-4 (11) Grossman 2-run single in top /26 at OAK 7-6 Gattis 2-run double in top /30 vs. SEA 3-2 (10) Altuve RBI-single in bottom 10 (walkoff win #1) 5. 5/4 vs. SEA 7-6 Gattis solo homer in bottom /7 at LAA 3-2 Altuve RBI-fielders choice in top /13 vs. SF 4-3 Springer solo homer in bottom /23 vs. BOS 5-4 Altuve solo homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #2) 9. 7/30 vs. LAA 3-0 Castro 3-run homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #3) 10. 8/6 at OAK 5-4 (10) Lowrie RBI-single in top /16 vs. DET 6-5 Altuve RBI-single in bottom 9 (walkoff win #4) 12. 8/18 vs. TB 3-2 (10) Gonzalez solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #5) 13. 8/19 vs. TB 3-2 (13) Correa RBI-single in bottom 13 (walkoff win #6) 14. 8/23 vs. LAD 3-2 (10) Castro solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #7) 15. 9/13 at LAA 5-3 Lowrie 3-run homer in top 9 Astros Ejections (6) Date Personnel Umpire Situation 1. 4/22 at SEA Hudgens Barrett Arguing called 3rd strike from bench 2. 6/20 at SEA Hinch DiMuro Arguing replay challenge 3. 6/27 vs. NYY Oberholtzer Drake While pitching to Rodriguez 4. 7/11 at TB Strom Gibson Disputing strike zone 5. 8/15 vs. DET Hinch B. Miller Arguing replay challenge 6. 8/26 at NYY Rasmus Holbrook Arguing called 3rd strike CHALLENGES: Houston has been involved in 92 total replay reviews, including 45 Astros challenges, 34 opponent challenges and 12 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 23 of their 45 challenges.