2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: 713.259.89OO Houston Astros (33-20) vs. Baltimore Orioles (23-28) RHP Lance McCullers (1-0, 2.40) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-3, 3.48) Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 7:10 PM CT ROOT SPORTS GAME #54...HOME #31 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...33-20 Home Record:...18-12 --with Roof Open:... 8-3 --with Roof Closed:...10-7 --with Roof Open/Closed:... 0-2 Road Record:...15-8 Current Streak:...Won 2 Current Homestand:... 3-2 Last Road Trip:... 3-4 Last 5 Games:... 3-2 Last 10 Games:... 6-4 Series Record (before current series):.. 8-5-3 Sweeps:... 4-1 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...28-2 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:...5-18 Shutouts:... 3-4 In One-Run Games:...11-6 In Two-Run Games:... 8-3 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...12-9 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...21-11 During the Day:...12-6 At Night:...21-14 When Scoring First:...21-4 Opponent Scores First:...12-16 Outhit Opponent:...21-7 Outhit by Opponent:...9-11 Equal Hits:... 3-2 When Hitting Home Run:...25-11 No Home Runs:... 8-9 Walkoff Home Runs:... 0-1 Come-from-Behind Wins:...17 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...6 Last At-Bat Wins:...7 Largest Blown Lead:...2 Extra-Inning Games:... 3-2 Different Batting Orders:...50 After Six Innings: Lead: 21-3...Tied: 7-0...Trail: 5-17 After Seven Innings: Lead: 24-2...Tied: 6-2...Trail: 3-16 After Eight Innings: Lead: 28-0...Tied: 3-2...Trail: 2-18 Astros vs. Orioles (2015): Overall:... 3-2 At Minute Maid Park:... 2-0 At Camden Yards:... 1-2 Astros vs. Orioles (All-Time): Overall:...11-16 Record in Houston:... 8-4 Record in Baltimore:...3-12 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: June 3 1997 - Astros 3B Bill Spiers goes 1x2 with a triple and 2 walks in a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers...in his final plate appearance of the night, Spiers is walked intentionally...he would go on to walk a franchise record 6 consecutive plate appearances (4 intentionally) over a 3-game span (June 3-5)...this franchise record added into another, as Spiers would set the franchise record by reaching base safely in 13 consecutive plate appearances over a 6-game span (9 walks, 3 singles, HBP). 1989 - The Astros play the 2nd-longest game in franchise history (22 innings), in what ends as a 5-4 win over the Dodgers. TONIGHT S GAME: The Astros will try to win this series against the Orioles in game 3 of this 4-game series tonight in a 7:10 p.m. CT matchup at Minute Maid Park...RHP Lance McCullers (1-0), who is making his 4th career Major League start, will be on the bump for Houston opposite RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-3) and the Orioles...in his last start, McCullers went 4.1 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned), while recording 7 strikeouts on Friday vs. Chicago (AL). HISTORIC START: The Astros 33-20 record ties as the best 53-game start in franchise history...the 1998 club also started 33-20 en route to a clubrecord, 102-win season...a win tonight would give the Astros their best 54-game start in franchise history...the current franchise best is a 33-21 record, posted by the 1980, 1998 and 1999 Astros. IN THE STANDINGS: At 33-20, the Astros (.623) have the best record in the AL and the 2nd-best in the Majors, trailing only the 34-18 St. Louis Cardinals (.654)...Houston is in 1st place in the AL West, currently leading the division by 5.0 games over 2nd-place Los Angeles. this marks the latest the Astros have been in 1st place in a season since Sept. 25, 2003, when that club was 86-73 and sharing the NL Central lead with Chicago. the last time Houston held at least a 5.0-game lead prior to this season was in 2001, when the 90-60 Astros led the NL Central by 5.5 games. WINNING WAYS: Houston is 13-6 over their last 19 games and have gone 30-15 (.667) in their last 45 contests...the Astros have 8 series wins and 3 series splits in their 16 completed series this season...the Astros reached the 33-win mark in the 53rd game of this season, compared to reaching that mark in the 75th game of last season (33-42) on June 20. THIS HOMESTAND: Houston is 16-7 over their last 23 home games with 2 games left to play on this homestand against the Orioles (tonight- Thur.)...the Astros went 7-2 on their last homestand, which was their best 9-game homestand since the 2006 season. LAST NIGHT S RECAP: The Orioles jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the 2nd inning before the Astros offense countered with a 5-run 3rd inning en route to a 6-4 win over the Orioles...the big hit was a 3-run homer by DH Evan Gattis, his 11th homer of the season...rhp Collin McHugh (6-2) settled down after the 2nd and ended up pitching 7.0 innings, allowing just those 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. ELIAS SAYS: RHP Collin McHugh survived a 4-run 2nd frame to go 7.0 innings in the Astros win last night...the last Houston starting pitcher to pitch 7.0 innings in a win after giving up at least 4 runs in the 1st 2.0 innings was LHP Mike Hampton, at Minnesota on June 4, 1999. ALTUVE LEADS ALL-STAR VOTING: As of Monday, 2B Jose Altuve leads all American League 2nd baseman in All-Star voting...the Astros have had just 6 different players in franchise history earn a fan-elected start, most recently 1B Lance Berkman in 2008...as of Monday, Altuve had received over 2 million votes, over 500,000 more than 2nd place Omar Infante. PLAYERS OF THE MONTH?: With AL Pitcher, Player and Rookie of the Month results being released later today, the Astros had a few top performers in the month of May...LHP Dallas Keuchel went 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA (13ER/44.2IP) in 6 starts in May, including 2 complete games and 1 shutout...dh Evan Gattis hit.276 (29x105) with 6 doubles, 9 home runs, 22 RBI and a.629 slugging percentage in 28 games in the month... rookie LF Preston Tucker hit.306 (19x62) with 7 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBI and a.893 OPS in his debut month. COLLECTING K S: Tonight s starter RHP Lance McCullers has posted 5, 6 and 7 strikeouts in each of his 1st 3 Major League starts for a total of 18 strikeouts in his 15.0 innings pitched... the last Astros pitcher to begin his career by posting at least 5 strikeouts in their 1st 3 games was RHP J.R. Richard in 1971...the club record is 5 straight starts of 5+ strikeouts to begin a career, set by RHP Tom Griffin in 1969. PITCHING IN: The Astros rank 3rd in the AL in overall staff ERA (3.57) and 2nd in bullpen ERA (2.37)...the bullpen s success can be attributed to a stellar 4.89 strikeout to walk ratio, which leads the Majors by a wide margin (Dodgers rank 2nd with a 3.21 ratio)...houston s bullpen has posted 176 strikeouts with just 36 walks in their 159.1 IP. Team ERA (AL) 1. Rays - 3.39 1. Royals - 1.89 2. Royals - 3.46 2. Astros - 2.37 3. Astros - 3.57 3. Tigers - 2.91 Team Bullpen ERA (AL) NESHEK S STREAK: RHP Pat Neshek has began his season with 24 consecutive appearances without issuing a walk (20.2IP)...this ranks as the 2nd longest streak in Major League history to begin a season...rhp Mark Eichhorn owns the MLB record, posting 30 appearances (40.1IP) without issuing a walk to open the 1991 season for the California Angels. WILL THE THRILL: RHP Will Harris has quietly been one of the most effective relievers in the Majors in 2015, posting a 0.35 ERA (1ER/25.2IP) in 20 apps...additionally, he has allowed just 6 hits in his 25.2 IP while tallying 31 strikeouts. Lowest ERA (MLB) Lowest Opp. Avg. (MLB) 1. D. Betances - 0.00 1. W. Harris -.073 2. W. Harris - 0.35 2. A. Miller -.089 3. W. Davis - 0.39 3. D. Betances -.103 SPEED AND POWER: The Astros lead the AL in home runs (71) and rank 2nd in steals (44)...2B Jose Altuve leads all AL players with 15 steals, while DH Evan Gattis and 3B Luis Valbuena rank tied for 6th with 12 home runs each. BIG E: Since April 26, DH Evan Gattis has hit.283 (36x127) with 7 doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBI in his 35 games...in that time frame, he leads the American League in RBI, while ranking tied for 1st in HR and 2nd in slugging (.630). LATE BLOOMERS: Including 1 run last night, the Astros have scored a Major League-best 95 runs in the 7th inning or later in 2015. Most Runs - 7th Inn. or Later 1. Houston - 95 2. Oakland - 82 3. San Diego - 80 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Thur., June 4 1:10 Baltimore LHP Dallas Keuchel (7-1, 1.76) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (1-4, 3.21) ROOT SPORTS Fri., June 5 6:07 at Toronto RHP Roberto Hernandez (2-4, 4.92) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (4-4, 3.88) ROOT SPORTS Sat., June 6 12:07 at Toronto LHP Brett Oberholtzer (0-0, 3.24) vs. RHP Drew Hutchison (4-1, 5.26) ROOT SPORTS Sun., June 7 12:07 at Toronto RHP Collin McHugh (6-2, 4.33) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (2-6, 5.53) ROOT SPORTS 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
TONIGHT S ASTROS STARTER: LANCE MCCULLERS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015-MLB: 1-0 2.40 3 3 15.0 14 5 4 6 18 2015-MiLB: 3-1 0.62 6 4 29.0 15 3 2 11 43 vs. BAL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015/Career: - - - - - - - - - - Career MiLB Complete Games: --- Last CG: --- Career MiLB Shutouts: --- Last SHO: --- CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2015 MiLB GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 7, 5/29 vs. CWS 9 (2x), last, 5/7 vs. Midland Walks: 3, 5/18 vs. OAK 3 (3x), last, 5/7 vs. Midland Hits: 6, 5/23 at DET 4 (2x), last, 4/26 at Frisco Earned Runs: 2, 5/23 at DET 2, 5/2 vs. Frisco Innings Pitched: 6.0, 5/23 at DET 6.0, 5/2 vs. Frisco Low-Hit CG: - - 2015 MLB SPLITS: Home/MMP: 0-0, 2.000 ERA, 2G/GS, 2ER/9IP Away: 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 1G/GS, 2ER/6IP Day: 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 1G/GS, 2ER/6IP Night: 0-0, 2.00 ERA, 2G/GS, 2ER/9IP Longest Winning Streak: 1, May 23-current Longest Losing Streak: --- 2015 SPLITS at AA Corpus Christi: Home: 1-1, 1.13 ERA, 3G/GS, 2ER/16IP Away: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 3G/1GS, 0ER/13IP Day: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3G/2GS, 0ER/14IP Night: 2-1, 1.20 ERA, 3G/2GS, 2ER/15IP Longest Winning Streak: 2, May 7-current Longest Losing Streak: 1, May 2 LAST START - 5/29 vs. CWS: took the hill opposite LHP Carlos Rodon and the White Sox...allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits in his 4.1 innings, walking 2 with 7 strikeouts. ABOUT MCCULLERS: 21-year-old right-hander is set to make his 4th career Major League start. is in his 4th professional season since getting drafted by Houston in the supplemental 1st round (41st overall) in 2012...selected by the Astros to the Major League roster on May 18. COLLECTING K S: has struck out 5, 6 and 7 batters respectively in each of his 3 Major League starts...the last Astros pitcher to begin his career by posting 5+ strikeouts in each of his first 3 games was RHP J.R. Richard in 1971...the club record is 5 straight starts of 5+ strikeouts to begin a career, set by RHP Tom Griffin in 1969. YOUNG GUN: became the 2nd-youngest pitcher in club history to make his debut in a start at Minute Maid Park...the youngest was LHP Carlos Hernandez (21 years, 118 days) on Aug. 18, 2001 vs. DET. at 21 years, 228 days, became the youngest Astros player to make his MLB debut since Jose Altuve (21 years, 75 days) on July 20, 2011. was the 3rd player to make his MLB debut for Houston this season, joining OF Preston Tucker (May 7) and RHP Asher Wojciechowksi (April 9). became the 6th starting pitcher in club history to allow 1 run or less in his Major League debut, and the 1st since RHP Jarred Cosart (7/12/13). UNTOUCHABLE: prior to his promotion, spent the entire season at Double A Corpus Christi...was promoted to Triple A Fresno on 5/14 but did not pitch in a game with the club...allowed just 2 earned runs in his 29 innings (0.62 ERA), striking out 43. at the time of his promotion to Triple A, was leading all of Double A in opp. avg. (.146), while ranking 2nd in ERA and T-4th in K s. THIS SPRING: spent 2015 Spring Training at minor league camp, but did make 2 appearances with the Major League team... tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief on March 17 against the Pirates in Bradenton, striking out 1...also pitched 2.0 innings in HOU s exhibition game vs. KC at Minute Maid Park on April 4. PROSPECT STATUS: is currently ranked by MLB.com as Houston s No. 10 prospect...prior to the season, was ranked as a top 10 Astros prospect by multiple publications: Baseball Prospectus (#7), Baseball America (#9) and ESPN.com (#6). in 2014, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 77 overall prospect in baseball with the Best Curveball in HOU s system. MINOR LEAGUE CAREER: has recorded 304 strikeouts in 256.2 career minor league innings, posting a 3.79 ERA. last season, led the Class A Advanced Lancaster JetHawks with 115 strikeouts (threw 97.0 innings). was a Class A Midwest League All-Star in 2013 after ranking 3rd in the league in strikeouts and throwing 74.2 consecutive homerless innings to start the season. FIRST ROUND PICK: the Tampa, FL native was selected by Houston with the 41st overall pick in the 2012 draft (supplemental 1st round)...was named the 2012 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after his season at Jesuit High School (FL). BLOODLINES: is the son of former Major League pitcher Lance McCullers, who pitched seven seasons in the big leagues with San Diego (1985-88), the Yankees (1989-90), Detroit (1990) and Texas (1992)...Lance Sr. was also selected with the 41st overall pick in his draft class (1982)...he went 28-31 with a 3.25 ERA in 306 career games. MCCULLERS vs. ORIOLES (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR has never faced the Orioles in his career 2015 MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 3/17* at PIT W 13-7 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0-4/4* KC L 1-3 L 1 2.0 4 3 2 1 1 0 - TOTALS 0-1, 6.00 ERA 3.0 5 3 2 1 2 0 - * - indicates relief appearance 2015 MINOR LEAGUE DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/12 at TUL W 4-0 W 1 5.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 76 4/19 TUL L 2-5 - 5.0 2 0 0 3 5 0 63 4/26* at FRI W 5-2 - 4.0 4 1 0 0 9 0 71 APRIL 1-0, 0.00 ERA 14.0 10 1 0 6 21 0 210 5/2 FRI L 0-2 L 1 6.0 2 2 2 2 7 1 91 5/7 MID W 3-1 W 2 5.0 3 0 0 3 9 0 83 5/12* at SA W 3-2 W 3 4.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 83 MAY 2-1, 1.20 ERA 15.0 5 2 2 5 22 1 257 * - indicates relief appearance 2015 REGULAR SEASON DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 5/18 OAK L 1-2 - 4.2 3 1 1 3 5 0 93 5/23 at DET W 3-2 W 1 6.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 100 5/29 CWS L 3-6 - 4.1 5 2 1 2 7 0 89 MAY 1-0, 2.40 ERA 15.0 14 5 4 6 18 0 282 TOMORROW S STARTER vs. BAL - LHP DALLAS KEUCHEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 7-1 1.76 11 11 81.2 53 17 16 21 60 Career: 28-28 3.79 87 78 520.2 517 240 219 160 367 vs. BAL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 0-1 4.50 1 1 8.0 6 4 4 1 3 Career: 1-2 3.60 3 3 20.1 17 8 8 6 9 LAST START - 5/30 vs. CWS: threw his 2nd consecutive complete game, setting a career high with 11 strikeouts...marked his 2nd career shutout (also 5/13/14 vs. TEX), and the Astros 1st of the season...the last Astro to throw back-to-back complete games was RHP Roy Oswalt from Sept. 6-11, 2008. Keuchel allowed just 4 hits in the contest, which ties as the fewest number of hits he has allowed in a complete game (3 times, last, July 30, 2014 vs. OAK). BIG D HAS ARRIVED: 27-year-old southpaw became the first Astros starter to begin a season 6-0 or better since RHP Roger Clemens began the 2004 season 9-0. has 28 wins in his first 87 career games...only 2 left-handers in Astros history compiled more or as many wins within their first 87 career games: Jim Deshaies (34) and Wandy Rodriguez (28). GROUNDED: his 4.68 groundball to flyball ratio leads the Majors (145GB/31FB)...has allowed just 11 extra base hits all year and ranks 1st in the Majors in opponents slugging % (.242). PITCHER OF THE MONTH... AGAIN?: After winning the AL Pitcher of the Month Award in April, Keuchel is once again in running for May which will be announced later today...he went 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA (13ER/44.2IP) and 38 strikeouts... among AL pitchers, ranked 1st in innings pitched (44.2) and GB/FB ratio (6.15), T-2nd in wins (4), 8th in strikeouts (38) and his ERA ranked 10th...he closed the month with back-to-back complete games, including a shutout on 5/30 vs. CWS. 2015 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 5/30 vs. CWS (9,4,0,0,0,11) W 3-0 W 1 11 4.19 105 1/0 9-2 6 6-0 8 7-1 McHugh 6/2 vs. BAL (7,6,4,4,2,6) W 6-4 W 1 11 5.60 100 3/3 8-3 5 3-2 6 5-1 Hernandez 5/31 vs. CWS (5.2,8,5,4,1,2) L 0-6 L 1 10 4.62 94 8/2 5-5 1 1-0 5 2-3 Feldman 5/26 at BAL (6,4,1,1,3,2) W 4-1 W 2 10 4.20 99 5/2 5-5 2 1-1 7 5-2 McCullers 5/29 vs. CWS (4.1,5,2,1,2,7) L 3-6 (11) W 1 3 3.00 94 0/0 1-2 2 1-1 1 1-0 Wojciechowski 4/26 at OAK (4,5,5,5,2,4) W 7-6 L 1 3 6.00 83 1/0 2-1 1 0-1 - - Oberholtzer 6/1 vs. BAL (5.1,7,2,2,2,3) W 5-2 - 2 1.08 68 1/1 2-0 2 2-0 - - Deduno 5/6 vs. TEX (4.2,11,10,10,3,4) L 3-11 L 1 2 1.50 76 3/1 1-1 1 0-1 - - Peacock 4/14 vs. OAK (5,5,3,3,2,3) L 0-4 L 1 1 0.00 85 0/0 0-1 1 0-1 - -
ASTROS: BAL SERIES (6/1-4):.290 (18x62) HOMESTAND (5/29-6/4):.272 (46x169) OPPONENTS: BAL SERIES (6/1-4):.219 (14x64) HOMESTAND (5/29-6/4):.220 (37x168) 27 IF Jose Altuve.300, 5 HR, 26 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 BAL Series:.429, 3x7, RBI Homestand:.316, 6x19, RBI Current Stk.: 3,.364, 4x11, 5/31 Long Streak: 11,.451, 23x51, 4/21-5/2 went 2x4 with a run scored last night...has hit in 7 of his last 8 games at a.333 (11x33) clip following a 3x32 stretch...ranks 5th in the AL in hits (64), 1st in steals (15), 3rd in multi-hit games (21) and T-3rd in intentional walks (6)...ranks T-1st among MLB 2nd basemen in RBI and T-1st in games played (52)...ranks 3rd on the club in RBI. batted 2nd last night for the 13th time this season...has hit leadoff in 39 games this year, hitting.302 (49x162)...in hitting.294 (15x51) from the 2-hole. hitting.391 (25x64) with a.459 OBP vs. lefties this season...owns a career.351 (213x606) average vs. lefties, which is tops in the Majors since he debuted in 2011. has 694 hits in 566 career games...looking to become the 1st player in club history with 700 hits in his 1st 600 career games...the only Major League players since 2000 with more hits within their first 566 games: Ichiro, Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, Juan Pierre and Ryan Braun. leads MLB in hits (466) and steals (106) over the last 3 years (since 2013). was named the American League Co-Player of the Week along with Oakland s OF Josh Reddick for the week ending May 3. 23 IF Chris Carter.197, 8 HR, 27 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 BAL Series:.400, 2x5 Homestand:.400, 6x15, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 10,.364, 12x33, 5/23 Long Streak: 10,.364, 12x33, 5/23-current went 1x3 with a walk last night and is on a season-long, 10-game hitting streak...marks the 2nd-longest hitting streak of his career behind a 12-gamer from Aug. 31-Sept. 14, 2014...is also tied for the 2nd-longest active hitting streak in the Majors. has walked in 4 straight contests, and has 7 walks in his last 10 games... his 27 walks rank T-7th in the AL. has recorded an RBI in 5 of his last 8 games...has 3 homers and 15 RBI in his last 18 games, and hit 6 homers in May...all of his homers (8) and RBI (27) have come in his last 39 games...went 14 games without a HR to start the year...ranks 2nd on the club in RBI. has struggled in April throughout his career (.360 SLG,.645 OPS), but has put up solid numbers in every other month of the year...in May (.442 SLG,.747 OPS), June (.491 SLG,.814 OPS), July (.496 SLG,.828 OPS), Aug. (.513 SLG,.830 OPS), Sept. (.396 SLG,.704 OPS). has hit 45 home runs since 2014, which ranks T-5th in the Majors with Todd Frazier, behind only Edwin Encarnacion (46), Mike Trout (49), Giancarlo Stanton (53) and Nelson Cruz (58). 15 C Jason Castro.227, 5 HR, 12 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series: 0x1 Homestand:.250, 2x8 Current Stk.: 0x1 Long Streak: 7,.292, 7x24, 4/27-5/6 went 0x1 Monday night vs. BAL in a start at catcher, but left the game in the bottom of the 7th with a right knee contusion after being hit by a pitch in the 5th...ranks 3rd all-time in Astros history in home runs by a catcher (42 HR)...surpassed Brad Ausmus (41 HR) on 5/19 vs. OAK, and now sits behind current Astros TV broadcaster Alan Ashby (69) and John Bateman (44). has 3 homers in his last 15 games...ranks T-6th among AL catchers with 5 home runs on the season. has thrown out 10 of 34 basestealers for a 29.4% caught stealing %. 16 C Hank Conger.180, 2 HR, 4 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 BAL Series:.400, 2x5 Homestand:.200,2x10 Current Stk.: 2,.400, 2x5, 6/1 Long Streak: 2 (2x), last,.400, 2x5, 6/1-current went 1x3 with a double and a walk last night in a start at catcher...4 of his 9 hits this year have been extra-base hits (2 doubles, 2 homers)...has made 14 starts, all at catcher. in 15 career games against the Orioles, has hit.306 (11x36) with 2 homers and 6 RBI. appeared in LF on 5/6 vs. TEX, his first ML appearance in the outfield. 11 OF Evan Gattis.237, 12 HR, 36 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, HR, 3RBI BAL Series:.375, 3x8, HR, 4RBI Homestand:.381, 8x21, 2HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 9,.432, 16x37, 5/24 Long Streak: 9,.432, 16x37, 5/24-current went 2x4 with a game-tying, 3-run homer last night...valbuena homered right after Gattis, giving the Astros their 4th set of back-to-back homers this season (last, Gattis/Carter, May 30 vs. CWS). is on a season-long 9-game hitting streak...has gone 16x30 (.444) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers, 11 RBI, a 1.418 OPS and 5 multi-hit games over the course of his streak...marks the 2nd-longest hitting streak of his career, behind a 20-game streak he had from May 25-June 21, 2014. in his last 35 games since April 26, leads the Majors in RBI (35) and is tied for the American League lead in homers (11) with Josh Donaldson and Albert Pujols...has hit.283 (36x127) with a.936 OPS (.306 OBP/.630 SLG) in that span. ranks T-6th in the AL in HR and 7th in RBI...leads all AL hitters in RBI at home (24) and ranks T-2nd in homers at home (9)...is tied for the club lead in homers and leads the club in RBI...the Astros are 14-4 when he drives in a run this season...9 of his last 16 hits have gone for extra bases (4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers). ranks T-1st among designated hitters in homers (11) and 2nd in RBI (34)... has started 47 games at DH...has 1 start at a position other than DH this year (started in LF on 4/28 at SD). 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.232, 2 HR, 13 RBI Last Gm: 0x4, RBI BAL Series: 0x7, RBI Homestand:.100, 1x10, RBI Current Stk.: 0x7 Long Streak: 7,.296, 8x27, 4/11-26 0x4 with an RBI last night...has started 23g at SS, 1 at 3B, 1 at 2B and 4 at 1B...had not started at 1B prior to 2015, playing just 1.0 inn at the position. 11 of his 26 hits this year have been for extra bases (2 HR, 9 2B). has hit.264 (105x397) with 24 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homers, 36 RBI in his 138 games since the start of 2014. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.267, 3 HR, 16 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 BAL Series: 0x4 Homestand:.231, 3x13 Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 ranks 3rd on the club with 11 multi-hit games. ranks 7th in the AL in steals (10)...is 10-for-13 (76.9%) in SB attempts on the season...is 24-for-31 (77.4%) in his career in stolen base attempts. was moved back to the 9-spot for his last 12 starts after batting leadoff in 5 straight starts...has hit.298 (25x84) batting 9th, which ranks 3rd among all 9-hole hitters this year. among AL center fielders, ranks T-4th in homers (3), and 5th in RBI (16). 28 OF Colby Rasmus.239, 8 HR, 17 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series:.250, 1x4 Homestand:.200, 1x5 Current Stk.: 2,.500, 4x8, 5/27 Long Streak: 3 (4x),.333, 4x12, 5/19-21 went 1x4 with an 8th inning single Monday night vs. BAL in a start at center field...was his first start since 5/27 at BAL. is hitting.500 (4x8) in his last 2 starts, after being held hitless for 5 games from 5/22-26, his longest such streak this season...his 12 home runs vs. the Orioles since 2011 rank T-7th among all Major Leaguers. 19 extra-base hits rank T-4th among AL outfielders and ranks 2nd on the club...also is T-1st on the club in doubles (10)...among AL outfielders, ranks T-5th in homers. after starting the year 5x26 (.192), has hit.250 (29x116) with 7 HR, 15 RBI and an.816 OPS (.307 OBP/.509 SLG) in his last 35 games...7 of his last 11 hits dating back to 5/16 have been for extra bases (5 2B, 2 HR). his last 2 homers have come against southpaws...hitting.250 (9x36) with an.872 OPS (.372 OBP/.500 SLG) vs. LHP this season...entered the year with a career.213 (153x717) average and.648 OPS vs. LHP. has made 37 starts this season, 21 in left field, 10 in center field and 7 in right field...entering this season, had started only 4 career games in left field and 6 in right field, all coming with the Cardinals in 2009. 4 OF George Springer.224, 7 HR, 18 RBI Last Gm: 1x5 BAL Series:.250, 2x8, RBI Homestand:.167, 3x18, RBI Current Stk.: 3,.250, 3x12, 5/31 Long Streak: 4 (3x), last,.412, 7x17, 5/24-27 1x5 with a run scored last night out of the leadoff spot...has hit leadoff in the last 9 games (first career starts batting leadoff)...hitting.286 (10x35) with 6 walks and a.390 OBP as the leadoff hitter this year. is 16x51 (.314) with 4 doubles and a homer in his last 13 games...has reached base safely in his last 9 games, and 34 of his last 37, posting a.377 OBP and a.474 SLG (.850 OPS) in that 37-game span. is 8x22 (.364) with a homer in 5 games against the O s this year. 33 walks rank 4th in the AL...has 20 walks in his last 25 games...is 6th in the AL in steals (11)...has gone 11-for-12 in stolen base attempts this season, after collecting just 5 steals in 78 games in 2014. has made 47 starts in RF, hitting either 1st (9g), 2nd (10g), 3rd (25g) or 4th (3g)...has 27 homers and 69 RBI in 125 career Major League games. 20 OF Preston Tucker.304, 2 HR, 9 RBI Last Gm:1x4, RBI BAL Series:.286, 2x7, RBI Homestand:.300, 6x20, RBI Current Stk.: 2,.286, 2x7, 6/1 Long Streak: 4,.467, 7x15, 5/14-18 went 1x4 with an RBI-single last night...has hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games (.339, 20x59, 8 2B, 2HR, 7RBI) with a.957 OPS (.381 OBP/.576 SLG), and has multiple hits in 4 of his last 9 contests...has 21 hits through his first 21 career games. his 8 doubles this season rank T-2nd among AL rookies, and mark the most by a player in club history through his first 21 career games...his 3 multi-double games rank T-3rd among all Major League hitters...ranks 1st among all AL rookies in OPS (.884) and OBP (.377), 2nd in slugging (.507), T-6th in HR and T-7th in RBI (min. 65 PA). left-handed hitter is 9x26 (.346) with an.816 OPS against lefties. hit the 1st two homers of his career in the series at DET (5/21-24), and both were pinch-hit homers...joined Dave Bergman as the only players in Astros history to record their first 2 career home runs in the pinch. per Elias, became the first player in club history with 2 pinch-hit HR in the same series...the last rookie with 2 PH HR s in a series was the Reds Reggie Taylor at COL in August of 2002. was selected to the Major League roster from Triple A Fresno on 5/7... has made 18 starts since joining the Astros (16 in LF, 2 at DH) 18 IF Luis Valbuena.199, 12 HR, 20 RBI Last Gm: 1x2, HR, RBI BAL Series:.600, 3x5, 2HR, 2RBI Homestand:.214, 3x14, 2HR, 2RBI Current Stk.: 2,.600, 3x5, 6/1 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 homered for the 2nd consecutive game with his solo blast last night... followed up Gattis for the Astros 4th set of back-to-back homers this season (last, Gattis/Carter, May 30 vs. CWS)...marks the 2nd time this season he has homered in consecutive games (also April 19-20)...has never homered in 3 straight games in his career. his 12 HR rank T-1st among all Astros hitters and rank T-6th in the AL...11 of his 12 HR s this season have been solo blasts, while 10 of his 12 have come against right-handed pitching...has 5 homers in his last 17 games and 7 in his last 26...8 of his last 14 hits have driven in a run. 12 HR rank 2nd among AL third basemen...is 1 of 3 Astros 3rd basemen all-time to record at least 12 homers in the teams first 53 games of a season: Morgan Ensberg (17 in 2006) and Ken Caminiti (14 in 2000). 2 IF Jonathan Villar.276, 0 HR, 6 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series: 0x1 Homestand:.455, 5x11, RBI Current Stk.: 0x1 Long Streak: 3 (4x), last,.500, 5x10, 5/29-5/31 went 0x1 as a pinch runner for Carter in the 7th inning on Monday, and wound up scoring the go-ahead run for the Astros...remained in the game to play shortstop...hitting.326 (15x46) with 5 doubles, 1 triple and 5 RBI in his last 18 games. started a 5-4-3 triple play in the 5th inn on 5/23 at DET...was 10th triple play turned in franchise history. has made 20 starts this season (14 at SS, 6 at 3B)...has also appeared in CF in 2 games and at 2B in 1 game.
ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS vs. GONZALEZ AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.250 8 2 0 0 2 0 Carter.091 11 1 0 0 0 4 Castro.400 10 4 1 4 1 2 Conger.000 2 0 0 0 1 2 Gonzalez.500 2 1 0 0 0 0 Rasmus.125 16 2 0 0 1 9 Springer.333 6 2 1 1 0 2 Valbuena.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 Villar.286 7 2 0 1 2 3 ASTROS vs. CHEN (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.462 13 6 0 2 0 1 Carter.231 13 3 1 4 1 4 Castro.000 3 0 0 0 1 2 Conger.500 2 1 0 0 0 0 Gattis.333 3 1 0 0 0 2 Marisnick.000 2 0 0 0 0 2 Rasmus.333 3 1 0 0 1 1 Springer.556 9 5 1 1 0 1 Tucker.667 3 2 0 0 0 1 Valbuena.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 Villar.182 11 2 0 0 0 3 ASTROS HITTERS vs. ORIOLES ASTROS vs. ORIOLES (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.407 27 11 0 2 Carter.158 19 3 1 2 Castro.158 19 3 1 3 Conger.286 7 2 0 2 Gonzalez.250 4 1 0 0 Rasmus.257 35 9 4 8 Springer.161 31 5 2 3 Valbuena.200 10 2 1 1 Villar.136 22 3 0 1 ASTROS vs. ORIOLES (2015): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.381 21 8 0 1 Carter.313 16 5 0 4 Castro.125 8 1 0 1 Conger.333 9 3 0 0 Gattis.421 19 8 2 7 Gonzalez.000 14 0 0 1 Marisnick.000 9 0 0 0 Rasmus.333 12 4 0 0 Springer.364 22 8 1 2 Tucker.263 19 5 0 2 Valbuena.313 16 5 2 4 Villar.200 5 1 0 0 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.391 64 25 Carter.200 60 12 Castro.231 39 9 Conger.143 28 4 Gattis.206 63 13 Gonzalez.333 27 9 Marisnick.189 53 10 Rasmus.250 36 9 Springer.241 54 13 Tucker.346 26 9 Valbuena.130 54 7 Villar.286 42 12 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.262 149 39 Carter.195 113 22 Castro.226 93 21 Conger.227 22 5 Gattis.252 123 31 Gonzalez.200 85 17 Marisnick.312 93 29 Rasmus.236 106 25 Springer.216 116 25 Tucker.279 43 12 Valbuena.228 127 29 Villar.265 34 9 ASTROS vs. ORIOLES (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.400 65 26 1 6 Carter.187 75 14 3 12 Castro.208 48 10 3 10 Conger.306 36 11 2 6 Gattis.421 19 8 2 7 Gonzalez.179 28 5 1 2 Marisnick.000 9 0 0 0 Rasmus.237 190 45 12 26 Springer.245 53 13 3 5 Tucker.263 19 5 0 2 Valbuena.265 68 18 4 10 Villar.132 38 5 0 1 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.351 606 213 Carter.224 469 105 Castro.204 353 72 Conger.188 85 16 Gattis.271 229 62 Gonzalez.234 154 36 Marisnick.239 134 32 Rasmus.215 753 162 Springer.214 126 27 Tucker.346 26 9 Valbuena.218 326 71 Villar.249 185 46 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.285 1690 481 Carter.217 1049 228 Castro.254 1131 287 Conger.225 653 147 Gattis.243 680 165 Gonzalez.248 652 162 Marisnick.240 342 82 Rasmus.256 2126 544 Springer.233 339 79 Tucker.279 43 12 Valbuena.228 1664 380 Villar.223 364 81 Catchers Statistics CATCHING STATS Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 10/34.294 0 3 25-14 3.56 (136ER/344IP) Conger 1/6.167 0 0 8-6 3.48 (53ER/137IP) Pitchers 3/3 1.000 3 TOTAL 14/43.326 3 3 33-20 3.57 (191ER/481IP) RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Astros 22 19 31 19 17 27 34 31 22 8 230 Opp. 30 25 21 19 39 18 17 15 11 8 203 Record by Days Mon. 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Sun. 4-4 5-3 4-4 3-2 4-4 7-1 6-2 Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct. 15-7 16-13 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 4/15 45 (30-15) Lowrie right thumb ligament tear 4/28 34 (21-13) Springer concussion 5/6 5/13 6 (2-4) Oberholtzer left index finger blister 5/13 6/1 17 (10-7) Deduno lower right back strain 5/14 15 (8-7) Feldman torn right medial meniscus 5/27 5 (3-2) Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 16 4 1-21 4 (10x) - 4/28/15 at SD Carter 4 - - - 4 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro 4 - - - 4 4-5/26/13 vs. OAK Conger - 1 - - 1 3 (3x) - 5/11/14 at TOR Gattis 11 2 - - 13 4-4/16/14 at PHI Gonzalez 5 1 - - 6 4-5/26/14 at KC Marisnick 10 1 - - 11 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus 7 2 - - 9 5-6/5/12 at CWS Springer 7 1 - - 8 4-5/26/14 at KC Tucker 5 1 - - 6 3-5/14/15 vs. TOR Valbuena 6 1 - - 7 3 (21x) - 4/28/15 at SD Villar 4 - - - 4 3 (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 1 4 - - 5 4 (2x) - 8/17/14 at BOS Carter 8 1 - - 9 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro 1 - - - 1 4 (2x) - 8/28/14 vs. TEX Conger 1 - - - 1 5-5/11/14 at TOR Gattis 8 2 2-12 4 (3x) - 5/3/15 vs. SEA Gonzalez 2 - - - 2 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Marisnick 3 - - - 3 3 (2x) - 9/21/14 vs. SEA Rasmus 4 1 - - 5 6-6/2/11 vs. SF Springer - - - 1 1 5 (2x) - 4/28/15 at SD Tucker - 1 - - 1 3-5/24/15 at DET Valbuena 2 1 - - 3 3 (21x) - 4/20/15 at SEA Villar 1 - - - 1 3-5/3/14 vs. SEA 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (25-14), Springer (5-4), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Valbuena (16-6), Altuve (7-6), Springer (5-5), Gonzalez (3-1), Grossman (1-1), Villar (1-1) 3: Springer (18-7), Valbuena (6-6), Lowrie (4-3), Tucker (4-3), Gattis (1-1) 4: Gattis (24-15), Carter (1-3), Lowrie (3-0), Springer (3-0), Rasmus (1-1), Valbuena (1-1) 5: Carter (8-9), Rasmus (13-4), Gattis (3-2), Tucker (3-2), Lowrie (3-1), Valbuena (1-2), Castro (2-0) 6: Carter (12-4), Castro (7-6), Rasmus (5-2), Valbuena (2-4), Gonzalez (3-2), Tucker (1-1), Villar (2-0), Gattis (1-0), Lowrie (0-1) 7: Carter (8-4), Marisnick (7-4), Castro (7-2), Villar (2-5), Gonzalez (2-2), Rasmus (2-2), Conger (2-0), Lowrie (1-1), Grossman (1-0), Valbuena (1-0) 8: Castro (9-6), Conger (6-6), Gonzalez (8-2), Rasmus (4-4), Tucker (3-2), Carter (1-0), Grossman (1-0), Villar (1-0) 9: Marisnick (15-11), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-1), Gonzalez (4-2), Hernandez (1-0), Keuchel (1-0), McHugh (1-0) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION By Defensive Position: C: Castro (25-14), Conger (8-6) 1B: Carter (29-20), Gonzalez (4-0) 2B: Altuve (32-20), Gonzalez (1-0) SS: Gonzalez (14-9), Lowrie (11-5), Villar (8-6) 3B: Valbuena (27-19), Villar (5-1), Gonzalez (1-0) LF: Rasmus (15-6), Tucker (10-7), Grossman (7-7), Gattis (1-0) CF: Marisnick (25-17), Rasmus (8-3) RF: Springer (31-16), Rasmus (2-4) DH: Gattis (28-18), Tucker (1-1), Carter (1-0), Lowrie (0-1)
2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 13-15 Starters 20-14-0 4.17 321.2 326 159 149 89-2 232 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 19-4 Relievers 13-6-21 2.37 159.1 101 44 42 36-1 176 When No Relievers Are Used: 1-1 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 58-Jake Buchanan 5/31 vs. CWS (2,1,1,1,0,0) 24 3/2 0/0 0/0 0-3 35-Josh Fields 5/29 vs. CWS (1.1,0,1,1,2,1)-L1 21 14/11 5/1 0/1 7-7 44-Luke Gregerson 6/2 vs. BAL (1,1,0,0,0,3)-S15 12 24/19 0/0 15/16 23-1 36-Will Harris 6/1 vs. BAL (1.2,0,0,0,0,2)-W2 24 20/15 12/1 0/0 11-9 37-Pat Neshek 6/2 vs. BAL (1,0,0,0,0,0)-H15 10 24/19 7/0 1/1 21-3 50-Chad Qualls 5/29 vs. CWS (1,1,1,1,0,0)-BS2 11 21/12 4/2 4/6 16-4 29-Tony Sipp 5/31 vs. CWS (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) 1 20/12 11/3 0/1 13-7 54-Joe Thatcher 5/29 vs. CWS (0.1,0,0,0,1,0) 6 17/14 14/7 0/0 8-9 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 155/113 58/16 21/26 32-19 58 RHP Jake Buchanan 0-0-0, 1.59 ERA, 3G Last Win: none in 15 Save: none in 15 Loss: none in 15 Blown SV: none in 15 BAL Series: --- Homestand: 0-0-0, 4.50 (1ER/2IP), 1G made his 3rd appearance of the season Sunday vs. CWS, allowing 1 run on a LaRoche home run in 2.0 innings of work...has been scoreless in 2 of his 3 outings this season (all 3 have been multiple innings). is scoreless in 7 of his last 9 apps. dating back to Sept. 8, 2014...owns a 1.26 ERA (2ER/14.1IP) in that span. was 3-1 with a 5.08 ERA (19ER/33.2IP) in 6g (5 starts) at Triple A this year. was recalled from Triple A Fresno on May 14...this is his first stint in the Majors this season...pitched in 17 games (2 starts) across 2 stints after making his Major League debut with Houston last season...posted a 61.5 groundball percentage which ranked 2nd on the club in 2014 (min 10IP). 35 RHP Josh Fields 2-1-0, 1.38 ERA, 14G Last Win: 5/15 vs. TOR Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/29 vs. CWS Blown SV: 4/27 at SD BAL Series: --- Homestand: 0-1-0, 6.75 (1ER/1.1IP), 1G took his first loss of 2015 Friday night after allowing 1 run in 1.1 innings of relief...did not allow a hit, but walked 2...was the 1st time he allowed a run in May, snapping a streak of 11 consecutive scoreless appearances (10.1IP). has held opponents hitless in 9 of his last 11 outings, allowing just 2 hits over 10.1 innings in that span (.067, 2x30)...has been scoreless in 12 of his 14 total outings in 2015. has 21 strikeouts and 5 walks in his 12.2 innings this season...among AL pitchers with at least 10.0 inn., ranks 2nd in K s per 9.0 innings (14.54). has 131 strikeouts in 105.1 career innings in the Major Leagues with Houston (2013-15)...the only Astros relievers with more strikeouts within their first 109 career games: Billy Wagner (189), Brad Lidge (150), Dave Smith (145), Todd Jones (142) and Joe Sambito (134). following a brief stint in the minors in 2014, has gone 6-4 with a 2.10 ERA (13ER/55.2IP), 76 strikeouts, 15 walks and a.194 opponents average (38x196) in his last 54 outings (dating back to 5/17/14). 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 2-0-15, 3.42 ERA, 24G Last Win: 4/30 vs. SEA Save: 6/2 vs. BAL Loss: none in 15 Blown SV: 4/24 at OAK BAL Series: 0-0-2, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G Homestand: 0-0-2, 0.00 (0ER/3IP), 3G notched save #15 last night, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 3...has successfully converted 15-of-16 save opportunities (93.8%) this season and ranks T-4th in the AL in saves. has struck out at least 2 batters in each of his last 6 outings...the last Astros reliever to go 6 games with multiple strikeouts was RHP Jose Valverde from Aug. 19-31, 2009...the last Houston reliever to record 2+ strikeouts in 7 consecutive games was RHP Octavio Dotel who did so in 11 games from June 18-July14, 2001. has not allowed an earned run in 19 of his 24 outings this season...has held right-handed hitters to a.195 (8x41) average. became 1 of 2 closers in Astros history to record 15 saves within the club s first 53 games of a season...also RHP Jose Valverde (15 in 2008)...his 9 saves in May ranked T-3rd in the AL, and T-3rd all-time in club history for a single season. the Astros have gone 23-1 in games he has appeared in...the Astros won each of his first 21 games he appeared in this season, which marked the longest start of season streak in club history (previously Donne Wall: 10 games in 1996)...was also the longest streak by a player to start his career with the Astros...previously held by Roger Clemens (7g in 2004) and Peter Munro (7g in 2002). 36 RHP Will Harris 2-0-0, 0.35 ERA, 20G Last Win: 6/1 vs. BAL Save: none in 15 Loss: none in 15 Blown SV: none in 15 BAL Series: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.2IP), 1G Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/3IP), 2G picked up his 2nd win of the season Mon. night after tossing 1.2 perfect relief innings, striking out 2...entered the game in the 6th with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 1 out...struck out Pearce and induced a flyout from Joseph to strand both runners...has stranded 11-of-12 inherited runners this season for the 5th-best inherited runners scored % in the AL (8.3%). has retired the last 14 batters he has faced, and 25 of his last 28...has not allowed a run in his last 9 apps (10.2IP) and has been scoreless in 19 of his 20 apps. overall...has allowed just 1 run in his 25.2 innings for the 2nd-lowest ERA among Major League relievers, behind Dellin Betances (has allowed an earned run). among all Major League relievers, ranks 1st in opponents average (.073, 6x82), as he has allowed just 6 hits in 25.2 innings...lefties are 3x40 (.075) against him while right-handed hitters are 3x42 (.071)... has 31 strikeouts in his 25.2 innings. had streak of 26 consec. scoreless app s (28.2IP) dating back to 8/19/14 (broken up on 5/6 vs. TEX)...was longest active scoreless inn. streak in MLB. 37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-0-1, 2.18 ERA, 24G Last Win: 5/7 at LAA Save: 5/20 vs. OAK Loss: none in 15 Blown SV: none in 15 BAL Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/3IP), 3G tossed a perfect 8th inning last night...earned his 15th hold of the season, which ranks T-1st in the Majors...has not allowed a run in his last 16 apps. dating back to April 27 (12 IP)...ranks as the 2nd longest active scoreless appearance streak in the Majors behind RHP Drew Storen (17g). has 19 strikeouts and has not allowed a walk this season (leads MLB in K-to-BB ratio)...has set a club record by starting a season with 24 consecutive games without a walk...the record was previously held by RHP Wilton Lopez in 2012 (20 games)...the last MLB pitcher to go 24 games without a walk to start a season was RHP Mark Eichhorn in 1991. his 8 holds in May ranked T-2nd among Astros relievers all-time in the month with Brad Lidge (2004), behind Octavio Dotel (9 in 2003). has held opponents to a.169 average (12x71), including a.174 mark (4x23) vs. lefties and a.167 mark (8x48) against righties. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 1-2-4, 4.19 ERA, 21G Last Win: 5/13 vs. SF Save: 5/14 vs. TOR Loss: 5/4 vs. SEA Blown SV: 5/29 vs. CWS BAL Series: --- Homestand: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1ER/1IP), 1G allowed an 8th inning solo home run to Gordon Beckham Fri. night, which handed him his 2nd blown save of the season...has been scoreless in 16 of 21 outings this year. has 21 K s in his 19.1 IP this season...has a.222 opp. avg. (16x72)...ranks T-2nd among MLB relievers in groundball % (74.5%). 29 LHP Tony Sipp 2-2-0, 2.41 ERA, 20G Last Win: 4/26 at OAK Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/27 at DET Blown SV: 5/3 vs. SEA CWS Series: 0-0-0, 18.00 (2ER/1IP), 2G Road Trip: 0-2-0, 27.00 (2ER/0.2IP), 2G returned to form Sun. vs. CWS, retiring his 1 batter faced (groundout)... was the 1st outing in his last 4 in which he didn t allow a run...previous stretch marked just the 2nd time in his 7-year career in which he allowed an earned run in 3 consecutive outings (last, 5/28-6-6/10). has not allowed an earned run in 16 of his 20 outings this season. has allowed 14 hits this season for a.206 opp. avg. (14x68)...lefties have hit.250 (8x32) while he s allowed 6 hits to righties all season (.167, 6x36). 54 LHP Joe Thatcher 1-1-0, 2.70 ERA, 17G Last Win: none in 15 Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/18 vs. OAK Blown SV: none in 15 BAL Series: --- Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G in his first outing since 5/24, pitched a scoreless 0.1 of an inning Fri. night, walking 1...has been scoreless in 14 of his 17 total outings. 10 of his 17 appearances this season have been 0.1 of an inning or less... has 239 career app s out of 379 total that were less than 1.0 full inning. has held lefties to a.238 (5x21) average this season with no extra-base hits...in his career, has held LHH s to a.230 (106x460) average. vs. BAL 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Buchanan - - - - Fields 2 1-0-0 0.00 2.2 0 Gregerson 2 0-0-0 0.00 3.0 0 Harris - - - - - Hernandez - - - - - Keuchel 1 0-1-0 4.50 6.0 3 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 1 0-0-0 2.84 6.1 2 Neshek 1 0-0-0 0.00 2.0 0 Oberholtzer 1 1-0-0 1.29 7.0 1 Qualls 3 0-0-3 0.00 3.1 0 Sipp 3 0-0-0 0.00 2.1 0 Thatcher 1 0-0-0 0.00 0.0 0 2015 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Buchanan - - - - - Fields 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.1 0 Gregerson 3 0-0-3 0.00 3.0 0 Harris 1 1-0-0 0.00 1.2 0 Hernandez - - - - - Keuchel 1 0-1-0 4.50 8.0 4 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 2 1-0-0 5.54 13.0 8 Neshek 3 0-0-0 0.00 3.0 0 Oberholtzer 1 0-0-0 3.38 5.1 2 Qualls 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.0 0 Sipp 1 0-1-0 13.50 0.2 1 Thatcher - - - - - CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Buchanan - - - - - Fields 5 1-0-0 1.93 4.2 1 Gregerson 10 1-1-3 3.12 8.2 3 Harris 3 1-0-0 0.00 3.2 0 Hernandez 13 4-6-0 5.97 66.1 44 Keuchel 3 1-2-0 3.60 20.0 8 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 3 1-0-0 4.66 19.1 10 Neshek 13 1-0-0 1.46 12.1 2 Oberholtzer 3 2-0-0 1.40 19.1 3 Qualls 11 0-0-3 1.86 9.2 2 Sipp 16 0-1-0 1.23 14.2 2 Thatcher 6 0-0-0 9.00 2.0 2
2015 Houston Astros High/Low GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 10, 4/24-5/3 Longest Winning Streak, Home... 6, 4/18-5/3 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 7, 4/24-5/7 Most Consecutive Losses... 3, 5/4-6 Most Consecutive Losses, Home...4 (2x), last, 5/4-5/12 Most Consecutive Losses, Road...3, 5/10-22 Longest Game, Time... 4:24, 4/12 at TEX Shortest Game, Time...2:09, 5/8 at LAA Longest Game, Innings...14, 4/12 at TEX Best Homestand, Percentage....778 (7-2), 5/12-20 Worst Homestand, Percentage....333 (1-2), 4/6-9 Best Road Trip, Percentage....889 (8-1), 4/20-29 Worst Road Trip, Percentage....429 (3-4), 5/21-27 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...3 (3x), last, 5/31 vs. CWS Most Errors...3, 4/11 at TEX Largest Margin of Victory...11, 4/28 at SD Largest Margin of Defeat... 8, 5/6 vs. TEX Biggest Comeback to Win... 4 runs (2x), last, 6/2 vs. BAL Most Games Over.500...13 (4x), last, after game on 6/2 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose...2 runs, 5/22 at DET Highest Attendance, Home...43,753, 4/6 vs. CLE Highest Attendance, Road... 48,885, 4/10 at TEX TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game... 14, 4/28 at SD Fewest Runs, Game... 0 (3x), last, 5/31 vs. CWS Most Runs, Inning... 5 (2x), last, 6/2 vs. BAL (3rd) Most Hits, Game... 17, 4/28 at SD Most Hits, Inning... 6, 6/2 vs. BAL (3rd) Fewest Hits, Game...1 (2x), last, 5/10 at LAA Most Doubles, Game... 6, 4/28 at SD Most Triples, Game...1 (5x), last, 5/24 at DET Most Homers, Game...5, 5/2 vs. SEA Most Consecutive Games, Homer... 5 (3x), last, 4/25-29 Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... 2 (3x), last, 5/22-23 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 10, 4/28 at SD Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game... 0 (6x), last, 5/18 vs. OAK Most Total Bases, Game... 34, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game... 7 (3x), last, 4/24 at OAK Fewest Walks, Game... 0 (3x), last, 5/25 at BAL Most Strikeouts, Game...16, 4/9 vs. CLE Fewest Strikeouts, Game...4 (2x), last, 5/2 vs. SEA Most Stolen Bases, Game...4, 4/26 at OAK Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game... 3, 5/19 vs. OAK Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...17.1 innings, 4/8-9 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game...6 (8x), last, Altuve, 4/28 at SD Most Runs, Game...3 (3x), last, Gattis, 5/3 vs. SEA Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)... 5, Lowrie, 4/20-22 Most Doubles, Game...2 (7x), last, Tucker, 5/29 vs. CWS Most Triples, Game... 1 (4x), last, Gattis, 5/21 at DET Most Home Runs, Game...2 (2x), Gattis, 5/3 vs. SEA Most RBI, Game... 5, Springer, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game...3 (2x), last, Springer, 5/18 vs. OAK Most Strikeouts, Game...4 (3x), last, Marisnick, 5/14 vs. TOR Most Stolen Bases, Game... 3, Springer, 4/27 at SD Longest Hitting Streak...11, Altuve, 4/21-5/2 TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game...0 (3x), last, 5/30 vs. CWS Most Runs, Game... 11, 5/6 vs. TEX Fewest Hits, Game... 3 (3x), last, 4/29 at SD Most Hits, Game... 14, 5/24 at DET Fewest Walks, Game... 0 (6x), last, 5/30 vs. CWS Most Walks, Game... 7, 4/12 at TEX Most Strikeouts, Game...15, 5/16 vs. TOR Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... 13.2 innings, 4/17-19 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak...6, Keuchel, 4/6-5/20 Longest Losing Streak...2 (4x), last, Sipp, 5/21-current Most Innings Pitched, Starter...9.0 (2x), last, Keuchel, 5/30 vs. CWS Most Innings Pitched, Relief... 4.0 (2x), last, Wojciechowski, 4/13 vs. OAK Fewest Hits, Complete Game... 4, Keuchel, 5/30 vs. CWS Fewest Walks, Complete Game... 0, Keuchel, 5/30 vs. CWS Most Walks, Game...4 (2x), last, Wojciechowski, 4/26 at OAK Most Strikeouts, Game... 11 (2x), last, Keuchel, 5/30 vs. CWS Most Strikeouts, Inning... 3 (18x), last, Gregerson, 6/2 vs. BAL (9th) Most Hit By Pitch, Game... 2 (2x), last, McCullers, 5/29 vs. CWS Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... 15.0, Keuchel, 4/18-24 ATTENDANCE Home:... 684,462/30 games Home Average:... 22,815 Road:... 643,771/23 games Road Average:... 27,990 Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 5/15/15 TOR/Dickey 65 4-1 Carter 5/30/15 CWS/Jennings 8 6-2 Castro 5/19/15 OAK/Abad 30 3-2 Conger 5/2/15 SEA/Olson 31 2-0 Gattis 6/2/15 BAL/Wright 2 10-1 Gonzalez 5/16/15 TOR/Gallardo 36 1-1 Marisnick 5/1/15 SEA/Elias 90 3-0 Rasmus 5/19/15 OAK/Abad 27 8-0 Springer 5/25/15 @BAL/Chen 30 6-1 Tucker 5/21/15 @DET/Soria 33 2-0 Valbuena 6/2/15 BAL/Wright 0 10-1 Villar 9/24/14 @TEX/Klein 151 0-0 Multi-HR Games Season Career Altuve 0 0 Carter 0 10 Castro 0 3 Conger 0 0 Gattis 1 4 Gonzalez 0 0 Marisnick 0 0 Rasmus 0 4 Springer 0 1 Tucker 0 0 Valbuena 1 2 Villar 0 0 2015 Grand Slams 2015 Opponent Grand Slams Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2015 Inside-the-Park Home Runs 2015 Opponent Inside-the-Park Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2015 Leadoff Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher ASTROS HOME RUNS 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (4) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Gattis/Rasmus 5/2 SEA/Walker Altuve/Valbuena 5/2 SEA/Walker/Medina Gattis/Carter 5/30 CWS/Jennings Gattis/Valbuena 6/2 BAL/Wright 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (2) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Tucker 5/21 @DET/Soria Tucker 5/24 @DET/Sanchez 2015 Walk-Off Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2015 Last At-Bat Wins (7) No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play 1. 4/12 at TEX 6-4 (14) Conger 2-run homer in top 14 2. 4/24 at OAK 5-4 (11) Grossman 2-run single in top 11 3. 4/26 at OAK 7-6 Gattis 2-run double in top 9 4. 4/30 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 8 6. 5/7 at LAA 3-2 Altuve RBI-fielders choice in top 9 7. 5/13 vs. SF 4-3 Springer solo homer in bottom 8 Astros Ejections (1) Date Personnel Umpire Situation 4/22 at SEA Hudgens Barrett Arguing called 3rd strike from bench Astros Replay Reviews (26) Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 1. 4/9 vs. CLE (6th) Force out at 1B Houston Stands 2:22 2. 4/10 at TEX (9th) Force out at 1B Texas Confirmed 1:36 3. 4/12 at TEX (14th) No HBP Texas Overturned 1:54 4. 4/13 vs. OAK (8th) Force out at 1B Oakland Stands 1:40 5. 4/14 vs. OAK (6th) Safe at 2B Houston Overturned 0:55 6. 4/19 vs. LAA (1st) Safe call at 1B Los Angeles Stands 2:50 7. 4/19 vs. LAA (7th) Home run call Crew Chief Overturned 1:40 8. 4/20 at SEA (1st) Safe at 1B Seattle Overturned 0:33 9. 4/21 at SEA (3rd) Out call at HP Houston Overturned 2:32 10. 4/26 at OAK (9th) Safe at 3B Oakland Confirmed 1:00 11. 4/27 at SD (1st) Out call at 1B San Diego Overturned 2:40 12. 4/28 at SD (5th) HBP San Diego Confirmed 0:52 13. 5/3 vs. SEA (3rd) Out call at Home Houston Overturned 2:50 14. 5/3 vs. SEA (4th) Out call at 3B Houston Stands 2:45 15. 5/4 vs. SEA (5th) Out at 1B Texas Confirmed 1:15 16. 5/12 vs. SF (6th) Safe at 1B Houston Overturned 0:28 17. 5/13 vs. SF (4th) Safe at 1B San Francisco Overturned 2:39 18. 5/13 vs. SF (8th) Out at 2B San Francisco Confirmed 1:40 19. 5/19 vs. OAK (2nd) Out call at Home Oakland Stands 2:50 20. 5/19 vs. OAK (7th) Safe at 2B Crew Chief Overturned 0:55 21. 5/23 at DET (1st) Safe at 1st Detroit Overturned 0:50 22. 5/24 at DET (1st) Out at 1st Astros Overturned 1:00 23. 5/26 at BAL (4th) Safe at 3B Astros Confirmed 1:19 24. 5/29 vs. CWS (6th) Safe at 1B Chicago Confirmed 1:27 25. 5/29 vs. CWS (9th) Out at 1B Houston Confirmed 1:34 26. 6/1 vs. CWS (3rd) Safe at 1B Chicago Overturned 1:15 CHALLENGES: Houston has been involved in 26 total replay reviews, including 9 Astros challenges, 15 opponent challenges and 2 crew chief review. The Astros have been successful in 5 of their 9 challenges.