2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: 713.259.89OO Houston Astros (80-74) vs. Texas Rangers (84-69) RHP Collin McHugh (17-7, 3.93) vs. LHP Derek Holland (3-3, 4.75) Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 12:05 PM CT FOX GAME #155...HOME #80 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...80-74 Home Record:...51-28 --with Roof Open:... 9-3 --with Roof Closed:...42-22 --with Roof Open/Closed:... 0-3 Road Record:...29-46 Current Streak:... Lost 3 Last Road Trip:... 2-8 Current Homestand:... 3-4 Last 5 Games:... 2-3 Last 10 Games:... 3-7 Series Record (prior to current series):...22-21-6 Sweeps:...10-6 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...65-14 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:... 15-60 Shutouts:...13-10 In One-Run Games:...19-29 In Two-Run Games:...14-16 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...27-29 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...53-45 During the Day:...25-22 At Night:...55-52 When Scoring First:...55-20 Opponent Scores First:...25-54 Outhit Opponent:...59-18 Outhit by Opponent:...13-51 Equal Hits:... 8-5 When Hitting Home Run:...67-45 No Home Runs:...13-29 Walkoff Home Runs:... 4-1 Come-from-Behind Wins:...38 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...29 Last At-Bat Wins:...15 Largest Blown Lead:...3 Extra-Inning Games:... 8-6 Different Batting Orders:...145 After Six Innings: Lead: 57-7..Tied: 12-11... Trail: 11-56 After Seven Innings: Lead: 64-5...Tied: 8-16...Trail: 8-53 After Eight Innings: Lead: 67-1...Tied: 8-8...Trail: 5-65 Astros vs. Rangers (2015): Overall:...4-13 At Minute Maid Park:... 2-5 At Globe Life Park:... 2-8 Astros vs. Rangers (All-Time): Overall:...47-80 Record in Houston:...25-38 Record in Arlington:...22-42 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: Sept. 26 1981 - RHP Nolan Ryan becomes the only player in baseball history to pitch 5 no-hitters, blanking the Dodgers, 5-0, before a national television audience...ryan strikes out 11 in the masterpiece...the no-no has added significance since the Astros are nursing a slim lead over Cincinnati in the N.L. West split-season race. TODAY S SCHEDULE: 8:35 a.m... Astros clubhouse opens 10 a.m...astros clubhouse closes 10 a.m... Hinch availability in dugout 10 a.m...gates open 12:05 p.m...first pitch TODAY S GAME: The Astros will continue their final homestand of the season today with the middle game of this 3-game series...rhp Collin McHugh (17-7) will start for the Astros opposite Rangers starter LHP Derek Holland (3-3). NATIONAL GAMES: All 3 games of this series will be broadcast nationally, including ESPN2 last night, FOX today and TBS tomorrow...aaron Goldsmith, Tom Verducci and Ken Rosenthal will call the action today for the FOX broadcast. WE HAVE A WINNER: RHP Collin McHugh is 24-7 with a 3.49 ERA (94ER/242.2IP) in his last 38 starts, dating back to Aug. 12, 2014...since that date, he ranks tied for 1st in the Majors in wins along with RHP Jake Arrieta (24-7). DYNAMIC DUO: RHP Collin McHugh (17-7) and LHP Dallas Keuchel (18-8) have combined for 35 wins, the most by any pair of teammates in the Majors this season, and are the 1st duo in Astros history to record 17-or-more wins in a single season since RHP Roy Oswalt (20-12) and LHP Andy Pettitte (17-9) both reached that mark in 2005...the last pair to reach 18 wins was Oswalt (20-10) and RHP Roger Clemens (18-4) in 2004. HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Today, the Astros will play game 18 of a 22-game stretch against AL West opponents...the Astros 2 remaining 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 84 69 - Houston Astros 80 74 4.5 Los Angeles Angels 79 74 5.0 WILD CARD: The Astros currently hold the 2nd Wild Card position, with a half-game lead over the Angels...historically, Houston s last 2 playoff appearances (2004-05) 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 51-28 at home, which ties as the best home record in the AL (also, Toronto)...the Astros are 27-12 in their last 39 home games and 43-19 in their last 62, 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 53-28 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 today s game with the 2nd-best run differential in the AL at +89, trailing only Toronto (+219)...the Astros have posted a positive run differential in home (+82) 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 today and tomorrow 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 LAST NIGHT: The Astros dropped the opener of this 3-game series by a score of 6-2 last night...despite recording 11 hits, the Astros scored just 2 runs, both on a 2-run homer by 1B Luis Valbuena, his 23rd homer of the season. HISPANIC HERITAGE DAY: As part of Hispanic Heritage Day, the Astros will hold a pregame festival beginning at 10 a.m., which will feature local food trucks, live music and appearances by Astros players and Astros Spanish broadcasters Francisco Romero and Alex Trevino...additionally, the Astros will be wearing their Los Astros jerseys today. PEARLAND LITTLE LEAGUE: Today, the Astros will host the Pearland Little League team, which advanced to the finals of the Little League World Series...the team will be recognized with a pregame ceremony and a ceremonial 1st pitch. SPEED AND POWER: The Astros lead the American League in stolen bases (113) and rank 2nd in the Majors in home runs (210), trailing only the Blue Jays (217)...individually, 2B Jose Altuve leads all American League players with 38 steals. 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 today 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 2004. 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 24 straight games, including all 19 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. TRIPLE MEAT, TRIPLE CHEESE: DH Evan Gattis recorded his 10th triple of the season last night, which ranks tied for 4th in the Majors...the last Astro to record 10 or more triples in a single season was OF Michael Bourn in 2009 (12)... additionally, Gattis is the 1st Major League player to record at least 10 triples without recording a steal in the same season since Jerry Lumpe did so in 1962. ALTUVE S RUN: Dating back to Aug. 8, 2B Jose Altuve has gone 43 straight games without commiting an error in 182 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 (3.56) in the American League, with their starting staff (3.72) ranking 2nd in the AL in ERA and their bullpen (3.21) ranking 4th. Team ERA (AL) Starter s ERA (AL) 1. Houston - 3.56 1. Tampa Bay - 3.62 2. Tampa Bay - 3.70 2. Houston - 3.72 3. Cleveland - 3.73 3. Oakland - 3.80 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television 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
TODAY S ASTROS STARTER: COLLIN MCHUGH W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 17-7 3.93 30 30 190.0 193 84 83 51 159 Career: 28-24 4.06 70 64 392.0 382 187 177 105 344 vs. TEX W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 2-0 4.02 3 3 15.2 24 7 7 5 12 Career: 3-0 3.57 4 4 22.2 32 9 9 5 18 Career MLB Complete Games: --- Last CG: --- Career MLB Shutouts: --- Last SHO: --- CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2015 MLB GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 12, 4/22/14 at SEA 11, 4/15 vs. OAK Walks: 5 (2x), last, 6/18/15 at COL 5, 6/18 at COL Hits: 11 (2x), last, 7/17/15 vs. TEX 11, 7/17 vs. TEX Earned Runs: 8, 9/27/13 at LAD 8, 6/13 vs. SEA Innings Pitched: 8.2, 4/27/14 vs. OAK 8.0 (3x), last, 9/20 vs. OAK Low-Hit CG: - - CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 18-13, 4.01 ERA, 37G/35GS, 96ER/215.1IP Away: 10-11, 4.13 ERA, 33G/29GS, 81ER/176.2IP Minute Maid Park: 18-9, 3.52 ERA, 29G/GS, 72ER/184IP Day: 10-8, 4.30 ERA, 24G/22GS, 63ER/132IP Night: 18-16, 3.95 ERA, 46G/42GS, 114ER/260IP Longest Win Streak: 11, Aug. 12, 2014-May 2, 2015 Longest Losing Streak: 8, Sept. 3, 2012-Sept. 27, 2013 2015 SPLITS: Home: 11-3, 3.62 ERA, 15G/GS, 39ER/97IP Away: 6-4, 4.26 ERA, 15G/GS, 44ER/93IP Day: 7-3, 3.74 ERA, 12G/GS, 31ER/74.2IP Night: 10-4, 4.06 ERA, 18G/GS, 52ER/115.1IP Longest Winning Streak: 4 (3x),last, Aug. 26-current Longest Losing Streak: 2 (2x), last, Aug. 8-20 LAST START - 9/20 vs. OAK: spun 8.0 innings of 1-run ball, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks with 8 strikeouts...improved to 17-7 on the season, giving Houston two 17-game winners (also LHP Dallas Keuchel) for the 1st time since 2005: LHP Andy Pettite (17-9) and RHP Roy Oswalt (20-12). ABOUT MCHUGH: is set to make his 31st start of the season today...has reached single season career highs in starts, innings, wins and quality starts (20). ranks T-3rd in the AL in wins, behind only RHP Felix Hernandez (18) and teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (18). IN A GROOVE: has won 11 of his last 17 starts, while allowing 3 earned runs or less in 14 of those 17 outings...owns a 3.10 ERA (38ER/110.1IP) and 97 strikeouts in that span...has held hitters to.243 average and a.635 OPS in those 17 starts. 20-GAME WINNER: McHugh has now posted a 24-7 record and a 3.38 ERA (96ER/256IP) in 40 starts since Aug. 1, 2014...he leads the AL in wins in that span...hou has gone 27-13 in those starts. DYNAMIC DUO: McHugh and LHP Dallas Keuchel have combined to go 35-15 this season, which is the most combined wins by a pair of teammates in the Majors, ahead of LAD s LHP Clayton Kershaw (15) and RHP Zack Greinke (18). the Astros have gone a combined 40-21 (.656) in McHugh and Keuchel starts this season...over the last 2 seasons since the start of 2014, the Astros have gone 70-45 (.609) in games started by McHugh and Keuchel. CAN T SQUARE HIM UP: per Fangraphs.com, has generated the 4th-highest % of soft contact in the American League this season (21.6%), behind only RHP Trevor Bauer (21.6%), RHP Garrett Richards (22.4%) and teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (24.9%). is inducing groundballs at a career high clip, as both his 1.48 groundball to flyball ratio and 46.6% groundball rate are the highest of his career. AN AUGUST PERFORMANCE: had his best month of the season in August, going 2-2 with a 1.89 ERA (7ER/33.1IP) and 34 strikeouts...ranked 4th in the AL in ERA during the month, behind RHP Scott Feldman (1.33), RHP Carlos Carrasco (1.47) and RHP Justin Verlander (1.50). in his career during the month, has gone 5-2 with a 1.73 ERA (15ER/78IP) in 12 starts. CAREER TURNAROUND: since joining the Astros rotation on April 22, 2014, has gone 28-16 with a 3.39 ERA (130ER/344.2IP) in 55 starts...this followed Major League stints with the Mets and Rockies from 2012-13, during which he posted an 0-8 record and a 8.94 ERA (47ER/47.1IP) in 15 games (9 starts). FRANCHISE RECORD ACCOMPLISHED: the Astros won a franchise-record, 11-straight starts made by McHugh from Aug. 28, 2014-May 7, 2015. vs. TEX: has made only 4 career starts against the Rangers in his career, and owns a 3-0 record with a 3.57 ERA (9ER/22.2IP)...last faced TEX on 9/15 in Arlington...gave up 5 runs on 8 hits in 3.2 innings...took a no-decision in the Astros 6-5 loss. MCHUGH vs. RANGERS (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 8/28/14 TEX W 4-2 W 1 7.0 8 2 2 0 6 0 4/10/15 at TEX W 5-1 W 2 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 7/17/15 TEX W 3-2 W 3 6.0 11 1 1 0 4 0 9/15/15 at TEX L 5-6 - 3.2 8 5 5 3 4 0 AVG AB H HR BB SO Andrus.455 11 5 0 0 3 Beltre.500 12 6 0 0 4 Chirinos.500 6 3 0 1 0 Choo.333 3 1 0 1 2 DeShields.429 7 3 0 0 1 Fielder.750 8 6 0 1 0 Gallo.000 1 0 0 1 1 AVG AB H HR BB SO Gimenez.000 2 0 0 0 1 Hamilton.111 9 1 0 1 2 Martin.200 10 2 0 0 1 Moreland.286 7 2 0 0 1 Napoli.167 6 1 0 0 0 Odor.300 10 3 0 0 0 Rua.000 1 0 0 1 1 2015 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/10 at TEX W 5-1 W 1 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 85 4/15 OAK W 6-1 W 2 5.2 6 1 1 0 11 0 102 4/21 at SEA W 6-3 W 3 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 0 105 4/27 at SD W 9-4 - 6.0 7 3 3 0 5 0 95 APRIL 3-0, 2.92 ERA 24.2 25 8 8 4 23 0 387 5/2 SEA W 11-4 W 4 7.0 6 4 4 2 3 4 106 5/7 at LAA W 3-2 - 7.1 5 2 2 1 7 1 97 5/12 SF L 1-8 L 1 4.2 8 7 7 2 3 0 91 5/17 TOR W 4-2 W 5 7.0 6 2 2 1 9 0 104 5/22 at DET L 2-6 L 2 7.0 9 3 3 1 2 1 106 5/27 at BAL L 4-5 - 6.0 9 4 4 0 5 2 101 MAY 2-2, 5.08 ERA 39.0 43 22 22 7 29 8 605 6/2 BAL W 6-4 W 6 7.0 6 4 4 2 6 0 111 6/7 at TOR L 6-7 - 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 2 101 6/13 SEA L 1-8 L 3 3.0 9 8 8 2 1 2 74 6/18 at COL W 8-4 W 7 6.0 4 3 3 5 8 1 112 6/23 at LAA W 13-3 W 8 8.0 9 2 2 1 6 0 112 6/28 NYY W 3-1 W 9 8.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 106 JUNE 4-1, 4.97 ERA 38.0 37 21 21 13 32 5 618 7/4 at BOS L 1-6 L 4 5.1 7 4 3 3 1 0 104 7/10 at TB L 1-3 L 5 7.0 4 3 3 1 6 1 96 7/17 TEX W 3-2 W 10 6.0 11 1 1 0 4 0 97 7/22 BOS W 4-2 W 11 7.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 98 7/28 LAA W 10-5 W 12 5.0 7 5 5 4 3 1 93 JULY 3-2, 4.15 ERA 30.1 36 15 14 9 18 2 488 8/2 ARI W 4-1 W 13 7.0 8 1 1 1 6 0 100 8/8 at OAK L 1-2 L 6 6.0 5 2 2 3 8 0 121 8/15 DET L 2-4 - 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 102 8/20 TB L 0-1 L 7 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 108 8/26 at NYY W 6-2 W 14 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 1 107 AUGUST 2-2, 1.89 ERA 33.1 27 7 7 10 34 1 538 9/4 MIN W 8-0 W 15 7.2 7 0 0 1 6 0 106 9/9 at OAK W 11-5 W 16 5.1 6 5 5 2 5 2 100 9/15 at TEX L 5-6 - 3.2 8 5 5 3 4 0 91 9/20 OAK W 5-1 W 17 8.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 91 SEPT. 3-0, 4.01 ERA 24.2 25 11 11 8 23 2 410 TOMORROW S STARTER vs. TEX - LHP DALLAS KEUCHEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 18-8 2.51 31 31 219.1 177 65 61 47 203 Career: 39-35 3.61 107 98 658.0 641 288 264 186 510 vs. LAA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 1-1 4.05 4 4 26.2 24 12 12 5 29 Career: 3-4 4.10 13 13 85.2 79 41 39 22 68 LAST START - 9/21 vs. LAA: won his 18th game of the season, pitching 7.2 innings of 1-run ball...allowed only 6 hits and struck out 6 batters. 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 9/21 vs. LAA (7.2,6,1,1,1,6) W 6-3 W 1 31 5.34 106 4/0 21-10 17 12-5 25 19-6 McHugh 9/20 vs. OAK (8,4,1,1,2,8) W 5-1 W 4 30 5.68 102 10/3 19-11 15 9-6 20 14-6 McCullers 9/22 vs. LAA (7,4,3,3,0,9) L 3-4 L 4 20 3.61 95 3/1 7-13 8 2-6 11 5-6 Feldman 9/1 vs. SEA (2.2,3,3,3,5,2) L 5-7 W 1 18 3.07 98 11/2 8-10 5 4-1 12 8-4 Kazmir 9/25 vs. TEX (3.2,10,6,6,1,1) L 2-6 L 3 12 2.74 98 3/0 4-8 6 1-5 5 3-2 Hernandez 6/5 at TOR (5.2,9,6,5,2,1) L 2-6 L 2 11 4.23 95 8/3 5-6 2 1-1 5 2-3 Fiers 9/23 vs. LAA (6.2,4,3,3,3,3) L 5-6 L 1 8 3.48 104 1/2 4-4 7 4-3 6 3-3 Oberholtzer 7/9 at CLE (5,7,3,3,1,3) L 1-3 L 1 8 4.70 82 4/2 4-4 6 3-3 2 2-0 Velasquez 7/21 vs. BOS (6,7,3,3,0,7) W 8-3 W 1 7 5.68 94 2/2 4-3 2 1-1 3 1-2 Straily 8/4 at TEX (4.2,6,4,4,3,3) L 3-4 L 1 3 5.28 91 2/0 1-2 2 0-2 1 0-1 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 - - 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: TEX SERIES (9/25-27):.289 (11x38) HOMESTAND (9/18-27):.284 (66x232) OPPONENTS: TEX SERIES (9/25-27):.333 (13x39) HOMESTAND (9/18-27):.250 (61x244) 27 IF Jose Altuve.314, 12 HR, 59 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 LAA Series:.462, 6x13 Homestand:.379, 11x29 Current Stk.: 4,.412, 7x17, 9/21 Long Streak: 14,.375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 went 1x4 with a double last night before leaving the game in the top of the 7th inning after colliding with Carlos Correa in shallow center field...leads the AL in hits (189), 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 1944-45). 2015 AL All-Star has hit in 13 of his last 15 games, including multiple hits in 7 of those games...has 12 doubles, 2 triples and 1 HR in his last 18 games, slugging.579 in that span...is batting.341 (91x267) with a.379 OBP and a.483 SLG in 63 games since the All-Star Break. has not committed an error in 43 consecutive games...his.992 (5E/641TC) fielding percentage ranks 1st among AL 2nd basemen. ranks 2nd in the Majors in batting average vs. lefties (.376, 65x173). 23 IF Chris Carter.189, 20 HR, 56 RBI Last Gm: DNP 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 2000-05). 15 C Jason Castro.215, 11 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 LAA Series: 0x7 Homestand:.100, 1x10 Current Stk.: 1,.333, 1x3, 9/25 Long Streak: 7 (2x), last,.385, 10x26, 7/22-8/3 went 1x3 with a walk last night...was his 7th 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 54-41 (.568) in his starts. has 8 doubles, 4 HR, 11 RBI and a.451 SLG in his last 30 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.277, 19 HR, 58 RBI Last Gm: 1x5 LAA Series:.417, 5x12, HR, 5RBI Homestand:.286, 8x28, HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 4,.353, 6x17, 9/21 Long Streak: 9,.379, 11x29, 7/11-24 went 1x5 with a 2-out single last night in what was his first career game with 3 strikeouts...is batting.372 (48x129) 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 Tuesday...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 91g...leads ML SS in SLG (.500) and OPS (.844), and ranks 3rd in OBP (.344). 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 3rd in OBP and AVG (min 375 PA s). 63 IF Matt Duffy.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: DNP 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 2013...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.243, 26 HR, 85 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 LAA Series:.154, 2x13, HR, 2RBI Homestand:.286, 8x28, 2HR, 5RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 9/25 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 went 2x4 with a double and his 10th triple of the season last night... ranks T-4th in the Majors in triples...had just 1 triple in his career prior to this season...the last Astro to record 10 or more triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 12 in 2009...is the 1st player since Jerry Lumpe (1962) to record 10 triples in a season without stealing a base. is the only player in club history to reach 10 triples, 26 HR and 85 RBI in a single season...only 5 other Major Leaguers have put together seasons like this since 2000: Granderson (2011), Rollins (2007), Garciaparra (2003), Beltran (2003) and Vlad Guerrero (2000). has 2 homers in his last 6 games...in his last 14 games, has hit.293 (17x58) with 4 homers, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 12 RBI and an.891 OPS...his 38 multihit games are a career-high and rank 2nd on the club...leads the club in HR and RBI...has made 130 starts at DH and 11 in LF. in 76 home games, has hit.270 (76x282) with 15 homers and an.819 OPS. 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 12 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. 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:.250, 1x4, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 0x3 Long Streak: 8,.370, 10x27, 6/14-22 went 0x1 as a pinch hitter last night...remained in the game at 1B for 2.0 innings...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 71 games (since June 14), has hit.320 (63x197) with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 9 homers, 20 RBI and an.887 OPS (.374 OBP/.513 SLG). 8 IF Jed Lowrie.231, 9 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 LAA Series:.154, 2x13 Homestand:.214, 6x28, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x9 Long Streak: 7,.478, 11x23, 8/31-9/7 has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 games...has hit.452 (14x31) with 3 doubles, 4 homers, 12 RBI and a 1.531 OPS in close and late situations. has played in 45 games and made 41 starts (all at 3B) since returning to action from the DL...has made 41 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.238, 9 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as DR LAA Series: 0x5 Homestand:.250, 3x12 Current Stk.: 0x7 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 went 0x1 after entering last night s game in CF...Houston is 27-7 when he scores...has 5 steals in his last 15 games...ranks 7th in the AL in stolen bases...is hitting.288 (21x73) with 2 doubles, a triple, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 8 steals and an.844 OPS in his last 35 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.231, 21 HR, 53 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 LAA Series: 0x7 Homestand:.150, 3x20, 2HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x11 Long Streak: 4 (2x), last,.438, 7x16, 9/13-16 recorded his 2nd multi-hr game of the season (also 8/16 vs. DET) and the 6th of his career Sunday...hitting.254 (16x63) with 4 HR, 7 RBI and an.857 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 2013-14). 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 110 starts this season, 45 in LF, 37 in RF and 28 in CF. 21 IF Jon Singleton.196, 1 HR, 6 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH LAA Series: 0x1 Homestand: 0x2 Current Stk.: 0x2 Long Streak: 2 (2x), last,.429, 3x7, 7/17-7/18 went 0x1 as a PH in his 2nd 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.286 (6x21) with a.385 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.264, 14 HR, 37 RBI Last Gm: 2x5 LAA Series:.308, 4x13, RBI Homestand:.321, 9x28, HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 2,,400, 4x10, 9/23 Long Streak: 14,.458, 27x59, 6/7-21 went 2x5 last night...extended his career-high on-base streak to 24 straight games...is the 3rd-longest on-base streak in the Majors, behind Joe Mauer (42g) and Mookie Betts (28g)...marks the 2nd-longest by an Astro this season, behind Altuve s 29g run. has made 19 starts since returning from the DL on Sept. 4...has hit.313 (15x48) with 2 triples, 1 HR, 8 RBI in his last 12 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 11th in OPS (.797). 12 C Max Stassi.429, 1 HR, 2 RBI Last Gm: DNP 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 career-long 3 games...recorded his 1st multi-hit game of the year on Monday...has gone 6x14 in 10 games with Houston since getting recalled from Triple A Fresno on Aug. 29...marks his 1st Major League stint of the season. has appeared in 20 ML games with HOU over the 2013-15 seasons, combining to hit.366 (15x41) with a HR, 2 doubles and 7 RBI. 20 OF Preston Tucker.248, 13 HR, 33 RBI Last Gm: 1x2 LAA Series: 0x1 Homestand:.167, 1x6 Current Stk.: 1,.500, 1x2, 9/25 Long Streak: 5,.333, 6x18, 6/12-18 went 1x2 with a double off the center field wall last night in a start in LF... has gone 3x10 (.300) with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 1 walk as a PH...has played in 14 games since being recalled from Triple A on Sept. 2. has made 74 starts (60 in LF, 12 in RF, 2 at DH)...hitting.262 (59x225) vs. RHP with all 13 of his HR (.511 SLG,.834 OPS) and 32 of 33 RBI. ranks 6th among AL rookies in doubles (19) and 5th in HR (13). 18 IF Luis Valbuena.212, 23 HR, 53 RBI Last Gm: 1x2, HR, 2RBI LAA Series:.400, 2x5 Homestand:.286, 4x14, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 3,.429, 3x7, 9/21 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 went 1x2 with a 2-run homer last night...his 23 homers are a career high and rank 2nd on the club...in his last 41g has hit.259 (28x108) with 4 HR, 13 RBI, 16 walks and a.357 OBP. has made 27 starts at 1B this season (1st of his career)...has also started 90 games at 3B and 2 at DH. 2 IF Jonathan Villar.277, 2 HR, 9 RBI Last Gm: 2x2 as PH-2B LAA Series: --- Homestand: 1.000, 2x2 Current Stk.: 1, 1.000, 2x2, 9/25 Long Streak: 4,.333, 4x12, 6/8-9/13 went 2x2 with a steal last night...singled as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game at 2B...has gone 4x9 (.444) with a HR in the pinch this year... has played in 11 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 35 ML games, has hit.305 (25x82) with 5 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI.
ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS HITTERS vs. RANGERS ASTROS vs. HOLLAND AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.316 19 6 0 2 1 2 Carter.238 21 5 1 3 3 6 Castro.667 6 4 1 1 0 0 Conger.667 3 2 0 1 0 0 Correa.500 2 1 0 0 1 0 Gattis.333 3 1 0 2 0 0 Gomez.667 6 4 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez.333 3 1 0 0 0 0 Lowrie.227 22 5 1 4 0 6 Marisnick.400 5 2 0 1 0 1 Rasmus.250 12 3 1 1 1 1 Springer.250 4 1 0 0 0 0 Stassi.167 6 1 0 0 0 1 Villar.200 10 2 0 0 0 1 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.376 173 65 Carter.199 151 30 Castro.213 94 20 Conger.168 95 16 Correa.275 109 30 Duffy.333 6 2 Gattis.235 187 44 Gomez.215 93 20 Gonzalez.294 126 37 Lowrie.294 51 15 Marisnick.206 136 28 Rasmus.255 110 28 Singleton.333 9 3 Springer.273 121 33 Stassi.333 6 2 Tucker.200 65 13 Valbuena.153 111 17 Villar.283 60 17 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.354 715 253 Carter.220 560 123 Castro.203 408 83 Conger.184 152 28 Correa.275 109 30 Duffy.333 6 2 Gattis.263 353 93 Gomez.253 1010 256 Gonzalez.253 253 64 Lowrie.284 772 219 Marisnick.230 217 50 Rasmus.219 827 181 Singleton.256 86 22 Springer.244 193 47 Stassi.286 14 4 Tucker.200 65 13 Valbuena.211 383 81 Villar.251 203 51 Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. 9-11 12-11 13-11 8-6 11-14 11-13 16-8 Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct. 15-7 16-13 15-14 12-12 15-13 7-15 DISABLED LIST Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.289 429 124 Carter.182 214 39 Castro.216 218 47 Conger.267 101 27 Correa.278 245 68 Duffy - - - Gattis.247 361 89 Gomez.263 338 89 Gonzalez.266 203 54 Lowrie.212 165 35 Marisnick.262 187 49 Rasmus.222 302 67 Singleton.162 37 6 Springer.260 231 60 Stassi.500 8 4 Tucker.262 225 59 Valbuena.234 308 72 Villar.269 52 14 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.287 1970 566 Carter.213 1150 245 Castro.249 1256 313 Conger.231 732 169 Correa.278 245 68 Duffy - - - Gattis.243 918 223 Gomez.262 2485 650 Gonzalez.258 770 199 Lowrie.246 1697 418 Marisnick.234 436 102 Rasmus.252 2322 586 Singleton.144 270 39 Springer.251 454 114 Stassi.407 27 11 Tucker.262 225 59 Valbuena.229 1845 423 Villar.225 382 86 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 4/15 146 (77-69) 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 5/14 120 (60-60) 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 11 (3-8) 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (56-47), Springer (21-25), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Altuve (14-20), Tucker (10-12), Valbuena (16-6), Gonzalez (12-7), Springer (8-10), Correa (9-7), Gomez (6-7), Lowrie (2-2), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-2) 3: Correa (33-38), Springer (19-7), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Gattis (5-7), Altuve (5-4), Lowrie (5-3) 4: Gattis (44-35), Lowrie (14-9), Valbuena (7-7), Rasmus (5-9), Carter (4-5), Tucker (2-4), Gomez (1-5), Springer (3-0) 5: Rasmus (28-20), 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 (11-9), 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 (15-12), 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 (5-6), 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 (17-17), 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.219 73 16 1 4 Carter.179 28 5 1 4 Castro.263 38 10 1 4 Conger.208 24 5 2 6 Correa.273 44 12 2 6 Duffy.000 2 0 0 0 Gattis.266 64 17 1 7 Gomez.308 13 4 1 2 Gonzalez.242 33 8 1 2 Lowrie.214 28 6 1 2 Marisnick.250 40 10 1 5 Rasmus.259 54 14 2 7 Singleton.273 11 3 0 1 Springer.167 42 7 0 1 Stassi.000 1 0 0 0 Tucker.261 23 6 1 2 Valbuena.313 48 15 4 11 Villar.286 14 4 0 1 ASTROS vs. RANGERS (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.286 241 69 1 13 Carter.202 198 40 10 27 Castro.262 149 39 7 19 Conger.235 102 24 2 11 Correa.273 44 12 2 6 Duffy.000 2 0 0 0 Gattis.266 64 17 1 7 Gomez.345 87 30 2 11 Gonzalez.270 89 24 1 10 Lowrie.253 253 64 4 25 Marisnick.292 72 21 1 6 Rasmus.252 135 34 8 23 Singleton.261 46 12 1 9 Springer.224 67 15 3 8 Stassi.231 13 3 0 1 Tucker.261 23 6 1 2 Valbuena.303 89 27 4 16 Villar.113 62 7 1 2 RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Astros 73 69 68 77 75 70 88 69 59 17 665 Opp. 98 75 53 53 82 62 55 56 41 15 590 Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 35 17 3-55 4 (12x) - 8/30/15 at MIN Carter 10 - - - 10 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro 9 1 - - 10 4-5/26/13 vs. OAK Conger 7 3 - - 10 3 (5x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa 15 9 - - 24 3 (9x) - 9/21/15 vs. LAA Duffy - - - - - - Gattis 34 3 1-38 4 (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEA Gomez 21 3 1-25 4 (15x) - 6/6/15 at MIN Gonzalez 16 6 - - 22 4-5/26/14 at KC Lowrie 10 2 - - 12 4 (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick 17 1 - - 18 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus 22 3 - - 25 5-6/5/12 at CWS Singleton 2 - - - 2 3 (3x) - 8/2/14 vs. TOR Springer 15 5-1 21 5-6/10/15 at CWS Stassi 1 - - - 1 2 (4x) - 9/20/15 vs. OAK Tucker 12 3 1-16 4-7/6/15 at CLE Valbuena 18 2 1-21 4-7/19/15 vs. TEX Villar 6 - - - 6 3 (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 4 4 1-9 4 (3x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Carter 15 2 - - 17 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro 2 2 1-5 4 (3x) - 8/3/15 at TEX Conger 3 1 1 2 7 5 (3x) - 9/4/15 vs. MIN Correa 11 3 2-16 4 (2x) - 9/7/15 at OAK Duffy - - - - - - Gattis 18 4 3-25 4 (4x) - 8/25/15 at NYY Gomez 7 1 2 2 12 5 (4x) - 7/11/15 at LAD Gonzalez 8 - - - 8 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Lowrie 6 2 1-9 4 (7x) - 9/6/15 vs. MIN Marisnick 4 2 - - 6 3 (4x) - 9/7/15 at OAK Rasmus 11 5 - - 16 6-6/2/11 vs. SF Singleton 1 1 - - 2 4 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Springer 3 1-1 5 5 (2x) - 4/28/15 at SD Stassi - - - - - 2 (2x) - 8/28/14 at NYM Tucker 3 3 - - 6 3 (3x) - 7/22/15 vs. BOS Valbuena 6 3 2-11 4 (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEX Villar 2 - - - 2 3 (2x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA By Defensive Position: C: Castro (54-41), Conger (25-30), Stassi (1-3) 1B: Carter (50-47), Valbuena (14-13), Gonzalez (11-9), Singleton (5-5) 2B: Altuve (75-70), Gonzalez (5-4) SS: Correa (43-48), Gonzalez (17-12), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5) 3B: Valbuena (47-43), Lowrie (21-20), Gonzalez (6-9), Villar (6-2) LF: Tucker (27-33), 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 (14-14), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0) RF: Springer (46-39), Rasmus (16-21), Tucker (6-6), Santana (4-4), Marisnick (6-2), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1) DH: Gattis (64-67), 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 19/59.322 0 7 54-41 3.49 (320ER/825.1IP) Conger 1/42.024 0 1 25-30 3.48 (196ER/506.2IP) Stassi 1/4.250 0 0 1-3 5.85 (26ER/40IP) Pitchers 4/4 1.000 6 TOTAL 25/109.229 6 8 80-74 3.56 (542ER/1371IP)
2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 30-48 Starters 54-46-0 3.72 936.0 893 415 387 275-5 769 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 46-25 Relievers 26-28-35 3.21 435.0 346 168 155 130-11 434 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 0/0 1-3 35-Josh Fields 9/25 vs. TEX (1.1,0,0,0,1,1) 21 53/36 24/6 0/2 20-33 44-Luke Gregerson 9/21 vs. LAA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0)-S28 5 59/41 7/1 28/33 49-10 36-Will Harris 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,1,2,2,1,0)-L5 16 63/42 31/7 1/3 31-32 37-Pat Neshek 9/23 vs. LAA (0.1,2,1,1,0,0)-BS3 14 64/45 26/3 1/4 43-21 38-Oliver Perez 9/25 vs. TEX (1,0,0,0,0,2) 8 16/11 11/3 0/0 5-11 50-Chad Qualls 9/22 vs. LAA (0.1,2,1,1,0,0) 7 57/39 17/6 0/2 30-33 29-Tony Sipp 9/23 vs. LAA (1,0,0,0,0,1) 13 56/37 28/8 0/2 26-30 47-Dan Straily 9/25 vs. TEX (1.1,1,0,0,0,0) 18 1/0 0/0 0/0 0-1 54-Joe Thatcher 9/25 vs. TEX (1.1,0,0,0,0,1) 15 41/28 29/9 0/0 17-23 67-Vince Velasquez 9/25 vs. TEX (0.1,2,0,0,0,0) 9 11/8 10/3 0/0 4-7 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 451/319 197/48 35/54 76-73 68 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 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 1. 21-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, 3.65 ERA, 53G Last Win: 8/19 vs. TB Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/29 vs. CWS Blown SV: 7/1 vs. KC TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 4.91 (2ER/3.2IP), 4G pitched 1.1 scoreless innings last night...walked and fanned 1...was his 10th outing since being recalled from Double A on Sept. 1 (was optioned on Aug. 20)...has 10 SO in 8.1 IP in that span. has been scoreless in 22 of his last 27 Major League games. ranks 7th among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings...is posting career-bests in a number of categories, including ERA, WHIP (1.14), opponent batting average (.206) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.68, 64SO/49.1IP). 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 7-3-28, 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 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 2008. 7 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 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 4th-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 2003...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 Homestand: 0-1-0, 13.50 (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, 3.99 ERA, 64G Last Win: 7/27 at SEA Save: none in 15 Loss: 9/15 at TEX Blown SV: 7/27 at SEA TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 3G pitched a perfect 9th inning last night...struck out 2 of 3 batters faced... has been scoreless in his last 3 outings. has made 16 apps. with Houston (7ER/9.1IP, 6.75 ERA) since being acquired from ARI on 8/7 for LHP Junior Garcia...has K d 11 in his 9.1 IP. is holding left-handed hitters to a.181 avg (15x83) this season...has tallied 48 K s in his 38.1 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 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 377...he trails RHP Brad Lidge, who made 378 apps in his 6-year career (2002-07) 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 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 2010. 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, 5.40 ERA, 4G Last Win: none in 15 Save: none in 15 Loss: 8/4 at TEX Blown SV: none in 15 TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 1G pitched 1.1 scoreless innings last night out of the bullpen...was his 1st appearance since being recalled from Triple A Fresno, and his 1st app out of the bullpen since 9/26/14 at MIL while with CHC. is his 3rd stint with the Astros this season...made 3 appearances in his previous 2 stints, each as a starter...last started for Houston on 8/4. 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 122.2 innings. 56 LHP Joe Thatcher 1-3-0, 3.38 ERA, 41G Last Win: 5/24 at DET Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/8 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.1IP), 2G entered the game in the 6th last night with 2 runners on base, and induced an inning-ending double play...pitched 1.1 perfect innings...tied his longest outing this season...marked his 5th appearance since being selected to the Major League roster on 9/1. in his career, has held lefties to a.233 (114x490) 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, 4.45 ERA, 18G/7GS Last Win: 7/21 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/7 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER, 0.1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 10.12 (3ER/2.2IP), 2G pitched 0.1 of an inning last night, giving up 2 hits...marked his 9th appearance since his most recent recall on Aug. 20...this is his 3rd Major League stint with HOU this season (also 6/10-7/7, 7/21-8/2). his last 11 ML outings have been out of the bullpen, in which he s posted a 5.40 ERA (10ER/16.2IP)...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 4 0-0-0 0.00 5.0 0 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 6 0-2-0 5.40 6.2 4 Harris - - - - - Kazmir 4 3-1-0 4.22 21.1 10 Keuchel 4 2-1-0 3.45 28.2 11 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 1 1-0-0 2.57 7.0 2 Neshek - - - - - Perez - - - - - Qualls 7 1-0-2 1.35 6.2 1 Sipp 4 0-0-1 0.00 4.2 0 Straily 1 0-0-0 5.40 5.0 3 Thatcher 1 0-0-0-0.0 1 Velasquez - - - - - 2015 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feliz 1 0-0-0 13.50 3.1 5 Fields 7 0-0-0 3.24 8.1 3 Fiers 1 0-0-0 10.80 5.0 6 Gregerson 3 0-0-1 0.00 3.0 0 Harris 7 1-1-0 2.89 9.1 3 Kazmir 6 2-2-0 2.89 37.1 12 Keuchel 4 1-1-0 4.05 26.2 12 McCullers 2 0-2-0 12.79 6.1 9 McHugh 3 2-0-0 4.02 15.2 7 Neshek 5 0-0-0 4.50 4.0 2 Perez 7 0-1-0 5.40 3.1 2 Qualls 8 0-1-0 1.35 6.2 1 Sipp 8 0-0-0 2.08 8.2 2 Straily 2 0-1-0 6.00 6.0 4 Thatcher 7 0-0-0 3.60 5.0 2 Velasquez 2 0-0-0 27.00 0.2 2 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feliz 1 0-0-0 13.50 3.1 5 Fields 17 0-0-0 3.12 17.1 6 Fiers 1 0-0-0 10.80 5.0 6 Gregerson 11 0-2-1 3.09 11.2 4 Harris 9 1-1-0 2.38 11.1 3 Kazmir 24 11-7-0 3.20 143.0 51 Keuchel 13 3-4-0 4.10 85.2 39 McCullers 2 0-2-0 12.79 6.1 9 McHugh 4 3-0-0 3.57 22.2 9 Neshek 19 0-0-0 1.42 19.0 3 Perez 21 1-1-0 5.31 25.1 15 Qualls 28 3-1-3 2.08 26.0 6 Sipp 24 0-0-1 3.75 24.0 10 Straily 9 3-2-0 4.47 44.1 22 Thatcher 9 0-0-0 7.50 6.0 5 Velasquez 2 0-0-0 27.00 0.2 2
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....833 (5-1) (2x), last, 7/28-8/2 Worst Homestand, Percentage....333 (1-2), 4/6-9 Best Road Trip, Percentage....889 (8-1), 4/20-29 Worst Road Trip, Percentage....000 (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 (2x), 9/25 vs. 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.500...14 (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...17.1 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 (21x), last, Gattis, 9/25 vs. TEX 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... 14 (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... 20 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... 9.0 (5x), last, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Innings Pitched, Relief... 5.0, 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...19.0, Keuchel, 6/25-7/6 ATTENDANCE Home:... 2,081,765/79 games Home Average:... 26,351 Road:... 2,113,531/75 games Road Average:... 28,180 2015 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 9/14/15 @TEX/Hamels 45 7-5 Carter 9/22/15 LAA/Santiago 3 13-6 Castro 8/23/15 LAD/Hatcher 25 6-5 Conger 9/12/15 @LAA/Santiago 14 6-4 Correa 9/21/15 LAA/Weaver 15 10-8 Duffy - - 6 0-0 Gattis 9/21/15 LAA/Weaver 16 18-6 Gomez 9/11/15 @LAA/Weaver 4 2-2 Gonzalez 9/22/15 LAA/Santiago 3 8-3 Lowrie 9/13/15 @LAA/Street 33 7-2 Marisnick 9/7/15 @OAK/Pomeranz 28 6-3 Rasmus 9/20/15 OAK/Zito 11 17-2 Singleton 7/29/15 LAA/Richards 3 1-0 Springer 9/20/15 OAK/Brooks 19 11-2 Stassi 9/19/15 OAK/Otero 5 1-0 Tucker 9/13/15 @LAA/Street 11 9-3 Valbuena 9/25/15 TEX/Gallardo 0 15-5 Villar 9/7/15 @OAK/Doubront 15 0-2 Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve 7 2 3-12 Carter 11 7 2-20 Castro 7 1 2 1 11 Conger 7 2-2 11 Correa 9 8 2-19 Gattis 12 11 3-26 Gomez 2 1 1-4 Gonzalez 11 - - - 11 Marisnick 4 4 1-9 Lowrie 6 1 1 1 9 Rasmus 10 9 2-21 Singleton 1 - - - 1 Springer 11 3 - - 14 Stassi 1 - - - 1 Tucker 10 2 1-13 Valbuena 17 4 2-23 Villar 2 - - - 2 TOTALS 128 56 22 4 210 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 8/3 @TEX/Lewis 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 5/21 @DET/Soria 2. Tucker 5/24 @DET/Sanchez 3. Santana 6/18 @COL/Oberg 4. Rasmus 7/23 BOS/Ogando 5. Villar 9/7 @OAK/Doubront 6. Lowrie 9/13 @LAA/Street 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 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 8. 7/23 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 10 11. 8/16 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 93 total replay reviews, including 46 Astros challenges, 34 opponent challenges and 12 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 23 of their 46 challenges.