2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: 713.259.89OO Houston Astros (69-56) at New York Yankees (68-55) RHP Scott Feldman (5-5, 4.05) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (13-2, 4.24) Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Yankee Stadium New York, NY 6:05 PM CT ROOT SPORTS GAME #126... ROAD #60 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...69-56 Home Record:...45-21 --with Roof Open:... 9-3 --with Roof Closed:...36-16 --with Roof Open/Closed:... 0-2 Road Record:...24-35 Current Streak:...Won 3 Current Road Trip:... 0-0 Last Homestand:... 7-3 Last 5 Games:... 4-1 Last 10 Games:... 7-3 Series Record (prior to current series):...19-15-6 Sweeps:...10-5 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...54-9 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:... 15-47 Shutouts:...12-7 In One-Run Games:...19-20 In Two-Run Games:...13-13 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...25-21 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...44-35 During the Day:...22-19 At Night:...47-37 When Scoring First:...47-16 Opponent Scores First:...22-40 Outhit Opponent:...48-13 Outhit by Opponent:...13-40 Equal Hits:... 8-3 When Hitting Home Run:...57-34 No Home Runs:...12-22 Walkoff Home Runs:... 4-1 Come-from-Behind Wins:...34 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...22 Last At-Bat Wins:...14 Largest Blown Lead:...3 Extra-Inning Games:... 8-6 Different Batting Orders:...117 After Six Innings: Lead: 49-6...Tied: 12-6...Trail: 8-44 After Seven Innings: Lead: 54-3...Tied: 8-9...Trail: 7-44 After Eight Innings: Lead: 57-1...Tied: 8-5...Trail: 4-50 Astros vs. Yankees (2015): Overall:... 2-2 At Minute Maid Park:... 2-2 At Yankee Stadium:... 0-0 Astros vs. Yankees (All-Time): Overall:...8-17 Record in Houston:... 4-9 Record in New York:... 4-8 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: Aug. 24 2010 - The Astros win 4-2 in a 16-inning marathon win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park...the Phillies insert former Astro Roy Oswalt in left field after Ryan Howard is ejected in the 14th...Oswalt ends up making the final out of the game at the plate as a hitter...the Astros go on to sweep the 4-game series from the Phils. 1975 - Cliff Johnson homers in his 5th straight game as the Astros defeat the Cubs, 8-4...the 5-game streak is the franchise s longest until it was matched by Carlos Beltran in August of 2004. 1974 - Dave Roberts 1-hits the Phillies, 1-0, in the quickest game in club history... Roberts ends up 1 hit away from a perfect game in a contest that lasts 1 hour and 26 minutes. TONIGHT S GAME: The Astros will begin this 7-day, 6-game road trip through New York and Minnesota with the 1st of 3 against the Yankees tonight...rhp Scott Feldman (5-5) will start for the Astros opposite Yankees starter RHP Nathan Eovaldi (13-2). HAPPY RETURNS: Since returning from the DL on July 18, RHP Scott Feldman has gone 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA (12ER/37.2IP) in 6 starts...in his last outing, he tossed 7.0 innings, allowing just 2 runs on 9 hits in the Astros 3-2 win over the Rays. IN THE STANDINGS: At 69-56 (.552), the Astros are in 1st place in the AL West with a 4.0-game lead over the 2nd-place Rangers...the Astros have been in 1st place or have shared 1st place for 27 consecutive days, dating back to July 28, and have owned at least a share for the lead at the top of the division for 117 days out of a potential 140 days this season. ON THE UP AND UP: The Astros enter tonight s game 69-56, which is a 14-win improvement over their record on this date last season (55-76)...the 14-win improvement ties as the best in the AL. Highest Win Difference from 8/24/14 to 8/24/15 American League Major Leagues T1. HOU: +14 T1. HOU: +14 T1. TEX: +14 T1. TEX: +14 3. MIN: +5 3. CHC: +13 FIRSTS SINCE 2001: The Astros 69-56 record is their best after 125 games since 2001, when they were 72-53...the last time the Astros held at least a 4.0-game lead in their division this late in the season was on Sept. 27, 2001, when the Astros led the NL Central by 4.0 games over the Cardinals. ABOUT YESTERDAY: The Astros completed a sweep of the Dodgers yesterday, posting a run in the 9th and the 10th for a 3-2 walkoff win...c Jason Castro was the hero for Houston, as he connected for his 2nd walkoff homer of the season and the 3rd of his career. BROOMSTICKS: Yesterday s win gave the Astros their 1st sweep of the Dodgers since Houston took a 3-game set in Dodger Stadium from May 9-11, 2008...prior to this weekend, the last time the Astros swept the Dodgers at home was a 3-game series at Minute Maid Park from July 8-10, 2005. INTERLEAGUE SUCCESS: The Astros own the best record in Interleague play this season at 14-3, which marks the most wins in Interleague play in Astros franchise history...this includes series victories over the Padres (3-0), Rockies (4-0), D-backs (2-1) and Dodgers (3-0) and a season series split with the Giants (2-2). WHAT A HOMESTAND: The Astros are coming off a 7-3 homestand, which featured 4 walk-off wins, a no-hitter by RHP Mike Fiers and games won over Dodgers starters RHP Zack Greinke and LHP Clayton Kershaw...the Astros swept a 3-game series with the Dodgers, won 2 of 3 from the Tigers and split a 4-game series with the Rays. HOME SWEET HOME: The Astros are 45-21 at home, which is the best home record in the AL... the Astros, who are 21-5 in their last 26 home games and 37-12 in their last 49, have won or split 12 consecutive home series (10 wins, 2 splits). PLAYER OF THE WEEK?: Later today, MLB will announce the AL Player of the Week with RHP Mike Fiers being the leading candidate for the honor...on Friday vs. LAD, Fiers recorded the 11th no-hitter in Astros franchise history and the 1st since the Astros had a combined no-hitter vs. the Yankees on June 11, 2003 at NYY tossed by RHP Roy Oswalt, RHP Pete Munro, RHP Kirk Saarloos, RHP Brad Lidge, RHP Octavio Dotel and LHP Billy Wagner. HIGH WATER MARK: A win tonight would put the Astros 14 games above.500, which would tie their high water mark on the season...the Astros were also 14 games above.500 after games on June 3 (34-20), July 3 (48-34) and Aug. 2 (60-46). DON T CALL IT A COMEBACK: The Astros lead the AL with 34 comeback wins this season, including comeback wins in 5 of their last 7 victories...only Pittsburgh (36) has posted more comeback wins than Houston this season. WALKOFF WINS: The Astros have posted 4 walkoff wins in their last 8 games, giving them 7 walkoff wins this year...the last time the Astros posted at least 7 walkoff wins in the same season was in 2011 (9). CLOSE CALLS: The Astros have won by 1 run in 4 of their last 6 victories, while 17 of their last 19 games have been decided by 3-or-fewer runs...in those last 19 games, 10 have been 1-run games, in which Houston has gone 5-5. ERA LEADERS: The Astros own the best ERA (3.35) in the American League, which includes strong performances by both the starting staff (3.69) and the relief corps (2.63). Team ERA (AL) Bullpen ERA (AL) 1. Houston - 3.35 1. Kansas City - 2.31 2. Kansas City - 3.55 2. Houston - 2.63 3. Oakland - 3.58 3. Baltimore - 2.86 COOL HAND LUKE: By recording his 7th win of the season yesterday, RHP Luke Gregerson became the 3rd Astros pitcher in franchise history to record 7 wins and 24 saves in a single season, joining RHP Doug Jones (11 W, 36 SV in 1992) and RHP Dave Smith (9 W, 27 SV in 1985)... Gregerson s 7 wins are tied for 2nd in the Majors among relievers. POWER AND SPEED: The Astros lead the Majors in home runs (169) and lead the American League in stolen bases (95)...2B Jose Altuve leads all AL players with 32 steals in what is his 4th consecutive 30-plus steal season. CARLOS CALIENTE: SS Carlos Correa, the youngest position player in the Majors at 20, leads all Major League shortstops in slugging (.518) and OPS (.863), ranks 2nd in on-base percentage (.343) and leads all AL shortstops in HR (15)...shortstop rankings below (min. 275 PA): OPS (MLB) Slugging (MLB) 1. C. Correa -.863 1. C. Correa -.518 2. B. Crawford -.817 2. B. Crawford -.488 3. J. Peralta -.795 3. J. Peralta -.451 HERE COMES THE CHAMP: With another 3-hit game yesterday, the reigning American League batting champ 2B Jose Altuve now ranks 3rd in the AL with 149 hits...his.310 (149x480) batting average ranks 7th in the AL. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Tue., Aug. 25 6:05 at New York (AL) LHP Dallas Keuchel (14-6, 2.37) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (5-5, 3.72) ROOT SPORTS/MLB Network Wed., Aug. 26 12:05 at New York (AL) RHP Collin McHugh (13-7, 3.96) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (9-7, 3.97) 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: SCOTT FELDMAN W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 5-5 4.05 16 16 97.2 106 46 44 22 53 Career: 64-73 4.44 279 176 1187.1 1229 646 586 380 725 vs. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: - - - - - - - - - - Career: 5-4 3.45 12 10 60.0 60 23 23 24 46 Career Complete Games: 4 Last CG: 8/30/14 vs. TEX Career Shutouts: 2 Last SHO: 8/30/14 vs. TEX CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2015 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 12, 5/1/13 vs. SD 10, 5/16 vs. TOR Walks: 6, 9/17/13 at BOS 3 (2x), last, 5/26 at BAL Hits: 12 (2x), last, 6/24/10 vs. PIT 10 (2x), last, 5/21 at DET Earned Runs: 9, 6/1/14 vs. BAL 7, 4/13 vs. OAK Innings Pitched: 9.0 (4x), last, 8/30/14 vs. TEX 7.2, 7/25 at KC Low-Hit CG: 3 (2x), last, 8/30/14 vs. TEX -- CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 32-34, 4.33 ERA, 140G/90GS, 296ER/614.2IP Away: 32-39, 4.56 ERA, 139G/86GS, 290ER/572.2IP Yankee Stadium: 2-3, 3.81 ERA, 5G/GS, 12ER/28.1IP Day: 18-21, 4.22 ERA, 74G/48GS, 156ER/332.2IP Night: 46-52, 4.53 ERA, 205G/128GS, 430ER/854.2IP Longest Winning Streak: 7, 8/2-9/9/09 Longest Losing Streak: 8, 8/10/12-4/21/13 2015 SPLITS: Home: 2-4, 5.16 ERA, 9G/GS, 30ER/52.1IP Away: 3-1, 2.78 ERA, 7G/GS, 14ER/45.1IP Day: 3-1, 3.41 ERA, 5G/GS, 12ER/31.2IP Night: 2-4, 4.36 ERA, 11G/GS, 32ER/66IP Longest Winning Streak: 2 (2x), last, 5/16-26 Longest Losing Streak: 2 (2x), last, 5/5-10 LAST START - 8/18 vs. TB: continued his solid run with a 7.0-inning, 2-run performance against the Rays in the Astros 3-2, 10th-inning walk-off victory...gave up 9 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts. marked his 3rd straight quality start, his 11th of the season and his 7th in his last 10 outings. ABOUT FELDMAN: the 32-year-old veteran will make his 17th start of the season, and his 7th since being activated from the 15-day Disabled List...was originally placed on the DL on May 29 (retro to May 27) with a torn right medial meniscus in his knee. is in his 11th Major League season...is in the 2nd year of a 3-year contract he signed with Houston as free-agent on Dec. 6, 2013, and will remain in an Astros uniform through the 2016 season. BACK ON THE SCENE: in his 6 starts since being activated from the 15-day Disabled List, has gone 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA (12ER/37.2IP) and 4 quality starts...ranks 12th in the ERA in that span, while his fellow Astros starters also rank highly: Kazmir (2nd, 2.17), McHugh (9th, 2.77), Keuchel (10th, 2.83). THAT S QUALITY: has 11 quality starts in his 16 chances this season, giving him quality starts in 18 of his last 23 appearances dating back to Aug. 20, 2014. over that stretch, Feldman has posted a 3.33 ERA (55ER/148.2IP), which ranks 13th in the AL (min. 140IP). ROAD TRIPPER: has been very effective away from Houston this season, as he owns a 3-1 record with a 2.78 ERA (14ER/45.1IP) and a.230 opponent batting average in 7 road starts. has tossed 4 consecutive quality starts on the road...last road outing was on Aug. 12 at SF, when he tossed 6.0 shutout innings while leading Houston to a 2-0 win. MARVELOUS MONTH: is having his best month of the season, as he has gone 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA (4ER/19IP) in 3 August starts... throughout his career, has put up his best numbers in August... has posted more wins (16) and a better ERA (3.68) in August than any other month in his career. MASTERING THE MAGNUS EFFECT: according to PITCHf/x, has thrown the 2nd-highest percentage of curveballs (24.6%) among American League pitchers, behind LHP Jose Quintana (27.8%) (min. 90IP)...last season, threw the highest percent of curveballs among all Major League pitchers at 28.9%. has also thrown his cutter at a higher rate (37.9%) than any other AL pitcher (min. 90IP). FELDMAN IN 2014: spent the entire 2014 season on the Astros roster, starting 29 games and hurling 180.1 innings...his 3.74 ERA (75ER/180.1IP) marked the lowest he has produced over a full season in his entire career. vs. NYY: is set to face the Yankees for the 1st time this season, and the 13th time in his career (11th start)...each of his last 5 outings against the Yankees have been quality starts, and he s gone 2-2 with a 2.38 ERA (9ER/34IP) in that span. faced New York twice last season...tossed 6.2 shutout innings on Opening Day in Houston before toeing the rubber at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20 (2ER/6.2IP). his career 3.45 ERA (23ER/60IP) against the Bronx Bombers ranks 8th among all active pitchers (min. 10 starts). FELDMAN VS. YANKEES (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/16/06* @ NYY L 13-14 - 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6/30/08 @ NYY W 2-1 W 1 5.2 4 1 1 3 3 1 8/7/08 NYY L 0-3 L 1 7.0 7 2 2 2 4 1 6/3/09 @ NYY W 4-2 W 2 6.1 5 2 2 3 5 1 4/17/10 @ NYY L 3-7 L 2 2.1 7 4 4 2 2 0 9/10/10* NYY W 6-5 W 3 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4/25/12 NYY W 7-3 - 3.1 6 2 2 1 3 0 8/15/12 @ NYY L 2-3 L 3 6.0 7 3 3 4 7 0 8/31/13 @ NYY L 0-2 L 4 7.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 9/11/13 NYY L 4-5 - 7.2 3 3 3 2 6 2 4/1/14 NYY W 6-2 W 4 6.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 8/20/14 at NYY W 5-2 W 5 6.2 8 2 2 2 7 1 * - indicates relief appearance AVG AB H HR BB SO Beltran.286 7 2 0 2 1 Drew.462 13 6 2 4 5 Ellsbury.313 16 5 0 0 0 Gardner.200 15 3 0 4 4 Gregorius.333 3 1 0 0 0 Headley.500 10 5 1 0 4 AVG AB H HR BB SO McCann.000 6 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez.313 16 5 2 1 5 Ryan.125 8 1 0 0 2 Teixeira.304 23 7 1 1 6 Young.000 3 0 0 0 1 2015 REGULAR SEASON DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/8 CLE L 0-2 L 1 6.2 5 1 1 0 5 1 103 4/13 OAK L 1-8 L 2 5.0 10 8 7 1 0 3 96 4/19 LAA W 4-3 W 1 6.0 6 2 2 0 3 1 102 4/25 at OAK W 9-3 W 2 6.2 5 3 3 2 6 0 108 4/30 SEA W 3-2 - 7.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 101 APRIL 2-2, 4.31 ERA 31.1 34 16 15 5 16 5 510 5/5 TEX L 7-1 L 3 3.0 9 6 6 1 2 1 77 5/10 at LAA L 1-3 L 4 7.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 96 5/16 TOR W 6-5 W 3 6.2 5 3 3 3 10 0 112 5/21 at DET L 5-6 - 6.0 10 5 4 1 2 1 105 5/26 at BAL W 4-1 W 4 6.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 92 MAY 2-2, 5.34 ERA 28.2 34 18 17 9 21 2 482 7/18 TEX L 6-7 L 5 5.2 9 4 4 2 2 2 92 7/25 at KC L 1-2 - 7.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 90 7/31 ARI L 4-6 - 5.1 7 3 3 0 3 0 98 JULY 0-1, 3.86 ERA 18.2 20 8 8 3 7 2 280 8/6 at OAK W 5-4 - 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 2 113 8/12 at SF W 2-0 W 5 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 85 8/18 TB W 3-2 - 7.0 9 2 2 2 2 1 106 AUGUST 1-0, 1.89 ERA 19.0 18 4 4 5 9 3 304 TOMORROW S STARTER at NYY - LHP DALLAS KEUCHEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 14-6 2.37 25 25 178.2 141 48 47 41 156 Career: 35-33 3.64 101 92 617.2 605 271 250 180 463 vs. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 1-0 0.00 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 1 12 Career: 1-1 1.59 2 2 17.0 13 3 3 1 17 LAST START - 8/19 vs. TB: tossed 7.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits in Houston s 3-2, 13th-inning walk-off win over the Rays. GOIN DEEP: has gone at least 6.0 innings in 36 consecutive outings, which is a club record and the longest active streak in the Majors...the last Major League pitcher to go 6.0 innings in 34 consecutive outings was RHP Justin Verlander, who did so in 63 straight outings from Aug. 22, 2010- July 26, 2012. CHART TOPPER: leads all of Major League Baseball in groundball to flyball ratio (4.53)...ranks T-1st in the AL in wins (14), and 2nd in innings pitched (178.2) and ERA (2.37). 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 8/19 vs. TB (7,7,2,2,1,5) W 3-2 W 1 25 4.58 105 3/0 17-8 14 10-4 20 15-5 McHugh 8/20 vs. TB (7,5,1,1,2,5) L 0-1 L 2 25 5.09 101 6/3 15-10 12 7-5 17 11-6 Feldman 8/18 vs. TB (7,9,2,2,2,2) W 3-2 W 1 16 3.32 99 8/2 8-8 5 4-1 11 8-3 McCullers 8/23 vs. LAD (7,8,2,2,0,8) W 3-2 L 1 15 4.30 93 2/1 7-8 7 2-5 7 5-2 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 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 Kazmir 8/22 vs. LAD (6,6,1,1,1,8) W 3-1 W 1 6 2.41 103 1/0 3-3 2 0-2 3 3-0 Fiers 8/21 vs. LAD (9,0,0,0,3,10) W 3-0 W 1 3 3.86 108 0/1 2-1 3 2-1 2 1-1 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: LAD SERIES (8/21-23):.215 (20x93) HOMESTAND (8/14-23):.220 (74x337) OPPONENTS: LAD SERIES (8/21-23):.179 (17x95) HOMESTAND (8/14-23):.228 (83x364) 27 IF Jose Altuve.310, 10 HR, 51 RBI Last Gm: 3x4 LAD Series:.545, 6x11, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.444, 19x44, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 3,.545, 6x11, 8/21 Long Streak: 14,.375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 went 3x4 with a run scored yesterday vs. LAD...with a solo homer Sat., has reached double-digit HR for the 1st time in his career...marked the 1st time in his career he tripled and HR d in the same game...hit in 9 of the 10 games on the recent homestand (.444, 19x44)...has 10 multi-hit games in his last 16 contests, batting.412 (28x68)...hitting.352 (52x145) with a.394 OBP since the All-Star Break. led off the game yesterday with a single...now has 45 hits to leadoff an inning this season, which ranks 8th in the AL...has 109 hits to leadoff an inning dating back to 2014, which ranks T-1st in that span among AL hitters with Adam Eaton. the last Astros 2nd baseman with 10+ HR in a season was Craig Biggio in 2006 (21HR)...is just the 3rd 2nd baseman in club history to have a 10-HR, 30-steal season: also Biggio (1995, 1997, 1998), Bill Doran (1987). the 2015 AL All-Star leads the AL in SB (32), ranks 2nd in 3+ hit games (15), 3rd in hits (149) and 7th in batting avg...leads Majors in hits (718) and steals (156) since start of the 2012 season. is hitting.381 (53x139) vs. left-handed pitchers this season, which ranks 2nd in the Majors...has hit.354 (241x681) vs. lefties in his career, which leads all active Major League players (min. 735 PAs). 23 IF Chris Carter.183, 17 HR, 49 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 LAD Series:.333, 2x6 Last Homestand:.231, 3x13, RBI Current Stk.: 2,.333, 2x6, 8/21 Long Streak: 12,.375, 15x40, 5/23-6/4 went 1x3 with a double yesterday vs. LAD...ranks 2nd in the Majors in pitches per plate appearance with 4.34 behind Mike Trout (4.38)...ranks 11th in the AL in walks (51)...ranks T-3rd on the club in HR and 3rd in RBI. has made 89 starts at 1B and 7 as the DH. 13 of his 17 homers this season have come at home, where he has posted a.772 OPS...his 44 HR at Minute Maid Park rank 8th all-time at the venue... is 2 HR shy of tying Richard Hidalgo for 7th place (46 HR from 2000-05). 15 C Jason Castro.209, 11 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, HR, RBI LAD Series:.200, 2x10, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.167, 4x24, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 8/23 Long Streak: 7 (2x), last,.385, 10x26, 7/22-8/3 went 1x4 with a 10th inning, walk-off HR yesterday vs. LAD...was his 3rd career walk-off homer, and 2nd in his past 18 games (since 7/30). caught the 1st no-hitter of his career on Friday night...became the 9th catcher in club history to catch a no-hitter, joining Brad Ausmus (2003), Scott Servais (1993), Alan Ashby (1986, 1981, 1979), Ed Herrmann (1976), Don Bryant (1969), Dave Adlesh (1967), Jerry Grote (1964) and John Bateman (1963). has hit 5 doubles with 4 HR, 11 RBI and a.464 SLG in his last 21 games... ranks 2nd among all AL catchers in fielding pct. (.999, 1E/688TC), ranks T-3rd in runners caught stealing (19) and 5th in extra-base hits (27). has made 86 starts, all at catcher...houston is 50-36 in his starts. ranks 2nd on the Astros all-time home runs list by a catcher (48 HR), trailing Astros TV broadcaster Alan Ashby (69) for the club record... ranks 6th on the club list in catcher caught stealings with 86...trails Tony Eusebio for 5th place (91)...Ashby (251) also holds this club record. 16 C Hank Conger.223, 8 HR, 21 RBI Last Gm: DNP TB Series: 0x5 Last Homestand: 0x8 Current Stk.: 0x17 Long Streak: 3 (3x), last,.600, 6x10, 7/28-8/1 last started Wed. night vs. TB...has made 39 starts this year, all at catcher... since the start of June, has hit.255 (24x94) with 6 doubles, 6 HR, 17 RBI and a.859 OPS (.349 OBP/.511 SLG) in 34 games...8 HR are a career-high. switch-hitter is batting.304 (21x69) with a 1.030 OPS (.392 OBP/.638 SLG) against right-handed pitchers this season...among all AL hitters ranks 2nd in SLG and ranks 3rd in OPS against righties (min. 50 PA)... hitting.247 (19x77) with 6 homers, 15 RBI and a.903 OPS in 25 home games this year. among AL catchers with at least 130 plate appearances, ranks 5th in OPS (.803) and OBP (.338) and 6th in SLG (.466). 1 IF Carlos Correa.278, 15 HR, 42 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, RBI LAD Series:.182, 2x11, 2RBI Last Homestand:.257, 9x35, HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 8/23 Long Streak: 9,.379, 11x29, 7/11-24 went 2x4 with an RBI-single, and scored the tying run in the 9th yesterday vs. LAD...is hitting.281 (34x121) with 6 doubles, 8 HR, 24 RBI and a.907 OPS (.378 OBP/.529 SLG) in his 34 games since the All-Star Break. has 15 homers before his 21st birthday...per Elias, there have been only 2 players in Major League history to hit at least 15 homers before turning 21 in fewer games than Correa (62g); Willie Mays (55th game, in 1951) and Frank Robinson (58th game, in 1956). 20-year-old is the youngest position player in MLB and leads all AL shortstops in HR, despite playing in just 66g...leads ML shortstops with at least 280 PAs in OPS (.863) and SLG (.518) and ranks 2nd in OBP (.345). since making his MLB debut on 6/8, ranks T-8th in AL in extra-base hits (31)...leads the Astros in RBI (43), doubles (16) and HR (15) in that span. his 15 HR rank T-5th all-time among Astros rookies with Jeff Bagwell (1991)...is the only shortstop in the last century to record 15 HR within his 1st 66 Major League games...the only other shortstop to record a 15-HR season at age 20-or-younger was Alex Rodriguez in 1996 (36HR). leads all AL rookies in SLG and OPS, ranks 2nd in RBI, OBP and AVG (min 280 PA s)...was named the AL June Rookie of the Month 11 OF Evan Gattis.236, 19 HR, 63 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 LAD Series:.200, 2x10, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.229, 8x35, 2HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 8/23 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 1x4 with a double yesterday...along with Dickie Thon (1983), is 1 of 2 players in club history to post a 9-triple, 19-homer, 62-RBI season...only 3 Major Leaguers have put together seasons like this over the last 3 years: Carlos Gomez (2013), Hunter Pence (2014) and Mike Trout (2013-14). leads the club in RBI, and ranks T-8th in the AL in go-ahead RBI (20)...has hit.269 (63x234) with 13 HR, 39 RBI and a.513 SLG in 63 home games. ranks T-2nd in the AL in triples (9) behind Kevin Kiermaier (11)...had just 1 triple in his career prior to this season...the last Astro to record 9 or more triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 12 in 2009. is the 1st player since Roy Howell (1980) to record 9 triples in a season without stealing a base. has 103 starts at DH and 11 in LF...ranks 3rd among DH s in HR (16) and 5th in RBI (55). 30 OF Carlos Gomez.246, 9 HR, 47 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 LAD Series:.182, 2x11 Last Homestand:.121, 4x33 Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 8/23 Long Streak: 9,.357, 15x42, 5/27-6/6 went 1x4 yesterday vs. LAD...has hit safely in 4 of his last 6 games...has started 20 of the Astros 22 games, all in CF, since being acquired from MIL on 7/30 along with RHP Mike Fiers. hit his 100th career HR on 8/4 at TEX...per ESPN Stats and Info., is 1 of just 12 active players with 100 homers and 200 steals...is 1 of 2 Major League players with at least 100 steals and 50 HR over the last 4 seasons, joining OF Mike Trout. since 2007, his debut season in the Majors, has saved more runs defensively (82) than any other Major League center fielder (per Baseball Info Solutions). 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.263, 8 HR, 28 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, RBI LAD Series:.200, 1x5, RBI Last Homestand:.296, 8x27, HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 8/23 Long Streak: 8,.370, 10x27, 6/14-22 went 1x4 with a 9th inning, game-tying RBI-single yesterday...was only his 5th career game-tying hit, and 2nd in the 9th inning or later (last, 8/26/12 at NYM). per Elias, on Tues. vs. TB became the 1st Astros player with 3 hits and an extra-inning HR since Miguel Tejada did so on June 2, 2009 (walk-off, 11th inning HR off Josh Fogg). batted.296 (8x27) with 6 total RBI on the past homestand...in his last 52 games since June 14, leads the Astros in SLG (.532), and ranks 2nd in batting average (.315, 41x130) and OBP (.373) and...has 7 doubles, 1 triple, 7 homers and 15 RBI in that span. switch-hitter is batting.286 (28x98) vs. left-handed pitchers this year. has started 25 games at SS, 14 at 3B, 13 at 1B, 9 at 2B and 3 in LF...had not started at 1B prior to 2015, playing just 1.0 inning at the position...since 2014, has played every position on the diamond aside from CF, C and P...played 1 game in RF last year. 8 IF Jed Lowrie.246, 5 HR, 17 RBI Last Gm: 0x3 LAD Series: 0x9 Last Homestand:.161, 5x31, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x11 Long Streak: 5,.353, 6x17, 8/1-6 went 0x3 yesterday, before leaving the game in the 7th with a right-thumb contusion...has played in 20 games and made 18 starts (all at 3B) since returning to action from the DL. in his last 29 games dating back to 4/18, the Astros have gone 19-10... has hit 8 doubles, 2 homers, and 12 RBI with 16 runs scored and a.351 OBP in that span. prior to hitting the DL, ranked 5th in OBP (.432), T-6th in walks (12), 7th in OPS (.999) and 9th in slugging (.567) among all AL hitters at the time of his DL placement. has made 16 starts at SS for Houston this year, 18 at 3B and 1 at DH...prior to this season, his last start at 3B was on 9/27/11 at BAL while with BOS. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.227, 6 HR, 23 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 LAD Series:.200, 2x10, HR, 2RBI Last Homestand:.263, 5x19, HR, 2RBI Current Stk.: 0x8 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 went 0x3 yesterday vs. LAD in a start in RF...hit a 2-run HR Fri. night... was his 1st homer since June 17 at COL, a span of 80 at-bats...also was his 1st multi-hit game since July 29 vs. LAA...marked his 2nd multi-extra base hit game of the season (also April 28 at SD, double, triple). in his last 9 games, has hit.263 (5x19) with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 homer, 2 RBI and 3 steals...has started 72 games in CF, 6 in RF and 2 in LF. is 17-for-22 (77.3%) in SB att. s this season and 31-for-40 (77.5%) in career. 28 OF Colby Rasmus.228, 17 HR, 44 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH-LF LAD Series: 0x7 Last Homestand:.111, 3x27, 2HR, 2RBI Current Stk.: 0x8 Long Streak: 4,.385, 5x13, 6/12-15 went 0x1 as a pinch hitter yesterday...4 of his last 5 hits have been home runs...went 2x4 with 2 homers 8/16 vs. DET...was the 5th multi-homer game of his career, and 1st this season. in 18 games in August, has recorded 2 doubles, 4 homers, 8 RBI and a.456 SLG. is slugging.451 vs. RHP s, as 13 of his 17 HR s have come against righties...is batting.269 (18x67) with 3 doubles, 5 homer, 28 RBI and a.926 OPS with runners in scoring position. has made 87 starts this season, 34 in LF, 24 in CF and 29 in RF. 18 IF Luis Valbuena.209, 22 HR, 44 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAD Series:.333, 1x3, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.150, 3x20, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 0x2 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 went 0x1 as a third base defensive replacement yesterday...hit his teamleading 22nd homer of the season Sat. off Zack Greinke...has hit safely in 10 of his last 19 games at.283 (15x53) with 3 HR, 4 RBI and an.846 OPS (.356 OBP/.491 SLG). has made 12 starts at first base this season (1st of his career at the position)...has also started 88 games at 3B and 1 at DH...12 of his last 17 starts have been at 1B. his 22 HR lead all Astros hitters and are a career high...17 of his 22 HR this season have come against right-handed pitching...is just the 6th third baseman in club history to have a 20-homer season: also Matt Dominguez (2013), Ty Wigginton (2008), Morgan Ensberg (2003, 2005-06), Vinny Castilla (2001) and Doug Rader (1970, 1972-73).
ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS vs. EOVALDI AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.333 6 2 0 0 0 0 Carter.000 3 0 0 0 0 1 Conger.667 3 2 0 0 1 0 Correa.333 3 1 0 1 0 0 Gattis.294 17 5 1 2 1 5 Gomez.500 6 3 0 0 2 3 Lowrie.000 3 0 0 1 0 0 Rasmus.000 2 0 0 0 1 0 Valbuena.000 9 0 0 0 0 3 ASTROS vs. NOVA (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.500 2 1 0 1 1 0 Carter.000 3 0 0 0 2 1 Castro.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lowrie.500 8 4 0 0 0 0 Rasmus.400 5 2 0 0 0 2 ASTROS HITTERS vs. YANKEES ASTROS vs. YANKEES (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.238 21 5 0 4 Carter.130 23 3 1 3 Castro.188 16 3 0 2 Conger.500 8 4 0 3 Gomez.364 11 4 1 1 Gonzalez.222 9 2 0 2 Lowrie.182 22 4 0 2 Marisnick.222 9 2 0 1 Rasmus.196 46 9 0 4 Valbuena.357 14 5 0 0 ASTROS vs. YANKEES (2015): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.429 14 6 1 1 Carter.182 11 2 1 2 Castro.111 9 1 0 1 Conger.500 2 1 0 0 Correa.375 16 6 1 3 Gattis.357 14 5 0 4 Gonzalez.000 3 0 0 0 Rasmus.200 5 1 0 1 Valbuena.077 13 1 0 0 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.381 139 53 Carter.191 131 25 Castro.221 86 19 Conger.143 70 10 Correa.304 79 24 Gattis.220 150 33 Gomez.208 77 16 Gonzalez.286 98 28 Lowrie.313 32 10 Marisnick.168 107 18 Rasmus.238 80 19 Valbuena.167 102 17 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.282 341 96 Carter.178 202 36 Castro.204 201 41 Conger.304 69 21 Correa.267 176 47 Gattis.244 291 71 Gomez.256 289 74 Gonzalez.250 164 41 Lowrie.223 94 21 Marisnick.265 162 43 Rasmus.225 244 55 Valbuena.225 262 59 ASTROS vs. YANKEES (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.306 62 19 1 7 Carter.169 71 12 4 10 Castro.235 34 8 0 3 Conger.333 21 7 0 4 Correa.375 16 6 1 3 Gattis.357 14 5 0 4 Gomez.253 83 21 1 4 Gonzalez.150 20 3 0 2 Lowrie.289 135 39 3 12 Marisnick.222 9 2 0 1 Rasmus.172 157 27 4 17 Valbuena.152 46 7 0 0 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.354 681 241 Carter.219 540 118 Castro.205 400 82 Conger.173 127 22 Correa.304 79 24 Gattis.259 316 82 Gomez.254 994 252 Gonzalez.244 225 55 Lowrie.284 753 214 Marisnick.213 188 40 Rasmus.216 797 172 Valbuena.217 374 81 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.286 1882 538 Carter.213 1138 242 Castro.248 1239 307 Conger.233 700 163 Correa.267 176 47 Gattis.242 848 205 Gomez.261 2436 635 Gonzalez.254 731 186 Lowrie.248 1626 404 Marisnick.234 411 96 Rasmus.254 2264 574 Valbuena.228 1799 410 RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Astros 61 54 62 62 56 60 61 54 45 17 532 Opp. 78 58 45 36 64 47 42 38 28 15 451 Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. 7-8 11-7 11-8 8-5 10-10 9-11 13-7 Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct. 15-7 16-13 15-14 12-12 11-10 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 4/15 117 (66-51) 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 91 (49-42) 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 44 (23-21) 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (48-37), Springer (18-17), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Altuve (11-12), Tucker (10-12), Valbuena (16-6), Correa (9-7), Gonzalez (9-4), Gomez (6-7), Springer (5-5), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-2) 3: Correa (24-22), Springer (19-7), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Altuve (5-4), Gattis (4-5), Lowrie (4-3) 4: Gattis (40-30), Lowrie (11-4), Valbuena (7-7), Carter (4-5), Rasmus (2-5), Tucker (2-4), Springer (3-0), Gomez (0-1) 5: Rasmus (24-14), Carter (13-13), Gattis (10-14), Valbuena (7-5), Lowrie (5-3), Tucker (5-3), Gomez (3-3), Castro (2-0), Correa (0-1) 6: Carter (20-13), Rasmus (12-14), Castro (8-6), Valbuena (5-8), Gattis (6-2), Gonzalez (5-2), Conger (3-1), Singleton (3-1), Correa (1-2), Lowrie (1-2), Santana (2-1), Villar (2-1), Tucker (1-2), Marisnick (0-1) 7: Carter (15-7), Valbuena (9-8), Conger (6-9), Marisnick (10-4), Castro (8-4), Gonzalez (3-6), Villar (2-6), Rasmus (3-4), Tucker (4-1), Santana (2-2), Singleton (3-1), Gattis (1-2), Hoes (1-1), Lowrie (1-1), Grossman (1-0) 8: Castro (18-12), Gonzalez (14-11), Conger (8-8), Valbuena (4-7), Rasmus (5-4), Tucker (4-4), Marisnick (5-2), Carter (3-3), Singleton (1-4), Santana (2-1), Hoes (2-0), Villar (2-0), Grossman (1-0) 9: Marisnick (29-24), Castro (14-14), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-3), Gonzalez (6-3), Presley (1-3), Conger (2-2), McHugh (2-0), Feldman (1-0), Hernandez (1-0), Kazmir (0-1), Keuchel (1-0), Oberholtzer (1-0) Catchers Statistics STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION CATCHING STATS Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 19/59.322 0 6 50-36 3.40 (285ER/754.1IP) Conger 1/29.035 0 0 19-20 3.25 (132ER/366.0IP) Pitchers 3/3 1.000 5 TOTAL 23/91.253 5 6 69-56 3.35 (417ER/1120.1IP) Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 28 13 2-43 4 (11x) - 7/23/15 vs. BOS Carter 10 - - - 10 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro 9 - - - 9 4-5/26/13 vs. OAK Conger 3 3 - - 6 3 (5x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa 10 7 - - 17 3 (7x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Gattis 26 2 1-29 4 (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEA Gomez 16 3 1-20 4 (15x) - 6/6/15 at MIN Gonzalez 13 3 - - 16 4-5/26/14 at KC Lowrie 7 1 - - 8 4 (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick 14 1 - - 15 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus 15 3 - - 18 5-6/5/12 at CWS Valbuena 16 2 1-19 4-7/19/15 vs. TEX Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 3 4 1-8 4 (3x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Carter 15 1 - - 16 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro 2 3 - - 5 4 (3x) - 8/3/15 at TEX Conger 3 1-1 5 5 (2x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa 9 2 1-12 4-6/23/15 at LAA Gattis 13 2 2-17 4 (3x) - 5/3/15 vs. SEA Gomez 6 1 1 2 10 5 (4x) - 7/11/15 at LAD Gonzalez 7 - - - 7 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Lowrie 4 1 - - 5 4 (6x) - 9/11/13 at MIN Marisnick 4 - - - 4 3 (2x) - 9/21/14 vs. SEA Rasmus 9 4 - - 13 6-6/2/11 vs. SF Valbuena 3 3 2-8 4 (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEX By Defensive Position: C: Castro (50-36), Conger (19-20) 1B: Carter (49-40), Gonzalez (9-5), Valbuena (6-6), Singleton (5-5) 2B: Altuve (64-52), Gonzalez (5-4) SS: Correa (34-32), Gonzalez (15-10), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5) 3B: Valbuena (47-41), Lowrie (11-7), Gonzalez (6-7), Villar (5-1) LF: Tucker (26-28), Rasmus (21-13), Grossman (7-7), Gattis (8-3), Gonzalez (3-0), Marisnick (1-1), Presley (0-2), Santana (2-0), Villar (0-2), Hoes (1-0) CF: Marisnick (41-31), Rasmus (13-11), Gomez (9-11), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0) RF: Springer (40-26), Rasmus (12-17), Tucker (6-6), Santana (4-4), Marisnick (5-1), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1) DH: Gattis (53-50), Carter (6-1), Singleton (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Altuve (0-1), Lowrie (0-1), Valbuena (1-0)
2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 25-34 Starters 45-37-0 3.69 760.2 735 335 312 222-4 606 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 40-21 Relievers 24-19-31 2.63 359.2 266 116 105 102-6 361 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.) 44-Luke Gregerson 8/23 vs. LAD (1,1,0,0,0,1)-W7 8 51/34 4/1 24/29 43-8 36-Will Harris 8/22 vs. LAD (1,0,0,0,0,1)-H7 7 50/33 27/6 1/3 26-24 37-Pat Neshek 8/22 vs. LAD (1,0,0,0,0,2)-H27 13 53/40 20/1 1/2 39-14 38-Oliver Perez 8/19 vs. TB (1,1,0,0,0,1) 15 5/3 3/0 0/0 2-3 50-Chad Qualls 8/23 vs. LAD (1,0,0,0,0,2) 13 46/32 12/4 0/2 26-26 29-Tony Sipp 8/23 vs. LAD (0.1,1,0,0,1,1) 11 49/32 25/7 0/2 23-26 67-Vince Velasquez 8/23 vs. LAD (0.2,0,0,0,0,2) 7 3/2 2/0 0/0 2-1 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 364/262 136/31 31/46 65-55 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 7-2-24, 2.88 ERA, 51G Last Win: 8/23 vs. LAD Save: 8/22 vs. LAD Loss: 8/9 at OAK Blown SV: 8/9 at OAK LAD Series: 1-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G Last Homestand: 2-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/7IP), 6G earned his 7th win of the season yesterday vs. LAD after tossing a scoreless 10th inning...his 7 wins rank T-2nd among Major League relievers... became the 3rd Astros pitcher in franchise history to record 7 wins and 24 saves in a single season, joining RHP Doug Jones (11 W, 36 SV in 1992) and RHP Dave Smith (9 W, 27 SV in 1985). has been scoreless in 22 of his last 25 outings (25IP), going 5-1 with 9 saves, a 1.44 ERA (4ER/25IP) and 17 strikeouts. in his 1st season as a closer, has successfully converted 24-of-29 save opportunities (82.8%) and ranks 11th in the AL in saves...his 24 saves are the most by and Astros pitcher since RHP Jose Valverde recorded 25 in 2009. ranks 6th among AL relievers in groundball percentage (60.9%)...prior to this season, his previous career high in GB % was 52.7%, set in 2014. has made more appearances (486) than any Major League reliever over the last 7 seasons (since 2009), posting a 2.76 ERA (144ER/469.1IP) in that span. 36 RHP Will Harris 5-2-1, 1.47 ERA, 50G Last Win: 8/16 vs. DET Save: 8/6 at OAK Loss: 7/25 at KC Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS LAD Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/5.1IP), 4G pitched a perfect 7th inning on Sat. vs. LAD, retiring all 3 batters faced with 2 strikeouts. notched his 5th win of the season on 8/16 vs. DET after tossing Houston s final 2.0 innings...his 5 wins are a career high and rank T-6th among AL relievers. has allowed 9 earned runs in his club-leading 55.0 relief innings, which is good for the 3rd-lowest ERA (1.47) among AL relievers. ranks 3rd among all AL relievers in opp. avg. (.161, 31x192), as he has allowed just 31 hits in 55.0 innings...has 55 strikeouts in his 55.0 innings. his 1.47 ERA ranks as the lowest ever produced by a Houston reliever for a single season...is ahead of RHP Don McMahon (1.53 in 1962)... Harris first-half opponents batting average of.116 was the lowest ever recorded by an Astro during the first half of a season. 37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-3-1, 3.18 ERA, 53G Last Win: 5/7 at LAA Save: 5/20 vs. OAK Loss: 8/15 vs. DET Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS LAD Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-1-0, 9.00 (3ER/3IP), 4G pitched a scoreless 8th inning on Sat. vs. LAD, retiring all 3 batters faced with a strikeout...has been scoreless in 15 of his last 18 outings. leads all ML relievers in inherited runners scored percentage, as he has allowed just 1 of his 20 inherited runners to score (5.0%, min. 20 IR)...leads the club in relief appearances with 53. his 27 holds on the season rank T-2nd in the Majors...only 2 pitchers in club history have recorded more holds in a single season than Neshek: RHP Octavio Dotel (33 in 2003; 31 in 2002) and RHP Brad Lidge (28 in 2003). has 45 strikeouts and 7 walks this season...his strikeout/walk ratio (6.43) ranks 7th among AL relievers...set a club record by starting the season with 24 consecutive games without a walk...was also the 2nd-longest start of season streak in MLB history, behind RHP Mark Eichhorn,who went 30 consecutive games without a walk for the Angels in 1991. 38 LHP Oliver Perez 2-1-0, 2.78 ERA, 53G Last Win: 7/27 at SEA Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/15 at PHI Blown SV: 7/27 at SEA LAD Series: --- Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G in his last outing, tossed a scoreless inning Wed. night vs. TB, allowing 1 hit with 1 strikeout...has made 5 appearances with Houston since being acquired from ARI on Aug. 7 in exchange for minor league LHP Junior Garcia. has not allowed an earned run in any of his outings with the Astros this season...has not allowed an earned run in 28 consecutive games dating back to June 4, which is the longest active streak in the Majors. is holding left-handed hitters to a.188 avg (13x69) this season...has tallied 41 K s in his 32.1 IP this season...has stranded 31 of 40 (77.5%) inherited runners this season between Houston and Arizona. had been with the D-backs since the start of the 2014 season...over the past 4 seasons since converting to a full-time reliever, has posted a 3.01 ERA (58ER/173.2IP) with 215 strikeouts in 215 appearances. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 1-4-4, 3.79 ERA, 45G Last Win: 5/13 vs. SF Save: 5/14 vs. TOR Loss: 6/22 at LAA Blown SV: 5/29 vs. CWS LAD Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.60 (2ER/5IP), 5G tossed a scoreless inning yesterday vs. LAD, striking out 2...since being activated from the 15-day DL on July 10, as posted a 1.72 ERA (3ER/15.2IP) with 14 strikeouts in 17 appearances...was on the DL from 6/25-7/9 due to a pinched nerve in his neck. ranks 2nd among AL relievers in groundball percentage (66.1%)...lefties are just 9x54 (.167) off him this season. ranks 6th on the Astros all-time appearance list with 366...he trails RHP Brad Lidge, who made 378 appearances in his 6-year career (2002-07) with Houston. 29 LHP Tony Sipp 2-4-0, 2.17 ERA, 49G Last Win: 4/26 at OAK Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/5 at BOS Blown SV: 7/31 vs. ARI LAD Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-0 0.00 (0ER/4.1IP), 4G tossed 0.1 of a scoreless inning yesterday vs. LAD...has tossed 13.1 scoreless innings since the All-Star Break. has stranded 18-of-25 inherited runners this year. has tallied 47 K s in his 45.2 IP this season...his 2.17 ERA ranks 5th among AL left-handed relievers. has held lefties to a.238 batting average (19x80) this season and a.186 avg (31x167) over the past 2 seasons combined. overall, has posted a.180 opponent average over the past 2 seasons combined in 105 apps. (96.1 IP, 62 H). 67 RHP Vince Velasquez 1-1-0, 3.61 ERA, 10G/7GS Last Win: 7/21 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/7 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 LAD Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 1G tossed 0.2 of a scoreless inning, stranding 2 inherited runners yesterday vs. LAD in what was his 1st appearance since being recalled. 23-year-old was recalled from Double A Corpus Christi Thursday...marks his 3rd Major League stint with HOU this season (also June 10-July 7, July 21-Aug. 2). made 7 starts to begin his Major League career this season, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.03 ERA (17ER/38IP) and 38 strikeouts...his last 3 big league outings have been out of the bullpen, all scoreless relief appearances (4.1IP). made 4 relief appearances with Double A Corpus Christi in his most recent stint with the club...went 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA (3ER/6.2IP) and 8 strikeouts. prior to his ML debut, dominated Texas League opponents in his 26.1 innings pitched at Double A this season...was 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA (4ER/26.1IP) in 5 starts for the Hooks...walked only 9 batters and allowed 15 hits for a 0.91 WHIP. vs. NYY 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 2 2-0-0 1.35 13.1 2 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 2 0-0-0 0.00 1.1 0 Harris - - - - - Kazmir 2 1-0-0 1.46 12.1 3 Keuchel 1 0-1-0 3.38 8.0 3 McCullers - - - - - McHugh - - - - - Neshek 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.0 0 Perez - - - - - Qualls 2 0-0-1 4.50 2.0 1 Sipp 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.2 0 Velasquez - - - - - 2015 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman - - - - - Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 1 0-0-1 0.00 1.0 0 Harris 1 0-1-0 27.00 0.1 1 Kazmir 1 0-0-0 0.00 3.0 0 Keuchel 1 1-0-0 0.00 9.0 0 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 1 1-0-0 1.13 8.0 1 Neshek 1 0-1-0 9.00 1.0 1 Perez - - - - - Qualls - - - - - Sipp 2 0-0-0 6.75 1.1 1 Velasquez 1 0-0-0 2.84 6.1 2 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 12 5-4-0 3.45 60.0 23 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 4 0-0-1 0.00 3.1 0 Harris 1 0-1-0 27.00 0.1 1 Kazmir 21 8-7-0 3.19118.1 42 Keuchel 2 1-1-0 1.59 17.0 3 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 1 1-0-0 1.13 8.0 1 Neshek 9 0-2-0 5.00 9.0 5 Perez 14 6-1-0 2.22 48.2 12 Qualls 8 1-0-1 7.04 7.2 6 Sipp 15 0-1-0 9.26 11.2 12 Velasquez 1 0-0-0 2.84 6.1 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... 3 (5x), last, 7/17 vs. TEX Most Errors...3, 4/11 at TEX Largest Margin of Victory... 13, 6/14 vs. SEA 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 (3x), last, after game on 8/2 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose... 3 runs (2x), last, 7/31 vs. ARI 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 (6x), last, 8/20 vs. TB 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 (8x), last, 8/20 vs. TB Most Total Bases, Game... 34, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game... 8, 8/5 at TEX 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 (17x), last, 3 players, 8/19 vs. TB Most Runs, Game... 3 (11x), last, Conger, 7/28 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 (9x), last, Correa, 6/28 vs. NYY Most Triples, Game...1 (16x), last, Gonzalez/Marisnick, 8/16 vs. DET Most Home Runs, Game... 2 (10x), last, Rasmus, 8/16 vs. DET Most RBI, Game... 5 (3x), last, Conger, 8/1 vs. ARI Most Walks, Game...3 (4x), last, Correa, 8/14 vs. DET 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 (12x), last, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Runs, Game...12, 8/3 at TEX Fewest Hits, Game...0, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Hits, Game...15 (3x), last, 8/17 vs. DET Fewest Walks, Game...0 (15x), last, 7/29 vs. LAA Most Walks, Game... 7 (2x), last, 6/27 vs. NYY 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... 4, Sipp, 5/21-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, McHugh, 6/18 at COL Most Strikeouts, Game... 13, Keuchel, 7/19 vs. TEX Most Hit By Pitch, Game... 2 (2x), last, McCullers, 5/29 vs. CWS Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...19.0, Keuchel, 6/25-7/6 ATTENDANCE Home:... 1,743,112/66 games Home Average:... 26,410 Road:... 1,615,143/59 games Road Average:... 27,375 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 8/22/15 LAD/Greinke 4 7-3 Carter 7/28/15 LAA/Wilson 32 13-3 Castro 8/23/15 LAD/Hatcher 0 6-5 Conger 8/1/15 ARI/Hellickson 19 4-3 Correa 8/19/15 TB/Karns 19 8-6 Gattis 8/21/15 LAD/Anderson 7 13-5 Gomez 8/4/15 @TEX/Gallardo 58 0-1 Gonzalez 8/18/15 TB/Boxberger 14 6-2 Lowrie 8/12/15 @SF/Kontos 31 4-1 Marisnick 8/21/15 LAD/Anderson 9 5-1 Rasmus 8/16/15 DET/Boyd 21 14-2 Valbuena 8/22/15 LAD/Greinke 3 15-4 Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve 6 1 3-10 Carter 9 7 1-17 Castro 7 1 2 1 11 Conger 5 2-1 8 Correa 8 6 1-15 Gattis 10 7 2-19 Gomez 1 - - - 1 Gonzalez 8 - - - 8 Marisnick 3 3 - - 6 Lowrie 4 1 - - 5 Rasmus 8 7 2-17 Springer 11 2 - - 13 Tucker 9 2 1-12 Valbuena 17 3 2-22 TOTALS 108 42 16 2 169 Multi-Homer Games (10): Rasmus (1): 8/16 vs. DET; 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; Gattis (1): 5/3 vs. SEA 2015 Grand Slams (2) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Conger 8/1 ARI/Hellickson 2. Castro 8/3 @TEX/Lewis 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (6) 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 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (4) 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 2015 Leadoff Home Runs (1) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Springer 6/19 @SEA/Elias 2015 Walkoff Home Runs (4) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Altuve 7/23 BOS/Breslow 2. Castro 7/30 LAA/Salas 3. Gonzalez 8/18 TB/Boxberger 4. Castro 8/23 LAD/Hatcher 2015 Last At-Bat Wins (14) 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) Astros Ejections (5) 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 Last 3 Astros Replay Reviews Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 37. 8/21 vs. LAD (6th) Out at 1B Houston Confirmed 1:00 38. 8/22 vs. LAD (5th) Called triple Houston Overturned 1:31 39. 8/23 vs. LAD (6th) Out at home Houston Confirmed 2:10 Last 3 Reviews in Astros games No./Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 76. 8/22 vs. LAD (5th) Called triple Houston Overturned 0:59 77. 8/23 vs. LAD (6th) Out at home Houston Confirmed 2:10 78. 8/23 vs. LAD (10th) Home run call Crew Chief Confirmed 1:40 CHALLENGES: Houston has been involved in 78 total replay reviews, including 39 Astros challenges, 30 opponent challenges and 9 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 22 of their 39 challenges.