Houston Astros (35-16) at minnesota twins (26-20) rhp brad peacock (2-0, 0.87) VS. RHP ervin santana (7-2, 1.80) monday, may 29, 2017 target field minneapolis, mn 1:10 p.m. ct ROOT SPORTS kbme 790 am la nueva 94.1 fm GAME #52... road #22 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...35-16 Home Record:...20-10 --with Roof Open:...8-5 --with Roof Closed:...12-5 --with Roof Open/Closed:...0-0 Road Record:...15-6 Current Streak:...Won 4 Last Homestand:...6-4 Last Road Trip:...6-1 Last 5 Games:...4-1 Last 10 Games:...6-4 Series Record (prior to current series):...13-3-0 Sweeps:...4-1 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...27-4 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:...8-12 Shutouts:...5-2 In One-Run Games:...8-4 In Two-Run Games:...7-3 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...7-6 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...28-10 During the Day:...9-4 At Night:...26-12 When Scoring First:...21-6 Opponent Scores First:...14-10 Outhit Opponent:...28-4 Outhit by Opponent:...5-12 Equal Hits:...2-0 When Hitting Home Run:... 28-11 No Home Runs:...7-5 Walkoff Home Runs:...1-0 Come-from-Behind Wins:... 18 Largest Comeback:...5 (3x) Losses After Leading:... 8 Last At-Bat Wins:... 5 Largest Blown Lead:... 2 Extra-Inning Games:...4-0 Different Batting Orders:... 47 After Six Innings: Lead: 26-2...Tied: 1-3... Trail: 8-11 After Seven Innings: Lead: 30-1...Tied: 2-3... Trail: 3-12 After Eight Innings: Lead: 32-0...Tied: 2-2... Trail: 1-14 Astros vs. twins (2016): Overall:...5-2 At Minute Maid Park:...2-1 At Target Field:...3-1 Astros vs. twins (all-time): Overall:...21-24 Record in Houston:...10-13 Record in Minnesota:... 11-11 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: may 29 2011 - Astros LHP J.A. Happ, a notoriously below average hitter, connects for his first MLB home run...with the Astros move to the American League, Happ will go down as the last Astros pitcher to ever hit a home run at Minute Maid Park. 2016 - Carlos Correa hits his first career pinch-hit homer, a 13th-inning, three-run shot to lift the Astros over the Angels, 8-6, in Anaheim. today s media availability The Astros clubhouse will be open from 10-10:50 a.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available in the Astros dugout at approximately 10:50 a.m. today s GAME: The Astros are kicking off an 11-day, 10-game road trip today with a 1:10 p.m. Memorial Day matchup against the Twins...Houston s trip will take the club through Minnesota for three games (Mon.-Wed.), Arlington for three games (Fri.-Sun.) and Kansas City for four games (June 5-8)...RHP Brad Peacock (2-0) will make his second start of the season opposite RHP Ervin Santana (7-2) and the Twins. a win today: Would give the Astros five consecutive wins, which would match their season-long winning streak, accomplished twice this year (last, May 7-13)...a win today would also be Houston s fifth consecutive on the road, which would also tie their season-high (April 11-21). fowl stuff: RHP Brad Peacock has allowed three earned runs or less in 12 of his last 13 starts in the Majors dating back to 2014...has gone 1-3 with a 2.83 ERA (20ER/63.1IP) and 62 strikeouts in that span. best record in baseball: The Astros enter today with the best record in baseball at 35-16, leading the Majors in wins and winning percentage (.686). best start ever: At 35-16, the Astros are off to their best 51-game start in franchise history, three games better than their previous record of 32-19 set in 1998...the club s best 52-game start in club history was set by the 2015 and 1998 Astros (32-20). area 51: The Astros start to this season is similar to a few other clubs over the last 10+ years...below are the last three teams with similar starts: RECORD THRU 51 final record 2016 Cubs (36-15) 103-58, WS Champs 2007 Red Sox (36-15) 96-66, WS Champs 2006 Tigers (35-16) 95-67, Lost to STL in WS high-water mark: Yesterday s win lifted the Astros to 19 games above.500, which is their high-water mark for the year...prior to 2017, the last time the Astros were 19 games above.500 was at the end of the 2004 season, when they finished 22 games over with a 92-70 record. yesterday s win: The Astros completed their fourth series sweep of the season, and second consecutive against the Orioles, downing Baltimore, 8-4... down 3-0, Houston rallied for six runs in the 2nd inning, tying their season-high for runs in an inning...3b Marwin Gonzalez (2x4, 2RBI) hit a two-run double while CF George Springer (1x3, HR, 2RBI) hit a two-run HR in the inning...rhp Lance McCullers Jr. (2ER/6IP) improved to 6-1, winning his fourth straight start. pitcher of the month?: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. finished May with a 4-0 record and a 0.99 ERA (4ER/36.1IP) in six starts...allowed just 21 hits and tossed 22.0 consecutive scoreless innings from May 1-23 (tied for the second-longest scoreless innnings streak by an AL pitcher this year)...among AL pitchers in May, ranks first in ERA, tied for first in wins, second in opp. avg. (.164) and fourth in strikeouts (37). lowest era in mlb - may 1. Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) - 0.99 2. Alex Wood (LAD) - 1.27 3. Zack Godley (ARI) - 1.69 PITCHING IN: The Astros pitching staff leads the Major Leagues in strikeouts and opponent batting average, and ranks second in ERA...MLB rankings: strikeouts opponent avg. era 1. HOU - 503 1. HOU -.227 1. LAD - 3.25 2. LAD - 484 2. NYY -.231 2. HOU - 3.39 3. ARI - 474 3. CWS -.232 3. TB - 3.63 at the plate: Like the pitching staff, the Astros offense is among the AL leaders in several categories. hits runs slugging 1. HOU - 465 1. NYY - 254 1. HOU -.450 T2. BOS - 451 2. HOU - 252 2. NYY -.445 T2. TB - 451 3. TB - 243 3. OAK -.424 ten ahead: The Astros currently lead the AL Western Division by 10.0 games...this marks the first time the Astros have led their division by 10.0 games since the end of the 1998 season, when they were 102-60 and 12.5 games ahead of the second place Cubs... this marks the earliest date in a season that the Astros have held a 10.0-game divisional lead (previously July 4, 1979, 10.5-game lead over Cincinnati, 52-31). road dogs: The Astros 15-6 (.714) record on the road is the second-best in Major League baseball behind Minnesota (14-5,.737)...the Astros lead the AL in road batting average (.277), OPS (.785), OBP (.350) and runs per game (5.76). on target: Jose Altuve leads the Major Leagues in road batting average (.403, 29x72) and ranks third in road OPS (1.202)...Altuve has recorded a hit in each of his 11 career games in Minnesota, and is batting.772 (13x18) in his last four games at Target Field, which includes three four-hit games. BIG D: LHP Dallas Keuchel leads the Majors in wins with an 8-0 mark while ranking second in ERA (1.81)... his 8-0 mark is the best to start a season by an Astros starter since RHP Roger Clemens began the 2004 season at 9-0...Rocket lost his first game that season in his 13th start (6/14 vs. CHC). may magic: The Astros lead the Majors in wins and winning percentage in May, as they ve gone 19-7 (.731)...Houston s 19 wins are the second-most in club history for a single month of May, behind only the 1969 Astros (20-6)...the Astros also led the Americn League in wins this April (16-9). in bloom: Marwin Gonzalez (.381) and Carlos Correa (.372) rank first and third in the AL in batting average for the month of May, respectively...gonzalez also ranks third in the AL in OPS in May (1.205) while Correa ranks tied for third in RBI (19). al batting average leaders - may 1. Marwin Gonzalez -.381 (24x63) 2. Eric Hosmer -.375 (36x96) 3. Carlos Correa -.372 (32x86) Japanese honors: OF Norichika Aoki is 7 hits shy of reaching 2,000 between the Majors (709) and Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan (1,284)...the 2,000-hit mark garners automatic entrance into the Meikyukai, which translates to The Golden Players Club, an equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Tues., May 30 7:10 @Minnesota RHP Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.21) vs. RHP José Berríos (3-0, 1.66) ROOT SPORTS SW Wed., May 31 12:10 @Minnesota RHP Joe Musgrove (4-4, 4.89) vs. LHP Hector Santiago (4-3, 4.07) ROOT SPORTS SW All Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. La Nueva, 94.1 FM, is the flagship of the club s Spanish Radio Network.
today s ASTROS STARTER: RHP brad peacock W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: 2-0 0.87 13 1 20.2 8 2 2 12 30 Career: 13-17 4.30 73 47 284.1 255 152 136 141 261 vs. min W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014: 0-0 1.80 1 1 5.0 7 2 1 1 5 career: 0-1 3.00 2 2 12.0 11 5 4 3 15 Career Complete Games: --- Last CG: --- Career Shutouts: --- Last SHO: --- CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2017 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 11, 5/12/14 vs. TEX 8, 5/22 vs. DET Walks: 6, 4/25/14 vs. OAK 2 (3x), last, 5/22 vs. DET Hits: 9, 4/22/13 vs. SEA 2, 4/30 vs. OAK Earned Runs: 8, 8/6/14 at PHI 1 (2x), last, 5/4 vs. TEX Innings Pitched: 7.0 (2x), 9/5/13 at OAK 4.1, 5/22 vs. DET Low-Hit CG: --- --- CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 5-8, 4.32 ERA, 38G/24GS, 69ER/143.2IP Away: 8-9, 4.29 ERA, 35G/23GS, 67ER/140.2IP Target Field: 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1G/GS, 3ER/7IP Day: 1-4, 4.76 ERA, 14G/7GS, 24ER/45.1IP Night: 12-13, 4.22 ERA, 59G/40GS, 112ER/239IP Longest Winning Streak: 2 (5x), last, 4/5/17-current Longest Losing Streak: 5, 9/24/13-5/12/14 2017 SPLITS: Home: 1-0, 1.23 ERA, 9G/1GS, 2ER/14.2IP Away: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4G/0GS, 0ER/6IP Day: 0-0, 3.18 ERA, 4G/0GS, 2ER/5.2IP Night: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 9G/1GS, 0ER/15IP Longest Winning Streak: 2, 4/5-current Longest Losing Streak: --- LAST start - 5/22 vs. det: made his 1st start of the season, and allowed just 1 hit in 4.1 scoreless innings...struck out 8 and walked 2... threw 70 total pitches in the outing (season-high). marked his most strikeouts since fanning 8 on 5/29/14 vs. BAL...was his 1st scoreless start since 9/8/14 at SEA (0R/5IP). became the 5th pitcher in club history to strike out 8 batters in a start of 4.1 innings or less, joining LHP Erik Bedard (2013), LHP Ron Villone (2003), RHP J.R. Richard (1973) and LHP Denny Lemaster (1970)... prior to Peacock, the last Major League pitcher to have a scoreless start like this was RHP Danny Salazar in 2013 (3.2IP, 0R, 9K). about peacock: 29-year-old is set to make his 2nd start of the season, and 14th overall appearance...started in place of LHP Dallas Keuchel on 5/22, as Keuchel was placed on the 10-day DL with a pinched nerve in his neck. start it up: has made 6 starts in the Majors since 2016, posting a 0-1 record with a 3.10 ERA (10ER/29IP) and 29 strikeouts in that span. pitched well out of the Astros rotation down the 2016 stretch run...made 5 starts after entering the rotation on 9/6 and went 0-1 with a 3.65 ERA (10ER/24.2IP) and 21 strikeouts. has made 47 starts in his Major League career, going 11-16 with a 4.31 ERA (116ER/242IP) and 217 strikeouts. solid run: has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 12 of his last 13 starts in the Major Leagues dating back to 2014...has gone 1-3 with a 2.83 ERA (20ER/63.1IP) and 62 strikeouts in that span...went a career-long 11 consecutive starts of allowing 3 earned runs or less from 8/22/14-9/24/16. from the pen: pitched well out of the bullpen to start the year, allowing just 2 runs while recording 22 strikeouts in 16.1 innings of work (1.10 ERA) across 12 relief outings. opened up the season by tossing 7 consecutive scoreless appearances (10.2IP)...was the longest scoreless appearance streak of his career. get right: has held right-handed hitters to a.211 (99x469) average in his career...this season, has held them to 6x40 (.150)...has allowed just 2 hits to left-handed hitters (.069, 2x29). vs min: has faced the Twins twice in his career, with both starts coming at Target Field...recorded the 1st double-digit strikeout game of his career in his 1st career start against the Twins on 8/4/13...struck out 10 and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 7.0 innings. career recap: was once a top prospect while pitching in the Nationals system, ranking as high as the No. 36 prospect in all of baseball after the 2011 season by Baseball America. since then he s been traded twice, to Oakland in the Gio Gonzalez deal, and to Houston as part of the Jed Lowrie swap...was with the Astros for their rebuilding seasons of 2013-14 before being sidelined with injuries for all but 1 Major League start in 2015...had a productive and healthy 2016 campaign and worked his way back to the Major League roster by posting solid numbers as a starter at Triple A...broke camp with the Major League club this Spring, earning a role in Houston s bullpen. has appeared in the Majors with Houston in every season since 2013... made his MLB debut in 2011 with Washington. peacock VS. twins (Career) DATE RESULT W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 8/4/13 at MIN L 2-3 L 1 7.0 4 3 3 2 10 2 8/11/14 MIN L 2-4 - 5.0 7 2 1 1 5 0 AVG AB H HR BB SO Dozier.167 6 1 0 0 1 Escobar 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 Gimenez.000 2 0 0 0 1 AVG AB H HR BB SO Mauer.250 4 1 0 2 1 Vargas.333 3 1 0 0 1 2017 DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/5* SEA W 5-3 W 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4/7* KC L 1-5 - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4/8* KC L 3-7 - 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 4/12* at SEA W 10-5 W 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 4/18* LAA L 2-5 - 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 4/23* at TB W 6-4 - 2.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 39 4/29* OAK L 1-2 - 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 4/30* OAK W 7-2 - 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 29 april 0.79 era 2-0 11.1 4 1 1 7 18 0 197 5/4* TEX L 4-10 - 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 5/14* at NYY (2) W 10-7 - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 5/15* at MIA W 7-2 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 5/19* CLE L 3-5 - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 5/22 DET W 1-0 - 4.1 1 0 0 2 8 0 70 may 0.96 era 0-0 9.1 4 1 1 5 12 0 151 * - indicates relief appearance Tomorrow S STARTER at min rhp mike fiers W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017: 1-2 5.21 9 9 46.2 54 30 27 17 38 Career: 35-39 3.97 121 104 619.1 604 297 273 185 580 vs. min W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016: 1-0 7.45 2 2 9.2 14 8 8 3 9 Career: 3-1 3.16 7 6 37.0 32 13 13 16 30 LAST start - 5/25 vs DET: did not factor into the decision in Houston s 7-6 win over the Tigers...allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 10 hits in 4.2 innings pitched...allowed his 18th HR of the year (most in MLB). about fiers: 31-year-old is in his 3rd season with the Astros after joining the club from Milwaukee prior to the 2015 trade deadline... will be making his 10th start of the season and his 6th on the road. the Astros have gone 5-4 in his starts this season, and 27-21 in his 48 career starts with the club since 2015. 2017 Houston Astros Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-L Pitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QS McCullers Jr. 5/28 vs. BAL (6,5,3,2,2,8) W 8-4 W 4 11 4.27 96 1/2 9-2 1 1-0 8 8-0 Keuchel 5/27 vs. BAL (6,4,1,1,2,8) W 5-2 W 8 10 5.94 95 0/1 9-1 4 3-1 8 7-1 Morton 5/24 vs. DET (7,4,2,2,3,6) L 3-6 L 1 10 6.09 95 2/1 6-4 2 2-0 3 2-1 Musgrove 5/26 vs. BAL (7,4,0,0,0,6) W 2-0 W 1 10 4.39 90 1/2 5-5 3 2-1 3 2-1 Fiers 5/25 vs. DET (4.2,10,4,4,1,2) W 7-6 L 1 9 4.82 90 6/1 5-4 5 2-3 2 0-2 Peacock 5/22 vs. DET (4.1,1,0,0,2,8) W 1-0 - 1 2.08 70 0/0 1-0 1 1-0 0 -
ASTROS: bal series (5/26-28):.317 (32x101) Last homestand (5/19-28):.248 (80x322) OPPONENTS: bal series (5/26-28):.212 (21x99) last homestand (5/19-28):.227 (75x331) 27 IF Jose Altuve.300, 7 HR, 24 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, RBI BAL Series:.333, 4x12, 2RBI Last Homestand:.257, 10x39, HR, 5RBI Current Stk.: 2,.500, 4x8, 5/27 Long Streak: 8,.375, 12x32, 5/14-22 hit an RBI single yesterday vs. BAL...went 3x4 with 2 doubles, a stolen base, 2 runs scored and an RBI Sat. vs. BAL...was his 5th game with 3+ hits (T-4th in the AL)...was his 3rd multi-double game of the year (T-2nd in the AL). leads the Majors in road batting average (.403, 29x72) and ranks 3rd in road OPS (1.202)...led the AL in road batting average in 2016 (.376)...has reached base safely in 25 straight road games where he has gotten a plate appearance (dating back to 9/19/16)...is the 2nd-longest streak in the Majors behind Buster Posey s 29-game streak. has recorded a hit in each of his 11 career games at Target Field, batting.438 (21x48) with 4 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI and a.472 OBP...has recorded 4 hits in 3 of his last 4 games at the venue (batting.722, 13x18, over those 4 games). ranks among the top AL players in steals (T-4th, 10) and hits (T-6th, 76)...209 career steals rank 6th in club history, trailing Terry Puhl by 8 for 5th place (217). has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games...batting.323 (51x158) with 12 doubles, 2 triples, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 31 runs scored and a.943 OPS (.386 OBP/.557 SLG) over his last 42 games (since 4/11) after starting the season 6x32 (.188) over his first 8 games. went 4x5 with 2 doubles and 2 triples on 5/17 at MIA...4 extra-base hits were a career high...became the 1st player in club history with 2 doubles and 2 triples in a game, and the 12th player in MLB history (last, Carl Crawford in 2005). 3 OF norichika aoki.264, 1 HR, 7 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 BAL Series:.250, 1x4 Last Homestand:.211, 4x19, RBI Current Stk.: 3,.400, 4x10, 5/24 Long Streak: 4,.467, 7x15, 4/23-27 went 1x4 with a double yesterday vs. BAL...is just 7 hits shy of reaching 2,000 between MLB (709) and Nippon Professional Baseball (JPN, 1,284)...708 hits in the Majors rank 4th all-time among Japanese-born players...trailing Ichiro (3,034), Hideki Matsui (1,253) and Dave Roberts (721). leads all Major League outfielders with 6 outfield assists...has started 31 games this year (28 in LF, 3 in RF). batting.347 (17x49) on the road this year, which ranks 8th in the AL (min. 50PA). is the 4th Japanese-born player in Houston franchise history and the 1st since Kazuo Matsui (2008-10). 15 OF carlos beltran.236, 5 HR, 15 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 BAL Series:.286, 2x7, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.179, 5x28, 2HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 2,.286, 2x7, 5/26 Long Streak: 4 (2x),.333, 6x18, 4/10-14 doubled and walked yesterday vs. BAL...tied Manny Ramirez for 30th all-time in MLB history in doubles (547)...is 1 doubley shy of tying Alex Rodriguez for 29th place (548). all 5 of his homers this season have come while batting left-handed. ranks 46th all-time in RBI in MLB history (1,551) and T-50th in HR with Billy Williams (426)...is 4 RBI shy of tying Willie McCovey for 45th and 1 HR shy of tying Mike Piazza for 49th. ranks 3rd all-time in Major League history in extra-base hits by a switch-hitter (1,051)...trails only Chipper Jones (1,055) and Eddie Murray (1,099). turned 40 on 4/24...last player to play for HOU at 40 years of age was Doug Brocail (2009, 42)...last position player was Craig Biggio (2007, 41). 2 IF alex bregman.250, 3 HR, 14 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series:.143, 1x7 Last Homestand:.219, 7x32, 2HR, 2RBI Current Stk.:.250, 1x4, 5/27 Long Streak: 10,.314, 11x35, 4/27-5/9 did not play yesterday vs. BAL...was just the 3rd game all season he has not played in...has made 43 starts at 3B and 3 at SS...23-year-old is the youngest 3rd baseman in the AL. fell a triple shy of the cycle Wed. vs. DET, which included a 9th-inning solo HR...3 hits were his most this season, tying a career high...has 3 HR in his last 13 games. is batting.351 (13x37) with runners in scoring position, which ranks T-8th in the AL...hit.388 (19x49) in those situations in 2016. 1 IF Carlos correa.302, 7 HR, 27 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 BAL Series:.500, 6x12, RBI Last Homestand:.345, 10x29, 2HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 4,.563, 9x16, 5/25 Long Streak: 6,.455, 10x22, 5/9-14 went 2x4 yesterday vs. BAL...has recorded 4 consecutive multi-hit games since missing 2 games with an undisclosed illness...is the longest multi-hit game streak of his career, and longest by an Astro since Springer had a 4-game run from 9/24-27/16...has 15 RBI in his last 16 games. leads the club in batting average and ranks 10th in the AL...his 19 multi-hit games lead the club and rank T-3rd in the AL. is batting.372 (32x86) with 7 doubles, 5 HR, 19 RBI and a 1.072 OPS (.444 OBP/.628 SLG) in May...among AL hitters this month, ranks T-3rd in RBI, 3rd in batting, 4th in OBP, 5th in OPS, 6th in OPS and T-6th in hits. after Houston s game on 4/22 at TB, was batting.196 (11x56) with just 1 HR and 3 RBI in 15 games, and had gone hitless in a career-long 5 straight games...in 30 games since, has batted.353 (41x116) with 11 doubles, 6 HR, 24 RBI and a 1.023 OPS (.420 OBP/.603 SLG)...has raised his average from.196 to.298 in that span. is the franchise leader in HR by a shortstop (48)...mark the 2nd-most HR by a shortstop in MLB history prior to turning 23, behind only Alex Rodriguez (95). 11 c EVAN GATTIS.270, 3 HR, 19 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 BAL Series:.250, 3x12 Last Homestand:.250, 7x28, 2RBI Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: 9,.314, 11x35, 4/25-5/7 reached on a FC and scored yesterday vs. BAL in a start at catcher...has caught 4 of the Astros 5 shutout wins this season (20 starts at catcher this year). has 20 strikeouts in 128 plate appearances this year for a career-low 15.3% strikeout rate...had a career-high 25.5% strikeout rate last season. is batting.341 (14x41) with runners in scoring position (ranks T-12th in the AL). 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.299, 11 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, 2RBI BAL Series:.571, 4x7, 2RBI Last Homestand:.370, 10x27, 2HR, 6RBI Current Stk.: 3,.500, 5x10, 5/25 Long Streak: 11,.405, 15x37, 5/1-16 singled and hit a 2-run double yesterday vs. BAL...hit a 2-run homer Thur. vs. DET...doubled in 3 straight games from 5/21-23, which was the longest streak of his career...has reached base safely in 21 consecutive starts (since 4/22), batting.389 (28x72) with 6 doubles, 8 HR, 24 RBI and a 1.276 OPS in that span. leads the club in RBI and ranks T-1st in HR...among AL players with at least 125 PA s, ranks 4th in AB/HR ratio (10.64), 3rd in OPS (1.027) and 4th in SLG (.632). leads the AL in batting average in May (.381, 24x63) and ranks 2nd in OBP (.459), 3rd in OPS (1.205) and 4th in SLG (.746). started this month on an 11-game hitting streak...was the 2nd-longest streak of his career, and longest since hitting in a career-long 13 games (2016). at 11 homers (42 games), is just 2 shy of tying his single-season career high of 13 set in 2016...last season, did not hit his 11th HR until 8/16/16 (103 games). recently had a 4-game HR streak (4/30-5/4), a streak of 5 consecutive starts with a HR (4/27-5/4), and a streak of 6 consecutive starts with an RBI (4/26-5/4)...per Elias: became the 1st position player in the modern era to hit a HR in 4 straight starts, each at a different position...2b-4/27, 3B-4/30, LF-5/2, 1B-5/3. 10 IF YULI GURRIEL.263, 4 HR, 17 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, 2RBI BAL Series:.250, 3x12, 2RBI Last Homestand:.179, 5x28, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 5/28 Long Streak: 4 (2x), last,.400, 6x15, 5/14-16 hit an RBI-double and RBI-single yesterday vs. BAL...hit a 416-foot solo HR on Tues. and was HBP in his next plate appearance...has been hit by a pitch 5 times this season, which ranks T-4th in the AL...the Astros have had 25 HBP s this season, which ranks T-1st with LAA among AL teams. has 2 HR and 7 RBI over his last 11 games...hit 1st grand slam of his career on 5/15 at MIA, setting a career-high with 4 RBI...marked the 1st time in club history that the Astros hit grand slams on consecutive days. was hitting.095 (2x21) after his first 6 games...has gone on to hit.288 (40x139) with 9 doubles, 4 HR, 17 RBI in his last 39 games (since 4/10). leads AL rookies in doubles (9) and ranks 3rd in batting average and hits (42). 6 OF Jake Marisnick.277, 6 HR, 9 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series:.167, 1x6, HR, RBI Last Homestand:.333, 5x15, 2HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 2 (5x), last,.500, 2x4, 5/25-current was HBP and stole a base Sat. vs. BAL in a start in CF...started 4 of the last 6g. hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the 3rd inning on Fri. that proved to be the difference...was his 2nd consecutive plate appearance with a HR, as he hit a game-winning 8th inning solo HR on Thur. vs. DET...has 4 HR in his last 7 games with a plate appearance...at 6 HR, has already eclipsed his HR total from the entire 2016 season...hit 5 HR in 311 PA last year...has 6 HR in 73 PA this year. per Elias, his HR on Thur. vs. DET was the 1st by a player this season after entering the game as a pinch runner. is slashing.274/.354/.569 this season (.925 OPS)...all of those marks would be single-season career highs...ranks 7th among AL outfielders in OPS (min. 50PA). the Astros have won 9 of his last 10 starts...has made 19 starts this season (16 in CF, 3 in LF), but has played in 36 total games. among all Major League outfielders since 2014, 7th in defensive runs saved with 51, trailing only Kiermaier, Heyward, Inciarte, Cain, Dyson and Betts. 16 C brian mccann.264, 6 HR, 25 RBI Last Gm: DNP BAL Series: 0x2 Last Homestand: 0x2 Current Stk.: 0x8 Long Streak: 4 (2x),.333,.462, 6x13, 4/14-19 went 0x2 with 2 walks last night in a start at catcher Saturday after being activated from the 7-day concussion DL...placed on the DL on 5/21 (retro to 5/20)...prior to hitting the DL, was leading the club and all AL catchers in RBI...ranked in the top 5 AL catchers in OBP (2nd), batting average (4th), OPS (3rd), slugging (3rd), walks (T-2nd) and HR (3rd). is batting.280 (7x25) with 9 RBI and a 1.080 OPS off southpaws this season. has 19 walks and 17 strikeouts this season...is walking at a career-high rate (14.6%), and his strikeout rate of 13.1% is his lowest since 2008 (11.2%). 22 OF josh reddick.280, 6 HR, 20 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 BAL Series:.250, 2x8 Last Homestand:.250, 7x28, HR, 2RBI Current Stk.: 2,.250, 2x8, 5/26 Long Streak: 8,.344, 11x32, 5/7-16 tripled and scored yesterday vs. BAL...was his 2nd triple of the season (T-5th in the AL)...has reached base safely in 8 straight games. ranks among 8th among AL outfielders in batting average. is hitting.313 (26x83) with a.920 OPS at home...in 20 games at home since changing his walkup song to Ric Flair s entrance music, has hit.323 (21x65) with 3 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 8 RBI and a.994 OPS. batting.285 (39x137) with all 15 of his extra-base hits and a.920 OPS against right-handed pitchers...hitting.250 (6x24) vs. lefties. 4 OF George Springer.243, 11 HR, 27 RBI Last Gm: 1x3, HR, 2RBI BAL Series:.333, 4x12, 2HR, 4RBI Last Homestand:.189, 7x37, 2HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 3,.333, 4x12, 5/26 Long Streak: 13,.333, 17x51, 4/30-5/14 was HBP and hit a 2-run HR yesterday vs. BAL...is tied for the club lead in HR... was his 2nd consecutive game with a HR, and the 9th straight game he reached base safely...ranks 4th among AL OF in HR. tied for the Major League lead in leadoff homers (5) with Corey Dickerson...has 14 career leadoff HR, which ranks 2nd in club history behind Craig Biggio (53). leads the AL in batting avg. w/risp and 2 outs (.529, 9x17, 13 RBI). recorded his 4th career multi-hr game and 1st of the season in Game 2 of 5/14 doubleheader at NYY...hit a leadoff HR off RHP Masahiro Tanaka, and then homered off him again to lead off the 2nd inning...per Elias, became the 4th player in MLB s expansion era (since 1961) to hit home runs to lead off each of the first 2.0 innings of a game, joining Chad Curtis-DET (1995 vs. CWS), Stan Javier-SF (1999 vs. SD) and Manny Machado-BAL (2015 vs. PHI).
ASTROS HITTERS vs. upcoming starters ASTROS vs. santana AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.300 10 3 0 1 0 2 Beltrán.385 13 5 1 3 1 2 Correa.750 4 3 0 0 0 0 Gattis.143 7 1 0 0 0 4 Gonzalez.375 8 3 0 0 0 1 Marisnick.400 5 2 0 0 0 1 McCann.267 15 4 1 2 1 1 Reddick.222 18 4 0 1 2 3 Springer.000 4 0 0 0 0 4 ASTROS vs. berrios (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.400 5 2 0 2 0 1 Bregman.500 2 1 0 1 0 1 Correa.000 3 0 0 0 2 0 Gattis.000 2 0 0 0 1 1 Gonzalez.250 4 1 0 0 0 0 Marisnick.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Springer.750 4 3 1 3 1 0 ASTROS vs. santiago (wednesday) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.304 23 7 0 0 3 3 Aoki.250 8 2 0 2 0 2 Beltran.167 6 1 0 1 1 0 Bregman.500 2 1 0 0 1 0 Correa.333 12 4 3 6 2 2 Gattis.167 18 3 0 1 0 1 Gonzalez.231 13 3 1 2 3 1 Marisnick.100 10 1 0 0 3 5 McCann.000 1 0 0 0 0 1 Reddick.353 17 6 0 3 2 1 Springer.125 16 2 0 0 1 3 ASTROS HITTERS vs. twins ASTROS vs. twins (2016): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.500 26 13 1 7 Aoki.313 16 5 1 2 Beltrán.346 26 9 2 6 Bregman.250 16 4 0 2 Correa.407 27 11 4 12 Gattis.190 21 4 1 4 Gonzalez.280 25 7 0 4 Marisnick.083 12 1 0 0 McCann.278 18 5 2 2 Reddick.111 9 1 0 0 Springer.423 26 11 3 13 ASTROS vs. twins (career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.402 102 41 3 17 Aoki.222 108 24 1 11 Beltrán.285 393 112 20 79 Bregman.250 16 4 0 2 Correa.410 39 16 4 13 Gattis.222 45 10 3 10 Gonzalez.311 61 19 1 6 Marisnick.314 35 11 2 5 McCann.256 78 20 5 12 Reddick.188 112 21 3 15 Springer.333 45 15 5 16 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2017) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve.275 40 11 Aoki.263 19 5 Beltrán.244 41 10 Bregman.314 35 11 Correa.263 38 10 Gattis.167 24 4 Gonzalez.273 33 9 Gurriel.128 39 5 Marisnick.222 27 6 McCann.280 25 7 Reddick.250 24 6 Springer.250 44 11 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (career) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve.342 930 318 Aoki.307 704 216 Beltrán.284 2577 732 Bregman.275 91 25 Correa.255 310 79 Gattis.267 544 145 Gonzalez.256 469 120 Gurriel.175 80 14 Marisnick.228 359 82 McCann.259 1542 399 Reddick.219 753 165 Springer.265 419 111 Astros Hitters vs. rhp (2017) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve.307 150 46 Aoki.264 87 23 Beltrán.234 124 29 Bregman.233 133 31 Correa.313 134 42 Gattis.297 91 27 Gonzalez.310 84 26 Gurriel.306 121 37 Marisnick.316 38 12 McCann.259 85 22 Reddick.285 137 39 Springer.241 137 33 Astros Hitters vs. rhp (Career) PLAYER.AVG AB H Altuve.300 2621 785 Aoki.277 1782 493 Beltrán.279 6889 1924 Bregman.252 278 70 Correa.289 826 239 Gattis.245 1307 320 Gonzalez.262 1170 306 Gurriel.295 210 62 Marisnick.228 662 151 McCann.269 3820 1027 Reddick.271 2066 559 Springer.253 1089 276 CATCHING STATS INDIVIDUAL STATS TEAM STATS PLAYER CS/ATT % PO PB RECORD ERA Gattis 4/16.250 0 2 12-8 3.78 (74ER/176IP) McCann 5/18.278 0 1 21-8 3.12 (93ER/268.1IP) Pitchers - - - - - - TOTAL 9/36.250 0 4 35-16 3.41 (175ER/462.1IP) RUNS BY INNING TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTAL Astros 34 21 28 29 23 28 36 26 20 7 252 Opponents 24 21 15 19 30 16 13 23 24 1 186 Record by Day Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. 5-1 7-1 6-2 3-3 6-2 2-5 6-2 Record By Month April May June July August Sept/Oct. 16-9 19-7 - - - - DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY DATE ON DATE OFF GAMES McHugh right shoulder tendinitis 3/30 51 (35-16) Paulino right arm inflammation 3/30 5/12 35 (24-11) Gustave right forearm tightness 4/19 37 (26-11) Marisnick concussion 4/25 5/1 6 (3-3) Hernandez left knee contusion 4/26 5/14 16 (11-5) Keuchel pinched nerve in neck 5/17 5/27 9 (5-4) McCann concussion 5/20 5/27 7 (4-3) Morton right lat strain 5/28 1 (1-0) MULTI-HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve 8 4 1-13 4 (21x) - 5/17/17 at MIA Aoki 6 1 - - 7 4 (6x) - 6/10/15 at NYY Beltrán 9 1 - - 10 4 (24x) - 8/10/16 vs. OAK Bregman 5 1 - - 6 3 (5x) - 5/24/17 vs. DET Correa 16 2 1-19 4 (2x) - 5/3/17 vs. TEX Gattis 6 1 - - 7 4 (4x) - 8/12/16 at TOR Gonzalez 10 - - - 10 4 (2x) - 8/11/16 at MIN Gurriel 7 4 - - 11 4 (3x) - 4/28/17 vs. OAK Marisnick 1 2 - - 3 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN McCann 8 1 - - 9 4 (12x) - 9/21/16 at TB Reddick 10 2 - - 12 4 (6x) - 7/2/16 vs. PIT Springer 12 - - - 12 5-6/10/15 at CWS MULTI-RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve 3 2 - - 5 6-7/24/16 vs. LAA Aoki 2 - - - 2 4-8/5/14 at ARI Beltrán - 1 - - 1 7-5/2/12 vs. PIT Bregman - - 1-1 4-5/14/17 at NYY Correa 7 1 - - 8 4 (5x) -8/9/16 at MIN Gattis 4 1 - - 5 4 (7x) - 8/11/16 at MIN Gonzalez 9 1-1 11 5-5/2/17 vs. TEX Gurriel 2-1 - 3 4-5/15/17 at MIA Marisnick - - 1-1 4-5/16/17 at MIA McCann 2 2 2-6 5 (7x) - 8/17/15 vs. MIN Reddick 3 2 - - 5 6-5/16/14 at CLE Springer 6 - - 1 7 5 (4x) - 4/5/17 vs. SEA STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION BY BATTING ORDER: 1: Springer (32-13), Reddick (3-3) 2: Reddick (21-7), Bregman (6-3), Beltrán (7-2), Altuve (1-1), Aoki (0-1), Gonzalez (0-2) 3: Altuve (34-12), Correa (0-4) 4: Correa (31-10), Beltrán (2-2), McCann (1-3), Gattis (1-1) 5: Beltrán (18-9), Gattis (9-5), McCann (6-2), Gonzalez (2-0), Gurriel (1-0) 6: Gurriel (12-7), Bregman (8-3), Gattis (4-4), McCann (5-1), Gonzalez (3-1), Reddick (2-0), Beltrán (1-0) 7: Gonzalez (8-6), Gurriel (8-5), McCann (7-2), Gattis (6-0), Bregman (4-2), Reddick (1-1), Aoki (1-0) 8: Bregman (12-6), Gurriel (7-2), Gonzalez (5-2), Aoki (3-2), Marisnick (2-1), McCann (2-1), Gattis (1-1), Reddick (1-1), Centeno (2-0) 9: Aoki (16-8), Marisnick (12-4), Gonzalez (2-1), Bregman (1-1), Gurriel (0-1), Kemp (0-1), Keuchel (1-0), McCullers (1-0), Musgrove (1-0), Reddick (1-0) BY DEFENSIVE POSITION: C: McCann (21-8), Gattis (12-8), Centeno (2-0) 1B: Gurriel (28-15), Gonzalez (7-1) 2B: Altuve (35-12), Gonzalez (0-4) SS: Correa (31-15), Bregman (2-1), Gonzalez (2-0) 3B: Bregman (29-13), Gonzalez (6-2) LF: Aoki (20-9), Gonzalez (5-4), Beltrán (4-2), Reddick (4-0), Marisnick (2-0), Kemp (0-1) CF: Springer (23-9), Marisnick (11-5), Reddick (1-2) RF: Reddick (25-11), Springer (8-3), Aoki (1-2), Beltrán (1-0) DH: Beltrán (23-11), Gattis (9-3), McCann (0-1), Altuve (0-1)
2017 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2017 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 16-15 Starters 24-10-0 3.48 297.0 265 123 115 94-2 289 When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 18-1 Relievers 11-6-18 3.27 165.1 124 63 60 63-3 214 When No Relievers Are Used: 1-0 PITCHER LAST APP. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) PITCHES 1B/RET. RI/SC SV/OPP TEAM REC. (IN RELIEF APPS.) 47-Chris Devenski 5/26 vs. BAL (1,3,0,0,0,1)-H5 16 17/10 10/2 2/3 12-5 45-Michael Feliz 5/28 vs. BAL (1,0,0,0,0,2) 18 19/15 15/6 0/1 11-8 53-Ken Giles 5/26 vs. BAL (1,0,0,0,0,1)-S14 9 22/18 6/4 14/15 20-2 44-Luke Gregerson 5/27 vs. BAL (0.2,1,0,0,0,1)-H9 12 22/16 1/1 0/2 18-4 36-Will Harris 5/27 vs.bal (1,0,0,0,0,2)-SV2 11 21/18 4/3 1/2 16-5 51-James Hoyt 5/28 vs. BAL (1,1,1,1,0,2) 21 11/9 5/1 0/0 7-4 65-Jordan Jankowski 5/24 vs. DET (1,2,2,2,0,3) 31 1/1 - - 0-1 29-Tony Sipp 5/28 vs. BAL (1,1,0,0,0,1) 19 16/11 2/0 0/0 6-10 2017 BULLPEN TOTALS 147/108 54/20 18/24 34-16 47 RHP chris devenski 3-3-2, 3.10 ERA, 17G Last Win: 5/23 vs. DET Save: 5/5 at LAA Loss: 5/24 vs. DET Blown SV: 5/14 at NYY (1) BAL Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 1-1-0, 3.86 (2ER/4.2IP), 3G pitched out of a bases-loaded, no outs jam in hurling a scoreless inning Fri. night vs. BAL...15 of his 16 pitches were strikes. leads all Major League relievers in strikeouts (47)...ranks 3rd among AL relievers in innings pitched (29.0) and 7th in strikeouts per 9.0 (14.79). since the 2016 season, has thrown at least 2.0 innings in 27 relief outings (most in the Majors in that span). has allowed just 5 of his 40 inherited runners to score in his career (12.5%)... ranks 2nd among AL relievers in inherited runners scored percentage since 2016. leads the AL in ERA (2.36, 36ER/137.1IP) and WHIP (0.91) since start of 2016 among pitchers with at least 125IP. 41.1% of his pitches this season have been changeups, which is the highest mark among all Major League pitchers (min. 20IP). 45 RHP MICHAEL feliz 1-0-0, 2.53 ERA, 19G Last Win: 4/21 at TB Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: 4/6 vs. SEA BAL Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 5.40 (3ER/5IP), 4G struck out 2 in a scoreless 7th inning yesterday vs. BAL...snapped a streak of 5 consecutive outings that were longer than 1.0 inning...was the longest multi-inning relief appearance streak by an Astro since RHP Chris Devenski had a 5-game run from 9/20/16-4/9/17. has 21 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched this month...ranks 5th in the Majors and 4th in the AL in strikeouts per 9.0 innings in May (14.92, min. 10IP). has been scoreless in 12 of his last 15 appearances, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (4ER/16IP), 26 strikeouts, 9 walks and 8 hits allowed (.145 opp. avg.). owns an active 8-game winning streak dating back to 5/24/16, which is the T-3rd-longest active streak in the Majors...also ties as the 2nd-longest winning streak by a reliever in franchise history and is the longest since RHP Todd Jones also had an 8-game run from 6/11/94-6/3/95. 53 RHP ken giles 1-1-14, 3.10 ERA, 22G Last Win: 5/5 at LAA Save: 5/25 vs. DET Loss: 4/6 vs. SEA Blown SV: 5/5 at LAA BAL Series: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-3, 0.00 (0ER/4IP), 4G recorded his 14th save of the season Fri. vs. DET...hurled just 9 pitches in retiring the side in order. leads the AL in saves (14) and in save percentage (93.3%). has recorded a save in each of his last 3 outings, and 4 of his last 5...has posted a 1.29 ERA (2ER/14IP) with 19 strikeouts and 3 walks in his 14 save opportunities this year. posted an 8-game streak at Minute Maid Park from 4/17-5/22 where he did not allow a baserunner...was tied for the longest streak by a reliever in club history with RHP Brandon Lyon (2010) and RHP Octavio Dotel (2002)...has been scoreless in each of his last 10 home games, going 7-for-7 in save opportunities while holding opposing hitters to an.036 batting average (1x28). 14 saves were tied for the most in club history through the first 49 games of a season with RHP Jose Valverde, who had 14 thru the first 48 games in 2008. has posted a 1.17 ERA (2ER/15.1IP) in his last 17 games with a.151 (8x53) opp. avg. in that span, allowing just 11 baserunners (8 singles, 3 walks). 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 2-1-0, 6.27 ERA, 22G Last Win: 5/25 vs. DET Save: none in 17 Loss: 4/8 vs. KC Blown SV: 5/25 vs. DET BAL Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 1G Last Homestand: 1-0-0, 3.00 (1ER/3IP), 4G hurled 0.2 of a scoreless inning Sat. vs. DET, earning his 9th hold (T-5th in AL). got the win Thurs. night vs. DET...pitched the 8th inning and allowed 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks...has been scoreless in 6 of his last 8 outings. has tallied 20 K s in 18.2 IP this season. his swing and miss % this season (34.2%) is above his career average (32.7%)... his.327 BABIP is by far the highest of his career...had posted a BABIP below.270 in 5 consecutive seasons leading up to 2017. 36 RHP Will Harris 1-1-2, 2.49 ERA, 21G Last Win: 4/15 at OAK Save: 5/2 vs. TEX Loss: 5/14 at NYY (1) Blown SV: none in 17 BAL Series: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-1, 2.25 (1ER/4IP), 4G hurled a scoreless 9th Sat. vs. DETto earn his 2nd save of the season. owns a 7-8 record with 16 saves and a 2.13 ERA (37ER/156.2IP) in 155 games in his career with the Astros (since 2015)...was 5-5 with a 4.26 ERA (47ER/99.1IP) in his 110 appearances prior to joining the Houston bullpen. has been one of the top relievers in the game since 2015...ranks among the top 10 AL relievers in holds (4th, 51), ERA (6th), appearances (8th) and WHIP (10th, 0.97) in that span. among relief pitchers with at least 100.0 innings, ranks 2nd in club history in ERA (2.13) behind only RHP Chris Devenski (2.01). 51 RHP james hoyt 1-0-0, 2.03 ERA, 11G Last Win: 5/2 vs. TEX Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: none in 17 BAL Series: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 4.50 (2ER/4IP), 4G gave up a solo homer but struck out 2 in the 8th inning yesterday vs. BAL...has been scoreless in 8 of his 11 outings this season. ranks 4th among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (16.20)...has 24 strikeouts and 3 walks in 13.1 innings this year for a 8.00 K/BB ratio, which ranks 3rd among AL relievers...in 32 career Major League games, has 52 punchouts in 35.1 innings. this is his 3rd career Major League stint...30-year-old made 2 stints with Houston last season (8/3-19, 9/2-end of season). 65 RHP jordan jankowski 0-0-0, 18.00 ERA, 1G Last Win: none in 17 Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: none in 17 BAL Series: --- Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 18.00 (2ER/1IP), 1G recalled from Triple A Fresno yesterday for his 2nd stint with the club...1st stint was from 5/22-26. 28-year-old made his Major League debut Wed. vs. DET, striking out 3 in 1.0 inning (1HR)...became the 9th reliever in club history to strike out 3+ batters in his Major League debut, and the first since RHP Joe Musgrove struck out 8 in 4.1 relief innings on 8/2/16. has pitched in 17 games at Triple A Fresno this season, going 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA (3ER/19IP) and 22 strikeouts...has held right-handed hitters to a.146 batting average this season. was a 34th round selection by Houston in the 2012 draft...is the 5th player to make his MLB debut with the Astros from that draft class, joining SS Carlos Correa (1st overall) RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (41st overall), RHP Brady Rodgers (3rd round) and OF Preston Tucker (7th round). 29 LHP Tony Sipp 0-0-0, 3.21 ERA, 16G Last Win: none in 17 Save: none in 17 Loss: none in 17 Blown SV: none in 17 BAL Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 2G Last Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/3.1IP), 4G pitched a scoreless 9th yesterday vs. BAL, allowing 1 hit with 1 strikeout...has been scoreless in 7 of his last 9 outings...was perfect in 3 straight outings from 5/16-21...had 3 straight multi-inning appearances from 5/14-20 (tied longest streak of his career, also 2010). has allowed just 3 hits and 2 runs in his last 8 apps., with 2 walks and 10 strikeouts in 9.1 IP...opponents are 3x32 (.094) against him in that span. struck out 3 over a career-high 2.2 innings on Tues. at MIA...became the first Astros left-handed reliever to allow no hits and no walks in an outing of 2.2 innings or more since LHP C.J. Nitkowski went 3.0 perfect frames on 4/9/98 at SF. has held righties to an.095 (2x21) average this season, and lefties to.233 (7x30). vs. min 2016 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Devenski 1 1-0-0 0.00 5.0 0 Feliz 3 0-0-0 0.00 5.2 0 Fiers 2 1-0-0 7.45 9.2 8 Giles 4 0-0-1 2.70 3.1 1 Gregerson 1 0-0-1 0.00 1.0 0 Harris 2 0-0-0 0.00 2.0 0 Hoyt 2 0-0-0 0.00 2.2 0 Jankowski - - - - Keuchel 1 0-1-0 10.38 4.1 5 McCullers Jr. - - - - - Musgrove - - - - - Peacock - - - - - Sipp 1 0-0-0 9.00 1.0 1 2017 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Devenski - - - - - Feliz - - - - - Fiers - - - - - Giles - - - - - Gregerson - - - - - Harris - - - - - Hoyt - - - - - Jankowski - - - - - Keuchel - - - - - McCullers Jr. - - - - - Musgrove - - - - - Peacock - - - - - Sipp - - - - - career G W-L-S ERA IP ER Devenski 1 1-0-0 0.00 5.0 0 Feliz 4 0-0-0 0.00 6.2 0 Fiers 7 3-1-0 3.16 37.0 13 Giles 4 0-0-1 2.70 3.1 1 Gregerson 7 0-2-3 7.50 6.0 5 Harris 5 0-0-0 0.00 5.0 0 Hoyt 2 0-0-0 0.00 2.2 0 Jankowski - - - - - Keuchel 4 2-2-0 4.05 20.0 9 McCullers Jr. 2 0-1-0 2.77 13.0 4 Musgrove - - - - - Peacock 2 0-1-0 3.00 12.0 4 Sipp 39 1-2-0 4.75 36.0 19
2017 Houston Astros High/Low GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 5 (2x), last, 5/7-13 Longest Winning Streak, Home... 4 (2x), last, 5/25-current Longest Winning Streak, Road... 5, 4/11-21 Most Consecutive Losses... 3 (2x), last, 5/19-21 Most Consecutive Losses, Home... 3 (2x), last, 5/19-21 Most Consecutive Losses, Road... 2, 4/26-27 Longest Game, Time...4:25, 4/5 vs. SEA Shortest Game, Time...2:29, 4/3 vs. SEA Longest Game, Innings...13.0, 4/5 vs. SEA Best Homestand, Percentage... 1.000 (2-0), 5/9-10 Worst Homestand, Percentage....571 (4-3), 4/3-9 Best Road Trip, Percentage...857 (6-1), 5/11-17 Worst Road Trip, Percentage....500 (3-3), 4/21-27 Most Runners Left on Base...16, 5/4 vs. TEX Double Plays Turned... 3 (3x), 5/10 vs. ATL Opponent Double Plays Turned...3 (8x), last, 5/10 vs. ATL Most Errors... 3 (3x), last, 5/16 at MIA Largest Margin of Victory... 10, 5/16 at MIA (12-2) Largest Margin of Defeat... 6 (2x), 5/4 vs. TEX (4-10), 4/10 at SEA (0-6) Biggest Comeback to Win...5 (3x), last, 5/2 vs. TEX (down 0-5, won 8-7) Most Games Over.500...19, 35-16, after game on 5/28 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose...2 runs (4x), last, 2-0 lead, lost 5-3 on 5/19 vs. CLE Highest Attendance, Home...41,678, 4/3 vs. SEA Highest Attendance, Road... 47,883, 5/14 (2) at NYY TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game...12, 5/16 at MIA Fewest Runs, Game... 0 (2x), last, 5/20 vs. CLE Most Runs, Inning... 6 (2x), last, 5/28 vs. BAL (2nd) Most Hits, Game...16, 4/12 at SEA Most Hits, Inning... 6 (2x), last, 5/28 vs. BAL (2nd) Fewest Hits, Game... 3 (2x), last, 5/20 vs. CLE Most Doubles, Game...4 (4x), last, 5/28 vs. BAL Most Triples, Game...2, 5/17 at MIA Most Homers, Game... 4 (4x), last, 5/25 vs. DET Most Consecutive Games, Homer...6 (2x), last, 5/23-current Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... 1 (11x), last, 5/22 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 7, 5/3 vs. TEX Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game... 0 (2x), last, 5/20 vs. CLE Most Total Bases, Game... 28, 5/3 vs. TEX Most Walks, Game... 10, 5/4 vs. TEX Fewest Walks, Game...0 (2x), 4/29 vs. OAK & 5/26 vs. BAL Most Strikeouts, Game...13, 4/26 at CLE Fewest Strikeouts, Game... 1, 5/3 vs. TEX Most Stolen Bases, Game... 5, 4/15 at OAK Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game... 3 (3x), last, 5/11 at NYY Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...13.0 innings, 5/19 (7th)-5/21 (1st) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game...7, Springer, 4/5 vs. SEA Most Runs, Game...3 (5x), last, Marisnick, 5/16 at MIA Most Hits, Game... 4 (2x), last, Altuve, 5/17 at MIA Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)... 7, Altuve, 4/11-14 Most Doubles, Game...2 (7x), last, Altuve, 5/27 vs. BAL Most Triples, Game...2, Altuve, 5/17 at MIA Most Home Runs, Game...2 (3x), last, Marisnick, 5/16 at MIA Most RBI, Game... 5, Gonzalez, 5/2 vs. TEX Most Walks, Game...3 (2x), last, Reddick, 5/4 vs. TEX Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, Marisnick, 5/12 at NYY Most Stolen Bases, Game... 2, Altuve, 4/15 at OAK Longest Hitting Streak... 13, Springer, 4/30-5/14 TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game... 0 (5x), last, 5/26 vs. BAL Most Runs, Game...11, 5/14 at NYY (1) Fewest Hits, Game... 1, 5/22 vs. DET Most Hits, Game... 14, 5/25 vs. DET Fewest Walks, Game...0 (4x), last, 5/26 vs. BAL Most Walks, Game... 8, 4/5 vs. SEA Most Strikeouts, Game... 17, 4/9 vs. KC Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... 20.0 (2x), last, 5/21 (5th)-5/23 (6th) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak... 8, Keuchel, 4/4-current Longest Losing Streak...3, Musgrove, 4/18-5/4 Most Innings Pitched, Starter...9.0, Keuchel, 4/25 at CLE Most Innings Pitched, Relief...4.0 (3x), last, Tolliver, 5/21 vs. CLE Fewest Hits, Complete Game...6, Keuchel, 4/25 at CLE Fewest Walks, Complete Game...3, Keuchel, 4/25 at CLE Most Walks, Game... 4 (3x), last, Morton, 5/14 (2) at NYY Most Strikeouts, Game... 12, Morton, 4/28 vs. OAK Most Strikeouts, Inning... 3 (25x), last, Jankowski, 5/24 vs. DET (9th) Most Hit By Pitch, Game... 2 (2x), last, McCullers Jr., 5/17 at MIA Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...22.0, McCullers Jr., 5/6-23 ASTROS HOME RUNS ASTROS LAST HOME RUNS (*-TEAM RECORD WHEN HOMERING) PLAYER DATE OPPONENT/PITCHER AB SINCE LAST TEAM REC.* Altuve 5/21/17 CLE/Salazar 29 4-3 Aoki 4/14/17 @OAK/Graveman 83 1-0 Beltrán 5/26/17 BAL/Gausman 4 4-1 Bregman 5/24/17 DET/J.Wilson 11 1-2 Correa 5/25/17 DET/Verlander 14 6-1 Gattis 5/7/17 @LAA/Shoemaker 47 1-2 Gonzalez 5/25/17 DET/Verlander 8 6-4 Gurriel 5/23/17 DET/Zimmermann 17 3-1 Marisnick 5/26/17 BAL/Gausman 5 5-0 Reddick 5/19/17 CLE/Bauer 26 5-1 Springer 5/28/17 BAL/Asher 1 8-2 Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve 4 2 1-7 Aoki 1 - - - 1 Beltrán 5 - - - 5 Bregman 2 - - 1 3 Centeno 2 - - - 2 Correa 3 3 1-7 Gattis 2 1 - - 3 Gonzalez 5 4 1 1 11 Gurriel 3 - - 1 4 Marisnick 4 2 - - 6 McCann 3 1 2-6 Reddick 4 2 - - 6 Springer 7 3 1-11 TOTALS 45 18 6 3 72 MULTI-HOMER GAMES (3): Marisnick (1): 5/16 at MIA; Springer (1): 5/14 at NYY (g2); Gonzalez (1): 5/2 vs. TEX 2017 GRAND SLAMS (3) 2017 OPPONENT GRAND SLAMS PLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHER PLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHER Gonzalez 5/2 TEX/Kela Bregman 5/14 (2) at NYY/Tanaka Gurriel 5/15 at MIA/Tazawa 2017 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUN COMBOS (3) PLAYERS DATE OPP./PITCHER(S) 1. Correa/Beltrán 5/9 ATL/Colón 2. Springer/Reddick 5/14 (2) at NYY/Tanaka 3. Gonzalez/Bregman 5/21 CLE/McAllister 2017 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS PLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHER(S) 2017 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (5): Springer (5): 4/3 vs. SEA; 4/6 vs. SEA; 4/9 vs. KC; 4/11 at SEA, 5/14 at NYY (2) 2017 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1): Springer (1): 4/5 vs. SEA 2017 LAST AT-BAT WINS (6) NO.-DATE-OPP. SCORE GAME-WINNING PLAY 1. 4/5 vs. SEA 5-3 (13) Springer 3-run HR in bottom 13th (walkoff win #1) 2. 4/9 vs. KC 5-4 (12) Gattis bases loaded walk in bottom 12th (walkoff win #2) 3. 4/23 at TB 6-4 (10) McCann RBI-single in top 10th 4. 5/2 vs. TEX 8-7 Gonzalez grand slam in bottom 8th 5. 5/5 at LAA 7-6 (10) Correa RBI-single in top 10th 6. 5/25 vs. BAL 7-6 Marisnick solo HR in bottom 8th ASTROS EJECTIONS DATE PERSONNEL UMPIRE SITUATION REPLAY REVIEWS (26) Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 4/4 vs. SEA (1st) Safe at 1B SEA Overturned 2:00 4/5 vs. SEA (7th) Safe at 1B HOU Stands 1:30 4/5 vs. SEA (11th) Out at 1B SEA Stands 2:00 4/6 vs. SEA (2nd) Safe at 1B HOU Overturned 1:05 4/8 vs. KC (5th) Out at 2B HOU Stands 2:18 4/8 vs. KC (7th) Safe at 2B KC Overturned 2:13 4/9 vs. KC (2nd) Safe at 2B KC Overturned 1:40 4/10 at SEA (3rd) Out at 2B SEA Stands 1:37 4/14 at OAK (6th) Safe at 1B OAK Stands 0:34 4/17 vs. LAA (7th) Safe at 1B LAA Overturned 1:08 4/18 vs. LAA (4th) Out at 2B HOU Stands 2:25 4/21 at TB (2nd) Out at 1B TB Overturned 0:48 4/21 at TB (3rd) Safe at 2B HOU Overturned 0:43 4/23 at TB (2nd) Safe at 1B TB Overturned 0:49 4/23 at TB (7th) Safe at 1B TB Stands 2:02 4/23 at TB (7th) HBP HOU Stands 1:49 4/27 at CLE (1st) Catch in RF HOU Stands 1:25 4/28 vs. OAK (4th) Out at 2B OAK Stands 1:26 4/29 vs. OAK (4th) Out at 3B HOU Stands 1:41 4/29 vs. OAK (9th) Out at 1B CC Overturned 0:54 4/30 vs. OAK (4th) No HR Crew Chief Confirmed 1:00 5/1 vs. TEX (7th) Safe at 2B TEX Confirmed 1:17 5/5 at LAA (1st) Safe at 2B HOU Overturned 5/7 at LAA (5th) Out at 2B HOU Overturned 2:31 5/20 vs. CLE (6th) Safe at 2B CLE Overturned 1:42 5/22 vs. DET (5th) Safe at 2B HOU Overturned 0:55 5/25 vs. DET (5th) No HR Crew Chief Confirmed 1:05 5/27 vs. BAL (1st) Safe at 2B BAL Overturned 0:45 5/28 vs. BAL (3rd) Out at 2B HOU Overturned 1:25 The Astros have been successful in 6 of their 12 (50%) overall challenges in 2017. ATTENDANCE Home:...844,312 Home Average:... 28,144/30 games Road:...510,033 Road Average:... 24,287/20 games
HOUSTON ASTROS 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 4/3 1 SEA W 3-0 1-0 T-1st - Keuchel (1-0) Hernandez (0-1) Giles (1) 41,678* 41,678 4/4 2 SEA W 2-1 2-0 1st (1.0) McCullers (1-0) Iwakuma (0-1) Giles (2) 21,406 63,084 4/5 3 SEA W 5-3 (13) 3-0 1st (1.0) Peacock (1-0) De Jong (0-1) - 20,303 83,387 4/6 4 SEA L 2-4 3-1 1st (1.0) Giles (0-1) Altavilla (1-0) Díaz (1) 18,362 101,749 4/7 5 KC L 1-5 3-2 T-1st - Fiers (0-1) Vargas (1-0) - 30,491 132,240 4/8 6 KC L 3-7 3-3 T-2nd 1.0 Gregerson (0-1) Duffy (1-0) - 35,373 167,613 4/9 7 KC W 5-4 (12) 4-3 2nd 1.0 Devenski (1-0) Strahm (0-2) - 32,411 200,024 4/10 8 @SEA L 0-6 4-4 T-2nd 1.5 Morton (0-1) Paxton (1-0) - 44,856-4/11 9 @SEA W 7-5 5-4 2nd 1.5 Musgrove (1-0) Miranda (0-1) - 18,527-4/12 10 @SEA W 10-5 6-4 T-1st - Peacock (2-0) Altavilla (1-1) - 14,479-4/14 11 @OAK W 7-2 7-4 1st (1.0) Keuchel (2-0) Madson (0-1) - 15,385-4/15 12 @OAK W 10-6 8-4 1st (2.0) Harris (1-0) Casilla (0-1) - 20,140-4/16 @OAK PPD - rain 4/17 13 LAA W 3-0 9-4 1st (3.5) Morton (1-1) Chávez (1-2) Giles (3) 23,501 223,525 4/18 14 LAA L 2-5 9-5 1st (2.5) Musgrove (1-1) Nolasco (1-2) Bedrosian (3) 21,760 245,285 4/19 15 LAA W 5-1 10-5 1st (3.0) Keuchel (3-0) Ramirez (2-2) - 24,028 269,313 4/20 16 LAA W 2-1 11-5 1st (3.0) McCullers (2-0) Shoemaker (0-1) Devenski (1) 23,173 292,486 4/21 17 @TB W 6-3 12-5 1st (3.0) Feliz (1-0) Cobb (1-2) Giles (4) 17,693-4/22 18 @TB L 3-6 12-6 1st (2.0) Morton (1-2) Pruitt (2-0) Colome (4) 17,008-4/23 19 @TB W 6-4 (10) 13-6 1st (3.0) Gregerson (1-1) Garton (0-1) Giles (5) 15,548-4/25 20 @CLE W 4-2 14-6 1st (4.0) KEUCHEL (4-0) Tomlin (1-3) - 14,581-4/26 21 @CLE L 6-7 14-7 1st (4.0) McCullers Jr. (2-1) Bauer (2-2) Allen (4) 16,052-4/27 22 @CLE L 3-4 14-8 1st (3.0) Devenski (1-1) Kluber (3-1) Allen (5) 14,452-4/28 23 OAK W 9-4 15-8 1st (3.0) Morton (2-2) Cotton (2-3) - 28,472 320,958 4/29 24 OAK L 1-2 15-9 1st (3.0) Musgrove (1-2) Triggs (4-1) Casilla (4) 32,147 353,105 4/30 25 OAK W 7-2 16-9 1st (3.0) Keuchel (5-0) Hahn (1-2) Giles (6) 34,880 387,985 5/1 26 TEX W 6-2 17-9 1st (3.5) Devenski (2-1) Cashner (0-3) Giles (7) 22,556 410,541 5/2 27 TEX W 8-7 18-9 1st (3.5) Hoyt (1-0) Kela (0-1) Harris (1) 26,208 436,749 5/3 28 TEX W 10-1 19-9 1st (4.5) Morton (3-2) Martinez (0-1) - 27,439 464,188 5/4 29 TEX L 4-10 19-10 1st (4.5) Musgrove (1-3) Griffin (3-0) - 27,391 491,579 5/5 30 @LAA W 7-6 (10) 20-10 1st (5.5) Giles (1-1) Norris (0-1) - 34,556-5/6 31 @LAA L 1-2 20-11 1st (4.5) Devenski (2-2) Norris (1-1) - 41,097-5/7 32 @LAA W 5-3 21-11 1st (5.5) Fiers (1-1) Shoemaker (1-2) Giles (8) 38,383-5/9 33 ATL W 8-3 22-11 1st (6.0) Morton (4-2) Colón (1-4) - 28,724 520,303 5/10 34 ATL W 4-2 23-11 1st (6.0) Musgrove (2-3) Garcia (1-2) Giles (9) 23,676 543,979 5/11 35 @NYY W 3-2 24-11 1st (7.0) Keuchel (6-0) Pineda (3-2) Giles (10) 39,050-5/12 36 @NYY W 5-1 25-11 1st (8.0) McCullers Jr. (3-1) Montgomery (2-2) - 41,150-5/14 37 @NYY (1) L 6-11 25-12 1st (7.5) Harris (1-1) Warren (1-0) - - - 5/14 38 @NYY (2) W 10-7 26-12 1st (7.5) Morton (5-2) Tanaka (5-2) - 47,833* - 5/15 39 @MIA W 7-2 27-12 1st (8.0) Musgrove (3-3) Tazawa (1-1) - 16,448-5/16 40 @MIA W 12-2 28-12 1st (8.0) Keuchel (7-0) Koehler (1-2) - 18,056-5/17 41 @MIA W 3-0 29-12 1st (8.0) McCullers Jr. (4-1) Ureña (1-2) Giles (11) 24,699-5/19 42 CLE L 3-5 29-13 1st (6.5) Morton (5-3) Bauer (4-4) Allen (11) 36,446 580,425 5/20 43 CLE L 0-3 29-14 1st (6.5) Fiers (1-2) Clevinger (2-1) Allen (12) 34,698 615,123 5/21 44 CLE L 6-8 29-15 1st (5.5) Musgrove (3-4) Salazar (3-4) - 33,476 648,599 5/22 45 DET W 1-0 30-15 1st (6.0) Devenski (3-2) Fulmer (5-2) Giles (12) 22,146 670,745 5/23 46 DET W 6-2 31-15 1st (7.0) McCullers (5-1) Zimmermann (4-3) - 23,179 693,924 5/24 47 DET L 3-6 31-16 1st (7.0) Devenski (3-3) Greene (1-0) - 26,481 720,405 5/25 48 DET W 7-6 32-16 1st (8.0) Gregerson (2-1) A.Wilson (1-2) Giles (13) 25,046 745,451 5/26 49 BAL W 2-0 33-16 1st (9.0) Musgrove (4-4) Gausman (2-4) Giles (14) 31,380 776,831 5/27 50 BAL W 5-2 34-16 1st (9.0) Keuchel (8-0) Miley (1-3) Harris (2) 32,761 809,592 5/28 51 BAL W 8-4 35-16 1st (10.0) McCullers Jr. (6-1) Asher (1-3) - 34,720 844,312 5/29 52 @MIN 5/30 53 @MIN 5/31 54 @MIN 6/2 55 @TEX 6/3 56 @TEX 6/4 57 @TEX 6/5 58 @KC 6/6 59 @KC 6/7 60 @KC 6/8 61 @KC 6/9 62 LAA 6/10 63 LAA 6/11 64 LAA 6/12 65 TEX 6/13 66 TEX 6/14 67 TEX 6/16 68 BOS 6/17 69 BOS 6/18 70 BOS 6/19 71 @OAK 6/20 72 @OAK 6/21 73 @OAK 6/22 74 @OAK 6/23 75 @SEA 6/24 76 @SEA 6/25 77 @SEA 6/27 78 OAK 6/28 79 OAK 6/29 80 OAK 6/30 81 NYY 7/1 82 NYY 7/2 83 NYY 7/4 84 @ATL 7/5 85 @ATL 7/6 86 @TOR 7/7 87 @TOR 7/8 88 @TOR 7/9 89 @TOR 7/11 All-Star Game (Miami) 7/14 90 MIN 7/15 91 MIN 7/16 92 MIN 7/17 93 SEA 7/18 94 SEA 7/19 95 SEA 7/21 96 @BAL 7/22 97 @BAL 7/23 98 @BAL