2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: 713.259.89OO Houston Astros (57-45) vs. Los Angeles Angels (55-45) LHP Scott Kazmir (6-5, 2.24) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (5-7, 4.55) Thursday, July 30, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 7:10 PM CT ROOT SPORTS GAME #103...HOME #53 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...57-45 Home Record:...35-17 --with Roof Open:... 9-3 --with Roof Closed:...26-12 --with Roof Open/Closed:... 0-2 Road Record:...22-28 Current Streak:...Won 2 Last Road Trip:... 1-2 Current Homestand:... 2-0 Last 5 Games:... 3-2 Last 10 Games:... 7-3 Series Record (before current series):...15-13-4 Sweeps:... 8-4 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...49-6 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:...8-39 Shutouts:... 9-6 In One-Run Games:...14-15 In Two-Run Games:...11-9 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...21-20 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...36-25 During the Day:...18-17 At Night:...39-28 When Scoring First:...39-14 Opponent Scores First:...18-31 Outhit Opponent:...41-12 Outhit by Opponent:...11-30 Equal Hits:... 5-3 When Hitting Home Run:...46-26 No Home Runs:...11-19 Walkoff Home Runs:... 1-1 Come-from-Behind Wins:...26 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...18 Last At-Bat Wins:...9 Largest Blown Lead:...3 Extra-Inning Games:... 4-4 Different Batting Orders:...96 After Six Innings: Lead: 42-5...Tied: 9-5...Trail: 6-35 After Seven Innings: Lead: 47-3...Tied: 7-7...Trail: 3-35 After Eight Innings: Lead: 50-1...Tied: 5-4...Trail: 2-40 Astros vs. Angels (2015): Overall:... 7-5 At Minute Maid Park:... 4-1 At Angel Stadium:... 3-4 Astros vs. Angels (All-Time): Overall:...27-29 Record in Houston:...14-12 Record in Anaheim:...13-17 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: July 30 1969 - Denis Menke and Jimmy Wynn hit grand slams in the same inning in the 1st game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium en route to a 16-3 win...the Astros also take the 2nd game, 11-5...Menke and Wynn became the 1st NL teammates to hit a grand slam in the same inning in 79 years...rhp Larry Dierker homered vs. RHP Nolan Ryan in the nightcap. TONIGHT S GAME: The Astros will continue this 6-game homestand with the finale of this 3-game set with the Angels tonight...houston will send LHP Scott Kazmir (4-3) to the mound opposite RHP Matt Shoemaker (5-7) and the Angels. HOMECOMING: Houston-native LHP Scott Kazmir will make his 2nd start for the Astros tonight and his 1st as an Astro at Minute Maid Park...Kazmir is from Cypress, a nearby Houston suburb, and went to Cy Falls High School before being drafted by the Mets in the 1st round in 2002. KAZMIR S JULY: Despite a trade in mid-july, LHP Scott Kazmir has put together a great month, posting a 2-0 record and a 0.34 ERA (1ER/26.1IP) in 4 starts, including 1 with Houston...in the month he leads all AL pitchers in ERA (0.34) and in opponent batting average (.138, 12x87) (min. 75 batters faced). BIG MATCHUP: This series is a matchup of the top 2 teams in the AL West, with Houston leading the division by 1 game entering tonight...the 2 teams have jockeyed at the top of the division all season, with Houston spending a total of 92 days in 1st place this season, including a run from April 19-July 11, while the Angels have spent 21 days in 1st place. HOME WIN STREAK: The Astros have tied their season best with a 6-game winning streak at home and have won 11 of their last 12 at Minute Maid Park...a win tonight would give Houston their longest win streak at home since a 9-game run from Aug. 27-Sept. 11, 2008. BEST HOME RECORD IN AL: The Astros 35-17 (.673) home record gives them the best winning percentage at home in the AL...Houston has gone 27-8 in their last 35 home games and has won or split 8 consecutive home series (7 wins, 1 split), including this series HAPPY RETURNS: Since the All-Star Break, the Astros are 8-3 and have outscored their opponents 58-33...the pitching staff has combined for a 3.01 ERA (33ER/98.2IP), while the offense has posted an.866 team OPS (.353 OBP/.513 SLG), which includes big numbers from 2B Jose Altuve (.391, 18x46, HR, 11RBI) and SS Carlos Correa (.378, 14x37, 2HR, 9RBI). PARTY LIKE IT S 1999: The Astros finished game number 102 of the season last night with a 57-45 record...this marks the Astros best record through 102 team games since the 1999 campaign (62-40). WINNING MONTHS: The Astros have had winning records in each of the 1st 3 months of this season, the 1st time that Houston has started a season with 3 consecutive.500-or-better months since 2001...at 11-11 this month, Houston would have to go 1-1 over their next 2 games to reach the.500 mark in July (12-12). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: RHP Lance McCullers (5-3) picked up the win and the offense posted 6 runs on 11 hits in the Astros 6-3 victory over the Rangers last night...houston scored all of their runs in their final 4 turns to bat last night, which included big games from 1B Jon Singleton (2x3, HR, 2RBI) and 3B Luis Valbuena (2x4, 2B, 2R). TODAY S ROSTER MOVE: The Astros have officially activated IF Jed Lowrie from the 60-day DL today...he takes the roster spot of RHP Roberto Hernandez, who was designated for assignment following last night s game. MINUTE MAID PARK RECORD: 2B Jose Altuve has hit safely in 18 straight home games, in which he s hitting.426 (29x68)...the streak is the longest by an Astro in Minute Maid Park history and the longest by an Astro in home games since OF Derek Bell hit in 21 straight games in the Astrodome in 1998. POLE POSITION: Prior to this year, the last time the Astros were in sole possession of 1st place in their division this late in the season was on Sept. 21, 2003, when they were 84-71 and leading the NL Central Division by 0.5 a game... Houston currently leads the Angels by 1.0 game in the AL West. ROUND TRIPPERS: The Astros have hit multiple home runs in 42 games this season, which ranks 1st in the Majors, immediately ahead of Toronto (41)...in those 42 contests, Houston has gone 37-5. LEAGUE LEADERS: The Astros lead the Major Leagues in home runs (140) and rank 1st in the AL in steals (75)...2B Jose Altuve leads the AL with 28 stolen bases, while 1B Chris Carter leads the Majors in pitches per plate apppearance (4.32). POWER SURGE: SS Carlos Correa is the only shortstop in the last century to tally 9 home runs in his 1st 43 career games...additionally, Correa leads all American League shortstops in home runs, immediately ahead of SS Marcus Semien, who has hit 8 homers in his 99 games this season. LEFTY DOMINANCE: In LHP Dallas Keuchel and LHP Scott Kazmir, the Astros have 2 of the top 4 pitchers in the AL in ERA and in opponent batting average. Lowest ERA (AL) Lowest Opp. Avg. (AL) 1. S. Gray - 2.16 1. S. Gray -.200 2. S. Kazmir - 2.24 2. C. Archer -.206 3. D. Keuchel - 2.32 3. S. Kazmir -.208 4. H. Santiago - 2.43 4. D. Keuchel -.211 ROOKIE RANKINGS: RHP Lance McCullers, who has 13 Major League starts under his belt, currently leads all rookies in ERA (2.48) and in opponent batting average (.207), while ranking 3rd in strikeouts per 9.0 (9.20) (min. 75IP)...according to Fangraphs, McCullers ranks 3rd in the Majors in WAR by a rookie pitcher (2.1), trailing only RHP Noah Syndergaard (2.4) and RHP Chris Heston (2.2). DIVISION SCHEDULE: On the season, the Astros are 26-17 against the AL West: Seattle (9-4), Los Angeles (7-5), Oakland (6-3) and Texas (4-5)...of Houston s final 60 games, the Astros have 33 games remaining against divisional opponents, including 24 in September. vs. LAA: A win today would give the Astros their 1st 3-game series sweep of the Angels in franchise history...houston has swept the Angels twice before, a 4-game set in Anaheim in 2013 and a 2-game sweep in Houston last season. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Fri., July 31 7:10 Arizona RHP Scott Feldman (4-5, 4.54) vs. RHP Rubby De La Rosa (8-5, 4.52) ROOT SPORTS Sat., Aug. 1 6:10 Arizona LHP Dallas Keuchel (12-5, 2.32) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (7-6, 4.60) ROOT SPORTS Sun., Aug. 2 1:10 Arizona RHP Collin McHugh (12-5, 4.43) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (3-5, 2.70) 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 KAZMIR W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 6-5 2.24 19 19 116.2 87 35 29 36 104 Career: 97-84 3.93 260 259 1487.0 1388 708 649 606 1423 vs. LAA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 1-0 1.23 1 1 7.1 6 1 1 3 6 Career: 3-5 6.42 8 8 40.2 45 30 29 19 37 Career Complete Games: 3 Last CG: 9/11/14 at CWS Career Shutouts: 1 Last SHO: 7/3/06 vs. BOS CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2015 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 13, 8/25/07 vs. OAK 10, 4/8 vs. TEX Walks: 6 (6x), last, 9/3/10 at OAK 4, 5/11 vs. BOS Hits: 12, 4/9/06 at TOR 9, 6/5 at BOS Earned Runs: 13, 7/10/10 at OAK 6, 5/6 at MIN Innings Pitched: 9.0 (2x), last, 5/28/14 vs. DET 8.1, 7/18 vs. MIN Low-Hit CG: 2, 7/3/06 vs. BOS - LAST START - 7/24 at KC: in what was his Astros debut, tossed 7.0 shutout innings, leading the club to a 4-0 victory at Kauffman Stadium...allowed just 3 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. became the 8th pitcher in franchise history to toss 7.0+ shutout innings in his Astros debut, and the 1st since RHP Jarred Cosart in 2013. ABOUT KAZMIR: 31-year-old southpaw is set to make his 2nd start with the Astros tonight after being acquired by the club from the Athletics last Thursday...the Astros sent minor leaguers RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham to Oakland to complete the deal. a native of Houston and a resident of nearby Cypress, TX, Kazmir attended Cy Falls High School before getting selected by the Mets in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 2002 draft. has been 1 of the top pitchers in the American League this season, ranking 2nd in ERA and 3rd in opponents batting average (.208)...has allowed more than 3 earned runs just once all season. RECENT RUN: has gone at least 7.0 innings in 5 of his last 6 starts, and 6 of his last 8 outings...in those last 8 starts, has gone 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA (7ER/53.2IP), 43 strikeouts and 10 walks...opponents have hit just.168 (31x185) in that span. over the span of his last 8 starts since June 11, leads the AL in ERA (1.17), opponents batting average (.168) and WHIP (0.76). WEAK CONTACT: has posted the 7th-lowest hard-hit ball % in the Majors (23.3%), and the 4th lowest in the AL behind only LHP Chris Sale (22.9%), RHP Sonny Gray (22.7%) and current teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (20.2%), who leads the Major Leagues. SUCCESS AGAINST THE WEST: has been stellar against the AL West division this season...in 5 total starts against the Angels, Mariners and Rangers this season, has gone 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA (4ER/36.1IP), 8 walks and 35 strikeouts, while allowing a.133 (16x120) opponents batting average. HOME COOKIN : owns the 2nd-best home ERA in the Majors with his 1.36 mark (10ER/66IP), behind only LHP Dallas Keuchel (1.13)...went 4-2 in his 10 home starts at O.co Coliseum., striking out 60 batters with 22 walks and a.167 opponents average in 66.0 innings. has made 3 career starts at Minute Maid Park, going 2-0 at the venue...tossed 6.0 innings of 1-run ball in each of his last 2 starts against the Astros in his home town of Houston, with the last taking place on 4/13. STELLAR FROM THE STRETCH: has allowed just 1 hit with runners in scoring position and 2 outs, as opponents have gone just 1x29 (.034)...ranks as the best mark among AL starting pitchers. overall with runners on base, has posted the lowest opponents batting average in the AL (.167, 28x168). MAGIC MONTH: has not received a loss in the month of July since July 10, 2010 at OAK...in his last 13 July starts, has gone 7-0 with a 1.63 ERA (16ER/88.1IP). leads the AL in July ERA, as he has only allowed 1 earned run in 26.1 innings this month (0.34 ERA). vs. LAA: will square off against the Angels for the 9th time in his career tonight (all starts)...his 6.42 ERA vs. the Halos is the highest against any of his opponents in his career (min. 3 starts). in his last appearance against LAA (on June 21 while with the A s), recorded his 4th win of the season by pitching 7.1 innings of 1 run...gave up 6 hits and walked 3, while fanning 6 batters. CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 47-34, 3.65 ERA, 126G/GS, 300ER/740.1IP Away: 50-50, 4.21 ERA, 134G/133GS, 349ER/746.2IP Minute Maid Park: 2-0, 4.70 ERA, 3G/GS, 8ER/15.1IP Day: 33-22, 3.65 ERA, 77G/GS, 182ER/448.2IP Night: 64-62, 4.05 ERA, 183G/182GS, 467ER/1038.1IP Longest Win Streak: 6 (2x), last, Sept. 21, 2013-April 29, 2014 Longest Losing Streak: 6, Sept. 19, 2004-May 7, 2005 2015 SPLITS: Home: 4-2, 1.36 ERA, 10G/GS, 10ER/66IP Away: 2-3, 3.38 ERA, 9G/GS, 19ER/50.2IP Day: 2-2, 2.36 ERA, 7G/GS, 11ER/42IP Night: 4-3, 2.17 ERA, 12G/GS, 18ER/74.2IP Longest Winning Streak: 2 (3x), last, July 2-24 Longest Losing Streak: 4, May 6-June 5 KAZMIR vs. ANGELS (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 6/6/06 LAA L 12-2 L 1 6.1 9 7 6 2 5 0 7/18/07 LAA W 7-2 W 1 7.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 5/10/08 LAA W 2-0 W 2 6.0 3 0 0 3 6 0 6/11/08 at LAA L 4-2 L 2 6.2 6 3 3 3 10 1 8/9/13 LAA L 5-2 L 3 3.0 6 5 5 1 3 1 8/24/14 LAA L 9-4 L 4 3.0 10 7 7 2 1 1 8/31/14 at LAA L 8-1 L 5 1.1 2 6 6 4 0 0 6/21/15 LAA W 3-2 W 3 7.1 6 1 1 3 6 0 AVG AB H HR BB SO Aybar.636 11 7 0 0 0 Calhoun.571 7 4 0 2 0 Cowgill.500 2 1 0 0 1 DeJesus.381 21 8 0 1 3 Giavotella.000 5 0 0 1 1 Gillaspie.333 3 1 0 0 0 Iannetta.200 5 1 0 2 1 AVG AB H HR BB SO Murphy.143 14 2 0 1 3 Navarro.333 3 1 0 0 1 Perez.333 3 1 0 0 1 Pujols.111 9 1 0 2 1 Robertson.375 8 3 0 1 0 Trout.375 8 3 0 1 3 Victorino.000 2 0 0 0 0 2015 REGULAR SEASON DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 4/8 TEX W 10-0 W 1 7.0 1 0 0 2 10 0 95 4/13 at HOU W 8-1 W 2 6.0 3 1 1 3 8 1 91 4/19 at KC L 2-4 - 7.1 6 2 2 1 5 0 103 4/24 HOU L 4-5 - 7.0 5 0 0 3 7 0 106 APRIL 2-0, 0.99 ERA 27.1 15 3 3 9 30 1 395 5/1 at TEX W 7-5 - 6.0 6 3 3 1 6 2 98 5/6 at MIN L 0-13 L 1 6.0 7 6 6 2 4 2 99 5/11 BOS L 4-5 - 6.0 4 2 2 4 3 0 111 5/17 CWS L 3-7 L 2 4.1 7 5 3 3 6 0 103 5/22 at TB L 2-5 L 3 5.2 8 3 2 3 4 1 106 5/27 DET L 2-3 - 3.0 0 0 0 3 4 0 47 MAY 0-3, 4.65 ERA 31.0 32 19 16 16 27 5 564 6/5 at BOS L 2-4 L 4 4.2 9 4 3 1 4 0 77 6/11 TEX W 7-0 W 3 8.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 105 6/16 at SD W 6-5 - 5.0 5 3 2 1 6 1 81 6/21 LAA W 3-2 W 4 7.1 6 1 1 3 6 0 112 6/27 KC L 2-3 L 5 7.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 102 JUNE 2-2, 2.53 ERA 32.0 28 11 9 8 28 1 477 7/2 SEA W 4-0 W 5 8.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 105 7/8 at NYY L 4-5 - 3.0 2 1 0 1 4 0 50 7/18 MIN W 3-2 - 8.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 112 7/24 at KC W 4-0 W 6 7.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 91 JULY 2-0, 0.34 ERA 26.1 12 2 1 3 19 0 358 TOMORROW S STARTER vs. ARI - RHP SCOTT FELDMAN W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 4-5 4.93 12 12 73.1 81 39 37 17 41 Career: 63-73 4.48 275 172 1163.0 1204 639 579 375 713 vs. ARI W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: - - - - - - - - - - Career: 0-1 3.86 5 4 23.1 20 14 10 2 22 LAST START - 7/25 at KC: was strong in his 2nd start since being activated from the Disabled List...made his longest appearance of the season (7.2IP), allowing only 1 run on 4 hits in the Astros 2-1 loss to the Royals...took a no-decision in the contest. ABOUT FELDMAN: the 32-year-old veteran will make his 3rd start tomorrow after 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. 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 7/26 at KC (6.2,10,5,5,0,5) L 1-5 L 1 21 4.53 105 2/0 14-7 13 9-4 16 12-4 McHugh 7/28 vs. LAA (5,7,5,5,4,3) W 10-5 W 3 21 5.80 100 4/3 14-7 11 7-4 13 10-3 McCullers 7/29 vs. LAA (7,5,1,1,0,5) W 6-3 W 1 13 4.36 96 1/0 6-7 7 2-5 6 4-2 Feldman 7/25 at KC (7.2,4,1,1,1,2) L 1-2 L 1 12 3.56 98 7/2 5-7 2 1-1 8 5-3 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 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 - - Straily 7/8 at CLE (6,3,2,2,2,4) L 2-4 - 2 5.91 93 0/0 1-1 1 0-1 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 - - Kazmir 7/24 at KC (7,3,0,0,1,3) W 4-0 W 1 1 5.14 91 0/0 1-0 - - 1 1-0 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: LAA SERIES (7/28-30):.391 (25x64) LAST ROAD TRIP (7/24-26):.218 (22x101) OPPONENTS: LAA SERIES (7/28-30):.250 (18x72) LAST ROAD TRIP (7/24-26):.227 (22x97) 27 IF Jose Altuve.304, 9 HR, 49 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, RBI LAA Series:.444, 4x9, 6RBI Last Road Trip:.231, 3x13, RBI Current Stk.: 2,.444, 4x9, 7/28 Long Streak: 14,.375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 went 1x4 with a go-ahead, RBI-infield single last night...set a new club record by hitting in his 18th consecutive game at Minute Maid Park... the previous high was 17, set by Hunter Pence (2010), Ty Wigginton (2008), and Jeff Bagwell (2000)...it s the longest home-hitting streak by an Astro since Derek Bell hit in 21 straight games at the Astrodome in 1998...over the course of the streak, which began on June 4 and is the longest active streak of its kind in the Majors, Altuve has hit.426 (29x68) with 8 doubles, 3 homers, 15 RBI, 9 steals and a 1.163 OPS. tallied a career-high 5 RBI in Tuesday night s 10-5 win over LAA...has 6 total RBI this series and ranks 2nd on the club in the category...in 12 games against the Angels this season, is batting.354 (17x48) with 10 RBI and a.415 on-base percentage. the 2015 AL All-Star leads the AL in steals (28) and ranks T-2nd in 3+ hit games (11) and T-4th in hits (116)...his.391 (.18x46) batting average since the All-Star Break ranks 8th among AL players...also ranks highly in hits (18, 6th) and RBI (11, T-5th) among AL players since the break. his 9 homers are a career high for a single season (previously 7, set in 2012 and 2014)...among AL 2nd basemen, ranks 2nd in batting average, RBI and hits, and T-4th in homers. has hit safely in 28 of his last 31 games at a.339 (43x127) clip with 10 doubles, 4 homers, 21 RBI, 11 steals and an.899 OPS...hit the 1st walk-off home run of his career on 7/23 vs. BOS. is hitting.353 (42x119) with a.926 OPS (.422 OBP/.504 SLG) against lefthanded pitching this season...has hit.348 (230x661) off lefties for his career, which leads all active Major League players (min. 650 ABs). 23 IF Chris Carter.185, 17 HR, 45 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series:.250, 1x4, HR, 2RBI Last Road Trip: 0x5 Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 7/28 Long Streak: 12,.375, 15x40, 5/23-6/4 went 1x4 with a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning off LHP C.J. Wilson Tuesday night vs. LAA...was his 17th homer of the season, and his 13th at home (13 homers at home rank T-6th in the AL)...10 of his last 13 hits have been for extra bases (4 2B, 6 HR). leads MLB in pitches/plate appearance (4.32) and is T-11th in the AL in walks (45)...ranks 2nd on the club in homers and 3rd in RBI. Carter leads all Major League players in homers (13), RBI (32) and walks (28) against the Angels over the past 3 seasons (since 2013). his 44 HR at Minute Maid Park rank 8th all-time in the history of the venue...is 2 homers shy of Richard Hidalgo for 7th place (46 HR at MMP from 2000-05)...his 54 HR since the start of the 2014 season rank 8th in MLB and 6th in the AL. 15 C Jason Castro.215, 7 HR, 19 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series: --- Last Road Trip:.429, 3x7 Current Stk.: 3,.400, 4x10, 7/22 Long Streak: 7,.292, 7x24, 4/27-5/6 hit well during the recent road trip in KC (3x7,.429, 2B)...in his last start at catcher (Sun. at KC), went 2x3 with a double...was his 7th multi-hit game of the season, and 1st since 6/17 at COL...ranks T-5th among AL catchers in doubles (12). ranks 4th in the AL in runners caught stealing (16) and 3rd in fielding percentage (.998)...according to Baseball Prospectus, has been the AL s 2nd-best pitch framer this season (4th in MLB behind LAD s Yasmani Grandal, SF s Buster Posey and CWS s Tyler Flowers). has made 69 starts, all at catcher...houston is 41-28 in his starts. ranks T-2nd all-time in Astros history in HR s by a catcher (44 HR)...is tied with John Bateman, as both trail Astros TV broadcaster Alan Ashby (69). 16 C Hank Conger.237, 6 HR, 15 RBI Last Gm: 1x3, RBI LAA Series:.500, 3x6, RBI Last Road Trip: 0x3 Current Stk.: 2,.500, 3x6, 7/28 Long Streak: 3 (2x), last,.333, 3x9, 7/4-9 went 1x3 with a single and an RBI sac-fly last night in what was his 2nd conseuctive start at catcer...marked just the 3rd time this season he made consecutive starts (also May 16-17, June 8-9)...has hit.375 (6x16) with 5 runs scored and 2 RBI against the Angels this season, his former club. since the start of June, has hit.288 (21x73) with 6 doubles, 4 homers, 11 RBI and a.911 OPS (.376 OBP/.534 SLG) in 27 games. switch-hitter is batting.327 (18x55) with a 1.058 OPS (.422 OBP/.636 SLG) against right-handed pitchers this season...leads all AL hitters in OPS and SLG against righties, and ranks 4th in OBP (min. 60 PA). has made 33 starts this year, all at catcher...among AL catchers with at least 125 plate appearances, ranks 2nd in OBP (.354), 3rd in at-bats per homer (18.33; 110AB/6HR) and in OPS (.834), and 5th SLG (.473). is 1 HR shy of tying his career-high of 7 set in 2013 with LAA. 1 IF Carlos Correa.298, 9 HR, 28 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 LAA Series:.500, 4x8, HR, RBI Last Road Trip:.222, 2x9, 2RBI Current Stk.: 3,.455, 5x11, 7/26 Long Streak: 9,.379, 11x29, 7/11-24 went 1x4 with a single last night...hit a solo homer off LHP C.J. Wilson Tuesday night...is now 4x4 with 2 homers, 1 double, 1 walk and 4 RBI in 5 career plate appearances against Wilson...is hitting.378 (14x37) with 4 doubles, 2 homers and 10 RBI in his 11 games since the All-Star break. 20-year-old is the youngest position player in the Major Leagues and leads all AL shortstops in homers, despite playing in just 43 games... among Major League shortstops with at least 180 plate appearances, ranks 1st in OPS (.886) and SLG (.538). since making his MLB debut on June 8, leads all Astros hitters in RBI (28), hits (51), doubles (14) and homers (9)...ranks T-2nd in the AL in doubles in that time frame, trailing only Melky Cabrera (18). is the only shortstop in the last century to record 9 homers within his 1st 43 Major League games...his 9 homers are also tied for the most ever hit by a rookie shortstop in club history with Andujar Cedeno (1991). per Elias, became the 4th player since 1950 to accumulate 50 hits within his first 42 games before turning 21 years old...also Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente (1955) and Orlando Cepeda (1958), and 11-year Major Leaguer Rennie Stennett (1971). was named the AL June Rookie of the Month (1st month in the Majors). 11 OF Evan Gattis.246, 16 HR, 58 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 LAA Series:.250, 2x8, RBI Last Road Trip:.250, 3x12 Current Stk.: 3,.250, 3x12, 7/26 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 went 1x4 with a run scored last night...hit an RBI-triple Tuesday night in a start in LF...was his 2nd triple in as many games...his 7 triples rank T-3rd in the AL and are a career high (had just 1 triple in his career prior to this season)...the last Astro to record 7 or more triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 7 in 2011...since 2000, there have been only 2 other designated hitters with 6 triples in a season: Johnny Damon (7 in 2011) and Brad Fullmer (6 in 2002). the last Astros player with at least 7 triples and 16 homers in a season was Hunter Pence in 2007. leads the club with 58 RBI...the Astros are 25-10 when he drives in a run this season...his 57 RBI since April 26 rank T-1st in the AL...has hit.267 (82x307) with 15 homers and a.495 SLG in that 82-game stretch. is 3rd among DH s in HR (14), 4th in RBI (53)...has 86 starts at DH, 7 in LF. 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.264, 7 HR, 22 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series:.500, 1x2 Last Road Trip:.250, 2x8 Current Stk.: 1,.500, 1x2, 7/28 Long Streak: 8,.370, 10x27, 6/14-22 went 1x2 with 2 walks and sac bunt Tuesday night vs. LAA in a start at 1B...his 7 homers are a career-high, surpassing his 2014 total of 6. is hitting.345 (29x84) with 6 doubles, 5 homers, 9 RBI and a 1.010 OPS (.415 OBP/.595 SLG) in his last 32 games...switch-hitter is batting.309 (25x81) with a.371 OBP against left-handers this year...ranks 10th in the AL in July batting average (.347, 17x49), and 8th in July OPS (1.010). has started 25 games at SS, 12 at 3B, 9 at 2B and 9 at 1B...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 center field, catcher and pitcher...played 4 games in LF and 1 in RF last year. 8 IF Jed Lowrie.300, 4 HR, 10 RBI Last Gm: DNP LAA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- Current Stk.: 1,.667, 2x3, 4/27 Long Streak: 4,.533, 8x15, 4/20-25 was activated from the 60-day Disabled List today...had been sidelined since April 28 with a torn ligament in his right thumb, which occurred when sliding into home plate on April 27 at SD. prior to hitting the DL, was one of the hottest hitters in the AL...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...was leading the club in OPS, OBP and runs scored (11), while also leading all AL shortstops in slugging, OPS and homers at the time of his injury. played in 5 games at Double A Corpus Christi during his rehab assignment...went 3x14 with a double and 2 RBI...started all 5 games at 3B. has made 16 starts at shortstop for Houston this year, and 1 at DH...in his MLB career, has made 480 starts at SS, 52 at 3B and 49 at 2B. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.238, 5 HR, 21 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 LAA Series:.429, 3x7 Last Road Trip:.300, 3x10 Current Stk.: 3,.400, 4x10, 7/26 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 went 2x4 with a double last night...has gone 6x17 (.353) with 2 doubles in his last 5 games...has made 17 starts (all in CF) since being activated from the the 15-day DL on July 5 (left hamstring strain)...has started 68 games overall, all in CF. 14-for-19 (73.7%) in SB att. s this season and 28-for-37 (75.7%) in career. 28 OF Colby Rasmus.236, 13 HR, 36 RBI Last Gm: 0x2, RBI LAA Series:.333, 2x6, 2RBI Last Road Trip:.182, 2x11, 2RBI Current Stk.: 0x2 Long Streak: 4,.385, 5x13, 6/12-15 went 0x2 with a walk and an RBI sac-fly last night...4 of his last 8 hits have been for extra bases (2 2B, 2 HR)...hit his 4th career pinch-hit homer on July 23 vs. BOS...11 of his 13 HR s this season have come against RHP s. has made 69 starts this season, 31 in LF, 23 in CF and 15 in RF. 21 IF Jon Singleton.205, 1 HR, 6 RBI Last Gm: 2x3, HR, 2RBI LAA Series:.667, 2x3, HR, 2RBI Last Road Trip: 0x3 Current Stk.: 1,.667, 2x3, 7/29 Long Streak: 2 (2x), last,.429, 3x7, 7/17-7/18 went 2x3 with a walk, an RBI-single and a solo homer last night, his 1st homer of the season...was his 1st homer since Sept. 5, 2014 at OAK, a span of 81 Major League at-bats. is hitting.316 (6x19) with a.417 OBP since the All-Star Break...has made 13 starts (10 at 1B; 3 at DH) since being recalled from Triple A on 6/26. ranked 3rd in all of minor league baseball and led the Triple A level with 17 home runs this season at the time of his recall (6/26)...in 70 total games at Triple A this year, the 23-year-old hit.280 (74x264) with 17 doubles, 17 homers, 66 RBI and a.940 OPS (.387 OBP/.553 SLG). 20 OF Preston Tucker.262, 10 HR, 28 RBI Last Gm: 1x3, HR, RBI LAA Series:.250, 1x4, HR, RBI Last Road Trip:.308, 4x13, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.333, 1x3, 7/29 Long Streak: 5,.333, 6x18, 6/12-6/18 walked and clubbed his 10th homer of the season last night...has 5 homers in his last 8 games...in his last 17 games, has hit.333 (20x60) with 3 doubles, 6 homers, 9 RBI and a 1.048 OPS (.365 OBP/.683 SLG). against right-handed pitchers, is batting.293 (44x150) with all 10 of his homers and 27 of his 28 RBI, while posting a.944 OPS. ranks T-2nd among all AL rookies in extra-base hits (26), while ranking 2nd doubles (16) and homers (10). has made 54 starts since joining the Astros (43 in LF, 9 in RF, 2 at DH). 18 IF Luis Valbuena.200, 19 HR, 40 RBI Last Gm: 2x4 LAA Series:.286, 2x7 Last Road Trip: 0x7 Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 7/29 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 snapped an 0x18 skid with 2 hits last night, including a double...has 7 homers in his last 33 games. his 19 HR lead all Astros hitters...14 of his 19 HR this season have come against right-handed pitching...has set his career high for homers in a season, 3 more than the 16 he hit in 149 games last year for the Cubs.
ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS HITTERS vs. ANGELS ASTROS vs. SHOEMAKER AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.571 7 4 1 1 0 0 Carter.500 6 3 2 3 0 2 Castro.500 4 2 0 1 0 0 Conger.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gattis.000 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez.000 2 0 0 0 1 1 Marisnick 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 0 Rasmus.333 3 1 1 2 1 1 Singleton.333 3 1 1 1 1 2 Tucker.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Valbuena.500 2 1 0 1 0 0 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.353 119 42 Carter.190 116 22 Castro.225 71 16 Conger.159 63 10 Correa.323 62 20 Gattis.225 129 29 Gonzalez.309 81 25 Lowrie.474 19 9 Marisnick.169 89 15 Rasmus.221 68 15 Singleton.333 9 3 Tucker.188 64 12 Valbuena.175 97 17 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.348 661 230 Carter.219 525 115 Castro.205 385 79 Conger.183 120 22 Correa.323 62 20 Gattis.264 295 78 Gonzalez.250 208 52 Lowrie.288 740 213 Marisnick.218 170 37 Rasmus.214 785 168 Singleton.256 86 22 Tucker.188 64 12 Valbuena.220 369 81 RUNS BY INNING Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.282 262 74 Carter.182 187 34 Castro.210 157 33 Conger.327 55 18 Correa.284 109 31 Gattis.257 237 61 Gonzalez.237 135 32 Lowrie.220 41 9 Marisnick.281 146 41 Rasmus.241 191 46 Singleton.171 35 6 Tucker.293 150 44 Valbuena.211 218 46 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.286 1803 516 Carter.214 1123 240 Castro.250 1195 299 Conger.233 686 160 Correa.284 109 31 Gattis.246 794 195 Gonzalez.252 702 177 Lowrie.249 1573 392 Marisnick.238 395 94 Rasmus.256 2211 565 Singleton.146 268 39 Tucker.293 150 44 Valbuena.226 1755 397 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Astros 55 43 58 48 47 50 57 48 35 12 453 Opp. 60 51 39 31 54 41 36 35 21 10 378 Record by Days Mon. 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Sun. 7-6 10-5 9-7 6-4 8-8 7-9 10-6 Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct. 15-7 16-13 15-14 11-11 0-0 0-0 DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Date Off Games Fields right groin strain 3/27 4/24 15 (8-7) Peacock right hip surgery 3/30 4/14 7 (3-4) Oberholtzer left index finger blister 3/31 5/13 33 (20-13) Peacock left intercostal strain 4/15 94 (54-40) 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 68 (36-32) 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 21 (10-11) 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (36-26), Springer (18-17), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Altuve (11-12), Valbuena (16-6), Correa (9-7), Tucker (7-9), Springer (5-5), Gonzalez (7-3), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-1) 3: Springer (19-7), Correa (12-11), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Altuve (5-4), Gattis (4-5), Lowrie (4-3) 4: Gattis (38-29), Valbuena (6-7), Carter (4-5), Rasmus (2-3), Lowrie (3-0), Springer (3-0), Tucker (1-1) 5: Rasmus (21-13), Carter (13-13), Gattis (7-9), Valbuena (7-5), Tucker (4-3), Lowrie (3-1), Castro (2-0), Correa (0-1) 6: Carter (20-12), Rasmus (8-8), Castro (8-6), Valbuena (5-8), Gonzalez (3-2), Conger (3-1), Singleton (3-1), Correa (1-2), Santana (2-1), Villar (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Gattis (1-0), Marisnick (0-1), Lowrie (0-1) 7: Carter (10-7), Marisnick (10-4), Conger (6-7), Castro (8-4), Gonzalez (3-6), Villar (2-6), Valbuena (4-3), Rasmus (2-3), Santana (2-2), Tucker (4-0), Singleton (3-1), Hoes (1-1), Lowrie (1-1), Grossman (1-0), 8: Castro (14-12), Gonzalez (13-9), Conger (6-8), Rasmus (5-4), Tucker (4-3), Singleton (1-4), Valbuena (3-2), Carter (2-1), Marisnick (2-1), Santana (2-1), Hoes (2-0), Villar (2-0), Grossman (1-0) 9: Marisnick (24-23), Castro (9-6), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-3), Gonzalez (6-3), Presley (1-3), Conger (1-1), McHugh (2-0), Hernandez (1-0), Keuchel (1-0), Oberholtzer (1-0) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION ASTROS vs. ANGELS (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.338 80 27 1 6 Carter.291 55 16 5 11 Castro.309 55 17 1 11 Gattis.538 13 7 2 5 Gonzalez.172 29 5 0 0 Lowrie.289 45 13 1 5 Marisnick.412 17 7 0 3 Rasmus.067 15 1 0 0 Singleton.105 38 4 2 5 ASTROS vs. ANGELS (2015): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.354 48 17 1 10 Carter.125 40 5 2 4 Castro.185 27 5 1 3 Conger.375 16 6 0 2 Correa.364 22 8 2 6 Gattis.140 43 6 0 3 Gonzalez.308 13 4 0 0 Lowrie.000 11 0 0 0 Marisnick.286 28 8 0 1 Rasmus.162 37 6 1 4 Singleton.667 3 2 1 2 Tucker.143 21 3 1 3 Valbuena.289 38 11 3 6 ASTROS vs. ANGELS (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.335 203 68 4 22 Carter.250 184 46 15 35 Castro.228 127 29 4 17 Conger.375 16 6 0 2 Correa.364 22 8 2 6 Gattis.232 56 13 2 8 Gonzalez.230 61 14 0 2 Lowrie.263 194 51 3 22 Marisnick.333 45 15 0 4 Rasmus.155 129 20 2 11 Singleton.146 41 6 3 7 Tucker.143 21 3 1 3 Valbuena.260 104 27 3 8 Catchers Statistics CATCHING STATS Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 16/48.333 0 5 41-28 3.53 (235ER/598.2IP) Conger 1/24.042 0 0 16-17 3.50 (121ER/311.0IP) Pitchers 3/3 1.000 3 TOTAL 20/75.267 3 5 57-45 3.52 (356ER/909.2IP) Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 21 9 2-32 4 (11x) - 7/23/15 vs. BOS Carter 10 - - - 10 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro 7 - - - 7 4-5/26/13 vs. OAK Conger 3 2 - - 5 3 (4x) - 6/23/15 at LAA Correa 5 7 - - 12 3 (7x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Gattis 23 2 1-26 4 (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEA Gonzalez 11 2 - - 13 4-5/26/14 at KC Lowrie 5 1 - - 6 4 (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick 13 1 - - 14 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus 12 3 - - 15 5-6/5/12 at CWS Singleton 2 - - - 2 3 (3x) - 8/2/14 vs. TOR Tucker 10 3 1-14 4-7/6/15 at CLE Valbuena 12 2 1-15 4-7/19/15 vs. TEX Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 3 4-1 8 5-7/28/15 vs. LAA Carter 15 1 - - 16 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro 2 - - - 2 4 (2x) - 8/28/14 vs. TEX Conger 3 1 - - 4 5-5/11/14 at TOR Correa 6 1 1-8 4-6/23/15 at LAA Gattis 13 2 2-17 4 (3x) - 5/3/15 vs. SEA Gonzalez 5 - - - 5 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Lowrie 2 1 - - 3 4 (6x) - 9/11/13 at MIN Marisnick 3 - - - 3 3 (2x) - 9/21/14 vs. SEA Rasmus 7 3 - - 10 6-6/2/11 vs. SF Singleton 1 1 - - 2 4 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Tucker 3 3 - - 6 3 (3x) - 7/22/15 vs. BOS Valbuena 3 3 2-8 4 (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEX By Defensive Position: C: Castro (41-28), Conger (16-17) 1B: Carter (45-38), Singleton (5-5), Gonzalez (7-2) 2B: Altuve (52-41), Gonzalez (5-4) SS: Correa (22-21), Gonzalez (15-10), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5) 3B: Valbuena (47-37), Gonzalez (5-7), Villar (5-1) LF: Tucker (24-19), Rasmus (18-13), Grossman (7-7), Gattis (5-2), Villar (0-2), Santana (2-0), Presley (0-2), Hoes (1-0) CF: Marisnick (39-31), Rasmus (12-11), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0) RF: Springer (40-26), Rasmus (8-7), Tucker (3-6), Santana (4-4), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1) DH: Gattis (45-41), Carter (4-0), Singleton (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Altuve (0-1), Lowrie (0-1)
2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 23-30 Starters 39-29-0 3.92 618.1 601 286 269 181-4 486 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 31-14 Relievers 18-16-27 2.69 291.1 211 92 87 84-2 281 When No Relievers Are Used: 3-1 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 35-Josh Fields 7/28 vs. LAA (1,0,0,0,0,0)-H4 14 34/22 12/3 0/2 16-18 44-Luke Gregerson 7/29 vs. LAA (1,4,2,2,0,1) 25 39/28 4/1 21/24 34-5 36-Will Harris 7/28 vs. LAA (1,1,0,0,0,1) 13 41/27 25/6 0/2 20-21 56-Roberto Hernandez 7/19 vs. TEX (1,0,0,0,0,0) 7 9/5 2/0 0/0 3-6 37-Pat Neshek 7/29 vs. LAA (1,0,0,0,0,1) 8 43/34 15/1 1/2 33-10 50-Chad Qualls 7/28 vs. LAA (1,1,0,0,0,0) 7 35/22 7/3 0/2 22-19 29-Tony Sipp 7/28 vs. LAA (1,0,0,0,0,0) 9 40/25 17/4 0/2 21-19 67-Vince Velasquez 7/26 at KC (1,1,0,0,0,2) 24 1/0 - - 0-1 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 295/203 107/27 27/40 54-45 35 RHP Josh Fields 3-1-0, 2.70 ERA, 34G Last Win: 7/23 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/29 vs. CWS Blown SV: 7/1 vs. KC LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G tossed a perfect 6th inning Tues. night...has been scoreless in 7 of his last 8 games. ranks 6th among all AL relievers with an 11.88 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio...has 44 strikeouts and 13 walks in his 33.1 innings this season. has allowed just 17 hits over 30.2 innings in his last 31 outings (.162, 17x105)...has yielded just 9 hits to right-handed hitters in 64 at-bats all season (.141 average)...among AL relievers, ranks 6th in opponents average vs. right-handed hitters (min. 50 AB). following a brief stint in the minors in 2014, has gone 7-4 with a 2.49 ERA (21ER/76IP), 99 strikeouts, 23 walks and a.196 opponents average (53x271) in his last 74 outings dating back to May 17, 2014. 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 3-1-21, 3.38 ERA, 39G Last Win: 7/1 vs. KC Save: 7/24 at KC Loss: 6/7 at TOR Blown SV: 7/23 vs. BOS LAA Series: 0-0-0, 18.00 (2ER/1IP, 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 1G entered the game last night in the 9th, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, but managed to preserve the Astros win..has been scoreless in 12 of his last 13 outings (12.1IP), going 1-0 with 6 saves and 6 strikeouts...opponents are 9x45 (.200) off him in that span. has successfully converted 21-of-24 save opportunities (87.5%) this season and ranks 10th in the AL in saves...his 21 saves are the most by and Astros pitcher since RHP Matt Lindstrom recorded 23 in 2010. has not allowed an earned run in 32 of his 39 outings this season...has held right-handed hitters to a.212 (14x66) average...ranks 7th among AL relivers in groundball percentage (61.5%). the Astros have gone 34-5 in games he has appeared in...the Astros won each of his first 21 games he appeared in this season, which marked the longest start of season streak in club history. 36 RHP Will Harris 4-2-0, 1.37 ERA, 41G Last Win: 6/21 at SEA Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/25 at KC Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-1-0, 9.00 (1ER/1IP), 1G tossed a scoreless 7th inning Tues. night, working around a leadoff single to Calhoun...struck out 1. has allowed just 7 earned runs in his 46.0 innings for the 4th-lowest ERA among AL relievers...leads the Astros relief corps in wins and ranks T-6th among AL relievers in victories. ranks 3rd among all AL relievers in opponents average (.146, 23x158), as he has allowed just 23 hits in 46.0 innings...has 44 strikeouts in his 46.0 innings. his.146 opponents batting average ranks as the 2nd-lowest ever produced by an Astros reliever for a single season, behind only Billy Wagner s mark of.135 (3x259) set in 1999. Harris first-half opponents batting average of.116 was the lowest ever recorded by an Astro during the first half of a season...his 0.87 ERA prior to the All-Star Break was the 2nd-lowest produced by an Astros player, trailing only RHP Larry Anderson, who posted an 0.67 ERA in the first half of the 1989 season. 56 RHP Roberto Hernandez 3-5-0, 4.36 ERA, 20G/11GS Last Win: 7/3 at BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 6/5 at TOR Blown SV: none in 15 LAA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- was designated for assignment following last night s game vs. LAA to make room for IF Jed Lowrie who will be activated from the 60-day DL today. in his last outing, tossed a perfect 9th inning on July 19 vs. TEX, throwing 7 total pitches and retiring the side in order. has posted a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2IP) in his 9 relief outings this season...4 of his 9 relief apps. have been 2.2 IP or longer. began the season with a 3.99 ERA (22ER/49.2IP) in his 1st 8 starts before allowing 16 earned runs in 16.1 innings pitched in his last 3 starts. 37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-1-1, 2.58 ERA, 43G Last Win: 5/7 at LAA Save: 5/20 vs. OAK Loss: 6/27 vs. NYY Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G pitched a perfect 8th inning last night vs. LAA... retired all 3 batters faced with 2 flyouts and a strikeout on the way to his 23 hold this season. his 23 holds on the season rank T-1st in the Majors...his 23 holds are the most by an Astros pitcher since 2006 when RHP Chad Qualls had 23, and RHP Dan Wheeler 24. has posted a 1.76 ERA (6ER/30.2IP) with 17 holds over his last 35 games. has 34 strikeouts and 6 walks this season...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. has held opponents to a.180 average, with a.155 mark (13x84) against righties. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 1-4-4, 4.20 ERA, 35G Last Win: 5/13 vs. SF Save: 5/14 vs. TOR Loss: 6/22 at LAA Blown SV: 5/29 vs. CWS LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G pitched a scoreless 8th inning Tues. night, working around 1 hit...has made 6 appearances since getting activated from the 15-day DL on July 10, and all 6 outings have been scoreless (5.1IP). was placed on the DL from 6/25-7/9 due to a pinched nerve in his neck. ranks 5th among ML relievers in groundball percentage (70.9%). has 27 K s in his 30.0 IP this season. ranks 6th on the Astros all-time appearance list with 355...surpassed LHP Joe Sambito (353) on Friday...he now immediately trails RHP Brad Lidge, who made 378 appearances in his 6-year career (2002-07) with Houston. 29 LHP Tony Sipp 2-4-0, 2.75 ERA, 40G Last Win: 4/26 at OAK Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/5 at BOS Blown SV: 7/5 at BOS LAA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP), 1G threw a scoreless 9th inning Tues. night...has tallied 35 K s in his 36.0 IP this season. has stranded 13 of his 17 inherited runners. has held lefties to a.188 batting average (12x64) this season and a.159 avg (24x151) over the past 2 seasons combined. overall, has posted a.175 opp. avg. over the past 2 seasons combined in 96 apps. (86.2 IP, 54 H). 67 RHP Vince Velasquez 1-1-0, 3.92 ERA, 8G/7GS Last Win: 7/21 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/7 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 KC Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Homestand: 1-0-0, 4.50 (3ER/6IP), 1G/GS 23-year-old made his first career relief appearance Sunday at KC, tossing a scoreless 8th inning...allowed 1 hit and struck out 2...had pitched exclusively out of the starting rotation in his Major League career prior to Sunday, making 7 starts. last started on 7/21 vs. BOS, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing 3 runs on 7 hits...recorded his 1st Major League win. is in his 2nd Major League stint with Houston since being most recently recalled on 7/21...his 1st stint was from June 10-July 7. prior to his call-up, 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, which would have ranked 3rd in the Texas League if he qualified. vs. LAA 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 4 1-2-0 3.13 23.0 8 Fields 6 0-0-0 1.08 8.1 1 Gregerson 11 1-0-1 0.73 12.1 1 Harris - - - - - Kazmir 2 0-2-0 27.00 4.1 13 Keuchel 4 2-1-0 4.21 25.2 12 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 4 2-2-0 1.90 23.2 5 Neshek - - - - - Qualls 6 0-0-3 3.60 5.0 2 Sipp 4 0-1-0 33.75 1.1 5 Velasquez - - - - - 2015 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 2 1-1-0 3.46 13.0 5 Fields 5 0-0-0 1.69 5.1 1 Gregerson 5 0-0-2 3.38 5.1 2 Harris 4 0-0-0 0.00 3.2 0 Kazmir 1 1-0-0 1.23 7.1 1 Keuchel 2 2-0-0 2.84 12.2 4 McCullers 2 1-0-0 1.38 13.0 2 McHugh 3 2-0-0 3.98 20.1 9 Neshek 6 1-0-0 1.42 6.1 1 Qualls 6 0-2-1 10.38 4.1 5 Sipp 3 0-0-0 0.00 2.2 0 Velasquez - - - - - CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 27 6-9-0 4.65 112.1 58 Fields 15 0-1-1 1.96 18.1 4 Gregerson 19 2-0-3 1.35 20.0 3 Harris 4 0-0-0 0.00 3.2 0 Kazmir 8 3-5-0 6.42 40.2 29 Keuchel 10 6-1-0 4.63 56.1 29 McCullers 2 1-0-0 1.38 13.0 2 McHugh 7 4-2-0 2.86 44.0 14 Neshek 28 3-1-0 2.74 23.0 7 Qualls 19 1-3-4 8.40 15.0 14 Sipp 19 1-1-0 5.17 15.2 9 Velasquez - - - - -
2015 Houston Astros High/Low GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 10, 4/24-5/3 Longest Winning Streak, Home...6 (2x), 7/19-current 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), 7/17-23 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 (2x), last, after game on 7/3 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose... 3 runs, 6/7 at TOR 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 (5x), last, 7/11 at CLE 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 (2x), last, 5/10 at LAA Most Doubles, Game... 6, 4/28 at SD Most Triples, Game...1 (11x), last, 7/28 vs. LAA 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 (7x), last, 7/7 at CLE Most Total Bases, Game... 34, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game... 7 (5x), last, 6/29 vs. KC Fewest Walks, Game...0 (10x), last, 7/26 at KC Most Strikeouts, Game...17, 6/18 at COL 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 (14x), last, 3 players, 7/3 at BOS 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 (11x), last, Gattis, 7/28 vs. LAA Most Home Runs, Game... 2 (7x), last, Tucker, 7/22 vs. BOS Most RBI, Game... 5 (2x), last, Altuve, 7/28 vs. LAA Most Walks, Game...3 (2x), last, Springer, 5/18 vs. OAK Most Strikeouts, Game... 4 (5x), last, Carter, 6/20 at SEA 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 (9x), last, 7/24 at KC Most Runs, Game... 11, 5/6 vs. TEX Fewest Hits, Game...2 (2x), last, 6/28 vs. NYY Most Hits, Game... 15, 7/17 vs. TEX 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 (4x), last, Keuchel, 6/25 vs. NYY Most Innings Pitched, Relief... 4.0 (3x), last, Hernandez, 6/13 vs. SEA Fewest Hits, Complete Game... 4 (2x), last, McCullers, 6/3 vs. BAL 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:... 1,336,969/52 games Home Average:... 25,711 Road:... 1,391,843/50 games Road Average:... 27,837 ASTROS HOME RUNS Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 7/23/15 BOS/Breslow 22 6-3 Carter 7/28/15 LAA/Wilson 3 13-3 Castro 6/12/15 SEA/Hernandez 77 4-3 Conger 7/18/15 TEX/Tolleson 15 3-3 Correa 7/28/15 LAA/Wilson 7 5-4 Gattis 7/22/15 BOS/Kelly 26 11-4 Gonzalez 7/23/15 BOS/Miley 12 5-2 Lowrie 4/27/15 @SD/Shields 1 3-1 Marisnick 6/17/15 @COL/Freidrich 56 4-1 Rasmus 7/23/15 BOS/Ogando 18 12-1 Singleton 7/29/15 LAA/Richards 1 1-0 Tucker 7/29/15 LAA/Richards 1 9-0 Valbuena 6/23/15 @LAA/Bedrosian 76 14-2 HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve 5 1 3-9 Carter 9 7 1-17 Castro 6 1 - - 7 Conger 4 2 - - 6 Correa 4 4 1-9 Gattis 7 7 2-16 Gonzalez 7 - - - 7 Marisnick 3 2 - - 5 Lowrie 3 1 - - 4 Rasmus 5 7 1-13 Singleton 1 - - - 1 Springer 11 2 - - 13 Tucker 7 2 1-10 Valbuena 14 3 2-19 TOTALS 88 39 13-140 Multi-Homer Games (7): 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 The Astros have not hit a Grand Slam or inside-the-park HR in 2015. 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (6) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Gattis/Rasmus 5/2 SEA/Walker Altuve/Valbuena 5/2 SEA/Walker/Medina Gattis/Carter 5/30 CWS/Jennings Gattis/Valbuena 6/2 BAL/Wright Correa/Altuve 6/27 NYY/Tanaka Correa/Gattis 7/5 BOS/Ogando 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (4) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Tucker 5/21 @DET/Soria Tucker 5/24 @DET/Sanchez Santana 6/18 @COL/Oberg Rasmus 7/23 BOS/Ogando 2015 Leadoff Home Runs (1) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Springer 6/19 @SEA/Elias 2015 Walkoff Home Runs (1) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Altuve 7/23 BOS/Breslow 2015 Last At-Bat Wins (8) 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) Steal of Home (1) Player Date Opp. Pitcher Santana 7/3 at BOS Ramirez Astros Ejections (4) Date Personnel Umpire Situation 4/22 at SEA Hudgens Barrett Arguing called 3rd strike from bench 6/20 at SEA Hinch DiMuro Arguing replay challenge 6/27 vs. NYY Oberholtzer Drake While pitching to Rodriguez 7/11 at TB Strom Gibson Disputing strike zone Last 5 Astros Replay Reviews Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 22. 7/5 at BOS (5th) Out call at 2B Houston Overturned 1:31 23. 7/22 vs. BOS (7th) Out call at 1B Houston Overturned 0:35 24. 7/23 vs. BOS (7th) Out call at 3B Houston Confirmed 2:39 25. 7/25 at KC (10th) Out call at 1B Houston Stands 2:12 26. 7/28 vs. LAA (1st) Safe call at 1B Houston Stands 3:25 Last 5 Reviews in Astros games No./Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 57. 7/23 vs. BOS (8th) Safe call at 2B Crew Chief Stands 4:19 58. 7/23 vs. BOS (9th) Home run call Crew Chief Confirmed 1:15 59. 7/24 at KC (6th) Safe call at 1B Kansas City Overturned 1:05 60. 7/25 at KC (10th) Out call at 1B Houston Stands 2:12 61. 7/28 vs. LAA (1st) Safe call at 1B Houston Stands 3:25 CHALLENGES: Houston has been involved in 61 total replay reviews, including 26 Astros challenges, 27 opponent challenges and 8 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 13 of their 26 challenges.