MEDIA INFORMATION. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television

2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS MEDIA INFORMATION Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone: 713.259.89OO Houston Astros (73-60) vs. Seattle Mariners (62-71) LHP Scott Kazmir (7-9, 2.45) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (10-7, 4.53) Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 7:10 PM CT ROOT SPORTS GAME #134...HOME #69 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:...73-60 Home Record:...46-22 --with Roof Open:... 9-3 --with Roof Closed:...37-16 --with Roof Open/Closed:... 0-3 Road Record:...27-38 Current Streak:... Lost 1 Last Road Trip:... 3-3 Current Homestand:... 1-1 Last 5 Games:... 2-3 Last 10 Games:... 6-4 Series Record (prior to current series):...20-16-6 Sweeps:...10-5 When Scoring 4 or More Runs:...58-11 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:... 15-49 Shutouts:...12-9 In One-Run Games:...19-21 In Two-Run Games:...13-15 vs. Left-Handed Starters:...26-22 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...47-38 During the Day:...23-20 At Night:...50-40 When Scoring First:...51-16 Opponent Scores First:...22-44 Outhit Opponent:...52-15 Outhit by Opponent:...13-41 Equal Hits:... 8-4 When Hitting Home Run:...60-36 No Home Runs:...13-24 Walkoff Home Runs:... 4-1 Come-from-Behind Wins:...34 Largest Comeback:...4 Losses After Leading:...22 Last At-Bat Wins:...14 Largest Blown Lead:...3 Extra-Inning Games:... 8-6 Different Batting Orders:...125 After Six Innings: Lead: 53-6...Tied: 12-8...Trail: 8-46 After Seven Innings: Lead: 58-3...Tied: 8-11...Trail: 7-46 After Eight Innings: Lead: 61-1...Tied: 8-6...Trail: 4-53 Astros vs. Mariners (2015): Overall:...10-5 At Minute Maid Park:... 7-2 At Safeco Field:... 3-3 Astros vs. Mariners (All-Time): Overall:...34-28 Record in Houston:...17-17 Record in Seattle:...17-11 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: Sept. 2 1971 - A 9-3 win over the Dodgers in the Astrodome is highlighted by an insidethe-park grand slam by Cesar Cedeno... trailing 3-2 in the 5th with the bases loaded, Cedeno blooped a pitch off Claude Osteen into shallow right field...bill Buckner and Jim Lefebvre collide while trying to catch the ball and it trickles into the corner...cedeno circles the bases for the only inside the park grand slam in franchise history. TONIGHT S GAME: The Astros will continue this 6-game homestand against Seattle (1-1) and Minnesota with the rubber game of this 3-game series with the Mariners tonight...lhp Scott Kazmir (7-9) will start for the Astros opposite Mariners starter RHP Taijuan Walker (10-7). LEFTY LEADERS: The Astros boast 2 pitchers within the top 4 in ERA leaders in the AL in LHP Dallas Keuchel and LHP Scott Kazmir...since joining the Astros, Kazmir has allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 6 of his 7 starts. Lowest AL ERA 1. Sonny Gray 2.13 ERA (43ER/181.2IP) 2. Dallas Keuchel 2.24 ERA (48ER/189.1IP) 3. Scott Kazmir 2.45 ERA (42ER/154IP) 4. David Price 2.47 ERA (52ER/189.1IP) HOME SWEET HOME: The Astros are 46-22 at home, which is the best home record in the AL... the Astros are 22-6 in their last 28 home games and 38-13 in their last 51 and have won or split 12 consecutive home series (10 wins, 2 splits) dating back to June 1. IN THE STANDINGS: At 73-60 (.549), the Astros are in 1st place in the AL West with a 3.0-game lead over the 2nd-place Rangers...the Astros have been in 1st place or have shared 1st place for 36 straight days, dating back to July 28, and have owned at least a share for the division lead for 126 out of 149 days so far this season. FIRSTS SINCE 2001: The Astros 73-60 record is their best after 133 games since 2001, when they were 78-55...the last time the Astros held at least a 3.0-game lead in their division this late in the season was on Sept. 28, 2001, when the Astros led the NL Central by 3.0 games over the Cardinals. HIGH WATER MARK: A win tonight would put the Astros 14 games above.500, which would tie their high water mark on the season...the Astros were also 14 games above.500 after games on June 3 (34-20), July 3 (48-34), Aug. 2 (60-46), Aug. 26 (71-57), Aug. 29 (72-58) and Sept. 1 (73-59). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Astros and Mariners played a see-saw affair last night with Seattle coming out on top in the middle game of this 3-game series...the Astros lost their starter early as RHP Scott Feldman (3ER/2.2IP) exited with right shoulder discomfort, but Houston s offense kept them in the game, overcoming two 2-run deficits before eventually falling 7-5. DIVISION SCHEDULE: On the season, the Astros are 29-24 against the AL West: Seattle (10-5), Los Angeles (8-5), Oakland (7-6) and Texas (4-8)...of Houston s final 29 games, 23 are against divisional opponents. WINNING MONTHS: The Astros finished 15-13 in August, which marks their 5th consecutive.500-or-better month...the last time Houston did this was in 2001, when the club went April-September with at least.500 records in every month. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILO!: The Astros would like to wish Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton a happy 88th birthday today...milo shares his birthday with movie stars Keanu Reeves and Salma Hayek. TODAY S ROSTER MOVE: Effective today, the Astros have recalled OF Preston Tucker from Triple A Fresno...Tucker spent 10 days in the minor leagues since being optioned on Aug. 22. SPRINGER CONTINUES REHAB: OF George Springer played in his 3rd rehab game last night, going 1x4 with a double and a run scored for Double A Corpus Christi...Springer is now 3x12 with the Hooks in what is his 1st game action since suffering a fractured right wrist on July 1. ERA LEADERS: The Astros own the best team ERA (3.34) in the American League, with their bullpen (2.78) ranking 2nd and their starting staff (3.61) ranking 3rd in the AL in ERA. Team ERA (AL) Bullpen ERA (AL) 1. Houston - 3.34 1. Kansas City - 2.34 2. Kansas City - 3.55 2. Houston - 2.78 3. Oakland - 3.65 3. Baltimore - 2.90 PITCHER OF THE MONTH?: The Astros have multiple pitchers in consideration for the AL Pitcher of the Month for August, which will be announced later this afternoon...among those candidates are RHP Scott Feldman (1-0, 1.33), RHP Mike Fiers (2-0, 2.25), LHP Dallas Keuchel (4-1, 1.94) and RHP Collin McHugh (2-2, 1.89). SPEED AND POWER: The Astros lead the American League in stolen bases (100) and rank 2nd in the Majors in home runs (180)...individually, 2B Jose Altuve leads all AL players with 36 steals. SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Astros have tied a franchise record with 9 players recording double digit homers in the same season (also 2000)...if both C Hank Conger and IF Marwin Gonzalez, who both enter tonight with 9 home runs, hit 1 more home run, the Astros would tie the Major League record of 11 players with double-digit homers, set by the 2004 Tigers. ON THE BASES: 2B Jose Altuve has reached base safely via hit or walk in a career-long 29 straight games, the longest streak by an Astro since OF Willy Taveras had a 31-game streak in 2006...Altuve s current run is the 6th-longest in the Majors this season and ranks 2nd among active streaks behind Edwin Encarnacion (32g). HERE COMES THE CHAMP: 2B Jose Altuve, the reigning batting champion from 2014, has moved into a tie for the Major League lead in hits with 163 along with the Marlins 2B Dee Gordon... Altuve had a huge August to move into this position, collecting 45 hits in the month, which tied a franchise record set by OF Jesus Alou in 1970. CARLOS CALIENTE: SS Carlos Correa leads all Major League shortstops in slugging (.518) and OPS (.865) and ranks 3rd in on-base percentage (.347)...shortstop rankings below (min. 300 PA): OPS (MLB) Slugging (MLB) 1. C. Correa -.865 1. C. Correa -.518 2. B. Crawford -.807 2. B. Crawford -.480 3. T. Tulowitzki -.794 3. T. Tulowitzki -.448 CLUBHOUSE TIMES: The Astros clubhouse will be open from 3-3:50 p.m. today with Astros manager A.J. Hinch being available at approximately 3:50 p.m. in the Astros dugout. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Thur., Sept. 3 SCHEDULED OFF DAY Fri., Sept. 4 7:10 Minnesota RHP Collin McHugh (14-7, 3.92) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (6-8, 3.85) ROOT SPORTS Sat., Sept. 5 6:10 Minnesota RHP Lance McCullers (5-5, 3.21) vs. RHP Ervin Santana (3-4, 5.40) ROOT SPORTS Sun., Sept. 5 1:10 Minnesota LHP Dallas Keuchel (16-6, 2.24) vs. RHP Tyler Duffey (2-1, 4.56) 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. 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TONIGHT S ASTROS STARTER: SCOTT KAZMIR W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 7-9 2.45 25 25 154.0 121 52 42 48 137 Career: 98-88 3.91 266 265 1524.1 1422 725 662 618 1456 vs. SEA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 1-0 0.00 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 7 Career: 5-4 3.02 14 14 83.1 60 32 28 25 77 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 (2x), last, 8/17 vs. TB Earned Runs: 13, 7/10/10 at OAK 6 (2x), last, 8/17 vs. TB 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 - 8/28 at MIN: took the loss in Houston s 3-0 defeat to Minnesota...allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in his 7.0 innings...struck out 6 and walked 1. ABOUT KAZMIR: Houston native will be making his 8th start as an Astro, and his 4th at Minute Maid Park since being acquired via trade on July 23...was acquired from Oakland in exchange for 2 prospects: RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham. has been 1 of the top pitchers in the AL this season, ranking 3rd in ERA (2.45) and 5th in opponent batting average (.216)...has allowed more than 3 earned runs just twice all season. LEADING THE CHARGE: since joining the Astros rotation on July 24, Houston s starting staff has posted the best ERA in the Majors (2.71, 68ER/225.2IP). has made 7 starts for Houston, going 2-4 with a 2.64 ERA (13ER/44.1IP) and 36 strikeouts. SUCCESS vs. THE WEST: has been stellar against the AL West division this year...in 9 starts against LAA, SEA and TEX, has gone 5-1 with an 0.86 ERA (6ER/62.2IP), 19 walks and 60 strikeouts, while allowing a.155 (33x213) opponent batting average. HOME COOKIN : ranks 2nd in the AL in ERA at home with a 1.80 mark (19ER/85IP)...trails only teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (1.35, 15ER/99.2IP), who is the Major League leader. went 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA (10ER/66IP) in his 10 home starts at O.co Coliseum., and has gone 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA (7ER/19IP) in his 3 home starts at Minute Maid Park. RUN PREVENTION: has allowed 1 run or less in 12 starts this season, which is tied for the 2nd-most in the AL with RHP Sonny Gray, behind only LHP Dallas Keuchel (13) and RHP Chris Archer (13). STELLAR FROM THE STRETCH: has allowed just 3 hits with runners in scoring position and 2 outs, as opponents have gone just 3x40 (.075)...is the lowest mark among Major League starting pitchers. overall with runners on base, has posted the lowest opponent batting average (.181, 39x215) among AL starting pitchers. WEAK CONTACT: Per Fangraphs.com has posted the 7th-lowest hard-hit ball % in the AL (24.3%)...teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (20.4%) leads the Major Leagues. HISTORIC MONTH: Was named AL Pitcher of the Month for July after posting the 3rd-lowest ERA in July in Major League history (min. 25 IP)...the only 2 to top Kazmir s month were Spud Chandler (0.24) in 1941 and Frank Allen (0.25) in 1916. combined to go 2-0 with a 0.26 ERA (1ER/34IP) and a.134 (15x112) opponent batting average in 5 starts with the Astros (2g) and A s (3g) in the month. marked his 2nd career Pitcher of the Month Award, as he won it with TB in May of 2008...marked the 4th time an Astro has won a monthly award this season, as Dallas Keuchel won the AL Pitcher of the Month Award in both April and May, while Carlos Correa won the AL Rookie of the Month Award in June. vs. SEA: tonight will be his 2nd start of the season against the Mariners...faced the club on July 2 while with Oakland and threw 8.0 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits...struck out 7 and walked none. CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home: 48-35, 3.64 ERA, 129G/GS, 307ER/759.1IP Away: 50-53, 4.18 ERA, 137G/136GS, 355ER/765IP Minute Maid Park: 3-1, 3.93, 6G/GS, 15ER/34.1IP Day: 33-22, 3.65 ERA, 77G/GS, 182ER/448.2IP Night: 65-66, 4.02 ERA, 189G/188GS, 480ER/1075.2IP 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: 5-3, 1.80 ERA, 13G/GS, 17ER/85IP Away: 2-6, 3.26 ERA, 12G/GS, 25ER/69IP Day: 2-2, 2.36 ERA, 7G/GS, 11ER/42IP Night: 5-7, 2.49 ERA, 18G/GS, 31ER/112IP Longest Winning Streak: 2 (3x), last, July 2-Aug. 5 Longest Losing Streak: 4, May 6-June 5 KAZMIR vs. MARINERS (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 8/23/04 at SEA W 9-0 W 1 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 6/4/05 at SEA L 5-6 0 6.1 3 3 3 4 5 1 5/10/06 at SEA W 1-0 W 2 7.0 3 0 0 1 9 0 5/22/07 SEA L 2-5 0 5.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 9/15/07 at SEA W 6-2 W 3 6.0 3 1 0 2 11 0 8/9/09 at SEA L 2-11 L 1 4.1 9 7 7 2 3 1 9/2/09 at SEA L 0-3 L 2 6.1 3 2 1 1 8 0 9/8/09 SEA W 3-2 0 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 5/28/10 SEA L 3-8 L 3 5.1 8 6 5 1 1 1 5/20/13 SEA W 10-8 0 3.0 7 5 5 2 2 0 7/24/13 at SEA W 10-1 W 4 8.0 1 1 0 2 7 0 4/13/14 at SEA W 3-0 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 5/5/14 SEA L 2-4 L 4 6.0 8 4 4 2 3 1 7/2/15 SEA W 4-0 W 5 8.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 AVG AB H HR BB SO Cano.214 42 9 3 0 14 Cruz.231 26 6 0 2 8 Gutierrez.429 21 9 3 0 1 Miller.222 9 2 0 1 2 AVG AB H HR BB SO Morrison.000 4 0 0 0 1 Romero.400 5 2 1 0 1 Seager.077 13 1 0 0 3 Trumbo.200 5 1 0 0 1 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 7/30 LAA W 3-0 - 7.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 111 JULY 2-0, 0.26 ERA 34.0 15 2 1 6 24 0 469 8/5 at TEX L 3-4 L 6 5.2 6 4 1 2 5 1 100 8/11 at SF L 1-3 L 7 5.2 7 3 2 2 3 2 106 8/17 TB L 2-9 L 8 5.1 9 6 6 3 6 1 109 8/22 LAD W 3-1 W 7 6.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 98 8/28 at MIN L 0-3 L 9 7.0 3 3 3 1 6 1 100 August 1-4, 3.94 ERA 29.2 31 17 13 9 28 5 404 FRIDAY S STARTER vs. MIN - RHP COLLIN MCHUGH W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: 14-7 3.92 26 26 165.1 168 73 72 43 136 Career: 25-24 4.07 66 60 367.1 357 176 166 97 321 vs. MIN W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015: - - - - - - - - - - Career: 1-0 3.48 2 2 10.1 7 4 4 5 9 LAST START - 8/26 at NYY: earned his 14th win of the season after holding theyankees to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings... walked 2 and struck out 8. 2015 Houston Astros Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-L Pitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QS Keuchel 8/31 vs. SEA (7,6,1,1,1,8) W 8-3 W 3 27 5.33 105 4/0 19-8 15 11-4 22 17-5 McHugh 8/26 at NYY (6.1,5,2,2,2,8) W 6-2 W 1 26 5.17 101 6/3 16-10 12 7-5 18 12-6 Feldman 9/1 vs. SEA (2.2,3,3,3,5,2) L 5-7 W 1 18 3.07 98 11/2 8-10 5 4-1 12 8-4 McCullers 8/30 at MIN (6,4,3,3,4,6) L 5-7 L 2 16 4.01 94 3/1 7-9 6 2-4 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 Kazmir 8/28 at MIN (7,3,3,3,1,6) L 0-3 L 1 7 2.44 102 1/0 3-4 2 0-2 4 3-1 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 Fiers 8/29 at MIN (6,3,1,1,3,5) W 4-1 W 2 4 4.33 106 0/1 3-1 4 3-1 3 2-1 Straily 8/4 at TEX (4.2,6,4,4,3,3) L 3-4 L 1 3 5.28 91 2/0 1-2 2 0-2 1 0-1 Wojciechowski 4/26 at OAK (4,5,5,5,2,4) W 7-6 L 1 3 6.00 83 1/0 2-1 1 0-1 - - Deduno 5/6 vs. TEX (4.2,11,10,10,3,4) L 3-11 L 1 2 1.50 76 3/1 1-1 1 0-1 - - Peacock 4/14 vs. OAK (5,5,3,3,2,3) L 0-4 L 1 1 0.00 85 0/0 0-1 1 0-1 - -

ASTROS: SEA SERIES (8/31-9/2):.294 (20x68) LAST ROAD TRIP (8/24-30):.270 (58x215) OPPONENTS: SEA SERIES (8/31-9/2):.250 (17x68) LAST ROAD TRIP (8/24-30):.173 (31x179) 27 IF Jose Altuve.318, 11 HR, 55 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, RBI SEA Series:.500, 5x10, RBI Last Road Trip:.375, 9x24, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 7,.467, 14x30, 8/25 Long Streak: 14,.375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 extended his career-long on-base streak to 29 games with last night s 2x4 performance...also stole a base and walked...marks the longest on-base streak by an Astro since Willy Taveras (31g) in 2006...is the 2nd-longest active on-base streak in the Majors, behind Edwin Encarnacion (32g). the 2015 AL All-Star leads the AL in hits (163) and steals (36), and ranks T-1st in 3+ hit games (17) and 3rd in batting average...leads Majors in hits (732) and steals (160) since start of the 2012 season. is 7 hits shy of 800 for his career...looking to become the 20th player in club history to reach 800 hits...would become just the 10th player in Major League history to record 800 hits and 150 steals through his first 5 seasons in the big leagues. has hit.383 (57x149) vs. left-handed pitchers this season, which leads the Majors...leads all active players in career batting average against lefties with a.355 mark (245x691, min. 700PA). 23 IF Chris Carter.182, 18 HR, 52 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: 0x2 Last Road Trip:.182, 2x11, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x2 Long Streak: 12,.375, 15x40, 5/23-6/4 went 0x2 with a walk Mon. night...hit a 3-run homer in the 9th inning on Sun. at MIN...was his 1st HR since July 28 vs. LAA, snapping a 42 at-bat homerless streak...leads the club in walks (52) and ranks 3rd in RBI and 3rd in HR...has made 92 starts at 1B and 7 at DH. 13 of his 18 homers this season have come at home, where he has posted a.771 OPS...his 44 HR at Minute Maid Park rank 8th all-time at the venue... is 2 HR shy of tying Richard Hidalgo for 7th place (46 HR from 2000-05). in the last 3 seasons, his 11 homers vs. SEA rank 3rd among active players...his 14 career homers vs. SEA are his 2nd-most against any team. 16 C Hank Conger.212, 9 HR, 22 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH-C SEA Series:.200, 1x5, HR, RBI Last Road Trip:.083, 1x12 Current Stk.: 0x3 Long Streak: 3 (3x), last,.600, 6x10, 7/28-8/1 went 0x1 as a pinch-hitter last night...hit his 7th homer at Minute Maid Park, and 3rd against a lefty Mon. night...leads all AL catchers in at-bat to home run ratio (16.33, 9HR/147AB) (min. 140 AB s)...marks the best AB/HR ratio by a Houston catcher for a single season (min. 140 AB s), ahead of Joe Ferguson s 21.29 mark (7HR/149AB) set in 1978. his 9 homers are a career-high...is looking to become the 11th catcher in club history to reach double digit homers...this would give the Astros multiple catchers with 10+ homers in a single season for the first time in club history, as Castro has 11 HR. since 6/1, has 7 HR, 18 RBI and an.809 OPS (.323 OBP/.486 SLG) in 40g. switch-hitter is batting.269 (21x78) with a.924 OPS (.360 OBP/.564 SLG) against right-handed pitchers this season...hitting.244 (20x82) with 7 homers, 16 RBI and a.910 OPS in 27 home games this year. has made 43 starts at catcher...among AL catchers with at least 160 plate appearances, ranks 5th in SLG (.456) and 6th in OPS (.777). 1 IF Carlos Correa.279, 16 HR, 45 RBI Last Gm: 1x5 SEA Series:.333, 3x9, HR, 2RBI Last Road Trip:.250, 2x8 Current Stk.: 2,.333, 3x9, 8/31 Long Streak: 9,.379, 11x29, 7/11-24 went 1x5 with a double last night...has 9 homers and a.906 OPS (.377 OBP/.529 SLG) in 38 games since the All-Star Break. since 1914, is one of only 10 shortstops to record at least 17 doubles, 16 HR and 45 RBI in his rookie season...last to reach those totals was Troy Tulowitzki in 2007. 20-year-old is the youngest position player in MLB and leads all AL shortstops in HR, despite playing in just 70g...leads Major League shortstops with at least 300 PAs in OPS (.865), SLG (.518) and OBP (.347). per Elias, his 16 homers are the 2nd-most by a shortstop before his 21st birthday in MLB history, behind only Alex Rodriguez (26)... is the only shortstop in the last century to record 16 HR within his 1st 70 Major League games (Nomar Garciaparra ranks 2nd with 10 HR). his 16 HR rank 5th all-time among Astros rookies...immediately trails Hunter Pence (17HR) for 4th place. on the season, leads all AL rookies in HR, SLG and OPS, and ranks 2nd in RBI, and 3rd in AVG and OBP (min 300 PA s)...was named the AL June Rookie of the Month. 11 OF Evan Gattis.239, 22 HR, 72 RBI Last Gm: 0x3 SEA Series:.167, 1x6, 2RBI Last Road Trip:.318, 7x22, 3HR, 7RBI Current Stk.: 0x3 Long Streak: 9 (2x), last,.371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 0x3 with 2 walks and a run scored last night...leads the club in RBI and ranks T-1st in homers...ranks T-3rd in the AL in go-ahead RBI. ranks T-3rd in the Majors with 9 triples...had just 1 triple in his career prior to this season...the last Astro to record 9 or more triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 12 in 2009...is the 1st player since Roy Howell (1980) to record 9 triples in a season without stealing a base. is the only player in club history to post a 9-triple, 22-homer, 70-RBI season...only 3 other Major Leaguers have put together seasons like this over the last 5 years: Carlos Gomez (2013), Curtis Granderson (2011) and Mike Trout (2013-14). has 111 starts at DH and 11 in LF...ranks 3rd among DHs in HR (19) and 4th in RBI (64). 30 OF Carlos Gomez.249, 10 HR, 53 RBI Last Gm: 1x3, RBI SEA Series:.286, 2x7, 2RBI Last Road Trip:.280, 7x25, HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 7,.310, 9x29, 8/25 Long Streak: 9,.357, 15x42, 5/27-6/6 went 1x3 with a sac-fly last night, extending his hitting streak to 7 games, his longest while with Houston...has hit.310 (9x29) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 6 RBI over the course of his streak...has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games. has started 28 of the Astros 30 games, all in CF, since being acquired from MIL on 7/30 along with RHP Mike Fiers. is 1 of just 12 active players with 100 homers and 200 steals...he and Mike Trout are the Major League players with at least 100 steals and 50 HR over the last 4 seasons. hitting.214 (24x112) with 4 doubles, 2 HR and 10 RBI in his 29g as an Astro. 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.269, 9 HR, 31 RBI Last Gm: 0x5 SEA Series:.125, 1x8 Last Road Trip:.370, 10x27, HR, 3RBI Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 8,.370, 10x27, 6/14-22 went 0x5 with a run scored last night...hit his 21st career HR on 8/25 at NYY (all solo HR s). in his last 60 games since June 14, has hit.315 (52x165) with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 7 homers, 18 RBI and an.866 OPS (.369 OBP/.497 SLG)...switchhitter is batting.278 (30x108) vs. left-handed pitchers this year. has started 29 games at SS, 14 at 3B, 14 at 1B, 9 at 2B and 6 in LF...had not started at 1B prior to 2015, playing just 1.0 inning at the position...since 2014, has played every position on the diamond aside from CF, C and P...played 1 game in RF last year. 8 IF Jed Lowrie.228, 6 HR, 19 RBI Last Gm: 1x3 SEA Series:.429, 3x7, HR, 2RBI Last Road Trip: 0x16 Current Stk.: 2,.429, 3x7, 8/31 Long Streak: 5,.353, 6x17, 8/1-6 went 1x3 with a run scored last night...snapped an 0x28 skid with a solo home run Mon. night...the 8-game hitless streak was the longest of his career...has played in 26 games and made 24 starts (all at 3B) since returning to action from the DL. in his last 35 games dating back to 4/18, the Astros have gone 23-12... has hit 9 doubles, 3 homers, and 14 RBI with 18 runs scored and a.328 OBP in that span. ranked 5th in OBP (.432), T-6th in walks (12), 7th in OPS (.999) and 9th in slugging (.567) among all AL hitters at the time of his DL placement. has made 24 starts at 3B for Houston this year, 16 at SS and 1 at DH...prior to this season, his last start at 3B was on 9/27/11 at BAL while with BOS. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.234, 7 HR, 26 RBI Last Gm: 2x3, HR, RBI SEA Series:.333, 2x6, HR, RBI Last Road Trip:.313, 5x16, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.667, 2x3, 9/1 Long Streak: 11,.432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3 went 2x3 with a solo homer and 2 runs scored last night...has started 72 games in CF, 8 in RF and 6 in LF...in his last 17 games, has hit.293 (12x41) with 1 double, 1 triple, 2 homers, 5 RBI and 3 steals. is 17-for-23 (73.9%) in SB att. s this season and 31-for-41 (75.6%) in career. 28 OF Colby Rasmus.227, 17 HR, 46 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 SEA Series:.200, 1x5 Last Road Trip:.208, 5x24, 2RBI Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 9/1 Long Streak: 4,.385, 5x13, 6/12-15 went 1x4 with a double last night...recorded a double, a triple, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI on 8/25 at NYY...the last Astro to record at least 2 hits, a walk, a double, a triple, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI in the same game was C Brad Ausmus on 8/26/03 vs. LAD in an 18-4 win. 4 of his last 11 hits have been HR s...went 2x4 with 2 homers on 8/16 vs. DET...was the 5th multi-homer game of his career, and 1st this season. is slugging.449 vs. RHP, as 13 of his 17 HR s have come against righties... is batting.250 (18x72) with 3 doubles, 5 homer, 29 RBI and a.874 OPS with runners in scoring position. has made 93 starts this season, 35 in LF, 35 in RF and 24 in CF. 12 C Max Stassi.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: 1x3, RBI SEA Series:.333, 1x3, RBI Last Road Trip: 0x1 Current Stk.: 1,.333, 1x3, 9/1 Long Streak: 1,.333, 1x3, 9/1-current went 1x3 with an RBI last night...was his 1st hit and RBI of the season (last, 9/28/14 at NYM)...was also his 1st start this season...recalled from Triple A Fresno Sat. to take the roster spot of the injured Castro...marks his 1st Major League stint of the season. hit.211 (62x294) with 13 HR and 43 RBI in 84 games for the Grizzlies this season...in 19 August games, hit.294 (20x68) with 3 HR and 16 RBI. has appeared in 12 ML games with HOU over the 2013-15 seasons, combining to hit.323 (10x31) with 2 doubles and 6 RBI. 20 OF Preston Tucker.250, 12 HR, 30 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 5,.333, 6x18, 6/12-18 was recalled from Triple A prior to today s game...was optioned on Aug. 22...played in 8 games with Fresno, in what was his 2nd stint in Triple A...batted.208 (6x29) with a HR and 3 RBI in that span. in his last 32 ML games, has hit.272 (31x114) with 4 doubles, 8 homers and 11 RBI. hitting.266 (53x203) vs. RHP with all 12 of his HR (.517 SLG,.840 OPS), and 29 of his 30 RBI. ranks 4th among AL rookies in HR (12) and extra-base hits (29), and T-4th in doubles (17). has made 68 starts since joining the Astros (54 in LF, 12 in RF, 2 at DH). 18 IF Luis Valbuena.210, 22 HR, 48 RBI Last Gm: 0x1 as PH-1B SEA Series: 0x1 Last Road Trip:.250, 5x20, 4RBI Current Stk.: 0x6 Long Streak: 8,.267, 8x30, 5/13-21 went 0x1 as a pinch-hitter last night...has 5 walks in his last 7 games...in his last 26 games has hit.270 (20x74) with 3 HR, 8 RBI and an.811 OPS (.365 OBP/.446 SLG). has made 16 starts at 1B this season (1st of his career)...has also started 90 games at 3B and 1 at DH...16 of his last 23 starts have been at 1B. his 22 HR rank T-1st among Astros hitters and are a career high...17 of his 22 HR this season have come against RHP s...is just the 6th third baseman in club history to have a 20-HR season (last, Matt Dominguez in 2013). 2 IF Jonathan Villar.263, 1 HR, 7 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 6/8 Long Streak: 3 (4x), last,.500, 5x10, 5/29-31 was recalled from Triple A Fresno yesterday...marks his 3rd Major League stint this season...made the Opening Day roster and was optioned on April 22...last stint was from April 28-June 9. has started 26 games for Houston this season (18 at SS; 6 at 3B; 2 in LF)... has also appeared in CF in 2 games and at 2B in 1 game. in his last 24 ML games, has hit.292 (19x65) with 5 2B, 1 HR and 6 RBI. in 70 games with Triple A Fresno, hit.271 (76x280) with 13 doubles, 5 triples, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 35 steals and a.342 OBP...switch-hitter has batted.317 (32x101) vs. lefties at Triple A this season.

ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS vs. WALKER AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve.375 16 6 1 3 0 0 Carter.000 8 0 0 0 3 6 Conger 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 0 Correa.333 3 1 0 0 0 1 Gattis.250 8 2 2 3 0 2 Gonzalez.214 14 3 1 2 0 2 Lowrie.250 4 1 0 0 0 0 Marisnick.500 4 2 0 1 1 0 Rasmus.571 7 4 1 1 0 3 Tucker.000 3 0 0 0 0 1 Valbuena.333 6 2 1 1 1 2 Villar.222 9 2 0 0 0 2 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.383 149 57 Carter.191 136 26 Conger.154 78 12 Correa.314 86 27 Gattis.229 157 36 Gomez.207 87 18 Gonzalez.278 108 30 Lowrie.325 40 13 Marisnick.181 116 21 Rasmus.227 88 20 Stassi.500 2 1 Tucker.200 65 13 Valbuena.159 107 17 Villar.265 49 13 Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.355 691 245 Carter.218 545 119 Conger.178 135 24 Correa.314 86 27 Gattis.263 323 85 Gomez.253 1004 254 Gonzalez.243 235 57 Lowrie.285 761 217 Marisnick.218 197 43 Rasmus.215 805 173 Stassi.300 10 3 Tucker.200 65 13 Valbuena.214 379 81 Villar.245 192 47 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2015) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.291 364 106 Carter.176 210 37 Conger.269 78 21 Correa.263 186 49 Gattis.244 312 76 Gomez.260 311 81 Gonzalez.265 189 50 Lowrie.193 109 21 Marisnick.269 175 47 Rasmus.226 265 60 Stassi.000 2 0 Tucker.266 203 54 Valbuena.230 278 64 Villar.261 46 12 Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve.288 1905 548 Carter.212 1146 243 Conger.230 709 163 Correa.263 186 49 Gattis.242 869 210 Gomez.261 2458 642 Gonzalez.258 756 195 Lowrie.246 1641 404 Marisnick.236 424 100 Rasmus.253 2285 579 Stassi.333 21 7 Tucker.266 203 54 Valbuena.229 1815 415 Villar.223 376 84 RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Astros 67 56 64 68 66 62 70 55 50 17 575 Opp. 79 61 47 39 66 49 48 40 32 15 476 Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. 8-9 12-8 12-8 8-5 10-11 10-11 13-8 Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct. 15-7 16-13 15-14 12-12 15-13 0-1 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 4/15 125 (70-55) 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 99 (53-46) 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 52 (27-25) Castro right quad strain 8/29 4 (2-2) ASTROS HITTERS vs. MARINERS ASTROS vs. MARINERS (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.351 74 26 1 8 Carter.255 47 12 4 9 Conger.214 28 6 1 2 Gattis.333 15 5 1 3 Gonzalez.297 37 11 2 3 Lowrie.234 64 15 1 6 Marisnick.278 18 5 2 7 Rasmus.273 11 3 0 0 Stassi.333 6 2 0 2 Villar.277 47 13 2 10 ASTROS vs. MARINERS (2015): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.375 40 15 1 9 Carter.195 41 8 3 5 Conger.278 18 5 2 5 Correa.200 35 7 2 3 Gattis.250 60 15 5 15 Gomez.286 7 2 0 2 Gonzalez.286 49 14 2 7 Lowrie.571 14 8 1 4 Marisnick.300 40 12 2 5 Rasmus.326 46 15 3 7 Stassi.333 3 1 0 1 Tucker.231 13 3 0 1 Valbuena.227 44 10 6 11 Villar.200 10 2 0 0 ASTROS vs. MARINERS (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve.333 198 66 3 29 Carter.226 199 45 14 33 Conger.208 101 21 5 12 Correa.200 35 7 2 3 Gattis.267 75 20 6 18 Gomez.224 76 17 1 5 Gonzalez.309 110 34 7 14 Lowrie.307 202 62 7 28 Marisnick.293 58 17 4 12 Rasmus.275 131 36 7 21 Stassi.333 9 3 0 3 Tucker.231 13 3 0 1 Valbuena.215 93 20 7 13 Villar.263 80 21 3 14 Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 30 14 3-47 4 (12x) - 8/30/15 at MIN Carter 10 - - - 10 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Conger 3 3 - - 6 3 (5x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa 12 7 - - 19 3 (7x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Gattis 29 2 1-32 4 (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEA Gomez 18 3 1-22 4 (15x) - 6/6/15 at MIN Gonzalez 14 5 - - 19 4-5/26/14 at KC Lowrie 8 1 - - 9 4 (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick 16 1 - - 17 4-8/11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus 16 3 - - 19 5-6/5/12 at CWS Stassi - - - - - 2 (3x) - 8/28/14 at NYM Tucker 12 3 1-16 4-7/6/15 at CLE Valbuena 17 2 1-20 4-7/19/15 vs. TEX Villar 5 - - - 5 3 (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Altuve 4 4 1-9 4 (3x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAA Carter 15 2 - - 17 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Conger 3 1-1 5 5 (2x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARI Correa 10 2 1-13 4-6/23/15 at LAA Gattis 15 2 3-20 4 (4x) - 8/25/15 at NYY Gomez 6 1 2 2 11 5 (4x) - 7/11/15 at LAD Gonzalez 8 - - - 8 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Lowrie 5 1 - - 6 4 (6x) - 9/11/13 at MIN Marisnick 4 - - - 4 3 (2x) - 9/21/14 vs. SEA Rasmus 10 4 - - 14 6-6/2/11 vs. SF Stassi - - - - - 2 (2x) - 8/28/14 at NYM Tucker 3 3 - - 6 3 (3x) - 7/22/15 vs. BOS Valbuena 5 3 2-10 4 (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEX Villar 1 - - - 1 3 (2x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA 2015 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Altuve (52-41), Springer (18-17), Marisnick (3-2) 2: Altuve (11-12), Tucker (10-12), Valbuena (16-6), Gonzalez (12-7), Correa (9-7), Gomez (6-7), Springer (5-5), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-2), Lowrie (1-1) 3: Correa (26-24), Springer (19-7), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Gattis (5-7), Altuve (5-4), Lowrie (5-3) 4: Gattis (41-31), Lowrie (11-4), Valbuena (7-7), Rasmus (5-8), Carter (4-5), Tucker (2-4), Springer (3-0), Gomez (0-1) 5: Rasmus (24-14), Carter (13-13), Gattis (12-14), Valbuena (7-5), Gomez (5-7), Lowrie (5-3), Tucker (5-3), Castro (2-0), Correa (0-1) 6: Carter (20-13), Rasmus (12-14), Valbuena (5-10), Castro (8-6), Gattis (6-3), Gonzalez (5-2), Lowrie (3-3), Conger (3-1), Singleton (3-1), Correa (1-2), Santana (2-1), Villar (2-1), Tucker (1-2), Gomez (2-0), Marisnick (0-1) 7: Carter (16-8), Valbuena (12-9), Conger (6-9), Marisnick (10-4), Castro (8-4), Gonzalez (3-7), Villar (2-6), Rasmus (3-5), Tucker (4-1), Santana (2-2), Singleton (3-1), Gattis (1-2), Hoes (1-1), Lowrie (1-1), Grossman (1-0) 8: Castro (18-13), Gonzalez (15-11), Conger (10-9), Valbuena (4-7), Rasmus (5-4), Marisnick (6-2), Tucker (4-4), Carter (3-4), Singleton (1-4), Santana (2-1), Hoes (2-0), Villar (2-0), Grossman (1-0), Stassi (0-1) 9: Marisnick (31-27), Castro (16-14), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-3), Gonzalez (6-3), Conger (2-3), Presley (1-3), McHugh (2-0), Feldman (1-0), Hernandez (1-0), Kazmir (0-1), Keuchel (1-0), Oberholtzer (1-0) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION By Defensive Position: C: Castro (52-37), Conger (21-22), Stassi (0-1) 1B: Carter (50-42), Valbuena (9-7), Gonzalez (9-6), Singleton (5-5) 2B: Altuve (68-56), Gonzalez (5-4) SS: Correa (36-34), Gonzalez (17-12), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5) 3B: Valbuena (47-43), Lowrie (15-9), Gonzalez (6-7), Villar (5-1) LF: Tucker (26-28), Rasmus (21-14), Grossman (7-7), Gattis (8-3), Gonzalez (5-1), Marisnick (3-3), Presley (0-2), Santana (2-0), Villar (0-2), Hoes (1-0) CF: Marisnick (41-31), Gomez (13-15), Rasmus (13-11), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0) RF: Springer (40-26), Rasmus (15-20), Tucker (6-6), Santana (4-4), Marisnick (6-2), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1) DH: Gattis (57-54), Carter (6-1), Singleton (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Altuve (0-1), Lowrie (0-1), Valbuena (1-0) Catchers Statistics CATCHING STATS Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 19/59.322 0 7 52-37 3.37 (291ER/776.1IP) Conger 1/32.031 0 0 21-22 3.20 (144ER/405.1IP) Stassi 1/3.333 0 0 0-1 7.88 (7ER/8.0IP) Pitchers 3/3 1.000 5 TOTAL 25/100.250 5 7 73-60 3.34 (442ER/1189.2IP)

2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 27-37 Starters 49-39-0 3.61 810.2 768 348 325 238-4 656 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 42-22 Relievers 24-21-32 2.78 379.0 281 128 117 110-8 380 When No Relievers Are Used: 4-1 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 35-Josh Fields 8/19 vs. TB (0.2,0,0,0,0,2)-W4 9 43/30 19/4 0/2 19-24 44-Luke Gregerson 9/1 vs. SEA (1,1,0,0,0,1) 15 53/36 4/1 25/30 44-9 36-Will Harris 8/31 vs. SEA (1,0,0,0,0,0) 10 53/36 29/6 1/3 29-24 37-Pat Neshek 9/1 vs. SEA (1,2,2,2,0,1)-L4 22 56/42 21/1 1/2 41-15 38-Oliver Perez 8/31 vs. SEA (1,2,2,2,0,1) 15 8/4 4/1 0/0 3-5 50-Chad Qualls 8/30 at MIN (0.1,2,2,2,0,0) 8 49/35 15/5 0/2 26-29 29-Tony Sipp 8/26 at NYY (0.2,0,0,0,1,1)-H10 13 50/33 25/7 0/2 24-26 54-Joe Thatcher 7/18 vs. TEX (0.1,2,1,1,0,0) 8 35/25 19/7 0/0 16-19 67-Vince Velasquez 9/1 vs. SEA (4.1,3,2,2,2,4) 65 6/4 4/1 0/0 3-3 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 382/276 145/34 32/47 69-59 35 RHP Josh Fields 4-1-0, 2.20 ERA, 43G Last Win: 8/19 vs. TB Save: none in 15 Loss: 5/29 vs. CWS Blown SV: 7/1 vs. KC SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- was recalled from Double A Corpus Christi yesterday...was optioned to Double A on Aug. 20 and made 2 relief appearances with the Hooks, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings. last appeared for HOU on Aug. 19 vs. TB and earned his 4th win on what was his 30th birthday...also received the win on his birthday last season... became just the 7th reliever all-time to win 2 games on his birthday, and the 1st since Wade Davis (2012-13). has been scoreless in 16 of his last 17 Major League games, going 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2ER/16IP), 18 strikeouts and 8 hits allowed (.143 opponent batting average) in that span. is in the midst of a career year in what is his 3rd Major League season... is posting career-bests in a number of categories, including ERA, WHIP (0.95), opponent batting average (.168) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.85, 54SO/41IP)...ranks 6th among AL relievers in opponent batting average (.168, 24x143) and 7th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings. 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 7-2-25, 2.77 ERA, 53G Last Win: 8/23 vs. LAD Save: 8/29 at MIN Loss: 8/9 at OAK Blown SV: 8/9 at OAK SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G tossed a scoreless 9th inning last night, working around 1 hit with 1 strikeout...in his 1st season as a closer, has successfully converted 25- of-30 save opportunities (83.3%)...his 25 saves are the most by an Astros pitcher since RHP Jose Valverde also recorded 25 in 2009...the last Astro to post 25+ saves in a single season was Valverde in 2008 (44SV). his 7 wins rank T-1st among AL relievers with RHP Wade Davis...is the 3rd pitcher in franchise history to record 7 wins and 25 saves in a single season, joining RHP Doug Jones (11 W, 36 SV in 1992) and RHP Dave Smith (9 W, 27 SV in 1985). has been scoreless in 23 of his last 26 outings (26IP), going 5-1 with 10 saves, a 1.38 ERA (4ER/26IP) and 19 strikeouts. ranks 7th among AL relievers in groundball percentage (59.9%)...prior to this season, his previous career high in GB % was 52.7%, set in 2014. 36 RHP Will Harris 5-2-1, 1.40 ERA, 53G Last Win: 8/16 vs. DET Save: 8/6 at OAK Loss: 7/25 at KC Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G tossed 1.0 scoreless frame Mon. night vs. SEA, retired all 3 batters faced... has stranded 23 of 29 (79.3%) inherited runners this season. has set career highs in wins, innings (58.0), saves, strikeouts (57) and groundball % (53.1%)...his 5 relief wins rank T-7th in the AL. has allowed 9 earned runs in his club-leading 58.0 relief innings, which is good for the 3rd-lowest ERA (1.40) among AL relievers. ranks 3rd among all AL relievers in opp. avg. (.154, 31x201), as he has allowed just 31 hits in 58.0 innings...has 57 strikeouts in his 58.0 innings. his 1.40 ERA ranks as the lowest ever produced by a Houston reliever for a single season...is ahead of RHP Don McMahon (1.53 in 1962)... Harris first-half opponent batting average of.116 was the lowest ever recorded by an Astro during the first half of a season. 37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-4-1, 3.35 ERA, 56G Last Win: 5/7 at LAA Save: 5/20 vs. OAK Loss: 9/1 vs. SEA Blown SV: 7/3 at BOS SEA Series: 0-1-0, 18.00 (2ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G took the loss last night after allowing a 2-run, 8th-inning pinch-hit homer to Logan Morrison...has been scoreless in 17 of his last 21 outings. has allowed just 1 of his 21 inherited runners to score...leads the club in relief appearances with 56. his 28 holds on the season rank 2nd in the AL...only 2 other pitchers in club history have recorded 28+ holds in a single season: RHP Octavio Dotel (33 in 2003; 31 in 2002) and RHP Brad Lidge (28 in 2003). has 48 strikeouts and 8 walks this season...his strikeout/walk ratio (6.00) ranks 7th among AL relievers...set a club record by starting the season with 24 consecutive games without a walk...was also the 2nd-longest start of season streak in MLB history, behind RHP Mark Eichhorn,who went 30 consecutive games without a walk for the Angels in 1991. 38 LHP Oliver Perez 2-2-0, 3.97 ERA, 56G Last Win: 7/27 at SEA Save: none in 15 Loss: 8/24 at NYY Blown SV: 7/27 at SEA SEA Series: 0-0-0, 18.00 (2ER/1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-1-0, 40.50 (3ER/0.2IP), 2G allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 1.0 of an inning Mon. night vs. SEA...prior to his last 3 outings, in which he s allowed 5 earned runs, had not allowed an earned run in 28 consecutive games (17.2IP) dating back to June 4, which was the longest active streak in the Majors. has made 8 appearances with Houston (5ER/5IP) since being acquired from ARI on Aug. 7 in exchange for minor league LHP Junior Garcia. is holding left-handed hitters to a.192 avg (14x73) this season...has tallied 43 K s in his 34.0 IP this season...has stranded 31 of 41 (75.6%) inherited runners this season between Houston and Arizona. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 1-4-4, 4.07 ERA, 48G Last Win: 5/13 vs. SF Save: 5/14 vs. TOR Loss: 6/22 at LAA Blown SV: 5/29 vs. CWS SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 10.80 (2ER/1.2IP), 3G allowed 2 runs in 0.1 of an inning Sun. at MIN...since being activated from the 15-day DL on July 10, has posted a 2.60 ERA (5ER/17.1IP) with 15 strikeouts in 20 appearances...was on the DL from 6/25-7/9 due to a pinched nerve in his neck. ranks 4th among AL relievers in groundball percentage (64.4%)...lefties are just 10x55 (.182) off him this season. ranks 6th on the Astros all-time appearance list with 369...he trails RHP Brad Lidge, who made 378 appearances in his 6-year career (2002-07) with Houston. 29 LHP Tony Sipp 2-4-0, 2.14 ERA, 50G Last Win: 4/26 at OAK Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/5 at BOS Blown SV: 7/31 vs. ARI SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G tossed 0.2 of a scoreless inning Wed. at NYY, walking 1 with 1 strikeout... was his 10th hold of the season...has tossed 14.0 scoreless innings since the All-Star Break. has stranded 18-of-25 inherited runners this year...has tallied 50 K s in his 46.1 IP this season. has held lefties to a.235 batting average (19x81) this season and a.185 avg (31x168) over the past 2 seasons combined. overall, has posted a.179 opponent average over the past 2 seasons combined in 106 apps. (97.0 IP, 62 H). 56 LHP Joe Thatcher 1-3-0, 3.79 ERA, 36G Last Win: 5/24 at DET Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/8 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 SEA Series: --- Last Road Trip: --- was selected to the Major League roster yesterday...was DFA d on July 21 and assigned to Triple A Fresno...appeared in 9 games with Fresno, allowing only 1 earned run in 8.2 innings (1.04 ERA) with 10 strikeouts. has been scoreless in 17 of his last 21 Major League outings (10.1IP)... has been scoreless in 29 of his 36 outings overall. 27 of his 36 appearances this season have been less than a full inning... has 255 career apps. out of 398 total that were less than 1.0 full inning. has held lefties to a.267 (12x45) average this season with 2 extra-base hits...in his career, has held LHH s to a.233 (113x484) average. 67 RHP Vince Velasquez 1-1-0, 3.62 ERA, 13G/7GS Last Win: 7/21 vs. BOS Save: none in 15 Loss: 7/7 at CLE Blown SV: none in 15 SEA Series: 0-0-0, 4.15 (2ER/4.1IP), 1G Last Road Trip: 0-0-0, 3.00 (1ER/3IP), 2G tossed 4.1 inn. of relief last night, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts...was the longest relief outing of his career...marked his 4th appearance since his most recent recall on Aug. 20...this is his 3rd Major League stint with HOU this season (also 6/10-7/7, 7/21-8/2). his last 6 big league outings have been out of the bullpen, in which he s posted a 2.31 ERA (3ER/11.2IP)...made 7 starts to begin his Major League career this season, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.03 ERA (17ER/38IP) and 38 strikeouts. made 4 relief appearances with Double A Corpus Christi in his most recent stint with the club...went 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA (3ER/6.2IP) and 8 strikeouts. vs. SEA 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman - - - - - Fields 7 0-1-2 4.50 6.0 3 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 9 1-0-1 0.00 8.0 0 Harris - - - - - Kazmir 2 0-1-0 3.00 12.0 4 Keuchel 4 3-1-0 2.17 29.0 7 McCullers - - - - - McHugh 5 3-2-0 4.11 30.2 14 Neshek - - - - - Perez - - - - - Qualls 5 0-0-0 0.00 4.2 0 Sipp 6 0-0-1 3.38 5.1 2 Thatcher 8 1-1-0 11.25 4.0 5 Velasquez - - - - - 2015 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 2 0-0-0 4.66 9.2 5 Fields 3 1-0-0 0.00 3.0 0 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 7 1-0-3 2.57 7.0 2 Harris 7 1-0-0 0.00 7.0 0 Kazmir 1 1-0-0 0.00 8.0 0 Keuchel 2 1-1-0 4.15 13.0 6 McCullers 2 1-1-0 2.89 9.1 3 McHugh 3 2-1-0 7.94 17.0 15 Neshek 6 1-1-0 3.60 5.0 2 Perez 2 1-0-0 13.50 1.1 2 Qualls 5 0-0-1 0.00 4.2 0 Sipp 6 1-0-0 3.00 6.0 2 Thatcher 6 0-0-0 1.59 5.2 1 Velasquez 2 0-0-0 3.52 7.2 3 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Feldman 29 5-6-0 4.37 101.0 49 Fields 12 1-1-3 5.73 11.0 7 Fiers - - - - - Gregerson 25 3-1-4 1.09 24.2 3 Harris 7 1-0-0 0.00 7.0 0 Kazmir 14 5-4-0 3.02 83.1 28 Keuchel 9 4-4-0 2.68 57.0 17 McCullers 2 1-1-0 2.89 9.1 3 McHugh 8 5-3-0 5.48 47.2 29 Neshek 22 2-1-0 3.93 18.1 8 Perez 6 2-2-0 5.96 22.2 15 Qualls 17 0-0-1 0.00 14.1 0 Sipp 28 3-0-1 1.95 27.2 6 Thatcher 25 2-1-0 4.67 17.1 9 Velasquez 2 0-0-0 3.52 7.2 3

GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 10, 4/24-5/3 Longest Winning Streak, Home...7, 7/19-30 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 7, 4/24-5/7 Most Consecutive Losses... 7, 6/4-10 Most Consecutive Losses, Home...4 (2x), last, 5/4-5/12 Most Consecutive Losses, Road... 7, 5/27-6/10 Longest Game, Time...4:31, 6/24 at LAA Shortest Game, Time...2:09, 5/8 at LAA Longest Game, Innings...14, 4/12 at TEX Best Homestand, Percentage....833 (5-1) (2x), last, 7/28-8/2 Worst Homestand, Percentage....333 (1-2), 4/6-9 Best Road Trip, Percentage....889 (8-1), 4/20-29 Worst Road Trip, Percentage....000 (0-6), 6/5-10 Most Runners Left on Base...13, 4/11 at TEX Double Plays Turned...3 (7x), last, 5/26 at BAL Triple Plays Turned... 1, 5/23 at DET Opponent Double Plays Turned... 3 (5x), last, 7/17 vs. TEX Most Errors...3, 4/11 at TEX Largest Margin of Victory... 14, 8/25 at NYY (15-1) Largest Margin of Defeat... 8 (11-3 loss), 5/6 vs. TEX Biggest Comeback to Win... 4 runs (2x), last, 6/2 vs. BAL Most Games Over.500...14 (6x), last, after game on 8/31 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose... 3 runs (2x), last, 7/31 vs. ARI Highest Attendance, Home...43,753, 4/6 vs. CLE Highest Attendance, Road... 48,885, 4/10 at TEX TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game...15, 8/25 at NYY Fewest Runs, Game...0 (9x), last, 8/28 at MIN Most Runs, Inning... 8, 6/12 vs. SEA (1st) Most Hits, Game... 17, 4/28 at SD & 7/3 at BOS Most Hits, Inning...7, 7/3 at BOS (4th) Fewest Hits, Game... 1 (3x), last, 8/20 vs. TB Most Doubles, Game... 6, 4/28 at SD Most Triples, Game...2, 8/16 vs. DET Most Homers, Game...5, 5/2 vs. SEA Most Consecutive Games, Homer... 10, 6/14-23 Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... 3, 6/24-26 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 10, 4/28 at SD Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game...0 (9x), last, 8/24 at NYY Most Total Bases, Game... 34, 4/28 at SD Most Walks, Game...8 (2x), last, 8/25 at NYY Fewest Walks, Game...0 (13x), last, 8/23 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts, Game...19, 8/19 vs. TB Fewest Strikeouts, Game... 2, 7/9 at CLE Most Stolen Bases, Game...4, 4/26 at OAK Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game...5, 6/6 at TOR Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...17.1 innings, 4/8-9 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game... 6 (18x), last, Gomez, 8/25 at NYY Most Runs, Game... 3 (13x), last, Rasmus, Gattis, 8/25 at NYY 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 (17x), last, Rasmus, 8/25 at NYY Most Home Runs, Game... 2 (10x), last, Rasmus, 8/16 vs. DET Most RBI, Game... 5 (3x), last, Conger, 8/1 vs. ARI Most Walks, Game...3 (5x), last, Valbuena, 8/28 at MIN Most Strikeouts, Game... 5, Conger, 8/19 vs. TB Most Stolen Bases, Game...3 (2x), last, Correa, 6/18 at COL Longest Hitting Streak... 14 (2x), last, Altuve, 6/22-7/6 TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game...0 (12x), last, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Runs, Game...12, 8/3 at TEX Fewest Hits, Game...0, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Hits, Game...15 (3x), last, 8/17 vs. DET Fewest Walks, Game...0 (16x), last, 8/25 at NYY Most Walks, Game...7 (3x), last, 9/1 vs. SEA Most Strikeouts, Game...15, 5/16 vs. TOR Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... 20 innings, 6/13-15 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak...6, Keuchel, 4/6-5/20 Longest Losing Streak... 4, Sipp, 5/21-current Most Innings Pitched, Starter... 9.0 (5x), last, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LAD Most Innings Pitched, Relief... 5.0, Fiers, 8/3 at TEX Fewest Hits, Complete Game...0, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LAD Fewest Walks, Complete Game...0 (2x), last, McCullers, 6/3 vs. BAL Most Walks, Game...5 (2x), last, Feldman, 9/1 vs. SEA Most Strikeouts, Game... 13, Keuchel, 7/19 vs. TEX Most Hit By Pitch, Game...2 (3x), last, Kazmir, 8/28 at MIN Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...19.0, Keuchel, 6/25-7/6 ATTENDANCE Home:... 1,781,192/68 games Home Average:... 26,194 Road:... 1,823,931/65 games Road Average:... 28,060 2015 Houston Astros High/Low ASTROS HOME RUNS Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 8/30/15 @MIN/May 9 7-4 Carter 8/30/15 @MIN/O Rourke 2 13-4 Conger 8/31/15 SEA/Nuno 3 5-3 Correa 8/31/15 SEA/Nuno 6 9-6 Gattis 8/26/15 @NYY/Warren 16 15-5 Gomez 8/25/15 @NYY/Capuano 24 1-1 Gonzalez 8/25/15 @NYY/Rumbelow 28 7-2 Lowrie 8/31/15 SEA/Nuno 5 5-1 Marisnick 9/1/15 SEA/Elias 1 5-2 Rasmus 8/16/15 DET/Boyd 50 14-2 Stassi - - 31 0-0 Valbuena 8/22/15 LAD/Greinke 24 15-4 Villar 6/6/15 @TOR/Delabar 7 0-1 Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Total Altuve 6 2 3-11 Carter 9 7 2-18 Castro 7 1 2 1 11 Conger 6 2-1 9 Correa 8 7 1-16 Gattis 12 8 2-22 Gomez 1-1 - 2 Gonzalez 9 - - - 9 Marisnick 4 3 - - 7 Lowrie 5 1 - - 6 Rasmus 8 7 2-17 Springer 11 2 - - 13 Tucker 9 2 1-12 Valbuena 17 3 2-22 Villar 1 - - - 1 TOTALS 114 46 18 2 180 Multi-Homer Games (11): Gattis (2): 8/26 at NYY; 5/3 vs. SEA; Rasmus (1): 8/16 vs. DET; Conger (1): 8/1 vs. ARI; Correa (1): 8/1 vs. ARI; Tucker (1): 7/22 vs. BOS; Valbuena (3): 6/23 at LAA, 6/16 vs. COL, 4/20 at SEA; Springer (1): 6/15 vs. COL; Carter (1): 6/3 vs. BAL; 2015 Grand Slams (2) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Conger 8/1 ARI/Hellickson 2. Castro 8/3 @TEX/Lewis 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (6) Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Gattis/Rasmus 5/2 SEA/Walker 2. Altuve/Valbuena 5/2 SEA/Walker/Medina 3. Gattis/Carter 5/30 CWS/Jennings 4. Gattis/Valbuena 6/2 BAL/Wright 5. Correa/Altuve 6/27 NYY/Tanaka 6. Correa/Gattis 7/5 BOS/Ogando 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (4) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Tucker 5/21 @DET/Soria 2. Tucker 5/24 @DET/Sanchez 3. Santana 6/18 @COL/Oberg 4. Rasmus 7/23 BOS/Ogando 2015 Leadoff Home Runs (1) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Springer 6/19 @SEA/Elias 2015 Walkoff Home Runs (4) Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 1. Altuve 7/23 BOS/Breslow 2. Castro 7/30 LAA/Salas 3. Gonzalez 8/18 TB/Boxberger 4. Castro 8/23 LAD/Hatcher 2015 Last At-Bat Wins (14) No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play 1. 4/12 at TEX 6-4 (14) Conger 2-run homer in top 14 2. 4/24 at OAK 5-4 (11) Grossman 2-run single in top 11 3. 4/26 at OAK 7-6 Gattis 2-run double in top 9 4. 4/30 vs. SEA 3-2 (10) Altuve RBI-single in bottom 10 (walkoff win #1) 5. 5/4 vs. SEA 7-6 Gattis solo homer in bottom 8 6. 5/7 at LAA 3-2 Altuve RBI-fielders choice in top 9 7. 5/13 vs. SF 4-3 Springer solo homer in bottom 8 8. 7/23 vs. BOS 5-4 Altuve solo homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #2) 9. 7/30 vs. LAA 3-0 Castro 3-run homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #3) 10. 8/6 at OAK 5-4 (10) Lowrie RBI-single in top 10 11. 8/16 vs. DET 6-5 Altuve RBI-single in bottom 9 (walkoff win #4) 12. 8/18 vs. TB 3-2 (10) Gonzalez solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #5) 13. 8/19 vs. TB 3-2 (13) Correa RBI-single in bottom 13 (walkoff win #6) 14. 8/23 vs. LAD 3-2 (10) Castro solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #7) Astros Ejections (6) Date Personnel Umpire Situation 1. 4/22 at SEA Hudgens Barrett Arguing called 3rd strike from bench 2. 6/20 at SEA Hinch DiMuro Arguing replay challenge 3. 6/27 vs. NYY Oberholtzer Drake While pitching to Rodriguez 4. 7/11 at TB Strom Gibson Disputing strike zone 5. 8/15 vs. DET Hinch B. Miller Arguing replay challenge 6. 8/26 at NYY Rasmus Holbrook Arguing called 3rd strike Last 3 Reviews in Astros games No./Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time 81. 8/29 at MIN (3rd) Out call at 2B Houston Confirmed 2:56 82. 8/29 at MIN (6th) Out call at 2B Minnesota Overturned 1:31 83. 8/31 vs. SEA (5th) Out play at 2B Seattle Overturned 1:29 CHALLENGES: Houston has been involved in 83 total replay reviews, including 40 Astros challenges, 32 opponent challenges and 11 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 22 of their 40 challenges.