The 2019

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. They are one of two major leag ...

season was the 58th season for the

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(MLB) franchise located in

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, their 55th as the Astros, seventh in both the

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(AL) and AL West division, and 20th at

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. They entered the season as having set a franchise record with 103 wins, defending two-time AL West champions, both with 100 or more wins, an unprecedented feat for Houston. Having reached a second consecutive

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(ALCS), their 2018 season ended in a 4-games-to-1 loss to the eventual

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It has been contested since between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best- ...

champion

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

. Following the 2018 season, the Houston Astros announced that their weekly night games would air on KTRH 740. Outfielder and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez made his major league debut in June, set a number of records and rare feats, and proceeded to win the AL Rookie of the Month Award each of his first three months. The Astros sent six players to the

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

held at

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, the most in baseball, including four starters:

Alex Bregman Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. As a high school sophomore at Albu ...

, Michael Brantley,

Justin Verlander Justin Brooks Verlander ( ; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and New York M ...

, and George Springer; pitchers

Gerrit Cole Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the bas ...

and

Ryan Pressly Thomas Ryan Pressly (born December 15, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros. He has also played for Team ...

were also selected. At the July trade deadline, the Astros acquired starting pitchers

Zack Greinke Donald Zackary Greinke ( ; born October 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Greinke last played for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he played across two stints, from his 2004 debut to 2010, and from 202 ...

—adding a seventh 2019 All-Star to their roster—and Aaron Sanchez. In his Astros debut on August 3, Sanchez tossed the first six innings of a combined

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit (baseball), hit through conventional methods. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in ...

versus the

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, while Greinke was 8–1 with a 3.02

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

(ERA) over 10 starts for Houston. On September 1, Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter against the

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while striking out 14. The 12th and 13th no-hitters in club history, it marked the first time that Houston authored two in the same season. On September 18, the Astros clinched a postseason berth against the Texas Rangers and became the first team since the

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— 2004 New York Yankees to produce three consecutive 100-win seasons. On September 22, the Astros clinched their third straight AL West title. For the first time in franchise history, the Astros led baseball with the best regular-season record. The AL West title signaled the 13th

playoff The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

appearance—the fourth since moving to the American League—and 10th division title in franchise history. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. They are one of two major ...

in the

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(ALDS) by a margin of three games to two. They proceded to defeat the Yankees in the ALCS by a margin of four games to two, capped by ALCS MVP

Jose Altuve Jose Carlos Altuve (; born May 6, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Having played for the Astros since 2011, he is the longest-tenured current member of the team, an ...

's deep series-ending,

walk-off home run In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. For a home run to end the game, it must be hit in the bottom of the final inning and generate enough runs to exceed the opponent's score. Because the opponent will not have an opp ...

. Hence, the Astros secured their second

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, third league pennant overall, and a trip to the

for the second time in three years. However, Houston were defeated by the

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in seven games, a result of the first occurrence in a major league postseason series in which the road team won each of the seven games. Despite the World Series upset, this Astros team is still considered to have put together one of the best regular seasons, and most talented rosters, in the history of baseball, owing largely to its historic 107-win campaign, earning the biggest share of season-end accolades, and record-breaking individual achievements. With seven 2019 All-Stars on its postseason squad, the Astros fielded among the most in baseball history. Following the season, the Astros led the league with a record six players selected to 2019's inaugural

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, including Altuve, Alvarez, Bregman, Cole, Greinke and Verlander. Bregman and Springer were honored with AL

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best Batting (baseball), offensive player at each Baseball positions, position in both the American League (AL) and the National League (baseball), National League (NL), as determ ...

s, while Greinke was likewise named along with a

Gold Glove The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances. It is awarded at each fieldin ...

based on his play in the

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. Verlander and Cole, anchoring the

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, virtually replicated each other's production, combining to lead the AL in the pitching Triple Crown categories, and led or placed in the top five in virtually every other measure. Verlander—who led MLB in wins (21), and finished second to Cole in MLB in

strikeouts In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It means the batter is out, unless the third strike is not caught by the catcher and the batter reaches first base safe ...

(326 to 300) and in the AL in

ERA An era is a span of time. Era or ERA may also refer to: * Era (geology), a subdivision of geologic time * Calendar era Education * Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school * ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia * E ...

(2.50 to 2.58)—clinched his second American League

Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (baseball), National League (NL). The award was introduced in 1956 by Commissioner of Baseball ( ...

. Cole's second-place finish signaled one of the closest Cy Young votes in history. Alvarez further won AL Rookie of the Year after posting the highest slugging and

on-base plus slugging On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important offensive skills, are ...

percentages for rookies in history, while Bregman was runner-up for the AL

Most Valuable Player Award In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

(MVP). This was the Astros' final season with A. J. Hinch as manager and

Jeff Luhnow Jeff Luhnow (born December 29, 1966) is a Mexican and American former baseball executive and owner of Mexican club Cancún and Leganés of Spain. He worked for the St. Louis Cardinals in their scouting department from 2003 through 2011, before ...

as general manager; both were fired in January 2020 after MLB investigators confirmed that the team had used electronics to steal opponents’ signs back in the 2017 regular season.

Off-season

On March 24, 2019, the Astros signed right-handed pitcher

to a two-year, $66 million contract extension to keep him with Houston through the 2021 season.

Regular season

Game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 1 , , March 28 , , @ Rays , , 5–1 , , Verlander (1–0) , , Snell (0–1) , , — , , 25,025 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 2 , , March 29 , , @ Rays , , 2–4 , , Morton (1–0) , , Cole (0–1) , , Alvarado (1) , , 13,059 , , 1–1 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 3 , , March 30 , , @ Rays , , 1–3 , , Glasnow (1–0) , , McHugh (0–1) , , Alvarado (2) , , 16,010 , , 1–2 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 4 , , March 31 , , @ Rays , , 1–3 , , Chirinos (1–0) , , Miley (0–1) , , Castillo (1) , , 18,473 , , 1–3 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 5 , , April 1 , , @

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, , 2–1 , ,

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(1–0) , ,

Sampson Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ...

(0–1) , ,

Osuna Osuna () is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School. Osuna is built on a hill, o ...

(1) , , 18,056 , , 2–3 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 6 , , April 2 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Kelley (2–0) , , Valdez (0–1) , , Leclerc (2) , , 17,907 , , 2–4 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 7 , , April 3 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Minor (1–1) , , Cole (0–2) , , – , , 22,265 , , 2–5 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 8 , , April 5 , , A's , , 3–2 , , McHugh (1–1) , , Montas (1–1) , ,

(2) , , 43,165 , , 3–5 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 9 , , April 6 , , A's , , 6–0 , , Miley (1–1) , ,

Brooks Brooks may refer to: * Brook (small stream) Places Antarctica * Cape Brooks Canada *Brooks, Alberta United Kingdom * Brooks, Cornwall * Brooks, Powys, a location United States * Brooks, Alabama * Brooks, Arkansas * Brooks, California *Brooks, ...

(1–1) , , — , , 34,487 , , 4–5 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 10 , , April 7 , , A's , , 9–8 , ,

(1–0) , , Treinen (0–1) , , — , , 34,902 , , 5–5 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 11 , , April 8 , , Yankees , , 4–3 , , Pressly (1–0) , , Ottavino (1–1) , ,

(3) , , 27,631 , , 6–5 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 12 , , April 9 , , Yankees , , 6–3 , , Rondón (1–0) , ,

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(0–2) , ,

(4) , , 31,009 , , 7–5 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 13 , , April 10 , , Yankees , , 8–6 , , McHugh (2–1) , , Paxton (1–2) , , Pressly (1) , , 27,685 , , 8–5 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 14 , , April 12 , , @ Mariners , , 10–6 , ,

(2–0) , , Armstrong (0–1) , ,

(5) , , 30,969 , , 9–5 ,
W7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 15 , , April 13 , , @ Mariners , , 3–1 , , Verlander (2–0) , , Hernández (1–1), ,

(6) , , 30,533 , , 10–5 ,
W8
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 16 , , April 14 , , @ Mariners , , 3–2 , , Cole (1–2) , , Brennan (0–1) , ,

(7) , , 29,237 , , 11–5 ,
W9
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 17 , , April 16 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

, , 9–1 , , McHugh (3–1) , , Estrada (0–2) , , — , , 12,270 , , 12–5 ,
W10
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 18 , , April 17 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Montas (3–1) , , Miley (1–2) , , Treinen (6) , , 11,323 , , 12–6 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 19 , , April 19 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Verlander (3–0) , , Smyly (0–2) , , — , , 35,649 , , 13–6 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 20 , , April 20 , , @

, , 4–9 , , Kelley (3–0) , , Cole (1–3) , , — , , 39,636 , , 13–7 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 21 , , April 21 , , @

, , 10–11 , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

(1–1) , , McHugh (3–2) , , Kelley (1) , , 26,225 , , 13–8 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 22 , , April 22 , ,

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two e ...

, , 5–9 , , Odorizzi (2–2) , ,

(2–1) , , — , , 34,518 , , 13–9 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 23 , , April 23 , ,

, , 10–4 , , Rondón (2–0) , , Hildenberger (2–1) , , — , , 29,409 , , 14–9 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 24 , , April 24 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Verlander (4–0) , , Stewart (0–1) , , — , , 26,582 , , 15–9 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 25 , , April 25 , , Indians , , 1–2 , , Bauer (3–1) , , Cole (1–4) , ,

Hand A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the Koala#Characteristics, koala (which has two thumb#O ...

(7) , , 24,948 , , 15–10 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 26 , , April 26 , , Indians , , 3–6 , , Cimber (2–1) , , Rondón (2–1) , ,

(8) , , 38,084 , , 15–11 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 27 , , April 27 , , Indians , , 4–3 , ,

(2–0) , , Cimber (2–2) , , — , , 38,667 , , 16–11 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 28 , , April 28 , , Indians , , 4–1 , , Valdez (1–1) , , Carrasco (2–3) , , Pressly (2) , , 31,025 , , 17–11
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 29 , , April 29 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Odorizzi (3–2) , , Verlander (4–1) , , Parker (6) , , 12,615 , , 17–12 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 30 , , April 30 , , @

, , 11–0 , , Cole (2–4) , , Pineda (2–2) , , — , , 12,181 , , 18–12 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 31 , , May 1 , , @

, , 2–6 , ,

Pérez Pérez is a very common Castilian Spanish surname of patronymic origin. Origins The surname, written in Spanish orthography as , is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pedro" ("Pero" in archaic Spanish), the Spanish equivalent of Peter (given n ...

(4–0) , , McHugh (3–3) , , — , , 14,115 , , 18–13 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 32 , , May 2 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Berríos (5–1) , ,

(2–2), , — , , 17,721 , , 18–14 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 33 , , May 4 , , @

Angels An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

, , 14–2 , , Miley (2–2) , , Cahill (1–3) , , — , , 18,177 , , 19–14 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 34 , , May 5 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Verlander (5–1) , , Harvey (1–3) , , — , , 17,614 , , 20–14 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 35 , , May 6 , , Royals , , 6–4 , , Cole (3–4) , , Junis (3–3) , ,

(8) , , 27,079 , , 21–14 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 36 , , May 7 , , Royals , , 2–12 , , Duffy (1–1) , , McHugh (3–4) , , — , , 30,377 , , 21–15 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 37 , , May 8 , , Royals , , 9–0 , ,

(3–2) , ,

López López or Lopez is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is '' Lopes' ...

(0–4) , , — , , 22,698 , , 22–15 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 38 , , May 9 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Miley (3–2) , , Minor (3–3) , ,

(9) , , 26,657 , , 23–15 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 39 , , May 10 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Verlander (6–1) , , Lynn (4–3) , ,

(10) , , 33,023 , , 24–15 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 40 , , May 11 , ,

, , 11–4 , , Cole (4–4) , , Smyly (0–3) , , — , , 35,849 , , 25–15 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 41 , , May 12 , ,

, , 15–5 , ,

Martin Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * M ...

(1–0) , ,

(0–3) , , — , , 41,027 , , 26–15 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 42 , , May 13 , , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is tradition ...

, , 8–1 , ,

(4–2) , , Boyd (4–3) , , — , , 15,086 , , 27–15 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 43 , , May 14 , , @

, , 11–4 , , Miley (4–2) , ,

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenter ...

(0–2) , , — , , 14,261 , , 28–15 ,
W7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 44 , , May 15 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Verlander (7–1) , , Soto (0–2) , , — , , 15,940 , , 29–15 ,
W8
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 45 , , May 17 , , @

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ch ...

, , 3–1 , , Harris (1–0) , , Porcello (3–4) , ,

(11) , , 35,558 , , 30–15 ,
W9
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 46 , , May 18 , , @

, , 7–3 , , James (1–0) , , Velázquez (1–3) , , — , , 36,887 , , 31–15 ,
W10
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 47 , , May 19 , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

Walden ''Walden'' (; first published as ''Walden; or, Life in the Woods'') is an 1854 book by American transcendentalism, transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. T ...

(6–0) , , Valdez (1–2) , , Workman (1) , , 35,796 , , 31–16 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 48 , , May 20 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The club plays its home games at Rate Fie ...

, , 3–0 , ,

(5–2) , , Burr (1–1) , ,

(12) , , 24,364 , , 32–16 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 49 , , May 21 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Verlander (8–1) , ,

Covey A herd is a social group of certain animals of the same species, either wildness, wild or Domestication, domestic. The form of collective animal behavior associated with this is called ''herding''. These animals are known as gregarious animals ...

(0–3) , , — , , 31,392 , , 33–16 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 50 , , May 22 , ,

, , 4–9 , ,

Nova A nova ( novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. All observed novae involve white ...

(3–4) , , Cole (4–5) , , — , , 30,237 , , 33–17 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 51 , , May 23 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Giolito (6–1) , ,

(1–1) , , — , , 26,073 , , 33–18 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 52 , , May 24 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Miley (5–2) , , Sale (1–6) , ,

(13) , , 35,606 , , 34–18 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 53 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–3 , ,

(3–0) , , Barnes (2–1) , , — , , 40,722 , , 35–18 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 54 , , May 26 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Rodríguez (5–3) , , Verlander (8–2) , ,

(1) , , 41,502 , , 35–19 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 55 , , May 27 , , Cubs , , 6–5 , , Cole (5–5) , , Hamels (4–1) , ,

(14) , , 42,135 , , 36–19 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 56 , , May 28 , , Cubs , , 9–6 , , James (2–0) , ,

Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from ...

(3–4) , ,

(15) , , 31,030 , , 37–19 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 57 , , May 29 , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Hendricks (5–4) , , Miley (5–3) , , Cishek (5) , , 33,243 , , 37–20 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 58 , , May 31 , , @ A's , , 3–2 , , Rondón (3–1) , , Trivino (2–2) , ,

(16) , , 14,519 , , 38–20 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 59 , , June 1 , , @ A's , , 5–1 , , Verlander (9–2) , , Anderson (6–4) , , — , , 20,425 , , 39–20 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 60 , , June 2 , , @ A's , , 6–4 , , James (3–0) , , Trivino (2–3) , , — , , 23,144 , , 40–20 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 61 , , June 3 , , @ Mariners , , 4–2 , , Valdez (2–2) , , Gearrin (0–2) , , Pressly (3) , , 11,825 , , 41–20 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 62 , , June 4 , , @ Mariners , , 11–5 , , Guduan (1–0) , , Brennan (2–4) , , — , , 12,208 , , 42–20 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 63 , , June 5 , , @ Mariners , , 1–14 , , Leake (5–6) , ,

(5–3) , , — , , 13,652 , , 42–21 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 64 , , June 6 , , @ Mariners , , 8–7 , , Devenski (1–0) , , Festa (0–1) , , — , , 20,258 , , 43–21 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 65 , , June 7 , , Orioles , , 4–3 , ,

(1–0) , ,

Kline Kline may refer to: * Kline (surname) Places * Klinë, a.k.a. Klina, in Kosovo United States: * Kline, Colorado * Kline, Iowa, in Des Moines County, Iowa * Kline, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana * Kline, Pennsylvania, in Clario ...

(1–3) , , — , , 35,414 , , 44–21 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 66 , , June 8 , , Orioles , , 1–4 , , Fry (1–3) , , Harris (1–1) , , Castro (2) , , 38,425 , , 44–22 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 67 , , June 9 , , Orioles , , 4–0 , , Miley (6–3) , , Bundy (3–7) , ,

(17) , , 35,621 , , 45–22 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 68 , , June 11 , , Brewers , , 10–8 , ,

(6–3) , , Peralta (3–3) , , — , , 35,928 , , 46–22 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 69 , , June 12 , , Brewers , , 3–6 (14) , , Houser (2–1) , ,

(1–1) , , — , , 40,032 , , 46–23 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 70 , , June 14 , , Blue Jays , , 15–2 , , Cole (6–5) , , Sanchez (3–8) , , Armenteros (1) , , 34,719 , , 47–23 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 71 , , June 15 , , Blue Jays , , 7–2 , , Valdez (3–2) , ,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

(0–3) , , — , , 38,012 , , 48–23 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 72 , , June 16 , , Blue Jays , , 0–12 , , Thornton (2–5) , ,

(6–4) , , — , , 42,174 , , 48–24 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 73 , , June 17 , , @ Reds , , 2–3 , , Castillo (7–1) , , Miley (6–4) , , Lorenzen (3) , , 22,745 , , 48–25 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 74 , , June 18 , , @ Reds , , 3–4 , , DeSclafani (4–3) , , Verlander (9–3) , , Lorenzen (4) , , 25,347 , , 48–26 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 75 , , June 19 , , @ Reds , , 2–3 , , Bowman (1–0) , ,

(3–1) , , — , , 24,777 , , 48–27 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 76 , , June 20 , , @ Yankees , , 6–10 , , Cortes Jr. (2–0) , , Valdez (3–3) , , Chapman (20) , , 41,030 , , 48–28 ,
L5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 77 , , June 21 , , @ Yankees , , 1–4 , , Paxton (5–3) , ,

(6–5) , , Chapman (21) , , 41,166 , , 48–29 ,
L6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 78 , , June 22 , , @ Yankees , , 5–7 , , Holder (5–2) , , Pressly (1–1) , , Britton (3) , , 46,304 , , 48–30 ,
L7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 79 , , June 23 , , @ Yankees , , 9–4 , , Verlander (10–3) , , Happ (7–4) , , — , , 46,769 , , 49–30 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 80 , , June 25 , ,

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

, , 5–1 , , Cole (7–5) , , Williams (2–2) , , — , , 37,193 , , 50–30 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 81 , , June 26 , ,

, , 2–14 , , Agrazal (1–0) , , Valdez (3–4) , , — , , 39,312 , , 50–31 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 82 , , June 27 , ,

, , 0–10 , , Musgrove (6–7) , ,

(6–6) , , — , , 38,943 , , 50–32 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 83 , , June 28 , , Mariners , , 2–1 , , Harris (2–1) , , Festa (0–2) , , — , , 32,828 , , 51–32 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 84 , , June 29 , , Mariners , , 6–5 , , Devenski (2–0) , , Elías (2–1) , , — , , 35,082 , , 52–32 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 85 , , June 30 , , Mariners , , 6–1 , , Cole (8–5) , ,

Gonzales Gonzales may refer to: Places * Gonzales, California, U.S. * Gonzales, Louisiana, U.S. * Gonzales, Texas, U.S. * Gonzales County, Texas Other uses * Battle of Gonzales, 1835 * Gonzales (horse) (1977 – after 1996), an American-bred Thoroughbr ...

(9–7) , , — , , 32,485 , , 53–32 ,
W3
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 86 , , July 2 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

, , 9–8 , , Harris (3–1) , , McGee (0–1) , ,

(18) , , 47,864 , , 54–32 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 87 , , July 3 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Miley (7–4) , , Lambert (2–1) , ,

(19) , , 48,308 , , 55–32 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 88 , , July 5 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Peña (6–2) , , Verlander (10–4) , , Robles (12) , , 41,219 , , 55–33 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 89 , , July 6 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Cole (9–5) , , Heaney (1–3) , , — , , 39,470 , , 56–33 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 90 , , July 7 , ,

, , 11–10 , , Pressly (2–1) , , Cole (0–1) , , — , , 37,264 , , 57–33 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bff;" , ASG , , July 9 , , NL @ AL , , 4–3 , , Tanaka (1–0) , , Kershaw (0–1) , , Chapman (1) , , 36,747 , , 57–33 , , N/A , - style="text-align:center; background:#bff;" , colspan="10" , Representing the Astros:

, George Springer, Michael Brantley,

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 91 , , July 11 , , @

, , 0–5 , , Lynn (12–4) , , Valdez (3–5) , , — , , 37,964 , , 57–34 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 92 , , July 12 , , @

, , 8–9 , , Kelley (5–2) , ,

(3–2) , , — , , 32,322 , , 57–35 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 93 , , July 13 , , @

, , 7–6 , , James (4–0) , ,

(1–1) , ,

(20) , , 42,452 , , 58–35 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 94 , , July 14 , , @

, , 12–4 , , Verlander (11–4) , , Jurado (5–5) , , — , , 27,916 , , 59–35 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 95 , , July 15 , , @

, , 6–9 , , Anderson (3–0) , , Valdez (3–6) , , Robles (14) , , 35,431 , , 59–36 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 96 , , July 16 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Ramirez (4–1) , , Rondón (3–2) , , — , , 42,678 , , 59–37 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 97 , , July 17 , , @

, , 11–2 , , Cole (10–5) , , Peña (7–3) , , — , , 35,738 , , 60–37 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 98 , , July 18 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Miley (8–4) , , Harvey (3–5) , , — , , 35,928 , , 61–37 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 99 , , July 19 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Verlander (12–4) , , Minor (8–5) , ,

(21) , , 42,287 , , 62–37 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 100 , , July 20 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Urquidy (1–0) , , Jurado (5–6) , , — , , 41,643 , , 63–37 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 101 , , July 21 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Armenteros (1–0) , , Lynn (12–6) , ,

(22) , , 37,655 , , 64–37 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 102 , , July 22 , , A's , , 11–1 , , Cole (11–5) , , Bailey (8–7) , , — , , 41,534 , , 65–37 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 103 , , July 23 , , A's , , 3–4 , ,

Petit Petit is a French-language surname literally meaning "small" or "little". Notable people with the surname include: *Adriana Petit (born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist *Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist * Amandine Pet ...

(3–2) , , McHugh (3–5) , , — , , 39,204 , , 65–38 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 104 , , July 24 , , A's , , 4–2 , , Verlander (13–4) , , Bassitt (7–4) , ,

(23) , , 41,838 , , 66–38 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 105 , , July 26 , , @ Cardinals , , 3–5 , ,

(4–4) , , Pressly (2–2) , , Martínez (10) , , 44,724 , , 66–39 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 106 , , July 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 8–2 , , Cole (12–5) , ,

Ponce de Leon Ponce may refer to: *Ponce (surname) *Ponce (streamer) (born 1991), French streamer *Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city in Puerto Rico ** Ponce High School ** Ponce massacre, 1937 * USS ''Ponce'', several ships of the US Navy *Manuel Ponce, a Mexican comp ...

(1–1) , , — , , 46,518 , , 67–39 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 107 , , July 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–2 , , Miley (9–4) , ,

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian f ...

(10–5) , , — , , 46,714 , , 68–39 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 108 , , July 30 , , @ Indians , , 2–0 , , Verlander (14–4) , , Bieber (10–4) , ,

(24) , , 21,589 , , 69–39 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 109 , , July 31 , , @ Indians , , 4–10 , , Plesac (6–3) , , Urquidy (1–1) , , — , , 23,961 , , 69–40 ,
L1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 110 , , August 1 , , @ Indians , , 7–1 , , Cole (13–5) , , Salazar (0–1) , , — , , 21,536 , , 70–40 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 111 , , August 2 , , Mariners , , 10–2 , , Miley (10–4) , , Kikuchi (4–8) , , — , , 41,444 , , 71–40 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 112 , , August 3 , , Mariners , , 9–0 , , Sanchez (4–14) , ,

(12–9) , , — , , 37,059 , , 72–40 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 113 , , August 4 , , Mariners , , 3–1 , , Verlander (15–4) , , Milone (1–6) , ,

(25) , , 39,667 , , 73–40 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 114 , , August 6 , ,

, , 11–6 , , Greinke (11–4) , , Gonzalez (0–4) , , — , , 43,243 , , 74–40 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 115 , , August 7 , ,

, , 14–3 , , Cole (14–5) , , Lambert (2–3) , , — , , 35,566 , , 75–40 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 116 , , August 9 , , @ Orioles , , 3–2 , , Miley (11–4) , , Bundy (5–12) , ,

(26) , , 19,407 , , 76–40 ,
W7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 117 , , August 10 , , @ Orioles , , 23–2 , , Sanchez (5–14) , ,

(2–6) , , — , , 21,903 , , 77–40 ,
W8
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 118 , , August 11 , , @ Orioles , , 7–8 , , Bleier (3–0) , ,

(3–3) , , — , , 17,979 , , 77–41 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , — , , August 12 , , @

, , colspan="7" , ''Postponed (Inclement Weather, makeup date on August 13)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 119 , , August 13 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Greinke (12–4) , , Cease (2–5) , , — , , N/A , , 78–41 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 120 , , August 13 , , @

, , 1–4 , ,

(8–9) , , Devenski (2–1) , , — , , 19,559 , , 78–42 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 121 , , August 14 , , @

, , 9–13 , , Colomé (4–2) , , Pressly (2–3) , , — , , 18,899 , , 78–43 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 122 , , August 15 , , @ A's , , 6–7 , , Diekman (1–6) , , Devenski (2–2) , ,

Hendriks Hendriks is a Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. L. Hendriks (1922–1992), Jamaican poet, writer, and broadcasting director * Arnoud Hendriks (born 1949), Dutch figure skater *Berend Hendriks (1918–1997), Du ...

(14) , , 15,323 , , 78–44 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 123 , , August 16 , , @ A's , , 2–3 , , Trivino (4–5) , , Sneed (0–1) , , — , , 22,768 , , 78–45 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 124 , , August 17 , , @ A's , , 4–8 , , Bassitt (9–5) , , Armenteros (1–1) , , — , , 21,428 , , 78–46 ,
L5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 125 , , August 18 , , @ A's , , 4–1 , , Greinke (13–4) , , Anderson (10–9) , ,

(27) , , 22,372 , , 79–46 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 126 , , August 19 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Miley (12–4) , ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson oil field in Durham, ...

(3–6) , ,

(28) , , 40,499 , , 80–46 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 127 , , August 20 , ,

, , 6–3 , ,

(7–6) , , Turnbull (3–12) , ,

(29) , , 30,143 , , 81–46 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 128 , , August 21 , ,

, , 1–2 , ,

Farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer ...

(5–4) , , Verlander (15–5) , , Jiménez (4) , , 29,567 , , 81–47 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 129 , , August 22 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Cole (15–5) , , Zimmermann (1–9) , ,

(30) , , 27,220 , , 82–47 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 130 , , August 23 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Greinke (14–4) , ,

Suárez Suárez is a common Spanish surname of Germanic origin, of which Juárez (surname), Juárez is an alternative form. It is widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a Patronymic surname, patronymic me ...

(2–5) , ,

(31) , , 35,201 , , 83–47 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 131 , , August 24 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Miley (13–4) , , Peters (3–2) , , Harris (1) , , 37,862 , , 84–47 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 132 , , August 25 , ,

, , 11–2 , , Valdez (4–6) , , Barría (4–7) , , — , , 38,989 , , 85–47 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 133 , , August 27 , , Rays , , 15–1 , , Verlander (16–5) , , Morton (13–6) , , — , , 28,454 , , 86–47 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 134 , , August 28 , , Rays , , 8–6 , , Harris (4–1), , Castillo (2–8) , , — , , 25,539 , , 87–47 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 135 , , August 29 , , Rays , , 8–9 , , De León (1–0) , , Devenski (2–3) , , Pagán (15) , , 33,051 , , 87–48 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 136 , , August 30 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–4 , , McHugh (4–5) , , Thornton (4–9) , , — , , 25,289 , , 88–48 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 137 , , August 31 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–6 , , Buchholz (1–3) , , Valdez (4–7) , , Giles (18) , , 26,414 , , 88–49 ,
L1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 138 , , September 1 , , @ Blue Jays , , 2–0 , , Verlander (17–5) , , Giles (2–3) , , — , , 24,104 , , 89–49 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 139 , , September 2 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 , ,

(4–3) , , Guerra (8–5) , , James (1) , , 39,046 , , 90–49 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 140 , , September 3 , , @ Brewers , , 2–4 , , Lyles (10–8) , , Greinke (14–5) , , Hader (28) , , 29,335 , , 90–50 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 141 , , September 5 , , Mariners , , 11–9 , , James (5–0) , , Wisler (3–4) , , — , , 27,822 , , 91–50 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 142 , , September 6 , , Mariners , , 7–4 , ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

(1–0) , , Milone (3–9) , ,

(32) , , 33,149 , , 92–50 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 143 , , September 7 , , Mariners , , 2–1 , , Verlander (18–5) , , Adams (1–2) , , Harris (2) , , 41,958 , , 93–50 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 144 , , September 8 , , Mariners , , 21–1 , , Cole (16–5) , , Hernández (1–6) , , — , , 35,569 , , 94–50 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 145 , , September 9 , , A's , , 15–0 , , Greinke (15–5) , , Fiers (14–4) , , — , , 38,289 , , 95–50 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 146 , , September 10 , , A's , , 7–21 , , Roark (10–8) , , Miley (13–5) , , Mengden (1) , , 32,100 , , 95–51 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 147 , , September 11 , , A's , , 3–5 , , Anderson (12–9) , , James (5–1) , ,

(20) , , 32,938 , , 95–52 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 148 , , September 12 , , A's , , 2–3 , , Bailey (13–8) , , Verlander (18–6) , ,

(21) , , 34,024 , , 95–53 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 149 , , September 13 , , @ Royals , , 4–1 , , Cole (17–5) , , Fillmyer (0–2) , ,

(33) , , 20,593 , , 96–53 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 150 , , September 14 , , @ Royals , , 6–1 , , Greinke (16–5) , , Montgomery (3–9) , , — , , 20,716 , , 97–53 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 151 , , September 15 , , @ Royals , , 12–3 , , Miley (14–5) , , Junis (9–14) , , — , , 17,205 , , 98–53 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 152 , , September 17 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Verlander (19–6) , , Lynn (14–11) , ,

(34) , , 39,650 , , 99–53 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 153 , , September 18 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Cole (18–5) , , Allard (4–1) , ,

(35) , , 38,417 , , 100–53 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 154 , , September 20 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Greinke (17–5) , , Barría (4–10) , ,

(36) , , 40,106 , , 101–53 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 155 , , September 21 , ,

, , 4–8 , ,

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(3–2) , , Miley (14–6) , , — , , 43,264 , , 101–54 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 156 , , September 22 , ,

, , 13–5 , , Verlander (20–6) , , Rodríguez (0–1) , , — , , 43,169 , , 102–54 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 157 , , September 24 , , @ Mariners , , 3–0 , , Cole (19–5) , , Milone (4–10) , ,

(37) , , 11,259 , , 103–54 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 158 , , September 25 , , @ Mariners , , 3–0 , , Greinke (18–5) , , Kikuchi (6–11) , , Harris (3) , , 10,916 , , 104–54 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 159 , , September 26 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Cahill (4–9) , , Biagini (3–2) , , — , , 39,658 , , 104–55 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 160 , , September 27 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Urquidy (2–1) , ,

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(0–4) , , — , , 41,763 , , 105–55 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 161 , , September 28 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Verlander (21–6) , ,

(3–3) , ,

(38) , , 35,814 , , 106–55 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 162 , , September 29 , , @

, , 8–5 , , Cole (20–5) , , Peters (4–4) , , Harris (4) , , 34,693 , , 107–55 ,
W3
, - , - , Legend: = Win = Loss = Game postponed
Bold = Astros team member

Season standings

American League West

Record against opponents

Summary

March and April

In the March 28 contest versus the

made his 11th career

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start, and second consecutive for the Astros, earning a 5–1 victory versus reigning

winner

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. On April 3 versus the Texas Rangers,

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collected the 500th hit of his career. In April 9 game against the

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connected for his 100th career home run off Jonathan Loáisiga in a 6–3 win. Altuve became the 16th player in Astros history to reach 100 home runs. On April 12, Altuve connected for his second career grand slam, and first since 2014, in a 10–6 win over the

. He hit another home run the next night off

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, homering for the fifth consecutive game and sixth home run in that span. Altuve was the first Astro to hit a home run in five consecutive games since Morgan Ensberg's franchise-record six consecutive games in

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. Verlander, the starting pitcher, struck out eight of the first 10 batters that he faced and 11 of 20 overall. He allowed one run in six innings.

June

On June 9, Yordan Alvarez made his major league debut versus the

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. He went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in his debut. The following game, Alvarez again homered, this time versus

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of the

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. He became the first Astro to homer in both of his first two games. Alvarez became the fourth player in MLB history to hit four home runs in his first five career games when he homered off Clayton Richard of the

, joining Trevor Story,

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and Mike Jacobs. On June 23, Alvarez hit a 2-run home run for his seventh home run of the season in only 12 games, establishing an Astros franchise record. He also became the first player in

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history to drive in 16 runs in his first 12 games.

July

Yuli Gurriel became the first Astro to score a run and RBI in seven consecutive games, and the fifth to homer in five consecutive games on July 7, including a game-tying grand slam in an 11–10 win versus the

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. He won the AL Player of the Week Award for the week ending July 8, his second weekly honor. He homered six times in all five of the Astros games, collecting nine hits with an OPS of 1.812. During a contest versus the

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on July 28,

homered for his 1,500th career hit, one of three hits in a 6–2 win that afternoon, in his 1,190th career game. The only players in the divisional play era to reach the milestone faster were

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and

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. For the month of July, Gurriel batted .398, .427 OBP, .837 SLG, 18 runs scored, seven doubles, 12 home runs, 31 RBIs over 24 games. Prior to the trade deadline on July 31, the Astros made three separate trades. From the

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, they acquired right-handed pitcher

for right-handers J. B. Bukauskas and

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, outfielder

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and infielder

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. From the Toronto Blue Jays, the Astros received right-handers Joe Biagini and Aaron Sanchez and minor league OF Cal Stevenson for OF

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. Additionally, the Astros sent catcher

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to the Los Angeles Angels for minor league outfielders Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta. MLB named three Astros as winners of three of four AL monthly awards for July, including Gurriel as Player of the Month,

as Pitcher of the Month, and Alvarez as Rookie of the Month.

August

On August 3, Sanchez and Biagini, both making their Astros debuts, tossed part of a combined

of the

, along with Will Harris and

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, to lead a 9–0 win. It was the twelfth no-hitter in club history overall, the second combined, and first no-hitter for each pitcher. Sanchez started and worked the first six innings with six strikeouts and two walks allowed, and Harris, Biagini, and Devenski each followed with one inning apiece. The Astros lineup got 15 hits, with Jose Altuve connecting for his 18th home run, and Michael Brantley went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. On August 4, Verlander struck out 10 batters over 6 innings in a 3–1 win over the Mariners. With this 10-K performance, Verlander surpassed 200 strikeouts in a season for the ninth time in his career. He joined

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, Pedro Martinez, and

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as the only pitchers with nine or more seasons of 200+ strikeouts. All but Clemens and Verlander (ineligible at the time due to still being active) were in the

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. In a 14–3 romp over the

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on August 7, Gurriel homered and tied J. R. Towles with eight RBIs for the club record in one game. The Astros set a franchise record with 23 runs scored on August 10 at

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versus the

, In the 23–2 win, they also set the franchise record for extra base hits with 13, including six home runs. Three of the home runs came via rookie Yordan Alvarez, including a grand slam. With a career-high seven runs driven in, his total stood at 51 to establish the major league record for the first 45 games. On August 15,

hit his 100th career home runs in 7–6 loss to the

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. He joined Cal Ripken Jr. and

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as the only major league shortstops to hit 100 career home runs before their 25th birthday. He was also the youngest Astro to hit the milestone home run. Sanchez was removed from his fourth start for the Astros on August 20 after innings due to pectoral muscle tightness, and later underwent surgery, prematurely ending his season.

September

In the September 1 contest versus the Blue Jays at

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, Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, the second of the season for the Astros, and 13th in team history. He allowed one baserunner, a walk to

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in the first inning, and struck out 14 batters. The Astros' only runs came on a two-run home run by

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in the top of the ninth inning. This was also Verlander's second career no-hitter against the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, making him just the third pitcher of the modern era to no-hit the same team twice, and the first to pitch both no-hitters against the same team on the road. He is the sixth pitcher to throw three or more no-hitters in his career. On September 7, Verlander continued his domanance, reaching 32 consecutive batters retired, a streak that established an Astros franchise record and was tied by teammate

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. On September 8,

struck out 15 batters over eight innings in a 21–1 victory over the

. He became just the second pitcher to strike out 14 or more hitters in three consecutive games, joining Pedro Martínez in 1999. It was the sixth outing of the season of at least 10 strikeouts and no walks for Cole, tying the major league record. The 15 strikeouts tied Verlander's Minute Maid Park record, set earlier in the season on June 12 versus the Brewers. It was Cole's 12 consecutive decision won, dating back to May 27, with the Astros going 16–2 in those 18 starts. The Astros established a major league record on September 9 by hitting six home runs within the first two innings of a 15–0 rout of the A's. Robinson Chirinos and Yordan Alvarez each homered twice, and

, and Michael Brantley all added home runs to give the Astros a club record-tying seven in the game. Alvarez (24) passed Correa for the club rookie record for home runs, while increasing his RBI total to 72, which tied for second-highest total through the first 71 games of a career in major league history. Former Astro Mike Fiers (14–4), starting for Oakland, allowed career-highs of both nine runs and five home runs on nine hits in one-plus innings. Combined with the 21-run output the day before versus Seattle, the Astros established a club record with 36 runs scored over two games, including 32 runs over a nine-inning span. The 32 runs were second in major league history within a nine-inning span only to the 2007 Texas Rangers, which included a record 30–3 win over

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, per the

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. The following day, the Athletics won, 21–7, on a franchise record-tying 25 hits, which they had last achieved in

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. Astros starter

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(13–5) had got just one out when pulled in the first after the A's led 6–0, following his last start in Seattle where he had allowed five runs without recording any outs. Still, it was his first loss since June 17. The Astros became the first MLB team since 1893 to play three consecutive contests decided by 14 or more runs each. On September 18 versus Texas, Cole struck out his 300th batter of the season,

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, in a 3–2 win. Cole became the 18th major leaguer and third Astros pitcher to reach the milestone, following J. R. Richard (303 in

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and 313 in

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) and Mike Scott (306 in

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). Cole also became the second-fastest pitcher to register 300 strikeouts in terms of innings pitched; his innings trailed only

's IP in 2001. The win, the Astros' 100th of the season, clinched at least a share of a Wild Card berth, and made them the sixth team in history to win at least 100 games in three consecutive seasons. The Astros clinched the AL West division title at Minute Maid Park on September 22, their 102nd win of the year, third straight division title, and first three-peat since the

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– 99 seasons. Justin Verlander and George Springer led a 13–5 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels. Verlander won his 20th game of the season, Springer connected for three home runs, Yordan Alvarez collected four hits, and Aledmys Díaz added a three-run home run. Will Harris tossed an immaculate inning in the eighth inning versus the Angels on September 27. On September 28, Verlander struck out the Angels' Kole Calhoun to register both his 3000th career strikeout and 300th on the season. Verlander and Cole became the second teammate duo since Randy Johnson and

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with the 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks to reach 300 strikeouts. The Astros also clinched home field advantage throughout the MLB postseason on September 28. Alvarez' .655

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(SLG) and 1.067

percentage (OPS) were both the highest in history for a qualified rookie, exceeding

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's 1.058 OPS during his 1911 rookie campaign (minimum 350

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s). * In the clubhouse after their ALCS victory, Houston assistant general manager

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taunted female reporters. The team initially denied a ''

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'' report about his behavior, and accused the publication of making up the story. The Astros later fired Taubman, retracted their statement and issued an apology.

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average'' Sourc

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts'' Sourc

Postseason

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , October 4 , , Rays , , 6–2 , , Verlander (1–0) , , Glasnow (0–1) , , — , , 43,360 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , October 5 , , Rays , , 3–1 , , Cole (1–0) , , Snell (0–1) , , Harris (1) , , 43,378 , , 2–0 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , , October 7 , , @ Rays , , 3–10 , , Morton (1–0) , , Greinke (0–1) , , — , , 32,251 , , 2–1 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , , October 8 , , @ Rays , , 1–4 , , Ryan Yarbrough, Yarbrough (1–0) , , Verlander (1–1) , , Snell (1) , , 32,178 , , 2–2 ,
L2
, - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , October 10 , , Rays , , 6–1 , , Cole (2–0) , , Glasnow (0–2) , , — , , 43,418 , , 3–2 ,
W1
, - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 12 , , Yankees , , 0–7 , , Tanaka (1–0) , , Greinke (0–1) , , — , , 43,311 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , October 13 , , Yankees , , 3–2 , , James (1–0) , , Happ (0–1) , , — , , 43,359 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 15 , , @ Yankees , , 4–1 , , Cole (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , ,

(1) , , 48,998 , , 2–1 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb , — , , October 16 , , @ Yankees , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (Inclement Weather, makeup date on October 17)'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , October 17 , , @ Yankees , , 8–3 , , Pressly (1–0) , , Tanaka (1–1) , , — , , 49,067 , , 3–1 ,
W3
, - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , October 18 , , @ Yankees , , 1–4 , , Paxton (1–0) , , Verlander (0–1) , , Chapman (1) , , 48,483 , , 3–2 ,
L1
, - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , October 19 , , Yankees , , 6–4 , ,

(1–0) , , Chapman (0–1) , , — , , 43,357 , , 4–2 ,
W1
, - , -style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 22 , , Nationals , , 4–5 , , Scherzer (1–0) , , Cole (0–1) , , Doolittle (1) , , 43,339 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 23 , , Nationals , , 3–12 , , Strasburg (1–0) , , Verlander (0–1) , , — , , 43,357 , , 0–2 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 25 , , @ Nationals , , 4–1 , , James (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , ,

(1) , , 43,867 , , 1–2 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , October 26 , , @ Nationals , , 8–1 , , Urquidy (1–0) , , Corbin (0–1) , , — , , 43,889 , , 2–2 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , October 27 , , @ Nationals , , 7–1 , , Cole (1–1) , , Ross (0–1) , , — , , 43,910 , , 3–2 ,
W3
, -style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , , October 29 , , Nationals , , 2–7 , , Strasburg (2–0) , , Verlander (0–2) , , — , , 43,384 , , 3–3 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , , October 30 , , Nationals , , 2–6 , , Corbin (1–1) , , Harris (0–1) , , — , , 43,326 , , 3–4 ,
L2
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Postseason rosters

, style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 20

30 Héctor Rondón 35

36 Will Harris 38 Joe Smith 39 Josh James 45

Roberto Osuna Roberto Osuna Quintero Jr. (born February 7, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jay ...

65 José Urquidy *Catchers: 12 Martín Maldonado 28 Robinson Chirinos *Infielders: 1

10 Yuli Gurriel 16 Aledmys Díaz 27

*Outfielders: 3 Kyle Tucker 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick 23 Michael Brantley 26

Myles Straw Myles James Noble Straw (born October 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians / Guardian ...

44 Yordan Alvarez , - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 21

30 Héctor Rondón 35

36 Will Harris 38 Joe Smith 39 Josh James 41 Brad Peacock 45

65 José Urquidy 66 Bryan Abreu *Catchers: 12 Martín Maldonado 28 Robinson Chirinos *Infielders: 1

10 Yuli Gurriel 16 Aledmys Díaz 27

*Outfielders: 3 Kyle Tucker 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick 23 Michael Brantley 44 Yordan Alvarez , - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 21

30 Héctor Rondón 35

36 Will Harris 38 Joe Smith 39 Josh James 41 Brad Peacock 45