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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2017 | AL Champions 2017 | NL CHampions 2005 AL West Champions 2017 | AL Wild Card 2015 | NL Wild Card 2004, 2005 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | NL West Champions 1980, 1986 THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY - april 20 2005 - A 1st-inning homer by Craig Biggio gives him his 1,000th career RBI in a 6-1 win over the Brewers...Biggio also records his 399th career stolen base in the win. tonight’s GAME: The defending World Series Champion Houston Astros enter the final leg of this 7-game road trip tonight (3-1), as they take on the Chicago White Sox in the first of 3 games at Guaranteed Rate Field (Fri.-Sun.)...the Astros will send the reigning AL Player of the Week RHP Justin Verlander (2-0) to the mound tonight against RHP James Shields and the ChiSox. hot start: At 13-7, the Astros are one win shy of their best 20-game start in franchise history (14-6), last accomplished by the 2017 Astros...the Astros best 21-game start is 15-6, last reached by the 2006 Astros. al player of the week: RHP Justin Verlander is coming off 2 dominant starts that garnered him AL Player of the Week honors (April 9-15)..marked his 7th career AL Player of the Week award, which he last won in 2012 as a co-Player of the Week with Chris Davis (Sept. 24-30)...in Verlander’s 2 starts, he went 1-0 with 20 strikeouts and 2 walks, allowing just 5 hits and 1 run in 15.0 innings pitched (0.60 ERA) while leading the AL in both strikeouts and innings pitched. did i hear a niner?: RHP Justin Verlander (2-0) enters tonight’s start riding a 9-game regular season winning streak, which spans his last 12 starts and ties as the longest active winning streak in the Majors...7 of those wins have come as an Astro, making him the 2nd pitch- er to begin his career with the Astros at 7-0 or better, also RHP Roger Clemens (9-0 in his first 12 starts). up the ranks: RHP Justin Verlander ranks 39th in Major League history with 2,450 strikeouts, just 3 strikeouts shy of his next target. strikeouts, all-time, mlb history (#37-42) 37. Jim Kaat - 2461 40. Andy Pettitte - 2448 38. Sam McDowell - 2453 41. Jamie Moyer - 2441 39. Justin Verlander - 2450 42. Luis Tiant - 2416 yesterday’s win: The Astros captured a series victory by defeating the Mariners in the 4th and final game of their series at Safeco Field, 9-2...RHP Charlie Morton (0ER/7IP) was virtually unhittable, allowing 3 baserunners (all singles) while striking out 8...2B Jose Altuve went 3x4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI...LF- RF Josh Reddick (1x4, HR, RBI) and C Max Stassi (2x3, HR, RBI) both went deep. everybody loves chuck: With 7.0 scoreless innings yesterday, RHP Charlie Morton assumed the top spot in the American League ERA rankings...the Astros currently have 3 of the top 4 AL leaders in ERA. american league leaders, era 1. Charlie Morton (HOU): 0.72 2. Gerrit Cole (HOU): 0.96 3. Chris Sale (BOS): 1.23 4. Justin Verlander (HOU): 1.35 5. Matthew Boyd (DET): 1.40 run prevention: The Astros held Seattle to just 6 total runs over their 4-game series earlier this week...marks the 6th time in franchise history that the Astros have held the opposition to 6 runs or less over a 4-game road series, and the first time since Aug. 14-17, 1980, when they held the Padres to 4 runs in San Diego. Houston Astros (13-7) at chicago white sox (4-11) rhp justin verlander (2-0, 1.35) vs. Rhp james shields (1-0, 4.15) friday, april 20, 2018 • guaranteed rate field • chicago, il • 7:10 p.M. ct • at&t sportsnet sw • kbme 790 am • la ranchera 850 am pitching in: The Astros have posted a Major League- best 2.45 ERA in 20 games (49ER/179.2IP)... their starters have combined to post a 2.26 ERA (31ER/123.2IP), which is 2nd in the Majors...the bull- pen has also been strong, as it ranks 3rd in the AL in ERA (2.89, 18ER/56IP)...the Astros team ERA is their 2nd-best in club history through 20 games, behind only the 2.42 ERA (50ER/185.2IP) put up by the 1962 Astros in inaugural season of the franchise. Team ERA (MLB) Starters ERA (MLB) bullpen era (al) 1. HOU: 2.45 1. BOS: 1.98 1. TOR: 2.30 2. BOS: 2.63 2. HOU: 2.26 2. CLE: 2.79 3. CLE: 2.75 3. CLE: 2.74 3. HOU: 2.89 altuve, 1K: 2B Jose Altuve played in his 1,000th career game Tues. night, becoming the 20th player in club history to appear in 1,000 games for the Astros... Altuve will work his way up the franchise lists over the next 7 years (thru 2024), as he already ranks 4th in steals (232), 6th in doubles (247) and 9th in hits (1277)...his 1,272 hits ranked 26th all-time by a player within his first 1,000 games, and were the 2nd-most by a foreign-born player behind Ichiro Suzuki...of the 25 players to record more hits, 18 are Hall of Famers. the backbone: The catching duo of Brian McCann and Max Stassi has been leading the Astros offense of late...McCann leads all AL catchers in OPS (.953), OBP (.467) and batting average (.351)...Stassi’s 2 home runs are tied for the most by an AL catcher, while his .998 OPS leads the Astros (McCann ranks 2nd)...Astros catchers have produced the top OPS (1.001), batting average (.344) and OBP (.455) in the Majors, and rank T-1st in the AL in HR (3) and extra-base hits (7). a grand milestone: LHP Dallas Keuchel surpassed the 1,000-inning plateau Monday night with his 8.0-inning CG...at 1007.2 career innings pitched, he is just the 16th pitcher in Astros history to reach 1,000 innings with the club, and the 5th left-hander, joining Bob Knepper (1,738), Wandy Rodriguez (1,306), Mike Hampton (1,138) and Jim Deshaies (1,102). double the fun: Astros starting pitchers tallied 7 double-digit strikeout games over the club’s first 18 games this year, the most double-digit strikeout games produced by a single team through its first 18 games in MLB history...previous record was 6 games, set by the 1973 Angels and 1966 Indians...the breakdown: Gerrit Cole (3), Lance McCullers Jr. (2), Justin Verlander (1), Charlie Morton (1). will the thrill: RHP Will Harris has made 18 consec- utive scoreless appearances on the road, which marks the longest active streak in the Majors...it is also the 5th-longest streak in club history, and the longest since LHP Tim Byrdak’s 24-game streak in 2010. the newest astro: The Astros would like to congrat- ulate PR whiz Steve Grande and his wife Ginny on the birth of their son, James Robert Grande, who arrived at 11:46 a.m. CT this morning and checked in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Saturday, April 21 6:10 at Chicago (AL) LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-3, 3.52) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (0-2, 5.50) AT&T SportsNet SW Alt. Sunday, April 22 1:10 at Chicago (AL) RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (2-1, 5.57) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (0-2, 1.42) AT&T SportsNet SW All Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. La Ranchera, 850 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network. GAME #21 ..................................... road #12 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record:............................... 13-7 Home Record: .................................. 6-3 --with Roof Open: ............................. 3-1 --with Roof Closed: ........................... 3-2 --with Roof Open/Closed: ................. 0-0 Road Record: ................................... 7-4 Current Streak: ............................ Won 3 Last Homestand: .............................. 1-2 Current Road Trip: ............................ 3-1 Last 5 Games: .................................. 3-2 Last 10 Games: ................................ 5-5 Series Record (prior to current series): ...... 4-2-0 Sweeps: ............................................ 1-0 When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ........ 9-2 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ...... 4-5 Shutouts: .......................................... 2-0 In One-Run Games: ......................... 3-3 In Two-Run Games: ......................... 1-1 vs. Left-Handed Starters:.................. 6-2 vs. Right-Handed Starters: ............... 7-5 During the Day:................................. 6-2 At Night: ............................................ 7-5 When Scoring First: .......................... 9-3 Opponent Scores First: ................... .4-4 Outhit Opponent: .............................. 9-1 Outhit by Opponent: ......................... 2-5 Equal Hits: ........................................ 2-1 When Hitting Home Run: .................. 8-3 No Home Runs: ................................ 5-4 Walkoff Home Runs: ......................... 0-1 Come-from-Behind Wins: .................... 4 Largest Comeback: ............................. 1 Losses After Leading: .......................... 3 Last At-Bat Wins: ................................. 2 Largest Blown Lead: ............................ 5 Extra-Inning Games:......................... 1-2 Different Batting Orders: .................... 18 After Six Innings: Lead: 10-1 ...... Tied: 3-0 .......... Trail: 0-6 After Seven Innings: Lead: 11-1....... Tied: 2-0 .......... Trail: 0-6 After Eight Innings: Lead: 12-0 ...... Tied: 1-2 .......... Trail: 0-5 Astros vs. chicago (2017): Overall: ............................................. 2-4 At Minute Maid Park: ........................ 2-1 At Guaranteed Rate Field: ................ 0-3 Astros vs. white sox (all-time): Overall: ......................................... 23-29 Record in Houston: ....................... 12-10 Record in Chicago: ....................... 11-19 today’s media availability The Astros clubhouse will be open from 4:10-5 p.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available in the Astros dugout at 5:00 p.m.

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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2017 | AL Champions 2017 | NL CHampions 2005

AL West Champions 2017 | AL Wild Card 2015 | NL Wild Card 2004, 2005 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | NL West Champions 1980, 1986

THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY - april 202005 - A 1st-inning homer by Craig Biggio gives him his 1,000th career RBI in a 6-1 win over the Brewers...Biggio also records his 399th career stolen base in the win.

tonight’s GAME: The defending World Series Champion Houston Astros enter the final leg of this 7-game road trip tonight (3-1), as they take on the Chicago White Sox in the first of 3 games at Guaranteed Rate Field (Fri.-Sun.)...the Astros will send the reigning AL Player of the Week RHP Justin Verlander (2-0) to the mound tonight against RHP James Shields and the ChiSox.

hot start: At 13-7, the Astros are one win shy of their best 20-game start in franchise history (14-6), last accomplished by the 2017 Astros...the Astros best 21-game start is 15-6, last reached by the 2006 Astros.

al player of the week: RHP Justin Verlander is coming off 2 dominant starts that garnered him AL Player of the Week honors (April 9-15)..marked his 7th career AL Player of the Week award, which he last won in 2012 as a co-Player of the Week with Chris Davis (Sept. 24-30)...in Verlander’s 2 starts, he went 1-0 with 20 strikeouts and 2 walks, allowing just 5 hits and 1 run in 15.0 innings pitched (0.60 ERA) while leading the AL in both strikeouts and innings pitched.

did i hear a niner?: RHP Justin Verlander (2-0) enters tonight’s start riding a 9-game regular season winning streak, which spans his last 12 starts and ties as the longest active winning streak in the Majors...7 of those wins have come as an Astro, making him the 2nd pitch-er to begin his career with the Astros at 7-0 or better, also RHP Roger Clemens (9-0 in his first 12 starts).

up the ranks: RHP Justin Verlander ranks 39th in Major League history with 2,450 strikeouts, just 3 strikeouts shy of his next target.

strikeouts, all-time, mlb history (#37-42)37. Jim Kaat - 2461 40. Andy Pettitte - 244838. Sam McDowell - 2453 41. Jamie Moyer - 244139. Justin Verlander - 2450 42. Luis Tiant - 2416

yesterday’s win: The Astros captured a series victory by defeating the Mariners in the 4th and final game of their series at Safeco Field, 9-2...RHP Charlie Morton (0ER/7IP) was virtually unhittable, allowing 3 baserunners (all singles) while striking out 8...2B Jose Altuve went 3x4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI...LF-RF Josh Reddick (1x4, HR, RBI) and C Max Stassi (2x3, HR, RBI) both went deep.

everybody loves chuck: With 7.0 scoreless innings yesterday, RHP Charlie Morton assumed the top spot in the American League ERA rankings...the Astros currently have 3 of the top 4 AL leaders in ERA.

american league leaders, era1. Charlie Morton (HOU): 0.722. Gerrit Cole (HOU): 0.963. Chris Sale (BOS): 1.234. Justin Verlander (HOU): 1.355. Matthew Boyd (DET): 1.40

run prevention: The Astros held Seattle to just 6 total runs over their 4-game series earlier this week...marks the 6th time in franchise history that the Astros have held the opposition to 6 runs or less over a 4-game road series, and the first time since Aug. 14-17, 1980, when they held the Padres to 4 runs in San Diego.

Houston Astros (13-7) at chicago white sox (4-11)rhp justin verlander (2-0, 1.35) vs. Rhp james shields (1-0, 4.15)

friday, april 20, 2018 • guaranteed rate field • chicago, il • 7:10 p.M. ct • at&t sportsnet sw • kbme 790 am • la ranchera 850 ampitching in: The Astros have posted a Major League-best 2.45 ERA in 20 games (49ER/179.2IP)...their starters have combined to post a 2.26 ERA (31ER/123.2IP), which is 2nd in the Majors...the bull-pen has also been strong, as it ranks 3rd in the AL in ERA (2.89, 18ER/56IP)...the Astros team ERA is their 2nd-best in club history through 20 games, behind only the 2.42 ERA (50ER/185.2IP) put up by the 1962 Astros in inaugural season of the franchise.

Team ERA (MLB) Starters ERA (MLB) bullpen era (al)1. HOU: 2.45 1. BOS: 1.98 1. TOR: 2.302. BOS: 2.63 2. HOU: 2.26 2. CLE: 2.793. CLE: 2.75 3. CLE: 2.74 3. HOU: 2.89

altuve, 1K: 2B Jose Altuve played in his 1,000th career game Tues. night, becoming the 20th player in club history to appear in 1,000 games for the Astros...Altuve will work his way up the franchise lists over the next 7 years (thru 2024), as he already ranks 4th in steals (232), 6th in doubles (247) and 9th in hits (1277)...his 1,272 hits ranked 26th all-time by a player within his first 1,000 games, and were the 2nd-most by a foreign-born player behind Ichiro Suzuki...of the 25 players to record more hits, 18 are Hall of Famers.

the backbone: The catching duo of Brian McCann and Max Stassi has been leading the Astros offense of late...McCann leads all AL catchers in OPS (.953), OBP (.467) and batting average (.351)...Stassi’s 2 home runs are tied for the most by an AL catcher, while his .998 OPS leads the Astros (McCann ranks 2nd)...Astros catchers have produced the top OPS (1.001), batting average (.344) and OBP (.455) in the Majors, and rank T-1st in the AL in HR (3) and extra-base hits (7).

a grand milestone: LHP Dallas Keuchel surpassed the 1,000-inning plateau Monday night with his 8.0-inning CG...at 1007.2 career innings pitched, he is just the 16th pitcher in Astros history to reach 1,000 innings with the club, and the 5th left-hander, joining Bob Knepper (1,738), Wandy Rodriguez (1,306), Mike Hampton (1,138) and Jim Deshaies (1,102).

double the fun: Astros starting pitchers tallied 7 double-digit strikeout games over the club’s first 18 games this year, the most double-digit strikeout games produced by a single team through its first 18 games in MLB history...previous record was 6 games, set by the 1973 Angels and 1966 Indians...the breakdown: Gerrit Cole (3), Lance McCullers Jr. (2), Justin Verlander (1), Charlie Morton (1).

will the thrill: RHP Will Harris has made 18 consec-utive scoreless appearances on the road, which marks the longest active streak in the Majors...it is also the 5th-longest streak in club history, and the longest since LHP Tim Byrdak’s 24-game streak in 2010.

the newest astro: The Astros would like to congrat-ulate PR whiz Steve Grande and his wife Ginny on the birth of their son, James Robert Grande, who arrived at 11:46 a.m. CT this morning and checked in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Saturday, April 21 6:10 at Chicago (AL) LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-3, 3.52) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (0-2, 5.50) AT&T SportsNet SW Alt.Sunday, April 22 1:10 at Chicago (AL) RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (2-1, 5.57) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (0-2, 1.42) AT&T SportsNet SWAll Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. La Ranchera, 850 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network.

GAME #21 .....................................road #12ABOUT THE RECORDOverall Record: ...............................13-7Home Record: ..................................6-3--with Roof Open: .............................3-1--with Roof Closed: ...........................3-2--with Roof Open/Closed: .................0-0Road Record: ...................................7-4Current Streak: ............................Won 3Last Homestand: ..............................1-2Current Road Trip: ............................3-1Last 5 Games: ..................................3-2Last 10 Games: ................................5-5Series Record (prior to current series): ......4-2-0Sweeps: ............................................1-0When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ........9-2When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ......4-5Shutouts: ..........................................2-0In One-Run Games: .........................3-3In Two-Run Games: .........................1-1vs. Left-Handed Starters: ..................6-2vs. Right-Handed Starters: ...............7-5During the Day: .................................6-2At Night: ............................................7-5When Scoring First: ..........................9-3Opponent Scores First: ................... .4-4Outhit Opponent: ..............................9-1Outhit by Opponent: .........................2-5Equal Hits: ........................................2-1When Hitting Home Run: ..................8-3No Home Runs: ................................5-4Walkoff Home Runs: .........................0-1Come-from-Behind Wins: .................... 4Largest Comeback: ............................. 1Losses After Leading: .......................... 3Last At-Bat Wins: ................................. 2Largest Blown Lead: ............................ 5Extra-Inning Games: .........................1-2Different Batting Orders: .................... 18After Six Innings:Lead: 10-1 ......Tied: 3-0 .......... Trail: 0-6After Seven Innings:Lead: 11-1 .......Tied: 2-0 .......... Trail: 0-6After Eight Innings:Lead: 12-0 ......Tied: 1-2 .......... Trail: 0-5Astros vs. chicago (2017):Overall: .............................................2-4At Minute Maid Park: ........................2-1At Guaranteed Rate Field: ................0-3Astros vs. white sox (all-time):Overall: .........................................23-29Record in Houston: .......................12-10Record in Chicago: ....................... 11-19

today’s media availabilityThe Astros clubhouse will be open from 4:10-5 p.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available in the Astros dugout at 5:00 p.m.

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player of the week: named the AL Player of the Week last week (April 9-15) after going 1-0 record and a 0.60 ERA (1ER/15IP) in his 2 starts...fanned 20 in his 15.0 innings pitched, while allowing just 5 hits and 2 walks for an opponent batting average of .100 (5x50).

LAST start - 4/15 vs. tex: dominated the Rangers on Sunday in Houston, tossing 8.0 innings, while allowing 1 run on 1 hit with 11 strikeouts...the only blemish was a solo homer by Robinson Chirinos...did not factor into the decision in the Astros 3-1 loss in 10 innings...per STATS Inc., Verlander (11K, 1H) and Rangers starter RHP Bartolo Colon (7K, 1H) became the first opposing starters in the live-ball era to combine for at least 18 strikeouts and 2 or fewer hits allowed.

• in his 1st outing of the week on 4/9 at MIN, a 2-0 Astros win, shut out the Twins at Target Field...tossed a season-high 7.0 scoreless frames, allowing 1 walk and 4 hits to go along with 9 punchouts...succeeded despite the frigid temperatures (1st pitch temperature was 35 degrees).

number 9: owns a 9-game regular season winning streak that dates back to his final starts as a member of the Tigers (Aug. 20, 2017)...has made 12 total starts during his streak, going 9-0 with a 1.32 ERA (12ER/81.2IP) and 103 strikeouts in that span.

• current streak is tied for the longest active winning streak in the Majors... Carlos Carrasco (CLE), Josh Fields (LAD) and Brandon Morrow (CHC) also own active 9-game winning streaks

jv in orange + blue: the 6-time All-Star, 2011 AL MVP, 2011 AL Cy Young Award winner and 2006 AL Rookie of the Year is in his first full-season as a member of the Astros...joined the organization on Aug. 31, 2017 and helped pitch the club to its first World Series Championship title in franchise history.

• in 15 games (14 starts) with Houston (including the postseason) has gone 11-1 with a 1.57 ERA (17ER/97.1IP), 115 strikeouts, 18 walks and a .163 opponent batting average (54x331).

• in 9 regular season starts with Houston, has gone 7-0 with a 1.19 ERA (8ER/60.2IP) and 77 strikeouts...is the 2nd pitcher in club history to start his Astros career with a 7-game winning streak (also RHP Roger Clemens, 9-0 in first 12 starts).

• became the first pitcher in Astros history to record the win in each of his first 9 games with the club (5 regular season, 4 postseason).

quest for 200: is just 10 wins shy of 200 for his career...only 111 pitchers in Major League history have reached the 200-win mark, including 92 in the modern era (since 1900)...his next win at Minute Maid Park will be the 100th home win of his career.

chasing nolan: ranks 39th in Major League history in strikeouts (2,450)...entered the season 42nd on that list, passing Luis Tiant (2416), Jamie Moyer (2441) and Andy Pettitte (2448) so far this season...could move up that list tonight, as he immediately trails Sam McDowell (38th-2453), Jim Kaat (37th-2461) and Mark Langston (36th-2464).

vs. cws: is facing his former divisional opponent with the Tigers for the 43rd time in his career...after starting 2-9 against the White Sox, has posted an 18-4 record against them dating back to the 2009 season.

• faced the White Sox 3 times last season, including once during his active 9-game winning streak...that fell on 8/25/17 at CWS in what was his 2nd-to-last start as a Tiger...did not factor into the decision after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings.

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2018: 2-0 1.35 4 4 26.2 15 5 4 5 34Career: 190-114 3.44 389 389 2571.2 2257 1066 983 776 2450vs. CWS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2017: 1-0 3.52 3 3 15.1 18 6 6 7 21Career: 20-13 3.82 42 42 285.0 267 133 121 78 249

tonight’s ASTROS STARTER: rhp justin verlanderCAREER MLB SPLITS:Home: 99-50, 3.17 ERA, 191G/GS, 450ER/1277.1IPAway: 91-64, 3.71 ERA, 198G/GS, 533ER/1294.1IPGuaranteed Rate: 7-8, 4.11 ERA, 21G/GS, 66ER/144.2IPDay: 73-36, 3.13 ERA, 145G/GS, 335ER/962IPNight: 117-78, 3.62 ERA, 244G/GS, 648ER/1609.2IPLongest winning streak: 12, 7/21-9/18/11Longest losing streak: 4 (3x), last, 8/27-9/20/082018 SPLITS:Home: 0-0, 4.63 ERA, 2G/GS, 4ER/13.2IPAway: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2G/GS, 0ER/13IPDay: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1G/GS, 0ER/6IPNight: 1-0, 1.74 ERA, 3G/GS, 4ER/20.2IPLongest winning streak: 2, 4/2-currentLongest losing streak: ---

Career Complete Games: 23 Last CG: 7/30/16 vs. HOUCareer Shutouts: 7 Last SHO: 8/26/15 vs. LAACAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2018 GAME-HIGHS:Strikeouts: 14 (2x), last, 8/6/12 vs. NYY 11, 4/15 vs. TEXWalks: 7, 8/16/06 at BOS 2, 3/29 at TEXHits: 13, 8/11/06 at CWS 6, 4/3 vs. BALEarned Runs: 9, 4/15/17 at CLE 3, 4/3 vs. BALInnings Pitched: 9.0 (20x), last, 7/30/16 vs. HOU 8.0, 4/15 vs. TEXLow-Hit CG: 0 (2x), last, 5/7/11 at TOR none

verlander VS. white sox (Career)DATE RESULT W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR4/13/06 CWS L 13-9 L 1 2.2 7 7 7 1 0 26/7/06 at CWS L 4-3 L 2 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 28/11/06 at CWS L 5-0 L 3 5.0 13 5 4 0 4 28/21/06 CWS W 7-1 W 1 7.0 5 1 1 2 2 19/19/06 at CWS L 7-0 L 4 4.2 6 6 6 3 2 34/22/07 CWS W 6-5 - 7.0 4 3 3 5 6 17/26/07 at CWS L 4-3 - 7.0 3 3 3 3 5 09/29/07 at CWS L 3-2 - 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 14/6/08 CWS L 13-2 L 5 5.2 7 9 4 3 4 14/12/08 at CWS L 7-0 L 6 7.2 4 6 6 4 3 16/11/08 CWS W 5-1 W 2 9.0 4 1 1 0 3 07/26/08 CWS L 7-6 L 7 4.0 9 7 7 1 5 28/6/08 at CWS L 5-1 L 8 7.2 6 5 5 3 8 19/14/08 at CWS L 4-2 L 9 7.2 9 4 4 2 2 16/10/09 at CWS W 2-1 W 3 9.0 6 1 1 1 9 17/24/09 CWS W 5-1 W 4 9.0 6 1 0 4 4 010/4/09 CWS W 5-3 W 5 7.2 6 3 3 2 5 09/7/10 CWS W 9-1 W 6 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 09/18/10 at CWS W 6-3 W 7 9.0 6 3 3 1 8 04/22/11 CWS W 9-3 W 8 7.0 4 3 3 0 8 36/4/11 at CWS W 4-2 W 9 8.0 7 2 2 1 7 17/15/11 CWS L 8-2 L 10 6.0 7 5 4 2 6 07/26/11 at CWS W 5-4 W 10 8.0 7 4 4 1 7 29/2/11 CWS W 8-1 W 11 7.1 7 1 1 1 6 19/13/11 at CWS W 5-0 W 11 7.0 6 0 0 2 6 07/20/12 CWS W 4-2 W 12 8.0 4 2 2 2 6 19/2/12 CWS W 4-2 W 13 8.0 4 1 1 2 11 17/9/13 CWS L 11-4 L 11 7.0 12 5 5 1 3 27/25/13 at CWS L 7-4 L 12 6.0 10 7 3 2 4 14/22/14 CWS W 8-6 W 14 7.0 8 2 2 2 7 14/29/14 at CWS W 4-3 - 7.0 6 3 3 3 4 06/11/14 at CWS L 8-2 L 13 5.2 8 7 7 4 6 18/29/14 at CWS W 7-1 W 15 7.0 9 1 1 2 8 09/24/14 CWS W 6-1 W 16 8.0 7 1 1 0 6 09/23/15 CWS W 7-4 W 17 7.0 5 3 3 3 8 110/3/15 at CWS L 4-3 - 6.0 5 2 2 1 9 06/5/16 CWS W 5-2 W 18 7.0 5 2 2 1 8 28/31/16 CWS W 3-2 - 7.0 3 2 2 0 9 29/5/16 at CWS W 5-3 - 7.0 8 2 2 1 11 14/4/17 at CWS W 6-3 W 19 6.1 6 2 2 2 10 06/4/17 CWS W 7-4 - 2.0 6 2 2 3 3 18/25/17 at CWS L 3-2 - 7.0 6 2 2 2 8 1

AVG AB H HR BB SOAbreu .400 35 14 5 5 8Anderson .071 14 1 0 0 6Engel .400 5 2 0 0 2A. Garcia .308 26 8 0 1 7

L. Garcia .000 2 0 0 1 1Narvaez .000 4 0 0 1 2Saladino .385 13 5 0 1 1Sanchez .091 11 1 0 2 5

AVG AB H HR BB SO

Tomorrow’S STARTER at cws — lhp dallas keuchel W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2018: 0-3 3.52 4 4 23.0 24 10 9 10 19Career: 64-55 3.64 162 153 1007.2 957 439 408 295 811vs. CWS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2017: 0-2 9.00 2 2 10.0 15 10 10 6 9Career: 2-4 4.12 7 7 43.2 48 21 20 15 39

2018 DAY BY DAYSDate OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP3/29 at TEX W 4-1 W 1 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 904/3 BAL W 10-6 - 5.2 6 4 3 1 9 2 1034/9 at MIN W 2-0 W 2 7.0 4 0 0 1 9 0 1094/15 TEX L 1-3 - 8.0 1 1 1 1 11 1 100

2018 Houston Astros Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-LPitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QSVerlander 4/15 vs. TEX (8,1,1,1,1,11) L 1-3 W 2 4 3.04 101 0/0 3-1 1 0-1 3 2-1Keuchel 4/16 at SEA (8,6,2,2,1,6) L 1-2 L 3 4 1.57 100 0/0 1-3 1 0-1 2 0-2McCullers Jr. 4/17 at SEA (7,1,1,1,1,11) W 4-1 W 1 4 5.14 95 0/1 2-2 3 2-1 1 1-0Cole 4/18 at SEA (7,5,1,0,2,5) W 7-1 W 2 4 5.14 98 3/0 4-0 2 2-0 4 4-0Morton 4/19 at SEA (7,3,0,0,0,8) W 9-2 W 3 4 7.20 96 1/0 3-1 - - 4 3-1

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ASTROS: sea Series (4/16-19): .257 (35x136) tex series (4/12-14): .183 (19x104)OPPONENTS: sea Series (4/16-19): .171 (21x123) tex series (4/12-14): .204 (22x108)

27 IF Jose Altuve .342, 0 HR, 8 RBILast Gm: 3x4, 4RBI SEA Series: .333, 6x18, 4RBI TEX Series: .300, 3x10Current Stk.: 3, .429, 6x14, 4/17 Long Streak: 8, .438, 14x32, 3/30-4/7• went 3x4 with 2 doubles, 1 walk and a season-high 4 RBI yesterday at SEA...

ranks 2nd in the Majors in hits (27), 1 behind Jed Lowrie (28).• has hit in 6 consecutive games at Guaranteed Rate Field (.400, 10x25).• played in his 1,000th career game on Tuesday night (1x5)...became the 20th

player in club history to reach 1,000 games with the Astros...currently ranks 9th in Astros history in hits (1,277) and is within striking distance of Jimmy Wynn (1,291) for 8th place.

• recorded 1,272 career hits within his first 1,000 games, the 2nd-most by a foreign-born player in Major League history behind only Ichiro Suzuki and his 1,414 hits.

• only 25 players in Major League history recorded more hits within their first 1,000 games than Altuve, and 18 of the 25 are Hall of Famers...recorded more hits within his first 1,000 games than Hank Aaron (1,264), Ted Williams (1,251), Tris Speaker (1,247), Pete Rose (1,231), Rod Carew (1,226) and Babe Ruth (1,114) did in their first 1,000 games, among others.

• 2017 AL MVP signed the longest contract in franchise history on March 19, a 7-year deal that will keep him in Houston through the 2024 season.

2 IF alex bregman .216, 1 HR, 4 RBILast Gm: 1x4 SEA Series: .125, 1x8 TEX Series: .154, 2x13Current Stk.: 2, .250, 2x8, 4/17 Long Streak: 4, .286, 4x14, 4/1-6• went 1x4 yesterday after receiving his 1st off day of the season on Wednesday...

stole his 2nd base of the year and scored 1 run...has started 19 of the Astros 20 games at third base.

• has hit safely in each of his 5 career games against the White Sox...has hit .375 (6x16) with 2 doubles, 1 triple and 4 RBI.

• leads the club with 11 walks against just 10 strikeouts.• posted a career high 4 hits on 4/11 at MIN...on 4/7 vs. SD, hit an RBI walkoff pop

up single in the 10th inning...was his 1st career regular season walkoff hit...had a walkoff single in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series.

1 IF Carlos correa .299, 2 HR, 14 RBILast Gm: 1x3, RBI SEA Series: .429, 6x14, 2RBI TEX Series: .083, 1x12, 2RBICurrent Stk.: 4, .429, 6x14, 4/16 Long Streak: 4, .429, 6x14, 4/16-current• singled, walked and hit an RBI sac-fly yesterday at SEA...his 14 RBI lead the

club and rank T-8th in the AL.• has reached safely in 10 of 11 road games this year, batting .405 (17x42) with 5

doubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI and a 1.055 OPS (.460 OBP/.595 SLG)...ranks 3rd in the AL in road batting average.

• recorded his 2nd stolen base of the season on Monday...recorded only 2 steals all of last season (109g).

• on April 3 vs. BAL hit a 2-run inside-the-park homer...was his 1st career inside the park HR and the 40th in Astros history...was the 4th hit by an Astro at Minute Maid Park...prior to Correa, the last Astros player to hit an inside the park home run was Jonathan Singleton on Aug. 2, 2014 vs. TOR off LHP Brett Cecil.

21 of derek fisher .125, 0 HR, 3 RBILast Gm: 0x0 as DR SEA Series: 0x4 TEX Series: 0x2Current Stk.: 0x14 Long Streak: 2, .429, 3x7, 4/1-2• entered yesterday’s game in the 9th inning in RF...started in LF on Wednesday

night and robbed a home run from Jean Segura.• has made 11 starts this season: 10 in LF and 1 in RF.• pinch-ran on Tuesday and scored his 6th run of the season...the Astros are 6-0

when he scores...has entered as a pinch-runner in 3 games this year, and has scored all 3 times...became the 2nd player in club history to score 3 times as a pinch-runner within the club’s first 18 games of a season, joining Glen Barker (2001).

• tripled in consecutive games from 4/1-2....joined Justin Maxwell (2013) as the only players in club history to record 2 triples within the Astros first 5 games of a season.

11 c EVAN GATTIS .217, 0 HR, 6 RBILast Gm: 1x4, RBI SEA Series: .286, 4x14, RBI TEX Series: 0x8Current Stk.: 3, .364, 4x11, 4/17 Long Streak: 4, .375, 6x16, 3/30-4/3• went 1x4 with a walk and an RBI single yesterday at SEA.• hit his 5th double of the season on Wednesday at SEA, but his 1st since the

Astros opening series at TEX...in that series, became the 5th player in Astros history to record 4 doubles over the club’s first 4 games of the season (1st since Daryle Ward in 2001).

• has hit well away from Houston this year, batting .324 (11x34) with 5 doubles and 6 RBI in 10 road games.

• has started 16 of the Astros 20 games this season at DH.

9 IF Marwin Gonzalez .194, 1 HR, 7 RBILast Gm: 1x4 SEA Series: .250, 3x12, 2RBI TEX Series: .182, 2x11Current Stk.: 2, .375, 3x8, 4/18 Long Streak: 3, .273, 3x11, 4/2-6• singled yesterday...went 2x4 with 2 RBI Wed. night, a performance that came

after a DNP on Tuesday, his 1st game off of the season.• has started 9 games at 1B, 5 in LF, 1 at 2B, 1 at SS and 2 at 3B.• hit his only home run of the season on April 2 vs. BAL, a solo shot off RHP Chris

Tillman...was his 1st home run since his game-tying, 9th-inning solo homer off RHP Kenley Jansen in Game 2 of the 2017 World Series.

10 IF yuli gurriel .250, 1 HR, 4 RBILast Gm: DNP SEA Series: .250, 3x12 TEX Series: .250, 3x12, HR, 4RBICurrent Stk.: 2, .333, 3x9, 4/17 Long Streak: 2, .333, 3x9, 4/13-14• received the day off yesterday at SEA...was his 1st day off since his activation

from the DL on Friday (left hand surgery)...has been busy since in his 6 games since his return, posting 3 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI.

• began the season on the Restricted List and was placed on the DL on April 3...had a 5-game rehab stint at Double A Corpus Christi in which he hit .429 (9x21) with 4 doubles and 3 RBI...had 4 multi-hit games.

• the 2017 season was his 1st-full Major League season...batted .299 with 43 doubles, 18 homers, 75 RBI and an .817 OPS...posted the 5th-lowest strikeout rate in MLB (11%), as he struck out in just 62 of 564 plate appearances.

• played in just one Spring Training game this year (Feb. 24 vs. ATL)...went 1x2 with a solo homer...underwent successful hand surgery on Feb. 28.

6 OF Jake Marisnick .122, 2 HR, 5 RBILast Gm: 0x4 SEA Series: 0x11 TEX Series: 0x6Current Stk.: 0x20 Long Streak: 2 (2x), .250, 2x8, 4/9-10• homered in consecutive games to start the season, both on the road...included

a homer off LHP Cole Hamels on Opening Day...was his 2nd career OD start.• 27-year-old was having the best offensive season of his career in 2017 before

having his campaign cut short in mid-September after suffering a fractured right thumb...clubbed a career-high 16 home runs in just 106 games, setting career highs in runs (50), walks (20), OPS (.815), OBP (.319) and SLG (.496).

16 C brian mccann .351, 1 HR, 4 RBILast Gm: DNP SEA Series: .600, 3x5, HR, 3RBI TEX Series: .333, 2x6Current Stk.: 2, .600, 3x5, 4/17 Long Streak: 3, .500, 5x10, 3/29-4/2• went 2x4 with 2 doubles, a run scored and an RBI Wed. night at SEA...marked

his 1st multi-double game in nearly 3 years, as he last did so on 4/28/15 vs. TB as a member of the Yankees.

• hit a 6th-inning, 2-run homer off RHP Dan Altavilla that proved to be the difference on Tuesday at SEA...reached in all 4 of his plate appearances on Tuesday (walk, walk, HR, HBP).

• leads the club in hitting (.351), OBP (.467) and in OPS (.953)...among MLB catchers, ranks 1st in OBP, 2nd in batting average and 3rd in OPS.

• ranks 10th in Major League Baseball history in putouts by a catcher with 10,976...surpassed Mike Piazza (10,870) on Opening Day and now immediately trails 9th-place Tony Pena (11,212).

22 OF josh reddick .250, 4 HR, 10 RBILast Gm: 1x4, HR, 2RBI SEA Series: .077, 1x13, HR, 3RBI TEX Series: .250, 2x8Current Stk.: 1, .250, 1x4, 4/19 Long Streak: 4, .538, 7x13, 4/2-6• hit a solo homer and an RBI-groundout yesterday at SEA...has reached base

safely in 12 of his 13 starts this season.• went 2x4 with a double Sunday vs. TEX...his 8th-inning double broke up the

No-Hit bid by Bartolo Colon.• has reached in all 8 home games, batting .407 (11x27) with 3 HR and 7 RBI...

led the AL in home batting average in 2017 with a .344 mark.• recorded a hit in 5 straight plate appearances from April 3-4...on April 3, hit a

6th-inning go-ahead 2-run HR and a 7th-inning grand slam...was the 7th multi-HR game of his career, and his first since Aug. 3, 2014 vs. KC...was his 6th career grand slam (last, July 4, 2017 at ATL)...was the Astros 1st grand slam of the season...his 6 RBI tied his single-game career high, also accomplished on May 16, 2014 at CLE.

4 OF George Springer .228, 4 HR, 11 RBILast Gm: 1x4 SEA Series: .333, 5x15, HR, 4RBI TEX Series: .333, 4x12, 2HR, 2RBICurrent Stk.: 2, .375, 3x8, 4/18 Long Streak: 3, .250, 3x12, 3/29-31• went 1x4 with a walk and 2 runs scored yesterday at SEA...hit an RBI sac-fly on

Tuesday in what was his 500th career game.• went 2x3 with a walk and his 3rd leadoff homer of the season Mon. at SEA...was

his 4th career leadoff homer at Safeco Field, which marks the most all-time at the venue by a visiting player, ahead of the previous record holder Grady Sizemore (3)...was his 6th career leadoff HR against the Mariners, which ranks 2nd all-time behind Rickey Henderson (7).

• leads the Majors with 3 leadoff homers, while his 20 leadoff homers since the start of the 2016 season are also tops in the game...ranks 2nd in club history in leadoff HR with 21, behind Craig Biggio (53), and ranks T-20th all-time in American League history with Ray Durham...his 9 leadoff HR in 2017 were a single-season club record (T-4th in AL history).

• his 103 career home runs marked the 2nd-most in franchise history through a player’s first 500 games, behind Lance Berkman (107).

• ranks T-12th in the AL in home runs.

12 C max stassi .310, 2 HR, 7 RBILast Gm: 2x3, HR, RBI SEA Series: .333, 2x6, HR, RBI TEX Series: 0x4Current Stk.: 1, .667, 2x3, 4/19 Long Streak: 4, .455, 5x11, 3/30-4/4• walked, singled and hit a solo home run yesterday at SEA...scored a career-high

3 runs...leads the Astros with a .998 OPS (.412 OBP/.586 SLG).• has reached base safely in all but 1 of his 8 starts...became the first Astros catcher

to reach safely in each of his first 6 starts of a season since J.R. Towles did so in his first 11 starts of the 2011 season.

• hit his 1st home run of the season on 4/8 vs. SD, setting a new single-game career-high for RBI with 3.

• is tied for the AL lead in HR among catchers and ranks 4th in RBI and T-4th in extra-base hits (4).

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ASTROS HITTERS vs. white sox

MULTI-RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve - - 1 - 1 6 - 7/24/16 vs. LAABregman - - - - - 4 - 5/14/17 at NYYCorrea 3 1 - - 4 5 -7/9/17 at TORFisher 1 - - - 1 2 (6x) - 4/2/18 vs. BALGattis 1 1 - - 2 4 (8x) - 7/9/17 at TORGurriel - 1 - - 1 4 (3x) - 7/4/17 at ATLGonzalez 2 - - - 2 5 - 5/2/17 vs. TEXMarisnick 1 - - - 1 5 - 7/31/17 vs. TBMcCann 1 - - - 1 5 (7x) - 8/17/15 vs. MINReddick 1 - - 1 2 6 (2x) - 4/3/18 vs. BALSpringer 2 - - - 2 5 (5x) - 7/7/17 at TORStassi - 1 - - 1 3 - 4/8/18 vs. SD

MULTI-HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL CAREER-HIGH Altuve 3 2 1 - 6 4 (25x) - 3/31/18 at TEXBregman 2 - 1 - 3 4 - 4/11/18 at MINCorrea 6 - 1 - 7 4 (7x) - 3/31/18 at TEXFisher 1 - - - 1 3 - 7/31/17 vs. TBGattis 2 1 - - 3 4 (5x) - 5/31/17 at MINGonzalez 2 - - - 2 4 (3x) - 9/25/17 at TEXGurriel 2 - - - 2 4 - 7/21/17 at BALMarisnick - - - - - 4 - 8/11/14 vs. MINMcCann 5 - - - 5 4 (13x) - 6/7/17 at KCReddick 3 1 - - 4 4 (6x) - 7/2/16 vs. PITSpringer 5 - - - 5 5 - 6/10/15 at CWSStassi 2 - - - 2 2 (7x) - 4/19/18 at SEA

PLAYER INJURY DATE ON DATE OFF GAMESHoyt left oblique strain 3/26 4/7 8 (6-2)Gurriel left hand surgery 4/3 4/13 8 (5-3)Sipp right oblique strain 4/8 4/18 9 (4-5) Gustave right elbow surgery 3/26 20 (13-7)Rodgers right elbow surgery 3/26 20 (13-7)

BY BATTING ORDER:1: Springer (13-7)2: Bregman (10-6), Altuve (3-0), Reddick (0-1)3: Altuve (10-7), Correa (3-0)4: Correa (9-7), Reddick (2-0), Gattis (1-0), Gurriel (1-0)5: Reddick (4-4), Gonzalez (5-0), Gurriel (2-2), Bregman (2-1)6: Gonzalez (6-3), Gattis (3-2), Reddick (2-1), McCann (1-0), Stassi (1-0), Gurriel (0-1)7: Gattis (6-2), Gonzalez (1-3), Davis (2-0), Marisnick (2-0), McCann (1-1), Reddick (1-0), Stassi (0-1)8: McCann (6-2), Stassi (3-1), Davis (1-2), Marisnick (2-0), Gattis (1-1), Fisher (0-1)9: Fisher (7-3), Marisnick (5-2), Stassi (0-2), McCann (1-0)

STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION

Record By Monthmar./April May June July August Sept/Oct.13-7 - - - - -

Record by DayMon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.2-1 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-1

BY DEFENSIVE POSITION:C: McCann (9-3), Stassi (4-4)1B: Gonzalez (7-3), Davis (3-2), Gurriel (3-2)2B: Altuve (13-7)SS: Correa (12-7), Gonzalez (1-0)3B: Bregman (12-7), Gonzalez (1-0)LF: Fisher (6-4), Gonzalez (3-2), Reddick (4-1)CF: Marisnick (9-2), Springer (4-5)RF: Reddick (5-5), Springer (7-2), Fisher (1-0)DH: Gattis (11-5), Springer (2-0), Altuve (0-1), Gurriel (0-1)

INDIVIDUAL STATS TEAM STATSPLAYER CS/ATT % PO PB RECORD ERAMcCann 1/5 .200 - 1 9-3 1.78 (21ER/106IP)Stassi 0/2 .000 - 1 4-4 3.42 (28ER/73.2IP)Pitchers - - 1 - - -TOTAL 1/7 .143 1 2 13-7 2.45 (49ER/179.2IP)

Astros Hitters vs. LHP (career)PLAYER .AVG AB HAltuve .345 1050 362Bregman .297 222 66Correa .293 386 113Fisher .242 33 8Gattis .264 632 167Gonzalez .250 579 145Gurriel .249 201 50Marisnick .231 450 104McCann .258 1625 419Reddick .228 841 192Springer .277 534 148Stassi .262 42 11

Astros Hitters vs. rHP (Career)PLAYER .AVG AB HAltuve .307 2980 915Bregman .264 609 161Correa .287 1067 306Fisher .186 145 27Gattis .245 1464 359Gonzalez .271 1461 396Gurriel .307 482 148Marisnick .220 785 173McCann .268 4013 1075Reddick .277 2346 650Springer .259 1420 368Stassi .273 66 18

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CATCHING STATS

ASTROS vs. white sox (2017): AVG AB H HR RBIAltuve .318 22 7 2 4Bregman .375 16 6 0 4Correa .000 10 0 0 0Fisher .125 8 1 1 1Gattis .250 4 1 0 1Gonzalez .286 21 6 0 1Gurriel .500 24 12 1 3Marisnick .200 5 1 1 1McCann .167 12 2 1 1Reddick .217 23 5 0 0Springer .100 20 2 0 0

Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2018)PLAYER .AVG AB HAltuve .286 21 6Bregman .208 24 5Correa .364 22 8Fisher .250 4 1Gattis .200 25 5Gonzalez .174 23 4Gurriel .308 13 4Marisnick .125 24 3McCann .455 11 5Reddick .200 20 4Springer .308 26 8Stassi .385 13 5

Astros Hitters vs. rHP (2018)PLAYER .AVG AB HAltuve .362 58 21Bregman .220 50 11Correa .267 45 12Fisher .107 28 3Gattis .229 35 8Gonzalez .200 40 8Gurriel .182 11 2Marisnick .120 25 3McCann .308 26 8Reddick .281 32 9Springer .189 53 10Stassi .250 16 4

TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTALAstros 7 7 4 9 16 12 19 7 6 1 88Opponents 7 2 3 13 3 6 5 9 4 3 55

RUNS BY INNING

ASTROS vs. upcoming starters

ASTROS vs. white sox (career): AVG AB H HR RBIAltuve .282 142 40 5 18Bregman .375 16 6 0 4Correa .188 48 9 1 6Fisher .125 8 1 1 1Gattis .271 59 16 3 6Gonzalez .222 63 14 0 4Gurriel .500 24 12 1 3Marisnick .176 34 6 1 2McCann .230 87 20 7 15Reddick .192 156 30 5 21Springer .235 85 20 2 4

ASTROS vs. shields AVG AB H HR RBI BB KAltuve .273 11 3 0 1 1 3Correa .000 2 0 0 0 1 1Fisher .000 3 0 0 0 0 2Gattis .500 2 1 0 1 1 0Gonzalez .429 7 3 0 0 1 1Gurriel .667 3 2 0 2 0 0Marisnick .333 3 1 0 0 0 1McCann .250 16 4 0 2 2 1Reddick .320 25 8 3 5 0 2Springer .111 9 1 0 0 1 4

ASTROS vs. giolito (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI BB KAltuve .333 3 1 1 1 0 0Bregman .333 3 1 0 1 0 0Correa .000 2 0 0 0 1 0Gonzalez .333 3 1 0 0 0 1Gurriel .667 3 2 0 0 0 0McCann .000 2 0 0 0 0 0Reddick .667 3 2 0 0 0 1Springer .000 3 0 0 0 0 1

ASTROS vs. lÓpez (sunday) AVG AB H HR RBI BB Kno current Astros have ever faced López

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2017 G W-L-S ERA IP ERCole - - - - -Devenski 2 0-0-0 0.00 1.2 0Giles 3 0-0-1 3.00 3.0 1Harris 2 0-0-0 0.00 2.0 0Keuchel 2 0-2-0 9.00 10.0 10McCullers Jr. - - - - -McHugh 2 1-1-0 6.97 10.1 8Morton - - - - -Peacock 2 1-0-0 2.19 12.1 3Rondón 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.0 0Sipp - - - - -Smith 4 0-0-0 3.38 2.2 1Verlander 3 1-0-0 3.52 15.1 6

2018 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT2018 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 6-6Starters 9-4-0 2.26 123.2 89 36 31 38-0 161 When Bullpen does Not allow Runs: 7-0Relievers 4-3-4 2.89 56.0 51 19 18 15-1 62 When No Relievers Are Used: 0-1PITCHER LAST APP. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) PITCHES 1B/RET. RI/SC SV/OPP TEAM REC. (IN RELIEF APPS.)47-Chris Devenski 4/17 at SEA (1,1,0,0,0,1)-SV2 12 9/8 7/0 2/2 7-253-Ken Giles 4/14 vs. TEX (1,0,0,0,0,0) 9 6/4 1/0 1/1 4-236-Will Harris 4/17 at SEA (1,1,0,0,0,2)-H2 13 9/7 1/0 0/0 7-231-Collin McHugh 4/18 at SEA (1,0,0,0,0,2) 18 5/4 3/0 0/0 3-241-Brad Peacock 4/19 at SEA (1,1,0,0,0,2) 20 8/7 0/0 1/2 6-230-Héctor Rondón 4/19 at SEA (0.1,2,0,0,0,0) 12 8/6 1/1 0/1 3-529-Tony Sipp 4/19 at SEA (0.2,1,2,2,1,0) 15 3/2 0/0 0/0 2-138-Joe Smith 4/18 at SEA (1,0,0,0,0,1) 11 7/5 2/0 0/0 4-32018 BULLPEN TOTALS 56/44 15/1 4/6 13-6

41 RHP brad peacock 1-1-1, 3.72 ERA, 8GLast Win: none in ‘18 Save: none in ‘18 Loss: 4/11 at MIN Blown SV: 4/14 vs. TEXSEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G TEX Series: 0-0-0, 40.50 (3ER/0.2IP), 1G• finished yesterday’s game at SEA with a scoreless 9th...struck out 2 and worked

around 1 hit.• 30-year-old was the Astros 2017 Co-Pitcher of the Year as voted by the Houston

BBWAA...was dynamic as both a starter (10-2, 3.22 ERA) and reliever (3-0, 1.77 ERA)...led AL in winning percentage (.867), a new single-season franchise record.

• was one of the top strikeout pitchers in baseball last season, fanning 161 batters in 132.0 innings pitched...his 10.98 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio ranked 4th in the AL among pitchers with at least 130.0 innings, trailing LHP Chris Sale (12.93), RHP Corey Kluber (11.71) and RHP Chris Archer (11.15).

• was a postseason hero for the Astros in 2017...started Game 3 of the ALDS before making 6 relief appearances...got the save in Game 3 of the World Series (3.2IP), which was tied for the 2nd-longest hitless relief outing to finish a World Series game in MLB history...also pitched 2.0 scoreless in Game 7 of the WS.

30 RHP hÉctor rondÓn 1-1-0, 2.45 ERA, 8GLast Win: 4/3 vs. BAL Save: none in ‘18 Loss: 4/15 vs. TEX Blown SV: 4/3 vs. BALSEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.1IP),1 G TEX Series: 0-1-0, 9.00 (2ER/2IP), 2G• recorded 1 out yesterday at SEA to get Houston to the 9th inning...allowed his

1 inherited runner to score... marked the first time this season that the Astros allowed an inherited runner to score...they were the only team in the Majors without an inherited runner scoring.

• has been scoreless in 9 consecutive road games (7.1IP, since Aug. 27, 2017).• 30-year-old signed a 2-year deal with the Astros as a free agent this offseason...

has been consistently one of the hardest-throwing relievers in the game...posted an average fastball velocity of 96.8 miles per hour in 2017.

• posted a career-high 10.83 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio in 2017, as he struck out 69 batters in 57.1 innings pitched.

29 LHP Tony Sipp 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3GLast Win: none in ‘18 Save: none in ‘18 Loss: none in ‘18 Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: 0-0-0, 27.00 (2ER/0.2IP), 1G TEX Series: ---• gave up 2 runs in 0.2 of an inning yesterday, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk...was

activated from the 10-day DL Wednesday after missing 10 days (right oblique strain).

• 34-year-old enters the final year of a 3-year deal he signed as a free agent prior to the 2016 season...in 222 games as an Astro since 2014, has gone 8-10 with a 3.82 ERA (79ER/186IP) and 204 strikeouts.

38 RHP joe smith 1-0-0, 4.76 ERA, 7GLast Win: 4/13 vs. TEX Save: none in ‘18 Loss: none in ‘18 Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G TEX Series: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 2G• threw a scoreless 8th inning Wed. night at SEA...picked up his first win as an

Astro on Friday after tossing 0.1 of an inning.• 34-year-old signed a 2-year contract with the Astros this offseason as a free

agent...is one of the most successful and reliable relievers in the game, posting a 2.99 ERA in his 11 ML seasons (has never posted an ERA higher than 3.83).

47 RHP chris devenski 0-0-2, 1.00 ERA, 9GLast Win: 4/7 vs. SD Save: 4/17 at SEA Loss: none in ‘18 Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G TEX Series: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 2G• recorded his 2nd save of the season Tues. night at SEA, tossing a scoreless 9th

inning...was his 7th consecutive scoreless appearance (7IP).• has been used in all situations this season, recording a win, 2 saves and 2 holds

in his 9 appearances... has inherited 7 runners this season, stranding all of them.• has held right-handed hitters to a .100 average (1x10)...has held the opposition

scoreless with runners in scoring position (0x8) and with runners on (0x12).• 27-year old is coming off his 1st-career All-Star season...led the Majors in

opponent batting average vs. left-handed hitters with a .111 mark (16x144)...was the 2nd-lowest single-season mark by any Major League pitcher since the 1974 season (the year splits were 1st tracked)...only RHP Jonathan Papelbon in 2007 posted a better mark (.104, 12x115).

• pitched in 10 games during the 2017 postseason, striking out 8 batters in 8.0 innings pitched...was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the World Series at LAD...was the first World Series win in franchise history.

53 RHP ken giles 0-0-1, 3.60 ERA, 6gLast Win: none in ‘18 Save: 4/9 at MIN Loss: none in ‘18 Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: --- TEX Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G• has been day-to-day with back tightness...tossed a scoreless 9th inning Saturday

vs. TEX to preserve the tie.• recorded his 50th save as an Astro on 4/9 at MIN, tying him with Ken Forsch

for 8th place in club history...immediately trails Doug Jones (62) for 7th place.• 27-year-old was one of the top closers in the game last year, as he ranked 2nd

in the AL in save percentage (89.5%) by recording 34 saves in 38 opportunities...was just 0.2 percentage points behind RHP Craig Kimbrel (89.7%, 35-for-39) for the AL lead...ranked T-4th in the AL in saves.

• made 7 apps. in the 2017 postseason...recorded 2 saves, including the se-ries-clinching Game 4 of the ALDS at BOS (2IP), and Game 1 of the ALCS (1.2IP).

36 RHP will harris 0-1-0, 2.16 ERA, 9gLast Win: none in ‘18 Save: none in ‘18 Loss: 4/14 vs. TEX Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G TEX Series: 0-1-0, 5.40 (1ER/1.2IP), 2G• picked up his 2nd hold of the season Tues. night at SEA, tossing a scoreless 8th

inning.• has been scoreless in each of his last 18 regular season road games (17IP),

dating back to May 17, 2017...ranks as the 5th-longest road scoreless streak in club history, and the longest since LHP Tim Byrdak’s 24-game run in 2010.

• 33-year-old and 2016 All-Star had another strong season in 2017, posting his 3rd consecutive season with an ERA below 3.00...is 1 of 3 AL pitchers to maintain an ERA below 3.00 in each of the last 3 seasons (min. 45IP), along with LHP Andrew Miller and RHP Cody Allen.

• had a 2.25 ERA in 6 playoff games in 2017 (scoreless in 3 World Series games).

31 RHP collin mchugh 0-0-0, 1.17 ERA, 5GLast Win: none in ‘18 Save: none in ‘18 Loss: none in ‘18 Blown SV: none in ‘18SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G TEX Series: ---• retired the heart of the Mariners lineup in order in the 9th inning Wed. night,

striking out Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager...was his 1st outing since April 10 at MIN, when he struck out 5 in 2.0 scoreless innings.

• ranks 9th among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (14.09, 12SO/7.2IP).• has recorded 11 strikeouts in his last 3 appearances in just 5.1 innings pitched.• 30-year-old is entering a bullpen role after spending the last 4 seasons pitching

out of the Astros rotation...made 2 relief appearances in the 2017 postseason: ALCS Game 3 at NYY (0ER/4IP), WS Game 5 vs. LAD (3ER/2IP).

VS. cws 2018 G W-L-S ERA IP ERCole - - - - -Devenski - - - - -Giles - - - - -Harris - - - - -Keuchel - - - - -McCullers Jr. - - - - -McHugh - - - - -Morton - - - - -Peacock - - - - -Rondón - - - - -Sipp - - - - -Smith - - - - -Verlander - - - - -

CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ERCole 1 1-0-0 2.57 7.0 2Devenski 4 0-0-0 4.50 4.0 2Giles 6 0-0-1 1.69 5.1 1Harris 7 0-0-0 1.23 7.1 1Keuchel 7 2-4-0 4.12 43.2 20McCullers Jr. 2 0-1-0 3.18 11.1 4McHugh 5 1-4-0 5.08 28.1 16Morton 1 1-0-0 0.00 7.0 0Peacock 3 2-0-0 2.37 19.0 5Rondón 6 0-1-2 1.59 5.2 1Sipp 31 3-2-2 5.48 23.0 14Smith 47 2-1-3 1.84 44.0 9Verlander 42 20-13-0 3.82 285.0 121

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GENERALLongest Winning Streak ........................................................................ 5, 3/31-4/5Longest Winning Streak, Home ................................................. 3 (2x), last, 4/7-13Longest Winning Streak, Road .........................................3 (2x), last, 4/17-currentMost Consecutive Losses ....................................................................... 3, 4/14-16Most Consecutive Losses, Home ....................................................2, 4/14-currentMost Consecutive Losses, Road ............................................................3, 4/10-16Longest Game, Time ...................................................................3:35, 4/11 at MINShortest Game, Time.................................................................. 2:21, 4/16 at SEALongest Game, Innings .................................................10 (3x), last, 4/15 vs. TEXBest Homestand, Percentage ....................................................... 5-1 (.833), 4/2-8Worst Homestand, Percentage ................................................ 1-2 (.333), 4/14-16Best Road Trip, Percentage .................................................... 3-1 (.750), 3/29-4/1Worst Road Trip, Percentage ......................................................1-2 (.333), 4/9-11Most Runners Left on Base ............................................................12, 4/11 at MINDouble Plays Turned ....................................................................... 2, 3/30 at TEXOpponent Double Plays Turned ..........................................3 (2x), last, 4/7 vs. SDMost Errors ........................................................................ 2 (2x), last, 4/4 vs. BALLargest Margin of Victory .................................................. 7, 4/19 at SEA (9-2 win)Largest Margin of Defeat ................................................. 4, 3/30 at TEX (5-1 loss)Biggest Comeback to Win .............. 1 (4x), last, 4/17 at SEA (trailed 1-0, won 4-1)Most Games Over .500 ....................................................7, 9-2 after game on 4/9Biggest Lead Lost to Lose ............................... 5, 4/14 vs. TEX (lead 5-0, lost 6-5)Highest Attendance, Home ......................................................42,675, 4/2 vs. BALHighest Attendance, Road ...................................................... 47,253, 3/29 at TEX

TEAM BATTINGMost Runs, Game ...........................................................................10, 4/3 vs. BALFewest Runs, Game .........................................................1 (6x), last, 4/17 at SEAMost Runs, Inning .........................................................6, 4/18 at SEA (7th inning)Most Hits, Game ............................................................................14, 3/31 at TEXMost Hits, Inning ............................................6 (2x), last, 4/18 at SEA (7th inning)Fewest Hits, Game ........................................................... 3 (2x), last, 4/16 at SEAMost Doubles, Game .......................................................................6, 4/18 at SEAMost Triples, Game ...........................................................1 (2x), last, 4/2 vs. BALMost Homers, Game ........................................................................3, 4/3 vs. BALMost Consecutive Games, Homer ..........................................................3, 4/11-14Most Consecutive Games, No Homer ........................................................3, 4/4-7Most Extra-Base Hits, Game ............................................6 (3x), last, 4/18 at SEAFewest Extra-Base Hits, Game ........................................ 0 (3x), last, 4/10 at MINMost Total Bases, Game ...............................................................24, 3/31 at TEXMost Walks, Game .......................................................................... 7, 4/11 at MINFewest Walks, Game.......................................................................1, 4/18 at SEAMost Strikeouts, Game ..................................................... 13 (2x), last, 4/9 at MINFewest Strikeouts, Game ................................................................ 5, 4/10 at MINMost Stolen Bases, Game .................................................. 2 (2x), last, 4/7 vs. SDMost Opponent Stolen Bases, Game ..............................................3, 4/18 at SEALongest Scoreless Inning Streak ............................. 15 innings, 4/6 (4th)-4/7 (9th)

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost At-Bats, Game ........................................................6, Bregman, 4/11 at MINMost Runs, Game ................................................. 3 (2x), last, Stassi, 4/19 at SEAMost Hits, Game ............................................... 4 (3x), last, Bregman, 4/11 at MINMost Consecutive Hits (in ABs) ..................................... 5, Reddick, 4/3-4 vs. BALMost Doubles, Game ............................................ 2 (2x), last, Altuve, 4/19 at SEAMost Triples, Game ...............................................1 (2x), last, Fisher, 4/2 vs. BALMost Home Runs, Game ................................. 2 (2x), last, Springer, 4/13 vs. TEXMost RBI, Game ................................................................6, Reddick, 4/3 vs. BALMost Walks, Game ..........................................2 (10x), last, McCann, 4/17 at SEAMost Strikeouts, Game ....................................4 (2x), last, Marisnick, 4/17 at SEAMost Stolen Bases, Game ............................... 1 (9x), last, Bregman, 4/19 at SEALongest Hitting Streak ............................................................. 8, Altuve (3/30-4/7)

TEAM PITCHINGFewest Runs, Game ......................................................0, 4/7 vs. SD & 4/9 at MINMost Runs, Game .............................................................................9, 4/11 at MINFewest Hits, Game .......................................................................... 3, 4/17 at SEAMost Hits, Game .............................................................................. 13, 4/6 vs. SDFewest Walks, Game........................................................ 1 (6x), last, 4/19 at SEAMost Walks, Game ............................................................7 (2x), last, 4/11 at MINMost Strikeouts, Game ................................................................ 17, 4/13 vs. TEXLongest Scoreless Inning Streak .............................................. 15.0 innings, 4/7-8

INDIVIDUAL PITCHINGLongest Winning Streak ...................................................... 3, Morton, 4/2-currentLongest Losing Streak ....................................................3, Keuchel (3/30-current)Most Innings Pitched, Starter .........................8.0 (2x), last, Keuchel, 4/16 at SEAMost Innings Pitched, Relief ..........................................3.0, Peacock, 4/4 vs. BALFewest Hits, Complete Game ...........................................6, Keuchel, 4/16 at SEA Fewest Walks, Complete Game .......................................1, Keuchel, 4/16 at SEAMost Walks, Game .........................................................6, McCullers, 4/11 at MIN Most Strikeouts, Game .......................................................14, Cole, 4/13 vs. TEXMost Strikeouts, Inning ......................................3, many times by multiple playersMost Hit By Pitch, Game ............................... 1 (7x), last, Verlander, 4/15 vs. TEX Longest Scoreless Inning Streak .......................... 19.0, Cole, 4/1 (2nd)-4/13 (6th)

ATTENDANCEHome: .......................................................................................335,584 (9 games)Home Average: ............................................................................................37,287Road: ......................................................................................252,709 (11 games)Road Average: .............................................................................................22,974

ASTROS LAST HOME RUNS (*-TEAM RECORD WHEN HOMERING)PLAYER DATE OPPONENT/PITCHER AB SINCE LAST TEAM REC.* Altuve 9/19/17 CWS/Giolito 113 0-0 Bregman 4/11/18 @MIN/Hildenberger 27 0-1Correa 4/3/18 BAL/Wright Jr. 49 2-0Fisher 9/17/17 SEA/Moore 61 0-0Gattis 9/23/17 LAA/Paredes 88 0-0Gonzalez 4/2/18 BAL/Tillman 48 1-0Gurriel 4/14/18 TEX/Minor 18 0-1Marisnick 3/31/18 @TEX/Moore 44 2-0McCann 4/17/18 @SEA/Altavilla 4 1-0Reddick 4/19/18 @SEA/LeBlanc 0 3-0Springer 4/16/18 @SEA/Paxton 14 2-1Stassi 4/19/18 @SEA/Rzepczynski 0 2-0

Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS TotalAltuve - - - - -Bregman 1 - - - 1Correa - 2 - - 2Fisher - - - - -Gattis - - - - -Gonzalez 1 - - - 1Gurriel - - 1 - 1Marisnick 1 1 - - 2McCann - 1 - - 1Reddick 2 1 - 1 4Springer 4 - - - 4Stassi 1 - 1 - 2TOTALS 10 5 2 1 18

MULTI-HOMER GAMES (2): Reddick (4/3 vs. BAL), Springer (4/13 vs. TEX)

2018 GRAND SLAMS (1) 2018 OPPONENT GRAND SLAMSPLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHER PLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHERReddick 4/3 BAL/Cortes Jr.

2018 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUN COMBOSPLAYERS DATE OPP./PITCHER(S)

2018 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNSPLAYER DATE OPP./PITCHER(S)

2018 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (3): Springer (3): 3/29 at TEX, 4/13 vs. TEX, 4/16 at SEA

2018 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS:

2018 LAST AT-BAT WINS (2):NO.-DATE-OPP. SCORE GAME-WINNING PLAY4/7 vs. SD 1-0 Bregman popup single scores Fisher in the 10th (walkoff win #1)4/13 vs. TEX 3-2 Fisher scored on E8 in bottom 8th

ASTROS EJECTIONS (1):DATE PERSONNEL UMPIRE SITUATION4/1 at TEX Gonzalez Meals Arguing balls and strikes with HP umpire

REPLAY REVIEWS (9)Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time3/30 at TEX (3rd) force at 1B Houston confirmed 1:203/30 at TEX (6th) catch/no catch Texas stands 1:453/30 at TEX (6th) force at 2B/runner placement Crew Chief stands/overturned 2:473/30 at TEX (8th) potential home run Crew Chief confirmed 1:154/7 vs. SD (10th) tag play at 2B Houston overturned 1:404/9 at MIN (8th) force out at 2B Minnesota overturned 1:074/10 at MIN (1st) out call at 1B Minnesota overturned 0:544/16 at SEA (5th) force play at 1B Houston stands 1:154/17 at SEA (8th) tag play at 1B Seattle stands 1:55

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2018 Houston Astros High/Low

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Date Game Opponent W-L/Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout)3/29 1 @TEX W 4-1 1-0 T-1st - Verlander (1-0) Hamels (0-1) - 47,253* -3/30 2 @TEX L 1-5 1-1 2nd 0.5 Keuchel (0-1) Fister (1-0) - 35,469 -3/31 3 @TEX W 9-3 2-1 T-1st - McCullers Jr. (1-0) Moore (0-1) - 36,892 -4/1 4 @TEX W 8-2 3-1 T-1st - Cole (1-0) Minor (0-1) - 26,758 -4/2 5 BAL W 6-1 4-1 1st (1.0) Morton (1-0) Tillman (0-1) - 42,675* 42,675 4/3 6 BAL W 10-6 5-1 1st (1.0) Rondón (1-0) Araujo (0-1) - 40,081 82,738 4/4 7 BAL W 3-2 6-1 1st (1.0) Peacock (1-0) Castro (0-1) - 27,698 110,4364/6 8 SD L 1-4 6-2 T-1st - McCullers Jr. (1-1) Perdomo (1-1) Hand (2) 41,138* 151,5744/7 9 SD W 1-0 (10) 7-2 1st (1.0) Devenski (1-0) Erlin (0-1) - 42,306* 193,8804/8 10 SD W 4-1 8-2 1st (1.0) Morton (2-0) Ross (1-1) Peacock (1) 37,093 230,9724/9 11 @MIN W 2-0 9-2 1st (1.0) Verlander (2-0) Rogers (1-1) Giles (1) 15,521 -4/10 12 @MIN L 1-4 9-3 T-1st - Keuchel (0-2) Odorizzi (1-0) Rodney (2) 15,500 -4/11 13 @MIN L 8-9 9-4 2nd 1.5 Peacock (1-1) Rodney (1-1) - 15,438 -4/13 14 TEX W 3-2 10-4 2nd 1.5 Smith (1-0) Jepsen (0-2) Devenski (1) 32,129 263,1024/14 15 TEX L 5-6 (10) 10-5 2nd 2.5 Harris (0-1) Kela (1-0) Claudio (1) 40,679 303,7814/15 16 TEX L 1-3 (10) 10-6 2nd 3.0 Rondón (1-1) Kela (2-0) Diekman (1) 31,803 335,5844/16 17 @SEA L 1-2 10-7 3rd 3.5 Keuchel (0-3) Paxton (1-1) Diaz (7) 12,923 -4/17 18 @SEA W 4-1 11-7 2nd 2.5 McCullers Jr. (2-1) Altavilla (1-2) Devenski (2) 15,382 -4/18 19 @SEA W 7-1 12-7 2nd 1.5 Cole (2-0) Leake (2-1) - 14,643 -4/19 20 @SEA W 9-2 13-7 2nd 0.5 Morton (3-0) Gonzales (1-2) - 16,927 -4/20 21 @CWS4/21 22 @CWS4/22 23 @CWS4/23 24 LAA4/24 25 LAA4/25 26 LAA4/27 27 OAK4/28 28 OAK4/29 29 OAK4/30 30 NYY5/1 31 NYY5/2 32 NYY5/3 33 NYY5/4 34 @ARI5/5 35 @ARI5/6 36 @ARI5/7 37 @OAK5/8 38 @OAK5/9 39 @OAK5/11 40 TEX5/12 41 TEX5/13 42 TEX5/14 43 @LAA5/15 44 @LAA5/16 45 @LAA5/18 46 CLE5/19 47 CLE5/20 48 CLE5/22 49 SF5/23 50 SF5/24 51 @CLE5/25 52 @CLE5/26 53 @CLE5/27 54 @CLE5/28 55 @NYY5/29 56 @NYY5/30 57 @NYY5/31 58 BOS6/1 59 BOS6/2 60 BOS6/3 61 BOS6/5 62 SEA6/6 63 SEA6/7 64 @TEX6/8 65 @TEX6/9 66 @TEX6/10 67 @TEX6/12 68 @OAK6/13 69 @OAK6/14 70 @OAK6/15 71 @KC6/16 72 @KC6/17 73 @KC6/18 74 TB6/19 75 TB6/20 76 TB6/22 77 KC6/23 78 KC6/24 79 KC6/25 80 TOR6/26 81 TOR6/27 82 TOR6/28 83 @TB6/29 84 @TB6/30 85 @TB7/1 86 @TB7/3 87 @TEX7/4 88 @TEX7/5 89 CWS7/6 90 CWS7/7 91 CWS7/8 92 CWS7/9 93 OAK7/10 94 OAK7/11 95 OAK 7/12 96 OAK7/13 97 DET7/14 98 DET7/15 99 DET

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TRANSACTIONS: 4/18: Activated LHP Tony Sipp from the 10-day DL...4/17: Optioned RHP James Hoyt to Triple A...4/13: Activated IF Yuli Gurriel from the DL...4/11: Optioned IF J.D. Davis to Triple A...4/10: Recalled RHP James Hoyt from Triple A; placed LHP Tony Sipp on the 10-day DL (retro to 4/8)...4/7: Activated RHP James Hoyt from the DL and optioned him to Triple A...4/3: Activated IF Yuli Gurriel from the restricted list and placed him on the DL...3/29: Placed IF Yuli Gurriel on the restricted list...3/28: Placed RHP Jandel Gustave on the DL (retro to 3/26); placed RHP James Hoyt on the DL (retro to 3/26); placed RHP Brady Rodgers on the DL (retro to 3/26).

2018 ASTROS TRANSACTIONS

Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout)7/17 All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.)7/20 100 @LAA7/21 101 @LAA7/22 102 @LAA7/24 103 @COL7/25 104 @COL7/27 105 TEX7/28 106 TEX7/29 107 TEX7/30 108 @SEA7/31 109 @SEA8/1 110 @SEA8/3 111 @LAD8/4 112 @LAD8/5 113 @LAD8/6 114 @SF8/7` 115 @SF8/9 116 SEA8/10 117 SEA8/11 118 SEA8/12 119 SEA8/14 120 COL8/15 121 COL8/17 122 @OAK8/18 123 @OAK8/19 124 @OAK8/20 125 @SEA8/21 126 @SEA8/22 127 @SEA8/24 128 @LAA8/25 129 @LAA8/26 130 @LAA8/27 131 OAK8/28 132 OAK8/29 133 OAK8/30 134 LAA8/31 135 LAA9/1 136 LAA9/2 137 LAA9/3 138 MIN9/4 139 MIN9/5 140 MIN9/7 141 @BOS9/8 142 @BOS9/9 143 @BOS9/10 144 @DET9/11 145 @DET9/12 146 @DET9/14 147 ARI9/15 148 ARI9/16 149 ARI9/17 150 SEA9/18 151 SEA9/19 152 SEA9/21 153 LAA9/22 154 LAA9/23 155 LAA9/24 156 @TOR9/25 157 @TOR9/26 158 @TOR9/27 159 @BAL9/28 160 @BAL9/29 161 @BAL9/30 162 @BAL

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