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Minute Maid Park | 5O1 Crawford St. | Houston, TX 77OO2 | Phone: 713.259.89OO MEDIA INFORMATION 2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 FINAL RESULTS: At 86-76 (.531), the Astros finished the season in 2nd place in the AL West, trailing the 1st place Rangers by just 2 games... the 86 wins mark the most by the club since the 2008 season (86-75) and marked a 16-game improvement over their record in 2014 (70-92). HOT START: The Astros got off to a scorching start and posted franchise-best records thru several game numbers early in the season...this season, the Astros set franchise-best records thru game number 25 (18-7), 26 (18-8), 40 (26-14), 41 (27-14), 47 (30-17), 54 (34-20) and 55 (34-21). POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: This season marked the Astros 10th time in the postseason, their 3rd as a Wild Card participant and their 1st since moving to the American League for the 2013 season...the Astros last made the postsea- son in 2005, advancing to the World Series as a Wild Card participant. HINCH AT THE HELM: In his 1st year as the As- tros manager, A.J. Hinch has guided his club to a postseason appearance, and has positioned him- self into the Manager of the Year conversation... he guided the club to a 16-game improvement over the 2014 season, the largest improvement for a 1st-year manager in franchise history. ERA LEADERS: The Astros finished the season with the best team ERA (3.57) in the American League, with their starting staff (3.71) ranking 2nd in the AL in ERA and their bullpen (3.27) ranking 4th. Team ERA (AL) Starter’s ERA (AL) 1. Houston - 3.57 1. Tampa Bay - 3.63 2. Cleveland - 3.67 2. Houston - 3.71 HARD TO HIT: The Astros pitching staff allowed just a .241 opponent batting average this season, which ranks as the 5th-lowest allowed in fran- chise history and the lowest allowed since the 1986 season (.225)...the club’s 1,280 strikeouts are the 2nd-highest total in franchise history trailing only the 1,282 posted by the 2004 Astros. RUN DIFFERENTIALS: Houston concluded the regular season with the 2nd-best run differential in the AL at +111, trailing only Toronto (+221)... the Astros posted a positive run differential in home (+86) and road (+25) games this season. TATER TALLY: The Astros 230 home runs ranked 2nd in the Major this season and mark the 2nd- hightest total posted in franchise history Most HR in Astros Single Season History 1. 2000 - 249 2. 2015 - 230 3. 2001 - 208 SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Astros had 11 players hit double digit home runs this season, which tied a Major League record, also reached by the 2004 Tigers...Houston was close to sur- passing that record as IF Jed Lowrie and OF Jake Marisnick both finished their regular season with 9 home runs. DOUBLE UP: Houston finished the season 57-11 (.838) when they hit 2+ home runs in a game... the 68 multi-homer games rank 2nd in franchise history behind the 71 multi-homer games posted by the 2000 Astros. Houston Astros 2015 Season Review SPEED AND POWER: The Astros finished the season leading the American League in stolen bases (121) and ranking 2nd in the Majors in home runs (230)...Houston also ranked 2nd in the AL in slugging (.437)...AL rankings: Home Runs Stolen Bases Slugging 1. TOR - 232 1. HOU - 121 1. TOR - .457 2. HOU - 230 2. KC - 104 2. HOU - .437 3. BAL - 217 3. TEX - 101 3. NYY - .421 HOME RUN STREAK: The Astros hit at least 1 home run in 10 straight games from June 14-23, which marked the longest Astros streak since the 2007 team had a 12-game run from July 28- Aug. 10...the 10-game streak included a run of hitting multiple home runs in a franchise record 8 straight games from June 14-21. ALL YOU NEED IS GLOVE: The Astros ranked 3rd in the AL with a .986 team fielding percent- age...individually, LHP Dallas Keuchel, the reigning AL Gold Glove winner, led all AL pitch- ers in assists (53), while committing just 1 error... additionally 2B Jose Altuve finished his season by going 51 straight games without commiting an error (210 total chances)...on the season, he led all Major League 2nd basemen in fielding percentage (.993). HOME SWEET HOME: The Astros completed their home schedule with a 53-28 record at home, which tied as the best home record in the AL (also, Toronto)...the Astros went 29-12 in their final 41 home games and 45-19 in their final 64, while wining or splitting 15 of their final 17 home series. HOME VICTORIES: The Astros 53 home wins this season tied for the most in a single season in Minute Maid Park history, as the 2005 Astros also finished with a 53-28 record at the venue...the franchise record for home wins in a single sea- son is 55, set in 1980 and 1998 in the Astrodome. ROAD RECORD: The Astros finished the season with a 33-48 road record, but did finish their campaign winning 4 of their final 6 road games to edge into the playoffs...Houston started the season hot on the road, going 12-3 in their 1st 15 road games, which marked their best road start thru 15 games in franchise history. INTERLEAGUE RECORD: The Astros tied the Major League record for Interleague wins in a single season with 16, also set by Boston (2006), Minnesota (2006) and Oakland (2002), which all went 16-2...Houston’s 16-4 record this year is the best record in Interleague play in the Majors in 2015, which included an 8-2 record on the road. WINNING MONTHS: The Astros finished with a .500-or-better record in each of their 1st 5 months of the season...the last time Houston did this was in 2001, when the club went April-September with at least .500 records in every month. ATTENDANCE FIGURES: The Astros drew 2,153,585 fans this season, the highest home attendance number since 2010 (2,331,490), and a big uptick over their 2014 figure (1,749,806)... this number included 3 sellouts, the most at Minute Maid Park since 2008...the Astros and Yankees series drew a total of 110,842 fans to the ballpark from June 26-28, the largest 3-day weekend attendance since the 2012 season. ASTROS 2015 TIMELINE April 6 .......... Win on Opening Day May 4 .... Keuchel named AL POTM May 18 ..... McCullers makes debut June 3 .... Keuchel named AL POTM June 4 .... Hinch named to ASG Staff June 8 ............ Correa makes debut June 8 ..................... 2015 MLB Draft July 2 ............ Correa named ROTM July 5 ............ Altuve named to ASG July 6 ......... Keuchel named to ASG July 13 ...Keuchel named ASG starter July 14 .....................2015 MLB ASG July 23 .................. Kazmir acquired July 26 ....Biggio inducted into HOF July 30 ........ Gomez/Fiers acquired Aug. 3 ...... Kazmir named AL POTM Aug. 21 ..........Fiers tosses no-hitter Sept. 2 .... Keuchel named AL POTM Sept. 5 .............. Gene Elston passes Sept. 17 ......... Milo Hamilton passes Oct. 4 ........ Astros clinch Wild Card POSTSEASON SCHEDULE Date Postseason Series Television Oct. 6-7 AL and NL Wild Card Games ESPN (AL)/TBS (NL) Oct. 8-14 American League Division Series FOX/FS1/MLB Network Oct. 16-25 American League Championship Series FOX/FS1 Oct. 27-Nov. 4 World Series FOX All Astros postseason games will be broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network. ABOUT THE REGULAR SEASON Overall Record: ...................... 86-76 Home Record: ........................ 53-28 --with Roof Open: ...................... 9-3 --with Roof Closed:................. 44-22 --with Roof Open/Closed: ......... 0-3 Road Record:.......................... 33-48 Current Streak:...................... Lost 1 Last Road Trip: .......................... 4-2 Last Homestand:........................ 5-4 Last 5 Games: ............................ 3-2 Last 10 Games: .......................... 6-4 Series Record:..................... 25-21-6 Sweeps:....................................10-6 When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ..70-15 When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:..16-61 Shutouts: ................................. 13-10 In One-Run Games: ................ 21-29 In Two-Run Games: ................ 16-18 vs. Left-Handed Starters: ........ 30-31 vs. Right-Handed Starters:...... 56-45 During the Day: ...................... 27-23 At Night:................................. 59-53 When Scoring First:................ 58-21 Opponent Scores First:........... 28-55 Outhit Opponent: ................... 64-18 Outhit by Opponent: .............. 14-52 Equal Hits:................................. 8-6 When Hitting Home Run: ........ 73-46 No Home Runs:....................... 13-30 Multi-Homer Games: .............. 57-11 Walkoff Home Runs: .................. 4-1 Come-from-Behind Wins: ............ 41 Largest Comeback: .......................4 Losses After Leading: .................. 30 Last At-Bat Wins:.......................... 15 Largest Blown Lead: ......................3 Extra-Inning Games: ................. 8-6 Different Batting Orders: ........... 151 After Six Innings: Lead: 61-7..Tied: 14-12 ..Trail: 11-57 After Seven Innings: Lead: 70-5 .... Tied: 8-17 ...Trail: 8-54 After Eight Innings: Lead: 73-1 .... Tied: 8-8..... Trail: 5-67 Astros in Postseason (All-Time): Overall: .................................. 21-35 At Home: ................................ 13-14 On road: ...................................8-21 Astros in NLDS (All-Time): Overall: .................................. 10-18 At Home: ................................... 6-7 On road: ...................................4-11 Astros in NLCS (All-Time): Overall: .................................. 11-13 At Home: ................................... 7-5 On road: .................................... 4-8 Astros in World Series (All-Time): Overall: ..................................... 0-4 At Home: ................................... 0-2 On road: .................................... 0-2

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Minute Maid Park | 5O1 Crawford St. | Houston, TX 77OO2 | Phone: 713.259.89OO

MEDIA INFORMATION2O15 HOUSTON ASTROS

NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5

FINAL RESULTS: At 86-76 (.531), the Astros finished the season in 2nd place in the AL West, trailing the 1st place Rangers by just 2 games...the 86 wins mark the most by the club since the 2008 season (86-75) and marked a 16-game improvement over their record in 2014 (70-92).

HOT START: The Astros got off to a scorching start and posted franchise-best records thru several game numbers early in the season...this season, the Astros set franchise-best records thru game number 25 (18-7), 26 (18-8), 40 (26-14), 41 (27-14), 47 (30-17), 54 (34-20) and 55 (34-21).

POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: This season marked the Astros 10th time in the postseason, their 3rd as a Wild Card participant and their 1st since moving to the American League for the 2013 season...the Astros last made the postsea-son in 2005, advancing to the World Series as a Wild Card participant.

HINCH AT THE HELM: In his 1st year as the As-tros manager, A.J. Hinch has guided his club to a postseason appearance, and has positioned him-self into the Manager of the Year conversation...he guided the club to a 16-game improvement over the 2014 season, the largest improvement for a 1st-year manager in franchise history.

ERA LEADERS: The Astros finished the season with the best team ERA (3.57) in the American League, with their starting staff (3.71) ranking 2nd in the AL in ERA and their bullpen (3.27) ranking 4th.

Team ERA (AL) Starter’s ERA (AL)1. Houston - 3.57 1. Tampa Bay - 3.632. Cleveland - 3.67 2. Houston - 3.71

HARD TO HIT: The Astros pitching staff allowed just a .241 opponent batting average this season, which ranks as the 5th-lowest allowed in fran-chise history and the lowest allowed since the 1986 season (.225)...the club’s 1,280 strikeouts are the 2nd-highest total in franchise history trailing only the 1,282 posted by the 2004 Astros.

RUN DIFFERENTIALS: Houston concluded the regular season with the 2nd-best run differential in the AL at +111, trailing only Toronto (+221)...the Astros posted a positive run differential in home (+86) and road (+25) games this season.

TATER TALLY: The Astros 230 home runs ranked 2nd in the Major this season and mark the 2nd-hightest total posted in franchise historyMost HR in Astros Single Season History1. 2000 - 2492. 2015 - 2303. 2001 - 208

SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Astros had 11 players hit double digit home runs this season, which tied a Major League record, also reached by the 2004 Tigers...Houston was close to sur-passing that record as IF Jed Lowrie and OF Jake Marisnick both finished their regular season with 9 home runs.

DOUBLE UP: Houston finished the season 57-11 (.838) when they hit 2+ home runs in a game...the 68 multi-homer games rank 2nd in franchise history behind the 71 multi-homer games posted by the 2000 Astros.

Houston Astros 2015 Season ReviewSPEED AND POWER: The Astros finished the season leading the American League in stolen bases (121) and ranking 2nd in the Majors in home runs (230)...Houston also ranked 2nd in the AL in slugging (.437)...AL rankings:

Home Runs Stolen Bases Slugging1. TOR - 232 1. HOU - 121 1. TOR - .4572. HOU - 230 2. KC - 104 2. HOU - .4373. BAL - 217 3. TEX - 101 3. NYY - .421

HOME RUN STREAK: The Astros hit at least 1 home run in 10 straight games from June 14-23, which marked the longest Astros streak since the 2007 team had a 12-game run from July 28-Aug. 10...the 10-game streak included a run of hitting multiple home runs in a franchise record 8 straight games from June 14-21.

ALL YOU NEED IS GLOVE: The Astros ranked 3rd in the AL with a .986 team fielding percent-age...individually, LHP Dallas Keuchel, the reigning AL Gold Glove winner, led all AL pitch-ers in assists (53), while committing just 1 error...additionally 2B Jose Altuve finished his season by going 51 straight games without commiting an error (210 total chances)...on the season, he led all Major League 2nd basemen in fielding percentage (.993).

HOME SWEET HOME: The Astros completed their home schedule with a 53-28 record at home, which tied as the best home record in the AL (also, Toronto)...the Astros went 29-12 in their final 41 home games and 45-19 in their final 64, while wining or splitting 15 of their final 17 home series.

HOME VICTORIES: The Astros 53 home wins this season tied for the most in a single season in Minute Maid Park history, as the 2005 Astros also finished with a 53-28 record at the venue...the franchise record for home wins in a single sea-son is 55, set in 1980 and 1998 in the Astrodome.

ROAD RECORD: The Astros finished the season with a 33-48 road record, but did finish their campaign winning 4 of their final 6 road games to edge into the playoffs...Houston started the season hot on the road, going 12-3 in their 1st 15 road games, which marked their best road start thru 15 games in franchise history.

INTERLEAGUE RECORD: The Astros tied the Major League record for Interleague wins in a single season with 16, also set by Boston (2006), Minnesota (2006) and Oakland (2002), which all went 16-2...Houston’s 16-4 record this year is the best record in Interleague play in the Majors in 2015, which included an 8-2 record on the road.

WINNING MONTHS: The Astros finished with a .500-or-better record in each of their 1st 5 months of the season...the last time Houston did this was in 2001, when the club went April-September with at least .500 records in every month.

ATTENDANCE FIGURES: The Astros drew 2,153,585 fans this season, the highest home attendance number since 2010 (2,331,490), and a big uptick over their 2014 figure (1,749,806)...this number included 3 sellouts, the most at Minute Maid Park since 2008...the Astros and Yankees series drew a total of 110,842 fans to the ballpark from June 26-28, the largest 3-day weekend attendance since the 2012 season.

ASTROS 2015 TIMELINEApril 6 .......... Win on Opening DayMay 4 .... Keuchel named AL POTMMay 18 ..... McCullers makes debutJune 3 .... Keuchel named AL POTMJune 4 .... Hinch named to ASG StaffJune 8 ............ Correa makes debutJune 8 .....................2015 MLB DraftJuly 2 ............ Correa named ROTMJuly 5 ............Altuve named to ASGJuly 6 ......... Keuchel named to ASGJuly 13 ...Keuchel named ASG starterJuly 14 .....................2015 MLB ASGJuly 23 ..................Kazmir acquiredJuly 26 ....Biggio inducted into HOFJuly 30 ........ Gomez/Fiers acquiredAug. 3 ...... Kazmir named AL POTMAug. 21 ..........Fiers tosses no-hitterSept. 2 .... Keuchel named AL POTMSept. 5 ..............Gene Elston passesSept. 17 .........Milo Hamilton passesOct. 4 ........ Astros clinch Wild Card

POSTSEASON SCHEDULEDate Postseason Series Television Oct. 6-7 AL and NL Wild Card Games ESPN (AL)/TBS (NL)Oct. 8-14 American League Division Series FOX/FS1/MLB NetworkOct. 16-25 American League Championship Series FOX/FS1Oct. 27-Nov. 4 World Series FOXAll Astros postseason games will be broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network.

ABOUT THE REGULAR SEASONOverall Record: ......................86-76Home Record: ........................53-28--with Roof Open: ...................... 9-3--with Roof Closed: .................44-22--with Roof Open/Closed: ......... 0-3Road Record: ..........................33-48Current Streak: ...................... Lost 1Last Road Trip: .......................... 4-2Last Homestand: ........................ 5-4Last 5 Games: ............................ 3-2Last 10 Games: .......................... 6-4Series Record: .....................25-21-6Sweeps: ....................................10-6When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ..70-15When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: .. 16-61Shutouts: .................................13-10In One-Run Games: ................21-29In Two-Run Games: ................16-18vs. Left-Handed Starters: ........30-31vs. Right-Handed Starters: ......56-45During the Day: ......................27-23At Night: .................................59-53When Scoring First: ................58-21Opponent Scores First: ...........28-55Outhit Opponent: ...................64-18Outhit by Opponent: ..............14-52Equal Hits: ................................. 8-6When Hitting Home Run: ........73-46No Home Runs: .......................13-30Multi-Homer Games: ..............57-11Walkoff Home Runs: .................. 4-1Come-from-Behind Wins: ............41Largest Comeback: .......................4Losses After Leading: ..................30Last At-Bat Wins: ..........................15Largest Blown Lead: ......................3Extra-Inning Games: ................. 8-6Different Batting Orders: ...........151After Six Innings:Lead: 61-7..Tied: 14-12 .. Trail: 11-57After Seven Innings:Lead: 70-5 ....Tied: 8-17 ...Trail: 8-54After Eight Innings:Lead: 73-1 ....Tied: 8-8 .....Trail: 5-67Astros in Postseason (All-Time):Overall: ..................................21-35At Home: ................................13-14On road: ...................................8-21Astros in NLDS (All-Time):Overall: ..................................10-18At Home: ................................... 6-7On road: ...................................4-11Astros in NLCS (All-Time):Overall: ..................................11-13At Home: ................................... 7-5On road: .................................... 4-8Astros in World Series (All-Time):Overall: ..................................... 0-4At Home: ................................... 0-2On road: .................................... 0-2

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MONTHLY AWARDS: The Astros took home 5 monthly awards this season, with LHP Dallas Keuchel earning AL Pitcher of the Month in April, May and August, while LHP Scott Kazmir earned the Award in July, and SS Carlos Correa earned Rookie of the Month in June.

CY COMPANY: LHP Dallas Keuchel finished the regular season leading AL pitchers in wins (20), innings pitched (232) and WAR (7.2), while ranking 2nd in ERA (2.48) and in opponent batting average (.217)...the last AL pitcher to own at least a share for the league lead in wins and innings pitched at the end of the season was RHP Justin Verlander in 2011, his Cy Young season.

HISTORY IS MADE: LHP Dallas Keuchel is the 1st pitcher in MLB history to finish a season going undefeated, while collecting at least 15 wins in home starts...the previous MLB record for wins by an undefeated starter at home was 13, set by RHP Boo Ferriss (1946) and RHP Tex Hughson (1946), who both went 13-0 at home for the Boston Red Sox in the 1940’s...Keuchel finished his year 15-0 with a 1.46 ERA (21ER/129.1IP) in his 18 starts at home this season.

20-GAME WINNER: Including LHP Dallas Keuchel, the Astros have had a 20-game winner just 10 times in franchise history, which has been accomplished by 8 different pitchers, most recently done by RHP Roy Oswalt (20-12) in 2005...the only other lefty to do so in franchise history was LHP Mike Hampton (22-4) in 1999.

K FOR KEUCHEL: LHP Dallas Keuchel surpassed LHP Mike Cuellar (203 strikeouts in 1967) for the franchise record for strike-outs by a left-handed pitcher in a single season with 213 strikeouts this year...Keuchel’s 213 strikeouts this season rank 14th on the all-time single season franchise list and are the most by an Astros pitcher since RHP Roger Clemens recorded 218 in 2004.

SIX PACK: LHP Dallas Keuchel went at least 6.0-or-more innings in a franchise-record 40 straight starts, from July 25, 2014-Sept. 11, 2015...Keuchel’s streak was the longest in the Majors since RHP Justin Verlander did so in 63 straight starts spanning parts of 3 seasons (2010-12).

WE HAVE A WINNER: RHP Collin McHugh is 26-7 with a 3.48 ERA (101ER/256.1IP) in his last 40 starts, dating back to Aug. 12, 2014...since that date, he ranks tied for 1st in the Majors in regular season wins along with RHP Jake Arrieta (26-7).

DYNAMIC DUO: LHP Dallas Keuchel (20-8) and RHP Collin McHugh (19-7) are just the 2nd pair of teammates in franchise his-tory to record at least 19 wins in the same season...they join LHP Mike Hampton (22-4) and RHP Jose Lima (21-10), who posted their records in 1999.

LEFTY LEADERS: The Astros rotation featured 2 starters that ranked within the top 4 qualifiers in ERA in the AL in LHP Dallas Keuchel and LHP Scott Kazmir...ERA leaders below:

Lowest AL ERA 1. David Price 2.45 ERA (60ER/220.1IP)2. Dallas Keuchel 2.48 ERA (64ER/232IP)3. Sonny Gray 2.73 ERA (63ER/208IP)4. Scott Kazmir 3.10 ERA (63ER/183IP)

ROOKIE WARRIOR: RHP Lance McCullers, a 21-year-old who made the jump straight from Double A to the Majors in May, led all American League rookie pitchers in WAR with a 2.8 mark, im-mediately ahead of RHP Trevor May (2.3) and LHP Carlos Rodon (2.1)...McCullers went 6-7 with a 3.22 ERA (45ER/125.2IP), while recording 129 strikeouts in his 22 Major League starts this season.

PICKUP GAME: RHP Mike Fiers pitched 10 times since the As-tros acquired him via trade from the Brewers on July 30, including 9 starts...in his 9 starts, Fiers has posted a 2-1 record and a 2.67 ERA (17ER/57.1IP).

ABOUT THE NO-NO: On Aug. 21 vs. LAD, RHP Mike Fiers re-corded the 11th no-hitter in Astros franchise history and the 1st at Minute Maid Park...the no-hitter was notable on several fronts:• it marked the Astros 1st no hitter since the 6-pitcher combined no-hitter

on June 11, 2003 at NYY tossed by RHP Roy Oswalt, RHP Pete Munro, RHP Kirk Saarloos, RHP Brad Lidge, RHP Octavio Dotel and LHP Billy Wagner.

• it marked the Astros 10th complete game no-hitter and their 1st since RHP Darryl Kile did so on Sept. 8, 1993 vs. NYM.

• per Elias, Fiers is the 1st pitcher since RHP Jim Bibby in 1973 to throw a no-hitter after changing teams midseason...Bibby did so for the Rangers after being acquired via trade midseason from the Cardinals.

• Jason Castro became the 9th catcher in franchise history to catch a no-hitter, joining Alan Ashby (3), Brad Ausmus, Scott Servais, Ed Hermmann, Don Bryant, Dave Adlesh, Jerry Grote and John Bateman.

COOL HAND LUKE: RHP Luke Gregerson became the 2nd As-tros pitcher in franchise history to record 7 wins and 31 saves in a single season, joining RHP Doug Jones (11 W, 36 SV in 1992)...Gregerson’s 31 saves were the most by an Astros reliever since RHP Jose Valverde tied a franchise record with 44 saves in 2008.

WILL THE THRILL: RHP Will Harris was 1 of the most effective relievers in the Majors in 2015, posting a 1.90 ERA (15ER/71IP) in 68 appearances...additionally, he allowed just 42 hits in his 71 IP while tallying 68 strikeouts.

THE 200: 2B Jose Altuve became the 1st player in franchise history to record multiple 200-hit seasons when he reached hit number 200 in his final plate appearance of the regular season...Altuve posted club-record 225 hits last season, joining 2B Craig Biggio (210 in 1998) as the only player in franchise history to reach 200 hits in a single season.

ALTUVE’S RUN: Dating back to Aug. 8, 2B Jose Altuve finished his season by going 51 straight games without commiting an error in 210 total chances...on the season, he led all Major League 2nd basemen in fielding percentage (.993).

SLUGGING SHORTSTOP: With 22 home runs this season, SS Carlos Correa set single season franchise records for home runs by a shortstop and for home runs by a rookie...franchise single-season rankings below: HR by Shortstops HR by Rookies 1. C. Correa - 22 (2015) 1. C. Correa - 22 (2015) 2. D. Thon - 19 (1983) 2. L. Berkman - 21 (2000)

ROOKIE RANKINGS: Rookie SS Carlos Correa, who turned 21 on Sept. 22, led all AL rookies in HR (22), OPS (.857) and slugging (.512), while ranking 2nd in RBI (68) and OBP (.345), tied for 2nd in doubles (22) and 3rd in batting average (.279) (min. 425 PA)...AL rookie rankings below: Home Runs OPS 1. C. Correa - 22 1. C. Correa - .857 2. M. Sano - 18 2. F. Lindor - .835

CARLOS CALIENTE: SS Carlos Correa finished the year lead-ing all MLB shortstops in home runs (22), OPS (.850) and slugging (.512)...shortstop rankings below (min. 425 PA): Home Runs (MLB) OPS (MLB) Slugging (MLB) 1. C. Correa - 22 1. C. Correa - .857 1. C. Correa - .512 2. B. Crawford - 21 2. F. Lindor - .838 2. F. Lindor - .483 3. I. Desmond - 19 3. B. Crawford - .790 3. B. Crawford - .466

FRANKEN-SEASON: DH Evan Gattis, who led the club with 88 RBI this season, also posted 11 triples this season, which ranked tied for 3rd in the Majors...Gattis is the 1st Major League player to record at least 11 triples without recording a steal in the same season since Dale Long posted 13 triples and no steals in 1955.

ABOUT THE COMEBACK: Trailing 3-0 with 2 outs in the 9th and facing Angels closer RHP Huston Street (3-3) on Sept. 13 at LAA, the Astros came back to win it with a 5-run rally, capped by a 3-run homer by PH Jed Lowrie...the 3-run, 9th-inning comeback all came after the 1st 2 batters in the 9th were retired...the Elias Sports Bureau provided several notes on Astros wins after entering the 9th inning trailing by 3+ runs:• last time it happened: April 14, 2012 at MIA...Miami was winning 4-1

going into the 9th, which ended as a 5-4 Astros win.• last time it happened when all runs scored with 2 outs: April 7, 2002 vs.

STL...trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the 9th, the Astros 1st hitter singled, the next 2 were retired, then Houston scored 3 runs with 2 outs to tie it at 6-6 in the 9th...they would later win it 8-7 in 10 innings.

• last time it happened when the 1st 2 hitters in the inning were retired: June 6, 1989 vs. SD...Houston trailed 7-4 in the 9th before rallying for 3 runs and eventually winning it 8-7 in 10 innings.

THREE ASTROS ALL-STARS: The Astros had 2 players, 2B Jose Altuve and LHP Dallas Keuchel, and their manager A.J. Hinch in uniform for the 86th annual All-Star Game...Altuve was elected via the fan vote, Keuchel was elected via the player vote and Hinch was selected by Royals manager Ned Yost to join his staff for the Midsummer Classic.

All-Star Notebook• this was the 1st All-Star selection for Keuchel, who received more player

votes than any other pitcher. • Keuchel is the 4th pitcher in franchise history to start an All-Star Game,

joining RHP Roger Clemens (2004), RHP Mike Scott (1987) and RHP J.R. Richard (1980).

• this was the 1st All-Star start for Altuve (3rd selection overall).• Altuve is the 1st Astros starter elected via the fan vote since 1B Lance

Berkman in 2008.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS: On Sunday, July 27, in Cooper-stown, NY, Astros legend 2B Craig Biggio was inducted into MLB’s Hall of Fame...Biggio, who made history as the 1st player to go into the Hall of Fame as a member of the Houston Astros franchise, was joined by pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz as part of the Class of 2015 inductees.

FAREWELL REX: Long-time Assistant Athletic Trainer Rex Jones is retiring following this season...Jones, who has spent his entire 37-year career in the Astros organization, has developed an out-standing reputation amongst his peers and with generations of Astros players and staff.

MILO: Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton passed away on Sept. 17 at the age of 88...Milo, who joined the club in 1985, was the Voice of the Astros for nearly 25 years before taking an advisory role in the organization following the 2012 season...the Astros cur-rently wear a patch on their jerseys in honor of Hamilton and will rename the press box at Minute Maid Park in his honor.

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27 IF Jose Altuve .313 (200x638), 15 HR, 66 RBIvs. LHP: .372 (70x188) vs. RHP: .289 (130x450) Career: .305-36-226 (830x2721) Home: .342 (106x310) Road: .287 (94x328) Long Streak: 14, .375, 21x56, 6/22-7/6 • 25-year-oldwasnamedtohisthirdcareerAll-StarGameinwhatwas

his fifth Major League season...led the American League in hits (200) and steals (38) for the second consecutive season, joining NYY’s Snuffy Stirnweiss (1944-45) as the only players in Major League history to lead the American League in both hits and steals in back-to-back seasons.

• becamethefirstplayerinclubhistorytoreach200hitsinconsecutiveseasons, as he led the Majors with a franchise-record 225 hits in 2014...the only other player in club history to record a 200-hit season was Craig Biggio in 1998 (210 hits).

• was theonlyMajorLeaguer to reach40doubles,15homersand35stolen bases this season, and the first to do so since Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011 when he finished second in the AL MVP voting for Boston...the only other player in club history to reach these marks in a single year: Craig Biggio in 1998.

• startedhis firstcareerAll-StarGameatsecondbase inwhatwashisthird All-Star appearance overall (also 2012, 2014)...became the seventh player in club history to earn a fan-elected start (10th time overall), and the first to do so since Lance Berkman in 2008...joined 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio (1995-98) and Jeff Kent (2004) as the only Houston second basemen to earn a fan elected start.

• ledtheALinthree-hitgames(21),andrankedthirdinbattingaverage...led all Major League second basemen in fielding percentage (.993, 5E/669TC), closing out his season with 51 consecutive errorless games.

• became the first player in clubhistory to record four consecutive30-double, 30-steal campaign...marks the most such seasons in the Majors since 2012, directly ahead of Jose Reyes and Alcides Escobar, who each have two 30-double, 30-steal seasons in that span.

• becamethe20thplayerinclubhistorytoreach800hits,andbecamejust the fourth player in Major League history to record 800 hits, 150 doubles and 150 steals through his first five seasons in the big leagues...joined Ray Durham (1995-99), Ben Chapman (1930-34) and Del Pratt (1912-16).

• his830careerhits throughhis first fiveMajorLeagueseasonsareafranchise record (previously Cesar Cedeno: 782 from 1970-74).

• setcareerhighsinhomeruns(15)andRBI(66)...becamethesixthsecondbaseman in club history to reach double-digit homers in a single season, and the first to do so since Craig Biggio in 2006 (21HR).

• joinedMichael Bourn (2008-11), Jose Cruz (1977-80), Cesar Cedeno (1972-77) and Enos Cabell (1976-79) as the only players in club history with 30-or-more steals in four consecutive seasons.

• hadthreewalk-offhitsforHouston,whichledtheclub.• hit.372(70x188)vs.left-handedpitchers,whichledtheMajorsforthe

second consecutive season...is the only player since 1974 (the year left/right splits were first tracked) to lead the Majors in batting average against lefties in consecutive seasons...his .353 (258x730) career average against southpaws is the best since 1974 (min. 750 PA), ahead of Freddy Sanchez (.342, 292x854) who played from 2002-11.

• batted.337(102x303)withan.884OPS(.372OBP/.512SLG)followingthe All-Star Break...over his last 26 games of the season, slugged .625 while compiling 23 extra-base hits (16 doubles, 3 triples, 4 homers).

• wastheALCo-PlayeroftheWeekfortheweekendingMay3.• madehisfourthconsecutiveOpeningDayrosterandstart,andremained

with the club for the duration of the season...missed four games from June 18-21 with discomfort in his right hamstring, but was not placed on the Disabled List.

• tiedaclubrecordbyrecording39hitsthroughtheteam’sfirst25games...Billy Hatcher also reached this mark through the 25th game of the 1987 season.

• posteda29-gamehittingstreakagainsttheA’sfromSept.5,2013-April26, 2015...is the second-longest hitting streak against Oakland in Major League history, behind Luke Appling’s 31-game streak from 1939-40.

• recordedmultiplehitsinninestraightgamesfromApril22-May1,whichtied a franchise record set by Jesus Alou (1969) and Billy Hatcher (1987)...per Elias, was the longest multi-hit game streak since Robinson Cano’s nine-game run in 2012, and the longest by a leadoff hitter since Chuck Knoblauch in 1996 (10 games).

• wasnamed theAmericanLeagueCo-Playerof theWeekalongwithOakland’s Josh Reddick for the week ending May 3...hit .467 (14x30) with seven runs, five doubles, one homer, eight RBI, two steals and a 1.233 OPS in the week...during the week, ranked tied for first in the AL in hits and doubles, tied for third in runs and fifth in batting average.

• wastheonlyMajorLeaguerin2015tohaveagamewithmultiplestealsand multiple doubles, which he accomplished on June 25 vs. NYY...his two career multi-double, multi-steal games are tied for the most in franchise history with Cesar Cedeno and Derek Bell.

• knockedhis firstcareerwalk-offhomeronJuly23vs.BOS, tallyingacareer-high tying four hits in the contest...per Elias, became the third Astros player in club history to start a game in the leadoff spot and then hit a walk-off home run, joining Craig Biggio (1998 and 2001) and Jimmy Wynn (1973).

• hit in18consecutivegamesatMinuteMaidParkfromJune4-July29,marking the longest hitting streak recorded at the venue by an Astro all-time...was the longest home-hitting streak by an Astros player since Derek Bell hit in 21 straight games at the Astrodome in 1998.

• posteda20-gamehittingstreakatO.coColiseumfromSept.5,2013-Aug.9, 2015...tied him for the third-longest streak in stadium history with Erick Aybar (2012-15), behind only Paul O’Neill’s 21-game run from 1995-98 and Carney Lansford’s 30-game streak in 1984 (Elias).

• recorded26 consecutive singles from July 29-Aug. 18...marked the

longest streak by an Astro since Roy Oswalt recorded 31 consecutive singles without an extra-base hit from 2007-10...the last position player with a streak like this was Willy Taveras in 2005.

• reachedbasesafelyineverygameduringthemonthofAugustwhileleading the Majors with 45 hits...tied the club record for most hits in a single August with Jesus Alou (1970)...ranked fifth in the AL in batting average (.375) during the month while posting a .411 OBP.

• hadacareer-long,29-gameon-basestreakfromAug.1-Sept.1,whichwas the longest by an Astros player since Willy Taveras (31g) in 2006.

• talliedhis800thcareerhitonSept.11atLAAinwhatwashis647thcareergame...became the quickest player in club history to reach the 800-hit plateau: previously Cesar Cedeno (707 games).

• recordedthefirstmulti-homergameofhiscareeronSept.26vs.TEX.• signedafour-yearcontractextensiononJuly13,2013...thedealruns

through the 2017 season and includes club option years for the 2018-19 seasons...originally a product of the Astros Venezuelan Academy, signed with the club as an undrafted free agent on Sept. 27, 2006.

23 IF Chris Carter .199 (78x391), 24 HR, 64 RBIvs. LHP: .201 (32x159) vs. RHP: .198 (46x232) Career: .217-109-280 (377x1736) Home: .210 (38x181) Road: .190 (40x210) Long Streak: 12, .375, 15x40, 5/23-6/4 • the28-year-oldsluggerledtheAstrosinwalks(54)andrankedthirdin

RBI and fourth in homers in his third season with the Astros...became the first Astro to reach 24 homers in three consecutive seasons since Carlos Lee (2007-10) and Hunter Pence (2008-10).

• surpassed100careerhomeruns this season, finishing theseasonat109...hit 17 home runs at Minute Maid Park, giving him 48 career homers at the venue...ranks seventh all-time in homers at Minute Maid, and sits seven home runs shy of Hunter Pence (55) for sixth place on the list.

• movedinto16thplaceontheAstrosall-timehomerunslistwith90...jumped six players this season, and now sits behind Moises Alou (95) for 15th place on the list.

• madeacareer-high105startsatfirstbase(previously54in2013withHouston), playing in 115 total games at the position...also made seven starts at designated hitter.

• wasanoffensiveforceinSeptemberandOctober...overtheAstrosfinal15 games of the season (dating back to Sept. 18), led the Majors in OPS (1.376) and slugging (.971), batting .353 (12x34) with three doubles, six homers, 10 RBI and a 1.376 OPS (.405 OBP/.971 SLG)...this followed a stretch in which he hit .185 (10x54) with just one homer and nine RBI in 26 games from July 30-Sept. 17.

• madehis thirdappearanceonanOpeningDay roster andhis thirdconsecutive Opening Day start this season.

• recordedthe11thmulti-homergameofhiscareeronJune3vs.BAL...his 11 multi-homer games rank tied for fifth in club history with Richard Hidalgo...since joining the Astros in 2013, the only Major Leaguers with more multi-homer games in that span have been Edwin Encarnacion (13) and Chris Davis (12).

• hishis100thcareerhomeronJuly1vs.KCoffRHP Edinson Volquez...hit three homers over a five-game span from June 27-July 1.

• homeredinfiveconsecutivestartsfromSept.18-28,becamethefourthplayer in club history to homer in five straight starts, joining Morgan Ensberg (6 starts in 2006), Carlos Beltran (2004) and Cliff Johnson (1975).

• hisfinalfourhomersoftheseasonallcameinhisthirdplateappearanceof the game.

• wasacquiredinatradewithOaklandin2013...theAstrosalsoreceivedRHP Brad Peacock and C Max Stassi in exchange for IF Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez on Feb. 4, 2013.

15 C Jason Castro .211 (71x337), 11 HR, 31 RBIvs. LHP: .192 (20x104) vs. RHP: .219 (51x233) Career: .237-51-180 (400x1689) Home: .201 (32x159) Road: .219 (39x178) Long Streak: 7 (2x), last, .385, 10x26, 7/22-8/3 • 28-year-oldservedasHouston’sprimarycatcherinwhatwashisfifth

Major League season...made 102 starts behind the dish as one of the top all-around backstops in the game...the Astros went 60-42 (.588) in his starts.

• threwout24-of-66runnersattemptingtosteal(32.3%)...markedthebestcaught stealing percentage by a Houston catcher since Brad Ausmus threwout40%ofrunnersattemptingtosteal(30-for-75)in2001...Cas-tro ranked fifth among AL catchers in caught stealing percentage, and second in fielding percentage (.999, 1E/840TC).

• perBaseballProspectus,wastheAL’ssecond-bestpitchframer,behindonly Tyler Flowers of the White Sox...added 12.6 runs with his framing, behind Flowers’ mark of 17.5.

• becamethefirstcatcherinclubhistorytopostthreecareerdouble-digithome run seasons...is one of three AL catchers to post double-digit homers in each of the last three seasons...also Salvador Perez and Yan Gomes.

• movedintosecondplaceonHouston’sall-timehomerunslistbyacatcherwith 48, trailing only current Astros TV broadcaster Alan Ashby (69)...also moved into sixth place in club history for most starts by a catcher (438), surpassing Craig Biggio (403).

• hittwodramatic,walk-offhomers(Aug.23vs.LAD;July30vs.LAA),giv-ing him three for his career...his three career walk-off homers are the most in club history by a catcher, and rank tied for third among all Astros players all-time...his three walk-off homers over the last two seasons are tied for the second-most in baseball with Mike Trout, Chris Davis and Starling Marte behind only Josh Donaldson (6).

• madehisfourthconsecutiveOpeningDaystartforHouston...wasplacedon the 15-day Disabled List with a strained right quad on Aug. 29...acti-vated on Sept. 17, with Houston going 6-10 in his absence.

ASTROS: 2015 SEASON: .250 (1363x5459) HOME AVG: .253 (658x2605) ROAD AVG: .247 (705x2954)OPPONENTS: 2015 SEASON: .241 (1308x5434) MMP AVG: .233 (646x2770) ROAD AVG: .248 (662x2664)

2015 ASTROS HITTING CAPSULES

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• caughtacareer-high threerunnersattempting tostealon June10atCWS (J.B. Shuck, Avisail Garcia twice)...this tied a franchise record, last achieved by Brad Ausmus on April 19, 2003 at MIL.

• hithissecondcareerwalk-offhomeronJuly30vs.LAA,athree-runshotoff RHP Fernando Salas...per Elias, became the fourth player in club history to hit a walk-off homer with the score tied at 0-0, joining Glenn Davis (July 22, 1986), Jimmy Wynn (June 16, 1972) and Denis Menke (Sept. 5, 1969).

• hitagrandslamonAug.3atTEX...washis50thcareerhomerun,andthethird grand slam of his career...per Elias, it marked the first time since 1985 that two Houston catchers hit grand slams in the same season, as Hank Conger turned the trick two games prior...Mark Bailey and Alan Ashby did so in 1985...joined Brad Ausmus as the only catchers in club history with three career grand slams.

• caughtthefirstno-hitterofhiscareeronAug.21vs.LAD(Fiers)...be-came the ninth catcher in club history to catch a no-hitter, joining Brad Ausmus (2003), Scott Servais (1993), Alan Ashby (1986, 1981, 1979), Ed Herrmann (1976), Don Bryant (1969), Dave Adlesh (1967), Jerry Grote (1964) and John Bateman (1963).

• hithissecondwalk-offhomeroftheseasononAug.23vs.LAD...wasa10th inning solo-shot off RHP Chris Hatcher that gave Houston a 3-2 win and a series sweep over the Dodgers.

• wasselectedbyHoustoninthefirstroundofthe2008draft(10thover-all)...was arbitration eligible for the second time in his career during the offseason, but agreed to terms on a one-year deal to avoid the arbitration process on Jan. 16, 2015.

16 C Hank Conger .229 (46x201), 11 HR, 33 RBIvs. LHP: .175 (17x97) vs. RHP: .279 (29x104) Career: .225-28-104 (200x889) Home: .242 (23x95) Road: .217 (23x106) Long Streak: 3 (3x), .600, 6x10, 7/28-8/1• 27-year-oldservedastheAstrosbackupcatcherinwhatwashisfirst

season with the club, playing 69 games at the position (56 starts)...set single-season career highs in homers, RBI, runs scored, walks, on-base percentage (.311) and slugging percentage (.436).

• theswitch-hitterbatted.279(29x104)withsixdoubles,sevenhomers,22RBI and an .892 OPS (.353 OBP/.538 SLG) against right-handed pitchers...hit 8 of his 11 homers at Minute Maid Park, where he posted an .899 OPS (.330 OBP/.568 SLG) in 31 games.

• becamethe11thcatcherinclubhistorytoreachdouble-digithomersin a single season...he and Jason Castro each had 11 homers, giving Houston multiple catchers with 10+ homers in the same season for the first time in club history.

• hitthefirsttwograndslamsofhiscareer(Sept.4vs.MIN;Aug.1vs.ARI)...became the third catcher in club history to belt multiple grand slams in the same season, joining Tony Eusebio (1995) and Mark Bailey.

• ledallMajorLeaguecatchersinat-battohomerunratiowitha17.27mark (190AB/11HR) (min. 175 PA).

• madehisfourthappearanceonanOpeningDayrosterthisseason.• homeredfromtherightsideoftheplateonMay2vs.SEA...washisfirst

career homer batting right-handed.• appearedinleftfieldonMay6vs.TEX...washisfirstcareerMajorLeague

appearance in the outfield...played 2.0 innings, and did not register a chance.

• went3x4withagrandslam,solohomerandfivetotalRBIonAug.1vs.ARI...was his first career multi-homer game, and first-career grand slam...was also Houston’s first grand slam of the season.

• recordedfiveRBIinbothgamesinwhichhehitagrandslam(Sept.4vs.MIN;Aug.1vs.ARI),tyingasingle-gamecareerhigh(accomplishedthree times, also May 11, 2014 at TOR)...became the first catcher in club history to post multiple games with five-or-more RBI...prior to Conger, the last Astro with multiple five-RBI games in a single season was Carlos Lee in 2007.

• wastheninthbatterintheorderforbothofhisfive-RBIgames...theonlyother player in club history to record at least five RBI in a game from the last spot in the order was Dave Giusti on Aug. 21, 1966 vs. CIN (6RBI)...only four other Major League players in the last century had two games with at least five RBI from the ninth spot in the order: Jackie Bradley Jr. (2015), Julio Lugo (2003), Kevin Elster (1996), Tony Cloninger (1966).

• wasacquiredfromtheAngelsinexchangeforC Carlos Perez and RHP Nick Tropeano on Nov. 5, 2014...was arbitration eligible for the first time in his career in the offseason...signed a one-year contract to avoid the arbitration process.

1 IF Carlos Correa .279 (108x387), 22 HR, 68 RBIvs. LHP: .274 (34x124) vs. RHP: .281 (74x263) Career: .279-22-68 (108x387) Home: .319 (59x185) Road: .243 (49x202) Long Streak: 9, .379, 11x29, 7/11-24• 21-year-oldsetafranchiserookierecordforhomersinaseason(previ-

ously Lance Berkman with 21 in 2000), in addition to hitting the most homers by a shortstop in club history for a single season (previously Dickie Thon with 20 in 1983).

• despitebeingtheyoungestpositionplayerintheMajorsandplayingin just 99 games, led all Major League shortstops in homers, OPS (.857) and slugging (.512), while ranking fourth in on-base percentage (.345).

• ledallALrookiesinHR,SLGandOPS,whilerankingsecondinRBIandOBP, and third in batting average (min. 400PA)...among Astros rookies all-time, ranked fourth in OPS and fifth in RBI, which were both the highest totals by an Astros rookie since Hunter Pence in 2007 (.899 OPS/69RBI).

• stole14bases,going14-for-18(77.8%)inattempts...14stealsranksev-enth all-time in club history by a rookie, and mark the most by a Houston rookie since Willy Taveras swiped 34 bags in 2005.

• wasnamedtheALJuneRookieoftheMonth.• accordingtotheEliasSportsBureau,his18homerunswerethesecond-

most by a shortstop prior to his 21st birthday in MLB history, behind only Alex Rodriguez (26)...is the only shortstop in the last 100 years to record 22 homers within his first 100 games in the Major Leagues...the previous record was held by Nomar Garciaparra (16 HR in first 100 games).

• joinedNomar Garciaparra (30HR/22SB) as the only shortstops in Major League history to reach 22 homers and 14 steals in their rookie season.

• perBaseballReference,his4.1winsabovereplacementrankedasthesecond-highest total by a shortstop prior to his age-21 season, trailing only Alex Rodriguez and his 9.4 mark set in 1996, his age-20 season.

• becameoneof19MajorLeaguersall-timetorecord22homerspriorto his age-21 season...prior to Correa, the only players to do this since 1990: Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, Adrian Beltre, Andruw Jones, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr.

• fromthedateofhisMajorLeaguedebut (June8) through theendofthe season, led the Astros in homers, RBI,extra-base hits (45), go-ahead RBI (20), game-winning RBI (8) and slugging percentage, while ranking second in hits (108) and tied for second in steals (14).

• hit.359(51x142)with11homersanda1.097OPS(.435OBP/.662SLG)with two outs...ranked second in the AL in both batting average and OPS with two outs, trailing Lorenzo Cain (.372) in average and Mike Trout in OPS (1.153)...hit .395 (15x38) with four homers, 19 RBI and a 1.240 OPS in 44 plate appearances with runners in scoring position and two outs.

• beganhisseasonatDoubleACorpusChristi...waspromotedtoTripleAFresno on May 11, and was selected to the Major League roster on June 8...missed four games with left hamstring soreness from Aug. 26-30.

• madehisMajorLeaguedebutonJune8atCWS,going1x4withanRBI-single off LHP Chris Sale...at 20 years, 259 days, became the youngest player in club history to make a start at shortstop, edging out Alex Taveras, who was 20 years and 341 days old on Sept. 14, 1976...became the youngest Astros position player to make his MLB debut since Derrel Thomas on Sept. 14, 1971 (20 years, 243 days).

• becamethethirdplayerinclubhistorytoreachbasesafelyineachofhis first 10 Major League games, joining Kiké Hernandez (2014) and Jimmy Wynn (1963).

• perElias,becamethethirdplayerinclubhistorywiththreeconsecutivemulti-hit games within the first 10 days of his Major League debut: also Ken Caminiti (1987) and Orlando Miller (1994).

• onJune18atCOL,stolethreebases,becomingthethird-youngestplayerin the modern era to swipe three bags in a game (20 years, 269 days) (Elias Sports Bureau)...Rickey Henderson (Aug. 23, 1979, 20.241) and Ty Cobb (Sept. 2, 1907, 20.258) were the only two to do it at a younger age.

• wasnamedtheAL Rookie of the Month for June, becoming the sixth player in club history to win a Rookie of the Month award...led all AL rookies in OPS (.852), slugging (.543), RBI (15) and doubles (9) while ranking tied for first in homers (5) and third in average (.287) during the month.

• inHouston’s 12-8, 10th-inningvictoryover theRedSoxon July3 atFenway Park, hit a go-ahead solo homer in the 8th inning and a game-winning, RBI-single in the 10th...per Elias, became the first player age 20 or younger to record a game-winning RBI in an extra-innings win since Manny Machado on May 10, 2013...the only other Houston player to do this was Cesar Cedeno in both 1970 and 1971 at the age of 19 and 20.

• talliedhis50thbasehitonJuly28vs.LAAfollowinga3x4performance...per Elias, became the fourth player since 1950 to accumulate 50 hits within his first 42 games in the Majors before turning 21, joining Ren-nie Stennett (1971) and Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente (1955) and Orlando Cepeda (1958).

• recordedhis15thhomeronAug.19vs.TBinwhatwashis62ndgame...per Elias, there have been only 2 players in Major League history to hit at least 15 homers before turning 21 in fewer games than Correa did: Willie Mays (55th game, in 1951) and Frank Robinson (58th game, in 1956).

• onAug.14vs.DET,drew3walks...at20years,326days,becametheyoungest Houston player to record 3 walks in a game since Joe Morgan (20 years, 10 days) did so on Sept. 29, 1963 vs. NYM.

• knockedhisfirst-careerwalk-offhitonAug.19vs.TB...wasanRBI-singlein the 13th inning.

• went3x4witha triple,homer,single,walk,stolenbase, fourRBIandfour runs scored on Oct. 2 at ARI...the only player younger than Correa (21 years, 10 days) to record a homer, triple, single and walk in a single game since 1914 was Ted Williams (twice in 1939).

• hisfourRBIonOct.2atARItiedhiscareerhigh(accomplishedthreetimes), while his four runs set a single-game career high...became the youngest player in club history to record four RBI and four runs in the same game, and the youngest Major Leaguer to do so since Miguel Cabrera on July 1, 2003.

• wasselectedbyHoustonwiththefirstoverallpickinthe2012draftoutofthe Puerto Rico Baseball Academy High School...became the first player from Puerto Rico selected with the first overall pick in the draft.

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63 IF Matt Duffy .375 (3x8), 0 HR, 3 RBIvs. LHP: .333 (2x6) vs. RHP: .500 (1x2) Career: .375-0-3 (3x8) Home: .500 (2x4) Road: .250 (1x4) Long Streak: 2, 1.000, 2x2, 9/23-10/2• 26-year-oldwasselectedtotheMajorLeaguerosteronSept.14following

a full season at Triple A Fresno...appeared in eight games with Houston...seven of his nine plate appearances came against lefties...went 2x5 with a double and an RBI as a pinch-hitter.

• recordedhisfirstMajorLeaguehitonSept.19vs.OAK(RBI-doubleasa pinch-hitter)...became the first Astros player to record his first career Major League hit in the pinch since Marc Krauss in 2013.

• onOct.2atARI,hita two-runsingle thatgavetheAstrosanewclubrecord for most runs scored in a single game (21).

• wasnamedtheMVPoftheTripleAPacificCoastLeagueafterleadingtheleague in runs scored (94), while batting .294 (144x490) with 29 doubles, two triples, 20 homers, 104 RBI and an .850 OPS (.366 OBP/.484 SLG)...became the fourth minor leaguer in Astros history to win the award, and the first since RHP Donne Wall did so in 1995 with the Tucson Toros.

• hasbeenanAll-Star ineachofhis fiveseasons in theminor leagues(2011-15)...received PCL Postseason All-Star honors this season.

• hit.318(50x157)withsixhomers,37RBIanda.942OPSagainstleftiesat Triple A.

• wasnamed theGrizzlies JunePlayerof theMonthafterhitting .298(31x104) with four doubles, three homers, 24 RBI and a .369 on-base percentage in 27 games during the month.

• wasselectedbytheAstrosinthe20throundofthe2011draftoutoftheUniversity of Tennessee.

11 OF Evan Gattis .246 (139x566), 27 HR, 88 RBIvs. LHP: .237 (47x198) vs. RHP: .250 (92x368) Career: .250-70-205 (322x1289) Home: .273 (79x289) Road: .217 (60x277) Long Streak: 9 (2x), last, .371, 13x35, 6/28-7/8 • 29-year-oldledtheAstrosinHRandRBIinwhatwashisfirstseasonwith

the club, and his third in the Majors...posted single-season career highs in games played (153, previously 108 set in 2014), runs (66), hits, multi-hit games (40), triples (11), HR, RBI, walks (30) and extra-base hits (58).

• becametheninthplayersince2000toreachthe20-homerplateauineachof his first three seasons in the big leagues...joined Yoenis Cespedes, Giancarlo Stanton, Evan Longoria, Jay Bruce, Ryan Braun, Dan Ug-gla, Mark Teixeira and Albert Pujols.

• finishedtiedforthirdintheMajorsintripleswith11...hadjustonetriplein his career prior to this season...prior to Gattis, the last Astro to record 11 triples in a season was Michael Bourn, who tallied 12 in 2009.

• becamethefirstplayersinceDale Long in 1955 to record 11 triples in a season without stealing a base.

• becamethefirstplayerinclubhistorytoreach11triples,27homersand88 RBI in a single season...only three other Major League players put together seasons like this since 2000: Jimmy Rollins (2007), Noomar Garciaparra (2003) and Vladimir Guerrero (2000).

• hiteightofhistriplesasthedesignatedhitter...becamethefirstDHsincePaul Molitor in 1996 to hit eight triples as a designated hitter.

• made136startsatdesignatedhitterand11inleftfield...rankedtiedforthird among designated hitters in homers (24) and fifth in RBI (79).

• theAstroswent37-17(.685)ingamesinwhichhedroveinarun.• hitwellatMinuteMaidPark,batting.273(79x289)with15homers,48

RBI and an .818 OPS (.310 OBP/.509 SLG) in 78 games at home.• rankedsixthamongALcleanuphittersinRBI(59)...rankedtiedforfifth

in the AL with 27 go-ahead RBI.• madehisthirdcareerOpeningDayroster,andhissecondconsecutive

Opening Day start...avoided a stint on the DL for the first season of his career.

• homeredinthreestraightgamesforthefirsttimeinhiscareerfromMay1-3...hit two homers on May 3...per Elias, joined Luis Valbuena (April 20 at SEA) as the second Astros player in a two-week span to hit two hom-ers in a game, with one being a game-winner in the 8th inning or later...only one Astro had done that in the previous seven seasons combined: Hunter Pence on Aug. 17, 2010 at NYM.

• overathree-monthspanfromApril26-July26,wastiedfortheAL-leadin RBI (56) with Jose Bautista...this followed a stretch from Opening Day-April 25 in which he had recorded just one RBI.

• posted54RBIand15homerspriortotheAll-StarBreak...becamethefirst Astros player to reach those totals prior to the All-Star Break since Lance Berkman in 2009 (18HR/55RBI).

• recordedhissecondmulti-homergameoftheseason,andthefifthofhiscareer on Aug. 26 at NYY.

• overhisfinal21gamesoftheseason,hit.303(23x76)withthreedoubles,two triples, five homers, 15 RBI and a .925 OPS (.333 OBP/.592 SLG).

• wasacquiredfromAtlantaalongwithRHP James Hoyt in exchange for RHP Mike Foltynewicz, IF Rio Ruiz and RHP Andrew Thurman on Jan. 14, 2015.

30 OF Carlos Gomez .255 (111x435), 12 HR, 56 RBIvs. LHP: .215 (20x93) vs. RHP: .266 (91x342) Career: .260-103-400 (908x3499) Home: .229 (46x201) Road: .278 (65x234) Long Streak: 9 (2x), .314, 11x35, 8/25-9/4 • 29-year-oldappearedin41gameswiththeAstrosaftergettingtraded

to the club from Milwaukee...hit .242 (36x149) with nine doubles, four homers, 10 steals and 13 RBI in his 41 games with the club (38 starts in center field).

• in115gamesbetweentheAstrosandBrewers,hit.255(111x435)with29 doubles, 12 homers, 56 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

• is1of12activeplayerswith100careerhomersand200steals...heandMike Trout are the only Major Leaguers with at least 100 steals and 50 homers over the last four seasons.

• since2007,hisdebutseason,hassavedmorerunsdefensively(88)thanany Major League center fielder (per Fangraphs/Baseball Info Solutions).

• madehis 8th careerOpeningDay roster and start...played ineightgames with Milwaukee before getting placed on the 15-day Disabled List with a right hamstring strain on April 17 (retroactive to April 16)...injured the hamstring while running to first base on April 15 at STL...was activated from the DL on May 2...was traded to Houston on July 30...battled intercostal discomfort for the Astros final 20 games of the year...played in just three games (one start) over Houston’s last 20 games.

• madehisfirstcareerappearanceintheinfieldonApril10,movingtosecond base after Scooter Gennett was ejected.

• addedtwoleadoffhomerstohisledger,beltingleadoffshotsonMay18at DET and May 29 vs. ARI...has nine career leadoff homers.

• playedinhis1,000thMajorLeaguegameonMay26vs.SF.• scoredhis500thcareerrunonJuly2atPHI.• hithisfirstcareergrandslamonJuly3vs.CIN,tyingacareer-highwith

five RBI.• hithis100thcareerhomerunonAug.4atTEX.• recordedanextra-basehitinfivestraightgamesfromSept.6-11...was

tied for the second-longest streak by an Astros player this year (also Castro), behind Altuve’s six-game run.

• pinchraninthe8thinningonSept.28vs.TEX...stolesecondbaseandthen scored on a passed ball, giving Houston an insurance run in their 4-2 win over the division-rival Rangers.

• inhis laststartof theseasononSept.30atSEA,went2x4witharunscored and two stolen bases...executed a game-ending double play by catching a line drive by Franklin Gutierrez and doubling up James Jones at first base...was his 13th career multi-hit, multi-steal game, and his first since Aug. 2, 2014 at STL.

• hitsafelyin15ofhislast18gameswithaplateappearance,battingata.304 (21x69) clip, with seven doubles, three homers, nine RBI and a .355 on-base percentage in that span...in his first 22 games with Houston, hit .181 (15x83) with one home run and four RBI.

• wasacquired fromMilwaukeealongwithRHP Mike Fiers and slot number 76 in the 2015-16 international bonus pool in exchange for LHP Josh Hader, RHP Adrian Houser, OF Brett Phillips and OF Domingo Santana.

9 IF Marwin Gonzalez .279 (96x344), 12 HR, 34 RBIvs. LHP: .295 (41x139) vs. RHP: .268 (55x205) Career: .258-24-83 (268x1038) Home: .261 (40x153) Road: .293 (56x191) Long Streak: 8, .370, 10x27, 6/14-22• 26-year-oldswitchhitterhadacareeryearastheAstrosutilityman...

posted single-season career highs in games (120), starts (86), hits, doubles (18), homers, RBI, slugging percentage (.442) and OPS (.759).

• playedallaroundthediamond,seeingtimeatfirstbase(43g),shortstop(32g), third base (21g), second base (15g) and left field (15g)...marked his first career starts at first base...over the last two seasons, has played every position on the diamond aside from center field, catcher and pitcher.

• hit.295(41x139)witheightdoubles,onetriple,sixhomers,14RBIandan.843 OPS (.347 OBP/.496 SLG) against left-handed pitchers this season.

• all12ofhishomersweresoloshots...hashit24homersinhiscareer,which have all been solo homers.

• madetheAstrosOpeningDayrosterforthefourthconsecutiveseason...spent the entire year with Houston, but did miss 7 games in September while nursing various hand injuries.

• finishedninth in theAL inbattingaverageandOPS in July...hit .364(20x55) with three doubles, three homers, five RBI and a 1.008 OPS (.426 OBP/.582 SLG) in 20 games during the month.

• hitawalk-offhomeronAug.18vs.TB,becomingthefirstAstrosplayerwith three htis and an extra-inning homer in the same game since Miguel Tejada on June 2, 2009 (Elias Sports Bureau).

• overhisfinal70gamesoftheyear,hit.321(68x212)withninedoubles,one triple, 10 homers, 21 RBI and an .885 OPS (.371 OBP/.514 SLG).

• acquiredfromBostoninexchangeforRHPMarcoDuarteandcashonDec. 8, 2011...was selected by Boston in the Rule 5 Draft, so his Rule 5 status applied with the Astros for the 2012 season.

8 IF Jed Lowrie .222 (51x230), 9 HR, 30 RBIvs. LHP: .267 (16x60) vs. RHP: .206 (35x170) Career: .257-12-65 (638x2483) Home: .296 (29x123) Road: .206 (22x107) Long Streak: 7, .478, 11x23, 8/31-9/7• 31-year-oldreturnedtotheAstrosaftersigningathree-yearcontractin

the offseason as a free agent...spent the 2012 season with Houston before getting traded to Oakland, where he played from 2013-14.

• hit .412(14x34)with threedoubles, fourhomers,12RBIandaMajorLeague-leading 1.408 OPS (.556 OBP/.853 SLG) (min. 40PA) in “close and late” situations...a close and late plate appearance is in the 7th inning or later, team is either leading by one, tied, or has the potential tying run on-base, at-bat or on-deck.

• playedin69games,making45startsatthirdbase,16atshortstopandone at DH.

• madehisfifthcareerOpeningDaystart...begantheseasonastheclub’sstarting shortstop, playing in 17 games before suffering a torn ligament in his thumb while sliding into home on April 27 at SD...missed 84 games while on the DL (April 28-July 30).

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• madeall45ofhisstartsatthirdbaseafterreturningfromtheDL...priorto 2015, had not started a game at third base since Sept. 27, 2011 at BAL.

• priortohittingtheDL,wasoneofthehottesthittersintheAL...rankedfifth in OBP (.432), tied for sixth in walks (12), seventh in OPS (.999) and ninth in slugging (.567) among AL hitters at the time of his DL placement...was leading the club in OPS, OBP and runs scored (11), and was leading all AL shortstops in slugging, OPS and homers at the time of his injury.

• brokeupano-hitbidwitha9thinning,solo-homeronApril6vs.CLE.• onSept.6vs.MIN,hitago-aheadgrandslaminthe7thinning...marked

his second career grand slam (also Oct. 4, 2009 vs. CLE).• onSept.13atLAA,snappedan0x17streakwithatwo-out,go-ahead,

three-run, pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning...was his first career pinch-hit homer, and the sixth of the season by an Astros player.

• playedinfivegamesatDoubleACorpusChristionarehabassignment...went 3x14 with a double and two RBI, starting all five games at third base.

• signedathree-yearcontractwithHoustonasafreeagentonDec.15,2014.

6 OF Jake Marisnick .236 (80x339), 9 HR, 36 RBIvs. LHP: .204 (29x142) vs. RHP: .259 (51x197) Career: .232-13-60 (155x669) Home: .211 (37x175) Road: .262 (43x164) Long Streak: 11, .432, 16x37, 4/20-5/3• 24-year-oldsetcareerhighs innearlyeveryoffensivecategoryafter

playing in a career-high 133 games (previously 65 in 2014)...made 101 starts in the outfield for Houston, including 84 in center field, nine in left field and eight in right field.

• finishedeighthintheALinstolenbaseswith24...went24-for-33(72.7%)instealattempts...inhiscareer,hasgone38-for-51(74.5%)instolenbaseattempts.

• hadeightoutfieldassists,allofwhichcameincenterfield...rankedtiedfor fifth among AL center fielders in the category.

• theAstroswent29-7ingamesinwhichhescoredarun.• madehisdebutonanOpeningDayrosterandstartedincenterfieldon

Opening Day vs. CLE...placed on the 15-day Disabled List on June 19 with a left hamstring strain...activated from the DL on July 5.

• hit.379(22x58)withfourdoubles,twotriples,twohomers,10RBI,eightsteals and a 1.043 OPS (.422 OBP/.621 SLG) in 19 games in April...among AL hitters during the month, ranked tied for second in steals, third in average and fourth in OPS.

• completedanunassissteddoubleplayonMay7atLAAaftercatchingafly ball hit by Matt Joyce and running to first base to double up Albert Pujols, who had rounded second base...per Elias, became the first center fielder in club history to complete an unassissted double play...was also just the third unassissted double play completed by an MLB center fielder over the last 23 seasons: also SEA’s Mike Cameron (May 23, 2003) and TB’s Desmond Jennings (April 20, 2013).

• recordedeightputouts incenter fieldon July24vs.KC...markedhissecond career game with eight putouts in center field (also Aug. 8, 2014 vs. TEX)...became the 7th player in club history to record multiple games with at least eight putouts in center field, joining Willy Taveras (2g), Carl Everett (2g), Steve Finley (2g), Tony Scott (2g), Cesar Cedeno (11g) and Jimmy Wynn (2g).

• homeredinthreestraightgameswithaplateappearancefromSept.1-7.• in24gamesinSeptember,hit.267(12x45)withtwodoubles,threehom-

ers, 10 RBI, five steals and an .881 OPS (.370 OBP/.511 SLG).• playedinthreegameswithTripleAFresnoonarehabassignmentfrom

July 1-3...went 2x12 (.167) with two doubles, three RBI and three steals...recorded three steals, a double, three RBI and two walks in his final rehab game.

• acquiredfromMiamialongwithprospectsIF Colin Moran, RHP Fran-cis Martes and a 2015 competitive balance Round A pick (ended up being OF Daz Cameron) in exchange for RHP Jarred Cosart, IF Kiké Hernandez and minor league OF Austin Wates on July 31, 2014.

28 OF Colby Rasmus .238 (103x432), 25 HR, 61 RBIvs. LHP: .252 (30x119) vs. RHP: .233 (73x313) Career: .245-141-413 (775x3169) Home: .213 (39x183) Road: .257 (64x249) Long Streak: 4 (2x), last, .438, 7x16, 9/13-16• 29-year-oldoutfieldersignedwithHoustonintheoffseasonandseta

single-season career high in home runs...reached the 20-homer plateau for the fourth time in his career, and the third time in the last four seasons (also 2012-13)...marked the most homers by an Astros outfielder since Hunter Pence hit 25 in 2010.

• becamethesixthALoutfieldersince2012torecordthreeseasonswith20+ homers, joining Mike Trout (4), Adam Jones (4), Jose Bautista (4), Nelson Cruz and Yoenis Cespedes.

• finishedseventhamongALoutfieldersinhomers...ranksfifthamongALoutfielders in homers (81) over the last four years, behind Trout (132), Bautista (119), Jones (119) and Cruz (100).

• playedin137games,hismostsincethe2012seasonwithToronto...played72 games in left field (47 starts), 43 games in right field (37 starts) and 43 in center field (31 starts)...prior to this season, had only started four career games in left field and six career games in right field, all coming with St. Louis in 2009.

• acareer.213hitteragainstleft-handersenteringtheseason,batted.252(30x119) with five doubles, seven homers, 16 RBI and an .835 OPS (.364 OBP/.471 SLG) against southpaws this year.

• hiteighthomerswhilepostinga.374OBPanda.548SLGwithrunnersin scoring position.

• madehisseventhapearanceonanOpeningDayroster,andhissixthOpening Day start...placed on the Bereavement List on June 16...activated from the Bereavement List on June 19...missed six games in late-June, earl-July due to a skin irritation.

• hadastretchfromAug.9-16whereeachofhis4hitswerehomeruns.• onAug.25atNYY,recordedadouble, triple, threerunsandtwoRBI,

becoming the first Astro to reach those totals in a single game since Brad Ausmus on Aug. 26, 2003 vs. LAD.

• recordedhissecondmulti-homergameof theseasononSept.20vs.OAK...posted his third multi-HR game on Oct. 3 at ARI, tying him with Valbuena for the club-lead in multi-homer games.

• fromSept.1throughtheendoftheregularseason,hit.289(24x83)withthree doubles, eight homers, 15 RBI and a 1.000 OPS (.385 OBP/.614 SLG)...was tied for the Major League lead in homers from Sept. 20 through the end of the season (6HR) with Manny Machado.

• signedaone-yearcontractwithHoustonasafreeagentonJan.20,2015.

21 IF Jon Singleton .191 (9x47), 1 HR, 6 RBIvs. LHP: .333 (3x9) vs. RHP: .158 (6x38) Career: .171-14-50 (61x357) Home: .286 (8x28) Road: .053 (1x19) Long Streak: 2 (2x), last, .429, 3x7, 7/17-18• 24-year-old spent themajorityof the seasonatTripleA,butplayed

in 19 games with Houston across two stints with the club in the Major Leagues....made 10 starts at first base and three at DH.

• batted .273(6x22)withonedouble,onehomer, threeRBIanda .414on-base percentage in 10 games following the All-Star Break.

• begantheseasonatTripleAFresno...wasrecalledtoHoustononJune26 before being optioned to Triple A on July 31...was recalled back to Houston on Sept. 23 where he closed out the season.

• in102gamesatTripleAFresno,hit.254(96x378)with25doubles,twotriples, 22 homers, 83 RBI, 64 walks and an .865 OPS (.359 OBP/.505 SLG)...hit .312 (69x221) with 17 homers, 61 RBI and a 1.083 OPS (.432 OBP/.505 SLG).

• wasnamedtheGrizzliesPlayeroftheMonthforMayafterhitting.286(32x112) with seven doubles, 10 homers, 37 RBI and a 1.001 OPS (.367 OBP/.634 SLG)...had a historic month of May, recording 37 RBI, the most by a Triple A player in a single month since May of 2011, when Brett Lawrie and Mike Carp each had 37 RBI...hit three grand slams and five total home runs over a five-game span, in addition to setting a Fresno single-game club record with 10 RBI on May 13.

• signedafive-yearcontractonJune2,2014,whichincludesthreecluboptions (2019-21)...originally acquired from Philadelphia along with RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Josh Zeid and a PTBNL (OF Domingo Santana) in exchange for OF Hunter Pence on July 29, 2011.

4 OF George Springer .276 (107x388), 16 HR, 41 RBIvs. LHP: .296 (40x135) vs. RHP: .265 (67x253) Career: .256-36-92 (175x683) Home: .227 (41x181) Road: .319 (66x207) Long Streak: 14, .458, 27x59, 6/7-21• 25-year-oldcontinued toshow thepower,on-baseability,speedand

elite defense he exhibited as a rookie in 2014...finished fifth among AL outfielders in OBP (.367) and eighth in OPS (.826).

• postedcareerhighsingamesplayed(102),hits,runs(59),doubles(19),walks (50), steals (16), batting average, OBP and OPS.

• hit.296(40x135)witha.936OPS(.403OBP/.533)againstsouthpaws...batted .319 (66x207) with an .880 OPS (.383 OBP/.498 SLG) on the road.

• his .817careerOPS (.354OBP/.463SLG) is thehighestbyanAstrosoutfielder over his first two Major League seasons since Hunter Pence (.833, 2007-08).

• his36HRwithinhisfirst180gamesintheMajorsareaclubrecord...theprevious record was held by Glenn Davis (35HR)...36 HR rank second in club history through a player’s first two seasons, behind Pence (42)

• hitleadoffin46games...his.379on-basepercentageastheleadoffhitterranked fourth in the AL.

• madehisfirstcareerOpeningDayrosterandstart...wasplacedonthe7-day Concussion Disabled List on May 6 and was activated on May 13...placed on the 15-day DL on July 2 with a right wrist fracture after getting hit by a pitch from RHP Edinson Volquez on July 1 vs. KC....activated from the DL on Sept. 4.

• onApril12atTEX,robbedtheRangersLeonys Martin of a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, which helped Houston to a 14th inning win.

• recordedthreestealsandthreewalksonApril27atSD,settingcareerhighs in steals while tying his career high for walks for a single game...was the fifth time in club history that a player recorded three walks and three steals in a single game, and the first since Michael Bourn did so on April 25, 2010 vs. PIT.

• onApril28atSD,tiedacareerhighwithfiveRBI(alsoMay24,2014atSEA).

• postedacareer-long14-gamehittingstreakfromJune7-21inwhichhehit .458 (27x59) with four doubles,, four homers, seven RBI and a .492 on-base percentage...was the longest hitting streak by an Astro since Jose Altuve hit in 14 straight from Aug. 23-Sept. 7, 2014.

• went5x5withfivesinglesonJune10atCWS...markedacareer-highforhits in a game, and the 12th time in club history that a batter recorded at least five singles in a single game...prior to Springer, the last was Craig Biggio on June 28, 2007 vs. COL when Biggio reached the 3,000-hit plateau.

• recordedhisfirstmulti-homergameoftheyearonJune15vs.COL...was his first multi-HR game since May 24, 2014 at SEA.

• hithisfirst-careerleadoffhomeronJune19atSEA,whichwasalsotheAstros first leadoff homer of the season.

• priortohittingtheDLonJuly2,rankedfourthamongALoutfieldersinOPS (.822), fifth in OBP (.365) and homers (13) and sixth in extra-base hits (27).

• hadacareer-long25-gameon-basestreakfromJune27-Sept.26...wasthe second-longest streak by an Astro this season, behind Jose Altuve’s 29-game run from Aug. 1-Sept. 1...was also the second-longest active on-base streak in the Majors at the time.

• inhisfirstsevengamesbackfromtheDLfromSept.4-12,hit.179(5x28)with no homers and no RBI...in his next 20 games to close out the regular season, hit .345 (29x84) with four doubles, two triples, three homers, 12 RBI, two steals and a .952 OPS (.404 OBP/.548 SLG)...ranked seventh in the AL in batting average and OBP in that 20-game span to end the year.

• playedinfivegamesatDoubleAfromonrehabassignments,batting.278 (5x18) with one double, two walks and one stolen base...played in one game on May 12 while rehabbing his concussion...played in four games from Aug. 29-Sept. 3 while rehabbing his fracutred right wrist.

• wasselectedbytheAstroswiththe11thoverallpickinthefirstroundof the 2011 draft out of the University of Connecticut.

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12 C Max Stassi .400 (6x15), 1 HR, 2 RBIvs. LHP: .333 (2x6) vs. RHP: .444 (4x9) Career: .357-1-7 (15x42) Home: .500 (5x10) Road: .200 (1x5) Long Streak: 3 (2x), last, .667, 4x6, 9/19-23• 24-year-oldbackstopplayed in11gameswithHoustonaftergetting

recalled from Triple A on Aug. 29...made four starts at catcher.• hasappearedin21gameswithHoustonintheMajorsoverthelastthree

seasons, batting . 357 (15x42) with a homer, two doubles and seven RBI.• hithisfirstcareerhomeronSept.19vs.OAKinHouston’s10-6win.• spentthemajorityoftheseasonatTripleA,wherehehit.211(62x294)

with eight doubles, two triples, 13 homers and 43 RBI in 84 games.• hitwellinAugust,batting.294(20x68)withthreehomers,16RBIandan

.822 OPS (.351 OBP/.471 SLG) in 19 games at Triple A.• acquiredfromOaklandalongwith IF/OF Chris Carter and RHP Brad

Peacock in exchange for IF Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez on Feb. 4, 2013.

20 OF Preston Tucker .243 (73x300), 13 HR, 33 RBIvs. LHP: .200 (13x65) vs. RHP: .255 (60x235) Career: .243-13-33 (73x300) Home: .261 (36x138) Road: .228 (37x162) Long Streak: 5, .333, 6x18, 6/12-18• 25-year-oldoutfielderfinishedsixthamongALrookiesindoubles(19)

and tied for fifth in homers after playing in 98 games with Houston across two stints in the Major Leagues.

• left-handed hitter posted a .255 (60x235) batting average with 17 doubles, 13 homers, 32 RBI and an .807 OPS (.314 OBP/.494 SLG) against right-handed pitchers.

• recorded a club-high two pinch-hit home runs, batting .231 (3x13) with a walk and four RBI in his 14 pinch-hit plate appearances...became one of four rookies in club history to record multiple pinch-hit homers, joining Cliff Johnson (5 in 1974), Jason Lane (2004) and Daryle Ward (1999).

• was tied with TB’s Tim Beckham for the AL-lead in pinch-hit homers by a rookie in 2015.

• made 76 starts with Houston: 62 in left field, 12 in right field and two at designated hitter.

• wasselectedtotheMajorLeaguerosterfromTripleAonMay7...optionedto Triple A on Aug. 22...was recalled from Triple A on Sept. 2 where he remained in Houston.

• madehisMajorLeaguedebutonMay7atLAA...becamethesixthplayerin club history to record a hit, a walk and an RBI in his big league debut, and the first since Jon Singleton in 2014.

• thefirsttwohomersofhiscareeroccurredduringtheseriesinDetroitin May, and both were pinch-hit homers...joined Dave Bergman as the only players in Astros history to record their first two career homers in the pinch.

• hithisfirstcareerhomeronMay21...wastheAstrosfirstpinchhithomersince Rick Ankiel hit one on April 17, 2013 at OAK.

• histhreehomersagainsttheTigersalltiedthegame...twoofthehomerscame in the 9th inning (May 21 at DET, May 24 at DET, Aug. 15 vs. DET)...the 9th inning homers were on May 21 and Aug. 15.

• perElias,becamethefirstplayerinclubhistorywithtwopinch-hithom-ers in the same series...prior to Tucker, the last MLB player to do this was Dioner Navarro for the Cubs in a series vs. SF in 2013...the last MLB rookie to do this was Reggie Taylor at COL in August of 2002.

• hadconsecutivemulti-doublegamesfromMay14-15...becamethefirstrookie in club history to record multiple doubles in consecutive games...his four doubles within his first seven games established a new franchise record.

• onJuly10atCLE,fellatripleshyofthecycle,going4x5withadouble,homer and two RBI on what was his 25th birthday...became the second player in club history to record four hits on his birthday, joining Jeff Bagwell in 2003.

• recorded15doublesthroughhisfirst57games...markedthesecond-most doubles in club history through a player’s first 57 games, behind only Hunter Pence (20 in 2007).

• recordedthefirstmulti-homergameofhiscareeronJuly21vs.BOS.• hita9th-inning,two-outsolohomeronSept.13atLAAthatsparkeda5-3,

come-from-behind win over the Angels...Houston trailed 3-0 heading into the 9th inning.

• in33gamesatTripleAFresno,hit.295(38x129)withfourdoubles,11homers, 35 RBI and a .938 OPS (.357 OBP/.581 SLG)...prior to making his Major League debut in May, was leading all of minor league baseball in homers (10) and RBI (32).

• selectedbyHoustonintheseventhroundof the2012draftoutof theUniversity of Florida...became the first player from the Astros 2012 draft class to make it to the Major Leagues.

18 IF Luis Valbuena .224 (97x434), 25 HR, 56 RBIvs. LHP: .265 (18x114) vs. RHP: .247 (79x320) Career: .228-70-229 (512x2243) Home: .204 (42x206) Road: .241 (55x228) Long Streak: 8, .267, 8x30, 5/13-21• 29-year-oldsetasingle-seasoncareerhighsinhomersandRBIinwhat

was his first year with Houston...played third base for the majority of the first half of the season until Lowire came back from a thumb injury, and then mixed in a first base...played 99 games at third base (93 starts) and 31 at first base (27 starts).

• ranked fifth amongAL thirdbasemen in homers (21),behind Josh Donaldson (38), Manny Machado (34), Kyle Seager (26) and Mike Moustakas (22).

• left-handedhitterbatted.247(79x320)with15doubles,20homers,45RBI and an .808 OPS (.327 OBP/.481 SLG) against right-handed pitchers.

• followingtheAll-StarBreak,hit.270(40x148)withsixhomers,20RBIand an .812 OPS (.359 OBP/.453 SLG).

• hit21ofhishomersasathirdbaseman,becomingthefifththirdbasemanin club history to record a 20-homer season...also Matt Dominguez (2013), Morgan Ensberg (2003, 2005-06), Vinny Castilla (2001) and Doug Rader (1970, 1972-73).

• ledtheMajorswithsevenhomersvs.Seattle...markedthemosthomersby an Astros player against a single team since Chris Carter hit seven homers against Oakland in 2014...marked the most homers against the Mariners in a single season since Oakland’s Brandon Moss hit seven against the club in 2013.

• hit.378(17x45)withsixhomers,11RBIanda1.226OPS(.404OBP/.822SLG) when putting the first pitch into play.

• madehis fifthcareerappearanceonanOpeningDayroster,andhissecond career Opening Day start (3rd base)...missed three games from July 6-8 with a sprained left big toe.

• recordedhisthirdmulti-homergameoftheseason(fourthofhiscareer)on June 23 at LAA...set a club record for a third baseman with 19 homers through his first 73 games of a season...previously Morgan Ensberg in 2005 and 2006 (18HR).

• rankedtiedforsecondintheALinhomersfromOpeningDaythroughJune 23 (19 HR).

• overhisfinal15gamesoftheseason,hit.438(14x32)withfourdoubles,three homers, seven RBI and a 1.357 OPS (.514 OBP/.844 SLG)...led the AL and ranked second in the Majors in OPS in that span.

• acquiredbyHoustonalongwithRHP Dan Straily in exchange for OF Dexter Fowler on Jan. 19, 2015.

2 IF Jonathan Villar .284 (33x116), 2 HR, 11 RBIvs. LHP: .279 (17x61) vs. RHP: .291 (16x55) Career: .236-10-46 (139x589) Home: .298 (17x57) Road: .271 (16x59) Long Streak: 4, .333, 4x12, 6/8-9/13• 24-year-oldmadeappearedin53gameswithHoustonacrossthreestints

with the club...played 22 games at shortstop (18 starts), 12 at third base (8 starts), five in left field (two starts), three at second base and two in center field.

• switch-hitterfaredwellfrombothsidesoftheplate,batting.279(17x61)with seven extra-base hits (5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer) and seven RBI against lefties...hit .291 (16x55) with a homer, four RBI and a .361 on-base percentage against righties.

• wentseven-for-nine(77.8%)instealattemptsthisseason,swipingthreebags as a pinch-runner...has 42 steals in 66 career attempts.

• hit.444(4x9)withahomerandanRBIasapinch-hitter.• madehissecondconsecutiveappearanceontheAstrosOpeningDay

roster...optioned to Triple A on April 22...recalled to Houston on April 28...optioned to Triple A on June 9...recalled from Triple A on Sept. 1.

• overhisfinal39gamesoftheseason,hit.314(27x86)withsevendoubles,two homers and 10 RBI.

• played in70gamesatTripleAFresno,batting .271(76x280)with13doubles, five triples, five homers, 32 RBI, 35 steals and a .342 OBP.

• wasacquiredfromPhiladelphiaalongwithOFAnthonyGoseandLHPJ.A. Happ in exchange for RHP Roy Oswalt and cash on July 29, 2010.

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Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-HighAltuve 7 4 1 - 12 4 (3x) - 7/28/15 vs. LAACarter 16 3 - - 19 5 (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MINCastro 2 2 1 - 5 4 (3x) - 8/3/15 at TEXConger 3 1 1 2 7 5 (3x) - 9/4/15 vs. MINCorrea 11 4 3 - 18 4 (3x) - 10/2/15 at ARIDuffy 1 - - - 1 2 - 10/2/15 at ARIGattis 19 3 3 - 25 4 (4x) - 8/25/15 at NYYGomez 7 1 2 2 12 5 (4x) - 7/11/15 at LADGonzalez 8 - - - 8 3 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEXLowrie 6 2 1 - 9 4 (7x) - 9/6/15 vs. MINMarisnick 5 2 - - 7 3 (4x) - 9/7/15 at OAKRasmus 13 6 - - 19 6 - 6/2/11 vs. SFSingleton 1 1 - - 2 4 (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEXSpringer 3 1 - 1 5 5 (2x) - 4/28/15 at SDStassi - - - - - 2 (2x) - 8/28/14 at NYMTucker 3 3 - - 6 3 (3x) - 7/22/15 vs. BOSValbuena 7 3 2 - 12 4 (2x) - 7/19/15 vs. TEXVillar 2 - - - 2 3 (2x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA

Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-HighAltuve 37 18 3 - 58 4 (12x) - 8/30/15 at MINCarter 12 - - - 12 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHCCastro 9 1 - - 10 4 - 5/26/13 vs. OAKConger 6 3 - - 9 3 (5x) - 8/1/15 vs. ARICorrea 16 11 - - 27 3 (10x) - 9/26/15 vs. TEXDuffy - - - - - 1 (3x) - 10/2/15 at ARIGattis 36 3 1 - 40 4 (2x) - 6/14/15 vs. SEAGomez 22 3 1 - 26 4 (15x) - 6/6/15 at MINGonzalez 17 6 - - 23 4 - 5/26/14 at KCLowrie 11 2 - - 13 4 (5x) - 8/9/13 at TORMarisnick 17 1 - - 18 4 - 8/11/14 vs. MINRasmus 24 4 - - 28 5 - 6/5/12 at CWSSingleton 2 - - - 2 3 (3x) - 8/2/14 vs. TORSpringer 20 6 - 1 27 5 - 6/10/15 at CWSStassi 1 - - - 1 2 (4x) - 9/20/15 vs. OAKTucker 12 3 1 - 16 4 - 7/6/15 at CLEValbuena 19 3 1 - 23 4 - 7/19/15 vs. TEXVillar 6 - - - 6 3 (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN

Player Injury Date On Date Off GamesFields right groin strain 3/27 4/24 15 (8-7)Peacock right hip surgery 3/30 4/14 7 (3-4)Oberholtzer left index finger blister 3/31 5/13 33 (20-13)Peacock left intercostal strain 4/15 154 (83-71)Lowrie right thumb ligament tear 4/28 7/30 82 (45-37)Springer concussion 5/6 5/13 7 (2-5)Oberholtzer left index finger blister 5/14 6/1 17 (10-7)Deduno lower right back strain 5/14 128 (66-62)Feldman torn right medial meniscus 5/27 7/18 45 (20-25)Marisnick left hamstring strain 6/19 7/5 15 (8-7)Qualls pinched nerve in neck 6/25 7/10 14 (7-7)Springer right wrist fracture 7/2 9/4 53 (27-26)Castro right quad strain 8/29 9/17 17 (6-11)Feldman right shoulder strain 9/14 19 (9-10)

2015 Starting LineupsBy Batting Order:1: Altuve (62-49), Springer (21-25), Marisnick (3-2)2: Altuve (14-20), Springer (14-12), Tucker (10-12), Valbuena (16-6), Gonzalez (12-7), Correa (9-7), Gomez (6-7), Lowrie (2-2), Villar (1-2), Grossman (1-2)3: Correa (39-40), Springer (19-7), Tucker (7-9), Valbuena (6-6), Gattis (5-7), Altuve (5-4), Lowrie (5-3)4: Gattis (47-36), Lowrie (15-9), Rasmus (7-10), Valbuena (7-7), Carter (4-5), Tucker (2-4), Gomez (1-5), Springer (3-0)5: Rasmus (30-20), Gattis (13-18), Carter (13-13), Lowrie (8-9), Valbuena (9-5), Gomez (5-7), Tucker (5-3), Castro (2-0), Correa (0-1), Gonzalez (1-0)6: Carter (22-16), Rasmus (13-16), Gattis (11-9), Valbuena (5-10), Castro (8-6), Gonzalez (8-5), Gomez (4-2), Lowrie (3-3), Conger (3-1), Singleton (3-1), Correa (1-2), Santana (2-1), Villar (2-1), Tucker (1-2), Marisnick (0-1)7: Carter (19-11), Valbuena (16-12), Conger (6-10), Gonzalez (4-11), Marisnick (10-4), Castro (8-4), Rasmus (5-5), Tucker (6-4), Villar (3-7), Santana (2-2), Singleton (3-1), Gattis (1-2), Hoes (1-1), Lowrie (1-2), Grossman (1-0)8: Castro (24-15), Gonzalez (16-12), Conger (11-14), Valbuena (6-11), Tucker (5-6), Marisnick (6-3), Rasmus (5-4), Carter (4-4), Singleton (1-4), Santana (2-1), Stassi (1-2), Hoes (2-0), Villar (2-0), Grossman (1-0)9: Marisnick (37-35), Castro (18-17), Conger (5-6), Grossman (4-6), Villar (7-3), Gonzalez (6-3), Presley (1-3), McHugh (3-0), Keuchel (2-0), Feldman (1-0), Hernandez (1-0), Kazmir (0-1), McCullers (0-1), Oberholtzer (1-0), Stassi (0-1)

By Defensive Position:C: Castro (60-42), Conger (25-31), Stassi (1-3)1B: Carter (56-49), Valbuena (14-13), Gonzalez (11-9), Singleton (5-5)2B: Altuve (81-72), Gonzalez (5-4)SS: Correa (49-50), Gonzalez (17-12), Villar (9-9), Lowrie (11-5)3B: Valbuena (50-43), Lowrie (23-22), Gonzalez (7-9), Villar (6-2)LF: Tucker (29-33), Rasmus (28-19), Grossman (7-7), Gonzalez (8-4), Gattis (8-3), Marisnick (3-6), Presley (0-2), Santana (2-0), Villar (0-2), Hoes (1-0)CF: Marisnick (47-37), Gomez (17-21), Rasmus (16-15), Springer (5-3), Presley (1-0)RF: Springer (52-41), Rasmus (16-21), Tucker (6-6), Santana (4-4), Marisnick (6-2), Hoes (2-1), Presley (0-1)DH: Gattis (68-68), Carter (6-1), Singleton (2-1), Tucker (1-1), Valbuena (1-1), Altuve (0-1), Lowrie (0-1)

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Record By MonthsApril May June July August Sept./Oct.15-7 16-13 15-14 12-12 15-13 13-17

Record by DaysMon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.10-11 12-12 14-11 8-6 12-14 13-13 17-9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TotalAstros 82 75 73 83 83 77 103 78 58 17 729Opp. 105 75 55 50 87 67 57 60 47 15 618

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2015 HOUSTON ASTROS PITCHING

54 RHP Mike Fiers 7-10-0, 3.69 ERA, 31G/30GSvs. LH: .227 (72x317), 10HR, 78K, 26BB vs. RH: .248 (90x363), 14HR, 102K, 38BB1st Half: 4-7-0, 3.96 (44ER/100IP) 2nd Half: 3-3-0, 3.36 ERA (30ER/80.1IP) • 30-year-oldwasslotted into theAstrosrotationonAug.9,andmade

nine starts for the club...set career highs in starts (30), innings pitched (180.1), strikeouts (180), and posted his lowest ERA (3.69) in a season when at least pitching 100 innings.

• wasnamedALPlayeroftheWeekafterthrowinghisfirstcareershutoutand no-hitter on Aug. 21 vs. LAD.

• sincemakinghisfirststartwiththeAstrosonAug.9atOAK(1ER/6.2IP),posted a 2.67 ERA (17ER/57.1IP), which ranked fifth the American League and ranked 12th in the Majors in that span...posted a .184 opponent batting average in that span, which ranked second the AL and ranks sixth in the Majors.

• his8.98(180SO,180.1IP)strikeoutsper9.0inningsmarkledallAstrosstarters (numbers combined from MIL and HOU)...ranks ninth among all Major League pitchers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (9.09, 408SO/404IP) since 2011, his debut season (min. 375IP)...trails only Darvish, Stras-burg, Sale, Scherzer, Kershaw, Kluber, Harvey and Liriano...has posted over a strikeout per inning in his Major League career with 408 strikeouts in 404.0 innings pitched.

• asaBrewer,made21startsandwent10-11inhisstarts...asanAstrosstarter, went 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA (17ER/57.1IP), 53 strikeouts and a .184 opponent batting average in nine starts.

• madehissecondOpeningDayrosterwiththeBrewers,andpitchedoutof their rotation for his first 21 starts...was traded to Houston on July 30, where he remained through the end of the season....was his first full season in the Majors, avoiding any minor league stints and trips to the Disabled List.

• earnedhisfirstwinof2015onMay2vs.CHC...wasalsohisfirstqualitystart of the season, and struck out 12 batters, which was a 2015 season high.

• madehisonlyreliefappearancethisseason,andAstrosdebutonAug.3 at TEX...pitched 5.0 innings in relief, which was the Astros longest relief outing this season...prior to the appearance, his last game out of the bullpen was June 24, 2014 vs. WAS...marked the longest relief ap-pearance by an Astro since RHP Lucas Harrell also went 5.0 on Sept. 16, 2013 vs. CIN...the last pitcher to make his debut as an Astro with a relief appearance of 5+ innings was RHP Chris Sampson, who tossed 5.1 innings in what was his MLB debut on June 2, 2006 vs. CIN.

• tossedhisfirst-careernohitter,andfirstcareercompletegameonAug.21 vs. LAD...allowed just thr walks on a career-high 134 pitches (previous high was 113, last accomplished on July 3 at CIN)...retired 21 straight batters following a third inning walk to Joc Pederson...struck out 10 bat-ters...was his seventh career double-digit strikeout game (last, July 23 at ARI, 10 K’s)... marked the 11th no-hitter in club history, 10th individual no-hitter, and first no-hitter in Minute Maid Park history...the Astros last no-hitter was a 6-pitcher combined effort on 6/11/13 at NYY (Oswalt, Munro, Saarloos, Lidge, Dotel, Wagner)...HOU’s last individual no-hitter was tossed by RHP Darryl Kile on Sept. 8. 1993 vs. NYM.

• fromAug.9-29,allowedonlyoneearnedrunorlessinwhatwerehisfirst four starts with the club...became one of five pitchers in club his-tory to allow one earned run or less in each of his first four starts with the club...the last to do it was RHP Jarred Cosart in 2013.

• gaveuphisfirstearnedrunsatMinuteMaidParkonSept.18vs.OAK...became the fifth pitcher to start his Astros career by not allowing an earned run in each of his first two starts at home...the last to do so was LHP Randy Johnson, who set a club record in 1998 by not allowing an earned run in each of his first four home starts with Houston.

• wasacquiredbyHouston fromMilwaukeeon July30,alongwithOF Carlos Gomez and slot number 76 in the 2015-16 international pool in exchange for prospects: LHP Josh Hader, RHP Adrian Houser, OF Brett Phillips and OF Domingo Santana.

68 RHP Michael Feliz 0-0-0, 7.88 ERA, 5Gvs. LH: .250 (4x16), 1HR, 3K, 2BB vs. RH: .294 (5x17), 1HR, 4K, 2BB1st Half: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP) 2nd Half: 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA (7ER/7IP) • 22-year-oldrelievermadehisMajorLeaguedebutwiththeAstrosthis

season...pitched in five total appearances, all in relief...went 0-0 with a 7.88 ERA (7ER/8IP)...struck out seven batters in his 8.0 innings.

• hadthreestintswiththeAstrosthisseason...begantheyearatClassAAdvanced Lancaster after spending Spring Training with the Astros...was recalled from Double A Corpus Christi on May 29...optioned to Double A on June 1...spent June 28-July 1 with the Astros, but did not make an appearance in what was his second stint...was recalled to Houston on Sept. 4, where he remained through the end of the season.

• madehisMajorLeaguedebutonMay31...pitched1.0scorelessinning,allowing only one hit with a strikeout...was one of four pitchers to make their Major League debut for the Astros this season, joining RHP Asher Wojciechowski, RHP Lance McCullers and RHP Vince Velasquez.

• wasscorelessinhisfirstthreestintsfromMay31-Sept.7...gaveuponlyone hit in that span (3.2 IP) with four strikeouts.

• made 23 apps (17 starts) betweenDoubleACorpusChristi andClass A Advanced Lancaster this season, going 7-4 with a 2.83 ERA (35ER/111.1IP), 103 strikeouts and a .203 opp. avg....since making his Double A debut on May 26, has ranked among the top five Double A pitchers in ERA (5th, 2.17), opp. avg. (1st, .185) and WHIP (2nd, 0.92).

• originallyselectedbytheAstrosasanon-draftedfreeagentonMay19,2010.

35 RHP Josh Fields 4-1-0, 3.55 ERA, 54Gvs. LH: .234 (18x77), 1HR, 23K, 7BB vs. RH: .193 (21x109), 1HR, 44K, 12BB1st Half: 2-1-0, 2.48 (8ER/29IP) 2nd Half: 2-0-0, 4.98 ERA (12ER/21.2IP) • 30-year-oldmade54appearancesforthesecondconsecutiveseason,

in what was his third as a Major Leaguer...led all Astros relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (11.90), ranked second in strikeouts (57), and fifth innings (50.2).

• postedcareer-bests inanumberofcategories, includingERA,WHIP(1.14), opponent batting average (.210) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.90, 67SO/50.2IP)...ranked fifth among AL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings.

• 21multi-strikeoutgames ledallAstrosrelieversandranked tied for11th among AL relievers...21 games with two or more punchouts tie his mark set in 2014, which are a franchise record...prior to his 21 multi-strikeout games in 2014, marked the most by an Astros reliever since RHP Jose Valverde had 21 in 2008...his 11.90 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio marked the highest by an Astros reliever since RHP Brad Lidge (12.48) in 2006, and ranks 10th all-time among Astros relievers with at least 30 innings.

• struckoutmorebattersthanbaserunnersallowed(67SOvs.39H,19BB, 1 HB).

• hadtwolongscorelessappearancestreaksthisseason:a13-gamer(July21-Aug. 19) which was a career-long streak, and a 11-gamer from May 1-27).

• wasscorelessin35ofhisfirst41games...posteda2.04ERA(9ER/39.2IP)and held opposing hitters to a .154 (24x136) batting average...struck out 52 batters and walked only 14 in that span.

• startedtheseasononthe15-dayDisabledListwitharightgroinstrain...was activated from the DL on April 24...was with the Astros until he was optioned to Double A on Aug. 20...was recalled on Sept. 1, where he remained through the season.

• tiedacareerhighwith fourstrikeoutsonMay1atSEA...pitched1.1perfect innings, fanning each of his batters faced...became one of only three relievers in Astros franchise history to strikeout at least four batters in a relief appearance of 1.2 innings or shorter, four times in his career...RHP Octavio Dotel did so four times, and Brad Lidge did it five times.

• struckoutatleasttwobattersineachofhisfouroutingsfromJune4-14(all 1.0 IP)...was tied for the second longest active streak among Major League relievers at the time.

• heldopponentshitlessin14of18outingsfromMay5-June20...allowedonly five hits in 16.2 innings, and opponents were batting only .096 in that span.

• earnedhisfourthwinonAug.19vs.TBonwhatwashis30thbirthday...also received the win on his birthday last season...is just the seventh reliever all-time to win two games on his birthday, and the first since RHP Wade Davis (2012-13).

• pitchedfivegamesonrehabassignmentwithTripleAFresnobeforejoining the Astros on April 24...allowed only two runs in 6.0 innings for a 3.00 ERA...made only two appearances with Double A Corpus Christi in August, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout.

• takenbyHoustonwiththefirstoverallselectioninthe2012Rule5Draftout of Boston’s system..was originally a first round pick in 2008 (20th overall) by Seattle.

2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 34-50Starters 59-46-0 3.71 983.2 937 438 406 288-6 817 When Bullpen Does Not Allow a Run: 48-25Relievers 27-30-39 3.27 457.1 371 180 166 135-11 463 When No Relievers Are Used: 4-1

2015 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 QSKeuchel 10/2 at ARI (6,6,2,2,2,3) W 21-5 W 3 33 5.82 106 5/0 23-10 17 12-5 27 21-6McHugh 10/3 at ARI (7,6,1,1,1,6) W 6-2 W 6 32 5.79 101 10/4 21-11 16 10-6 21 15-6McCullers 10/4 at ARI (5,6,3,2,2,6) L 3-4 W 1 22 3.65 96 3/1 8-14 8 2-6 12 6-6Feldman 9/1 vs. SEA (2.2,3,3,3,5,2) L 5-7 W 1 18 3.07 98 11/2 8-10 5 4-1 12 8-4Kazmir 9/30 at SEA (4.1,7,6,4,2,3) W 7-6 L 3 13 2.95 95 3/0 5-8 7 2-5 5 3-2 Hernandez 6/5 at TOR (5.2,9,6,5,2,1) L 2-6 L 2 11 4.23 95 8/3 5-6 2 1-1 5 2-3Fiers 9/29 at SEA (5.2,5,4,3,1,7) L 4-6 L 1 9 3.77 104 2/2 4-5 7 4-3 6 3-3Oberholtzer 7/9 at CLE (5,7,3,3,1,3) L 1-3 L 1 8 4.70 82 4/2 4-4 6 3-3 2 2-0Velasquez 7/21 vs. BOS (6,7,3,3,0,7) W 8-3 W 1 7 5.68 94 2/2 4-3 2 1-1 3 1-2Straily 8/4 at TEX (4.2,6,4,4,3,3) L 3-4 L 1 3 5.28 91 2/0 1-2 2 0-2 1 0-1 Wojciechowski 4/26 at OAK (4,5,5,5,2,4) W 7-6 L 1 3 6.00 83 1/0 2-1 1 0-1 - -Deduno 5/6 vs. TEX (4.2,11,10,10,3,4) L 3-11 L 1 2 1.50 76 3/1 1-1 1 0-1 - -Peacock 4/14 vs. OAK (5,5,3,3,2,3) L 0-4 L 1 1 0.00 85 0/0 0-1 1 0-1 - -

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44 RHP Luke Gregerson 7-3-31, 3.10 ERA, 64Gvs. LH: .235 (28x119), 1HR, 26K, 7BB vs. RH: .189 (20x106), 4HR, 33K, 3BB1st Half: 3-1-18, 3.24 ERA (12ER/33.1IP) 2nd Half: 4-2-13, 2.93 ERA (9ER/27.2IP) • the31-year-oldrelievermade64appearancesforHoustonasthepri-

mary closer...was his first season manning the closer role.• hasmadeat least60appearances ineachofhissevenseasonsasa

Major Leaguer...is one of only 17 active pitchers to appear in at least 60 games in seven seasons, and one of three to do so in each of the last seven.

• hasmademoreappearances(499)thananyMajorLeaguerelieveroverthe last seven seasons (since 2009), posting a 2.79 ERA (149ER/480.1IP) in that span.

• postedhisseventhconsecutiveseasonwithanERAunder3.25,asheowned a 3.10 ERA (21ER/61IP)...is one of only two Major League pitch-ers to pitch at least 50 innings with an ERA under 3.25 in each of the last seven seasons (since 2009)...the other is LHP Clayton Kershaw.

• inhisfirstseasonasacloser,successfullyconverted31-of-36saveop-portunities(86.1%)...ranked10thintheALinsaves...his31savesarethe most by and Astros pitcher since RHP Jose Valverde recorded 44 in 2009.

• hissevenwinsrankedtiedforsecondamongALrelievers,behindonlyRHP Wade Davis (8)...is only the second pitcher in franchise history to record seven wins and 31 saves in a single season, joining RHP Doug Jones (11 W, 36 SV in 1992).

• rankedsixthamongALrelieversingroundballpercentage(61.0%)...priortothisseason,hispreviouscareerhighinGB%was52.7%,setin2014...wasthelowestGB%producedbyaqualifyingAstrosrelieverall-time.

• madehisseventhconsecutiveOpeningDayroster,andfirstwiththeAstros...was placed on the Family Medical Emergency List from May 9-12...was inactive for three games...missed time from Sept. 16-18 for the birth of his son...returned to the team on Sept. 19.

• beganhisseasonbymakingsevenstraightscorelessapps.(7IP)(fromApril 6-20)...the only other closer to begin his career in an Astros uniform with a scoreless appearance streak of at least seven-games was Doug Jones in 1992.

• the Astros won the first 21 games that he has appeared in this season (from April 6-May 26)...that’s the longest start of season streak in club history (previously RHP Donne Wall: 10 games in 1996)...is also the longest streak by a player to start his career with the Astros...previously held by RHP Roger Clemens (7g in 2004) and RHP Peter Munro (7g in 2002).

• recorded his 10th save on May 1 vs. TOR...is the first Houston closer with 10 saves in the club’s first 38 games of a season since RHP Brad Lidge had 11 saves in the Astros first 38 games in 2006...the only other Houston closers to do this: LHP Billy Wagner (11 in 1999, 10 in 1998) and RHP Dave Smith (10 in 1986).

• his nine saves in May ranked tied for third in the AL, and ranked tied for third in club history with RHP Fred Gladding (1969)...Billy Wagner holds the record (11 saves in May of 2003), followed by Jose Valverde (10 in 2008).

• hadastreakof13scorelessoutingsfromJune13-July24...heldopponentsto a .119 batting average (5x42) and a .262 OPS, and went 1-0 with six saves in that span...was his longest scoreless streak of the season, and longest since a 15-game streak from June 27-Aug. 8, 2014 while with the A’s.

• wasscorelessin34ofhisfinal39outings(37.0IP)fromJune13-Oct.3...went 5-2 with 16 saves, a 2.19 ERA (11ER/37IP) and 32 strikeouts.

• pitchedhislongestoutingoftheseasononAug.18,going2.0scorelessinnings on the way to his sixth win this season...retired all six batters faced with two strikeouts...prior to the outing, his last appearance of 2.0 innings or more was on June 6, 2014 at BAL.

• wassignedasafreeagentonDec.12,2014...thedealwithkeephiminHouston through the 2017 season.

36 RHP Will Harris 5-5-2, 1.90 ERA, 68Gvs. LH: .129 (15x116), 4HR, 30K, 9BB vs. RH: .201 (27x134), 4HR, 38K, 13BB1st Half: 4-1-0, 0.87 (4ER/41.1IP) 2nd Half: 1-4-2, 3.34 ERA (11ER/29.2IP) • 31-year-oldrelieverhadastellarseasonoutoftheAstrosbullpen,and

set career highs in almost every pitching category in what was his fourth Major League season...made 68 appearances (71.0IP), while posting career lows in ERA (1.90), opponent batting average (.168) and WHIP (0.90).

• went5-5,outofthebullpen...hisfivewinsrankedtiedforninthamongAL relievers, and were a career high.

• allowed15earnedrunsinhisclub-leading71.0reliefinnings,whichwasgood for the fourth-lowest ERA (1.90) among AL relievers...his ERA tied for the 12th lowest produced by a Houston reliever for a single season in club history...the last Astros reliever to post a lower ERA that Harris was LHP Billy Wagner (1.57) in 1999.

• had68strikeoutsinhis71.0innings• inherited34runnersoverthecourseoftheseason...allowedonly23.5%

of those runners to score, which ranked tied for 14th lowest among American League relievers, and tied for the lowest among Astros reliev-ers with LHP Tony Sipp

• ranked fourth among all AL relievers in opp. avg. (.168, 42x250), as he allowed just 42 hits...his .168 opponent batting average ranked as the fourth lowest ever produced by an Astros reliever for a single season, behind Tony Sipp (.157, 2014), and Billy Wagner (.165, 1996 and .135, 1999).

• inducedgroundballsatacareerrateof52.2%...priortothisseason,hispreviousbestwas48.6%in2013whilewiththeDiamondbacks...alsoposted a career best GB/FB ratio of 1.83 (95GB/52FB).

• his.116opponentbattingaveragewasthelowesteverbyanAstroafterthe first half of the season half, besting Billy Wagner, who allowed a .126 mark in 1999...Harris ranks second all-time in ERA at the break, trailing only RHP Larry Anderson, who posted a 0.67 ERA prior to the break in 1989.

• appearedonhissecondOpeningDayroster,afterstarting the2014

season off with Arizona...spent the entire season on the Astros roster.• his10-gamescorelessstreaktostarthisAstroscareerranksseventhin

club history...is the longest such streak since 2008, when RHP LaTroy Hawkins and LHP Tim Byrdak set the franchise record with 17-game scoreless streaks to start their Astros careers.

• wasscorelessin20ofhisfirst21appearancestostarttheseasonfromApril 8-June 4...allowed just one run in his 26.2 innings for the second-lowest ERA among Major League relievers at the time, behind RHP Dellin Betances (who had not allowed an earned run).

• struckoutthreebattersinthreestraightreliefoutingsfromApril28-May 6...that’s the longest streak by an Astros reliever since RHP Philip Humber did so in 2013.

• throughMay2,made26straightscorelessappearances(28.2IP)datingback to Aug. 19 of last season...ranked as the longest active scoreless innings streak in the Majors, immediately ahead of LHP Aroldis Chap-man (26.1IP, 26g).

• beforegivinguptworunsonJuly23vs.BOS,went55consecutiveappear-ances without allowing two earned runs, dating back to Aug. 18, 2014 at WAS...in that span, posted a 0.75 ERA (5ER/59.2IP) with 61 strikeouts, and opposing batters posted a .144 average...his ERA ranked second among all ML relievers in that span behind only RHP Wade Davis.

• tallied his first career Major League save on Aug. 6 vs. OAK, after tossing a scoreless 10th inning...worked around a leadoff single to Reddick by inducing a double play.

• struck out five batters on Aug. 16 vs. DET...his previous high was three strikeouts...pitched 2.0 innings in the outing, which also tied a career high.

• hadaseasonlongstreakof11appearanceswithoutallowinganearnedrun from Aug. 18-Sept. 9.

• theAstrosclaimedHarrisoffwaiversfromArizonaonNov.3,2014.

26 LHP Scott Kazmir 7-11-0, 3.10 ERA, 31G/GSvs. LH: .272 (47x173), 7HR, 25K, 8BB vs. RH: .225 (115x511), 13HR, 130K, 51BB1st Half: 5-5-0, 2.49 ERA (28ER/101.1IP) 2nd Half: 2-6-0, 3.86 ERA (35ER/81.2IP) • 31-year-oldveteranwas addedbefore the tradedeadline, adding

another solid lefty to the Astros rotation...posted the lowest ERA of his career at 3.10 (63ER/183IP) this season, topping his previous best of 3.24 in 2006 while with Tampa Bay...was named AL July Pitcher of the Month.

• wasoneofthetoppitchersintheALthisseason,rankingfourthinERAand 15th in opponents’ batting average (.237).

• rankedsecondintheALinERAathomewitha2.61mark(28ER/96.2IP)...trailed only teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (1.46, 21ER/129.1IP)...went 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA (10ER/66IP) in his 10 home starts at O.co Coliseum, and 1-2 with a 5.28 ERA (18ER/30.2IP) in his six home starts at Minute Maid Park.

• sincejoiningtheAstrosrotationonJuly24,Houston’srotationpostedthe best ERA in the AL (3.36, 149ER/398.2IP).

• perFangraphs.compostedthe10th-lowesthard-hitball%in theAL(25.7%)...teammateDallas Keuchel (20.9%)ledtheMajorLeagues.

• allowedonerunorlessin12startsthisseason,whichwastiedforthefifth-most in the AL, behind RHP Sonny Gray (15), LHP David Price and Dallas Keuchel (both 16), and RHP Chris Archer (17)...his 28 starts of one earned run or less in the past two seasons was ranked tied for fourth among AL starters in that span.

• wassolidagainsttheALWestdivisionthisyear...in13startsagainstTEX,OAK, LAA and SEA, went 4-3 with a 3.02 ERA (26ER/77.1IP), 26 walks and 63 strikeouts, while allowing a .226 (66x292) opponent batting average.

• madehissecondconsecutiveOpeningDayrosterwith theAthleticsthis year...make his first 18 starts with the A’s before being traded to the Astros on July 23...remained on the Astros roster for the remainder of the season.

• inhisfirststartoftheseasononApril8vs.TEXwhilewithOAK,becamejust the fifth pitcher in A’s history to strikeout 10 while allowing one hit or fewer, and the first since LHP Barry Zito on Aug. 4, 2001 vs. DET (10 SO, 1 H)…allowed only two base runners as far as second base...10 strikeouts was a season high.

• fannedeightinhissecondouting(April13atHOU)…becametheonlyAthletics pitcher on an Opening Day roster since at least 1914 to strike out eight or more batters in each of his first two starts of the season.

• tossed7.0shutoutinningsineachofhisfirsttwostartsathome(April8 and April 24)…is the second A’s pitcher since 1914 on an Opening Day roster to start the season by tossing seven or more innings and not allowing a run in his first two home starts (also LHP Tommy Milone, 2012).

• startedtheseasonbytossing6.0ormoreinningsandallowingtworunsor fewer in each of his four starts…that matches the longest season-opening streak by an A’s pitcher on the Opening Day roster since at least 1914 (fifth time, last: RHP Jesse Chavez, 2014).

• pitchedatleast7.0inningsinsevenofhisnineoutingsfromJune11-July 30...in those nine starts, went 5-1 with a 1.03 ERA (7ER/61.1IP), 48 strikeouts and 13 walks...opponents hit just .163 (34x209) in that span.

• madehisfirststartfortheAstrosonJuly24inKansasCity...pitched7.0scoreless innings in the Astros 4-0 win over the Royals.

• tossed7.2shutoutinningsinhisAstroshomedebutonJuly30vs.LAA...became just the third pitcher in club history to toss 7.0+ shutout innings in each of his first two starts with the club, joining RHP Robin Roberts (1965) and LHP Dean Stone (1962)...had the fifth-longest active score-less innings streak in the AL (14.2) at the time.

• wasnamedALPitcheroftheMonthforJuly...hecombinedtogo2-0witha 0.26 ERA (1ER/34IP) in five starts with the Astros (2g) and the A’s (3g)...he allowed just 22 baserunners and three extra-base hits in his 34.0 in-nings pitched, posting a .134 (15x112) opponent batting average, which led the AL...he posted the third-lowest ERA in July in ML history (min. 25 IP)...the only two to top Kazmir’s month were RHP Spud Chandler (0.24) in 1941 and RHP Frank Allen (0.25) in 1916.

• wasacquiredviatradefromOaklandonJuly23inexchangefortwoprospects: RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham.

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60 LHP Dallas Keuchel 20-8-0, 2.48 ERA, 33G/GSvs. LH: .177 (32x181), 3HR, 50K, 6BB vs. RH: .227 (153x673), 14HR, 166K, 45BB1st Half: 11-4-0, 2.23 ERA (34ER/137.1IP) 2nd Half: 9-4-0, 2.85 ERA (30ER/94.2IP) • oneyearremovedfromhis2014breakoutcampaign,the27-year-old

southpaw bested his previous season, setting career-highs in almost every category.

• becametheAstros first20-gamewinnersince2005,whenRHP Roy Oswalt went 20-12...is 41-35 in his first 109 career games...only one left-hander in Astros history compiled that many wins within his first 109 career games: LHP Jim Deshaies (44).

• his232.0inningsarethemostbyanAstrospitchersinceOswalt threw 241.2 innings in 2005...mark the most innings by an Astros lefty since LHP Mike Hampton tossed 239.0 in 1999...27 quality starts marked the most since Hampton threw 27 in 1999.

• ledallALpitchersingroundballtoflyballratio(3.68),wins(20),WAR(7.2) and innings pitched (232.0), 2nd in ERA and opponent batting avg. (.217), tied for third in complete games (3) and tied for fifth in strikeouts (216).

• his7.2WAR(viaBaseballReference)ranksfourthall-timeamongAstrospitchers, and the lowest for a lefty...only RHP Larry Dierker (8.6), RHP Mike Scott (8.4) and RHP Roger Clemens posted better WAR numbers in a single season.

• his3.68GB/FBratiobestedhis2014seasonmarkof3.63,andranksasthe sixth-highest GB/FB ratio ever produced by an MLB pitcher since the stat was first tracked in 1987...only one other AL pitcher posted a higher GB/FB ratio for a single season: RHP Derek Lowe in 2003 (3.92).

• hisgroundballrateof62.3%wasthesecondhighesteverpostedbyaleft-handed pitcher in a single season since 1987, behind only his mark of64.4%thathepostedin2014.

• wasnamedtohisfirstAll-StarGamethisyear,andwasnamedstarterof the AL squad by manager Ned Yost...became the fourth pitcher in franchise history to start an All-Star Game, joining Roger Clemens (2004), Mike Scott (1987) and RHP J.R. Richard (1980)..he finished his first half of play with an 11-4 record and a 2.23 ERA (34ER/137.1IP) with three complete games in 19 starts...he led all ML pitchers in in-nings pitched, while ranking tied for first in the AL in wins, second in ERA, tied for second in complete games and fourth in opponent batting average (.208)... according to Baseball-Reference, led all AL pitchers in WAR (4.7).

• wontheALPitcheroftheMonthAwardthreetimes,forApril,MayandAugust...became the first pitcher in club history to win the Award three times...the last Major Leaguer to do so was RHP Jake Peavy, who won NL Pitcher of the Month for the Padres in May, August and September of 2007...the last AL pitcher to do so was LHP Johan Santana who won his awards for the Twins in July, August and September of 2004...prior to this year, the 1979 season was the only other year when the Astros took home multiple pitcher of the month awards as RHP Ken Forsch (April), RHP Joe Niekro (May), and RHP Joaquin Andujar (June) and J.R. Richard (September).

• finishedtheseason15-0athomewitha1.46ERA(21ER/129.1IP)and139 strikeouts...is the first pitcher in modern Major League history to start a season 15-0 at home...extended him home winning streak to 16 games, dating back to Sept. 20, 2016...marks the longest home winning streak in franchise history...since 1914, is one of 21 pitchers to win 16 consecutive games at home...became the first pitcher in MLB history to finish a season with at least 15 wins and be undefeated in home starts...the MLB record for wins by an undefeated starter at home was 13, set by RHP Boo Ferriss and RHP Tex Hughson, who both went 13-0 for the Boston Red Sox in 1946.

• hishomeERA(1.46)wasthelowestintheMajors,andlowestproducedby an AL pitcher since RHP Nolan Ryan put up a 1.07 (21ER/176.1IP) mark for the Angels in 1972.

• finishedtheseasonwith216strikeouts,whicharethemostforanAstrospitcher since Roger Clemens fanned 218 in 2004...set a franchise re-cord for strikeouts by a left-hander, surpassing LHP Mike Cuellar who tallied 203 in 1967...had five double-digit strikeout games this season, which are the most for an Astros pitcher in a single season since RHP Wade Miller had five in 2001.

• rankedtiedforfifthintheALinstrikeouts...his8.38strikeoutsper9.0inningsratioand23.7%strikeoutratearebothcareerhighs(previously7.20in2013;18.1%in2014).

• afterbecomingthefirstpitcherinclubhistorytowinaGoldGloveAwardlast year, led all MLB pitchers in assists (53), and led all AL pitchers in total chances (72)...per Fangraphs, led all Major League pitchers with 13 defensive runs saved.

• his1.02WHIPwasthelowestbyanAstrosinceRoy Oswalt posted a 1.17 mark in 2006.

• rankedeighthamongALpitchersinquickestpacebetweenpitches,averaging 19.9 seconds...ranked fifth among lefties, behind LHP Mark Buehrle (15.9), Wade Miley (17.5), LHP Chris Sale (18.2), LHP John Danks (19.8)

• madehissecondconsecutiveOpeningDayrosterthisseasonastheAstros No. 1 starter...was one of two Astros starters that remained on the active roster for the entire season (also RHP Collin McHugh)...was never placed on the Disabled List all year.

• madehisfirstcareerOpeningDaystartthisyearonApril6vs.CLE...earned the win and out-dueled the AL’s reigning Cy Young Award win-ner RHP Corey Kluber...tossed 7.0 shutout innings, allowing three hits and three walks with four strikeouts...became the second pitcher in club history to toss 7.0+ shutout innings on Opening Day, joining Roy Oswalt, who tossed 8.0 shutout innings on April 3, 2006 vs. FLA (1-0 win)...became the first Astros pitcher since LHP Wandy Rodriguez on April 8, 2010 at CHC to record five assists and one putout in a single game...became the sixth different pitcher to start on Opening Day for Houston over the last six years, joining Roy Oswalt (2003-10), RHP Brett Myers (2011), LHP Wandy Rodriguez (2012), RHP Bud Norris (2013) and RHP Scott Feldman (2014)...also became just the fifth lefty to start on Opening Day in Houston franchise history…the others were

LHP Bobby Shantz (1962), Mike Cuellar (1967), LHP Dave Roberts (twice, 1973-74) and Wandy Rodriguez (2012).

• onMay4wasnamedALPitcheroftheMonthforthemonthofApril...was the first Astro to win a Pitcher of the Month award since Wandy Rodriguez was named the N.L. Pitcher of the Month in July of 2009...went 3-0 in his five starts in April, posting a 0.73 ERA (3ER/37IP) and 22 strikeouts while allowing just 27 baserunners (16 hits, 11 walks) in his 37.0 innings...the left-hander led the league in innings pitched, opponent batting average (.130) and groundball to flyball ratio (3.61) during the month, ranking second in ERA and tied for third in wins.

• posteda0.80ERA(4ER/45IP)throughhisfirstsixstartsoftheseason(April 6-May 4), including three scoreless starts...per Elias, this is the lowest ERA by an Astros starter through their first six starts of a season in franchise history...the previous record was held by LHP Bob Knep-per, who posted a 0.85 ERA (4ER/42.1IP) in 1988.

• threw13consecutivequalitystartsfromAug.15,2014-May4,2015,whichties the longest streak by an Astro with Wandy Rodriguez tossed 13 straight quality starts from July 25-Sept. 28, 2010...was the longest active streak in the Majors at the time.

• notchedhissixthwinthisseasononMay20vs.OAK,bytossing7.0in-nings allowing only one run (unearned) on six hits with four strikeouts...is the first Astros starter to begin a season 6-0 since Roger Clemens started the 2004 season 9-0.

• wasnamedALPitcheroftheMonthforMay,andforthesecondconsecu-tive month...Keuchel and LHP Randy Johnson are the only pitchers in Astros history to win consecutive pitcher of the month awards...went 4-1 in his six starts in May, posting a 2.62 ERA (13ER/44.2IP) and 38 strike-outs while allowing a .223 opponent average...the southpaw closed the month with back-to-back complete game efforts, including a four-hit, 11-strikeout, complete-game shutout against the White Sox on May 30 at Minute Maid Park.

• inthedebutofKeuchel’sKornerfansectiononJune25,threwhisthirdcareer shutout while setting a then-career high with 12 strikeouts...was his third complete game of the season (9th of his career).

• hadconsecutivescorelessappearancesonJune25vs.NYY(9IP)andon June 30 vs. KC (8IP)...over that stretch and into his next start, did not allow a run in 19.0 consecutive innings pitched from June 25-July 7.

• at11-4ontheseason,KeuchelbecamethefirstAstrospitchertowin11+ games prior to the All-Star Break since Roy Oswalt went 12-7 in the 1st half of 2005.

• wasnamedtheALCo-PlayeroftheWeekwithOF Lorenzo Cain on July 20, following his dominant July 20 performance vs. TEX, when he shutout the Rangers over 7.0 innings, allowing only two hits with a career-high 13 strikeouts...marked his only weekly award this season.

• onAug.25atNYY,didnotallowarunorwalk,strikingoutninewiththree hits allowed...pitched 16.0 scoreless innings against the Yankees this season, as he threw a 12-strikeout, six-hit shutout against the Bronx Bombers on June 25 in Houston...became the second pitcher in Major League history to hold the Yankees scoreless over 16.0+ innings in a single season, joining White Sox RHP Joe Horlen, who recorded 18.0 scoreless frames against the Yankees in 1965.

• onSept.2,Keuchelmadeclubhistorybywinninghisfranchiserecordthird Pitcher of the Month Award this season (April, May and August)...during the month of August, he went 4-1 with a 1.94 ERA (9ER/41.2IP) in six starts...he collected 41 strikeouts, while allowing just a .221 op-ponent batting average in the month.

• wentatleast7.0inningsforthesixthconsecutivestartonSept.6vs.MIN,which is a career-long streak and the longest by an Astro since Wandy Rodriguez had a six-game run in 2011...also gave up a career-high three home runs...marked just the second time in his career he gave up multiple homers in a game at Minute Maid Park (also July 26, 2012 vs. PIT, 3 HR)...had gone 46 consecutive starts without giving up multiple homers at home (dating back to Aug. 6, 2012)...was the longest streak by an Astro since Mike Scott (60 starts from 1983-86).

• committedhisfirstandonlyerroroftheseasononSept.11atLAA...hadgone 47 consecutive starts and 330.0 total innings (dating back to May 31, 2014) without making an error.

• priortohisstartonSept.16atTEX,hadgoneatleast6.0inningsin40consecutive outings...marked the longest streak in club history and was the longest active streak in the Majors...prior to Keuchel, the last Major League pitcher to go 6.0 innings in 40 consecutive outings was RHP Justin Verlander, who did so in 63 straight outings from Aug. 22, 2010-July 26, 2012.

• wonhis20thgameoftheseasononOct.2atARIandhisteammatesmadesure he got it by scoring 21 runs in the win...per Elias, that’s the most runs of support any pitcher has received in his 20th win of the season in the modern era...the previous high was the 20 runs the Braves scored for RHP Dick Rudolph in his 20th victory in 1915.

• wasoriginallyselectedbytheAstrosintheseventhroundoftheJune2009 draft...per Baseball Reference, has compiled the third-most career WAR (12.0) of any pitcher from his draft class, behind only RHP Stephen Strasburg (14.4) and RHP Mike Leake (12.5)(both first round picks).

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43 RHP Lance McCullers 6-7-0, 3.22 ERA, 22G/GSvs. LH: .209 (50x239), 3HR, 74K, 19BB vs. RH: .243 (56x230), 7HR, 55K, 24BB1st Half: 4-3-0, 2.52 ERA (18ER/64.1IP) 2nd Half: 2-4-0, 3.96 ERA (27ER/61.1IP) • the22-year-oldrookiemadehisMajorLeaguedebutthisseasonafter

being selected from Double A Corpus Christi in May...at the season’s end, was the second-youngest starting pitcher in the Majors, behind Yankees right-hander Luis Severino...made his debut on May 18 at OAK.

• wasoneofsevenAstrosplayerstomaketheirMLBdebutin2015...alsobecame the fifth Astros rookie to debut as a starter in the last two sea-sons, joining RHP Asher Wojciechowski (4/9/15 vs. CLE), RHP Nick Tropeano (9/10/14 at SEA), RHP Jake Buchanan (6/21/14 at TB) and LHP Rudy Owens (5/23/14 at SEA)...RHP Vince Velasquez also made his ML debut as a starter, after McCullers.

• priortotheseason,wasrankedasatop10Astrosprospectbymultiplepublications: Baseball Prospectus (#7), Baseball America (#9) and ESPN.com (#6)...was not on the Astros 40-man roster, nor was an NRI to 2015 Spring Training.

• ledallALrookiesinERA,opponentbattingaverage(.226)andstrikeoutsper 9.0 innings (9.24, 129SO/125.2IP) (min. 100IP), and ranked third in strikeouts.

• his2.4WARrankedthirdallALrookiepitchers,behindLHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2.5) and RHP Cody Anderson (2.4)...ranked 10th among Astros rookie pitcher all time.

• amongALpitcherswithatleast100.0inningspitchedthisseason,ranked6th strikeouts per 9.0 innings and 7th in ERA and opponent batting aver-age.

• isoneoffourrookiesinAstroshistorytopitchatleast125innings,andpost an opponent batting average under .226...RHP Collin McHugh was the last to do so (2014).

• isoneofonlysevenAstrosrookiestologatleast125innings,and125strikeouts in a single season.

• priortoMcCullers,thelastALpitchertothrow125+inningswithanERAat 3.22 or lower prior his age 22 season was RHP Trevor Cahill in 2010 (196.2IP, 2.97 ERA).

• isthefirstpitcherinclubhistorytoallowthreeearnedrunsorlessin20 of his first 22 starts...in the last 25 years (since 1990), only one other AL pitcher has done this: RHP Aaron Sale.

• his129strikeoutsranksecondall-timeinclubhistorywithinaplayer’sfirst 22 career games, behind RHP Tom Griffin (145 in 1969)...is one of three pitchers in HOU franchise history to strikeout at least 7 batters in at least 8 of his 1st 22 starts...also accomplished by RHP Tom Griffin (9) and RHP Don Wilson (9).

• isoneofsixALpitcherssince1980topostasingle-seasonstrikeoutsper9.0 innings ratio above 9.20 prior their age 22 season (min. 100IP): RHP Joba Chamberlain (2008), LHP Scott Kazmir (2006), LHP Francisco Liriano (2006), LHP Mitch Williams (1987), RHP Bobby Witt (1986).

• threw157.2combinedinningsbetweentheMajors(125.2)andminors(32.0)...marks the most innings he’s thrown in any season of his profes-sional career (previously 104.2 with Class A Quad Cities in 2013).

• according toPITCHf/x,his fastball average94.2MPH,which rankedthird among rookie American League starters.

• spent2015SpringTrainingatminorleaguecamp,butdidmaketwoap-pearances with the Major League team... prior to his MLB debut, spent the entire season at Double A Corpus Christi...was promoted to Triple A Fresno on 5/14 but did not pitch in a game with the club...was selected to the Major League roster on May 15, and made his Major League debut on May 18 vs. OAK...remained with the club until Aug. 3 when he was optioned to Double A...made just one appearance with Corpus Christi during his most-recent stint with the club, tossing 3.0 innings of one-run ball on Aug. 18...was recalled from Double A on Aug. 23, and made eight starts with the club, as he remained on the active roster through the end of the season.

• madehisMajorLeaguedebutonMay18vs.OAK...at21years,228days,was the youngest Astros player to make his MLB debut since Jose Altuve (21 years, 75 days) on July 20, 2011...also became the second-youngest pitcher in club history to make his debut in a start at Minute Maid Park...the youngest was LHP Carlos Hernandez (21 years, 118 days) on Aug. 18, 2001 vs. DET.

• tossed4.2inningsandallowedjustoneruninhisMLdebut...struckoutfive and walked three while taking a no-decision in the Astros 2-1 loss...became just the sixth starting pitcher in club history to allow one run or less in his Major League debut, joining RHP Jarred Cosart (7/12/13), LHP Dallas Keuchel (6/17/12), LHP Carlos Hernandez (8/18/01), RHP Manny Hernandez (6/5/86) and RHP Dan Larson (7/18/76).

• pickeduphisfirstMajorLeaguewininwhatwashis2ndMLBstartonMay 23 at DET...tossed 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, while fanning six.

• struckout11battersina1-runcompletegameeffortonJune3vs.CWS...marked his first professional complete game (never threw one in the minors)...became the first Astros rookie to toss a complete game since LHP Brett Oberholtzer on Sept. 20, 2013 at CLE (6IP)...also became the first Astros rookie to strike out 11 batters in a complete game since RHP Roy Oswalt struck out 12 in a CG on Sept. 9, 2001 vs. MIL...is also just the second rookie in franchise history to strike out 11+ batters without a walk in a complete game...joins RHP Shane Reynolds, who did so on July 23, 1994 vs. PIT.

• onJune14vs.SEA,tossed5.0hitlessinnings(walked4andthrew90pitches, and the Astros were ahead 11-0 after 5.0 innings)...at 21 years, 255 days, became the youngest pitcher to toss 5.0+ hitless innings in a start since RHP Phil Hughes (20.311) on May 1, 2007 at TEX...since 1970, only four pitchers younger than McCullers have recorded a start of 5.0+ hitless innings: Hughes, LHP Wilson Alvarez (1991), RHP Dennis Blair (1975) and LHP Vida Blue (1970).

• finishedJunewitha2.11ERA(9ER/38.1IP),whichmarksthelowestERAposted by an Astros rookie during the month of June since RHP Dar-ryl Kile put up a 1.80 ERA in June of 1991...his .164 opponents’ batting average (22x134) in June is the lowest produced by an Astros pitcher

since RHP Mike Scott in June of 1987 (.164, 26x159), and the lowest ever produced by an Astros rookie during the month...among AL rookies in June, McCullers ranked first in strikeouts (40), tied for first in wins (3) and third in ERA...received votes for AL Rookie of the Month, which ended up being awarded to teammate Carlos Correa.

• closedouttheAstrosfirsthalfofplaywitha3-4losstotheRaysonJuly12, in his hometown of Tampa Bay...despite giving up four earned runs in 6.0 innings, fanned 10 batters...was his second double-digit strikeout game of his career...became the first Astros pitcher to record two 10+ strikeout games in his first 11 starts since RHP Tom Griffin recorded three in 1969.

• beganhisseasonwithDoubleACorpusChristi...allowedjusttwoearnedruns in his 29 innings with the Hooks (0.62 ERA), striking out 43... at the time of his promotion to Triple A, was leading all Double A pitchers in opponents’ average (.146), while ranking second in ERA and tied for fourth in strikeouts.

• theTampa,Fla.,nativewasselectedbyHoustonwiththe41stoverallpick in the 2012 draft (supplemental 1st round)...was named the 2012 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after his season at Jesuit High School (FL).

31 RHP Collin McHugh 19-7-0, 3.89 ERA, 32G/GSvs. LH: .235 (87x371), 8HR, 82K, 26BB vs. RH: .288 (120x417), 11HR, 89K, 27BB1st Half: 9-5-0, 4.50 ERA (57ER/114IP) 2nd Half: 10-2-0, 3.11 ERA (31ER/89.2IP) • 28-year-oldrightypostedhissecondconsecutiveseasonpitchingout

of the Astros rotation..reached single season career highs in starts (32), innings (203.2), wins (19) and quality starts (21)...ranked second in the AL in wins, behind only teammate LHP Dallas Keuchel (20).

• McHugh(19-7)andDallas Keuchel (20-8) are just the second pair of teammates in franchise history to record at least 19 wins in the same season...they join LHP Mike Hampton (22-4) and RHP Jose Lima (21-10), who posted their records in 1999....per Elias, over the last 10 seasons, the only big-league team had multiple 19-game winners in one season - the 2007 Indians, who had RHP CC Sabathia and RHP Roberto Hernandez, with 19 wins apiece.

• perFangraphs.com,generatedthefifth-highest%ofsoftcontactintheAmericanLeaguethisseason(21.4%),behindonlyRHP Trevor Bauer (21.4%),LHP Wei-Yin Chen (21.9%),RHP Garrett Richards(22.7%)and Dallas Keuchel(25.2%).

• inducedgroundballsatacareerhighclip,asbothhis1.46groundballtoflyballratioand46.0%groundballratewerethehighestofhiscareer.

• sincejoiningtheAstrosrotationonApril22,2014,hasgone30-16witha 3.39 ERA (135ER/358.1IP) in 57 starts...this followed Major League stints with the Mets and Rockies from 2012-13, during which he posted an 0-8 record and a 8.94 ERA (47ER/47.1IP) in 15 games (9 starts).

• generated the12th-highest swingandmiss rateamongALpitchers(23.7%).

• won11consecutivedecisionsfromtoAug.12,2014-May2,2015...dur-ing the streak, posted a 2.45 ERA (25ER/91.2IP) in 14 starts...the streak was one game shy of tying the franchise record win streak of 12, ac-complished twice by RHP Wade Miller (July 7-Sept. 21, 2002) and RHP Mark Portugal (July 11-Oct. 2, 1993)...the only other Astros pitcher to post an 11-game winning streak was Mike Hampton from June 30-Sept. 13, 1999...his streak was the longest active streak in the Majors, and the longest since LHP Clayton Kershaw won 11 straight decisions from June 2-Aug. 10, 2014.

• becamethefirstAstrosstartertobeginaseason4-0sinceLHP Wandy Rodriguez and RHP Roy Oswalt each did so in 2006.

• theAstroswon11straightstartsmadebyMcHughfromAug.28,2014-May 7, 2015, which is a new franchise record...prior to McHugh, the previous record was 10 straight starts, accomplished by Dallas Keuchel (2014-15), RHP Roger Clemens (2004-05), RHP Donne Wall (1996), RHP Nolan Ryan (1983) and RHP Joe Niekro (1979).

• won13ofhislast19starts(June18-Oct.3),whileallowingthreeearnedruns or less in 15 of those 19 outings...owned a 3.12 ERA (43ER/124IP) and 109 strikeouts in that span...held hitters to .245 average and a .637 OPS in those 19 starts... in his first 13 starts of the season posted a 5.08 ERA (45ER/79.2IP)...allowed four-or-more runs in five of those 13 starts.

• didnotallowmorethantwowalksinanyofhisfirst13startsthisseason...the last Astro to begin a season with 13 starts allowing two or less walks was RHP Shane Reynolds in 2001...the last Astro to begin a season on a similar streak of 14 games was Reynolds, who began the 1999 season with 30 consecutive games of two walks or less.

• madehis first-everOpeningDayroster thisseason...wasoneof twoAstros starters that remained on the active roster for the entire season (also Dallas Keuchel)...was never placed on the Disabled List all year.

• struckoutanAstrosseason-high11battersinHOU’s6-1winovertheA’s at Minute Maid Park on April 15...allowed one run on six hits in 5.2 innings, walking none...was his second career double-digit strikeout game (also 4/22/14 at SEA, 12 K’s)...became one of just ten pitchers in club history to strike out 10-or-more batters without a walk in multiple starts...the others are Shane Reynolds (7g), Mike Scott (6g), Roy Oswalt (5g), Nolan Ryan (4g), Turk Farrell (4g), Larry Dierker (3g), Mike Cuellar (3g), J.R. Richard (2g) and Bob Bruce (2g).

• wonhisfourthgame,whilegivingupfoursolohomerunsinHouston’s11-4 win on May 2 vs. SEA...the only other Astros pitcher to allow four HR in a win was Mike Scott on May 5, 1990 at NYM, in a 9-5 Astros win...marked the first home runs he allowed all season.

• went8.0inningsinconsecutivestartsonJune23atLAAandJune28vs. NYY...marked the first time in his career he has gone 8.0 innings in consecutive starts.

• onJuly17vs.TEX,becamethefourthpitcherinclubhistorytoallow11hits while only permitting one run to score, joining Shane Reynolds (1994), LHP Bob Knepper (1983) and Larry Dierker (1970)...also became the first Astros pitcher to record a win while allowing 11 hits since RHP Brett Myers (2ER/6IP) did so on April 25, 2010 vs. PIT.

• threw72ofhis98pitchesforstrikes(73.5%)onJuly22vs.BOS,which

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markedthesecond-higheststrike%ofhiscareerinastart.• hadhisbestmonthoftheseasoninAugust,going2-2witha1.89ERA

(7ER/33.1IP) and 34 strikeouts...ranked fourth in the AL in ERA during the month, behind RHP Scott Feldman (1.33), RHP Carlos Carrasco (1.47) and RHP Justin Verlander (1.50)...in his career during the month, has gone 5-2 with a 1.73 ERA (15ER/78IP) in 12 starts.

• hadacareerlongstreakofsevengameswithstrikingoutatleastfivebatters in a start from Aug. 2-Sept. 9...struck out 45 batters in 46.1 innings in that span... held the opposition to two runs or less in six consecutive starts from Aug. 2-Sept. 4, which was tied for the third-longest active streak in the Majors at the time.

• heldtheTwinsscorelessoverhis7.2inningsonSept.4,allowingsevenhits and one walk with six strikeouts...was his only scoreless outing of the season.

• claimedoffwaiversfromColoradoonDec.18,2013...originallyselectedby the Mets in the 18th round of the 2008 draft.

37 RHP Pat Neshek 3-6-1, 3.62 ERA, 66Gvs. LH: .276 (21x76), 2HR, 21K, 6BB vs. RH: .219 (28x128), 6HR, 30K, 6BB1st Half: 3-1-1, 2.70 ERA (10ER/33.1IP) 2nd Half: 0-5-0, 5.06 ERA (12ER/21.1IP) • 35-year-old relieverpostedhis secondconsecutive, and third total

season, with at least 60 appearances.• rankedsecondamongAstrospitchersthisseasoninreliefappearances

with 66...ranked fifth among AL relievers in inherited runners scored percentage(14.8%),ashehasallowedjustfourofhis27inheritedrun-ners to score (min. 25 IR).

• his28holdson the season ranked fourth in theAL...only twootherpitchers in club history have recorded 28+ holds in a single year: RHP Octavio Dotel (33in‘03;31in‘02)andRHP Brad Lidge (28 in ‘03).

• madehisseventhappearanceonanOpeningDayrostersincefirstmak-ing the Twins OD roster in 2007...spent the entire season on the Astros roster.

• set a club record by starting a season with 24 consecutive games without a walk...the record was previously held by RHP Wilton Lopez in 2012 (20 games)...was also the second-longest start of season streak in MLB history, behind RHP Mark Eichhorn,who went 30 consecutive games without a walk for the California Angels in 1991.

• madehislongestappearanceoftheseasononApril14...pitching1.2perfect innings, retiring all five batters faced with three strikeouts...was his longest outing since Aug. 10, 2014 at BAL.

• wascreditedwiththewinfortheAstrosonApril27atSD,whichwashisfirst since Aug. 31, 2014 vs. CHC. ..had three wins in five appearances from April 27-May 7, and consecutive wins in appearances on May 3 and May 7.

• recordedhisfirstsaveoftheseasonlastMay19vs.OAKbypitchingascoreless 0.1 of an inning...struck out the only batter he faced (Burns) on 3 pitches...was his first save since Sept. 13, 2014 vs. COL.

• hadhisbestmonthoftheseasoninMay...didnotallowaruninhis12appearances (10.0IP), and gave up only four hits and walked none in those games.

• did not allow a run in his 17 apps. from April 27-June 7 (14 IP)...was tied for the longest active scoreless appearance streak in the Majors (also RHP Kenley Jansen).

• priortotheAll-Starbreak,his.183(21x115)opponentbattingaverageranked 12th among AL relievers... owned a .160 mark (12x75) against righties... was scoreless in 26 of his last 30 games, and hitless in 12 of his last 17 outings prior to the ASB.

• theformer2002sixthrounddraftpickwassignedasafreeagentonDec. 12, 2014...is signed to a two-year contract through the 2016 season.

38 LHP Oliver Perez 2-4-0, 4.17 ERA, 70Gvs. LH: .185 (17x92), 1HR, 33K, 5BB vs. RH: .310 (22x71), 3HR, 18K, 10BB1st Half: 1-1-0, 3.80 ERA (10ER/23.2IP) 2nd Half: 1-3-0, 4.67 ERA (9ER/17.1IP) • the34-year-oldveteransouthpawjoinedtheAstrosbullpenonAug.7

from ARI...became one of four Mexican born pitchers to play for the Houston franchise...the last was RHP Edgar Gonzalez in 2013.

• was2-1in48reliefappearancesfor theD-backsin2015witha3.10ERA (10ER/29IP) while posting a .223 opponents batting average and 37 strikeouts in 29.0 innings pitched...left-handed batters were hitting just .183 (11x60) off him before the trade...since joining the Astros, went 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA (9ER/12IP) and 14 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched.

• isoneoffiveleftyrelieverswith60gamesand40strikeoutsineachofthe last three seasons (2013-15), joining LHP Mike Dunn, LHP Tony Watson, LHP Glen Perkins and LHP Brett Cecil.

• heldleft-handedhitterstoa.185avg(17x92)thisseason...tallied51K’sin his 41 IP this season between HOU and ARI.

• his career9.40 strikeoutsper9.0 inning ratio is thirdamongactivepitchers (min. 1,000 IP), behind RHP Max Scherzer and LHP Clayton Kershaw.

• stranded37of49(75.7%)inheritedrunnersthisseasonbetweenHous-ton and Arizona.

• madehis thirdconsecutiveOpeningDaystart, andsecondwith theDiamondbacks this season...spent the entire season on the D-Back and Astros rosters, avoiding any trips to the DL.

• went1-0witha0.00ERA(0ER/4.2IP)in10Interleaguegamesthisyear.• madehislongestappearanceoftheseasononJune1vs.ATLwhilewith

the D-Backs...was also the longest relief outing of his career, and his longest since throwing 2.2 innings on May 31, 2010 at SD...he also fanned four batters, which tied a career-high as a reliever (accomplished three times previously, last on Sept. 20, 2014 at COL).

• madehis400thcareerappearanceonJune25atCOL.• leftieswere3x29(.103),andrightiesare3x28(.107)inlast19games

with the D-Backs (June 17-Aug.5)...opponents were 1x17 (.059) in his last 14 games with RISP (July 5-Aug.5).

• didnotallowanearnedruninanyofhisfirstfiveoutingswiththeAstrosthis season...had not allowed an earned run in 28 consecutive games dating back to June 4, which was the longest active streak in the Majors at the time, and the longest of his career passing a 20-game streak from July 13-Sept. 14, 2012...opponents hit .179 in that span, as his gave up

only 12 hits in the 17.2 innings with 22 strikeouts.• pitchedinfiveconsecutivegamesfromSept.26-30...wasonlythesecond

pitcher this season to pitch in five straight games...also RHP Dan Otero from April 29-May 3...logged only 1.2 innings in those five apps.

• acquired from theDiamondbacksonAug.7, inexchange forminorleague LHP Junior Garcia...had been with the D-backs since the start of the 2014 season.

50 RHP Chad Qualls 3-5-4, 4.38 ERA, 60Gvs. LH: .230 (14x61), 1HR, 10K, 4BB vs. RH: .256 (32x125), 5HR, 36K, 5BB1st Half: 1-4-4, 4.97 ERA (14ER/25.1IP) 2nd Half: 2-1-0, 3.75 ERA (10ER/24IP)• 37-year-oldveteran completedhis 12thMajor League season, and

sixth with the Astros (2004-07, 2014-15)...made 60 appearances out of the bullpen this season, and now ranks third among active pitchers in appearances (781).

• isinfifthplaceontheAstrosall-timeappearancelistwith380...nowsits17 outings behind RHP Joe Niekro (397) for fourth place.

• hasnowmadeatleast50appearancesineachofthelast11seasons(2005-15)...the only other MLB pitcher to accomplish this in that span is LHP Matt Thornton.

• rankedseventhamongALrelieversingroundballpercentage(60.6%)...was his second-best groundball percentage in a single season, behind his2013campaignwiththeMarlins(65.0%).

• finishedtheseasonwith46strikeoutsin49.1inningsfora8.39strikeouts-per-9.0 innings mark...was his best SO/9 rate in a season since 2007, when he posted a 8.49 SO/9 while with the D-Backs.

• postedthehighestgroundballtoflyballratio(2.87)byanAstrosrelieversince RHP Enerio Del Rosario (3.61) in 2011...ranked ninth in the AL in that category, and led all Astros relievers.

• wasintopformagainstdivisionalopponentsthisseason...went2-3with3 saves and a 2.52 ERA (7ER/25IP) and 24 punchouts in 32 appearances against the AL West.

• recordedthreestrikeoutsinthreereliefappearances...werehismostgames with three-or-more strikeouts since 2009, when he did so in five games...did not strike out three batters in an outing in 2013 or 2014.

• postedhisbestopponentbattingaverage(.240)sincea.224markin2007.

• madehis11thappearanceonanOpeningDayrosterandremainedwiththe club all season...was put on the Disabled List from June 25-July 9 due to a pinched nerve in his neck...made two rehab. apps. at Corpus Christi.

• hadaseasonlongseven-gamescorelessstreakfromJune24-July28...was scoreless in 12 of 13 appearances from June 24-Aug. 11...had a 0.84 ERA (1ER/10.2IP), and only allow five hits in that span.

• missed14gamesfromJune25-July10ontheDisabledListwithapinchednerve in his neck...in his 31 appearances since returning from the DL on July 10, owned a 3.65 ERA (10ER/24.2IP) with 23 strikeouts, and held opposing batters to a .244 clip...in his 29 appearances before hitting the DL, was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (14ER/24.2IP).

• signedatwo-yearcontractasafreeagentduringthepriortothe2014season...originally drafted by the Astros in the second round of the 2000 draft.

29 LHP Tony Sipp 3-4-0, 1.99 ERA, 60Gvs. LH: .227 (22x97), 1HR, 24K, 8BB vs. RH: .190 (19x100), 4HR, 38K, 7BB1st Half: 2-4-0, 3.06 ERA (11ER/32.1IP) 2nd Half: 1-0-0, 0.41 ERA (1ER/22IP) • 32-year-old finished secondamongAstros relievers inERA for the

second consecutive year as the club’s primary left-hander out of the bullpen.

• with60appearancesthisseason,hasmadeatleast50apps.insixstraightseasons (2010-15)...is one of only four lefties in the Majors to make 50+ appearances in each of the last six years...ranks sixth among lefties in apps. since the start of the 2010 season (374).

• amongAL lefty relievers, rankedsecond inERAbehindLHP Zach Britton (1.92), and ranked fourth in opp. avg. (.208)...also ranked sixth in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (10.27, 62SO/54.1IP).

• his1.99ERA(12ER/54.1IP)wasthelowestofhiscareer,andrankedsixthall-time among left-handed Astros relievers, and was the lowest since LHP Billy Wagner posted a 1.78 ERA in 2003.

• heldrightiestoa.190battingaverage(19x100)thisseasonanda.183avg. (35x191) over the past two seasons combined.

• wasscorelessin49ofhis60appearancesthisseason.• made18appearanceswithtwoormorestrikeouts...werehismost2+

strikeout games since 2010, when he tallied 20.• stranded23.5%(26-of-34)ofinheritedrunnersthisyear...rankedtied

for 14th among AL relievers.• owneda1.69ERA(4ER/21.1IP)is23one-rungamesthisseason,which

ranked tied for eighth in the AL.• madehisfifthappearanceonanOpeningDayroster,firstsince2013

with the D-Backs and first with the Astros.• hadacareer-long20-gamescorelessstreakfromJuly7-Sept.15...was

the fourth-longest scoreless streak by a lefty in franchise history, and the longest behind LHP Tim Byrdak’s 22-game streak from July 31-Sept. 20, 2010...recorded 19 strikeouts, while allowing just a .164 (10x61) opponent batting average in that span.

• was scoreless in 26 of his last 27 games (from July 7-Oct. 4)...allowed 16 hits and one run in 24.0 innings (0.38 ERA) in that span, striking out 29 with eight walks and a .188 (16x85) opponent batting average.

• earnedhisthirdwinoftheseason(1stsince4/26atOAK)aftertossing1.1 scoreless innings on Sept. 30 at SEA, striking out two.

• agreedtotermsonaone-yearcontractwithHoustononMay2,2014...signed another one-year contract on Jan. 16, 2015, avoid the arbitration process...originally drafted by Cleveland in the 45th round of the 2004 draft...is eligible for arbitration.

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56 LHP Joe Thatcher 1-3-0, 3.18 ERA, 43Gvs. LH: .245 (13x53),1HR, 19K, 10BB vs. RH: .323 (10x31), 0HR, 7K, 2BB1st Half: 1-3-0, 3.38 ERA (7ER/18.2IP) 2nd Half: 0-0-0, 2.25 ERA (1ER/4IP) • the34-year-oldveteranleftypostedhisfourthconsecutiveseasonwith

at least 40 appearances...pitched in 43 games out of the bullpen, but only amassed 22.2 innings...is one of only four relievers (all lefties) since 1914 to make at least 40 appearances in a season, while pitching 23.0 innings or less...the last to do so was LHP Royce Ring, who pitched in 42 games, and 22.1 innings in 2008.

• 32ofhis43appearancesthisseasonhavebeenlessthanafullinning...has 260 career apps. out of 405 total that were less than 1.0 full inning.

• heldleftiestoa.245(13x53)averagethisseasonwithonly2extra-basehits...in his career, has held LHH’s to a .232 (114x492) average.

• madehisfifthappearance,andfourthconsecutive,onanOpeningDayroster... was designated for assignment on July 21...re-signed with the Astros to a minor-league contract, and reported to Triple A Fresno...was selected to the Major League roster on Sept. 1, where remained through the end of the season.

• earnedhisonlywinoftheseasononMay24atDET...pitchedaperfect6th inning, retiring all three batters faced...was his first win since July 20 vs. SEA.

• hadhisbestmonthinJune,postinga1.23ERA(1ER/7.1IP)in12appear-ances...struck out 9 batters in his 7.1 innings during the month.

• tosseda scoreless9th inningon June12atSEA, strikingout three...marked his most strikeouts since fanning three on July 13, 2013 vs. SF.

• wasscorelessin26ofhislast30MLoutings(14.2IP)fromMay21-Oct.2...struck out 16 batters in those 14.2 innings...was scoreless in 36 of his 43 outings overall.

• madesevenappearanceswithHoustonafterhavinghiscontractselectedfrom Triple A Fresno on Sept. 1...was scoreless in those seven outings, and allowed only 2 hits in 3.2 total innings.

• signedwiththeAstrosasaminorleaguefreeagentonFeb.13,2015...signed to a one-year contract through the 2015 season.

67 RHP Vince Velasquez 1-1-0, 4.37 ERA, 19G/7GSvs. LH: .214 (24x112), 3HR, 28K, 13BB vs. RH: .271 (26x96), 2HR, 30K, 8BB1st Half: 0-1-0, 3.94 ERA (14ER/32IP) 2nd Half: 1-0-0, 4.94 ERA (13ER/23.2IP) • the23-year-oldrookiemadehisMajorLeaguedebutthisseasonafter

being selected from Double A Corpus Christi on June 10...made 19 ap-pearances (7 starts) in three stints with Houston this season.

• madesevenstartstobeginhisMajorLeaguecareerthisseason,postinga 1-1 record with a 4.03 ERA (17ER/38IP) and 38 strikeouts...his next 12 appearances were out of the bullpen, where he posted a 5.09 ERA (10ER/17.2IP) and 20 strikeouts.

• wasoneof sevenAstrosplayers tomake theirMLBdebut in2015...also became the sixth Astros rookie to debut as a starter in the last two seasons, joining RHP Lance McCullers (5/18/15 at OAK), RHP Asher Wojciechowski (4/9/15 vs. CLE), RHP Nick Tropeano (9/10/14 at SEA), RHP Jake Buchanan (6/21/14 at TB) and LHP Rudy Owens (5/23/14 at SEA).

• enteredthe2015seasonrankedamongthetop-fiveAstrosprospectsbyBaseball America (No. 4), and ESPN.com (No. 3)...also ranked by ESPN as the No. 56 prospect in all of baseball.

• wasadded to theAstros40-manroster thisoffseasonandbeganhisseason at Major League Spring Training, but did not make an appear-ance after suffering a strained right lat...optioned to minor league camp on March 16...resumed activity in extended Spring Training before being assigned to Double A Corpus Christi in May...was recalled from Double A on June 10, and made his Major League debut that day, as a starter...was optioned to Double A on July 7, and recalled on July 21 for his second stint with the Astros...was sent down one final time on Aug. 1, and called back up Aug. 20 where he remained through the end of the season, pitching out of the bullpen.

• tossed5.0 scoreless innings inhisMLBdebuton June10...allowedonly three hits and struck out five, taking a no-decision in the contest...became the third Astros starter to toss at least 5.0 scoreless frames in his first Major League start, joining RHP Jarred Cosart (8IP) on July 12, 2013 at TB and LHP Carlos Hernandez (7IP) on Aug. 18, 2001 vs. PIT.

• inhissecondMLoutingonJune16atCOLstruckoutsevenbatters...became one of nine Astros pitchers all-time to strike out at least seven batters in one of their first two ML starts...the last to do so was Carlos Hernandez who struck out seven in both of his first two starts in 2001.

• threw5.0inningsorlessineachofhisfirstthreestartsintheMajors,whilealso tallying 5+ strikeouts in those outings...became the first pitcher in club history to record similar numbers in his first three career starts, and the second pitcher in the Majors to do so since 1914 (also RHP Hideo Nomo in 1995).

• didnotrecordadecisionineachofhisfirstfivestarts,despiteleavingall five of his starts with the lead...is one of four Major League pitchers to begin their career with five consecutive starts without recording a decision...the other three pitchers to do so were RHP Hideo Nomo (1995), RHP Marc Valdez (1995-96) and RHP Chris Brock (1997)...no pitcher has started their first six career games without a decision.

• perElias,atotalof13pitchershavenotrecordedadecisionintheirfirstfive career starts, regardless of whether or not they made relief appear-ances between starts...the last to do so was RHP Cory Rasmus, who began his career as a reliever, before starting for the Angels in August and September of last season.

• tookalossinwhatwashisfirstcareerdecisiononJuly7atCLE...tossed6.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits...struck out five with two walks...went exactly 6.1 innings for the third consecutive start.

• fannedsevenhittersenroutetohisfirstMajorLeaguewinonJuly21vs. BOS...he had 38 strikeouts in his first seven career games and 38.0 innings pitched...his 38 strikeouts mark the third-most ever record by an Astros pitcher within his first seven career games, behind RHP Lance McCullers (46 in 2015) and RHP Tom Griffin (43 in 1969).

• madehisfirstcareerreliefappearanceJuly26atKC,andtossedascore-

less 8th inning...allowed one hit and struck out two.• made four relief appearances with Double A Corpus Christi in his final

stint with the club (Aug. 5-16)...went 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA (3ER/6.2IP) and eight strikeouts.

• priortohisMLdebut,dominatedTexasLeagueopponentsinhis26.1innings pitched at Double A this season...was 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA (4ER/26.1IP) in five starts for the Hooks...walked only nine batters and allowed 15 hits for a 0.91 WHIP.

• washissixthprofessionalseasonsincebeingdraftedbyHoustoninthesecond round of the June 2010 draft.

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GENERALLongest Winning Streak ........................................... 10, 4/24-5/3Longest Winning Streak, Home .....................................7, 7/19-30Longest Winning Streak, Road .................................... 7, 4/24-5/7Most Consecutive Losses .............................................. 7, 6/4-10Most Consecutive Losses, Home ..................4 (2x), last, 5/4-5/12Most Consecutive Losses, Road ................................ 7, 5/27-6/10Longest Game, Time ..........................................4:31, 6/24 at LAAShortest Game, Time ...........................................2:09, 5/8 at LAALongest Game, Innings .........................................14, 4/12 at TEXBest Homestand, Percentage .......... .833 (5-1) (2x), last, 7/28-8/2Worst Homestand, Percentage ........................... .333 (1-2), 4/6-9Best Road Trip, Percentage ........................... .. .889 (8-1), 4/20-29Worst Road Trip, Percentage ............................ .000 (0-6), 6/5-10Most Runners Left on Base ....................................13, 4/11 at TEXDouble Plays Turned .................................3 (7x), last, 5/26 at BALTriple Plays Turned ................................................ 1, 5/23 at DETOpponent Double Plays Turned ...........................4, 9/19 vs. OAKMost Errors ............................................................4, 9/30 at SEALargest Margin of Victory ........................... 16, 10/2 at ARI (21-6)Largest Margin of Defeat ....................... 8 (11-3 loss), 5/6 vs. TEXBiggest Comeback to Win ................ 4 runs (2x), last, 6/2 vs. BALMost Games Over .500 ...............14 (6x), last, after game on 8/31Biggest Lead Lost to Lose ...............3 runs (3x), last, 9/18 vs. OAKHighest Attendance, Home .............................43,753, 4/6 vs. CLEHighest Attendance, Road ............................. 48,885, 4/10 at TEX

TEAM BATTINGMost Runs, Game.................................................. 21, 10/2 at ARIFewest Runs, Game ................................ 0 (10x), last, 9/8 at OAKMost Runs, Inning ......................................... 8, 6/12 vs. SEA (1st)Most Hits, Game ................................................... 19, 10/2 at ARIMost Hits, Inning .............................................7, 7/3 at BOS (4th)Fewest Hits, Game .................................... 1 (3x), last, 8/20 vs. TBMost Doubles, Game ............................................... 6, 4/28 at SDMost Triples, Game ..............................................2, 8/16 vs. DETMost Homers, Game ............................................. 6, 9/26 vs. TEXMost Consecutive Games, Homer ............................. 10, 6/14-23Most Consecutive Games, No Homer .......................... 3, 6/24-26Most Extra-Base Hits, Game .................................. 10, 4/28 at SDFewest Extra-Base Hits, Game .................0 (9x), last, 8/24 at NYYMost Total Bases, Game ........................................ 37, 10/2 at ARIMost Walks, Game ................................................9, 9/22 vs. LAAFewest Walks, Game .............................0 (13x), last, 8/23 vs. LADMost Strikeouts, Game ..........................................19, 8/19 vs. TBFewest Strikeouts, Game ......................................... 2, 7/9 at CLEMost Stolen Bases, Game.......................................4, 4/26 at OAKMost Opponent Stolen Bases, Game ........................5, 6/6 at TORLongest Scoreless Inning Streak .....................17.1 innings, 4/8-9

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost At-Bats, Game .................................7, Springer, 10/2 at ARIMost Runs, Game........4 (3x), last, Correa/Springer/Rasmus, 10/2 at ARIMost Hits, Game ....................................5, Springer, 6/10 at CWSMost Consecutive Hits (in ABs) ..................... 6, Springer, 6/10-12Most Doubles, Game ..................... 2 (15x), last, Springer, 10/4 at ARIMost Triples, Game .................... 1 (24x), last, Altuve, 10/4 at ARIMost Home Runs, Game .................. 2 (14x), last, Rasmus, 10/3 at ARIMost RBI, Game .......................... 5 (4x), last, Conger, 9/4 vs. MINMost Walks, Game ...................3 (5x), last, Valbuena, 8/28 at MINMost Strikeouts, Game ............................... 5, Conger, 8/19 vs. TBMost Stolen Bases, Game............3 (2x), last, Correa, 6/18 at COLLongest Hitting Streak ......................... 14 (2x), last, Altuve, 6/22-7/6

TEAM PITCHINGFewest Runs, Game ................................0 (13x), last, 9/4 vs. MINMost Runs, Game..................................................14, 9/16 at TEXFewest Hits, Game ................................................0, 8/22 vs. LADMost Hits, Game ...................................................16, 9/16 at TEXFewest Walks, Game .............................0 (18x), last, 9/22 vs. LAAMost Walks, Game .................................................. 9, 9/7 at OAKMost Strikeouts, Game .......................................15, 5/16 vs. TORLongest Scoreless Inning Streak .................... 20 innings, 6/13-15

INDIVIDUAL PITCHINGLongest Winning Streak ..........6 (2x), last, McHugh, 8/26-currentLongest Losing Streak ............................ 6, Neshek, 6/27-currentMost Innings Pitched, Starter .......... 9.0 (5x), last, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LADMost Innings Pitched, Relief ........................... 5.0, Fiers, 8/3 at TEXFewest Hits, Complete Game ........................0, Fiers, 8/22 vs. LADFewest Walks, Complete Game .......0 (2x), last, McCullers, 6/3 vs. BALMost Walks, Game .....................5 (2x), last, Feldman, 9/1 vs. SEAMost Strikeouts, Game ......................... 13, Keuchel, 7/19 vs. TEXMost Hit By Pitch, Game ..............2 (3x), last, Kazmir, 8/28 at MINLongest Scoreless Inning Streak ..............19.0, Keuchel, 6/25-7/6

ATTENDANCEHome: ......................................................... 2,153,585/81 gamesHome Average:................................................................. 26,587Road: ........................................................... 2,252,747/81 gamesRoad Average: .................................................................. 27,811

Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering)Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 10/3/15 @ARI/Hellickson 6 9-5Carter 9/30/15 @SEA/JC Ramirez 14 17-6Castro 8/23/15 LAD/Hatcher 50 6-5Conger 9/12/15 @LAA/Santiago 18 6-4Correa 10/2/15 @ARI/Collmenter 9 12-8Duffy - - 8 0-0Gattis 9/28/15 @SEA/Elias 10 19-6Gomez 9/11/15 @LAA/Weaver 8 2-2Gonzalez 9/29/15 @SEA/Nuno 5 8-4Lowrie 9/13/15 @LAA/Street 47 7-2Marisnick 9/7/15 @OAK/Pomeranz 44 6-3Rasmus 10/3/15 @ARI/Reynolds 3 20-2Springer 10/2/15 @ARI/De La Rosa 12 13-2Tucker 9/13/15 @LAA/Street 21 9-3Valbuena 10/2/15 @ARI/Webster 6 17-5Villar 9/7/15 @OAK/Doubront 19 0-2

Astros HR Chart Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS TotalAltuve 10 2 3 - 15Carter 14 7 3 - 24Castro 7 1 2 1 11Conger 7 2 - 2 11Correa 11 9 2 - 22Gattis 13 11 3 - 27Gomez 2 1 1 - 4 Gonzalez 12 - - - 12Marisnick 4 4 1 - 9Lowrie 6 1 1 1 9Rasmus 12 11 2 - 25Springer 13 3 - - 16Tucker 10 2 1 - 13Valbuena 19 4 2 - 25Villar 2 - - - 2 TOTALS 144 59 23 4 230

Multi-Homer Games (15): Altuve (1):9/26vs.TEX;Correa (2): 9/26 vs. TEX,8/1vs.ARI;Gattis(2):8/26atNYY;5/3vs.SEA;Rasmus (3): 10/3 at ARI,9/20vs.OAK,8/16vs.DET;Conger (1):8/1vs.ARI;Tucker (1): 7/22 vs.BOS;Valbuena(3):6/23atLAA,6/16vs.COL,4/20atSEA;Springer (1): 6/15vs.COL;Carter(1):6/3vs.BAL;

2015 Grand Slams (4)Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s)1. Conger 8/1 ARI/Hellickson2. Castro 8/3 @TEX/Lewis3. Conger 9/4 MIN/Pelfrey4. Lowrie 9/6 MIN/May

2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos (8)Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s)1. Gattis/Rasmus 5/2 SEA/Walker2. Altuve/Valbuena 5/2 SEA/Walker/Medina 3. Gattis/Carter 5/30 CWS/Jennings4. Gattis/Valbuena 6/2 BAL/Wright5. Correa/Altuve 6/27 NYY/Tanaka6. Correa/Gattis 7/5 @BOS/Ogando 7. Gonzalez/Carter 9/22 LAA/Santiago8. Rasmus/Valbuena 10/2 @ARI/Webster

2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs (6)Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s)1. Tucker 5/21 @DET/Soria2. Tucker 5/24 @DET/Sanchez3. Santana 6/18 @COL/Oberg4. Rasmus 7/23 BOS/Ogando5. Villar 9/7 @OAK/Doubront6. Lowrie 9/13 @LAA/Street

Leadoff Home Runs (1): Springer: 6/19 at SEA (Elias)

Walkoff Home Runs (4): Castro:8/23vs.LAD(Hatcher);Gonzalez: 8/18 vs.TB(Boxberger);Castro:7/30vs.LAA(Salas);Altuve: 7/23 vs. BOS (Bre-slow)

2015 Last At-Bat Wins (15)No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play1. 4/12 at TEX 6-4 (14) Conger 2-run homer in top 142. 4/24 at OAK 5-4 (11) Grossman 2-run single in top 113. 4/26 at OAK 7-6 Gattis 2-run double in top 94. 4/30 vs. SEA 3-2 (10) Altuve RBI-single in bottom 10 (walkoff win #1)5. 5/4 vs. SEA 7-6 Gattis solo homer in bottom 86. 5/7 at LAA 3-2 Altuve RBI-fielders choice in top 97. 5/13 vs. SF 4-3 Springer solo homer in bottom 88. 7/23 vs. BOS 5-4 Altuve solo homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #2)9. 7/30 vs. LAA 3-0 Castro 3-run homer in bottom 9 (walkoff win #3)10. 8/6 at OAK 5-4 (10) Lowrie RBI-single in top 1011. 8/16 vs. DET 6-5 Altuve RBI-single in bottom 9 (walkoff win #4)12. 8/18 vs. TB 3-2 (10) Gonzalez solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #5)13. 8/19 vs. TB 3-2 (13) Correa RBI-single in bottom 13 (walkoff win #6)14. 8/23 vs. LAD 3-2 (10) Castro solo homer in bottom 10 (walkoff win #7)15. 9/13 at LAA 5-3 Lowrie 3-run homer in top 9

Astros Ejections (6)Date Personnel Umpire Situation1. 4/22 at SEA Hudgens Barrett Arguing called 3rd strike from bench2. 6/20 at SEA Hinch DiMuro Arguing replay challenge3. 6/27 vs. NYY Oberholtzer Drake While pitching to Rodriguez4. 7/11 at TB Strom Gibson Disputing strike zone5. 8/15 vs. DET Hinch B. Miller Arguing replay challenge6. 8/26 at NYY Rasmus Holbrook Arguing called 3rd strike CHALLENGES: Houston was involved in 100 total replay reviews this season, including 48 Astros challenges, 39 opponent challenges and 13 crew chief reviews. The Astros have been successful in 24 of their 48 challenges.

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Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout)4/6 1 CLE W 2-0 1-0 T-1st Tied Keuchel (1-0) Kluber (0-1) Gregerson (1) 43,753* 43,7534/8 2 CLE L 0-2 1-1 T-2nd 0.5 Feldman (0-1) Carrasco (1-0) Allen (1) 23,078 66,8314/9 3 CLE L 1-5 1-2 T-4th 1.0 Wojciechowski (0-1) Bauer (1-0) - 22,593 89,4244/10 4 @ TEX W 5-1 2-2 T-2nd 0.5 McHugh (1-0) Holland (0-1) - 48,885* 4/11 5 @ TEX L 2-6 2-3 T-3rd 0.5 Hernandez (0-1) Gallardo (1-1) - 36,8334/12 6 @ TEX W 6-4 (14) 3-3 T-1st Tied Harris (1-0) Verrett (0-1) Deduno (1) 35,2764/13 7 OAK L 1-8 3-4 T-2nd 0.5 Feldman (0-2) Kazmir (2-0) - 19,279 108,7034/14 8 OAK L 0-4 3-5 T-3rd 1.5 Peacock (0-1) Graveman (1-1) - 18,935 127,6384/15 9 OAK W 6-1 4-5 T-2nd 0.5 McHugh (2-0) Pomeranz (1-1) - 19,777 147,4154/17 10 LAA L 3-6 4-6 4th 1.0 Qualls (0-1) Ramos (1-0) Street (4) 22,660 170,0754/18 11 LAA W 4-0 5-6 T-2nd 0.5 Keuchel (2-0) Wilson (1-2) - 28,209 198,2844/19 12 LAA W 4-3 6-6 1st (0.5) Feldman (1-2) Richards (0-1) Gregerson (2) 24,254 222,5384/20 13 @ SEA W 7-5 7-6 1st (0.5) Sipp (1-0) Farquhar (0-1) Gregerson (3) 15,1294/21 14 @ SEA W 6-3 8-6 1st (1.5) McHugh (3-0) Furbush (0-1) Qualls (1) 13,9494/22 15 @ SEA L 2-3 8-7 1st (0.5) Hernandez (0-2) Happ (1-1) Rodney (4) 14,7564/24 16 @ OAK W 5-4 (11) 9-7 1st (1.5) Gregerson (1-0) O’Flaherty (0-2) Qualls (2) 18,2054/25 17 @ OAK W 9-3 10-7 1st (1.5) Feldman (2-2) Graveman (1-2) - 24,3424/26 18 @ OAK W 7-6 11-7 1st (2.5) Sipp (2-0) Clippard (0-2) Gregerson (4) 22,0804/27 19 @ SD W 9-4 12-7 1st (3.0) Neshek (1-0) Benoit (3-1) - 19,5324/28 20 @ SD W 14-3 13-7 1st (4.0) Hernandez (1-2) Ross (1-2) - 22,7964/29 21 @ SD W 7-2 14-7 1st (4.0) Keuchel (3-0) Cashner (1-4) - 21,8244/30 22 SEA W 3-2 (10) 15-7 1st (4.0) Gregerson (2-0) Leone (0-2) - 19,108 241,6465/1 23 SEA W 4-3 16-7 1st (5.0) Fields (1-0) Elias (0-1) Gregerson (5) 21,834 263,4805/2 24 SEA W 11-4 17-7 1st (6.0) McHugh (4-0) Walker (1-3) - 24,435 287,9155/3 25 SEA W 7-6 18-7 1st (7.0) Neshek (2-0) Smith (0-1) Gregerson (6) 25,283 313,1985/4 26 TEX L 1-2 18-8 1st (7.0) Qualls (0-2) Kela (2-1) Feliz (3) 17,597 330,7955/5 27 TEX L 1-7 18-9 1st (6.0) Feldman (2-3) Rodriguez (1-1) - 20,951 351,7465/6 28 TEX L 3-11 18-10 1st (5.0) Deduno (0-1) Lewis (2-2) - 22,230 373,9765/7 29 @ LAA W 3-2 19-10 1st (6.0) Neshek (3-0) Street (2-1) Gregerson (7) 25,097 5/8 30 @ LAA L 0-2 19-11 1st (5.0) Hernandez (1-3) Weaver (1-4) - 40,0065/9 31 @ LAA W 6-5 20-11 1st (6.0) Keuchel (4-0) Shoemaker (2-3) Qualls (3) 40,2105/10 32 @ LAA L 1-3 20-12 1st (5.0) Feldman (2-4) Richards (3-1) Street (10) 30,9295/12 33 SF L 1-8 20-13 1st (4.0) McHugh (4-1) Heston (3-3) - 20,468 394,4445/13 34 SF W 4-3 21-13 1st (4.0) Qualls (1-2) Affeldt (0-2) Gregerson (8) 20,725 415,1695/14 35 TOR W 6-4 22-13 1st (4.5) Fields (2-0) Loup (1-2) Qualls (4) 15,777 430,9465/15 36 TOR W 8-4 23-13 1st (4.5) Keuchel (5-0) Dickey (1-5) - 21,653 452,5995/16 37 TOR W 6-5 24-13 1st (4.5) Feldman (3-4) Francis (1-2) Gregerson (9) 27,102 479,701 5/17 38 TOR W 4-2 25-13 1st (5.5) McHugh (5-1) Buehrle (5-3) Gregerson (10) 25,307 505,0085/18 39 OAK L 1-2 25-14 1st (5.5) Thatcher (0-1) Mujica (2-1) Clippard (4) 21,724 526,7325/19 40 OAK W 6-4 26-14 1st (5.5) Hernandez (2-3) Gray(4-2) Neshek (1) 17,575 544,3075/20 41 OAK W 6-1 27-14 1st (5.5) Keuchel (6-0) Hahn (1-4) - 21,066 565,3735/21 42 @ DET L 5-6 (11) 27-15 1st (5.5) Sipp (2-1) Wilson (1-0) - 33,1935/22 43 @ DET L 2-7 27-16 1st (4.5) McHugh (5-2) Simon (5-2) - 37,2765/23 44 @ DET W 3-2 28-16 1st (5.5) McCullers (1-0) Lobstein (3-5) Gregerson (11) 40,1535/24 45 @ DET W 10-8 29-16 1st (6.5) Thatcher (1-1) Wilson (1-1) Gregerson (12) 36,449 5/25 46 @ BAL L 3-4 29-17 1st (5.5) KEUCHEL (6-1) Brach (2-0) Britton (11) 28,9095/26 47 @ BAL W 4-1 30-17 1st (6.5) Feldman (4-4) Tillman (2-6) Gregerson (13) 21,5415/27 48 @ BAL L 4-5 30-18 1st (6.0) Sipp (2-2) Brach (3-0) Britton (12) 16,4015/29 49 CWS L 3-6 (11) 30-19 1st (5.0) Fields (2-1) Jennings (1-1) Robertson (10) 25,957 591,3305/30 50 CWS W 3-0 31-19 1st (5.0) KEUCHEL (7-1) Quintana (2-6) - 29,720 621,0505/31 51 CWS L 0-6 31-20 1st (4.0) Hernandez (2-4) DANKS (3-4) - 27,423 648,4736/1 52 BAL W 5-2 32-20 1st (4.0) Harris (2-0) Brach (3-1) Gregerson (14) 17,259 665,7326/2 53 BAL W 6-4 33-20 1st (5.0) McHugh (6-2) Wright (2-1) Gregerson (15) 18,730 684,4626/3 54 BAL W 3-1 34-20 1st (6.0) MCCULLERS (2-0) Gonzalez (5-4) - 20,305 704,7676/4 55 BAL L 2-3 34-21 1st (5.5) Qualls (1-3) O’Day (2-0) Britton (14) 20,219 724,9866/5 56 @ TOR L 2-6 34-22 1st (4.5) Hernandez (2-5) Sanchez (5-4) - 22,9716/6 57 @ TOR L 2-7 34-23 1st (3.5) Oberholtzer (0-1) Hutchison (5-1) - 31,8096/7 58 @ TOR L 6-7 34-24 1st (3.5) Gregerson (2-1) Hendriks (1-0) - 35,5716/8 59 @ CWS L 1-3 34-25 1st (3.0) McCullers (2-1) Sale (6-2) Robertson (11) 17,3526/9 60 @ CWS L 2-4 34-26 1st (2.0) Keuchel (7-2) Rodon (2-0) Robertson (12) 18,4396/10 61 @ CWS L 1-4 34-27 1st (2.0) Sipp (2-3) Quintana (3-6) Robertson (13) 17,4556/12 62 SEA W 10-0 35-27 1st (2.5) Oberholtzer (1-1) Hernandez (9-3) - 32,173 757,1596/13 63 SEA L 1-8 35-28 1st (1.5) McHugh (6-3) Montgomery (1-1) - 36,762 793,9216/14 64 SEA W 13-0 36-28 1st (2.5) McCullers (3-1) Elias (3-4) - 29,153 823,0746/15 65 COL W 6-3 37-28 1st (2.5) Keuchel (8-2) Bettis (2-2) Gregerson (16) 21,820 844,8946/16 66 COL W 8-5 38-28 1st (2.5) Harris (3-0) Rusin (2-2) Gregerson (17) 22,245 867,1396/17 67 @ COL W 8-4 39-28 1st (2.5) Oberholtzer (2-1) Kendrick (2-9) - 33,0416/18 68 @ COL W 8-4 40-28 1st (3.5) McHugh (7-3) Hale (2-2) - 30,7706/19 69 @ SEA L 2-5 40-29 1st (2.5) McCullers (3-2) Elias (4-4) Smith (4) 40,9146/20 70 @ SEA L 3-6 40-30 1st (2.5) Keuchel (8-3) Walker (5-6) Smith (5) 26,7706/21 71 @ SEA W 6-2 41-30 1st (3.5) Harris (4-0) Happ (3-4) - 40,9056/22 72 @ LAA L 3-4 41-31 1st (3.0) Qualls (1-4) Street (3-2) - 34,1536/23 73 @ LAA W 13-3 42-31 1st (4.0) McHugh (8-3) Wilson (5-6) - 41,2086/24 74 @ LAA L 1-2 (13) 42-32 1st (4.0) Thatcher (1-2) Alvarez (2-1) - 33,5436/25 75 NYY W 4-0 43-32 1st (5.0) KEUCHEL (9-3) Warren (5-5) - 28,643 895,7826/26 76 NYY L 2-3 43-33 1st (5.0) Harris (4-1) Eovaldi (7-2) Betances (5) 37,748 933,5306/27 77 NYY L 6-9 43-34 1st (4.0) Neshek (3-1) Shreve (5-1) Betances (6) 41,133* 974,6636/28 78 NYY W 3-1 44-34 1st (4.0) McHugh (9-3) PINDEDA (8-5) Gregerson (18) 31,961 1,006,6246/29 79 KC W 6-2 45-34 1st (4.0) McCullers (4-2) Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 1,027,0436/30 80 KC W 4-0 46-34 1st (4.0) Keuchel (10-3) Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 1,051,6857/1 81 KC W 6-5 47-34 1st (5.0) Gregerson (3-1) Herrera (1-2) - 25,848 1,077,5337/3 82 @ BOS W 12-8 (10) 48-34 1st (5.0) Hernandez (3-5) Ramirez (0-1) Gregerson (19) 37,837 7/4 83 @ BOS L 1-6 48-35 1st (4.0) McHugh (9-4) Buchholz (7-6) - 36,703 7/5 84 @ BOS L 4-5 48-36 1st (3.0) Sipp (2-4) Barnes (3-2) Uehara (19) 36,4817/6 85 @ CLE W 9-4 49-36 1st (3.5) Keuchel (11-3) Carrasco (10-7) - 13,5167/7 86 @ CLE L 0-2 49-37 1st (2.5) Velasquez (0-2) Kluber (4-9) Shaw (2) 10,8217/8 87 @ CLE L 2-4 49-38 1st (1.5) Thatcher (1-3) Bauer (8-5) Allen (17) 15,2557/9 88 @ CLE L 1-3 49-39 1st (1.5) Oberholtzer (2-2) Anderson (2-1) Allen (18) 11,4967/10 89 @ TB L 1-3 49-40 1st (0.5) McHugh (9-5) Ramirez (8-3) Boxberger (21) 17,1297/11 90 @ TB L 0-3 49-41 1st (0.5) Keuchel (11-4) Odorizzi (5-5) Boxberger (22) 18,4797/12 91 @ TB L 3-4 49-42 2nd 0.5 McCullers (4-3) Moore (1-0) Boxberger (23) 16,4587/14 2015 All-Star Game (Cincinnati)7/17 92 TEX W 3-2 50-42 2nd 0.5 McHugh (10-5) Perez (0-1) Gregerson (19) 36,904 1,114,4377/18 93 TEX L 6-7 50-43 2nd 1.5 Feldman (4-5) Lewis (9-4) Tolleson (14) 41,941* 1,156,3787/19 94 TEX W 10-0 51-43 2nd 1.0 Keuchel (12-4) Gallardo (7-9) - 36,532 1,192,910 7/21 95 BOS W 8-3 52-43 2nd 2.0 Velasquez (1-1) Johnson (0-1) - 26,913 1,219,8237/22 96 BOS W 4-2 53-43 2nd 2.0 McHugh (11-5) Kelly (2-6) Gregerson (20) 31,104 1,250,9277/23 97 BOS W 5-4 54-43 2nd 1.0 Fields (3-1) Breslow (0-1) - 30,748 1,281,6757/24 98 @ KC W 4-0 55-43 T-1st Tied Kazmir (6-5) Guthrie (7-6) Gregerson (21) 36,9657/25 99 @ KC L 1-2 (10) 55-44 T-1st Tied Harris (4-2) Herrera (2-2) - 38,393*7/26 100 @ KC L 1-5 55-45 2nd 1.0 Keuchel (12-5) Ventura (5-7) - 33,638

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TRANSACTIONS: 9/23: Recalled IF Jon Singleton from Triple A...9/21: Recalled RHP Dan Straily from Triple A...9/17: Activated C Jason Castro from the 15-day DL...9/14: Selected IF Matt Duffy totheMajorLeaguerosterfromTripleA;placedRHP Scott Feldman on the 60-day DL...9/4: Activated OF George Springer from the 15-day Disabled List;recalledRHP Michael Feliz from Double A...9/2: Recalled OF Preston Tucker from Triple A...9/1: Recalled RHP Josh Fields fromDoubleA;recalledIF Jonathan Villar fromTripleA;selectedLHP Joe ThatchertotheMajorLeagueroster;designatedRHP Jake Buchanan for assignment...8/29: Recalled C Max StassifromTripleA;placedC Jason Castro on the 15-day DL...8/23: Recalled RHP Lance McCullers from Double A...8/22: Optioned OF Preston Tucker to Triple A...8/20: Recalled RHP Vince Velasquez fromDoubleA;optionedRHP Josh Fields to Double A...8/9: Activated LHP Oliver Perez...8/8: Optioned RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Triple A Fresno...8/7: Acquired LHP Oliver Perez from Arizona in exchange for LHP Junior Garcia...8/6: Optioned RHP Dan Straily to Triple A Fresno...8/5: Recalled RHP Asher Wojciechowski from Triple A Fresno;designatedRHP Dan Straily for assignment...8/4: Recalled RHP Dan Straily from Triple A...8/3: Optioned RHP Lance McCullers to Double A...8/2: Activated RHP Mike Fiers...8/1: Optioned RHP Vince Velasquez to Double A...7/31: Activated OF Carlos Gomez;optionedIF Jon Singleton to Triple A Fresno...7/30: Activated IF Jed Lowrie fromtheDL;acquiredOF Carlos Gomez, RHP Mike Fiers and slot number 76 in the 2015-16 international signing pool from Milwaukee in exchange for LHP Josh Hader, RHP Adrian Houser, OF Brett Phillips and OF Domingo Santana...7/29: Designated RHP Roberto Hernandez for assignment...7/24: Activated LHP Scott Kazmir;optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Triple A...7/23: Acquired LHP Scott Kazmir from Oakland in exchange for RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham...7/21: Recalled RHP Vince Velasquez fromDoubleA;designatedLHP Joe Thatcher for assignment...7/18: Activated RHP Scott Feldmanfromthe15-dayDL;designatedOF Alex Presley for assignment...7/12: Recalled OF L.J. Hoes from Triple A...7/11: Optioned RHP Dan Straily to Triple A...7/10: Activated RHP Chad QuallsfromDL;optionedLHP Brett Oberholtzer to Triple A...7/8: Recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer from Triple A...7/7: Optioned RHP Vince Velasquez to Double A...7/5: Reinstated OF Jake Marisnick from 15-day DL...7/4: Optioned OF Domingo Santana to Triple A...7/3: Recalled RHP Dan Straily fromTripleA;placedOF George Springer on the 15-day Disabled List (retro to 7/2);selectedOF Alex Presley totheMajorLeagueroster;transferredRHP Brad Peacock to the 60-day Disabled List...7/1: Optioned RHP Michael Feliz to Double A...6/28: Recalled RHP Michael Feliz from Double A...6/27: Optioned LHP Brett Oberholtzer to Triple A...6/26: Placed RHP Chad Quallsonthe15-dayDisabledList(retroto6/25);recalled IF Jon Singleton from Triple A Fresno...6/19: Activated OF Colby RasmusfromtheBereavementList;placedOF Jake Marisnick on the 15-Day Disabled List...6/16: Recalled OF Domingo Santana fromTripleA;placedOF Colby Rasmus on the Bereavement List...6/10: Recalled RHP Vince Velasquez from Double A...6/9: Optioned IF Jonathan Villar to Triple A...6/8: Selected IF Carlos Correa totheMajorLeagueroster;designatedMatt Dominguez for assignment...6/7: Optioned RHP Jake Buchanan to Triple A...6/1: Activated LHP Brett Oberholtzerfromthe15-DayDisabledList;optionedRHP Michael Feliz to Double A...5/29: Recalled RHP Michael Feliz from Double A;placedRHP Scott Feldman on the 15-day Disabled List (retro to 5/27)...5/18: Selected RHP Lance McCullers totheMajorLeagueroster;placedRHP Samuel Deduno on the15-dayDisabledList(retroto5/14);transferredIF Jed Lowrie to the 60-day Disabled List...5/14: Placed LHP Brett Oberholtzer on the 15-day Disabled List; recalled RHP Jake Buchanan from Triple A...5/13: Activated OF George Springer fromthe7-dayconcussionDisabledList;activatedLHP Brett Oberholtzer from the 15-day Disabled List...5/12: Activated RHP Luke Gregerson fromtheFamilyMedicalEmergencyList;optionedLHP Kevin Chapman and OF Robbie Grossman to Triple A...5/11: Optioned RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Triple A...5/8: Recalled RHP Asher WojciechowskifromTripleA;placedRHP Luke Gregerson on the Family Medical Emergency List...5/7: Selected OF Preston Tucker fromTripleA;designatedIF Ronald Torreyes for assignment...5/6: Placed OF George Springer on the 7-day concussion Disabled List...5/1: Recalled LHP Kevin Chapman from Triple A...4/30: Optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Triple A...4/28: Recalled IF Jonathan VillarfromTripleA;placed IF Jed Lowrie on the 15-day Disabled List...4/27: Recalled OF L.J. Hoes from Triple A...4/26: Optioned RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Triple A...4/24: Activated RHP Josh Fields from the 15-day Disabled List...4/22: Optioned IF Jonathan Villar to Triple A...4/17: Placed RHP Brad Peacock onthe15-dayDisabledList(retroto4/15);recalledRHP Asher Wojciechowski from Triple A...4/14: Activated RHP Brad Peacock from the 15-day Disabled List...4/13: Optioned RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Triple A...4/8: Outrighted OF Alex Presley and RHP Alex White to Triple A...4/4: Selected LHP Joe Thatcher and RHP Roberto Hernandez totheMajorLeagueroster;designatedRHP Alex White for assignment.

2015 ASTROS TRANSACTIONS

Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout)7/28 101 LAA W 10-5 56-45 T-1st Tied McHugh (12-5) Wilson (8-8) - 24,031 1,305,7067/29 102 LAA W 6-3 57-45 1st (1.0) McCullers (5-3) Richards (10-8) - 31,272 1,336,9787/30 103 LAA W 3-0 58-45 1st (2.0) Gregerson (4-1) Alvarez (2-2) - 27,598 1,364,5767/31 104 ARI L 4-6 (10) 58-46 1st (2.0) Neshek (3-2) Hudson (3-3) Ziegler (18) 34,720 1,399,2968/1 105 ARI W 9-2 59-46 1st (3.0) Keuchel (13-5) Hellickson (7-7) - 36,602 1,435,8988/2 106 ARI W 4-1 60-46 1st (4.0) McHugh (13-5) Ray (3-6) Gregerson (22) 33,871 1,469,7698/3 107 @ TEX L 9-12 60-47 1st (3.0) McCullers (5-4) Lewis (12-4) Tolleson (19) 21,671 8/4 108 @ TEX L 3-4 60-48 1st (3.0) Straily (0-1) Gallardo (8-9) Tolleson (20) 29,9538/5 109 @ TEX L 3-4 60-49 1st (2.0) Kazmir (6-6) Martinez (7-6) Dyson (2) 31,7828/6 110 @ OAK W 5-4 (10) 61-49 1st (2.5) Gregerson (5-1) Mujica (2-4) Harris (1) 16,1728/7 111 @ OAK L 1-3 61-50 1st (1.5) Keuchel (13-6) Gray (12-4) - 18,9088/8 112 @ OAK L 1-2 61-51 1st (1.5) McHugh (13-6) Chavez (6-11) Mujica (1) 25,0918/9 113 @ OAK L 4-5 61-52 1st (0.5) Gregerson (5-2) Abad (1-2) - 20,2788/11 114 @ SF L 1-3 61-53 1st (1.0) Kazmir (6-7) BUMGARNER (13-6) - 42,5698/12 115 @ SF W 2-0 62-53 1st (2.0) Feldman (5-5) Heston (11-7) Gregerson (23) 41,9678/14 116 DET W 5-1 63-53 1st (2.5) Keuchel (14-6) Simon (10-7) - 33,212 1,502,9818/15 117 DET L 2-4 (11) 63-54 1st (2.5) Neshek (3-3) Alburquerque (2-0) Feliz (7) 29,482 1,532,4638/16 118 DET W 6-5 64-54 1st (3.5) Harris (5-2) Gorzelanny (1-2) - 29,969 1,562,4328/17 119 TB L 2-9 64-55 1st (2.5) Kazmir (6-8) Ramirez (10-4) - 16,256 1,578,6888/18 120 TB W 3-2 (10) 65-55 1st (2.5) Gregerson (6-2) Boxberger (4-9) - 17,749 1,596,4378/19 121 TB W 3-2 (13) 66-55 1st (2.5) Fields (4-1) Andriese (3-3) - 26,001 1,622,4388/20 122 TB L 0-1 66-56 1st (2.5) McHugh (13-7) ARCHER (11-9) - 18,177 1,640,615 8/21 123 LAD W 3-0 67-56 1st (3.5) FIERS (6-9) Anderson (7-8) - 33,833 1,674,4488/22 124 LAD W 3-1 68-56 1st (4.0) Kazmir (7-8) Greinke (13-3) Gregerson (24) 39,999 1,714,4478/23 125 LAD W 3-2 (10) 69-56 1st (4.0) Gregerson (7-2) Hatcher (1-5) - 28,665 1,743,1128/24 126 @ NYY L 0-1 69-57 1st (3.5) Perez (2-2) Miller (2-2) - 37,1258/25 127 @ NYY W 15-1 70-57 1st (4.5) Keuchel (15-6) Nova (5-6) - 38,0158/26 128 @ NYY W 6-2 71-57 1st (5.5) McHugh (14-7) Pineda (9-8) - 37,2598/28 129 @ MIN L 0-3 71-58 1st (4.0) Kazmir (7-9) Gibson (9-9) Jepsen (9) 28,6368/29 130 @ MIN W 4-1 72-58 1st (4.0) Fiers (7-9) Pelfrey (6-8) Gregerson (25) 38,876*8/30 131 @ MIN L 5-7 72-59 1st (3.0) McCullers (5-5) Santana (3-4) - 28,8778/31 132 SEA W 8-3 73-59 1st (4.0) Keuchel (16-6) Nuno (0-2) - 19,923 1,763,0359/1 133 SEA L 5-7 73-60 1st (3.0) Neshek (3-4) Kensing (1-0) Wilhelmsen (7) 18,157 1,781,1929/2 134 SEA L 3-8 73-61 1st (2.0) Neshek (3-5) Smith (2-5) Wilhelmsen (8) 18,669 1,799,8619/4 135 MIN W 8-0 74-61 1st (3.0) McHugh (15-7) Pelfrey (6-9) - 27,807 1,827,6689/5 136 MIN L 2-3 74-62 1st (2.0) Gregerson (7-3) Santana (4-4) Jepsen (11) 27,643 1,855,3119/6 137 MIN W 8-5 75-62 1st (3.0) Keuchel (17-6) May (8-9) Gregerson (26) 37,648 1,892,9599/7 138 @ OAK L 9-10 75-63 1st (2.0) Fiers (2-1) Doubront (3-1) Doolittle (1) 22,2149/8 139 @ OAK L 0-4 75-64 1st (1.0) Kazmir (7-10) Gray (13-7) - 11,3649/9 140 @ OAK W 11-5 76-64 1st (2.0) McHugh (16-7) Brooks (1-3) - 13,3879/11 141 @ LAA L 2-3 76-65 1st (1.5) Keuchel (17-7) Weaver (7-10) Street (34) 39,6369/12 142 @ LAA L 2-3 76-66 1st (1.5) Harris (5-3) Smith (5-5) Street (35) 41,1309/13 143 @ LAA W 5-3 77-66 1st (1.5) Qualls (2-4) Street (3-3) Gregerson (27) 41,5509/14 144 @ TEX L 3-5 77-67 1st (0.5) Harris (5-4) Kela (7-5) Tolleson (32) 27,7729/15 145 @ TEX L 5-6 77-68 2nd 0.5 Perez (2-3) Tolleson (6-3) - 26,9429/16 146 @ TEX L 3-14 77-69 2nd 1.5 Keuchel (17-8) Perez (3-5) - 34,4839/17 147 @ TEX L 2-8 77-70 2nd 2.5 McCullers (5-6) Lewis (16-8) - 31,1229/18 148 OAK L 3-4 77-71 2nd 2.5 Neshek (3-6) Pomeranz (5-5) Dull (1) 27,567 1,920,5269/19 149 OAK W 10-6 78-71 2nd 2.5 Qualls (3-4) Rodriguez (4-2) - 27,044 1,947,5709/20 150 OAK W 5-1 79-71 2nd 1.5 McHugh (17-7) Brooks (2-4) - 22,453 1,970,0239/21 151 LAA W 6-3 80-71 2nd 1.0 Keuchel (18-8) Weaver (7-12) Gregerson (28) 25,318 1,995,3419/22 152 LAA L 3-4 80-72 2nd 2.0 McCullers (5-7) Santiago (9-9) Street (39) 25,671 2,021,0129/23 153 LAA L 5-6 80-73 2nd 3.0 Harris (5-5) Gott (3-2) Street (40) 25,573 2,046,5859/25 154 TEX L 2-6 80-74 2nd 4.5 Kazmir (7-11) Ohlendorf (3-0) - 35,180 2,081,7659/26 155 TEX W 9-7 81-74 2nd 3.5 McHugh (18-7) Gonzalez (4-6) Harris (2) 35,736 2,117,5019/27 156 TEX W 4-2 82-74 2nd 2.5 Keuchel (19-8) Perez (3-6) Gregerson (29) 36,084 2,153,5859/28 157 @ SEA W 3-2 83-74 2nd 1.5 McCullers (6-7) Farquhar (1-6) Gregerson (30) 13,9359/29 158 @ SEA L 4-6 83-75 3rd 2.5 Perez (2-4) Wilhelmsen (2-2) - 15,3319/30 159 @ SEA W 7-6 84-75 2nd 2.5 Sipp (3-4) Farquhar (1-7) Gregerson (31) 14,25710/2 160 @ ARI W 21-5 85-75 2nd 2.0 Keuchel (20-8) De La Rosa (14-9) - 33,21810/3 161 @ ARI W 6-2 86-75 2nd 1.0 McHugh (19-7) Hellickson (9-12) - 37,68710/4 162 @ ARI L 3-5 86-76 2nd 2.0 Qualls (3-5) Hudson (4-3) Ziegler (30) 24,788

HOUSTON ASTROS 2015 DAY-BY-DAY