2018 Houston Astros season

2018 Houston Astros
American League West champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkMinute Maid Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record103–59 (.636)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJeff Luhnow
ManagersA. J. Hinch
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
(Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
RadioSportstalk 790
Houston Astros Radio Network
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference

The 2018 Houston Astros season was the 57th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 54th as the Astros, sixth in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 19th at Minute Maid Park. The first-time-ever defending World Series champions with a four-games-to-three decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston also won their first AL pennant and AL West division title. Their 101–61 record was the second 100-win regular season in franchise history.

Houston began the season on March 29 against their in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers, as ace Justin Verlander made his first Opening Day start as a member of the Astros. George Springer recorded the first six-hit performance during a nine-inning game in franchise history on May 7. Verlander recorded his 2,500th career strikeout on May 16, becoming the 33rd pitcher in MLB history to achieve the feat. From May 25–27, Jose Altuve recorded a base hit in each of 10 consecutive at bats, breaking his own club record. In the amateur draft, the Astros' first round selection was first baseman Seth Beer at 28th overall, and in the third round, shortstop Jeremy Peña.

The Astros once again sent a league-high six players to the 2018 All-Star Game, including third baseman Alex Bregman, second baseman Altuve, outfielder Springer, and pitchers Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton. A. J. Hinch was manager for the American League. Bregman was recognized with the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), the first Houston Astro so named. The Astros were recognized with the Best Team ESPY Award based on their play since the previous June. On August 19, Verlander became the 114th Major League pitcher—and second Astro—to record 200 career victories.

The Astros concluded the regular season on September 30 against the Baltimore Orioles, capping off an unprecedented second consecutive 100-win season and AL West championship. With a 103–59 record, this surpassed the 1998 club for the most regular-season wins in franchise history, which was exceeded the following year. This was the 12th postseason qualification and ninth division title overall in franchise history. Houston pitching combined to establish new MLB records with 1,687 strikeouts, 96 games with 10 or more strikeouts, and became the first team in history to strike out 5 or more batters in each of 162 games.

Houston swept the Cleveland Indians in the American League Division Series (ALDS) to advance to the American League Championship Series (ALCS), where they lost in five games to the Boston Red Sox.

Following the season, Altuve won his fifth consecutive Silver Slugger Award, and pitcher Dallas Keuchel won his fourth Gold Glove Award. Additionally, Verlander, who led the league with 290 strikeouts, and also had a 16–9 W–L, and 2.52 earned run average (ERA), finished as runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award for the second time in three years, and built upon a late-career renaissance.

Offseason

Summary

The Houston Astros entered the 2018 Major League Baseball season as defending World Series champions after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. In addition to achieving their first-ever World Series championship, they claimed both their first American League (AL) pennant and AL West division championship. Center fielder George Springer was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP)[1][2] and right-handed starting pitcher Justin Verlander was the American League Championship Series (ALCS) MVP.[3] A number of regular season and multiple-sport awards went to second baseman Jose Altuve, including the AL MVP,[4] Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year,[5] Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year,[6] and The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year awards, among others.[7]

To commemorate their World Series victory, on January 9, the Astros commenced a 100-day celebration at the State Capitol in Austin, displaying the Commissioner's Trophy. Governor Greg Abbott attended.[8]

On January 23, 2018, first baseman Jon Singleton and pitcher Dean Deetz were suspended after testing positive for substances violating MLB's drug policy. Singleton, a former Astros' number-one prospect, had tested positive for the third time and was banned for 100 games.[9]

Transactions

Regular season

Summary

March—April

Justin Verlander, Opening Day starting pitcher for Houston.
Opening Day starting lineup
Uniform Player Position
4George SpringerRight fielder
2Alex BregmanThird baseman
27Jose AltuveSecond baseman
1Carlos CorreaShortstop
9Marwin GonzálezFirst baseman
22Josh ReddickLeft fielder
11Evan GattisDesignated hitter
6Jake MarisnickCenter fielder
16Brian McCannCatcher
35Justin VerlanderPitcher
Venue: Globe Life Park • Final: Houston 4, Texas 1

Sources:[22][23]

Justin Verlander was the Opening Day starting pitcher for Houston at Globe Life Park in Arlington, versus Cole Hamels of the Texas Rangers. It was Verlander's tenth career Opening Day start and first with Houston, as all nine previous had come as a member of the Detroit Tigers.[24] George Springer led the game off with a home run, becoming the first MLB player to lead off with a home run in consecutive Opening Days. He had homered off Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of Opening Day 2017 at Minute Maid Park;[25] the blast was the 100th home run of Springer's career.[26] Verlander pitched six shutout innings and struck out five. The Astros won by a final score of 4–1.[27] This victory was the sixth in catenation on Opening Day for Houston, topping the club record of five from 1972 to 1977. This winning streak extended to ten through 2022,[28] also tying an all-time Major League record established by the Boston Beaneaters, from 1887 to 1896.[29]

On April 3, the Astros conferred World Series rings to players and coaching staff during a pre-game ceremony, and, on April 5, to team employees, including one to groundskeeper Willie Berry, the team's longest tenured employee. The team awarded 1,332 totals rings and paid the associated taxes for those presented to the employees. Berry had started with the Astros in 1970 as a janitor.[30]

On April 13, Gerrit Cole struck out a then-career high 14.[31] George Springer (3) homered twice off Cole Hamels of the Texas Rangers. During the top of the seventh inning, Gerrit Cole yielded home runs to Joey Gallo (4) and Robinson Chirinos (1), and departed to a 2-all tie. In the bottom of the eighth, Derek Fisher scored on Marwin González' base hit and error by center fielder Drew Robinson. Joe Smith (1–0) locked down the final out of the top of the eighth for the 3–2 victory, and Chris Devenski struck out the side in the top of the ninth to convert the save (1). Houston pitching totaled 17 whiffs.[32]

On April 14, Charlie Morton tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts over 6 innings, having last done so April 28, 2017.[33]

Second baseman Jose Altuve reached 1,000 games played in his career on April 17, 2018, versus the Mariners. He became the 20th player to appear in 1,000 games for the Astros.[34]

Justin Verlander was named AL Player of the Week on April 15. In 15 innings over one start each versus the Rangers and Minnestota Twins, Verlander whiffed 20. allowed a .100 batting average against,[35] and surrendered one earned run (0.60 earned run average (ERA)) and a 10.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB). He garnered his first double-digit strikeout effort of the season (11 verses Texas).[36] His seventh career weekly honor, Verlander had been recognized most recently on September 30, 2012, as a member of the Detroit Tigers.[37]

On April 21, Josh Reddick connected for his first his second grand slam of the month, becoming the second Astro to do so, succeeding Jeff Bagwell in May 2001. Reddick hit his grand slams on April 3 in a 10–6 win against the Orioles and again in a 10–1 victory over the White Sox. Reddick hit both slams as part of multi-homer efforts.[38]

Early May

On May 1, Justin Verlander tied his then-career high 14 strikeouts, yielding three hits and no walks over eight shutout innings. Verlander most recently had struck out 14 on August 6, 2012.[a][39] Verlander's effort included a game score of 90 but received a no-decision after having departed the game with a scoreless tie. During the top of the ninth inning, the New York Yankees scored four times off reliever Ken Giles (0–1), capped by Gary Sánchez' three-run home run.[40]

Gerrit Cole's 16-strikeout game

Right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole on the infield.

Gerrit Cole whiffed a career-high 16 batters on May 4 to lead an 8–0, one-hit victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. This was Cole's first career shutout, eleventh contest of double-figures in strikeouts, and fifth since joining the Astros.[41] This was also the first one-hitter that Cole pitched.[31] Cole's 16-strikeout performance was the first by an Astros pitcher since Randy Johnson fanned 16 on August 28, 1998, and just the fifth time in club history.[b][42]

Moreover, Cole's shutout was the 15th game in major league history that featured a game score of 100 or higher in nine innings or fewer (all fitting these criteria have been either no-hit or one-hit shutout victories), and first in franchise history. On October 2, 2015, Max Scherzer's no-hitter preceded Cole's effort, which was succeeded by Verlander, during his no-hitter on September 1, 2019.[c][43]

George Springer's six-hit game

On May 7, 2018, Springer homered versus the Oakland Athletics during a dynamic offensive performance which saw him go 6-for-6, leading to a 16–2 annihilation of Oakland. He also belted a home run that traveled 462 feet (141 m). Springer became the first in Astros franchise history to collect six hits in a nine-inning game.[44] Joe Morgan owned the first six-hit output by an Astro, culminating his effort in a twelve-inning contest on June 8, 1965.[45]

This was also the fourth individual performance in club history to feature at least five hits and 10 total bases during one game, succeeding Morgan's six-hit game, Lee May (April 29, 1974), and Brandon Barnes (July 19, 2013).[d][46]

Middle May

On May 12, Charlie Morton attained a career-high 14 strikeouts over 7 innings and earned the victory. This surpassed his career-high of 12 strikeouts on April 28, 2017, and on April 14 earlier in the season.[33]

Justin Verlander's 2,500th strikeout

On May 16, 2018, Verlander threw a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Angels for his eighth career shutout and 24th complete game. He struck out Shohei Ohtani in the top of the ninth inning for his 2,500th career strikeout, becoming the 33rd pitcher in Major League history to cross that threshold. He was second among active leaders in strikeouts behind CC Sabathia.[47]

Rest of May

Over three games versus the Cleveland Indians spanning May 25–27, Altuve recorded a base hit in each of 10 consecutive at bats, breaking his own club record of eight which he had set the year prior. The streak included three doubles, one triple, and one home run.[48] In the finale on May 27, a pitching duel emerged between former UCLA teammates Cole and Trevor Bauer. However, each bullpen implodes in the eighth inning which results in a 10–9 decision for the Indians.[49]

Verlander was named AL Pitcher of the Month for May, his fifth career award. In six starts, he produced a 0.86 ERA and .437 OPS against, allowed nine extra base hits, while striking out 50 over 41+2⁄3 innings. He started and ended the month by dominating the Yankees—the only lineup in baseball with an OPS over .800—with 20 strikeouts in 14+2⁄3 innings, eight hits, and one run allowed.[50] Verlander succeeded Lance McCullers Jr. as the most recent Astro to win Pitcher of the Month, having done so for May 2017.[51]

June

From June 6 to June 13, Evan Gattis became the third player in club history to aggregate 16 or more RBI over a seven-game span.[e][52] For the week ended June 17, Gattis was named AL Player of the Week:[37] Over six games, Gattis batted .417 with four home runs, 15 RBI, 24 total bases and 1.000 slugging percentage (SLG). [53]

Evan Gattis waits for the pitch

Gattis and Alex Bregman accrued 30 RBI each during the month of June, tying with Didi Gregorius of the New York Yankees for most in a month in the American League during the season, and trailing Christian Yelich (34) of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League (NL) for most in the Major Leagues.[f][54] Bregman and Gattis also became the seventh and eighth hitters in club history to attain 30 or more RBI over a calendar month, with the most recent having been Carlos Lee in May 2008.[g][55]

Along with 30 RBI, Bregman batted .306 / .372 on-base percentage (OBP) / .713 slugging percentage (SLG) / 1.085 on-base plus slugging (OPS) over 26 contests. The third baseman scored 24 runs, hit nine doubles, and 11 home runs.[56] Hence, Bregman was named AL Player of the Month. Bregman won his first monthly award, while following teammate Jose Altuve in July 2017 as the most recent Astro to be named.[57]

July, pre-All-Star break

Lance McCullers Jr. started on July 6 by holding the Chicago White Sox hitless for the first 5+1⁄3 innings on the way to setting a career-high with 12 strikeouts over 7 innings. He finished with 1 run allowed on 3 hits to lead an 11–4 win.[58]

On July 7, Kyle Tucker made his major league debut versus Chicago, collecting a hit that day.[59] Tucker started in left field, batting seventh, and in his first plate appearance, struck out looking against James Shields. Shields struck out Tucker in each first three at bats; however, Tucker singled off reliever Bruce Rondón for his first major league hit in the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk that scored Yuli Gurriel for his first major league RBI. Gurriel homered and drove in four to lead a 12–6 Astros victory. Alex Bregman homered and doubled. Charlie Morton (11–2) allowed five runs over 5+2⁄3 frames to earn the victory, struck out eight, and ended the game with a 2.83 earned run average.[60]

On July 13, 2018, Charlie Morton was added to the American League (AL) roster for the 2018 MLB All-Star game making the Astros the only MLB team at the time to have all of their starting pitchers having at least one selection to participate in the MLB All-Star game.

MLB All-Star Game

Alex Bregman playing shortstop

For the second consecutive season, the Astros sent a league-high six players to the All-Star Game, hosted at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.. In addition, A. J. Hinch was manager for the American League squad.[61]

Alex Bregman participated in the Home Run Derby.[62] Bregman appeared in the first round only, in which he was eliminated by Kyle Schwarber, 16 to 15. Schwarber progressed to the final round, where he was defeated by Bryce Harper, 19 to 18.[63]

During a Midsummer Classic featuring a record 10 home runs,[64] Bregman hit the go-ahead run during the top of the tenth inning off Ross Stripling. George Springer golfed Stripling's next offering into the stands as well. as the American League maintained the edge for an 8–6 triumph. The 10 home runs pulverized the All-Star previous record of six.[65] Thus, Bregman was recognized as the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP), the first Astro to win the award.[66]

July, post-All-Star break

In late July, the Astros were recognized with the Best Team ESPY Award based on their play since the previous June.[67]

August

On August 19, Justin Verlander won the 200th game of his career, leading a 9–4 triumph over Oakland, and gain a one-game lead in the division race. Verlander worked 5+1⁄3 innings, being charged all four runs on seven hits, while departing with a 6–4 lead. Astros hitters struck five home runs in support. Verlander's batterymate, Martín Maldonado, swatted a double, triple, and solo home run, becoming both the first Astros catcher and number-nine hitter to accrue each of the three extra-base hits during the same game. Verlander became the 19th hurler to win 200 games in 412 or fewer, the 114th Major Leaguer overall, the 40th to do so all in the American League, and joined Bartolo Colón (247) and CC Sabathia (244) as the third active pitcher.[68] Verlander became the second player to reach the 200-win threshold in an Astros uniform, succeeding Nolan Ryan on July 27, 1982.[8]

On August 21, southpaw Framber Valdez made his major league debut versus the Seattle Mariners, tossing 4+1⁄3 in relief. Valdez limited the Mariners to two hits and an unearned run, while striking out four, on the way to earning the decision as the winning pitcher.[69] Valdez took over for opener Brad Peacock, and retired Dee Strange-Gordon on a flyball, Valdez hit three batters, including Strange-Gordon twice. Josh Reddick homered for the Astros, and Carlos Correa went 3-for-3 with an RBI.[70]

September

Right-hander Josh James made his major league debut on September 1; in doing so, James became lowest-drafted pitcher in club history to start a game for the team (34th round, pick 1,006 in 2014). James tossed five innings, allowed three hits and three runs, and struck out nine, igniting Houston to a 7–3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros scored the go-ahead run—five in all—during the bottom of the eighth. Carlos Correa singled in Tony Kemp to tie the game at 3–3, and Tyler White doubled home George Springer and Correa to pull the Astros ahead, 5–3. Joe Smith (5–1) earned the win by recording two outs in the top of the eighth inning.[71][72]

On September 21, the Astros defeated the Angels, 11–3, clinching a second successive playoff berth, while maintaining a 3+1⁄2-game lead over second-place Oakland.[73] Yuli Gurriel homered twice, including a grand slam, and amassed seven RBI. George Springer added a three-run home run for Houston, and starter Gerrit Cole (15–5) surrendered three runs and three hits in seven innings, fanning 12[74] to move to 1,006 for his career. Cole also tallied 272 strikeouts for the season to edge ahead of rotation-mate Justin Verlander (269) for the AL lead. Gurriel's 7 RBI were a career-high and the most in one game for an Astros player since J. R. Towles racked up a club-record 8 on September 20, 2007. Moreover, Gurriel's brother, Lourdes of the Toronto Blue Jays, also thumped a two-home run game, branding the first instance in the Major Leagues that two brothers connected for multi-homer games on the same day.[73]

With a 4–1 triumph over the Blue Jays on September 25, Houston secured their 100th win of the season. Josh James (3–2) tossed five innings to earn the win, and combined with five relievers. Tony Sipp (10), Collin McHugh (11), Ryan Pressly (21), and Héctor Rondón (9) each registered a hold with a scoreless outing, while Roberto Osuna retired the Blue Jays in order in the ninth to convert the save (20). Alex Bregman hit his 31st home run in the first inning. Pinch hitter Evan Gattis swatted a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to score Yuli Gurriel.[75]

On September 26, 2018, Houston won the AL West division title after the Oakland Athletics were defeated by the Seattle Mariners, following an Astros' 4–1 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Following a 21–6 (.778) performance for the month of September, Houston set a club record for highest winning percentage during a calendar month, surpassing a 20–6 (.769) showing during May 1969. The Astros pitched to a 2.99 earned run average (ERA) with 276 strikeouts and a 1.147 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) over 240+2⁄3 innings pitched.[76]

Performance overview

Houston concluded the 2018 regular season with a record of 103–59, in first place in the AL West, and six games ahead of the Oakland Athletics.[77] The 103 wins signaled a club record, surpassing their 102-win season of 1998, and another club record scoring to a plus-263 run differential, a figure which led Major League Baseball. Houston's 57–24 (.704) road record was the second-best in Major League Baseball since 1961.[78] Further, the plus-264 run differential synopsized to a Pythagorean expectation of 109–53 (.673), another franchise record.[79]

Astros pitchers set a new MLB record by striking out 1,687 opposing batters during the season.[80] The team had 96 games in which they struck out 10 or more batters, also a record.[81] In addition, they were the first team to strike out 5 or more batters in each of 162 games.[82] The 534 runs surrendered by the pitching staff was the second-fewest by an AL club in a non-strike season since the implementation of the DH in 1973.[78]

Meanwhile, the Astros' 63 errors committed set a franchise-record low over an entire season.[78]

With Verlander (290), Cole (276), and Morton (201) each infiltrating the 200-strikeout threshold, this Astros team joined the 1969 squad as the second in franchise history to produce three such hurlers. Moreover, the only other teams in major league history to have previously registered three such pitchers included the 1967 Minnesota Twins and 2013 Detroit Tigers (also with Verlander contributing). This year's Indians squad became the first to boast four such hurlers.[h][83] Further, each of the three aforementioned starting pitchers won at least 15 games and yielded an earned run average (ERA) under 3.50, making this Astros pitching staff the only one in Major League history to feature three pitchers whose output met all three thresholds.[i][84]

The Astros, along with the Milwaukee Brewers, became the sixth and seventh Major League clubs to roster three relievers who each converted 12 or more saves (Ken Giles, Roberto Osuna, and Héctor Rondón), tying the major league record. The second time club history for the Astros, the two clubs succeeded the 2016 Astros as the most recent team to accomplish this feat.[85]

Justin Verlander's 290 strikeouts led the American League and were a career-high. In addition, he produced a career-best 0.90 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP), the third-lowest for an AL starter over the 50 prior seasons.[j][86] Verlander became the fourth Astros pitcher to lead his assigned league in strikeouts, first since Nolan Ryan (228) in 1988, and sixth time overall.[k][87][88]

Alex Bregman became the first primary third baseman in league history to attain both 50 doubles and 30 home runs in the same season,[78] while joining Lou Gehrig (1927) as the only major leaguers to assemble 50 doubles, 30 home runs, 90 base on balls, and 10 stolen bases in one season.[86] Bregman's 51 doubles led all of baseball, the eighth time in franchise history by an Astros hitter, and the 11th time overall within the club's assigned league. It was the first occasion by an Astros hitter since moving to the American League, and first since Miguel Tejada in 2009. Bregman was the seventh individual Astro to lead the league, while Craig Biggio led the most times overall for Astros hitters, with three (1994, 1998, and 1999).[89]

Jose Altuve won his fifth Silver Slugger Award in catenation, a club record, all at second base, also a club record. Altuve matched Craig Biggio, winner of five total Silver Sluggers, for most overall in club history; Biggio won four at second base and the other at catcher. Altuve also tied Robinson Canó for most at the position in the AL, while trailing Ryne Sandberg (seven) for most in Major League history.[90]

Willie Berry, who had served for the Houston Astros for 47 of 57 seasons since the early 1970s, was recognized with the Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball. Berry started as a janitor and later began serving as a groundskeeper at the Astrodome and Minute Maid Park. Berry was the Astros' longest-tenured groundskeeper, known for meticulous preservation of the pitcher's mound.[86]

Season standings

American League West

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 10359 .636 — 46‍–‍35 57‍–‍24
Oakland Athletics 9765 .599 6 50‍–‍31 47‍–‍34
Seattle Mariners 8973 .549 14 45‍–‍36 44‍–‍37
Los Angeles Angels 8082 .494 23 42‍–‍39 38‍–‍43
Texas Rangers 6795 .414 36 34‍–‍47 33‍–‍48

American League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Boston Red Sox 10854 .667
Houston Astros 10359 .636
Cleveland Indians 9171 .562
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 10062 .617 +3
Oakland Athletics 9765 .599 —
Tampa Bay Rays 9072 .556 7
Seattle Mariners 8973 .549 8
Los Angeles Angels 8082 .494 17
Minnesota Twins 7884 .481 19
Toronto Blue Jays 7389 .451 24
Texas Rangers 6795 .414 30
Detroit Tigers 6498 .395 33
Chicago White Sox 62100 .383 35
Kansas City Royals 58104 .358 39
Baltimore Orioles 47115 .290 50

Record against opponents

2018 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore —3–163–42–52–41–62–41–51–67–121–51–68–113–45–147–13
Boston 16–3—3–43–44–23–45–16–04–310–92–44–311–86–115–416–4
Chicago 4–34–3—5–147–120–711–82–57–122–42–52–44–24–32–46–14
Cleveland 5–24–314–5—13–63–412–73–310–92–52–42–52–44–23–412–8
Detroit 4–22–412–76–13—1–58–113–47–123–40–73–42–43–44–36–14
Houston 6–14–37–04–35–1—5–113–64–22–512–79–103–412–74–213–7
Kansas City 4–21–58–117–1211–81–5—1–610–92–52–51–50–72–52–56–14
Los Angeles 5–10–65–23–34–36–136–1—4–31–510–98–111–613–64–310–10
Minnesota 6–13–412–79–1012–72–49–103–4—2–52–51–53–42–44–28–12
New York 12–79–104–25–24–35–25–25–15–2—3–35–110–94–313–611–9
Oakland 5–14–25–24–27–07–125–29–105–23–3—9–102–513–67–012–8
Seattle 6–13–44–25–24–310–95–111–85–11–510–9—6–110–93–46–14
Tampa Bay 11–88–112–44–24–24–37–06–14–39–105–21–6—5–113–67–13
Texas 4–31–63–42–44–37–125–26–134–23–46–139–101–5—3–39–11
Toronto 14–54–154–24–33–42–45–23–42–46–130–74–36–133–3—13–7

Game log

Past games legend
Astros Win
(#bfb)		 Astros Loss
(#fcc)		 Game postponed
(#bbb)		 Clinched Playoff Berth
(#039)		 Clinched Division
(#090)
Bold denotes an Astros pitcher
Future Games Legend
Home Game
 Away Game

Regular season

2018 Game Log: 103–59 (Home: 46–35; Away: 57–24)
March: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 29@ Rangers4–1Verlander (1–0)Hamels (0–1)—47,2531–0W1
2March 30@ Rangers1–5Fister (1–0)Keuchel (0–1)—35,4691–1L1
3March 31@ Rangers9–3McCullers (1–0)Moore (0–1)—36,8922–1W1
April: 18–9 (Home: 10–6; Away: 8–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
4April 1@ Rangers8–2Cole (1–0)Minor (0–1)—26,7583–1W2
5April 2Orioles6–1Morton (1–0)Tillman (0–1)—42,6754–1W3
6April 3Orioles10–6Rondón (1–0)Araújo (0–1)—37,1065–1W4
7April 4Orioles3–2Peacock (1–0)Castro (0–1)—27,6986–1W5
8April 6Padres1–4Perdomo (1–1)McCullers (1–1)Hand (2)41,1386–2L1
9April 7Padres1–0Devenski (1–0)Erlin (0–1)—42,3067–2W1
10April 8Padres4–1Morton (2–0)Ross (1–1)Peacock (1)37,0938–2W2
11April 9@ Twins2–0Verlander (2–0)Rogers (1–1)Giles (1)15,5219–2W3
12April 10@ Twins1–4Odorizzi (1–0)Keuchel (0–2)Rodney (2)15,5009–3L1
13April 11@ Twins8–9Rodney (1–1)Peacock (1–1)—15,4389–4L2
14April 13Rangers3–2Smith (1–0)Jepsen (0–2)Devenski (1)32,12910–4W1
15April 14Rangers5–6 (10)Kela (1–0)Harris (0–1)Claudio (1)40,67910–5L1
16April 15Rangers1–3 (10)Kela (2–0)Rondón (1–1)Diekman (1)31,80310–6L2
17April 16@ Mariners1–2Paxton (1–1)Keuchel (0–3)Díaz (7)12,92310–7L3
18April 17@ Mariners4–1McCullers (2–1)Altavilla (1–2)Devenski (2)15,38211–7W1
19April 18@ Mariners7–1Cole (2–0)Leake (2–1)—14,64312–7W2
20April 19@ Mariners9–2Morton (3–0)Gonzales (1–2)—16,92713–7W3
21April 20@ White Sox10–0Verlander (3–0)Shields (1–2)—14,21114–7W4
22April 21@ White Sox10–1Keuchel (1–3)Giolito (0–3)—23,90215–7W5
23April 22@ White Sox7–1McCullers (3–1)Bummer (0–1)—17,16716–7W6
24April 23Angels0–2Skaggs (3–1)Cole (2–1)Middleton (6)29,60616–8L1
25April 24Angels7–8Johnson (2–0)Smith (1–1)Bedrosian (1)36,45716–9L2
26April 25Angels5–2Verlander (4–0)Tropeano (1–2)Giles (2)29,77717–9W1
27April 27Athletics1–8Manaea (4–2)Keuchel (1–4)—32,63617–10L1
28April 28Athletics11–0McCullers (4–1)Mengden (2–3)—41,49318–10W1
29April 29Athletics8–4Harris (1–1)Cahill (1–1)—39,13119–10W2
30April 30Yankees2–1Morton (4–0)Gray (1–2)Giles (3)30,06120–10W3
May: 16–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
31May 1Yankees0–4Robertson (2–1)Giles (0–1)—34,38620–11L1
32May 2Yankees0–4Severino (5–1)Keuchel (1–5)—31,61720–12L2
33May 3Yankees5–6Shreve (1–0)Harris (1–2)Chapman (7)34,83820–13L3
34May 4@ D-backs8–0Cole (3–1)Medlen (0–1)—29,46321–13W1
35May 5@ D-backs3–4Boxberger (1–2)Devenski (1–1)—39,15421–14L1
36May 6@ D-backs1–3Koch (2–0)Verlander (4–1)Boxberger (11)35,63221–15L2
37May 7@ Athletics16–2Keuchel (2–5)Anderson (0–1)—7,36022–15W1
38May 8@ Athletics4–2McCullers (5–1)Manaea (4–4)Giles (4)9,67523–15W2
39May 9@ Athletics4–1Cole (4–1)Mengden (2–4)Giles (5)18,04424–15W3
40May 11Rangers0–1Hamels (2–4)Verlander (4–2)Kela (8)34,29724–16L1
41May 12Rangers6–1Morton (5–0)Fister (1–4)—36,48225–16W1
42May 13Rangers6–1Keuchel (3–5)Moore (1–5)—39,40526–16W2
43May 14@ Angels1–2Heaney (2-2)McCullers (5-2)Anderson (1)28,22926–17L1
44May 15@ Angels5–3McHugh (1–0)Álvarez (2–1)Giles (6)28,35827–17W1
45May 16@ Angels2–0Verlander (5–2)Richards (4–2)—28,07828–17W2
46May 18Indians4–1Morton (6–0)Clevinger (3–1)Giles (7)35,95929–17W3
47May 19Indians4–5Kluber (7–2)Keuchel (3–6)Allen (6)39,92629–18L1
48May 20Indians3–1McCullers (6–2)Carrasco (5–3)Giles (8)30,77030–18W1
49May 22Giants11–2Cole (5–1)Suárez (1–4)—35,63831–18W2
50May 23Giants4–1Verlander (6–2)Samardzija (1–3)Giles (9)31,92932–18W3
51May 24@ Indians8–2Morton (7–0)Clevinger (3–2)—19,66033–18W4
52May 25@ Indians11–2Smith (2–1)Miller (1–3)—29,43134–18W5
53May 26@ Indians6–8Carrasco (6–3)McCullers (6–3)Allen (8)30,63934–19L1
54May 27@ Indians9–10 (14)Otero (1–1)Peacock (1–2)—27,76534–20L2
55May 28@ Yankees5–1Verlander (7–2)Germán (0–3)—46,58335–20W1
56May 29@ Yankees5–6 (10)Chapman (2–0)Peacock (1–3)—45,45835–21L1
57May 30@ Yankees3–5Severino (8–1)Keuchel (3–7)Chapman (12)45,22935–22L2
58May 31Red Sox4–2McCullers (7–3)Pomeranz (1–3)Giles (10)30,65836–22W1
June: 19–8 (Home: 8–6; Away: 11–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
59June 1Red Sox7–3Cole (6–1)Sale (5–3)—37,24437–22W2
60June 2Red Sox3–5Price (6–4)Harris (1–3)Kimbrel (19)38,64037–23L1
61June 3Red Sox3–9Porcello (8–2)Morton (7–1)—33,43137–24L2
62June 5Mariners1–7Paxton (5–1)Keuchel (3–8)—35,64637–25L3
63June 6Mariners7–5Devenski (2–1)Nicasio (1–3)Rondón (1)30,36138–25W1
64June 7@ Rangers5–2Cole (7–1)Hamels (3–6)—30,23639–25W2
65June 8@ Rangers7–3Verlander (8–2)Fister (1–7)—31,72240–25W3
66June 9@ Rangers4–3Sipp (1–0)Leclerc (1–2)Rondón (2)38,06841–25W4
67June 10@ Rangers8–7Harris (2–3)Kela (3–3)Rondón (3)30,25142–25W5
68June 12@ Athletics6–3McCullers (8–3)Mengden (6–6)Giles (11)11,74243–25W6
69June 13@ Athletics13–5Cole (8–1)Blackburn (1–1)—9,16444–25W7
70June 14@ Athletics7–3Verlander (9–2)Montas (3–1)—13,00945–25W8
71June 15@ Royals7–3Morton (8–1)Junis (5–7)—27,60346–25W9
72June 16@ Royals10–2Keuchel (4–8)Duffy (3–7)—20,65747–25W10
73June 17@ Royals7–4Sipp (2–0)Maurer (0–3)Rondón (4)22,32648–25W11
74June 18Rays5–4McHugh (2–0)Romo (1–2)—34,15149–25W12
75June 19Rays1–2Snell (9–4)Rondón (1–2)Romo (4)37,41449–26L1
76June 20Rays5–1Morton (9–1)Eovaldi (1–3)—43,40950–26W1
77June 22Royals0–1Grimm (1–2)Giles (0–2)Hill (1)39,35750–27L1
78June 23Royals4–3 (12)McHugh (3–0)Grimm (1–3)—40,02851–27W1
79June 24Royals11–3Cole (9–1)Hammel (2–9)—41,82352–27W2
80June 25Blue Jays3–6Happ (10–3)Verlander (9–3)Oh (2)28,79152–28L1
81June 26Blue Jays7–0Morton (10–1)Borucki (0–1)—38,70053–28W1
82June 27Blue Jays7–6Harris (3–3)Tepera (5–3)—39,19154–28W2
83June 28@ Rays1–0McCullers (9–3)Yarbrough (7–4)Rondón (5)12,30555–28W3
84June 29@ Rays2–3Font (2–3)Cole (9–2)Alvarado (2)15,79755–29L1
85June 30@ Rays2–5Nuño (2–0)Verlander (9–4)Romo (7)18,37855–30L2
July: 13–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
86July 1@ Rays2–3Snell (11–4)Morton (10–2)Romo (8)19,33455–31L3
87July 3@ Rangers5–3Keuchel (5–8)Bibens-Dirkx (1–2)Rondón (6)40,16556–31W1
88July 4@ Rangers5–4 (10)McHugh (4–0)Martin (1–2)Giles (12)43,59257–31W2
89July 5White Sox4–3Smith (3–1)Soria (0–3)—34,95558–31W3
90July 6White Sox11–4McCullers (10–3)López (4–6)Peacock (2)38,15359–31W4
91July 7White Sox12–6Morton (11–2)Shields (3–10)—39,56860–31W5
92July 8White Sox2–1Keuchel (6–8)Giolito (5–8)Rondón (7)41,65461–31W6
93July 9Athletics0–2Montas (5–2)Peacock (1–4)Treinen (23)28,30161–32L1
94July 10Athletics6–5 (11)McHugh (5–0)Treinen (5–2)—34,58562–32W1
95July 11Athletics3–8Bassitt (2–3)McCullers (10–4)—41,11962–33L1
96July 12Athletics4–6Petit (3–2)Devenski (2–2)Trivino (4)38,90062–34L2
97July 13Tigers3–0Keuchel (7–8)Fiers (6–6)Rondón (8)38,84363–34W1
98July 14Tigers9–1Cole (10–2)Fulmer (3–9)—40,40564–34W2
99July 15Tigers3–6VerHagen (1–2)Verlander (9–5)—39,45564–35L1
89th All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
100July 20@ Angels3–1Keuchel (8–8)Skaggs (7–6)Rondón (9)42,42265–35W1
101July 21@ Angels7–0Verlander (10–5)Tropeano (3–5)—44,26466–35W2
102July 22@ Angels5–14Heaney (6–6)McCullers (10–5)—35,29866–36L1
103July 24@ Rockies8–2 (10)Rondón (2–2)Davis (0–3)—43,18467–36W1
104July 25@ Rockies2–3Davis (1–3)McHugh (5–1)—40,94867–37L1
105July 27Rangers2–11Gallardo (5–1)Keuchel (8–9)—42,59267–38L2
106July 28Rangers3–7Jurado (1–1)Verlander (10–6)—43,09367–39L3
107July 29Rangers3–4Minor (7–6)McCullers (10–6)Kela (24)40,56067–40L4
108July 30@ Mariners0–2Paxton (9–4)Cole (10–3)Díaz (40)35,19867–41L5
109July 31@ Mariners5–2Morton (12–2)Leake (8–7)Rondón (10)28,47868–41W1
August: 14–12 (Home: 3–6; Away: 11–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Mariners8–3Keuchel (9–9)LeBlanc (6–2)—34,57569–41W2
111August 3@ Dodgers2–1Verlander (11–6)Wood (7–6)Rondón (11)53,59870–41W3
112August 4@ Dodgers14–0Peacock (2–4)Maeda (7–7)—53,11971–41W4
113August 5@ Dodgers2–3Buehler (5–4)Cole (10–4)Jansen (31)50,62871–42L1
114August 6@ Giants3–1Osuna (1–0)Smith (1–2)Rondón (12)40,25172–42W1
115August 7@ Giants2–1Smith (4–1)Black (1–1)Rondón (13)41,61373–42W2
116August 9Mariners6–8Paxton (10–5)Verlander (11–7)Díaz (43)34,97673–43L1
117August 10Mariners2–5Warren (1–1)Cole (10–5)Díaz (44)41,23673–44L2
118August 11Mariners2–3LeBlanc (7–2)Morton (12–3)Díaz (45)38,88873–45L3
119August 12Mariners3–4 (10)Duke (5–4)Osuna (1–1)Díaz (46)40,04873–46L4
120August 14Rockies1–5Márquez (10–9)Verlander (11–8)—35,81373–47L5
121August 15Rockies12–1Cole (11–5)Anderson (6–5)—29,96774–47W1
122August 17@ Athletics3–4 (10) Treinen (6–2)Sipp (2–1)—23,53574–48L1
123August 18@ Athletics1–7Cahill (5–2)Keuchel (9–10)—32,20474–49L2
124August 19@ Athletics9–4Verlander (12–8)Manaea 11–9)—29,14375–49W1
125August 20@ Mariners4–7Colomé (4–5)McHugh (5–2)Díaz (48)27,07275–50L1
126August 21@ Mariners3–2Valdez (1–0)Detwiler (0–1)Rondón (14)25,41576–50W1
127August 22@ Mariners10–7Morton (13–3)Gonzales (12–9)Osuna (10)31,06277–50W2
128August 24@ Angels9–3Keuchel (10–10)Heaney (7–8)—42,78878–50W3
129August 25@ Angels8–3Verlander (13–8)Barría (8–8)—41,65479–50W4
130August 26@ Angels3–1Valdez (2–0)Peña (1–4)Osuna (11)37,53080–50W5
131August 27Athletics11–4Cole (12–5)Anderson (3–4)—43,17181–50W6
132August 28Athletics3–4Familia (8–4)Osuna (1–2)Treinen (33)33,13681–51L1
133August 29Athletics5–4Osuna (2–2)Familia (8–5)—32,92682–51W1
134August 30Angels2–5Heaney (8–8)Verlander (13–9)—30,37182–52L1
135August 31Angels0–3Barría (9–8)Valdez (2–1)Parker (13)35,67582–53L2
September: 21–6 (Home: 11–3; Away: 10–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1Angels7–3Smith (5–1)Bedrosian (5–4)—41,62283–53W1
137September 2Angels4–2Cole (13–5)Ohtani (4–2)Osuna (12)41,50684–53W2
138September 3Twins4–1Keuchel (11–10)Gibson (7–12)Peacock (3)39,55985–53W3
139September 4Twins5–2Verlander (14–9)May (3–1)Osuna (13)31,31586–53W4
140September 5Twins9–1Valdez (3–1)Odorizzi (5–10)—31,01187–53W5
141September 7@ Red Sox6–3Pressly (2–1)Kelly (4–2)Osuna (14)36,93088–53W6
142September 8@ Red Sox5–3Morton (14–3)Rodríguez (12–4)Osuna (15)36,68489–53W7
143September 9@ Red Sox5–6Kimbrel (5–1)Rondón (2–3)—32,78789–54L1
144September 10@ Tigers3–2Verlander (15–9)Liriano (4–10)Osuna (16)19,71190–54W1
145September 11@ Tigers5–4Harris (4–3)Zimmermann (7–7)Osuna (17)19,43291–54W2
146September 12@ Tigers5–4Cole (14–5)Norris (0–4)Pressly (1)22,66692–54W3
147September 14D-backs2–4Ziegler (2–6)Rondón (2–4)Hirano (2)36,92492–55L1
148September 15D-backs10–4Morton (15–3)Godley (14–10)—38,34593–55W1
149September 16D-backs5–4Verlander (16–9)Greinke (14–10)Osuna (18)37,88994–55W2
150September 17Mariners1–4Cook (2–1)Rondón (2–5)Díaz (56)43,14594–56L1
151September 18Mariners7–0James (1–0)Leake (10–10)–35,71595–56W1
152September 19Mariners0–9Lawrence (1–0)Keuchel (11–11)–31,22995–57L1
153September 21Angels11–3Cole (15–5)Heaney (9–10)—39,97796–57W1[73]
154September 22Angels10–5McHugh (6–2)Buttrey (0–1)—41,82297–57W2
155September 23Angels6–2Valdez (4–1)Skaggs (8–9)—43,24798–57W3
156September 24@ Blue Jays5–3Keuchel (12–11)Estrada (7–14)Osuna (19)23,46399–57W4
157September 25@ Blue Jays4–1James (2–0)Gaviglio (3–9)Osuna (20)28,440100–57W5
158September 26@ Blue Jays1–3Biagini (4–7)Devenski (2–3)Giles (25)22,828100–58L1
—September 27@ OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date: September 29.
159September 28@ Orioles2–1Sipp (3–1)Scott (3–3)Osuna (21)18,434101–58W1
160September 29 (1)@ Orioles4–3Harris (5–3)Gilmartin (1–1)Rondón (15)26,020102–58W2
161September 29 (2)@ Orioles5–2Peacock (3–4)Ramírez (1–8)Pressly (2)26,020103–58W3
162September 30@ Orioles0–4Fry (1–2)Peacock (3–5)—24,916103–59L1

Player stats

Batting

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Alex Bregman157594105170511311031096.286.532
George Springer1405441021442602271664.265.434
Yuli Gurriel136537701563311385523.291.428
Jose Altuve1375348416929213611755.316.451
Marwin González145489611212531668253.247.409
Josh Reddick134433631051321747749.242.400
Evan Gattis12840749921702578133.226.452
Carlos Correa11040260962011565353.239.405
Tony Kemp972553767150630932.263.392
Max Stassi882212850130827023.226.394
Jake Marisnick1032133445811028615.211.399
Tyler White6621027581231242024.276.533
Brian McCann63189224030723019.212.339
Martín Maldonado4110815254141203.231.398
J. D. Davis421039182015010.175.223
Derek Fisher427913132241125.165.392
Kyle Tucker2864109210416.141.203
Tim Federowicz103447300201.206.294
Myles Straw9943001121.333.667
A. J. Reed1300000000.000.000
Pitcher totals1622502000000.080.080
Team totals162545379713902781820576371565.255.425

Source:

Pitching

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

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Justin Verlander1692.5234340214.0156636037290
Dallas Keuchel12113.7434340204.2211928558153
Gerrit Cole1552.8832320200.1143686464276
Charlie Morton1533.1330300167.0130635864201
Lance McCullers Jr.1063.8625220128.1100605550112
Collin McHugh621.99580072.14518162194
Brad Peacock353.46611365.05626252096
Héctor Rondón253.206301559.05822212067
Will Harris533.49610056.24822221464
Chris Devenski234.18501247.14223221351
Joe Smith513.74560045.23420191246
Tony Sipp311.86540038.227881342
Framber Valdez412.1985037.0221092434
Ken Giles024.993401230.2361717331
Ryan Pressly100.77260223.11122332
Josh James202.3563023.01566729
Roberto Osuna221.992301222.21755319
Cionel Pérez003.9780011.1655712
Reymin Guduan002.703003.111104
Dean Deetz005.404003.142213
J. D. Davis009.001001.011101
James Hoyt000.001000.110010
Team totals103593.11162162461455.011645345034351687

Source:

Postseason

2018 Postseason Game Log (4–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 5Indians7–2Verlander (1–0)Kluber (0–1)—43,5141–0
2October 6Indians3–1Cole (1–0)Carrasco (0–1)Osuna (1)43,5202–0
3October 8@ Indians11–3McHugh (1–0)Bauer (0–1)—37,2523–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 13@ Red Sox7–2Verlander (1–0)Kelly (0–1)—38,0071–0
2October 14@ Red Sox5–7Barnes (1–0)Cole (0–1)Kimbrel (1)37,9601–1
3October 16Red Sox2–8Eovaldi (1–0)Smith (0–1)—43,1021–2
4October 17Red Sox6–8Kelly (1–1)James (0–1)Kimbrel (2)43,2771–3
5October 18Red Sox1–4Price (1–0)Verlander (1–1)Kimbrel (3)43,2101–4

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
American League Division Series
American League Championship Series

Roster

2018 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Awards and achievements

Grand slams

No.DateAstros batterVenueInningPitcherOpposing teamBox
1 April 3 Josh Reddick Minute Maid Park 7 Nestor Cortes Baltimore Orioles
2 April 21 Guaranteed Rate Field 2 Lucas Giolito Chicago White Sox
3 June 15 Evan Gattis Kauffman Stadium 6[i] Jakob Junis Kansas City Royals
4 June 24 Yuli Gurriel Minute Maid Park 2 Jason Hammel
5 July 21 George Springer Angel Stadium 6 Noé Ramirez Los Angeles Angels
6 August 24 Marwin González 5 Andrew Heaney
7 September 21 Yuli Gurriel Minute Maid Park 1[i] [74]
  1. 1 2 Tied score or took lead

Awards

League leaders

AL batting leaders
AL pitching leaders

Milestones

Major League debuts

Player—Appeared at position
Date and opponent
  • July 7 vs CHI
  • August 21 vs SEA
  • September 1 vs LAA
 Box

[60]
[70]
[72]

Also: [96]

Minor league system

Yordan Alvarez (left) and Luis García at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.
Level Team League Manager
AAA Fresno Grizzlies Pacific Coast League Rodney Linares
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Omar López
A-Advanced Buies Creek Astros Carolina League Morgan Ensberg
A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Mickey Storey
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League Jason Bell
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Wladimir Sutil
Rookie DSL Astros Dominican Summer League Charlie Romero (Blue)
Carlos Lugo (Orange)
Awards

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ On June 12, 2019, he recorded 15 strikeouts.
  2. ↑ Prior to Johnson, Don Wilson (twice, on July 14 and September 1, 1968), and Nolan Ryan (September 9, 1987) had whiffed 16 or more batters in a single game as an Astro. Criteria: For single games, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 15, sorted by ascending date.
  3. ↑ For single games, Only 9-inning games or shortened, in the regular season, requiring game score ≥ 100, sorted by ascending date.
  4. ↑ For single games, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring total bases ≥ 10, hits ≥ 5, sorted by descending date.
  5. ↑ Following Jeff Bagwell (twice, 19 RBI starting August 13, 2000, and 18 starting on July 6, 2001), and Lance Berkman (16 RBI starting June 28, 2002). Criteria: Unique, isolated periods. In a span of 7 games, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring runs batted in ≥ 10, sorted by descending runs ratted in.
  6. ↑ In the regular season, in 2018, for any choice in Months, requiring runs batted in ≥ 25, sorted by greatest runs batted in.
  7. ↑ Yuli Gurriel produced the next such month the following July 2019. Criteria: In the regular season, from 1898 to 2026, playing for HOU, for any choice in months, requiring runs batted in ≥ 28, sorted by greatest runs batted in.
  8. ↑ Number of players that meet criteria in a season for a team, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 200, sorted by ascending instances.
  9. ↑ Number of players that meet criteria in a season for a team, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 200 and wins ≥ 15 and earned run average ≤ 3.5, sorted by descending instances.
  10. ↑ Minimum 175 innings pitched.
  11. ↑ In 1998, Randy Johnson (329) also led the major leagues in strikeouts while splitting the season between the Mariners and Astros—then in the National League (NL)—but led neither the league individually.

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