2016 Houston Astros season

2016 Houston Astros
Division	AL West Division
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Owners	Jim Crane
Managers	A. J. Hinch
Television	Root Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)
Radio	Sportstalk 790 (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
Seasons

The 2016 Houston Astros season is the 55th season for the franchise in Houston, their 52nd as the Astros, their fourth in the American League and their 17th season at Minute Maid Park.

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	95	67	.586	—	53‍–‍28	42‍–‍39
Seattle Mariners	86	76	.531	9	44‍–‍37	42‍–‍39
Houston Astros	84	78	.519	11	43‍–‍38	41‍–‍40
Los Angeles Angels	74	88	.457	21	40‍–‍41	34‍–‍47
Oakland Athletics	69	93	.426	26	34‍–‍47	35‍–‍46

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Texas Rangers	95	67	.586
Cleveland Indians	94	67	.584
Boston Red Sox	93	69	.574

Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	—
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	—
Detroit Tigers	86	75	.534	2½
Seattle Mariners	86	76	.531	3
New York Yankees	84	78	.519	5
Houston Astros	84	78	.519	5
Kansas City Royals	81	81	.500	8
Chicago White Sox	78	84	.481	11
Los Angeles Angels	74	88	.457	15
Oakland Athletics	69	93	.426	20
Tampa Bay Rays	68	94	.420	21
Minnesota Twins	59	103	.364	30

Record against opponents

2016 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	8–11	4–3	5–1	5–2	1–6	4–2	4–2	5–1	10–9	3–4	1–6	13–6	3–4	9–10	14–6
Boston	11–8	—	3–4	4–2	2–5	5–2	2–4	4–3	4–3	11–8	5–1	4–3	12–7	3–3	9–10	14–6
Chicago	3–4	4–3	—	8–11	7–12	3–3	5–14	2–5	12–7	3–3	5–2	4–3	4–3	4–2	5–1	9–11
Cleveland	1–5	2–4	11–8	—	14–4	3–4	14–5	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	2–5	4–3	13–7
Detroit	2–5	5–2	12–7	4–14	—	4–2	7–12	2–4	15–4	3–3	4–3	4–3	6–1	2–4	3–4	13–7
Houston	6–1	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	—	3–4	13–6	5–2	2–4	13–6	11–8	3–3	4–15	2–5	11–9
Kansas City	2–4	4–2	14–5	5–14	12–7	4–3	—	1–5	15–4	2–5	1–6	3–4	5–2	1–6	2–4	10–10
Los Angeles	2–4	3–4	5–2	1–6	4–2	6–13	5–1	—	2–4	1–6	12–7	8–11	3–4	9–10	4–3	9–11
Minnesota	1–5	3–4	7–12	9–10	4–15	2–5	4–15	4–2	—	2–5	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	1–6	8–12
New York	9–10	8–11	3–3	5–2	3–3	4–2	5–2	6–1	5–2	—	4–3	3–3	11–8	3–4	7–12	8–12
Oakland	4–3	1–5	2–5	2–4	3–4	6–13	6–1	7–12	4–2	3–4	—	7–12	5–2	9–10	3–3	7–13
Seattle	6–1	3–4	3–4	4–3	3–4	8–11	4–3	11–8	2–4	3–3	12–7	—	4–2	7–12	3–3	13–7
Tampa Bay	6–13	7–12	3–4	1–5	1–6	3–3	2–5	4–3	4–3	8–11	2–5	2–4	—	4–2	11–8	10–10
Texas	4–3	3–3	2–4	5–2	4–2	15–4	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–3	10–9	12–7	2–4	—	3–4	13–7
Toronto	10–9	10–9	1–5	3–4	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	12–7	3–3	3–3	8–11	4–3	—	13–7

Game log

2016 Game Log
April: 7–16 (Home: 4–6 ; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record — April 4 @ Yankees Postponed (snow). Makeup date: April 5. 1 April 5 @ Yankees 5–3 Keuchel (1–0) Betances (0–1) Gregerson (1) 47,820 1–0 2 April 6 @ Yankees 6–16 Pineda (1–0) McHugh (0–1) Nova (1) 37,493 1–1 3 April 7 @ Yankees 5–8 Shreve (1–0) Harris (0–1) Miller (1) 30,003 1–2 4 April 8 @ Brewers 4–6 Anderson (1–0) Feldman (0–1) Jeffress (2) 30,100 1–3 5 April 9 @ Brewers 6–4 Fister (1–0) Peralta (0–2) Gregerson (2) 28,127 2–3 6 April 10 @ Brewers 2–3 Nelson (1–1) Keuchel (1–1) Jeffress (3) 28,441 2–4 7 April 11 Royals 8–2 McHugh (1–1) Young (0–2) — 43,332 3–4 8 April 12 Royals 2–3 Medlen (1–0) Fiers (0–1) Davis (3) 21,027 3–5 9 April 13 Royals 2–4 Hochevar (1–0) Giles (0–1) Soria (1) 24,109 3–6 10 April 14 Royals 2–6 Kennedy (2–0) Fister (1–1) Davis (4) 21,203 3–7 11 April 15 Tigers 1–0 Keuchel (2–1) Pelfrey (0–2) Gregerson (3) 30,092 4–7 12 April 16 Tigers 3–5 Verlander (1–1) McHugh (1–2) Rodríguez (3) 30,013 4–8 13 April 17 Tigers 5–4 Fiers (1–1) Sánchez (2–1) Gregerson (4) 30,657 5–8 14 April 19 @ Rangers 5–7 Holland (2–0) Feldman (0–2) Tolleson (4) 24,181 5–9 15 April 20 @ Rangers 1–2 Hamels (3–0) Fister (1–2) Tolleson (5) 25,821 5–10 16 April 21 @ Rangers 4–7 Griffin (2–0) Keuchel (2–2) Tolleson (6) 25,886 5–11 17 April 22 Red Sox 2–6 Wright (1–2) McHugh (1–3) Kimbrel (5) 26,672 5–12 18 April 23 Red Sox 8–3 Fiers (2–1) Buchholz (0–2) — 40,232 6–12 19 April 24 Red Sox 5–7 (12) Hembree (1–0) Giles (0–2) — 32,416 6–13 20 April 25 @ Mariners 2–3 Walker (2–0) Fister (1–3) Cishek (5) 14,832 6–14 21 April 26 @ Mariners 1–11 Karns (2–1) Keuchel (2–3) — 13,821 6–15 22 April 27 @ Mariners 7–4 McHugh (2–3) Iwakuma (0–3) — 14,173 7–15 23 April 29 @ Athletics 4–7 Madson (1–0) Sipp (0–1) — 20,159 7–16 24 April 30 @ Athletics 0–2 Hahn (1–0) Devenski (0–1) Madson (8) 23,084 7–17
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 25 May 1 @ Athletics – — – 26 May 2 Twins – — – 27 May 3 Twins – — – 28 May 4 Twins – — – 29 May 5 Mariners – — – 30 May 6 Mariners – — – 31 May 7 Mariners – — – 32 May 8 Mariners – — – 33 May 9 Indians – — – 34 May 10 Indians – — – 35 May 11 Indians – — – 36 May 12 @ Red Sox – — – 37 May 13 @ Red Sox – — – 38 May 14 @ Red Sox – — – 39 May 15 @ Red Sox – — – 40 May 17 @ White Sox – — – 41 May 18 @ White Sox – — – 42 May 19 @ White Sox – — – 43 May 20 Rangers – — – 44 May 21 Rangers – — – 45 May 22 Rangers – — – 46 May 24 Orioles – — – 47 May 25 Orioles – — – 48 May 26 Orioles – — – 49 May 27 @ Angels – — – 50 May 28 @ Angels – — – 51 May 29 @ Angels – — – 52 May 30 @ D-backs – — – 53 May 31 @ D-backs – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 54 June 1 D-backs – — – 55 June 2 D-backs – — – 56 June 3 Athletics – — – 57 June 4 Athletics – — – 58 June 5 Athletics – — – 59 June 6 @ Rangers – — – 60 June 7 @ Rangers – — – 61 June 8 @ Rangers – — – 62 June 9 @ Rangers – — – 63 June 10 @ Rays – — – 64 June 11 @ Rays – — – 65 June 12 @ Rays – — – 66 June 14 @ Cardinals – — – 67 June 15 @ Cardinals – — – 68 June 17 Reds – — – 69 June 18 Reds – — – 70 June 19 Reds – — – 71 June 20 Angels – — – 72 June 21 Angels – — – 73 June 22 Angels – — – 74 June 24 @ Royals – — – 75 June 25 @ Royals – — – 76 June 26 @ Royals – — – 77 June 27 @ Angels – — – 78 June 28 @ Angels – — – 79 June 29 @ Angels – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 White Sox – — – 81 July 2 White Sox – — – 82 July 3 White Sox – — – 83 July 4 Mariners – — – 84 July 5 Mariners – — – 85 July 6 Mariners – — – 86 July 7 Athletics – — – 87 July 8 Athletics – — – 88 July 9 Athletics – — – 89 July 10 Athletics – — – – July 12 87th All-Star Game AL vs NL — – 90 July 15 @ Mariners – — – 91 July 16 @ Mariners – — – 92 July 17 @ Mariners – — – 93 July 18 @ Athletics – — – 94 July 19 @ Athletics – — – 95 July 20 @ Athletics – — – 96 July 22 Angels – — – 97 July 23 Angels – — – 98 July 24 Angels – — – 99 July 25 Yankees – — – 100 July 26 Yankees – — – 101 July 27 Yankees – — – 102 July 29 @ Tigers – — – 103 July 30 @ Tigers – — – 104 July 31 @ Tigers – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 August 1 Blue Jays – — – 106 August 2 Blue Jays – — – 107 August 3 Blue Jays – — – 108 August 4 Blue Jays – — – 109 August 5 Rangers – — – 110 August 6 Rangers – — – 111 August 7 Rangers – — – 112 August 8 @ Twins – — – 113 August 9 @ Twins – — – 114 August 10 @ Twins – — – 115 August 11 @ Twins – — – 116 August 12 @ Blue Jays – — – 117 August 13 @ Blue Jays – — – 118 August 14 @ Blue Jays – — – 119 August 16 Cardinals – — – 120 August 17 Cardinals – — – 121 August 18 @ Orioles – — – 122 August 19 @ Orioles – — – 123 August 20 @ Orioles – — – 124 August 21 @ Orioles – — – 125 August 22 @ Pirates – — – 126 August 23 @ Pirates – — – 127 August 24 @ Pirates – — – 128 August 26 Rays – — – 129 August 27 Rays – — – 130 August 28 Rays – — – 131 August 29 Athletics – — – 132 August 30 Athletics – — – 133 August 31 Athletics – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 134 September 2 @ Rangers – — – 135 September 3 @ Rangers – — – 136 September 4 @ Rangers – — – 137 September 5 @ Indians – — – 138 September 6 @ Indians – — – 139 September 7 @ Indians – — – 140 September 8 @ Indians – — – 141 September 9 Cubs – — – 142 September 10 Cubs – — – 143 September 11 Cubs – — – 144 September 12 Rangers – — – 145 September 13 Rangers – — – 146 September 14 Rangers – — – 147 September 16 @ Mariners – — – 148 September 17 @ Mariners – — – 149 September 18 @ Mariners – — – 150 September 19 @ Athletics – — – 151 September 20 @ Athletics – — – 152 September 21 @ Athletics – — – 153 September 22 Angels – — – 154 September 23 Angels – — – 155 September 24 Angels – — – 156 September 25 Angels – — – 157 September 26 Mariners – — – 158 September 27 Mariners – — – 159 September 28 Mariners – — – 160 September 30 @ Angels – — –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 161 October 1 @ Angels – — – 162 October 2 @ Angels – — –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member

Current roster

Houston Astros roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 41 Spencer Arrighetti 58 Hunter Brown 16 Yusei Kikuchi 59 Framber Valdez 35 Justin Verlander Bullpen 52 Bryan Abreu 56 Ronel Blanco 64 Caleb Ferguson 74 Bryan King 50 Héctor Neris 63 Kaleb Ort 55 Ryan Pressly 54 Tayler Scott Closer(s) 71 Josh Hader		Catchers 17 Víctor Caratini 21 Yainer Díaz 18 César Salazar Infielders 27 Jose Altuve  2 Alex Bregman 11 Grae Kessinger  3 Jeremy Peña 28 Jon Singleton 10 Shay Whitcomb Outfielders 44 Yordan Alvarez 14 Mauricio Dubón 22 Jason Heyward  6 Jake Meyers 30 Kyle Tucker		Pitchers 73 Luis Contreras 66 Shawn Dubin 72 Nick Hernandez 61 Seth Martinez 60 Forrest Whitley Infielders  9 Zach Dezenzo Outfielders 38 Trey Cabbage 89 Kenedy Corona 12 Ben Gamel 13 Cooper Hummel  4 Pedro León 20 Chas McCormick		Manager 19 Joe Espada Coaches 97 Jason Bell (quality control) 85 Javier Bracamonte (bullpen catcher) 37 Alex Cintrón (hitting) 23 Dave Clark (first base) 29 Michael Collins (coach) 99 Tommy Kawamura (major league coach) 22 Omar López (bench) 36 Josh Miller (pitching) 95 Bill Murphy (bullpen)  8 Gary Pettis (third base) 46 Troy Snitker (hitting) 60-day injured list 68 J. P. France 77 Luis García 31 Kendall Graveman 53 Cristian Javier 43 Lance McCullers Jr. -- Penn Murfee 63 Oliver Ortega 62 Bennett Sousa 65 José Urquidy 28 active, 12 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated September 17, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Fresno Grizzlies	Pacific Coast League	Tony DeFrancesco
AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Texas League	Rodney Linares
A-Advanced	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Ramón Vázquez
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Omar Lopez
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League	Lamarr Rogers
Rookie	Greeneville Astros	Appalachian League	Josh Bonifay
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Marty Malloy
Rookie	DSL Astros	Dominican Summer League	Charlie Romero Neder Horta

External links

• 2016 Houston Astros season official site
• 2016 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference