2015 Houston Astros season
| 2015 Houston Astros | |
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| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) | Jim Crane |
| General manager(s) | Jeff Luhnow |
| Manager(s) | A.J. Hinch |
| Local television | Root Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum) |
| Local radio | Sportstalk 790 (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2015 Houston Astros season was the 54th season for the franchise in Houston, their 51st as the Astros, their third in the American League and their 16th season at Minute Maid Park. The Astros made the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and the first time since moving to the American League. They defeated the New York Yankees in the Wild Card Game before losing in five games to the Kansas City Royals in the Division Series.
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Offseason[edit]
- 11/5/14 - Astros trade C Carlos Perez and RHP Nick Tropeano to the L.A. Angels for C Hank Conger.[1]
- 12/12/14 - Astros sign free-agent RHPs Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek.[2]
- 12/15/14 - Astros sign free-agent SS Jed Lowrie.[3]
- 1/14/15 - Astros trade RHP Mike Foltynewicz, 3B Rio Ruiz and RHP Andrew Thurman to the Atlanta Braves for C/OF Evan Gattis and RHP James Hoyt.[4]
- 1/19/15 - Astros trade CF Dexter Fowler to the Chicago Cubs for 3B Luis Valbuena and RHP Dan Straily.[5]
- 1/20/15 - Astros sign free-agent OF Colby Rasmus.[6]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League West[edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 43–38 | 45–36 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 2 | 53–28 | 33–48 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 49–32 | 36–45 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 12 | 36–45 | 40–41 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 20 | 34–47 | 34–47 |
American League Wild Card[edit]
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| (1) Kansas City Royals | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
| (2) Toronto Blue Jays | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
| (3) Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 |
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Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| (4) New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | +1 |
| (5) Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | — |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 3 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 4½ |
| Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 6 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 10 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 74 | 87 | 0.460 | 11½ |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 18 |
Record against opponents[edit]
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2015 AL Records
Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–7 | 10–9 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 13–7 |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 10–9 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 4–2 | 9–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 | — | 3–4 | 9–10 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–11 |
| Houston | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 16–4 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–4 | — | 6–1 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 1–6 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| Minnesota | 7–0 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 2–5 | — | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| New York | 9–10 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 6–13 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 11–9 |
| Seattle | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 13–6 | — | 4–3 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| Tampa Bay | 9–10 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 10–9 | 14–6 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Toronto | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 12–8 |
Season summary[edit]
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Game log[edit]
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April: 15–7 (Home: 5–5 ; Away: 10–2)
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May: 16–13 (Home: 11–7 ; Away: 5–6)
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June: 15–14 (Home: 11–4 ; Away: 4–10)
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July: 12–12 (Home: 9–2 ; Away: 3–10)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 10–3 ; Away: 5–10)
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September: 11–16 (Home: 7–7 ; Away: 4–9)
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October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 2–1 )
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member |
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Postseason Game log[edit]
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Roster[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Through October 4, 2015
Batting[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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| José Altuve, 2B | 154 | 638 | 86 | 200 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 33 | 67 | .313 | 38 |
| Chris Carter, 1B | 129 | 391 | 50 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 64 | 57 | 151 | .199 | 1 |
| Jason Castro, C | 104 | 337 | 38 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 115 | .211 | 0 |
| Hank Conger, C | 73 | 201 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 63 | .229 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa, SS | 99 | 387 | 52 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 68 | 40 | 78 | .279 | 14 |
| Matt Duffy, CI | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .375 | 0 |
| Scott Feldman, P | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
| Evan Gattis, DH | 153 | 566 | 66 | 139 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 88 | 30 | 119 | .246 | 0 |
| Carlos Gómez, CF | 41 | 149 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 31 | .242 | 10 |
| Marwin González, IF | 120 | 344 | 44 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 74 | .279 | 4 |
| Robbie Grossman, LF | 24 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | .143 | 0 |
| Will Harris, P | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernández, P | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| L. J. Hoes, OF | 8 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .267 | 0 |
| Scott Kazmir, P | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Dallas Keuchel, P | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS,3B | 69 | 230 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 43 | .222 | 1 |
| Jake Marisnick, CF | 133 | 339 | 46 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 18 | 105 | .236 | 24 |
| Lance McCullers, Jr., P | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Collin McHugh, P | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 0 |
| Brett Oberholtzer, P | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Alex Presley, OF | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .250 | 0 |
| Colby Rasmus, OF | 137 | 432 | 67 | 103 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 61 | 47 | 154 | .238 | 2 |
| Domingo Santana, OF | 14 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .256 | 2 |
| Jon Singleton, 1B,DH | 19 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | .191 | 1 |
| George Springer, RF | 102 | 388 | 59 | 107 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 109 | .276 | 16 |
| Max Stassi, C | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 0 |
| Preston Tucker, LF | 98 | 300 | 35 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 20 | 68 | .243 | 0 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B,1B | 132 | 434 | 62 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 56 | 50 | 106 | .224 | 1 |
| Jonathan Villar, SS | 53 | 116 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | .284 | 7 |
Pitching[edit]
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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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| Jake Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kevin Chapman | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Sam Deduno | 0 | 1 | 6.86 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21.0 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Scott Feldman | 5 | 5 | 3.90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 108.1 | 115 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 27 | 61 |
| Michael Feliz | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Josh Fields | 4 | 1 | 3.55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 67 |
| Mike Fiers | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 62.1 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 59 |
| Luke Gregerson | 7 | 3 | 3.10 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 61.0 | 48 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 59 |
| Will Harris | 5 | 5 | 1.90 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 71.0 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 68 |
| Roberto Hernández | 3 | 5 | 4.36 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 84.2 | 90 | 48 | 41 | 9 | 26 | 42 |
| Scott Kazmir | 2 | 6 | 4.17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.1 | 78 | 42 | 34 | 13 | 24 | 54 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 20 | 8 | 2.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.0 | 185 | 68 | 64 | 17 | 51 | 216 |
| Lance McCullers, Jr. | 6 | 7 | 3.22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 125.2 | 106 | 49 | 45 | 10 | 43 | 129 |
| Collin McHugh | 19 | 7 | 3.89 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 203.2 | 207 | 89 | 88 | 19 | 53 | 171 |
| Pat Neshek | 3 | 6 | 3.62 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 54.2 | 49 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 51 |
| Brett Oberholtzer | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38.1 | 44 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| Brad Peacock | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Óliver Pérez | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Chad Qualls | 3 | 5 | 4.38 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 49.1 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 46 |
| Tony Sipp | 3 | 4 | 1.99 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 62 |
| Dan Straily | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16.2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| Joe Thatcher | 1 | 3 | 3.18 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| Vincent Velasquez | 1 | 1 | 4.37 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 55.2 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 58 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 0 | 1 | 7.16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ MLB.com
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- ^ "2015 Houston Astros Sortable Schedule". Houston Astros.
- ^ "2015 Houston Astros Sortable Schedule". Houston Astros.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Houston Astros season. |
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