2020 Houston Astros season

2020 Houston Astros
Division	AL West Division
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Owners	Jim Crane
Managers	Dusty Baker
Television	AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
Radio	KTRH 740 Weekday Night Games Sportstalk 790 Houston Astros Radio Network (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
Seasons

The 2020 Houston Astros season is the 59th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 56th as the Astros, eighth in the AL West division, and 21st at Minute Maid Park. The team enter the season as the defending champions of the American League.

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than fifty people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.

Roster moves

Coaching staff

• On December 7, 2019, first base coach Don Kelly departed for the position of bench coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates, joining the coaching staff of newly-hired manager Derek Shelton. The first base coach position went to Omar Lopez, a long-time manager in the Astros' minor league system.
• On January 13, Astros owner Jim Crane fired Jeff Luhnow and A. J. Hinch, after both were implicated in MLB's investigation into the Houston Astros' sign stealing scandal. Crane temporarily assumed control of baseball operations while a search was ongoing for new personnel.
• On January 29, the Astros hired Dusty Baker as the new manager for the 2020 season with an option for 2021.

Releases and departures

• On December 18, 2019, the New York Yankees announced they had signed RHP Gerrit Cole to a 9-year contract, which was rumored to be worth $324 million, the fourth-richest contract in MLB history. Cole had elected free agency at the conclusion of the 2019 season, and had rejected a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the Astros to return for 2020.

Signings

• Astros signed C Dustin Garneau to a 1-year contract
• Astros re-signed RHP Joe Smith to a 2-year contract
• Astros re-signed C Martín Maldonado to a 2-year contract
• Astros signed RHP Jared Hughes to a minor league contract

Season standings

American League West

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	36	24	0.600	—	22–10	14–14
Houston Astros	29	31	0.483	7	20–9	9–22
Seattle Mariners	27	33	0.450	9	14–10	13–23
Los Angeles Angels	26	34	0.433	10	16–15	10–19
Texas Rangers	22	38	0.367	14	16–14	6–24

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays	40	20	0.667
Oakland Athletics	36	24	0.600
Minnesota Twins	36	24	0.600

Division 2nd Place	W	L	Pct.
Cleveland Indians	35	25	0.583
New York Yankees	33	27	0.550
Houston Astros	29	31	0.483

Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago White Sox	35	25	0.583	+3
Toronto Blue Jays	32	28	0.533	—
Seattle Mariners	27	33	0.450	5
Los Angeles Angels	26	34	0.433	6
Kansas City Royals	26	34	0.433	6
Baltimore Orioles	25	35	0.417	7
Boston Red Sox	24	36	0.400	8
Detroit Tigers	23	35	0.397	8
Texas Rangers	22	38	0.367	10

Record against opponents

2020 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020
Team	HOU	LAA	OAK	SEA	TEX	NL
Houston	—	4–6	3–7	7–3	5–5	10–10
Los Angeles	6–4	—	4–6	5–5	4–6	7–13
Oakland	7–3	6–4	—	6–4	7–3	10–10
Seattle	3–7	5–5	4–6	—	8–2	7–13
Texas	5–5	6–4	3–7	2–8	—	6–14

Game Log

Regular Season

2020 Game Log: 9–10 (Home: 6–4; Away: 3–6)
July: 4–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record 1 July 24 Mariners 8–2 Justin Verlander (1–0) Marco Gonzales (0–1) — 1–0 2 July 25 Mariners 7–2 Lance McCullers Jr. (1–0) Taijuan Walker (0–1) — 2–0 3 July 26 Mariners 6–7 Dan Altavilla (1–0) Chris Devenski (0–1) Taylor Williams (1) 2–1 4 July 27 Mariners 8–5 Brandon Bielak (1–0) Kendall Graveman (0–1) Roberto Osuna (1) 3–1 5 July 28 Dodgers 2–5 Brusdar Graterol (1–1) Framber Valdez (0–1) Kenley Jansen (1) 3–2 6 July 29 Dodgers 2–4 (13) Dennis Santana (1–0) Cy Sneed (0–1) — 3–3 7 July 31 @ Angels 9–6 Brandon Bielak (2–0) Matt Andriese (0–1) Andre Scrubb (1) 4–3
August: 5–7 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record 8 August 1 @ Angels 4–5 (10) Ryan Buchter (2–0) Nivaldo Rodríguez (0–1) — 4–4 9 August 2 @ Angels 6–5 (11) Blake Taylor (1–0) Jacob Barnes (0–2) — 5–4 10 August 4 @ Diamondbacks 8–2 Cristian Javier (1–0) Madison Bumgarner (0–2) — 6–4 11 August 5 @ Diamondbacks 7–14 Robbie Ray (1–2) Lance McCullers Jr. (1–1) — 6–5 12 August 6 @ Diamondbacks 4–5 Junior Guerra (1–0) Ryan Pressly (0–1) — 6–6 13 August 7 @ Athletics 2–3 (13) J. B. Wendelken (1–0) Cy Sneed (0–2) — 6–7 14 August 8 @ Athletics 1–3 Frankie Montas (2–1) Framber Valdez (0–2) Liam Hendriks (5) 6–8 15 August 9 @ Athletics 2–7 Jesús Luzardo (1–0) Cristian Javier (1–1) Burch Smith (1) 6–9 16 August 10 Giants 6–4 Lance McCullers Jr. (2–1) Logan Webb (1–1) Ryan Pressly (1) 7–9 17 August 11 Giants 6–7 (10) Trevor Gott (1–0) Cy Sneed (0–3) Tyler Rogers (1) 7–10 18 August 12 Giants 5–1 Zack Greinke (1–0) Caleb Baragar (2–1) — 8–10 19 August 14 Mariners 11–1 Framber Valdez (1–2) Nestor Cortes Jr. (0–1) — 9–10 20 August 15 Mariners – — – 21 August 16 Mariners – — – 22 August 17 Rockies – — – 23 August 18 Rockies – — – 24 August 19 @ Rockies – — – 25 August 20 @ Rockies – — – 26 August 21 @ Padres – — – 27 August 22 @ Padres – — – 28 August 23 @ Padres – — – 29 August 24 Angels – — – 30 August 25 Angels – — – 31 August 26 Angels – — – 32 August 27 Angels – — – 33 August 28 Athletics – — – 34 August 29 Athletics – — – 35 August 30 Athletics – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record 36 September 1 Rangers – — – 37 September 2 Rangers – — – 38 September 3 Rangers – — – 39 September 4 @ Angels – — – 40 September 5 @ Angels – — – 41 September 6 @ Angels – — – 42 September 7 @ Athletics – — – 43 September 8 @ Athletics – — – 44 September 9 @ Athletics – — – 45 September 10 @ Athletics – — – 46 September 12 @ Dodgers – — – 47 September 13 @ Dodgers – — – 48 September 15 Rangers – — – 49 September 16 Rangers – — – 50 September 17 Rangers – — – 51 September 18 Diamondbacks – — – 52 September 19 Diamondbacks – — – 53 September 20 Diamondbacks – — – 54 September 21 @ Mariners – — – 55 September 22 @ Mariners – — – 56 September 23 @ Mariners – — – 57 September 24 @ Rangers – — – 58 September 25 @ Rangers – — – 59 September 26 @ Rangers – — – 60 September 27 @ Rangers – — –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member

Roster

Houston Astros roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 41 Spencer Arrighetti 56 Ronel Blanco 58 Hunter Brown 59 Framber Valdez 35 Justin Verlander Bullpen 52 Bryan Abreu 66 Shawn Dubin 72 Nick Hernandez 61 Seth Martinez 47 Rafael Montero 55 Ryan Pressly 50 Tayler Scott Closer(s) 71 Josh Hader		Catchers 17 Víctor Caratini 21 Yainer Díaz Infielders 79 José Abreu 27 José Altuve  2 Alex Bregman  3 Jeremy Peña 28 Jon Singleton Outfielders 44 Yordan Álvarez 38 Trey Cabbage 14 Mauricio Dubón 10 Joey Loperfido 20 Chas McCormick  6 Jake Meyers		Pitchers 54 Dylan Coleman 68 J. P. France 70 Blair Henley 53 Cristian Javier 67 Parker Mushinski -- Kaleb Ort 64 Alex Speas 60 Forrest Whitley Catchers 18 César Salazar Infielders 15 Jacob Amaya 11 David Hensley 16 Grae Kessinger Outfielders 89 Kenedy Corona 30 Kyle Tucker		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 77 Luis García 31 Kendall Graveman 43 Lance McCullers Jr. -- Penn Murfee 63 Oliver Ortega 62 Bennett Sousa 65 José Urquidy 26 active, 14 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated June 8, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Round Rock Express	Pacific Coast League
AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Texas League
A-Advanced	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Carolina League
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League
Rookie	DSL Astros	Dominican Summer League

Charitable efforts during Coronavirus pandemic

As of mid-April 2020, Astro teammates Carlos Correa and Martin Maldonado, along with fellow Major Leaguers such as Francisco Lindor and Eddie Rosario, as well as musical stars, have already shipped 26 pallets of medical supplies to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Astros owner Jim Crane has waived all shipping and logistic charges through his company Crane Worldwide Logistics.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders

External links

• Houston Astros season official site
• 2020 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference