2015 Houston Astros season

The 2015 Houston Astros season was the 54th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 51st as the Astros, third in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 16th season at Minute Maid Park. They entered the season having finished in fourth place in the AL West with a 70–92 record, breaking a string of three consecutive seasons with at least 106 losses, earning their first winning season since 2006.

2015 Houston Astros
American League Wild Card Winners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Record	86–76 (.531)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Jim Crane
General managers	Jeff Luhnow
Managers	A. J. Hinch
Television	Root Sports Southwest KUBE-TV (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)
Radio	Sportstalk 790 (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 2015 season was the first for A. J. Hinch as manager, the 23rd in Astros' franchise history, succeeding Tom Lawless.

In the first round of the June MLB draft, the Astros selected third baseman Alex Bregman at number 2 overall and outfielder Kyle Tucker at number 5. The same day, the Astros promoted 2012 number one overall selection Carlos Correa the major leagues, and he achieved a number of rare feats related to brevity of career span that led to selection as June AL Rookie of the Month.

The Astros sent Dallas Keuchel and Jose Altuve to the AL All-Star squad. Keuchel was named starting pitcher for the AL, while Altuve was voted as starting second baseman. Craig Biggio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on July 29, making him the first player to be inducted as a Houston Astro, along with one-time teammate Randy Johnson, who was instrumental in the Astros' 1998 National League West division title run.

In July, Scott Kazmir's 0.26 earned run average (ERA) ranked as the third-lowest in MLB history for that month. On August 21, Mike Fiers tossed a no-hitter versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 11th in club history, and first-ever accomplished at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros made the playoffs for the first time since their World Series appearance in 2005, and the first since moving to the American League. It was the tenth postseason and third wild card qualification overall in franchise history. Houston defeated the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card (ALWC) Game before taking the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals to five games in the American League Division Series (ALDS), nearly pulling off a major upset. During their postseeason run, Colby Rasmus led the Astros in batting (.412), home runs (4), runs batted in (RBI, 6), and on-base percentage (.583).^[1]

Four of the 2015 AL Pitcher of the Month Awards were claimed by Astros—including three by Keuchel, who was the AL Cy Young Award winner—and another by Kazmir. Keuchel led the AL games won (20–8), innings (232), and walks plus hits per inning (1.017, WHIP), and finished second in earned run average (2.48 ERA). Keuchel and Altuve were named AL Gold Glove Award winners. Altuve, who was the AL hits (200) and stolen bases (38) leader each for a second consecutive season, and ranked third in batting (.313), also won the Silver Slugger Award. Correa, who led AL shortstops in home runs (22) and hit .279 over 99 games, was named AL Rookie of the Year.

Offseason

Summary

The Houston Astros concluded the 2014 season with a 70–92 win–loss record (.432 winning percentage) and fourth-place finish in the AL West, a 19-game improvement from the season before, ending three consecutive seasons each with at least 106 losses and a last-place finish. They missed the postseason for the ninth consecutive season since the 2005 World Series, while their most recent winning season had been in 2008 (86–75).

On September 29, 2014, the Astros announced the hiring of A. J. Hinch as the 23rd manager in franchise history, succeeding interim manager Tom Lawless, who had replaced Bo Porter, fired on September 1, 2014.^[2]

On January 6, 2015, results for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum voting revealed that Craig Biggio had been inducted on his third ballot, becoming the first Houston Astro to be so honored. He spent his entire professional career as an Astro, from being drafted to retirement, including 20 major league seasons, and held a number of team records and exclusive major league achievements, such as reaching the 3,000-hit club (3,060 total). He is the only player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 250 home runs, and 400 stolen bases.^[3]

Transactions

Free agents

Major League free agents[4] Luke Gregerson (RHP) Oakland Athletics Incoming free agents Contracts expired after 2014 World Series Signed with Houston Astros[5] December 10, 2014 3 years, $18.5 million Pat Neshek (RHP) St. Louis Cardinals Signed with Houston Astros[5] December 10, 2014 2 years, $12.5 million Jed Lowrie (SS) Oakland Athletics Signed with Houston Astros[6] December 14, 2014 3 years, $23 million Colby Rasmus (OF) Toronto Blue Jays Signed with Houston Astros[7] January 20, 2015 1 year, $8 million Club option held Matt Albers (RHP) Astros becoming free agents following options decisions October 9, 2014 Option declined[8] Signed with Chicago White Sox[9] February 13, 2015 1 year (minors) Outrighted off roster José Cisnero (RHP) Became free agent November 3, 2014 Signed with Cincinnati Reds November 18, 2014 1 year (minors) Amateur free agents March 2 RHP José Urquidy [10] March 18 RHP Cristian Javier [11] March 19 LHP Framber Valdez [12]

40 man roster moves (non-free agents)
40-man roster moves (non-free agents) Transaction date Player Pos. Prior organization Roster move Gaining organization Ref. November 3, 2014 Will Harris RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Waiver claim Houston Astros [13]

Trades

2014—15 offseason November 5, 2014[14] To Houston Astros Hank Conger (C) To Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Nick Tropeano (RHP) Carlos Pérez (C) January 15, 2015[15] To Houston Astros Evan Gattis (C/LF) James Hoyt (RHP) To Atlanta Braves Mike Foltynewicz (RHP) Andrew Thurman (RHP) Rio Ruiz (3B) January 19, 2015[16] To Houston Astros Luis Valbuena (IF) Dan Straily (RHP) To Chicago Cubs Dexter Fowler (CF)

Spring training

After a five-year gap in contact with the Astros organization,^[17] former first baseman Jeff Bagwell accepted a formal invitation from Hinch to be a guest instructor in spring training.^[18]

Regular season

Summary

April

Dallas Keuchel was the Astros' Opening Day starting pitcher and would become the club's third Cy Young Award winner.

Opening Day starting lineup

No.	Player	Pos.	Times
Batters
27	Jose Altuve	2B	4
4	George Springer	RF	2
18	Luis Valbuena	3B	1
11	Evan Gattis	DH	1
23	Chris Carter	1B	1
15	Jason Castro	C	4
8	Jed Lowrie	SS	1
28	Colby Rasmus	LF	1
6	Jake Marisnick	CF	1
Starting pitcher
60	Dallas Keuchel		1
References:[19][20]

Starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski (0–1) made his major league debut on April 9, ceding four runs on eight hits in four-plus innings as the Astros fell to Cleveland, 5–1. He was nearly on the losing end of a combined no-hitter to Trevor Bauer (1–0). who struck out a career-high 11. However, Jed Lowrie's home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth broke up the bid. The Astros lineup walked a total of seven times but also were struck out 16.^[21]

On April 14, right fielder George Springer's over-the-wall catch robbed Leonys Martín of a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Astros won, 6–4, over the Texas Rangers in 14 innings.^[22]

For the month of April, Keuchel was recognized as the AL's Pitcher of the Month, having produced a 3–0 win–loss record (W–L) and an 0.73 earned run average (ERA) over five games started.^[23] This was the first of three such awards in 2015 for the left-hander, the season in which his most dominant form as a major leaguer was on display.

May

During their first 25 games of the season, the Astros set a franchise-record 18–7 W–L. Contributing significantly was Altuve, hitting .467 (14-for-30), seven runs, eight RBI, five doubles, and one home run, while sharing AL Player of the Week honors with Josh Reddick of the Oakland Athletics on May 3. Altuve also enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak that spanned April 21—May 2.^[24]

On May 6, Will Harris surrendered a seventh inning home run to Carlos Peguero—one of two by Peguero—as the Rangers won, 11–3. The home run snapped Harris' scoreless innings streak at 28+2⁄3 over 26 games, the longest-active in the majors.^[25] Adrián Beltré fell a home run short of hitting for the cycle while starter Colby Lewis (2–2) tossed 8 innings with one run allowed as the Rangers swept the three-game set following the Astros' 10 straight winning series. Samuel Deduno (0–1), making his second start for Houston after five appearances in relief, took the loss after yielding career-highs of 11 hits and 10 runs in 4+2⁄3 innings.^[26]

After Springer suffered a concussion, the Astros selected outfielder Preston Tucker from Fresno to the major league roster on May 6, and he made his major league debut the following day,^[27] versus the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Trailing 2–0 going into the ninth inning, Angels closer Huston Street (2–1) allowed consecutive run-scoring singles to Jake Marisnick and Tucker. It was also Tucker's first major league hit, which he augmented by drawing a walk. Altuve beat a potential inning-ending double play to score Jonathan Villar for the decisive run as the Astros came back to win, 3–2.^[28]

Lance McCullers Jr. made his major league debut in 2015.

Lance McCullers Jr. made his major league debut on May 18 as the starting pitcher versus the Oakland Athletics, surrendering one run, three hits, three walks, and struck out five over 4+2⁄3 innings. In the sixth, Brett Lawrie hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the Oakland bullpen tossed 4+2⁄3 scoreless frames to hold on to a 2–1 win. They improved to 2–13 in one-run games to snap a four-game losing streak while ending the Astros' five-game winning streak.^[29]

For the month of May, Keuchel repeated as AL Pitcher of the Month, becoming the first pitcher since Johan Santana won two monthly awards in 2004. Keuchel went 4–1 W–L in six May starts, produced a 2.62 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 44+2⁄3 innings while surrendering a .223 batting average against, and closed the month with successive complete games, including a four-hit, 11-strikeout shutout of the White Sox at Minute Maid Park. He tied for first in complete games for the month, tied for fourth in wins, and ranked eighth in strikeouts and ninth in ERA.^[30]

June

On June 3, the Astros overcame the Baltimore Orioles, 3–1, led by McCullers' first career complete game in his fourth start to go along with a first-time 11 strikeouts. Chris Carter led the Astros offense with home runs in the second and fifth innings for his 11th career multi-home run game and extend a season-high 11-game hitting streak. George Springer hit another home run in the sixth as the Astros improved to 21–0 in multi-home run games. This win set another record start in franchise history at 34–20.^[31]

Chris Colabello extended his career-best 17-game hitting streak on June 7 with two hits, one of which was a walk-off two-run single off Gregerson (0–1), as the Astros fell to the Torontop Blue Jays, 7–6, sweeping the three-game set. José Bautista hit two home runs for Toronto. In the eighth inning, Pat Neshek issued a two-out base on balls to Justin Smoak which ended 24 consecutive appearances without a walk, the second-longest streak to open a season in major league history.^{[Note 1]} The Astros lost for the first time in 30 games when leading after 8 innings.^[32]

Carlos Correa, the 2012 draft number 1 selection, made his debut in 2015.

The Astros promoted two top prospects on June 8: shortstop Carlos Correa, whom they selected first overall in the 2012 MLB draft, as the youngest player in the league,.^[33] and right-hander Vince Velasquez, after just five starts at Double-A Corpus Christi.^[34] Correa debuted at U. S. Cellular Field in a 3–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox, going 1-for-4 and collected an RBI single off Chris Sale. Though he struck out 14 Astros in that outing, Correa avoided a fate as one of the victims.^[35]

Also on June 8, the Astros first-round selections in the MLB draft included shortstop Alex Bregman from Louisiana State University at number 2 overall,^[36] and outfielder Kyle Tucker, younger brother of Preston, from Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, at number five overall.^[37]

On June 9, Correa singled in the sixth against Chicago and stole his first base before hitting his first MLB home run off Zach Duke in the ninth inning.^[38]

On June 10, Velasquez made his major league debut, stifling Chicago over five shutout innings, and Springer attained his first career five-hit game. Velasquez became just the third Astro to feature five or more scoreless innings his major league debut,^{[Note 2]} while Springer's five hits was the first for an Astro since Brandon Barnes on July 19, 2013.^{[Note 3]} In spite of these achievements, the White Sox homered in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings for a 4–1 decision over Houston and three-game sweep, running the Astros' losing streak to a season-high seven.^[39]

Powered by home runs from the quartet of Tucker, Correa, Jake Marisnick, and Carter, the Astros ended June 17 victorious at Coors Field, 8–4. Correa's three hits tallied 14 since his call-up to set a franchise record over the first nine games of a career.^[40] With three stolen bases versus the Colorado Rockies in his tenth MLB game on June 18, Correa became the second-youngest player to do so over the preceding century, trailing only Rickey Henderson by 21 days.^[41]

Correa hit his fourth home run in just 15 games, and Luis Valbuena went deep twice to power a 13–3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on June 23. Also collecting his 20th hit, Correa surpassed a franchise mark of 19 shared by Doug Rader (1967) and Josh Anderson (2007) for hits in their first 15 games. Collin McHugh (8–3) worked a season-high eight innings, yielding two runs on nine hits.^[42]

Dallas Keuchel pitched a six-hit shutout and struck out a career-best 12 on June 25 to lead the Astros over the New York Yankees, 4–0. Jose Altuve collected three hits and scored three runs, and Evan Gattis hit an RBI single in the sixth and an RBI double in the eighth.^[43]

On June 28, Correa doubled twice and scored the tie-breaking run on a triple by Evan Gattis in the seventh inning to help lead the Astros over the Yankees, 3–1. Collin McHugh (9–3) was touched for a season-low two hits and struck out eight over eight innings before Luke Gregerson tossed a perfect ninth inning to convert his 18th save. Having hit nine doubles and five homers over his first 20 major league games, Correa's doubles total in that timeframe set an Astros record and he also joined Springer, Bagwell, and Rusty Staub as the only players in franchise history to reach safely in 18 or more of their first 20 games.^[44] The 14 extra base hits in the same span also tied Correa with three others behind Chris Dickerson for most in MLB since 1993.^[45]

After batting .287 with four stolen bases, five home runs, nine doubles and 15 RBI in 21 games in June, Correa was named AL Rookie of the Month. He led AL rookies in doubles, RBI, and slugging percentage (.852). Correa became the sixth Astro to receive the monthly award, joining teammates McHugh, winner for the previous September, and Springer, who won in May 2014.^[46]

July

Jose Altuve became the third Astro to be voted as starting second baseman in the All-Star Game.

For the first time in has career, Altuve was voted as starting second baseman in the MLB All-Star Game for the American League at Great American Ball Park, suprassing Omar Infante of the Kansas City Royals by more than 600,000 votes. His third career selection, Altuve joined Biggio and Jeff Kent as Astros voted as All-Star Game starters at second base.^[47] Meanwhile, Keuchel was chosen as the AL starting pitcher, becoming the fourth Astro to become an All-Star Game starting pitcher. Keuchel joined the ranks of J. R. Richard (1980), Mike Scott (1987), and Roger Clemens (2004).^[22]

Longtime Houston Astro Craig Biggio, who was a Hall of Fame electee for the class of 2015, delivered a thoughtful and commanding induction speech on July 29, 2015, that can be seen here. Randy Johnson, who spent the latter part of the 1998 season in Houston, pitched some of the best baseball of his career including a 1.28 ERA and four shutouts, made his Hall of fame speech.

The Astros traded for Scott Kazmir from the Athletics on July 23, returning catcher Jacob Nottingham and pitcher Daniel Mengden. Kazmir produced stellar results for Oakland in 2015, posting a 2.38 ERA over 109+2⁄3 innings, 45.9% groundball rate, 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings (K/9) and 2.9 walks per nine innings (BB/9).^[48]

With one out in the bottom of the ninth on July 23, Altuve's walk-off home run gave the Astros a 5–4 victory over the Boston Red Sox, the final of his four hits. Colby Rasmus and Marwin González also connected for Houston. Josh Fields (3–1) worked the ninth to pick up the win.^[49]

Kazmir won his Astros debut on July 24, hurling seven scoreless innings versus Kansas City while allowing three hits and a walk to lead a 4–0 win ^[50]

Correa's first-inning blast on July 28 ignited a 10–5 win over the Angels. His ninth home run, Correa became the first shortstop since 1914 to hit as many over his first 42 games while overtaking Marcus Semien for the AL lead at shortstop. It was also Correa's seventh 3-hit game to lead AL rookies.^[51]

On July 30, Kazmir, a Houston native, made his first home start, allowing three hits and striking out five over 7+2⁄3 scoreless innings. Angels starter Matt Shoemaker was as brilliant, allowing seven hits over seven shutout innings. Valbuena made his first professional start at first base as Jed Lowrie returned from the disabled list and played third. Both teams remained scoreless through eight innings. Jason Castro hit a walk-off, three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to secure a 3–0 win and three-game sweep of the Angels.^[52]

The continuation of an outstanding month of July after being acquired, Kazmir produced a 0.26 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 34 innings over five starts split with Oakland and Houston on the way to being named AL Pitcher of the Month for the second time in his career. Kazmir also joined Keuchel for the third time on the season for Astros pitching. The third-lowest July ERA in MLB history, Kazmir surrendered no home runs, and batters managed just a .134 average against.^[53]

August

Behind a pair of two-home run games from Hank Conger and Carlos Correa on August 1—the first career multi-home run game for both—the Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9–2. Conger's home run in fourth inning off Jeremy Hellickson (7–7) was also his first career grand slam, and first of the season for the Astros, the major league leader with 147 home runs. Dallas Keuchel yielded two runs on two hits over six innings and tallied 8 strikeouts to move to 13–5. It was Keuchel's 33rd consecutive games going at least 6 innings, which set a franchise record.^[54]

Adrián Beltré made history against the Astros on August 3, and McCullers endured the shortest outing of his career as the Rangers won out in a slugfest, 12–9. Beltré hit for the cycle for the third time his career, first to do so since Babe Herman in 1933. McCullers (5-4), the youngest starting pitcher in the majors at 21, induced just one out while surrendering six runs on seven hits. Castro hit a grand slam for Houston, the second in three days for the club, as well as his third homer in 14 at-bats. Correa hit a two-run home run in the first to put the Astros ahead, and Luis Valbuena also hit a solo home run in the second inning, his 20th of the season, and first over 83 at-bats since June 23.^[55]

During his first 50 games, Correa hit 13 home runs, the most by a shortstop in major league history,^{[Note 4]} and were the fifth-most among active players.^{[Note 5]} Correa also produced six games with at least three hits and a home run, just the second player with at least as many over the prior 100 years.^{[Note 6][56]}

On August 18, Marwin González belted his first career walk-off home run to punctuate a 3–2 win while making his first start of the year in left field. He went 3-for-4, adding a double and two RBI versus the Tampa Bay Rays before his leadoff blast in the bottom of the 10th inning off All-Star closer Brad Boxberger.^[57]

Mike Fiers, making his third start for the Astros, pitched a no-hitter versus the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead a 3–0 win on August 21. The first complete game of his career, Fiers (6–9) threw 134 pitches, and struck out Justin Turner for the game's final at bat. It was the first-ever no-hitter accomplished at Minute Maid Park, the first complete-game no-hitter for the Astros since Darryl Kile on September 8, 1993 versus the Mets, and first overall for Houston since a combined six-pitcher effort on June 11, 2003, against the Yankees.^[58] On August 23, Castro hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to complete a three-game sweep of the NL West division-leading Dodgers. In the ninth, Correa hit a leadoff single off Kenley Jansen, vying for an 18th consecutive converted save. Marwin González hit an RBI single that scored the tying run. It was the Astros' fourth last at-bat win over their prior eight game.^[59]

Following his no-hit performance, Fiers was named AL Player of the Week. In fact, per the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Fiers' sterling outing made him the first since the Texas Rangers' Jim Bibby in 1973 to have changed teams mid-season and author a no-hitter.^[60]

On August 25, the Astros won a tense contest at Yankee Stadium, 15–1, led by Keuchel's seven shutout innings and Gattis' and Gómez' one-home run, four-RBI performances apiece. However, after flying out the in sixth inning, Gómez yelled toward the Yankees dugout. Keuchel, meanwhile, became the AL's first 15-game winner.^[61]

Keuchel, who was announced as AL Pitcher of the Month for August, became the first Astro to win more than two in a single season. He won four of six starts while turning in a 1.94 ERA, fifth best in the AL. Meanwhile, rotation mates Collin McHugh (1.89) and Scott Feldman (1.33) both produced superior ERAs, highlighting a superlative month for Houston pitching.^[62]

September—October

Hank Conger hit his second grand slam of the season on September 4, while Collin McHugh delivered 7+2⁄3 innings with seven hits allowed and six strikeouts as the Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins, 8–0. Conger's slam was his tenth home run of the season, giving the Astros with ten players with at least as many. This broke the franchise record of 9 set in 2000, and was one short of the major league record set by the 2004 Detroit Tigers.^[63]

On September 11, Altuve doubled off Jered Weaver at Angel Stadium to procure his 800th career hit. Playing in his 647th career game, Altuve overtook César Cedeño for fastest in club history to the milestone, who did so in 707 games.^[64] Down to his final strike in the ninth and 3–0 deficit to the Angels on September 13, Preston Tucker hit a solo home run. Springer tripled just beyond a diving right fielder Kole Calhoun and scored on Altuve's bloop single. Correa then reached as his ground ball stuck inside of Taylor Featherston's glove, setting up pinch hitter Jed Lowrie for a three-run home that also eluded Calhoun's reach and landed into the right-field seats. Lowrie's home run capped the Astros' five-run 9th inning rally off AL saves leader Huston Street (3–3) for a 5–3 victory, evading a four-game losing streak while also battling the Angels for a wild-card berth.^[65]

The Astros, having led the AL West since July 28, lost to the Rangers in a walk-off on September 15, who overtook the Astros for sole possession of first place for the first time all season. The Astros lost in the eighth inning or later to Texas for the second consecutive night, and dropped their fifth straight overall to the Rangers, resulting in a road record of 29–44.^[66]

Keuchel tossed seven strong innings on September 27 to lead a 4–2 over Texas and improved to 19–8, including to 15–0 at home. He struck out 10, allowed two hits and one run. One strikeout set the club record for strikeouts for a left-hander when he fanned Mike Napoli in the first inning and ended the game with 213. Mike Cuellar had 203 for Houston in 1967. Chris Carter homered off Ross Ohlendorf to up the score 3–1. Pinch runner Carlos Gómez stole second base and scored on a passed ball in the eighth to up Houston's advantage to 4–2.^[67]

With a 15–0 W–L record and 1.46 ERA at Minute Maid Park, Keuchel established the major league record for most wins at home while remaining undefeated there in one season. Prior to Keuchel, rotation mates Dave Ferriss and Tex Hughson jointly held the record while with the 1946 Red Sox, each going 13–0 at Fenway Park. Keuchel's ERA was also the lowest home ERA by an AL pitcher since Nolan Ryan surrendered just a 1.07 figure for the 1972 Angels.^[68]

Sitting three wins away in the final three games to guarantee a postseason berth, the Astros faced the Seattle Mariners on September 30. A day after being passed for the final wild card slot, the Astros regained control with a 7–6 win. Seattle was ahead 6–3 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Carter hit a game-tying three-run home run, his 24th. Colby Rasmus in an RBI blooper single over the drawn-in infield off Danny Farquhar (1–7) in the seventh for the go-ahead run.^[69]

On October 1, Evan Gattis delivered his 11th triple of the season. He was the first major leaguer to log at least 10 triples without a stolen base in one season since Yankees infielder Jerry Lumpe in 1962.^[70] The Astros' leader in this category in 2015, Gattis, in this third season, had hit 1 over his first two major league seasons.

On a record-setting night at Chase Field on October 2, Correa hit his 22nd home run of the season to surpass Lance Berkman's record of 21 for an Astros rookie, which he hit in 2000.^{[Note 7][71]} The Astros also set a team scoring record, running away to a 21–5 score. Correa total four runs scored, stole a base, and hit his first triple. George Springer, Rasmus, and Luis Valbuena all added home runs for Houston. Duffy's single in the eighth to score Springer and Villar drove home the record-setting run. Keuchel reached 20 wins, becoming the first Astro to reach the plateau since Roy Oswalt (20–12) in 2005.^[72] Leading a 6–2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on October 4, Collin McHugh was the winning pitcher (19–7), just one behind Keuchel, who led the AL. They became the first Astros duo to win at least 19 apiece since Mike Hampton (22–4) and José Lima (21–10) did so in 1999.^[73]

Altuve doubled versus the Diamondbacks on the final day of the season to reach the 200-hit milestone, one season after setting the club record for hits (225), and becoming the first player in club history to record multiple 200-hit seasons.^[74] The Astros' regular season ended with a 5–3 loss to Arizona; however, they qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2005 with an 86–76 record, securing a trip to Yankee Stadium to face New York in the AL Wild Card Game.^[75]

Season standings

American League West

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	88	74	.543	—	43‍–‍38	45‍–‍36
Houston Astros	86	76	.531	2	53‍–‍28	33‍–‍48
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	85	77	.525	3	49‍–‍32	36‍–‍45
Seattle Mariners	76	86	.469	12	36‍–‍45	40‍–‍41
Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	20	34‍–‍47	34‍–‍47

American League Wild Card

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Division Leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Kansas City Royals	95	67	.586
Toronto Blue Jays	93	69	.574
Texas Rangers	88	74	.543

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	87	75	.537	+1
Houston Astros	86	76	.531	—
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	85	77	.525	1
Minnesota Twins	83	79	.512	3
Cleveland Indians	81	80	.503	4½
Baltimore Orioles	81	81	.500	5
Tampa Bay Rays	80	82	.494	6
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	8
Chicago White Sox	76	86	.469	10
Seattle Mariners	76	86	.469	10
Detroit Tigers	74	87	.460	11½
Oakland Athletics	68	94	.420	18

Record against opponents

2015 American League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
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

Game log

2015 Game Log[76]
April: 15–7 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Indians 2–0 Keuchel (1–0) Kluber (0–1) Gregerson (1) 43,753 1–0 2 April 8 Indians 0–2 Carrasco (1–0) Feldman (0–1) Allen (1) 23,078 1–1 3 April 9 Indians 1–5 Bauer (1–0) Wojciechowski (0–1) — 22,593 1–2 4 April 10 @ Rangers 5–1 McHugh (1–0) Holland (0–1) — 48,885 2–2 5 April 11 @ Rangers 2–6 Gallardo (1–1) Hernández (0–1) — 36,833 2–3 6 April 12 @ Rangers 6–4 (14) Harris (1–0) Verrett (0–1) Deduno (1) 35,276 3–3 7 April 13 Athletics 1–8 Kazmir (2–0) Feldman (0–2) — 19,279 3–4 8 April 14 Athletics 0–4 Graveman (1–1) Peacock (0–1) — 18,935 3–5 9 April 15 Athletics 6–1 McHugh (2–0) Pomeranz (1–1) — 19,777 4–5 10 April 17 Angels 3–6 Ramos (1–0) Qualls (0–1) Street (4) 22,660 4–6 11 April 18 Angels 4–0 Keuchel (2–0) Wilson (1–2) — 28,209 5–6 12 April 19 Angels 4–3 Feldman (1–2) Richards (0–1) Gregerson (2) 24,254 6–6 13 April 20 @ Mariners 7–5 Sipp (1–0) Farquhar (0–1) Gregerson (3) 15,129 7–6 14 April 21 @ Mariners 6–3 McHugh (3–0) Furbush (0–1) Qualls (1) 13,949 8–6 15 April 22 @ Mariners 2–3 Happ (1–1) Hernández (0–2) Rodney (4) 14,756 8–7 16 April 24 @ Athletics 5–4 (11) Gregerson (1–0) O'Flaherty (0–2) Qualls (2) 18,205 9–7 17 April 25 @ Athletics 9–3 Feldman (2–2) Graveman (1–2) — 24,342 10–7 18 April 26 @ Athletics 7–6 Sipp (2–0) Clippard (0–2) Gregerson (4) 22,080 11–7 19 April 27 @ Padres 9–4 Neshek (1–0) Benoit (3–1) — 19,532 12–7 20 April 28 @ Padres 14–3 Hernández (1–2) Ross (1–2) — 22,796 13–7 21 April 29 @ Padres 7–2 Keuchel (3–0) Cashner (1–4) — 21,824 14–7 22 April 30 Mariners 3–2 (10) Gregerson (2–0) Leone (0–2) — 19,108 15–7
May: 16–13 (Home: 11–7; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 23 May 1 Mariners 4–3 Fields (1–0) Elias (0–1) Gregerson (5) 21,834 16–7 24 May 2 Mariners 11–4 McHugh (4–0) Walker (1–3) — 24,435 17–7 25 May 3 Mariners 7–6 Neshek (2–0) Smith (0–1) Gregerson (6) 25,283 18–7 26 May 4 Rangers 1–2 Kela (2–1) Qualls (0–2) Feliz (3) 17,597 18–8 27 May 5 Rangers 1–7 Rodríguez (1–1) Feldman (2–3) — 20,951 18–9 28 May 6 Rangers 3–11 Lewis (2–2) Deduno (0–1) — 22,230 18–10 29 May 7 @ Angels 3–2 Neshek (3–0) Street (2–1) Gregerson (7) 25,097 19–10 30 May 8 @ Angels 0–2 Weaver (1–4) Hernández (1–3) — 40,006 19–11 31 May 9 @ Angels 6–5 Keuchel (4–0) Shoemaker (2–3) Qualls (3) 40,210 20–11 32 May 10 @ Angels 1–3 Richards (3–1) Feldman (2–4) Street (10) 30,929 20–12 33 May 12 Giants 1–8 Heston (3–3) McHugh (4–1) — 20,468 20–13 34 May 13 Giants 4–3 Qualls (1–2) Affeldt (0–2) Gregerson (8) 20,725 21–13 35 May 14 Blue Jays 6–4 Fields (2–0) Loup (1–2) Qualls (4) 15,777 22–13 36 May 15 Blue Jays 8–4 Keuchel (5–0) Dickey (1–5) — 21,653 23–13 37 May 16 Blue Jays 6–5 Feldman (3–4) Francis (1–2) Gregerson (9) 27,102 24–13 38 May 17 Blue Jays 4–2 McHugh (5–1) Buehrle (5–3) Gregerson (10) 25,307 25–13 39 May 18 Athletics 1–2 Mujica (2–1) Thatcher (0–1) Clippard (4) 21,724 25–14 40 May 19 Athletics 6–4 Hernández (2–3) Gray (4–2) Neshek (1) 17,575 26–14 41 May 20 Athletics 6–1 Keuchel (6–0) Hahn (1–4) — 21,066 27–14 42 May 21 @ Tigers 5–6 (11) Wilson (1–0) Sipp (2–1) — 33,193 27–15 43 May 22 @ Tigers 2–6 Simón (5–2) McHugh (5–2) — 37,276 27–16 44 May 23 @ Tigers 3–2 McCullers (1–0) Lobstein (3–5) Gregerson (11) 40,153 28–16 45 May 24 @ Tigers 10–8 Thatcher (1–1) Wilson (1–1) Gregerson (12) 36,449 29–16 46 May 25 @ Orioles 3–4 Brach (2–0) Keuchel (6–1) Britton (11) 28,909 29–17 47 May 26 @ Orioles 4–1 Feldman (4–4) Tillman (2–6) Gregerson (13) 21,541 30–17 48 May 27 @ Orioles 4–5 Brach (3–0) Sipp (2–2) Britton (12) 16,401 30–18 49 May 29 White Sox 3–6 (11) Jennings (1–1) Fields (2–1) Robertson (10) 25,957 30–19 50 May 30 White Sox 3–0 Keuchel (7–1) Quintana (2–6) — 29,720 31–19 51 May 31 White Sox 0–6 Danks (3–4) Hernández (2–4) — 27,423 31–20
June: 15–14 (Home: 11–4; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 52 June 1 Orioles 5–2 Harris (2–0) Brach (3–1) Gregerson (14) 17,259 32–20 53 June 2 Orioles 6–4 McHugh (6–2) Wright (2–1) Gregerson (15) 18,730 33–20 54 June 3 Orioles 3–1 McCullers (2–0) González (5–4) — 20,305 34–20 55 June 4 Orioles 2–3 O'Day (2–0) Qualls (1–3) Britton (14) 20,219 34–21 56 June 5 @ Blue Jays 2–6 Sanchez (5–4) Hernández (2–5) — 22,971 34–22 57 June 6 @ Blue Jays 2–7 Hutchison (5–1) Oberholtzer (0–1) — 31,809 34–23 58 June 7 @ Blue Jays 6–7 Hendriks (1–0) Gregerson (2–1) — 35,571 34–24 59 June 8 @ White Sox 1–3 Sale (6–2) McCullers (2–1) Robertson (11) 17,352 34–25 60 June 9 @ White Sox 2–4 Rodon (2–0) Keuchel (7–2) Robertson (12) 18,439 34–26 61 June 10 @ White Sox 1–4 Quintana (3–6) Sipp (2–3) Robertson (13) 17,455 34–27 62 June 12 Mariners 10–0 Oberholtzer (1–1) Hernández (9-3) — 32,173 35–27 63 June 13 Mariners 1–8 Montgomery (1–1) McHugh (6–3) — 36,762 35–28 64 June 14 Mariners 13–0 McCullers (3–1) Elias (3–4) — 29,153 36–28 65 June 15 Rockies 6–3 Keuchel (8–2) Bettis (2–2) Gregerson (16) 21,820 37–28 66 June 16 Rockies 8–5 Harris (3–0) Rusin (2–2) Gregerson (17) 22,245 38–28 67 June 17 @ Rockies 8–4 Oberholtzer (2–1) Kendrick (2–9) — 33,041 39–28 68 June 18 @ Rockies 8–4 McHugh (7–3) Hale (2–2) — 30,770 40–28 69 June 19 @ Mariners 2–5 Elias (4–4) McCullers (3–2) Smith (4) 40,914 40–29 70 June 20 @ Mariners 3–6 Walker (5–6) Keuchel (8–3) Smith (5) 26,770 40–30 71 June 21 @ Mariners 6–2 Harris (4–0) Happ (3–4) — 40,905 41–30 72 June 22 @ Angels 3–4 Street (3–2) Qualls (1–4) — 34,153 41–31 73 June 23 @ Angels 13–3 McHugh (8–3) Wilson (5–6) — 41,208 42–31 74 June 24 @ Angels 1–2 (13) Alvarez (2–1) Thatcher (1–2) — 33,543 42–32 75 June 25 Yankees 4–0 Keuchel (9–3) Warren (5–5) — 28,643 43–32 76 June 26 Yankees 2–3 Eovaldi (7–2) Harris (4–1) Betances (5) 37,748 43–33 77 June 27 Yankees 6–9 Shreve (5–1) Neshek (3–1) Betances (6) 41,133 43–34 78 June 28 Yankees 3–1 McHugh (9–3) Pineda (8–5) Gregerson (18) 31,961 44–34 79 June 29 Royals 6–1 McCullers (4–2) Blanton (2–1) — 20,419 45–34 80 June 30 Royals 4–0 Keuchel (10–3) Duffy (2–4) — 24,642 46–34
July: 12–12 (Home: 9–2; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 Royals 6–5 Gregerson (3–1) Herrera (1–2) — 25,848 47–34 82 July 3 @ Red Sox 12–8 (10) Hernández (3–5) Ramirez (0–1) — 37,837 48–34 83 July 4 @ Red Sox 1–6 Buchholz (7–6) McHugh (9–4) — 36,703 48–35 84 July 5 @ Red Sox 4–5 Barnes (3–2) Sipp (2–4) Uehara (19) 36,481 48–36 85 July 6 @ Indians 9–4 Keuchel (11–3) Carrasco (10–7) — 49-36 86 July 7 @ Indians 0–2 Kluber (4–9) Velasquez (0–1) Shaw (2) 10,821 49-37 87 July 8 @ Indians 2–4 Bauer (8–5) Thatcher (1–3) Allen (17) 15,255 49–38 88 July 9 @ Indians 1–3 Anderson (2–1) Oberholtzer (2–2) Allen (18) 11,496 49–39 89 July 10 @ Rays 1–3 Ramírez (8–3) McHugh (9–5) Boxberger (21) 17,129 49–40 90 July 11 @ Rays 0–3 Odorizzi (5–5) Keuchel (11–4) Boxberger (22) 18,429 49–41 91 July 12 @ Rays 3–4 Moore (1–0) McCullers (4–3) Boxberger (23) 16,458 49–42 – July 14 86th All-Star Game AL 6–3 NL Price (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) — 43,656 49–42 92 July 17 Rangers 3–2 McHugh (10–5) Pérez (0–1) Gregerson (19) 36,904 50–42 93 July 18 Rangers 6–7 Lewis (9–4) Feldman (4–5) Tolleson (14) 41,941 50–43 94 July 19 Rangers 10–0 Keuchel (12–4) Gallardo (7–9) — 36,532 51–43 95 July 21 Red Sox 8–3 Velasquez (1–1) Johnson (0–1) — 26,913 52–43 96 July 22 Red Sox 4 –2 McHugh (11–5) Kelly (2–6) Gregerson (20) 31,104 53–43 97 July 23 Red Sox 5–4 Fields (3–1) Breslow (0–1) — 30,748 54–43 98 July 24 @ Royals 4–0 Kazmir (6–5) Guthrie (7–6) Gregerson (21) 36,965 55–43 99 July 25 @ Royals 1–2 (10) Herrera (2–2) Harris (4–2) — 38,393 55–44 100 July 26 @ Royals 1–5 Ventura (5–7) Keuchel (12–5) — 33,638 55–45 101 July 28 Angels 10–5 McHugh (12–5) Wilson (8–8) — 24,031 56–45 102 July 29 Angels 6–3 McCullers (5–3) Richards (10–8) — 31,272 57–45 103 July 30 Angels 3–0 Gregerson (4–1) Álvarez (2–2) — 27,598 58–45 104 July 31 Diamondbacks 4–6 Hudson (3–3) Neshek (3–2) Ziegler (18) 34,720 58–46
August: 15–13 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 August 1 Diamondbacks 9–2 Keuchel (13–5) Hellickson (7–7) — 36,602 59–46 106 August 2 Diamondbacks 4–1 McHugh (13–5) Ray (3–6) Gregerson (22) 33,871 60–46 107 August 3 @ Rangers 9–12 Lewis (12–4) McCullers (5–4) Tolleson (19) 21,671 60–47 108 August 4 @ Rangers 3–4 Gallardo (8–9) Straily (0–1) Tolleson (20) 29,953 60–48 109 August 5 @ Rangers 3–4 Martinez (7–6) Kazmir (6–6) Dyson (2) 31,782 60–49 110 August 6 @ Athletics 5–4 (10) Gregerson (5–1) Mujica (2–4) Harris (1) 16,172 61–49 111 August 7 @ Athletics 1–3 Gray (12–4) Keuchel (13–6) — 18,908 61–50 112 August 8 @ Athletics 1–2 Chavez (6–11) McHugh (13–6) Mujica (1) 25,091 61–51 113 August 9 @ Athletics 4–5 Abad (1–2) Gregerson (5–2) — 20,278 61–52 114 August 11 @ Giants 1–3 Bumgarner (13–6) Kazmir (6–7) — 42,569 61–53 115 August 12 @ Giants 2–0 Feldman (5–5) Heston (11–7) Gregerson (23) 41,967 62–53 116 August 14 Tigers 5–1 Keuchel (14–6) Simón (10–7) — 33,212 63–53 117 August 15 Tigers 2–4 (11) Alburquerque (2–0) Neshek (3–3) Feliz (7) 29,482 63–54 118 August 16 Tigers 6–5 Harris (5–2) Gorzelanny (1–2) — 29,969 64–54 119 August 17 Rays 2–9 Ramírez (10–4) Kazmir (6–8) — 16,256 64–55 120 August 18 Rays 3–2 (10) Gregerson (6–2) Boxberger (4–9) — 17,749 65–55 121 August 19 Rays 3–2 (13) Fields (4–1) Andriese (3–3) — 26,001 66–55 122 August 20 Rays 0–1 Archer (11–9) McHugh (13–7) — 18,177 66–56 123 August 21 Dodgers 3–0 Fiers (6–9) Anderson (7–9) — 33,833 67–56 124 August 22 Dodgers 3–1 Kazmir (7–8) Greinke (13–3) Gregerson (24) 39,999 68–56 125 August 23 Dodgers 3–2 (10) Gregerson (7–2) Hatcher (1–5) — 28,665 69–56 126 August 24 @ Yankees 0–1 Miller (2–2) Pérez (2–2) — 37,125 69–57 127 August 25 @ Yankees 15–1 Keuchel (15–6) Nova (5–6) — 38,015 70–57 128 August 26 @ Yankees 6–2 McHugh (14–7) Pineda (9–8) — 37,259 71–57 129 August 28 @ Twins 0–3 Gibson (9–9) Kazmir (7–9) Jepsen (9) 28,636 71–58 130 August 29 @ Twins 4–1 Fiers (7–9) Pelfrey (6–8) Gregerson (25) 38,876 72–58 131 August 30 @ Twins 5–7 Santana (3-4) McCullers (5–5) — 28,877 72–59 132 August 31 Mariners 8–3 Keuchel (16–6) Nuño (0–3) — 19,923 73–59
September: 11–16 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Mariners 5–7 Kensing (1–0) Neshek (3–4) Wilhelmsen (7) 18,157 73–60 134 September 2 Mariners 3–8 Smith (2–5) Neshek (3–5) Wilhelmsen (8) 18,669 73–61 135 September 4 Twins 8–0 McHugh (15–7) Pelfrey (6–9) — 27,807 74–61 136 September 5 Twins 2–3 Santana (4–4) Gregerson (7–3) Jepsen (11) 27,643 74–62 137 September 6 Twins 8–5 Keuchel (17–6) May (8–9) Gregerson (26) 37,648 75–62 138 September 7 @ Athletics 9–10 Doubront (3–1) Fiers (7–10) Doolittle (1) 22,214 75–63 139 September 8 @ Athletics 0–4 Gray (13–7) Kazmir (7–10) — 11,364 75–64 140 September 9 @ Athletics 11–5 McHugh (16–7) Brooks (1–3) — 13,387 76–64 141 September 11 @ Angels 2–3 Weaver (7–10) Keuchel (17–7) Street (34) 39,636 76–65 142 September 12 @ Angels 2–3 Smith (5–5) Harris (5–3) Street (35) 41,130 76–66 143 September 13 @ Angels 5–3 Qualls (2–4) Street (3–3) Gregerson (27) 41,550 77–66 144 September 14 @ Rangers 3–5 Kela (7–5) Harris (5–4) Tolleson (32) 27,772 77–67 145 September 15 @ Rangers 5–6 Tolleson (6–3) Pérez (2–3) — 26,942 77–68 146 September 16 @ Rangers 3–14 Pérez (3–4) Keuchel (17–8) — 34,483 77–69 147 September 17 @ Rangers 2–8 Lewis (16–8) McCullers (5–6) — 31,122 77–70 148 September 18 Athletics 3–4 Pomeranz (5–5) Neshek (3–6) Dull (1) 27,567 77–71 149 September 19 Athletics 10–6 Qualls (3–4) Rodriguez (4–2) — 27,044 78–71 150 September 20 Athletics 5–1 McHugh (17–7) Brooks (2–4) — 22,453 79–71 151 September 21 Angels 6–3 Keuchel (18–8) Weaver (7–12) Gregerson (28) 25,318 80–71 152 September 22 Angels 3–4 Santiago (9–9) McCullers (5–7) Street (39) 25,671 80–72 153 September 23 Angels 5–6 Gott (3–2) Harris (5–5) Street (40) 25,573 80–73 154 September 25 Rangers 2–6 Ohlendorf (3–0) Kazmir (7–11) — 35,180 80–74 155 September 26 Rangers 9–7 McHugh (18–7) Gonzalez (4–6) Harris (2) 35,736 81–74 156 September 27 Rangers 4–2 Keuchel (19–8) Pérez (3–6) Gregerson (29) 36,084 82–74 157 September 28 @ Mariners 3–2 McCullers (6–7) Farquhar (1–6) Gregerson (30) 13,935 83–74 158 September 29 @ Mariners 4–6 Wilhelmsen (2–2) Pérez (2–4) — 15,331 83–75 159 September 30 @ Mariners 7–6 Sipp (3–4) Farquhar (1–7) Gregerson (31) 14,257 84–75
October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 @ Diamondbacks 21–5 Keuchel (20–8) De La Rosa (14–9) — 33,218 85–75 161 October 3 @ Diamondbacks 6–2 McHugh (19–7) Hellickson (9–12) — 37,687 86–75 162 October 4 @ Diamondbacks 3–5 Hudson (4–3) Qualls (3–5) Ziegler (30) 24,788 86–76
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member

Postseason

Game log

2015 Postseason Game Log (3–3)[77]
AL Wild Card Game (1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 6 @ Yankees 3–0 Keuchel (1–0) Tanaka (0–1) Gregerson (1) 50,113 1–0
AL Division Series (2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 8 @ Royals 5–2 McHugh (1–0) Ventura (0–1) Gregerson (1) 40,146 1–0 2 October 9 @ Royals 4–5 Herrera (1–0) Harris (0–1) Davis (1) 40,008 1–1 3 October 11 Royals 4–2 Keuchel (1–0) Vólquez (0–1) Gregerson (2) 42,674 2–1 4 October 12 Royals 6–9 Madson (1–0) Sipp (0–1) Davis (2) 42,387 2–2 5 October 14 @ Royals 2–7 Cueto (1–0) McHugh (1–1) – 40,566 2–3

Rosters

Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Game Pitchers: 29 Tony Sipp 35 Josh Fields 36 Will Harris 37 Pat Neshek 38 Óliver Pérez 44 Luke Gregerson 50 Chad Qualls 54 Mike Fiers 60 Dallas Keuchel Catchers: 15 Jason Castro 16 Hank Conger Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Jonathan Villar 8 Jed Lowrie 9 Marwin González 18 Luis Valbuena 23 Chris Carter 27 Jose Altuve 63 Matt Duffy Outfielders: 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 20 Preston Tucker 28 Colby Rasmus 30 Carlos Gómez Designated hitters: 11 Evan Gattis
American League Division Series Pitchers: 26 Scott Kazmir 29 Tony Sipp 31 Collin McHugh 35 Josh Fields 36 Will Harris 37 Pat Neshek 38 Óliver Pérez 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 44 Luke Gregerson 54 Mike Fiers 60 Dallas Keuchel Catchers: 15 Jason Castro 16 Hank Conger Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 8 Jed Lowrie 9 Marwin González 18 Luis Valbuena 23 Chris Carter 27 Jose Altuve Outfielders: 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 20 Preston Tucker 28 Colby Rasmus 30 Carlos Gómez Designated hitters: 11 Evan Gattis

American League Wild Card (ALWC) Game

Main article: 2015 American League Wild Card Game

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 8:10 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Dallas Keuchel (1–0)   LP: Masahiro Tanaka (0–1)   Sv: Luke Gregerson (1) Home runs: HOU: Colby Rasmus (1), Carlos Gómez (1) NYY: None Attendance: 50,113 Boxscore

Keuchel, who had never had pitched on three days' rest prior to the Wild Card Game, stifled the Yankees with three hits allowed over six innings to lead a 3–0 Astros win. This performance followed another 16 scoreless frames against during the regular season. Colby Rasmus (2nd inning) and Carlos Gómez (4th) both hit leadoff homers for Houston. In the seventh inning, Jonathan Villar pinch-ran for Chris Carter, stole second base, and scored on a single by Jose Altuve for the final run of the contest. Tony Sipp, Will Harris, and Luke Gregerson picked up one scoreless inning apiece, with Gregerson registering the save. The Astros advanced to the American League Division Series to meet the Kansas City Royals.^[78]

American League Division Series (ALDS)

Main article: 2015 American League Division Series

Colby Rasums led the Astros in key offensive categories during the 2015 playoffs.

Game 1

October 8, 2015 6:37 p.m. (CDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy w/ passing shower

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	11	0
Kansas City	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
WP: Collin McHugh (1–0)   LP: Yordano Ventura (0–1)   Sv: Luke Gregerson (1) Home runs: HOU: Colby Rasmus (1), George Springer (1) KC: Kendrys Morales 2 (2) Attendance: 40,146 Boxscore

In the top of the first inning, Houston took a 2–0 lead via RBI groundouts from Colby Rasmus and Evan Gattis. In the second inning, Jose Altuve's RBI single added to the Astros lead for a 3–0 score. Kendrys Morales homered off Astros starter Collin McHugh in the bottom half of the second for Kansas City's first run of the game. George Springer (5th inning) and Rasmus (8th) each homered while the offense struck out 14 times. Behind McHugh, the Astros took Game 1 of the ALDS, 5–2. ^[79]

Game 2

October 9, 2015 2:45 p.m. (CDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0
Kansas City	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	x	5	9	0
WP: Kelvin Herrera (1–0)   LP: Will Harris (0–1)   Sv: Wade Davis (1) Home runs: HOU: Colby Rasmus (2) KC: Salvador Pérez (1) Attendance: 40,008 Boxscore

Roster

2015 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 58 Jake Buchanan 66 Kevin Chapman 45 Samuel Deduno 46 Scott Feldman 68 Michael Feliz 35 Josh Fields 54 Mike Fiers 44 Luke Gregerson 36 Will Harris 56 Roberto Hernández 26 Scott Kazmir 60 Dallas Keuchel 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 31 Collin McHugh 37 Pat Neshek 39 Brett Oberholtzer 41 Brad Peacock 38 Óliver Pérez 50 Chad Qualls 29 Tony Sipp 47 Dan Straily 54,56 Joe Thatcher 67 Vincent Velasquez 59 Asher Wojciechowski		Catchers 15 Jason Castro 16 Hank Conger 12 Max Stassi Infielders 27 Jose Altuve 23 Chris Carter  1 Carlos Correa 63 Matt Duffy  9 Marwin González  8 Jed Lowrie 21 Jon Singleton 18 Luis Valbuena  2 Jonathan Villar		Outfielders 11 Evan Gattis 30 Carlos Gómez 19 Robbie Grossman  0 L. J. Hoes  6 Jake Marisnick  3 Alex Presley 28 Colby Rasmus 13 Domingo Santana  4 George Springer 20 Preston Tucker		Manager 14 A. J. Hinch Coaches 52 Craig Bjornson (bullpen) 85 Javier Bracamonte (bullpen catcher) 48 Rich Dauer (first base) 22 Trey Hillman (bench) 51 Dave Hudgens (hitting) 96 Carlos Muñoz bullpen catcher 10 Gary Pettis (third base) 53 Brent Strom (pitching) 55 Alan Zinter (assistant hitting)

Major League Baseball draft

See also: 2015 Major League Baseball draft

Houston Astros 2015 MLB draft selections

Rd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	School	Origin	Signed
1	2	Alex Bregman[Note 8]	SS	Louisiana State		Y
	5	Kyle Tucker	OF	H. B. Plant High School		Y
	37	Daz Cameron[Note 9]	OF	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy		Y
2	46	Thomas Eshelman	RHP	Cal State Fullerton		Y
3	79	Riley Ferrell	RHP	Texas Christian		Y
4	109	Anthony Hermelyn	C	Oklahoma		Y
5	139	Trent Thornton	RHP	North Carolina		Y
6	169	Nestor Muriel	CF	Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy		Y
7	199	Michael Freeman	LHP	Oklahoma State		Y
8	229	Garrett Stubbs	C	Southern California		Y
9	259	Zac Person	LHP	Louisiana State		Y
10	289	Scott Weathersby	RHP	Mississippi		Y
11	319	Patrick Sandoval	LHP	Mission Viejo High School		Y
12	349	Myles Straw	CF	St. Johns River State		Y
22	649	Cole Sands	RHP	North Florida Christian School		N
26	769	Ralph Garza Jr.	RHP	Oklahoma		Y
28	829	Zac Grotz	RHP	Embry–Riddle		Y
35	1039	Kody Clemens	SS	Texas—Austin		N
Ref.:[81]

Statistics

See also: Baseball statistics

Table legend

*	Left-handed batter or pitcher
#	Switch hitter
	Team statistical leader
	Leader in appearances at position

Batting

Stats key: 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; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage. Team rate stats leaders qualified at 243 PA.

Regular season batting statistics

⌖	Player	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
C	Jason Castro*	104	337	38	71	19	0	11	31	33	115	0	.211	.283	.365
1B	Chris Carter	129	391	50	78	17	0	24	64	57	151	1	.199	.307	.427
2B	Jose Altuve	154	638	86	200	40	4	15	66	33	67	38	.313	.353	.459
SS	Carlos Correa	99	387	52	108	22	1	22	68	40	78	14	.279	.345	.512
3B	Luis Valbuena*	132	434	62	97	18	0	25	56	50	106	1	.224	.310	.438
LF	Preston Tucker*	98	300	35	73	19	0	13	33	20	68	0	.243	.297	.437
CF	Jake Marisnick	133	339	46	80	15	4	9	36	18	105	24	.236	.281	.383
RF	George Springer	102	388	59	107	19	2	16	41	50	109	16	.276	.367	.459
DH	Evan Gattis	153	566	66	139	20	11	27	88	30	119	0	.246	.285	.463
OF	Colby Rasmus*	137	432	67	103	23	2	25	61	47	154	2	.238	.314	.475
IF	Marwin González#	120	344	44	96	18	1	12	34	16	74	4	.279	.317	.442
IF	Jed Lowrie#	69	230	35	51	14	0	9	30	28	43	1	.222	.312	.400
C	Hank Conger#	73	201	25	46	11	0	11	33	23	63	0	.229	.311	.448
CF	Carlos Gómez	41	149	19	36	9	0	4	13	8	31	10	.242	.288	.383
IF	Jonathan Villar#	53	116	18	33	7	1	2	11	10	29	7	.284	.339	.414
1B	Jon Singleton*	13	47	6	9	2	0	1	6	10	17	1	.191	.328	.298
LF	Robbie Grossman#	24	49	7	7	2	0	1	5	5	17	0	.143	.222	.245
OF	Domingo Santana	14	39	6	10	2	0	2	8	2	17	2	.256	.310	.462
C	Max Stassi	11	15	4	6	0	0	1	2	1	5	0	.400	.438	.600
OF	L. J. Hoes	8	15	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	.267	.313	.267
OF	Alex Presley*	8	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	.250	.308	.250
CI	Matt Duffy	8	8	0	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	.375	.444	.500
P	Collin McHugh	32	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.125	.125	.125
	Dallas Keuchel*	33	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.200	.200	.200
	Scott Kazmir*	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
	Lance McCullers Jr.*	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
	Brett Oberholtzer*	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1.000
	Scott Feldman*	18	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500
	Roberto Hernández	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	.333	.000
	Will Harris	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
	Team batting totals	162	5459	729	1363	278	26	230	691	486	1392	121	.250	.315	.437

Pitching

Stats key: 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. Team rate stats leaders qualified at 243 batted faced.

Regular season pitching statistics

⌖	Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
SP	Dallas Keuchel*	20	8	2.48	33	33	0	232	185	68	64	17	51	216
	Collin McHugh	19	7	3.89	32	32	0	203+2⁄3	207	89	88	19	53	171
	Lance McCullers Jr.	6	7	3.22	22	22	0	125+2⁄3	106	49	45	10	43	129
	Scott Feldman	5	5	3.90	18	18	0	108+1⁄3	115	49	47	13	27	61
	Roberto Hernández	3	5	4.36	20	11	0	84+2⁄3	90	48	41	9	26	42
	Scott Kazmir*	2	6	4.17	13	13	0	73+1⁄3	78	42	34	13	24	54
CL	Luke Gregerson	7	3	3.10	64	0	31	61	48	24	21	5	10	59
SU	Pat Neshek	3	6	3.62	66	0	1	54+2⁄3	49	25	22	8	12	51
RP	Will Harris	5	5	1.90	68	0	2	71	42	18	15	8	22	68
	Tony Sipp*	3	4	1.99	60	0	0	54+1⁄3	41	13	12	5	15	62
	Josh Fields	4	1	3.55	54	0	0	50+2⁄3	39	20	20	2	19	67
	Chad Qualls	3	5	4.38	60	0	4	49+1⁄3	46	24	24	6	9	46
SP	Mike Fiers	2	1	3.32	10	9	0	62+1⁄3	45	26	23	10	21	59
SW	Vince Velasquez	1	1	4.37	19	7	0	55+2⁄3	50	28	27	5	21	58
SP	Brett Oberholtzer*	2	2	4.46	8	8	0	38+1⁄3	44	21	19	4	17	27
LH	Joe Thatcher*	1	3	3.18	43	0	0	22+2⁄3	23	8	8	1	12	26
LR	Sam Deduno	0	1	6.86	9	2	1	21	24	16	16	3	9	17
SP	Dan Straily	0	1	5.40	4	3	0	16+2⁄3	16	11	10	2	8	14
	Asher Wojciechowski	0	1	7.16	5	3	0	16+1⁄3	23	13	13	2	7	16
LH	Óliver Pérez*	0	3	6.75	22	0	0	12	14	12	9	2	4	14
LR	Jake Buchanan	0	0	2.00	5	0	0	9	5	2	2	1	4	5
	Michael Feliz	0	0	7.88	5	0	0	8	9	7	7	2	4	7
	Kevin Chapman*	0	0	3.38	3	0	0	5+1⁄3	4	2	2	1	3	8
SP	Brad Peacock	0	1	5.40	1	1	0	5	5	3	3	0	2	3
	Team pitching totals	86	76	3.57	162	162	39	1441	1308	618	572	148	423	1280

Awards and achievements

Awards

2015 Houston Astros award winners
Name of award	Recipient	Ref
American League (AL) Cy Young Award			Dallas Keuchel	[82]
American League (AL) Pitcher of the Month		April	Dallas Keuchel	[83]
		May
		July	Scott Kazmir[a]
		August	Dallas Keuchel
American League (AL) Player of the Week		May 3	Jose Altuve[b]	[84]
		August 24	Mike Fiers
American League (AL) Rookie of the Month		June	Carlos Correa	[85]
American League (AL) Rookie of the Year			Carlos Correa	[86]
Fielding Bible		Pitcher	Dallas Keuchel	[87]
Louisville Silver Slugger		Second baseman	Jose Altuve	[88]
MLB All-Star		Starting 2B	Jose Altuve	[89]
		Starting pitcher	Dallas Keuchel	[90]
Rawlings Gold Glove[c]		Second baseman	Jose Altuve	[91]
		Pitcher	Dallas Keuchel
Warren Spahn			Dallas Keuchel	[92]

Statistical leaders

All players

2015 AL leaders

Category	Player	Figure	Rank
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)— all Bref[d]	Dallas Keuchel	6.6	6th
Ref.:[93]

Batters 2015 AL batting leaders Category Player Figure Rank Wins Above Replacement (WAR)— defense Jake Marisnick 1.7 6th Batting average (AVG) Jose Altuve .313 3rd Plate appearances 689 5th Hits 200 1st Singles 141 2nd Doubles (2B) 40 6th Triples (3B) Evan Gattis 11 3rd Strikeouts (SO) Colby Rasmus 154 6th Chris Carter 151 8th Stolen bases (SB) Jose Altuve 38 1st Jake Marisnick 24 8th Times on base Jose Altuve 242 8th Sacrifice hits Marwin González 7 8th Caught stealing (CS) Jose Altuve 13 1st Jake Marisnick 9 3rd Stolen base percentage (SB%) George Springer 80.00 7th Carlos Correa 77.78 10th Intentional bases on balls Jose Altuve 8 9th Power–speed number Jose Altuve 21.5 2nd Carlos Correa 17.1 7th George Springer 16.0 10th At bats per strikeout Jose Altuve 9.5 2nd Outs made 477 9th Championship WPA George Springer 2.5 5th Ref.:[94]

Pitchers 2015 AL pitching leaders Category Player Figure Rank Wins Above Replacement (WAR)— pitching Dallas Keuchel 6.5 1st Earned run average (ERA) 2.48 2nd Scott Kazmir 3.10[e] 4th Wins Dallas Keuchel 20 1st Collin McHugh 19 2nd Win–loss percentage .731 3rd Dallas Keuchel .714 5th WHIP 1.017 1st Hits per nine innings (H/9) 7.177 2nd BB/9 1.978 8th Strikeouts per nine innings (K/9) 8.379 10th Holds (Hld) Pat Neshek 28 3rd Games finished Luke Gregerson 53 3rd Saves (SV) 31 10th Innings pitched (IP) Dallas Keuchel 232 1st Strikeouts (SO or K) 216 5th Games started (GS) 33 2nd Collin McHugh 32 7th Complete games (CG) Dallas Keuchel 3 3rd Shutouts (ShO) 2 1st Mike Fiers 1 6th Hits allowed (H) Collin McHugh 207 5th Strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) Dallas Keuchel 4.325 5th Home runs per nine innings (HR/9) 0.659 2nd Batters faced 911 1st Collin McHugh 859 10th Adjusted ERA+ Dallas Keuchel 157 2nd Scott Kazmir 126[e] 5th Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) Dallas Keuchel 2.91 5th Collin McHugh 3.58 10th Adjusted pitching runs Dallas Keuchel 38 1st Will Harris 15 9th Adjusted pitching wins Dallas Keuchel 4.2 1st Base out runs saved (RE24) 39.84 1st Will Harris 22.17 5th Win probability added (WPA) Dallas Keuchel 4.1 4th Situational wins saved (WPA/LI) 4.8 1st Championship WPA (cWPA) 3.1 4th Base-out wins saved (REW) 4.5 1st Will Harris 2.3 6th Refs.:[95][96]

Milestones

Major League debuts

Houston Astros 2015 MLB debuts

Player—Appeared at position Asher Wojciechowski, starting pitcher Preston Tucker, left fielder Lance McCullers Jr., starting pitcher Michael Feliz, relief pitcher Carlos Correa, shortstop Vince Velasquez, starting pitcher Matt Duffy, third baseman	Date and opponent April 9 vs CLE May 7 vs LAA May 18 vs OAK May 31 vs CHW June 8 at CHW June 10 at CHW September 16 at TEX	Ref. [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110]
Also:		[111]

Grand slams

No.	Date	Batter	Venue	Opponent	Pitcher	Inn.	Ref.
1	August 1, 2015	Hank Conger	Minute Maid Park	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jeremy Hellickson	4	[112]
2	August 3, 2015	Jason Castro	Globe Life Park	Texas Rangers	Colby Lewis	4	[113]
3	September 4, 2015	Hank Conger	Minute Maid Park	Minnesota Twins	Mike Pelfrey	4	[114]
4	September 6, 2015	Jed Lowrie	Trevor May	7	[115]

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	Omar López
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Josh Bonifay
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League	Ed Romero
Rookie	Greeneville Astros	Appalachian League	Lamarr Rogers
Rookie	GCL Astros	Arizona League	Marty Malloy
Rookie	DSL Astros	Dominican Summer League	Neder Horta

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno, Greeneville^[116]

See also

• Texas portal
• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
• List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

Footnotes

1. The longest was 30, accomplished by Mark Eichhorn while with the 1991 Angels.
2. Previously accomplished by Carlos Hernández (2001) and Jarred Cosart (2013).
3. Barnes hit for the cycle in this game.
4. Surpassed Nomar Garciaparra, who hit nine of over his first 50 games in 1996 for the Red Sox.
5. Trailing only José Abreu (17), Albert Pujols (16), Ryan Braun (15), and Gattis (14).
6. Former Astro Hunter Pence had the most since 1914, posting seven such games as a rookie in 2007.
7. Correa's record was broken by Yordan Alvarez in 2019 when he hit 27.
8. Compensation pick for not signing Brady Aiken in the 2014 draft.
9. Pick received from the Miami Marlins along with Marisnick, Francis Martes, and Colin Moran in trade for Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernández, and Austin Wates.^[80]

1. Kazmir started 3 games for the Oakland Athletics in July prior to his acquisition and started 2 with the Astros.
2. Co-winner with Josh Reddick of the Oakland Athletics.
3. The last occurrence with multiple Astros Gold Glove winners was in 1994 with Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio.
4. Per Baseball-Reference.com.
5. Includes totals with both the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros.

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External links

• 2015 Houston Astros season official site Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• 2015 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference