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2019 Houston Astros season

The 2019 Houston Astros season was the 58th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 55th as the Astros, seventh in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 20th at Minute Maid Park. They entered the season as having set a franchise record with 103 wins, defending two-time AL West champions, both with 100 or more wins, an unprecedented feat for Houston. Having reached a second consecutive American League Championship Series (ALCS), their 2018 season ended in a 4-games-to-1 loss to the eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox.

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2019 Houston Astros
American League Champions
American League West Champions
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LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkDaikin Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record107–55 (.660)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJeff Luhnow
ManagersA. J. Hinch
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
(Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
RadioSportstalk 790
KTRH 740 (weekday night games)
Houston Astros Radio Network
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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Following the 2018 season, the Houston Astros announced that their weekly night games would air on KTRH 740.[1]

Outfielder and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez made his major league debut in June, set a number of records and rare feats, and proceeded to win the AL Rookie of the Month Award each of his first three months.

The Astros sent six players to the All-Star Game held at Progressive Field in Cleveland, the most in baseball, including four starters: Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley, Justin Verlander, and George Springer; pitchers Gerrit Cole and Ryan Pressly were also selected.

At the July trade deadline, the Astros acquired starting pitchers Zack Greinke—adding a seventh 2019 All-Star to their roster—and Aaron Sanchez. In his Astros debut on August 3, Sanchez tossed the first six innings of a combined no-hitter versus the Seattle Mariners, while Greinke was 8–1 with a 3.02 earned run average (ERA) over 10 starts for Houston. On September 1, Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays while striking out 14. It was the first time in club history the Astros authored two no-hitters in one season.

On September 18, the Astros clinched a postseason berth against the Texas Rangers and became the first team since the 2002—2004 New York Yankees to produce three consecutive 100-win seasons. On September 22, the Astros clinched their third straight AL West title. For the first time in franchise history, the Astros led with the best regular-season record in baseball and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series (ALDS) by a margin of three games to two. They then defeated the Yankees in the ALCS by a margin of four games to two, capped by ALCS MVP Jose Altuve's deep series-ending, walk-off home run. Hence, they won the AL pennant and a trip to the World Series for the second time in three years. However, Houston were defeated by the Washington Nationals in seven games, a result of the first occurrence in a major league postseason series in which the road team won each of the seven games.

Despite the World Series upset, this Astros team is still considered to have put together one of the best regular seasons, and most talented rosters, in the history of baseball, owing largely to its historic 107-win campaign, earning the biggest share of season-end accolades, and record-breaking individual achievements.[2][3] With seven 2019 All-Stars on its postseason squad, the Astros fielded among the most in baseball history.

Following the season, the Astros led the league with a record six players selected to 2019's inaugural All-MLB Team, including Altuve, Alvarez, Bregman, Cole, Greinke and Verlander. Bregman and Springer were honored with AL Silver Slugger Awards, while Greinke was likewise named along with a Gold Glove based on his play in the National League.

Verlander and Cole, anchoring the starting rotation, virtually replicated each other's production, combining to lead the AL in the pitching Triple Crown categories, and led or placed in the top five in virtually every other measure. Verlander—who led MLB in wins (21), and finished second to Cole in MLB in strikeouts (326 to 300) and in the AL in ERA (2.50 to 2.58)—clinched his second American League Cy Young Award. Cole's second-place finish signaled one of the closest Cy Young votes in history. Alvarez further won AL Rookie of the Year after posting the highest slugging and on-base plus slugging percentages for rookies in history, while Bregman was runner-up for the AL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP).

This was the Astros' final season with A. J. Hinch as manager and Jeff Luhnow as general manager; both were fired in January 2020 after MLB investigators confirmed that the team had used electronics to steal opponents’ signs back in the 2017 regular season.

Off-season

On March 24, 2019, the Astros signed right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander to a two-year, $66 million contract extension to keep him with Houston through the 2021 season.[4]

Regular season

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Game log

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2019 Game Log: 107–55 (Home: 60–21; Away: 47–34)
March/April: 18–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28@ Rays5–1Verlander (1–0)Snell (0–1)—25,0251–0W1
2March 29@ Rays2–4Morton (1–0)Cole (0–1)Alvarado (1)13,0591–1L1
3March 30@ Rays1–3Glasnow (1–0)McHugh (0–1)Alvarado (2)16,0101–2L2
4March 31@ Rays1–3Chirinos (1–0)Miley (0–1)Castillo (1)18,4731–3L3
5April 1@ Rangers2–1Peacock (1–0)Sampson (0–1)Osuna (1)18,0562–3W1
6April 2@ Rangers4–6Kelley (2–0)Valdez (0–1)Leclerc (2)17,9072–4L1
7April 3@ Rangers0–4Minor (1–1)Cole (0–2)–22,2652–5L2
8April 5A's3–2McHugh (1–1)Montas (1–1)Osuna (2)43,1653–5W1
9April 6A's6–0Miley (1–1)Brooks (1–1)—34,4874–5W2
10April 7A's9–8Osuna (1–0)Treinen (0–1)—34,9025–5W3
11April 8Yankees4–3Pressly (1–0)Ottavino (1–1)Osuna (3)27,6316–5W4
12April 9Yankees6–3Rondón (1–0)Green (0–2)Osuna (4)31,0097–5W5
13April 10Yankees8–6McHugh (2–1)Paxton (1–2)Pressly (1)27,6858–5W6
14April 12@ Mariners10–6Peacock (2–0)Armstrong (0–1)Osuna (5)30,9699–5W7
15April 13@ Mariners3–1Verlander (2–0)Hernández (1–1)Osuna (6)30,53310–5W8
16April 14@ Mariners3–2Cole (1–2)Brennan (0–1)Osuna (7)29,23711–5W9
17April 16@ Athletics9–1McHugh (3–1)Estrada (0–2)—12,27012–5W10
18April 17@ Athletics1–2Montas (3–1)Miley (1–2)Treinen (6)11,32312–6L1
19April 19@ Rangers7–2Verlander (3–0)Smyly (0–2)—35,64913–6W1
20April 20@ Rangers4–9Kelley (3–0)Cole (1–3)—39,63613–7L1
21April 21@ Rangers10–11Miller (1–1)McHugh (3–2)Kelley (1)26,22513–8L2
22April 22Twins5–9Odorizzi (2–2)Peacock (2–1)—34,51813–9L3
23April 23Twins10–4Rondón (2–0)Hildenberger (2–1)—29,40914–9W1
24April 24Twins7–1Verlander (4–0)Stewart (0–1)—26,58215–9W2
25April 25Indians1–2Bauer (3–1)Cole (1–4)Hand (7)24,94815–10L1
26April 26Indians3–6Cimber (2–1)Rondón (2–1)Hand (8)38,08415–11L2
27April 27Indians4–3 (10)Osuna (2–0)Cimber (2–2)—38,66716–11W1
28April 28Indians4–1Valdez (1–1)Carrasco (2–3)Pressly (2)31,02517–11W2
29April 29@ Twins0–1Odorizzi (3–2)Verlander (4–1)Parker (6)12,61517–12L1
30April 30@ Twins11–0Cole (2–4)Pineda (2–2)—12,18118–12W1
May: 20–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 8–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
31May 1@ Twins2–6Pérez (4–0)McHugh (3–3)—14,11518–13L1
32May 2@ Twins2–8Berríos (5–1)Peacock (2–2)—17,72118–14L2
33May 4@ Angels14–2Miley (2–2)Cahill (1–3)—18,17719–14W1
34May 5@ Angels10–4Verlander (5–1)Harvey (1–3)—17,61420–14W2
35May 6Royals6–4Cole (3–4)Junis (3–3)Osuna (8)27,07921–14W3
36May 7Royals2–12Duffy (1–1)McHugh (3–4)—30,37721–15L1
37May 8Royals9–0Peacock (3–2)López (0–4)—22,69822–15W1
38May 9Rangers4–2Miley (3–2)Minor (3–3)Osuna (9)26,65723–15W2
39May 10Rangers3–0Verlander (6–1)Lynn (4–3)Osuna (10)33,02324–15W3
40May 11Rangers11–4Cole (4–4)Smyly (0–3)—35,84925–15W4
41May 12Rangers15–5Martin (1–0)Sampson (0–3)—41,02726–15W5
42May 13@ Tigers8–1Peacock (4–2)Boyd (4–3)—15,08627–15W6
43May 14@ Tigers11–4Miley (4–2)Carpenter (0–2)—14,26128–15W7
44May 15@ Tigers5–1Verlander (7–1)Soto (0–2)—15,94029–15W8
45May 17@ Red Sox3–1Harris (1–0)Porcello (3–4)Osuna (11)35,55830–15W9
46May 18@ Red Sox7–3James (1–0)Velázquez (1–3)—36,88731–15W10
47May 19@ Red Sox3–4Walden (6–0)Valdez (1–2)Workman (1)35,79631–16L1
48May 20White Sox3–0Peacock (5–2)Burr (1–1)Osuna (12)24,36432–16W1
49May 21White Sox5–1Verlander (8–1)Covey (0–3)—31,39233–16W2
50May 22White Sox4–9Nova (3–4)Cole (4–5)—30,23733–17L1
51May 23White Sox0–4Giolito (6–1)Martin (1–1)—26,07333–18L2
52May 24Red Sox4–3Miley (5–2)Sale (1–6)Osuna (13)35,60634–18W1
53May 25Red Sox4–3Osuna (3–0)Barnes (2–1)—40,72235–18W2
54May 26Red Sox1–4Rodríguez (5–3)Verlander (8–2)Walden (1)41,50235–19L1
55May 27Cubs6–5Cole (5–5)Hamels (4–1)Osuna (14)42,13536–19W1
56May 28Cubs9–6James (2–0)Lester (3–4)Osuna (15)31,03037–19W2
57May 29Cubs1–2Hendricks (5–4)Miley (5–3)Cishek (5)33,24337–20L1
58May 31@ A's3–2Rondón (3–1)Trivino (2–2)Osuna (16)14,51938–20W1
June: 15–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
59June 1@ A's5–1Verlander (9–2)Anderson (6–4)—20,42539–20W2
60June 2@ A's6–4 (12)James (3–0)Trivino (2–3)—23,14440–20W3
61June 3@ Mariners4–2Valdez (2–2)Gearrin (0–2)Pressly (3)11,82541–20W4
62June 4@ Mariners11–5Guduan (1–0)Brennan (2–4)—12,20842–20W5
63June 5@ Mariners1–14Leake (5–6)Peacock (5–3)—13,65242–21L1
64June 6@ Mariners8–7 (14)Devenski (1–0)Festa (0–1)—20,25843–21W1
65June 7Orioles4–3 (11)Pérez (1–0)Kline (1–3)—35,41444–21W2
66June 8Orioles1–4Fry (1–3)Harris (1–1)Castro (2)38,42544–22L1
67June 9Orioles4–0Miley (6–3)Bundy (3–7)Osuna (17)35,62145–22W1
68June 11Brewers10–8Peacock (6–3)Peralta (3–3)—35,92846–22W2
69June 12Brewers3–6 (14)Houser (2–1)Pérez (1–1)—40,03246–23L1
70June 14Blue Jays15–2Cole (6–5)Sanchez (3–8)Armenteros (1)34,71947–23W1
71June 15Blue Jays7–2Valdez (3–2)Richard (0–3)—38,01248–23W2
72June 16Blue Jays0–12Thornton (2–5)Peacock (6–4)—42,17448–24L1
73June 17@ Reds2–3Castillo (7–1)Miley (6–4)Lorenzen (3)22,74548–25L2
74June 18@ Reds3–4DeSclafani (4–3)Verlander (9–3)Lorenzen (4)25,34748–26L3
75June 19@ Reds2–3Bowman (1–0)Osuna (3–1)—24,77748–27L4
76June 20@ Yankees6–10Cortes Jr. (2–0)Valdez (3–3)Chapman (20)41,03048–28L5
77June 21@ Yankees1–4Paxton (5–3)Peacock (6–5)Chapman (21)41,16648–29L6
78June 22@ Yankees5–7Holder (5–2)Pressly (1–1)Britton (3)46,30448–30L7
79June 23@ Yankees9–4Verlander (10–3)Happ (7–4)—46,76949–30W1
80June 25Pirates5–1Cole (7–5)Williams (2–2)—37,19350–30W2
81June 26Pirates2–14Agrazal (1–0)Valdez (3–4)—39,31250–31L1
82June 27Pirates0–10Musgrove (6–7)Peacock (6–6)—38,94350–32L2
83June 28Mariners2–1 (10)Harris (2–1)Festa (0–2)—32,82851–32W1
84June 29Mariners6–5 (10)Devenski (2–0)Elías (2–1)—35,08252–32W2
85June 30Mariners6–1Cole (8–5)Gonzales (9–7)—32,48553–32W3
July: 16–8 (Home: 7–2; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
86July 2@ Rockies9–8Harris (3–1)McGee (0–1)Osuna (18)47,86454–32W4
87July 3@ Rockies4–2Miley (7–4)Lambert (2–1)Osuna (19)48,30855–32W5
88July 5Angels4–5Peña (6–2)Verlander (10–4)Robles (12)41,21955–33L1
89July 6Angels4–0Cole (9–5)Heaney (1–3)—39,47056–33W1
90July 7Angels11–10 (10)Pressly (2–1)Cole (0–1)—37,26457–33W2
ASGJuly 9NL @ AL4–3Tanaka (1–0)Kershaw (0–1)Chapman (1)36,74757–33N/A
Representing the Astros: Alex Bregman, George Springer, Michael Brantley, Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole & Ryan Pressly
91July 11@ Rangers0–5Lynn (12–4)Valdez (3–5)—37,96457–34L1
92July 12@ Rangers8–9Kelley (5–2)Osuna (3–2)—32,32257–35L2
93July 13@ Rangers7–6 (11)James (4–0)Martin (1–1)Osuna (20)42,45258–35W1
94July 14@ Rangers12–4Verlander (11–4)Jurado (5–5)—27,91659–35W2
95July 15@ Angels6–9Anderson (3–0)Valdez (3–6)Robles (14)35,43159–36L1
96July 16@ Angels2–7Ramirez (4–1)Rondón (3–2)—42,67859–37L2
97July 17@ Angels11–2Cole (10–5)Peña (7–3)—35,73860–37W1
98July 18@ Angels6–2Miley (8–4)Harvey (3–5)—35,92861–37W2
99July 19Rangers4–3Verlander (12–4)Minor (8–5)Osuna (21)42,28762–37W3
100July 20Rangers6–1Urquidy (1–0)Jurado (5–6)—41,64363–37W4
101July 21Rangers5–3Armenteros (1–0)Lynn (12–6)Osuna (22)37,65564–37W5
102July 22A's11–1Cole (11–5)Bailey (8–7)—41,53465–37W6
103July 23A's3–4 (11)Petit (3–2)McHugh (3–5)—39,20465–38L1
104July 24A's4–2Verlander (13–4)Bassitt (7–4)Osuna (23)41,83866–38W1
105July 26@ Cardinals3–5Miller (4–4)Pressly (2–2)Martínez (10)44,72466–39L1
106July 27@ Cardinals8–2Cole (12–5)Ponce de Leon (1–1)—46,51867–39W1
107July 28@ Cardinals6–2Miley (9–4)Hudson (10–5)—46,71468–39W2
108July 30@ Indians2–0Verlander (14–4)Bieber (10–4)Osuna (24)21,58969–39W3
109July 31@ Indians4–10Plesac (6–3)Urquidy (1–1)—23,96169–40L1
August: 19–9 (Home: 13–2; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Indians7–1Cole (13–5)Salazar (0–1)—21,53670–40W1
111August 2Mariners10–2Miley (10–4)Kikuchi (4–8)—41,44471–40W2
112August 3Mariners9–0Sanchez (4–14)Gonzales (12–9)—37,05972–40W3
113August 4Mariners3–1Verlander (15–4)Milone (1–6)Osuna (25)39,66773–40W4
114August 6Rockies11–6Greinke (11–4)Gonzalez (0–4)—43,24374–40W5
115August 7Rockies14–3Cole (14–5)Lambert (2–3)—35,56675–40W6
116August 9@ Orioles3–2Miley (11–4)Bundy (5–12)Osuna (26)19,40776–40W7
117August 10@ Orioles23–2Sanchez (5–14)Brooks (2–6)—21,90377–40W8
118August 11@ Orioles7–8Bleier (3–0)Osuna (3–3)—17,97977–41L1
—August 12@ White SoxPostponed (Inclement Weather, makeup date on August 13)
119August 13@ White Sox6–2Greinke (12–4)Cease (2–5)—N/A78–41W1
120August 13@ White Sox1–4Nova (8–9)Devenski (2–1)—19,55978–42L1
121August 14@ White Sox9–13Colomé (4–2)Pressly (2–3)—18,89978–43L2
122August 15@ A's6–7Diekman (1–6)Devenski (2–2)Hendriks (14)15,32378–44L3
123August 16@ A's2–3 (13)Trivino (4–5)Sneed (0–1)—22,76878–45L4
124August 17@ A's4–8Bassitt (9–5)Armenteros (1–1)—21,42878–46L5
125August 18@ A's4–1Greinke (13–4)Anderson (10–9)Osuna (27)22,37279–46W1
126August 19Tigers5–4Miley (12–4)Jackson (3–6)Osuna (28)40,49980–46W2
127August 20Tigers6–3Peacock (7–6)Turnbull (3–12)Osuna (29)30,14381–46W3
128August 21Tigers1–2Farmer (5–4)Verlander (15–5)Jiménez (4)29,56781–47L1
129August 22Tigers6–3Cole (15–5)Zimmermann (1–9)Osuna (30)27,22082–47W1
130August 23Angels5–4Greinke (14–4)Suárez (2–5)Osuna (31)35,20183–47W2
131August 24Angels5–2Miley (13–4)Peters (3–2)Harris (1)37,86284–47W3
132August 25Angels11–2Valdez (4–6)Barría (4–7)—38,98985–47W4
133August 27Rays15–1Verlander (16–5)Morton (13–6)—28,45486–47W5
134August 28Rays8–6Harris (4–1)Castillo (2–8)—25,53987–47W6
135August 29Rays8–9De León (1–0)Devenski (2–3)Pagán (15)33,05187–48L1
136August 30@ Blue Jays7–4McHugh (4–5)Thornton (4–9)—25,28988–48W1
137August 31@ Blue Jays4–6Buchholz (1–3)Valdez (4–7)Giles (18)26,41488–49L1
September: 19–6 (Home: 9–4; Away: 10–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1@ Blue Jays2–0Verlander (17–5)Giles (2–3)—24,10489–49W1
139September 2@ Brewers3–2 (10)Osuna (4–3)Guerra (8–5)James (1)39,04690–49W2
140September 3@ Brewers2–4Lyles (10–8)Greinke (14–5)Hader (28)29,33590–50L1
141September 5Mariners11–9 (13)James (5–0)Wisler (3–4)—27,82291–50W1
142September 6Mariners7–4Smith (1–0)Milone (3–9)Osuna (32)33,14992–50W2
143September 7Mariners2–1Verlander (18–5)Adams (1–2)Harris (2)41,95893–50W3
144September 8Mariners21–1Cole (16–5)Hernández (1–6)—35,56994–50W4
145September 9A's15–0Greinke (15–5)Fiers (14–4)—38,28995–50W5
146September 10A's7–21Roark (10–8)Miley (13–5)Mengden (1)32,10095–51L1
147September 11A's3–5Anderson (12–9)James (5–1)Hendriks (20)32,93895–52L2
148September 12A's2–3Bailey (13–8)Verlander (18–6)Hendriks (21)34,02495–53L3
149September 13@ Royals4–1Cole (17–5)Fillmyer (0–2)Osuna (33)20,59396–53W1
150September 14@ Royals6–1Greinke (16–5)Montgomery (3–9)—20,71697–53W2
151September 15@ Royals12–3Miley (14–5)Junis (9–14)—17,20598–53W3
152September 17Rangers4–1Verlander (19–6)Lynn (14–11)Osuna (34)39,65099–53W4
153September 18Rangers3–2Cole (18–5)Allard (4–1)Osuna (35)38,417100–53W5
154September 20Angels6–4Greinke (17–5)Barría (4–10)Osuna (36)40,106101–53W6
155September 21Angels4–8Bard (3–2)Miley (14–6)—43,264101–54L1
156September 22Angels13–5Verlander (20–6)Rodríguez (0–1)—43,169102–54W1
157September 24@ Mariners3–0Cole (19–5)Milone (4–10)Osuna (37)11,259103–54W2
158September 25@ Mariners3–0Greinke (18–5)Kikuchi (6–11)Harris (3)10,916104–54W3
159September 26@ Angels3–4 (12)Cahill (4–9)Biagini (3–2)—39,658104–55L1
160September 27@ Angels4–0Urquidy (2–1)Sandoval (0–4)—41,763105–55W1
161September 28@ Angels6–3Verlander (21–6)Bard (3–3)Osuna (38)35,814106–55W2
162September 29@ Angels8–5Cole (20–5)Peters (4–4)Harris (4)34,693107–55W3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Game postponed    
Bold = Astros team member
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Season standings

American League West

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 10755 .660 — 60‍–‍21 47‍–‍34
Oakland Athletics 9765 .599 10 52‍–‍29 45‍–‍36
Texas Rangers 7884 .481 29 45‍–‍36 33‍–‍48
Los Angeles Angels 7290 .444 35 38‍–‍43 34‍–‍47
Seattle Mariners 6894 .420 39 35‍–‍46 33‍–‍48
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Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Houston Astros 10755 .660
New York Yankees 10359 .636
Minnesota Twins 10161 .623
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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland Athletics 9765 .599 +1
Tampa Bay Rays 9666 .593 —
Cleveland Indians 9369 .574 3
Boston Red Sox 8478 .519 12
Texas Rangers 7884 .481 18
Chicago White Sox 7289 .447 23½
Los Angeles Angels 7290 .444 24
Seattle Mariners 6894 .420 28
Toronto Blue Jays 6795 .414 29
Kansas City Royals 59103 .364 37
Baltimore Orioles 54108 .333 42
Detroit Tigers 47114 .292 48½
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Record against opponents

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The Astros playing at Texas on July 13
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2019 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2019
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore —7–123–33–43–42–43–34–30–62–171–63–47–121–68–117–13
Boston 12–7—5–23–35–22–45–14–33–35–144–34–37–124–311–810–10
Chicago 3–32–5—11–812–64–39–102–56–134–31–52–42–44–34–36–14
Cleveland 4–33–38–11—18–13–412–76–010–94–31–55–11–64–36–18–12
Detroit 4–32–56–121–18—1–610–93–35–143–31–61–62–40–63–45–15
Houston 4–24–23–44–36–1—5–114–53–44–311–818–13–413–64–211–9
Kansas City 3–31–510–97–129–101–5—2–45–142–52–52–53–42–51–69–11
Los Angeles 3–43–45–20–63–35–144–2—1–52–56–1310–93–49–106–112–8
Minnesota 6–03–313–69–1014–54–314–55–1—2–43–45–25–26–14–38–12
New York 17–214–53–43–43–33–45–25–24–2—2–46–112–73–311–812–8
Oakland 6–13–45–15–16–18–115–213–64–34–2—10–94–313–60–611–9
Seattle 4–33–44–21–56–11–185–29–102–51–69–10—2–48–114–29–11
Tampa Bay 12–712–74–26–14–24–34–34–32–57–123–44–2—3–313–614–6
Texas 6–13–43–43–46–06–135–210–91–63–36–1311–83–3—3–39–11
Toronto 11–88–113–41–64–32–46–11–63–48–116–02–46–133–3—3–17
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March and April

In the March 28 contest versus the Tampa Bay Rays, Justin Verlander made his 11th career Opening Day start, and second consecutive for the Astros, earning a 5–1 victory versus reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.[5]

On April 3 versus the Texas Rangers, Carlos Correa collected the 500th hit of his career.[6]

In April 9 game against the New York Yankees, Jose Altuve connected for his 100th career home run off Jonathan Loáisiga in a 6–3 win. Altuve became the 16th player in Astros history to reach 100 home runs.[7] On April 12, Altuve connected for his second career grand slam, and first since 2014, in a 10–6 win over the Seattle Mariners. He hit another home run the next night off Félix Hernández, homering for the fifth consecutive game and sixth home run in that span. Altuve was the first Astro to hit a home run in five consecutive games since Morgan Ensberg's franchise-record six consecutive games in 2006. Verlander, the starting pitcher, struck out eight of the first 10 batters that he faced and 11 of 20 overall. He allowed one run in six innings.[8]

June

On June 9, Yordan Alvarez made his major league debut versus the Baltimore Orioles.[9] He went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in his debut.[10] The following game, Alvarez again homered, this time versus Matt Albers of the Milwaukee Brewers. He became the first Astro to homer in both of his first two games.[11]

Alvarez became the fourth player in MLB history to hit four home runs in his first five career games when he homered off Clayton Richard of the Toronto Blue Jays, joining Trevor Story, Yasiel Puig and Mike Jacobs.[12] On June 23, Alvarez hit a 2-run home run for his seventh home run of the season in only 12 games, establishing an Astros franchise record. He also became the first player in MLB history to drive in 16 runs in his first 12 games.[13]

July

Yuli Gurriel became the first Astro to score a run and RBI in seven consecutive games, and the fifth to homer in five consecutive games on July 7, including a game-tying grand slam in an 11–10 win versus the Los Angeles Angels. He won the AL Player of the Week Award for the week ending July 8, his second weekly honor. He homered six times in all five of the Astros games, collecting nine hits with an OPS of 1.812.[14]

During a contest versus the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28, Jose Altuve homered for his 1,500th career hit, one of three hits in a 6–2 win that afternoon, in his 1,190th career game. The only players in the divisional play era to reach the milestone faster were Ichiro Suzuki, Wade Boggs, Kirby Puckett, Nomar Garciaparra, Tony Gwynn and Derek Jeter.[15]

For the month of July, Gurriel batted .398, .427 OBP, .837 SLG, 18 runs scored, seven doubles, 12 home runs, 31 RBIs over 24 games.[16]

Prior to the trade deadline on July 31, the Astros made three separate trades. From the Arizona Diamondbacks, they acquired right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke for right-handers J. B. Bukauskas and Corbin Martin, outfielder Seth Beer and infielder Joshua Rojas. From the Toronto Blue Jays, the Astros received right-handers Joe Biagini and Aaron Sanchez and minor league OF Cal Stevenson for OF Derek Fisher. Additionally, the Astros sent catcher Max Stassi to the Los Angeles Angels for minor league outfielders Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta.[17]

MLB named three Astros as winners of three of four AL monthly awards for July, including Gurriel as Player of the Month, Gerrit Cole as Pitcher of the Month, and Alvarez as Rookie of the Month.[18]

August

On August 3, Sanchez and Biagini, both making their Astros debuts, tossed part of a combined no-hitter of the Seattle Mariners, along with Will Harris and Chris Devenski, to lead a 9–0 win. It was the twelfth no-hitter in club history overall, the second combined, and first no-hitter for each pitcher. Sanchez started and worked the first six innings with six strikeouts and two walks allowed, and Harris, Biagini, and Devenski each followed with one inning apiece. The Astros lineup got 15 hits, with Jose Altuve connecting for his 18th home run, and Michael Brantley went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles.[19]

On August 4, Verlander struck out 10 batters over 6 innings in a 3–1 win over the Mariners. With this 10-K performance, Verlander surpassed 200 strikeouts in a season for the ninth time in his career. He joined Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Tom Seaver, Pedro Martinez, and Bob Gibson as the only pitchers with nine or more seasons of 200+ strikeouts. All but Clemens and Verlander (ineligible at the time due to still being active) were in the Hall of Fame.[20]

In a 14–3 romp over the Colorado Rockies on August 7, Gurriel homered and tied J. R. Towles with eight RBIs for the club record in one game.[21]

The Astros set a franchise record with 23 runs scored on August 10 at Camden Yards versus the Baltimore Orioles, In the 23–2 win, they also set the franchise record for extra base hits with 13, including six home runs.[22] Three of the home runs came via rookie Yordan Alvarez, including a grand slam. With a career-high seven runs driven in, his total stood at 51 to establish the major league record for the first 45 games.[23]

On August 15, Carlos Correa hit his 100th career home runs in 7–6 loss to the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. He joined Cal Ripken Jr. and Alex Rodriguez as the only major league shortstops to hit 100 career home runs before their 25th birthday. He was also the youngest Astro to hit the milestone home run.[24]

Sanchez was removed from his fourth start for the Astros on August 20 after 2+2⁄3 innings due to pectoral muscle tightness, and later underwent surgery, prematurely ending his season.[25]

September

In the September 1 contest versus the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, the second of the season for the Astros, and 13th in team history. He allowed one baserunner, a walk to Cavan Biggio in the first inning, and struck out 14 batters. The Astros' only runs came on a two-run home run by Abraham Toro in the top of the ninth inning. This was also Verlander's second career no-hitter against the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, making him just the third pitcher of the modern era to no-hit the same team twice, and the first to pitch both no-hitters against the same team on the road.[a] He is the sixth pitcher to throw three or more no-hitters in his career.[26][27] On September 7, Verlander continued his domanance, reaching 32 consecutive batters retired, a streak that established an Astros franchise record and was tied by teammate Ryan Pressly in 2022.[28]

On September 8, Gerrit Cole struck out 15 batters over eight innings in a 21–1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. He became just the second pitcher to strike out 14 or more hitters in three consecutive games, joining Pedro Martínez in 1999. It was the sixth outing of the season of at least 10 strikeouts and no walks for Cole, tying the major league record. The 15 strikeouts tied Verlander's Minute Maid Park record, set earlier in the season on June 12 versus the Brewers. It was Cole's 12 consecutive decision won, dating back to May 27, with the Astros going 16–2 in those 18 starts.[29]

The Astros established a major league record on September 9 by hitting six home runs within the first two innings of a 15–0 rout of the A's. Robinson Chirinos and Yordan Alvarez each homered twice, and Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, and Michael Brantley all added home runs to give the Astros a club record-tying seven in the game.[b] Alvarez (24) passed Correa for the club rookie record for home runs, while increasing his RBI total to 72, which tied for second-highest total through the first 71 games of a career in major league history.[c] Former Astro Mike Fiers (14–4), starting for Oakland, allowed career-highs of both nine runs and five home runs on nine hits in one-plus innings. Combined with the 21-run output the day before versus Seattle, the Astros established a club record with 36 runs scored over two games, including 32 runs over a nine-inning span. The 32 runs were second in major league history within a nine-inning span only to the 2007 Texas Rangers, which included a record 30–3 win over Baltimore, per the Elias Sports Bureau.[30] The following day, the Athletics won, 21–7, on a franchise record-tying 25 hits, which they had last achieved in 1969. Astros starter Wade Miley (13–5) had got just one out when pulled in the first after the A's led 6–0, following his last start in Seattle where he had allowed five runs without recording any outs. Still, it was his first loss since June 17. The Astros became the first MLB team since 1893 to play three consecutive contests decided by 14 or more runs each.[31]

On September 18 versus Texas, Cole struck out his 300th batter of the season, Shin-Soo Choo, in a 3–2 win. Cole became the 18th major leaguer and third Astros pitcher to reach the milestone, following J. R. Richard (303 in 1978 and 313 in 1979) and Mike Scott (306 in 1986). Cole also became the second-fastest pitcher to register 300 strikeouts in terms of innings pitched; his 198+1⁄3 innings trailed only Randy Johnson's 197+2⁄3 IP in 2001. The win, the Astros' 100th of the season, clinched at least a share of a Wild Card berth, and made them the sixth team in history to win at least 100 games in three consecutive seasons.[32] The Astros clinched the AL West division title at Minute Maid Park on September 22, their 102nd win of the year, third straight division title, and first three-peat since the 1997–99 seasons. Justin Verlander and George Springer led a 13–5 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels. Verlander won his 20th game of the season, Springer connected for three home runs, Yordan Alvarez collected four hits, and Aledmys Díaz added a three-run home run.[33]

Will Harris tossed an immaculate inning in the eighth inning versus the Angels on September 27.[34]

On September 28, Verlander struck out the Angels' Kole Calhoun to register both his 3000th career strikeout and 300th on the season. Verlander and Cole became the second teammate duo since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling with the 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks to reach 300 strikeouts.[35]

The Astros also clinched home field advantage throughout the MLB postseason on September 28.

Alvarez' .655 slugging percentage (SLG)[36] and 1.067 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) were both the highest in history for a qualified rookie, exceeding Shoeless Joe Jackson's 1.058 OPS during his 1911 rookie campaign (minimum 350 plate appearances).[37]

  • In the clubhouse after their ALCS victory,[38] Houston assistant general manager Brandon Taubman taunted female reporters. The team initially denied a Sports Illustrated report about his behavior, and accused the publication of making up the story. The Astros later fired Taubman, retracted their statement and issued an apology.[39]

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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

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2019 regular season batting statistics
Batter G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Michael Brantley148575881794022290351.311.503
Yuli Gurriel1445648516840231104537.298.541
Alex Bregman156554122164372411125119.296.592
Josh Reddick141501571381931456536.275.409
Jose Altuve124500891492733174641.298.550
George Springer122479961402033996667.292.591
Robinson Chirinos11436657872211758151.238.443
Yordan Alvarez8731358982602778052.313.655
Jake Marisnick120292466816310341017.233.411
Carlos Correa7528042781612159135.279.568
Tyler White712181649140321032.225.330
Aledmys Díaz692103657121940226.271.467
Tony Kemp66163233762717416.227.417
Myles Straw5610827294207819.269.343
Max Stassi3190415101307.167.211
Martín Maldonado2784201740610013.202.464
Abraham Toro25781317322919.218.385
Kyle Tucker226715186041154.269.537
Jack Mayfield2664810502501.156.328
Derek Fisher1753912211547.226.358
Garrett Stubbs193587300214.200.286
Pitcher Totals 1621911000001.053.053
Team Totals 162561392015383232828889167645.274.495
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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

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2019 regular season pitching statistics
Pitcher W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Justin Verlander2162.5834340223137666442300
Gerrit Cole2052.5033330212+1⁄3142665948326
Wade Miley1463.9833330167+1⁄3164837461140
Brad Peacock764.122315091+2⁄37843423196
Collin McHugh454.70358074+2⁄36241393082
Framber Valdez475.86268070+2⁄37451464468
Chris Devenski234.836110696939372172
Roberto Osuna432.6366038654520191273
Zack Greinke813.021010062+2⁄3582521952
Josh James514.70491161+1⁄346343235100
Héctor Rondón323.71621060+2⁄35625252048
Will Harris411.506804604214101462
Ryan Pressly232.32550354+1⁄33715141272
José Urquidy213.9597041381818740
Joe Smith101.802800251965522
Cy Sneed015.4880021+1⁄3261313523
Corbin Martin115.5955019+1⁄32314121219
Aaron Sanchez204.8244018+2⁄3141010916
Rogelio Armenteros114.00521181798518
Joe Biagini017.36130014+2⁄3211312910
Cionel Pérez1110.00500911101027
Bryan Abreu001.047008+2⁄3411313
Reymin Guduan1011.817005+1⁄387746
Brady Rodgers0016.20300579934
Tyler White0021.604003+1⁄378852
Max Stassi000.001001⁄300000
Team Totals 107553.66162162471462+1⁄312056405954481671
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2019 Postseason Game Log: (10–8)
ALDS vs Rays: (3–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1October 4Rays6–2Verlander (1–0)Glasnow (0–1)—43,3601–0W1
2October 5Rays3–1Cole (1–0)Snell (0–1)Harris (1)43,3782–0W2
3October 7@ Rays3–10Morton (1–0)Greinke (0–1)—32,2512–1L1
4October 8@ Rays1–4Yarbrough (1–0)Verlander (1–1)Snell (1)32,1782–2L2
5October 10Rays6–1Cole (2–0)Glasnow (0–2)—43,4183–2W1
ALCS vs Yankees: (4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1October 12Yankees0–7Tanaka (1–0)Greinke (0–1)—43,3110–1L1
2October 13Yankees3–2 (11)James (1–0)Happ (0–1)—43,3591–1W1
3October 15@ Yankees4–1Cole (1–0)Severino (0–1)Osuna (1)48,9982–1W2
—October 16@ YankeesPostponed (Inclement Weather, makeup date on October 17)
4October 17@ Yankees8–3Pressly (1–0)Tanaka (1–1)—49,0673–1W3
5October 18@ Yankees1–4Paxton (1–0)Verlander (0–1)Chapman (1)48,4833–2L1
6October 19Yankees6–4Osuna (1–0)Chapman (0–1)—43,3574–2W1
WS vs Nationals: (3–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1October 22Nationals4–5Scherzer (1–0)Cole (0–1)Doolittle (1)43,3390–1L1
2October 23Nationals3–12Strasburg (1–0)Verlander (0–1)—43,3570–2L2
3October 25@ Nationals4–1James (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)Osuna (1)43,8671–2W1
4October 26@ Nationals8–1Urquidy (1–0)Corbin (0–1)—43,8892–2W2
5October 27@ Nationals7–1Cole (1–1)Ross (0–1)—43,9103–2W3
6October 29Nationals2–7Strasburg (2–0)Verlander (0–2)—43,3843–3L1
7October 30Nationals2–6Corbin (1–1)Harris (0–1)—43,3263–4L2
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Grand slams

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No.DateAstros batterH/APitcherOpposing team
1April 12Jose AltuveAwayShawn ArmstrongSeattle Mariners
2Yuli GurrielR. J. Alaniz
3April 16Alex BregmanLiam HendriksOakland Athletics
4May 5Alex BregmanCam BedrosianLos Angeles Angels
5May 11Aledmys DíazHomeKyle DowdyTexas Rangers
6June 14Robinson ChirinosThomas PannoneToronto Blue Jays
7June 23Tyler WhiteAwayJ. A. HappNew York Yankees
8July 7Yuli GurrielHomeCam BedrosianLos Angeles Angels
9July 14Jose AltuveAwayKyle BirdTexas Rangers
10July 27Carlos CorreaMichael WachaSt. Louis Cardinals
11August 10Yordan AlvarezTayler ScottBaltimore Orioles
12October 26Alex BregmanFernando RodneyWashington Nationals
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Awards

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Houston Astros award winners
Name of award Recipient Ref
All-MLB Team First Team Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole [40]
Justin Verlander
Second Team Second baseman Jose Altuve
Third baseman Alex Bregman
Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez
Starting pitcher Zack Greinke
American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (ALCS MVP) Jose Altuve [41]
American League (AL) Cy Young Award Justin Verlander [42]
American League (AL) Pitcher of the Month June Gerrit Cole [43]
July
September
American League (AL) Player of the Month July Yuli Gurriel [44]
August Alex Bregman
American League (AL) Rookie of the Month June Yordan Alvarez [45]
July
August
American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez [36]
Darryl Kile Award Will Harris [37]
Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball Bob Ford [37]
Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Alex Bregman [37]
Houston Astros Pitcher of the Year Justin Verlander [37]
Houston Astros Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez [37]
Players Choice Awards AL Outstanding Pitcher Justin Verlander [46]
AL Outstanding Rookie Yordan Alvarez
Silver Slugger Award Third baseman Alex Bregman [47]
Outfielder George Springer
Sporting News AL All-Stars Third baseman Alex Bregman [48]
Outfielder George Springer
AL Starting Pitcher of the Year Gerrit Cole
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Statistical leaders

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2019 AL leaders
Category Player Figure Rank
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)—
all Bref[d]		 Alex Bregman 8.9 1st
Justin Verlander 7.3 7th
Gerrit Cole 6.5 9th
George Springer 6.4 10th
WAR—defense Robinson Chirinos 1.8 3rd
Alex Bregman 1.7 9th
Ref.:[49]
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AAA Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Omar López
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
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