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Houston Astros AL West
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Season Overview
Houston Astros Chicago Cubs
10-19 (27) Season Record (MLB Rk) 18-12 (8)
5 Division Rank 2
14 League Rank 5
5-9 Home Record 10-3
5-10 Away Record 8-9
4-3 Division Record 0-0
7-11 League Record 11-7
132 Runs For 149
153 Runs Against 135
Won 3 Streak Lost 1
Team Stats
.265 AVG .238
.330 OBP .318
.419 SLG .388
5.01 ERA 4.03
Team Info
Height Average 6-1
Weight Average 202.9
Age Average 28.7
Oldest Justin Verlander (41)
Youngest Kenedy Corona (24)
Rookies 14
30 years old + 14
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 20
Free agency 12
Waivers 3
Trades 11
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 7429 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 3323 games / 1179 starts
Team Totals 10889 games / 1179 starts
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 199.6
Age Average 27.7
Oldest Yan Gomes (36)
Youngest Kevin Alcantara (21)
Rookies 15
30 years old + 12
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 9
Free agency 19
Waivers 1
Trades 13
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 5692 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 2499 games / 810 starts
Team Totals 8616 games / 810 starts
Injuries
Garcia, Luis Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Graveman, Kendall Shoulder surgery - right 60-day injured list
Javier, Cristian Neck injury 15-day injured list
Kessinger, Grae Shoulder discomfort - right 10-day injured list
McCormick, Chas Hamstring injury day-to-day
McCullers Jr., Lance Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Murfee, Penn Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Ortega, Oliver Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Sousa, Bennett Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 60-day injured list
Urquidy, Jose Forearm strain - right 15-day injured list
Injuries
Bellinger, Cody Rib fracture - right 10-day injured list
Hendricks, Kyle Lower back injury 15-day injured list
Kilian, Caleb Shoulder labrum strain - right 60-day injured list
Merryweather, Julian Shoulder strain - right 60-day injured list
Peters, Mathew Suspended by MLB suspended
Smyly, Drew Hip impingement - right 15-day injured list
Steele, Justin Hamstring strain - left 15-day injured list
Suzuki, Seiya Oblique strain - right 10-day injured list
Wicks, Jordan Forearm strain - left 15-day injured list
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Jose Altuve - .345
Runs Batted In Kyle Tucker - 20
Home Runs Jose Altuve - 7
Wins Ronel Blanco - 3
Strikeouts Ronel Blanco - 30
ERA Ronel Blanco - 1.65
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Michael Busch - .266
Runs Batted In Cody Bellinger - 17
Home Runs Michael Busch - 6
Wins Shota Imanaga - 4
Strikeouts Jordan Wicks - 28
ERA Javier Assad - 1.97
Who's Hot?
Jose Altuve (2B) .352, 4HR in last 71AB
Ronel Blanco (P) 3-0, 1.65 in last 32.2IP
Jeremy Pena (SS) .364, 1HR in last 11AB
Kyle Tucker (RF) .375, 3HR in last 40AB
Framber Valdez (P) 1-0, 1.42 in last 12.2IP
Justin Verlander (P) 1-0, 1.74 in last 10.1IP
Who's Not?
Jose Abreu (1B) .222 in last 9AB
Yordan Alvarez (DH) .2 in last 65AB
Spencer Arrighetti (P) 0-3, 10.97 in last 10.2IP
Hunter Brown (P) 0-4, 9.78 in last 23.0IP
Yainer Diaz (C) .222 in last 9AB
Jake Meyers (OF) .167 in last 12AB
Who's Hot?
Javier Assad (P) 2-0, 1.97 in last 32.0IP
Shota Imanaga (P) 4-0, 0.98 in last 27.2IP
Jameson Taillon (P) 2-0, 1.5 in last 18.0IP
Mike Tauchman (DH) .386, 3HR in last 44AB
Hayden Wesneski (P) 2-0, 0.87 in last 10.1IP
Who's Not?
Miguel Amaya (C) in last 9AB
Ben Brown (P) 0-1, 5.79 in last 4.2IP
Michael Busch (1B) .133 in last 30AB
Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF) .125 in last 8AB
Ian Happ (OF) .148 in last 27AB
Nico Hoerner (IF) .095 in last 21AB
Nick Madrigal (IF) .118 in last 17AB
Matt Mervis (1B) .105 in last 19AB
Christopher Morel (DH) .141 in last 64AB
Dansby Swanson (SS) .214 in last 70AB
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