2015 Houston Astros season

Summary

The 2015 Houston Astros season was the 54th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 51st as the Astros, third in both the American League and American League West, and 16th season at Minute Maid Park.

2015 Houston Astros
American League Wild Card Winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkMinute Maid Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJeff Luhnow
ManagersA. J. Hinch
TelevisionRoot Sports Southwest
KUBE-TV
(Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)
RadioSportstalk 790
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The Astros made the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and the first since moving to the American League. They defeated the New York Yankees in the ALWC Game before taking the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals to five games in the ALDS, nearly pulling off a major upset.

Offseason

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  • 11/5/14 – Astros trade C Carlos Perez and RHP Nick Tropeano to the L.A. Angels for C Hank Conger.[1]
  • 12/12/14 – Astros sign free agent RHPs Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek.[2]
  • 12/15/14 – Astros sign free agent SS Jed Lowrie.[3]
  • 1/14/15 – Astros trade RHP Mike Foltynewicz, 3B Rio Ruiz and RHP Andrew Thurman to the Atlanta Braves for C/OF Evan Gattis and RHP James Hoyt.[4]
  • 1/19/15 – Astros trade CF Dexter Fowler to the Chicago Cubs for 3B Luis Valbuena and RHP Dan Straily.[5]
  • 1/20/15 – Astros sign free agent OF Colby Rasmus.[6]

Spring training

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After a five-year gap in contact with the Astros organization,[7] former first baseman Jeff Bagwell accepted a formal invitation from manager A. J. Hinch to be a guest instructor in spring training.[8]

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
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
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

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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

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Regular season

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2015 Game Log[9]
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

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2015 Postseason Game Log (3–3)[10]
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

Postseason rosters

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Roster

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2015 Houston Astros
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Statistics

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Through 2015 season

Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

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

Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K
Jake Buchanan 0 0 2.00 5 0 0 9.0 5 2 2 1 4 5
Kevin Chapman 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 1 3 8
Sam Deduno 0 1 6.86 9 2 1 21.0 24 16 16 3 9 17
Scott Feldman 5 5 3.90 18 18 0 108.1 115 49 47 13 27 61
Michael Feliz 0 0 7.88 5 0 0 8.0 9 7 7 2 4 7
Josh Fields 4 1 3.55 54 0 0 50.2 39 20 20 2 19 67
Mike Fiers 2 1 3.32 10 9 0 62.1 45 26 23 10 21 59
Luke Gregerson 7 3 3.10 64 0 31 61.0 48 24 21 5 10 59
Will Harris 5 5 1.90 68 0 2 71.0 42 18 15 8 22 68
Roberto Hernández 3 5 4.36 20 11 0 84.2 90 48 41 9 26 42
Scott Kazmir 2 6 4.17 13 13 0 73.1 78 42 34 13 24 54
Dallas Keuchel 20 8 2.48 33 33 0 232.0 185 68 64 17 51 216
Lance McCullers Jr. 6 7 3.22 22 22 0 125.2 106 49 45 10 43 129
Collin McHugh 19 7 3.89 32 32 0 203.2 207 89 88 19 53 171
Pat Neshek 3 6 3.62 66 0 1 54.2 49 25 22 8 12 51
Brett Oberholtzer 2 2 4.46 8 8 0 38.1 44 21 19 4 17 27
Brad Peacock 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 5 3 3 0 2 3
Óliver Pérez 0 3 6.75 22 0 0 12.0 14 12 9 2 4 14
Chad Qualls 3 5 4.38 60 0 4 49.1 46 24 24 6 9 46
Tony Sipp 3 4 1.99 60 0 0 54.1 41 13 12 5 15 62
Dan Straily 0 1 5.40 4 3 0 16.2 16 11 10 2 8 14
Joe Thatcher 1 3 3.18 43 0 0 22.2 23 8 8 1 12 26
Vincent Velasquez 1 1 4.37 19 7 0 55.2 50 28 27 5 21 58
Asher Wojciechowski 0 1 7.16 5 3 0 16.1 23 13 13 2 7 16
Team Totals 86 76 3.57 162 162 39 1441.0 1308 618 572 148 423 1280

Farm system

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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[11]

References

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  1. ^ MLB.com
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  7. ^ de Jesús Ortíz, José (December 30, 2014). "Jeff Bagwell open to return to Astros organization". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  8. ^ de Jesús Ortíz, José (January 27, 2015). "Jeff Bagwell to serve as guest instructor this spring". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "2015 Houston Astros Sortable Schedule". Houston Astros. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "2015 Houston Astros Sortable Schedule". Houston Astros. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2015). Baseball America 2016 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-60-2.
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  • 2015 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference