Houston Astros (76-49) vs. washington nationals (75-48) RHP Mike Fiers (7-8, 4.32) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (4-2, 2.92) wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 • minute maid park • Houston, TX • 7:10 p.m. ct • at&t sportsnet sw • kbme 790 am • la nueva 94.1 fm • espn radio GAME #126 ...................home #65 t0night’s game: The Astros will continue this three- MVP caliber: 2B Jose Altuve leads the AL in WAR ABOUT THE RECORD game Interleague series against Washington tonight (6.8), batting average (.358), OBP (.418), hits (171), Overall Record: .............................76-49 with RHP Mike Fiers (7-8) on the mound opposite total bases (269) and steals (29)...per Baseball-Refer- Home Record: ..............................36-28 RHP Edwin Jackson (4-2) and the Nationals...Fiers, ence, Altuve leads all Major League players in WAR, --with Roof Open: .............................8-6 who began the year as the Astros fifth starter, is the immediately ahead of Max Scherzer (6.7), Andrelton --with Roof Closed: .......................28-22 only member of the rotation to make every turn this Simmons (6.3) and Gio Gonzalez (6.3). --with Roof Open/Closed: .................0-0 season, which gives Fiers the club lead in starts (24) Road Record: ...............................40-21 need for speed: Current Streak: ............................ Lost 2 and innings pitched (133.1). 2B Jose Altuve, who has 28 Current Homestand: .........................3-3 steals this season, should reach the 30-steal plateau Last Road Trip: .................................2-6 managing no-no’s: Tonight’s pitching matchup this season, which would give him six straight 30-steal Last 5 Games: ..................................2-3 features two starters with Major League No-Hitters campaigns...in Astros history, the only players to reach Last 10 Games: ................................5-5 under their belts in RHP Mike Fiers, who tossed his 30 steals in five different seasons are Altuve, Cesar Series Record (prior to current series): ..25-11-3 with the Astros in 2015, and RHP Edwin Jackson, Cedeño (8), Craig Biggio (5) and Jose Cruz (5). Sweeps: ............................................8-2 who recorded his no-hitter with the Diamondbacks When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ....64-17 in 2010...both Fiers and Jackson had the same man- fireworks: Since July 4, IF Alex Bregman is hitting When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ..12-32 ager on those nights in AJ Hinch, who managed the .333 (50x150) with 16 doubles, seven HR, 22 RBI and Shutouts: ..........................................7-5 D-backs from 2009-10 and has been with the Astros a 1.047 OPS (.414 OBP/.633 SLG) in 41 games...since In One-Run Games: .....................14-10 In Two-Run Games: .....................10-15 since the 2015 season. then, Bregman ranks tied for first in the AL in runs (34), vs. Left-Handed Starters: ..............17-19 extra-base hits (27) and in triples (4), ranks tied for vs. Right-Handed Starters: ...........59-30 fire starters: Astros starting pitchers have held second in doubles and third in OPS (1.047). During the Day: .............................23-12 their opponents to two-or-fewer earned runs in seven At Night: ........................................53-37 of their last nine games dating back to Aug. 13... select company: IF Alex Bregman, who is 23 When Scoring First: ......................55-18 since that date, the group has compiled a 2.55 ERA years old, has 30 doubles and 15 HR on the season, Opponent Scores First: ................21-31 (15ER/53IP), which leads the AL and ranks second in joining Carlos Correa (2016), Cesar Cedeño (1972- Outhit Opponent: ..........................65-13 the Majors to the Nationals (2.10 ERA, 13ER/55.2IP). 73) and Jimmy Wynn (1965) as the only Astros to Outhit by Opponent: .......................7-34 reach both marks prior to their age-24 season. Equal Hits: ........................................4-2 INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Houston has gone 11-4 in When Hitting Home Run: ..............65-35 double-digit winners: No Home Runs: ............................ 11-14 Interleague play in 2017 and became the first team in The Astros have three Walkoff Home Runs: .........................1-0 MLB history to win their first nine Interleague games of pitchers with 10 wins this season: RHP Brad Peacock Come-from-Behind Wins: .................. 30 a season...additionally, Houston’s 38-17 (.691) Inter- (10-1), LHP Dallas Keuchel (11-2) and RHP Charlie Largest Comeback: ............................. 6 league record since 2015 ranks second in the Majors. Morton (10-6)...the only other American League team Losses After Leading: ........................ 26 with three pitchers with double-digit victories is the Last At-Bat Wins: ................................. 8 vs. the nats: The Astros have had great success Indians with RHP Corey Kluber (12-3), RHP Carlos Largest Blown Lead: ............................ 6 against the Nationals/Expos franchise since the two Carrasco (12-6) and RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8). Extra-Inning Games: .........................4-3 teams starting playing each other in 1969, posting a Different Batting Orders: .................. 110 243-206 all-time record in the series...lately though, the league leader: LHP Dallas Keuchel ranks first in After Six Innings: Lead: 62-10 ....Tied: 3-3 ...... Trail: 11-36 Astros have had their troubles opposite the Nationals, the AL in winning percentage and in ERA (min. 100 IP). al win percentage era (min. 100 ip) After Seven Innings: losing nine straight contests between the two clubs Lead: 66-3 ......Tied: 3-8 ........Trail: 7-38 dating back to the 2012 season. 1. Dallas Keuchel - 11-2, .846 1. Dallas Keuchel - 2.58 After Eight Innings: 2. Brad Peacock - 10-2, .833 2. Chris Sale - 2.62 Lead: 71-1 ......Tied: 3-5 ........Trail: 2-43 on the offensive: The Astros offense leads the T3. Two tied - 12-3 - .800 3. Corey Kluber - 2.67 Astros in interleague (2017): Majors in runs (702), hits (1249), doubles (267), batting Overall: ........................................... 11-4 average (.287), on-base percentage (.350), slugging august relief: The Astros bullpen has posted a At Minute Maid Park: ........................3-2 (.490) and OPS (.840)...additionally, the group has 1.73 ERA (12ER/62.1IP) in 20 games in August, which On the road: ......................................8-2 Astros vs. nats (all-time): posted the fewest strikeouts (842) in the Majors, over leads the Majors...RHP Ken Giles (1ER/9IP), RHP 50 fewer than the next team, the Indians (901). Francis Martes (2ER/9.2IP) and RHP Joe Musgrove Overall: .....................................243-206 Record in Houston: .....................128-96 (0ER/10.1IP) have all excelled this month. Record in Montreal/Wash: ........ 115-110 ABOUT THE record: With a 76-49 record, the Astros have been winning at a historic rate...the 2017 Astros: change of scenery: The Astros have benefited THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: • have the best record in the AL, leading the league by 4.0 this month from starter-turned-reliever RHP Joe Mus- aug. 23 games over Boston (72-53). grove, who has gone 1-0 with a 0.59 ERA (1ER/15.1IP) • lead the AL West by 11.5 games...prior to this season, with 16 strikeouts in 10 games since moving to the 1992 - The Astros defeat the Phillies, 3-1, to Houston posted an 11.5-game division lead in only one bullpen...recent acquisition RHP Tyler Clippard has complete their record-long, 26-game road trip other season (1998), which topped out at 13 games. tossed 12.1 scoreless innings in his last 11 games, with a three-game sweep at Veterans Stadi- • are 27 games over .500...prior to this season, they had including four games with the Astros (4IP). um...the long trip was the result of the Repub- lican National Convention being held in the only reached that mark in four other seasons (last, 2001). Astrodome...they ended with a 12-14 record. • have tied their best 125-game start in club history, also on the mend: Last night, RHP Michael Feliz, C reached in 1998...a win tonight would keep them on pace Evan Gattis, RHP Will Harris and LHP Tony Sipp all all-time doubleS list all-time rbi list with the best 126-game start in franchise history. began rehab assignments for Corpus Christi (AA)...Fe- RANK 2B PLAYER RANK rbi PLAYER 25 572 Ivan Rodriguez 40 1591 Andre Dawson liz, Harris and Sipp each went a scoreless inning, while 26 560 Jeff Kent 41 1584 Rogers Hornsby about last night: The Astros dropped their Gattis caught 7 innings and went 0x1 with two walks. 560 Eddie Murray 1584 H. Killebrew 560 Carlos Beltrán 1584 Carlos Beltrán second straight one-run game last night, this time by 29 549 Chipper Jones 44 1582 Al Kaline a score of 4-3 to the Nationals...Houston scored one wounded warriors visit: RHP Charlie Morton today’s media availability run in each of the first three innings, led by RF Josh will host Wounded Warrior veterans at tonight’s game The Astros clubhouse will be open from 3:10-4 Reddick (3x4, 2RBI), but was unable to score over as part of the Astros Salute to Heroes program... p.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available in the the last six innings...RHP Charlie Morton (10-6) made the veterans will participate in a meet and greet with Astros dugout at approximately 4 p.m. only a couple mistakes, but was handed the loss after Morton today following Astros batting practice in the allowing four runs in 6.0 innings. Press Conference Room. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Thursday, Aug. 24 7:10 Washington LHP Dallas Keuchel (11-2, 2.58) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (10-4, 3.24) AT&T SportsNet SW All Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network.