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Houston Astros (10-21) at (17-9) RHP Jarred Cosart (1-2, 5.52) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (3-1, 2.08) Monday, May 5, 2014 • Comerica Park • Detroit, MI • 6:08 PM CT • CSN Houston

GAME #32...... ROAD #13 HITTING THE ROAD: Tonight’s game is the YESTERDAY’S ROSTER MOVE: Prior to yester- ABOUT THE RECORD opener of a seven-game road trip, during which day’s game, the Astros designated LHP Raul Val- Overall Record:...... 10-21 the Astros will visit Detroit (4g) and Baltimore des for assignment and recalled former Detroit Home Record:...... 6-13 (3g)...Houston has a better winning percentage Tiger LHP Darin Downs from Triple A Oklahoma --with Roof Open:...... 4-7 on the road than at home this season and finished City...Downs made his Astros debut yesterday --with Roof Closed:...... 2-6 with three more victories on the road than at and tossed 1.0 scoreless frame vs. Seattle...with Road Record:...... 4-8 home in 2013. the removal of Valdes, the Astros 40-man roster Current Streak:...... Lost 2 now stands at 39 players. Last Homestand:...... 3-6 HOME-COOKIN: The Astros just completed a Current Road Trip:...... 0-0 nine-game homestand, during which they hosted LUCKY 11s: The Astros have recorded a season- Last 5 Games:...... 2-3 Oakland (2-2), Washington (0-2) and Seattle (1- hight 11 hits in each of their last three games, Last 10 Games:...... 3-7 2)...the homestand spanned 11 days, including scoring a combined 20 runs in those contests... Series Record:...... 2-7-1 two off days, which is the longest homestand of this marks the first time this season that Houston Sweeps:...... 0-3 the season...Houston will also have two 10-day has recorded double-digit hits in three straight When Scoring 4 or More Runs:... 9-4 homestands in 2014. games...the Astros have not recorded 10+ hits in When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs:...1-17 four straight games since July 2-6, 2012. Shutouts:...... 0-3 TODAY’S GAME: RHP Jarred Cosart (1-2) will In One- Games:...... 3-6 make his seventh start of the season and the first GOIN’ DEEP: The Astros another two home In Two-Run Games: ...... 2-4 of his career against Detroit in what might be the runs yesterday vs. Seattle and now rank fourth vs. Left-Handed Starters:...... 2-7 best pitching matchup of the series...he will be in the AL in home runs with 33...they are 9-9 in vs. Right-Handed Starters:...... 8-14 opposed by RHP Max Scherzer (3-1), who was games that they homer in this season, and 1-12 During the Day:...... 2-7 the 2013 American League Cy Young Award win- when they do not...the last time Houston had at At Night:...... 8-14 ner...Cosart has three no decisions this season, least 33 home runs thru their first 31 games of a When Scoring First:...... 8-5 all of which he left in line for a win. season was in 2008 (37 HRs). Opponent Scores First: ...... 2-16 Outhit Opponent:...... 5-2 SUCCESS VS. CY: The Astros are 4-0 in 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The Astros would like to Outhit by Opponent:...... 4-17 when facing a former Cy Young Award winner, wish hitting coach John Mallee a happy 44th Equal Hits:...... 1-2 including a 2-0 mark in games started by RHP birthday today...Mallee shares a birthday with When Hitting Home Run:...... 9-9 Felix Hernandez (2010 Cy Young winner)...the recording artist Adele and actress Danielle No Home Runs:...... 1-12 most recent victory came against Hernandez on Fishel, or commonly remembered as Topanga Walkoff Home Runs:...... 0-0 Friday, a 5-4 Astros win vs. SEA...Houston has also from the TV series Boy Meets World. Come-from-Behind Wins:...... 3 defeated 2012 NL-winner RHP R.A. Dickey (4/10 Largest Comeback:...... 2 at TOR) and 2007 AL-recipient LHP CC Sabathia JONNY-V IS ALIVE: SS Jonathan Villar hit his Losses After Leading:...... 7 (4/1 vs. NYY). fifth home run of the season yesterday vs. SEA Last At-Bat Wins:...... 3 and now leads all AL shortstops in home runs Largest Blown Lead:...... 3 runs ADVANTAGE : Since RHP Jarred and in extra base hits with 14...he leads all Astros Extra-Inning Games:...... 2-2 Cosart’s Major League debut on July 12, 2013, players in OPS with a .852 mark (.320 OBP/.532 Different Batting Orders:...... 25 he ranks fifth in the American League in oppo- SLG) and ranks third among all Major League After Six Innings: nent’s batting average (min. 90IP)...his mound shortstops in the category, trialing only Troy Tu- Lead: 9-5...... Tied: 0-2....Trail: 1-14 opponent tonight ranks first on that list. lowitzki (1.241) and Alexei Ramirez (.856). After Seven Innings: Lowest Opponent’s Batting Avg.-AL (since 7/12/13): Most Extra-Base Hits - AL Shortstops: Lead: 8-3...... Tied: 1-3....Trail: 1-15 1. Scherzer - .202 4. A. Sanchez - .214 1. Jonathan Villar - 14 XBH After Eight Innings: 2. Feldman - .210 5. Cosart - .219 2. Alexei Ramirez - 12 XBH Lead: 9-2...... Tied: 1-4....Trail: 0-15 3. Darvish - .211 6. Gray - .221 3. Erick Aybar - 11 XBH 2013 Record vs. Detroit: Overall in 2013:...... 1-6 VS. THE TIGERS: The Astros enter tonight’s ON THE DEFENSIVE: 2B Jose Altuve has not At Minute Maid Park:...... 0-4 game 10-12 all-time against the Tigers, includ- made an error in his last 66 games and 315 total At Comerica Park:...... 1-2 ing a 1-6 mark against Detroit in 2013...the only chances (last error was on Aug. 16, 2013 at LAA)... All-Time vs. Detroit: win Houston had against Detroit in 2013 was in a since July 9, 2013, he has made just one error in 94 Overall:...... 10-12 start made by RHP Max Scherzer at Comerica... games and 444 TC for a .998 fielding percentage, Record in Houston:...... 5-5 in that game, Scherzer allowed five runs on five which is tops in the Majors in that span among Record in Detroit:...... 5-7 hits and two home runs, a three-run homer by LF second basemen. J.D. Martinez (currently a Tiger) and a solo shot THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: by C Carlos Corporan. NO FLY ZONE: The Astros pitching staff ranks May 5 first in the AL and 5th in the Majors in ground ball YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Astros dropped the to fly ball ratio with a 1.66 mark...LHP Dallas 2010 - Carlos Lee’s walk-off, two- rubber game of a three-game series with the Keuchel (3.58, 1st), RHP Scott Feldman (2.14, run HR in the bottom of the 9th lifts Mariners by a score of 8-7 yesterday in Houston... 6th) and RHP Jarred Cosart (2.04, 8th) all rank the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Dia- the Astros offense rallied from a 5-1 deficit thru among the AL’s top 10 in GB/FB ratio mondbacks at Minute Maid Park. 3.0 innings to fall just one run short, their second (min. 25IP). consecutive one-run loss...Houston pounded out 2004 - Roger Clemens passes Steve 11 hits, including four doubles and two home runs SPARKY’S RETURN: Astros radio broadcaster Carlton to become second on the in the losing effort...the long balls were hit by Steve Sparks returns to Detroit, where he played all-time list behind No- LF Alex Presley (2x3, HR, RBI) and SS Jonathan four (2000-03) of his nine (1995-96, 1998-2004) lan Ryan...he fans Pittsburgh’s Raul Villar (1x4, HR, RBI), who now leads the club Major League seasons...Sparks won 14 games Mondesi for his 4,137th career K... with five homers. for the 2001 Tigers, while posting a 3.65 ERA Clemens also runs his season record (94ER/232IP) in 232.0 innings pitched...since to 6-0 with a 6-2 victory. McWHO? McHUGH!: When Astros Opening Sparks left the Tigers, only RHP Justin Verlander Day starter RHP Scott Feldman (2-1) was placed has surpassed 232.0 innings pitched for the 1991 - In a 6-4 victory in Pittsburgh, on the DL on April 22, the Astros recalled RHP franchise in a single season, doing so three times rookie Jeff Bagwell hits only the ninth upper-deck HR in the history Collin McHugh (2-1) from Triple A Oklahoma (2009, 2011-12). of Three Rivers Stadium, a 456-foot, City to take his spot in the rotation...since the pinch-hit shot...Steve Finley follows move, McHugh’s responded with two dominating FOLTY’S BIG DAY: Earlier today, RHP Mike with a two-run HR for the winning starts in three turns, while posting 23 in Foltynewicz turned in his best start of the year, margin. his 19.1 innings...out of that No. 1 rotation spot this tossing 6.0 innings and striking out 12 in Triple A season, Feldman and McHugh have combined to Oklahoma City’s 5-1 win at Omoha...Folynewicz go 4-2 with a 2.15 ERA (11ER/46IP). allowed just 1 run and 2 walks in his outing. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Tues., May 6 6:08 at Detroit LHP Brett Oberholtzer (0-5, 5.63) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (NR) CSN Houston Wed., May 7 6:08 at Detroit RHP Brad Peacock (0-2, 5.26) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (4-1, 3.66) CSN Houston Thu., May 8 12:08 at Detroit LHP Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.96) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (2-1, 2.45) CSN Houston All Astros regular-season games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network.

NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 TONIGHT’S ASTROS STARTER: JARRED COSART W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO CAREER MLB SPLITS: 2014: 1-2 5.52 6 6 31.0 25 19 19 15 25 Home/MMP: 1-1, 3.82 ERA, 6G/GS, 14ER/33IP Career: 2-3 3.16 16 16 91.0 71 34 32 50 58 Away: 1-2, 2.79 ERA, 10G/GS, 18ER/58IP vs. DET W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Day: 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 3G/GS, 8ER/18.2IP Career: ------Night: 2-2, 2.99 ERA, 13G/GS, 24ER/72.1IP Longest Winning Streak: 1 (2x), last, 4/2/14 Longest Losing Streak: 2, 4/7/14-current Career Complete Games: - Last CG: - Career Shutouts: - Last SHO: - 2014 SPLITS: CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2014 GAME-HIGHS: Home: 1-1, 3.71 ERA, 3G/GS, 7ER/17IP Strikeouts: 8, 4/12/14 at TEX 8, 4/12 at TEX Away: 0-1, 7.71 ERA, 3G/GS, 12ER/14IP Walks: 6, 9/9/13 at SEA 4 (2x), last, 4/18 at OAK Day: 0-1, 4.97 ERA, 2G/GS, 7ER/12.2IP Hits: 7 (3x), last, 8/28/13 at CWS 6, 4/12 at TEX Night: 1-1, 5.89 ERA, 4G/GS, 12ER/18.1IP Earned Runs: 7, 4/18/14 at OAK 7, 4/18 at OAK Longest Winning Streak: 1, 4/2 Innings Pitched: 8.0, 7/12/13 at TB 7.0, 4/12 at TEX Longest Losing Streak: 2, 4/7-current Low-Hit CG: - -

LAST APP - 4/29 vs. WSH: for the second consecutive start, left COSART VS. TIGERS (Career) the game carrying a lead but ended up with a no decision... Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR tossed 6.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits in the Astros 4-3 has never faced the Tigers loss to the Nationals.

• was his 2nd straight quality start...leads the club with 4 QS. AVG AB H HR BB SO ABOUT COSART: hard-throwing, 23-year old right-hander was Davis .333 3 1 0 0 0 named the Astros No. 2 starter this Spring, marking his first ap- Kinsler .500 2 1 0 1 0 pearance on an roster. • since his MLB debut on 7/12/13, Cosart ranks 6th in the AL in 2014 REGULAR SEASON DAY BY DAYS opponent’s batting average with a .219 mark (min. 85IP)...has Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP allowed just a .217 (25x115) average this season. 4/2 NYY W 3-1 W 1 5.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 88 • the Astros have gone 2-4 in Cosart’s starts this season and while 4/7 LAA L 1-9 L 1 6.0 3 5 5 4 4 1 99 he only has 1 victory, he’s left 3 games carrying a lead. 4/12 at TEX W 6-5 (10) - 7.0 6 3 3 2 8 0 113 • had his best start of the young season on 4/12 at TEX, tossing 7.0 4/18 at OAK L 3-11 L 2 0.1 3 7 7 4 0 2 39 innings and allowing just 3 runs in a 6-5 Astros win...recorded a 4/23 at SEA L 3-5 - 6.2 4 2 2 3 4 1 104 career-high 8 strikeouts in his 7.0 innings of work...his previous 4/29 WSH L 3-4 - 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 105 MLB strikeout high was 5, set on 9/3/13 vs. MIN (4ER/4IP). DYNAMIC DUO: since 7/12/13, has teamed up with LHP Brett TOMORROW’S STARTER — LHP BRETT OBERHOLTZER Oberholtzer to combine for a 3.27 ERA (68ER/187.1IP) in their W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 32 starts (16 starts each). 2014: 0-5 5.63 6 6 32.0 40 20 20 10 27 TAKE ONE AWAY: aside from one rough outing in Oakland on Career: 4-10 3.65 19 16 103.2 106 46 42 23 72 4/18 where he allowed 7 runs in 0.1 of an inning, has posted a vs. DET W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 3.52 ERA (12ER/30.2IP) in his other 5 starts. Career: ------BRINGING THE HEAT: according to PITCHf/x, has averaged LAST APP - 4/30 vs. WSH: dropped his 5th straight decision 94.4 mph on his cutter this season, which ranks 3rd among all after allowing 6 runs on 11 hits in 4.2 innings against the Major League starters behind RHP (95.6) and Nationals...struck out 5 and walked 2...the Astros were shut RHP Yordano Ventura (94.6). out that game, 7-0. • averaged 94.5 mph on his cutter in 2013, which led all Major ABOUT OBERHOLTZER: 24-year-old southpaw was named League starters who threw at least 60.0 innings. the Astros No. 3 starter this Spring...looking to snap a 9-game THIS SPRING: posted a 4.50 ERA (6ER/12IP) while striking out losing streak, which dates back 10 starts to 9/7/13. 16 and walking 5 over 4 Spring Training starts. • since joining Houston’s rotation on 7/31/13, has posted a 3.36 IN 2013: went 1-1 with a 1.95 ERA (13ER/60IP) in 10 starts last ERA (36ER/96.1IP) in 16 starts...he currently ranks 7th among season en route to getting named the Astros Rookie of the Year AL lefties in ERA over that time frame (min. 85 IP). by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA. • prior to his last 2 starts, had lasted 5.0 or more innings in each • from the date of his big league debut on 7/12/13 thru the end of his first 14 career ML starts...that streak ties the franchise of the 2013 season, led the American League in ERA. long, which is also held by RHP Mark Lemongello (1976-77). • led all Major League rookies in ERA and finished 4th with a .220 THIS SPRING: went 0-2 and gave up 11 earned runs in 9.0 in- opponent’s batting average (min. 10 starts). nings this Spring (3 apps/2 starts). • did not allow a homer in his first 44.0 MLB innings, which was IN 2013: was dominant as a starter in 2013...after joining Hous- the longest streak by a Houston pitcher to start their MLB career ton’s rotation on 7/31, his 2.24 ERA (16ER/64.1IP) in 10 starts since RHP Brad Lidge went 54.1 innings from 2002-03 (Elias). ranked 2nd in the American League behind U. Jimenez (1.92). vs. DET: tonight will mark Cosart’s 1st career Major League ap- • became the 1st Astros rookie to throw 2 complete games in pearance against the Tigers. the same season since Roy Oswalt in 2001 (3 CG). I’M COMING HOME: the League City, TX native was acquired by IN CONTROL: showed excellent control during his rookie the Astros from the Phillies on 7/29/11 along with 1B Jon Single- campaign with Houston...posted a 1.82 walks per 9.0 innings ton (MLB.com’s #1 overall first base prospect), RHP ratio (13BB/64.1IP) in his starts, which ranked 5th in the AL (3.90 ERA in 25g w/HOU in 2013) and a PTBNL (OF Domingo after his move to the rotation on 7/31. Santana - HOU’s No.8 prospect per MLB.com) in exchange for vs. DET: tomorrow will mark his 1st career appearance against OF . the Tigers. • originally drafted by Philadelphia in the 38th round of the 2008 draft...is a 2008 graduate of Clear Creek HS (TX) and became the 4th Texas-born pitcher to make his MLB debut as a starting pitcher for the Astros (Elias)...also Troy Patton (8/25/07 vs. PIT), Butch Henry (4/9/92 vs. CIN) and Bill Greif (7/19/71 vs. PHI).

2014 Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-L Pitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QS Cosart 4/29 vs. WSH (6,5,2,2,2,6) L 3-4 L 2 6 3.77 91 0/0 2-4 2 1-1 3 1-2 Oberholtzer 4/30 vs. WSH (4.2,11,6,6,2,5) L 0-7 L 5 6 1.97 92 3/0 0-6 4 0-4 1 0-1 Keuchel 5/3 vs. SEA (6,4,4,4,3,3) L 8-9 L 1 6 5.45 98 1/0 3-3 5 3-2 4 3-1 Feldman 4/17 vs. KC (6,9,5,4,1,2) L 1-5 L 1 4 4.73 101 3/2 2-2 2 1-1 3 2-1 Peacock 5/2 vs. SEA (6,6,4,4,3,6) W 5-4 L 2 3 3.51 84 3/1 1-2 3 1-2 0 - McHugh 5/5 vs. SEA (4,8,6,5,1,4) L 7-8 L 1 3 5.59 96 1/1 2-1 1 0-1 2 2-0 Harrell 4/15 vs. KC (5,5,4,4,3,4) L 2-4 L 3 3 1.46 95 1/0 0-3 3 0-3 0 - ASTROS: SEA SERIES (5/2-4): .289 (33x114) LAST HOMESTAND (4/24-5/4): .263 (83x315) OPPONENTS: SEA SERIES (5/2-4): .261 (29x111) LAST HOMESTAND (4/24-5/4): .280 (92x329) 27 IF Jose Altuve .289, 1 HR, 10 RBI 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez .290, 1 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 SEA Series: .417, 5x12, RBI Last Homestand: .375, 15x40, HR, 4RBI Last Gm: 0x4 SEA Series: .333, 3x8 Last Homestand: .364, 4x11 Current Stk.: 4, .353, 6x17, 4/30 Long Streak: 6, .296, 8x27, 4/16-21 Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: 2, .500, 4x8, 4/16-20 • went 1x4 with a double, a walk and a run scored yesterday vs. SEA... • started at 3B yesterday vs. SEA...has made 8 starts this season (4 at 3B, 3 leads the club and ranks T-4th in the AL with 37 hits. at SS, 1 in LF)...has already logged more innings at 3B this season (40.0) • is T-1st in the AL in stolen bases (11) and is 11-for-12 in attempts. than all of last season (16.2). • has hit in 14 of his last 17 games at a .303 (23x76) clip and has multi-hit • went 3x3 on Saturday vs. SEA with a double and 2 runs scored, tying a efforts in 4 of his last 9 games...has led off in 15 straight starts... has hit career high in hits...was his 1st career start in LF...all 3 of his hits came cleanup in 10 total games. off Iwakuma and is now 5x7 (.714) off him in his career. • has reached base safely in 27 of his 31 games and leads the club in • was originally a product of the Cubs minor league system before being OBP (.345)...has 12 walks and 11 strikeouts...has averaged 12.91 plate selected by Boston in the 2011 Rule 5 draft...acquired by Houston that appearances per strikeout, which ranks 6th in the AL. day in exchange for another Rule 5 draft pick. • leads AL second basemen in hits and ranks T-2nd in total bases (50) and 5th in batting average...since 2012, has compiled the 3rd-most hits (374) 14 IF/OF Jesus Guzman .217, 2 HR, 3 RBI among Major League 2nd basemen behind Cano (406) and Pedroia (388). Last Gm: 0x0 as PH SEA Series: 0x5 Last Homestand: .227, 5x22 • ranks 2nd among MLB 2B (1st in the AL) in total chances (157) and has Current Stk.: 0x5 Long Streak: 4, .358, 5x14, 4/6-13 yet to commit an error this season...he and Sogard are the 2 everyday • was announced as a PH yesterday but following a pitching change, was MLB second basemen without an error this season (Altuve has played pinch hit for...is a career .275 (111x404) hitter against lefties, but has hit in 9 more games than Sogard). .162 (6x37) off them this season and .304 (7x23) against right-handers. • has started each of the club’s 1st 9 games against left-handed starters... 23 IF Chris Carter .172, 4 HR, 12 RBI has started 14 games this season, 12 at 1B and 2 in LF. Last Gm: 1x4, 2RBI SEA Series: .375, 3x8, HR, 4RBI Last Homestand: .207, 6x29, 2HR, 6RBI • has appeared in 14 of the last 15 games, either as a starter (6g), pinch- Current Stk.: 2, .375, 3x8, 5/3 Long Streak: 2 (4x), .375, 3x8, 5/3-current hitter or defensive replacement at 1B. • 1x4 with a double and 2 RBI yesterday vs. SEA...went 3x8 with a double, a • spent the entire 2013 season with the Padres and played in 126 games, triple, a home run and 4 RBI in the club’s recent 3-game series vs. SEA... hitting 9 HRs with 35 RBI...led the Majors with 14 RBI as a pinch-hitter... recorded his 3rd career triple on Saturday vs. SEA...3 of his 4 homers acquired by HOU from SD in exchange for IF Ryan Jackson on 12/18/13. this season have come against the Mariners. • dating back to last season, has hit .267 (80x345) with 19 doubles, 21 home 28 OF L.J. Hoes .136, 1 HR, 1 RBI runs and 62 RBI in 86 road games...among AL players in road games over Last Gm: 0x0 as PR SEA Series: 0x0 Last Homestand: 0x12 the last 2 seasons, ranks 5th in home runs and 9th in RBI. Current Stk.: 0x17 Long Streak: 3, .375, 3x8, 4/1-6 • has 10 walks in his last 17 games and leads the club with 13 on the sea- • pinch ran for Castro in each of his last 2 games played on Friday and on son...has gone 9x36 (.250) with 2 doubles, 4 homers, 4 walks and 10 RBI Sunday vs. SEA...has reached base safely via hit or walk in 9 of his 15 in his last 10 games (1.019 OPS). games with a PA this season...has started all 9 games against left-handed • 12 of his 16 hits this year have been extra-base hits. starters this season. • played in 47 games with the Astros last season and hit .287 (48x167) with 15 C Jason Castro .221, 4 HR, 14 RBI 14 multi-hit games...started 40 games in RF, 1 in CF and 1 at DH. Last Gm: 2x4, RBI SEA Series: .231, 3x13, RBI Last Homestand: .241, 7x29, 3RBI • acquired by Houston from Baltimore along with LHP Josh Hader and a Current Stk.: 1, .500, 2x4, 5/4 Long Streak: 6, .318, 7x22, 4/22-27 2014 comp. balance pick (A) in exchange for RHP Bud Norris and inter- • 2x4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored yesterday vs. SEA...has hit in 7 national pool space on 7/31/13...at the time of the trade, was ranked as of his last 9 games...leads the Astros in RBI and ranks T-2nd in HR...has the Orioles No. 7 prospect by MLB.com. 8 RBI over his last 11 games...leads the Majors with 6 HBP’s. • has thrown out 5 runners attempting to steal, which ranks T-2nd among 18 IF/OF Marc Krauss .159, 2 HR, 9 RBI AL catchers...according to Baseball Prospectus, ranks 6th in the Majors Last Gm: 1x1, 2RBI as PH SEA Series: .333, 3x9, 4RBI Last Homestand: .231, 3x13, 5RBI in pitch framing. Current Stk.: 2, .750, 3x4, 5/2 Long Streak: 2 (2x), .750, 3x4, 5/2-current • ranks T-2nd among AL catchers in HR...since 2013, leads all MLB catch- • had a pinch-hit, 2-run single yesterday vs. SEA...has a career .278 (5x18) ers in slugging (.498) and OPS (.856), ranks 5th in OBP (.358) and T-5th average in the pinch. in homers (20). • 2x3 with 2 RBI and 2 walks Friday night vs. SEA, reaching base 4 times • was an American League All-Star, a two-time AL Player of the Week and for the 1st time in his career...marked his 3rd multi-hit, multi-RBI game was named the Astros Team MVP by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA of the season (5th of his career). in 2013...marked his 1st MLB All-Star appearance (DNP) and became the • has made 18 starts this season, 14 at 1B, 1 in LF and 3 at DH. club’s first All-Star catcher since Craig Biggio in 1990...hit .276 (120x435) • played all over the diamond in his 52 Major League games last year, with 35 doubles, 18 homers and 56 RBI on the season. including 18 games in LF, 15 at DH, 9 in RF and 2 at 1B...led the club in pinch-hits and in pitches per plate appearance (4.55). 22 C Carlos Corporan .167, 2 HR, 3 RBI Last Gm: DNP SEA Series: 0x0 Last Homestand: .167, 1x6 8 OF Alex Presley .247, 3 HR, 7 RBI Current Stk.: 0x1 Long Streak: 2, .333, 2x6, 4/13-15 Last Gm: 2x3, HR, RBI SEA Series: .273, 3x11, HR, 2RBI Last Homestand: .292, 7x24, HR, 2RBI • in his last game action, caught the final 2 innings of Friday night’s game Current Stk.: 2, .429, 3x7, 5/3 Long Streak: 7, .455, 10x22, 4/17-25 vs. SEA...last started on 4/27 vs. OAK...has hit 2 homers and recorded 3 • 2x3 with a double, a solo homer and 2 runs scored yesterday vs. SEA... RBI in his last 8 games with a plate appearance...has caught 1 basestealer has hit in 10 of his last 11 starts at a .378 clip (14x37). in 5 attempts this season. • has started 9 games in left field, 8 in right field and 3 in center...leads • has made 7 starts at catcher this season..has served as the club’s back-up all Astros players and ranks T-1st in the AL with 3 outfield assists. catcher over parts of the last 3 years (2011-13). • hit .276 (51x185) with 10 extra-base hits and 15 RBI in 57 Major League • played in a career-high 64 games last season, including 51 at catcher games with Pittsburgh and Minnesota last season...was part of the and 1 at DH...threw out 24.4% of runners attempting to steal (10-of-41)... package that went to the Twins in the Justin Morneau trade...claimed by hit .225 (43x191) with 5 doubles, 7 homers and 20 RBI on the season...6 Houston off waivers from Minnesota on 3/27/14. of his 7 home runs were hit off left-handed pitchers. 4 OF George Springer .185, 0 HR, 5 RBI 30 IF Matt Dominguez .233, 4 HR, 10 RBI Last Gm: 1x4 SEA Series: . 200, 2x10, RBI Last Homestand: .188, 6x32, 4RBI Last Gm: 1x5 SEA Series: .250, 3x12 Last Homestand: .258, 8x31, RBI Current Stk.: 4, .222, 4x18, 4/29 Long Streak: 5, .273, 6x22, 4/16-20 Current Stk.: 5, .294, 5x17, 4/29 Long Streak: 7, .308, 8x26, 4/10-17 • 1x4 yesterday vs. SEA after being given an off day on Saturday, the 1st • 1x5 with a double and a run scored yesterday vs. SEA...has hit in 18 of since his Major League debut...has reached base safely in 14 of his 16 his last 21 games at a .280 (21x75) clip, raising his OBP by 122 points career games. over that span (from .188 to .310)...prior to yesterday, had walked in 5 • collected his 1st career walk-off hit on Friday vs. SEA...hit a chopper straight games...ranks T-2nd on the club in HR and ranks 3rd in hits (24). over Seager’s head with the bases loaded and no outs. • since 2013, ranks 2nd among AL third basemen in assists (367), 2nd in • was selected to the Major League roster from Triple A Oklahoma City total chances (499) and 4th in fielding percentage (.962). on 4/16...rated as a top-25 overall prospect by (#18), • in his age 23 season in 2013, became the youngest Astros player to hit ESPN.com (#19), Baseball Prospectus (#20) and MLB.com (#21). 21+ homers in a season since Cesar Cedeno hit 26 in 1974. • played in 13 games at Triple A this season, hitting .353 (18x51) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers, 9 RBI, 4 stolen bases and a 1.106 OPS (.459 21 OF Dexter Fowler .236, 2 HR, 7 RBI OBP/.647 SLG). Last Gm: 1x5 SEA Series: .267, 4x15 Last Homestand: .278, 10x36, HR, 4RBI Current Stk.: 3, .417, 4x15, 5/2 Long Streak: 9, .313, 10x32, 4/20-29 6 IF Jonathan Villar .255, 5 HR, 13 RBI • went 1x5 yesterday vs. SEA...has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games, Last Gm: 1x4, HR, RBI SEA Series: .364, 4x11, 2HR, 5RBI Last Homestand: .407, 11x27, 2HR, 7RBI tallying 8 walks while posting a .276 (16x58) average and a .373 OBP Current Stk.: 4, .400, 6x15, 4/30 Long Streak: 5 (2x), last, .412, 7x17, 4/22-27 over that span. • 1x4 with a solo homer yesterday vs. SEA, his 2nd straight game with a • since moving to the No. 2 spot in the Astros order on 4/18, has posted a homer...went 2x3 with a 2-run homer and an RBI-triple on Saturday... .276 (16x58) average with a .373 OBP in 15 games...prior to the move, became the 5th Astros shortstop all-time to triple and homer in the same had hit 1st in his first 11 games of the season. game...the last to do it was Andujar Cedeno on 8/25/92 vs. STL when he • has reached base safely in 20 of his 26 starts and has hit in 19-of-26. hit for the cycle. • since 2009 (the year of his 1st full season), ranks 3rd among MLB center • has reached base safely in each of his last 10 games...has hit in 9 of his fielders with a .364 on-base percentage, trailing only Mke Trout (.414) last 10 games at a .382 (13x34) clip...leads the club in home runs, slug- and Andrew McCutchen (.363). ging (.532) and OPS (.852). • leads AL shortstops in home runs (5) and extra base hits (14) and ranks 2nd in OPS (.852). • has gone 6-for-7 in steal attempts this season after going 18-for-26 last year as a rookie. ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS HITTERS vs. TIGERS

ASTROS vs. SCHERZER ASTROS vs. TIGERS (2013): AVG AB H HR RBI BB K AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 Altuve .267 15 4 0 1 Carter .000 4 0 0 0 1 2 Carter .091 22 2 0 0 Castro .000 3 0 0 0 0 3 Castro .077 26 2 1 3 Corporan .400 5 2 2 2 1 0 Corporan .333 15 5 2 3 Dominguez .167 6 1 0 0 0 2 Dominguez .136 22 3 0 1 Fowler .300 10 3 0 3 0 5 Gonzalez .045 22 1 0 1 Gonzalez .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 Presley .154 13 2 0 0 Presley .167 6 1 0 0 1 1 ASTROS vs. TIGERS (Career): ASTROS vs. RAY (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve .267 15 4 0 1 has not faced a current Astro Carter .063 32 2 0 0 Castro .077 26 2 1 3 Corporan .333 15 5 2 3 ASTROS vs. PORCELLO (Wednesday) Dominguez .136 22 3 0 1 AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Fowler .261 23 6 0 2 Altuve .000 3 0 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez .045 22 1 0 1 Carter .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 Presley .250 24 6 0 0 Castro .333 3 1 1 2 0 1 Dominguez .000 2 0 0 0 0 2 Fowler .333 3 1 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez .000 2 0 0 0 0 0

Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2014) Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2014) Player .AVG AB H Player .AVG AB H Altuve .455 33 15 Altuve .232 95 22 Carter .167 30 5 Carter .175 63 11 Castro .192 26 5 Castro .232 69 16 Corporan .167 18 3 Corporan .167 12 2 Dominguez .300 30 9 Dominguez .205 73 15 Fowler .304 23 7 Fowler .217 83 18 Gonzalez .500 6 3 Gonzalez .240 25 6 Guzman .162 37 6 Guzman .304 23 7 Hoes .148 27 4 Hoes .118 17 2 Krauss .000 1 0 Krauss .161 62 10 Presley .571 7 4 Presley .214 70 15 Springer .211 19 4 Springer .174 46 8 Villar .321 28 9 Villar .227 66 15

Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player .AVG AB H Player .AVG AB H Altuve .331 423 140 Altuve .268 1128 302 Carter .214 304 65 Carter .215 627 135 Castro .180 222 40 Castro .272 760 207 Corporan .244 156 38 Corporan .205 298 61 Dominguez .258 225 58 Dominguez .242 575 139 Fowler .295 718 212 Fowler .256 1636 419 Gonzalez .181 94 17 Gonzalez .246 346 85 Guzman .275 404 111 Guzman .241 498 120 Hoes .224 85 19 Hoes .269 130 35 Krauss .125 16 2 Krauss .199 181 36 Presley .276 185 51 Presley .259 661 171 Springer .211 19 4 Springer .174 46 8 Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Villar .274 84 23 Villar .236 220 52 Altuve 6 4 - - 10 4 (4x) - 9/2/13 vs. MIN Carter 4 - - - 4 4 (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro 4 - - - 4 4 - 5/26/13 vs. OAK Corporan - - - - - 4 - 4/29/13 at NYY Dominguez 3 - - - 3 4 (2x) - 8/18/13 at LAA Fowler 6 - - - 6 4 (4x) - 6/9/13 vs. SD Gonzalez 2 1 - - 3 3 (6x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA Guzman 1 1 - - 2 3 (9x) - 4/30/14 vs. WSH Hoes - - - - - 3 (2x) - 8/18/13 at LAA Krauss 4 - - - 4 3 (2x) - 9/19/13 at CLE Record by Days Presley 2 1 - - 3 3 (10x) - 4/21/14 at SEA Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Springer 1 - - - 1 2 - 4/29/14 vs. WSH Villar 6 - - - 6 3 (5x) - 9/13/13 vs. LAA 1-1 2-3 1-4 1-3 1-4 2-3 2-3 Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career-High Record by Months Altuve 2 - - - 2 4 - 4/9/13 vs. SEA Carter 4 - - - 4 5 - 8/16/13 at LAA April May June July August Sept. Castro 4 - - - 4 4 - 7/31/13 at BAL 9-19 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Corporan - - - - - 4 - 4/29/13 at NYY Dominguez - 1 - - 1 5 - 6/18/13 vs. MIL DISABLED LIST Fowler 1 - - - 1 4 (3x) - 8/12/13 vs. SD Gonzalez - - - - - 3 (5x) - 7/29/12 vs. PIT Player Injury Date On Date Off Games Guzman 1 - - - 1 4 (3x) - 5/11/13 at TB Crain right biceps surgery 3/21 31 (10-21) Hoes - - - - - 3 - 9/10/13 at SEA White Tommy John surgery 3/21 31 (10-21) Krauss 4 - - - 4 4 - 7/26/13 at TOR Wojciechowski rt. lat strain 3/21 31 (10-21) Presley 1 - - - 1 3 (4x) - 9/4/13 at HOU Feldman rt. biceps tendinitis 4/18 15 (5-10) Springer 1 - - - 1 2 - 4/29/14 vs. WSH Albers rt. shoulder tendinitis 4/25 8 (3-5) Villar 2 2 - - 4 3 (2x) - 5/3/14 vs. SEA STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION 2014 Starting Lineups By Defensive Position: By Batting Order: C: Castro (8-15), Corporan (2-6) 1: Altuve (5-10), Fowler (4-7), Villar (1-2), Grossman (0-1), Presley (0-1) 1B: Krauss (5-9), Guzman (4-8), Carter (1-4) 2: Fowler (5-10), Grossman (3-4), Presley (2-3), Altuve (0-2), Springer (0-2) 2B: Altuve (10-21) 3: Castro (8-15), Altuve (1-3), Guzman (1-3) SS: Villar (9-19), Gonzalez (1-2) 4: Springer (5-8), Altuve (4-6), Castro (1-2), Dominguez (0-2), Carter (0-1), Guzman, 3B: Dominguez (10-18), Gonzalez (1-3) (0-1), Krauss (0-1) LF: Grossman (5-6), Presley (4-5), Hoes (1-6), Guzman (0-2), Gonzalez (0-1), Krauss 5: Carter (4-8), Krauss (4-6), Guzman (2-5), Dominguez (0-1), Presley (0-1) (0-1) 6: Carter (2-7), Krauss (3-4), Presley (2-3), Dominguez (1-3), Guzman (1-1), Hoes (0-2), CF: Fowler (9-17), Presley (1-2), Grossman (0-2) Corporan (1-0), Springer (0-1) RF: Springer (5-11), Presley (3-5), Hoes (2-4), Grossman (0-1) 7: Dominguez (6-8), Hoes (1-5), Carter (1-4), Presley (2-1), Grossman (0-2), Corporan DH: Carter (6-16), Castro (1-2), Krauss (2-1), Dominguez (1-2) (0-1) 8: Dominguez (3-6), Corporan (1-5), Presley (2-3), Grossman (2-2), Gonzalez (1-3), Hoes (1-2) 9: Villar (8-17), Gonzalez (1-3), Hoes (1-1) CATCHING STATS RUNS BY INNING Catchers Statistics Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Castro 5/23 .217 0 1 8-15 5.14 (113ER/198IP) Astros 14 8 12 17 15 9 17 13 1 2 108 Corporan 1/5 .200 0 0 2-6 4.70 (43ER/82.1IP) Opp. 25 11 17 11 22 10 32 6 26 3 164 Pitchers 0/0 --- 2 TOTAL 6/28 .214 2 1 10-21 5.01 (156ER/280.1IP) 2014 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2014 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 7-18 Starters 7-15-0 4.46 173.2 164 93 86 70-2 139 When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 3-3 Relievers 3-6-6 5.74 106.2 121 70 68 51-6 90 When No Relievers Are Used: 0-0 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 45-Anthony Bass 5/2 vs. SEA (2,0,0,0,0,1)-W1 24 12/9 10/4 2/2 5-7 68-Jose Cisnero 5/3 vs. SEA (0.2,3,3,3,1,0)-BS1 13 4/2 3/3 0/1 1-3 38-Darin Downs 5/4 vs. SEA (1,1,0,0,0,1) 10 1/0 0/0 0/0 0-1 35-Josh Fields 5/3 vs. SEA (1,0,0,0,1,1) 16 13/7 3/1 2/3 4-9 50-Chad Qualls 5/2 vs. SEA (0.2,1,0,0,0,1) 10 11/5 4/2 1/2 5-6 29-Tony Sipp 5/2 vs. SEA (1.2,0,0,0,0,2) 19 1/1 2/0 0/0 1-0 36-Jerome Williams 5/4 vs. SEA (4,3,2,2,2,2) 62 10/7 4/1 0/1 2-8 2014 BULLPEN TOTALS 84/49 49/17 6/13 10-21 45 RHP Anthony Bass 1-0-2, 4.02 ERA, 12G 35 RHP Josh Fields 0-3-2, 8.74 ERA, 13G Last Win: 5/2 vs. SEA : 4/12 at TEX Loss: none in ‘14 Blown SV: none in ‘14 Last Win: none in ‘14 Save: 4/22 at SEA Loss: 4/29 vs. WSH Blown SV: 4/23 at SEA SEA Series: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 1G Homestand: 1-0-0, 7.71 (4ER/4.2IP), 4G SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-2-0, 27.00 (6ER/2IP), 3G • picked up the win on Friday vs. SEA after tossing 2.0 scoreless innings... • tossed 1.0 scoreless inning Saturday vs. SEA, working around 1 walk... marked his 1st win of the season since earning 1 in a start on 5/15/12 at prior to that game, had received the loss in his 3 previous apps. WSH (1ER/8IP)...marked his 1st career win as a reliever. (9ER/1.1IP). • has 1 win, 3 holds and has gone 2-for-2 in save chances this season...8 • has 13 strikeouts in 11.1 innings this year and has allowed just 3 extra- of his 12 apps have been scoreless and has held opponents to a .203 base hits. batting average (12x59). • is 7-for-9 in save opportunities for his career...in his last 28 games dat- • in his MLB relief assignments, has gone 1-1 with 3 saves and a 3.70 ERA ing back to 8/12/13, is 6-for-7 in save opportunities and has recorded (43ER/104.2IP) in 69 outings. 30 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched. • was acquired by Houston at the 2013 Winter Meetings...the Astros ac- • was originally drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round of the 2008 draft quired Bass and a PTBNL or cash from San Diego for a PTBNL or cash... (20th overall)...pitched two and a half seasons in Seattle’s system before the following day, Houston completed the trade by sending LHP Patrick being traded to Boston on 7/31/11...was taken by Houston with the 1st Schuster, who was selected with the 1st pick in the 2013 Rule 5 draft, to overall selection in the 2012 Rule 5 Draft. San Diego in exchange for cash considerations. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 0-1-1, 5.00 ERA, 11G 68 RHP Jose Cisnero 0-0-0, 7.36 ERA, 4G Last Win: none in ‘14 Save: 4/6 vs. LAA Loss: 4/19 at OAK Blown SV: 4/19 at OAK Last Win: none in ‘14 Save: none in ‘14 Loss: none in ‘14 Blown SV: 5/3 vs. SEA SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/0.2IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/2IP), 3G SEA Series: 0-0-0, 20.25 (3ER/1.1IP), 2G Homestand: 0-0-0, 7.36 (3ER/3.2IP), 4G • tossed 0.2 of a scoreless inning Friday night, working around 1 hit. • allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and received the blown save in his 0.2 of an in- • has not allowed a run in each of his last 5 apps (4IP), dating back to 4/21. ning Saturday vs. SEA...prior to that game, his 1st 3 Major League relief • has tossed 477 scoreless appearances since 2005...that marks the 2nd appearances this season had been scoreless (3IP). most in the Majors over that span behind Francisco Rodriguez (484)... • recalled from Triple A OKC on 4/25 to take the roster spot of the DL’d since 2004, ranks 2nd in the Majors in appearances (673) and relief in- Matt Albers...this marks his 2nd career MLB stint (also, 4/22-8/6/13). nings (665.1), behind only Francisco Rodriguez (683g/692.2IP)...ranks • made 6 relief appearances at OKC this season, posting no record and tied for first among relievers in wins (45) with Jesse Crain over that span. a 2.45 ERA (3ER/11IP)...held Triple A hitters to a .125 (5x40) average • signed by Houston to a 2-year contract with a club option for 2016 during with 18 strikeouts and just 4 walks in his 11.0 innings...4 of his 6 apps. the offseason...returns to the organization that drafted and developed this season went longer than 1.0 inning. him, as he was a 2nd round pick by Houston in 2000. • spent over 3 months in the Majors last year with Houston and posted a 29 LHP Tony Sipp 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1G 2-2 record and a 4.12 ERA (20ER/43.2IP) in 28 appearances...had a run Last Win: none in ‘14 Save: none in ‘14 Loss: none in ‘14 Blown SV: none in ‘14 of 10 consecutive games, from 5/18-6/26, without allowing an earned SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.2IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1.2IP), 1G run (19.1IP). • made his Astros debut Friday night, tossing 1.2 scoreless and hitless 38 LHP Darin Downs 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1G innings, while recording 2 strikeouts...agreed to terms on a one-year Last Win: none in ‘14 Save: none in ‘14 Loss: none in ‘14 Blown SV: none in ‘14 contract with Houston on Friday...asked for and was granted his release SEA Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP), 1G from the organization on Thursday. • recalled from Triple A OKC yesterday to take the roster spot of the DFA’d • had been pitching for Triple A El Paso, where he made 11 relief appear- LHP Raul Valdes...tossed 1.0 scoreless inning yesterday allowing 1 hit ances fanning 21 hitters, while issuing just 2 walks in 14.2 innings... with 1 strikeout...marks his 1st time in the Major Leagues this season. posted a 1-1 record and a 4.30 ERA (7ER/14.2IP) and allowed a .241 • has made 9 appearances for OKC this season, posting a 1-2 record and (14x58) opponent’s batting average while with the Chihuahuas. a 5.54 ERA (8ER/13IP)...has 15 strikeouts in his 13.0 innings pitched... • pitched last season for Arizona and posted a 3-2 record and a 4.78 ERA last pitched on Wednesday vs. Round Rock (0ER/2IP). (20ER/37.2IP) in 56 Major League appearances...signed a minor league • was acquired by Houston this offseason on a waiver claim from Detroit... contract with San Diego on Feb. 1. was 1 of 3 lefties in contention for a bullpen spot...made 6 apps. for the • is a veteran of 5 Major League seasons with Cleveland (2009-12) and Astros this Spring (7ER/9.1IP). Arizona (2013) and has made 304 appearances in his Big League career. • has pitched in parts of the last 2 seasons (2012-13) with Detroit, mak- 36 RHP Jerome Williams 1-1-0, 6.00 ERA, 10G ing 47 total appearances with a 4.34 ERA (27ER/56IP)...has held Major Last Win: 4/26 vs. OAK Save: none in ‘14 Loss: 4/16 vs. KC Blown SV: 4/26 vs. OAK League lefties to a .208 (21x101) batting average in his career. SEA Series: 0-0-0, 3.60 (2ER/5IP), 2G Homestand: 1-0-0, 5.00 (5ER/9IP), 4G • tossed 4.0 innings of relief yesterday vs. SEA...allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts. • 7 of his 10 appearances this season have been longer than 1.0 inning and each of his last 5 apps. have been 2.0+ frames...has 6 appearances this season that have lasted 2.0+ innings, which ranks T-1st in the Majors. • set new career highs in games (37), starts (25), innings (169.1) and strikeouts (107) in 2013 while with the Angels...his 9 wins marked his most since notching 10 in 2004 with San Francisco. • from 2012-13, posted the 5th highest groundball percentage in the American League (63.6%) behind Masterson (70.7%), Porcello (69.9%), Fister (66.8%) and Felix Hernandez (63.8%).

vs. DET 2013 2014 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER G W-L-S ERA IP ER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Bass - - - - - Bass - - - - - Bass - - - - - Cisnero 2 0-0-0 16.20 3.1 6 Cisnero - - - - - Cisnero 2 0-0-0 16.20 3.1 6 Cosart - - - - - Cosart - - - - - Cosart - - - - - Downs - - - - - Downs - - - - - Downs - - - - - Fields - - - - - Fields - - - - - Fields - - - - - Keuchel 2 0-1-0 7.20 10.0 8 Keuchel - - - - - Keuchel 2 0-1-0 7.20 10.0 8 McHugh - - - - - McHugh - - - - - McHugh - - - - - Oberholtzer - - - - - Oberholtzer - - - - - Oberholtzer - - - - - Peacock - - - - - Peacock - - - - - Peacock - - - - - Qualls 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.0 0 Qualls - - - - - Qualls 5 0-1-0 3.18 5.2 2 Sipp - - - - - Sipp - - - - - Sipp 27 1-0-0 3.04 23.2 8 Williams 1 1-0-0 0.00 3.0 0 Williams - - - - - Williams 2 1-1-0 5.00 9.0 5 2014 Houston Astros High/Low

GENERAL ASTROS HOME RUNS Longest Winning Streak...... 2 (3x), last, 4/26-27 Longest Winning Streak, Home...... 2 (2x), last, 4/26-27 Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Longest Winning Streak, Road...... 2, 4/21-22 Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 4/27/14 OAK/Otero 22 1-0 Most Consecutive Losses...... 7, 4/13-20 Carter 5/3/14 SEA/Iwakuma 5 2-2 Most Consecutive Losses, Home...... 6, 4/7-25 Castro 4/22/14 @SEA/Ramirez 37 3-1 Most Consecutive Losses, Road...... 4, 4/13-20 Corporan 4/15/14 KC/Ventura 10 0-2 Longest Game, Time...... 4:11, 4/11 at TEX Dominguez 4/22/14 @SEA/Leone 35 4-0 Shortest Game, Time...... 2:15, 4/13 at TEX Fowler 4/26/14 OAK/Straily 28 2-0 Gonzalez 4/20/14 @OAK/Chavez 17 0-1 Longest Game, Innings...... 12, 4/11 at TEX Guzman 4/6/14 LAA/Weaver 46 2-0 Best Homestand, Percentage...... 429 (3-4), 4/1-7 Hoes 4/1/14 NYY/Sabathia 43 1-0 Worst Homestand, Percentage...... 000 (0-3), 4/15-17 Krauss 4/21/14 @SEA/Wilhelmsen 21 1-1 Best Road Trip, Percentage...... 333 (2-4) (2x), last, 4/18-23 Presley 5/4/14 SEA/Maurer 2 1-2 Worst Road Trip, Percentage...... 333 (2-4) (2x), last, 4/18-23 Springer - - 65 0-0 Most Runners Left on Base...... 14, 5/2 vs. SEA Villar 5/4/14 SEA/Maurer 2 2-3 Double Plays Turned...... 2 (5x), last, 5/2 vs. SEA Multi-HR Games Season Career Opponent Double Plays Turned...... 4 (2x), last, 4/13 at TEX Altuve 0 0 Most Errors...... 5, 4/24 vs. OAK Carter 0 3 Largest Margin of Victory...... 5, 4/21 at SEA Castro 0 3 Largest Margin of Defeat...... 10, 4/4 vs. LAA Corporan 0 0 Biggest Comeback to Win...... 2 runs (2x), last, 4/26 vs. OAK Dominguez 0 2 Fowler 0 3 Most Games Over .500...... 2, after game on 4/2 Gonzalez 0 0 Biggest Lead Lost to Lose...... 3, 4/23 at SEA Guzman 0 1 Highest Attendance, Home...... 41, 117, 4/1 vs. NYY Hoes 0 0 Highest Attendance, Road...... 42,577, 4/12 at TEX Krauss 0 0 Presley 0 0 Springer 0 0 TEAM BATTING Villar 0 0 Most Runs, Game...... 8, 5/3 vs. SEA Fewest Runs, Game...... 0 (2x), last, 4/30 vs. WSH 2014 Grand Slams 2014 Opponent Grand Slams Most Runs, Inning...... 5, 4/12 at TEX (4th) Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher Most Hits, Game...... 11 (4x), last, 5/4 vs. SEA Most Hits, Inning...... 4 (9x), last, 5/3 vs. SEA (7th) 2014 Inside-the-Park Home Runs 2014 Opponent Inside-the-Park Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher Fewest Hits, Game...... 2, 4/11 at TEX Most Doubles, Game...... 4 (3x), last, 5/4 vs. SEA 2014 Leadoff Home Runs Most Triples, Game...... 2 (2x), last, 5/3 vs. SEA Player Date Opp./Pitcher Most Homers, Game...... 5, 4/6 vs. LAA Fowler 4/2 NYY/Kuroda Most Consecutive Games, Homer...... 5, 4/19-23 Most Consecutive Games, No Homer...... 3 (2x), last, 4/29-5/2 2014 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game...... 6 (2x), last, 5/4 vs. SEA Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game...... 0 (4x), last, 4/17 vs. KC 2014 Pinch-Hit Home Runs Most Total Bases, Game...... 23, 5/3 vs. SEA Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Most Walks, Game...... 7 (2x), last, 4/23 at SEA Fewest Walks, Game...... 0, 4/6 vs. LAA 2014 Walk-Off Home Runs Most Strikeouts, Game...... 15 (2x), last, 5/2 vs. SEA Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) Fewest Strikeouts, Game...... 2, 4/13 at TEX 2014 Last At-Bat Wins (2) Most Stolen Bases, Game...... 3, 4/19 at OAK No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game...... 4, 4/11 at TEX 1. 4/12 at TEX 6-5 (10) Altuve sac fly in top 10 Longest Scoreless Inning Streak.....17.0 inn., 4/29 (4th)-5/2 (2nd) 2. 5/2 vs. SEA 5-4 (11) Springer RBI single in bottom 11 (walkoff win #1) Astros Ejections (2) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Date Personnel Umpire Situation Most At-Bats, Game...... 6 (4x), last, Fowler/Springer, 5/2 vs. SEA 4/24 vs. OAK Clemens Basner following HBP of Jed Lowrie Most Runs, Game...... 2 (14x), last, Presley, 5/4 vs. SEA 4/25 vs. OAK Porter Baker following HBP of Jason Castro Most Hits, Game...... 3 (7x), last, Gonzalez, 5/3 vs. SEA Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)...... 3 (8x), last, Presley, 5/3-4 Astros Replay Reviews (13) Most Doubles, Game...... 2 (2x), last, Carter, 4/8 at TOR Date/Opp. (Inn.) Play Challenger Result Time Most Triples, Game...... 1 (8x), last, Villar/Carter, 5/3 vs. SEA 4/4 vs. NYY (9th) Confirming the count Umpires Confirmed 2:20 4/8 at TOR (8th) Out call at HP Houston Confirmed 1:26 Most Home Runs, Game...... 1 (33x), last, Presley/Villar, 5/4 vs. SEA 4/10 at TOR (5th) Out call at 1B Toronto Confirmed 1:21 Most RBI, Game...... 3 (4x), last, Villar, 5/3 vs. SEA 4/13 at TEX (1st) Safe call at 1B Houston Overturned 0:44 Most Walks, Game...... 2 (9x), last, Krauss, 5/2 vs. SEA 4/16 vs. KC (9th) Safe call at 1B Houston Overturned 2:54 Most Strikeouts, Game...... 4, Springer, 5/2 vs. SEA 4/17 vs. KC (3rd) Safe call at 1B Kansas City Overturned 1:25 Most Stolen Bases, Game...... 2 (2x), last, Fowler, 4/21 at SEA 4/19 at OAK (8th) Confirming the count Umpires Confirmed 1:34 Longest Hitting Streak...... 9 games, Fowler, 4/20-29 4/21 at SEA (7th) Foul ball at LF pole Seattle Confirmed 1:25 4/21 at SEA (8th) Out call at 2B Umpires Confirmed 1:30 TEAM PITCHING 4/25 vs. OAK (5th) Foul ball down RF line Oakland Confirmed 2:00 Fewest Runs, Game...... 1 (4x), last, 4/27 vs. OAK 4/26 vs. OAK (2nd) Safe call at 1B Houston Overturned 2:37 Most Runs, Game...... 12, 4/25 vs. OAK 4/27 vs. OAK (9th) Batter not HBP Oakland Overturned 1:15 5/2 vs. SEA (10th) Safe call at 1B Houston Overturned 0:58 Fewest Hits, Game...... 2, 4/27 vs. OAK 5/4 vs. SEA (4th) Out call at 2B Seattle Stands 2:03 Most Hits, Game...... 15, 4/4 vs. LAA Fewest Walks, Game...... 0, 4/13 at TEX Most Walks, Game...... 10, 4/18 at OAK Most Strikeouts, Game...... 14 (2x), last, 4/22 at SEA Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...... 11.0 innings, 4/11 (1st-11th)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak...... 2 (3x), last, McHugh, 4/22-27 Longest Losing Streak...... 5, Oberholtzer, 4/3-current Most Innings Pitched, Starter...... 8.2, McHugh, 4/27 vs. OAK Most Innings Pitched, Relief...... 4.1, Clemens, 4/18 at OAK Fewest Hits, Complete Game...... Fewest Walks, Complete Game...... Most Walks, Game...... 6, Peacock, 4/25 vs. OAK Most Strikeouts, Game...... 12, McHugh, 4/22 at SEA Most Strikeouts, Inning...... 3 (5x), last, McHugh, 4/22 at SEA (3rd) Most Hit By Pitch, Game...... 2 (2x), last, Feldman, 4/11 at TEX Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...... 14.2, McHugh, 4/22-27

ATTENDANCE Home:...... 427,223 Home Average:...... 22,485/19 games Road:...... 266,512 Road Average:...... 22,209/12 games HOUSTON ASTROS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY

Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 4/1 1 NYY W 6-2 1-0 2nd 0.5 Feldman (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) - 41,117* 41,117 4/2 2 NYY W 3-1 2-0 2nd 0.5 Cosart (1-0) Kuroda (0-1) Fields (1) 23,145 65,262 4/3 3 NYY L 2-4 2-1 2nd 0.5 Oberholtzer (0-1) Nova (1-0) Robertson (1) 26,348 91,610 4/4 4 LAA L 1-11 2-2 T-2nd 1.0 Harrell (0-1) Richards (1-0) - 15,611 107,221 4/5 5 LAA L 1-5 2-3 T-2nd 2.0 Keuchel (0-1) Skaggs (1-0) - 28,515 135,736 4/6 6 LAA W 7-4 3-3 T-2nd 1.0 Feldman (2-0) Weaver (0-2) Qualls (1) 14,786 150,522 4/7 7 LAA L 1-9 3-4 T-3rd 1.5 Cosart (1-1) Wilson (1-1) - 17,936 168,458 4/8 8 @ TOR L 2-5 3-5 T-4th 2.5 Oberholtzer (0-2) Buehrle (2-0) Santos (3) 13,123 4/9 9 @ TOR L 3-7 3-6 5th 2.5 Harrell (0-2) Morrow (1-1) - 13,569 4/10 10 @ TOR W 6-4 4-6 5th 2.5 Keuchel (1-1) Dickey (1-2) Bass (1) 15,778 4/11 11 @ TEX L 0-1 (12) 4-7 5th 3.0 Peacock (0-1) Frasor (1-0) - 36,150 4/12 12 @ TEX W 6-5 (10) 5-7 5th 2.5 Chapman (1-0) Soria (1-1) Bass (2) 42,577 4/13 13 @ TEX L 0-1 5-8 5th 4.0 Oberholtzer (0-3) Perez (2-0) Ogando (1) 38,698 4/15 14 KC L 2-4 5-9 5th 5.0 Harrell (0-3) Ventura (1-0) Holland (4) 29,778 198,236 4/16 15 KC L 4-6 (11) 5-10 5th 5.0 Williams (0-1) Duffy (1-0) Holland (5) 23,043 221,279 4/17 16 KC L 1-5 5-11 5th 5.5 Feldman (2-1) Shields (1-2) - 26,333 247,761 4/18 17 @ OAK L 3-11 5-12 5th 6.5 Cosart (1-2) Gray (3-0) - 18,234 4/19 18 @ OAK L 3-4 5-13 5th 7.5 Qualls (0-1) Otero (3-0) - 33,166 4/20 19 @ OAK L 1-4 5-14 5th 8.5 Peacock (0-2) Chavez (1-0) Gregerson (3) 16,382 4/21 20 @ SEA W 7-2 6-14 5th 7.5 Keuchel (2-1) Hernandez (3-1) - 14,630 4/22 21 @ SEA W 5-2 7-14 5th 6.5 McHugh (1-0) Ramirez (1-3) Fields (2) 10,466 4/23 22 @ SEA L 3-5 7-15 5th 7.0 Fields (0-1) Rodney (1-1) - 13,739 4/24 23 OAK L 1-10 7-16 5th 7.5 Oberholtzer (0-4) Kazmir (3-0) - 19,987 267,599 4/25 24 OAK L 5-12 7-17 5th 8.5 Fields (0-2) Gregerson (1-1) - 17,708 285,307 4/26 25 OAK W 7-6 8-17 5th 7.5 Williams (1-1) Doolittle (0-1) Valdes (1) 17,850 303,157 4/27 26 OAK W 5-1 9-17 5th 6.5 McHugh (2-0) Milone (0-2) - 18,935 322,092 4/29 27 WSH L 3-4 9-18 5th 8.0 Fields (0-3) Clippard (2-2) Soriano (5) 23,394 345,486 4/30 28 WSH L 0-7 9-19 5th 9.0 Oberholtzer (0-5) Zimmermann (2-1) - 25,172 370,658 5/2 29 SEA W 5-4 (11) 10-19 5th 8.0 Bass (1-0) Furbush (0-3) - 15,771 386,429 5/3 30 SEA L 8-9 10-20 5th 8.0 Keuchel (2-2) Iwakuma (1-0) Rodney (7) 15,798 402,227 5/4 31 SEA L 7-8 11-21 5th 9.0 McHugh (2-1) Maurer (1-0) Farquhar (1) 24,996 427,223 5/5 32 @ DET 5/6 33 @ DET 5/7 34 @ DET 5/8 35 @ DET 5/9 36 @ BAL 5/10 37 @ BAL 5/11 38 @ BAL 5/12 39 TEX 5/13 40 TEX 5/14 41 TEX 5/16 42 CWS 5/17 43 CWS 5/18 44 CWS 5/19 45 @ LAA 5/20 46 @ LAA 5/21 47 @ LAA 5/22 48 @ SEA 5/23 49 @ SEA 5/24 50 @ SEA 5/25 51 @ SEA 5/26 52 @ KC 5/27 53 @ KC 5/28 54 @ KC 5/29 55 BAL 5/30 56 BAL 5/31 57 BAL 6/1 58 BAL 6/3 59 LAA 6/4 60 LAA 6/5 61 LAA 6/6 62 @ MIN 6/7 63 @ MIN 6/8 64 @ MIN 6/9 65 @ ARI 6/10 66 @ ARI 6/11 67 ARI 6/12 68 ARI 6/13 69 TB 6/14 70 TB 6/15 71 TB 6/17 72 @ WSH 6/18 73 @ WSH 6/19 74 @ TB 6/20 75 @ TB 6/21 76 @ TB 6/22 77 @ TB 6/24 78 ATL 6/25 79 ATL 6/26 80 ATL 6/27 81 DET 6/28 82 DET 6/29 83 DET 6/30 84 SEA 7/1 85 SEA 7/2 86 SEA 7/3 87 @ LAA 7/4 88 @ LAA 7/5 89 @ LAA 7/6 90 @ LAA 7/7 91 @ TEX 7/8 92 @ TEX 7/9 93 @ TEX 7/11 94 BOS 7/12 95 BOS 7/13 96 BOS 7/15 2014 All-Star Game (Minnesota) 7/18 97 @ CWS 7/19 98 @ CWS 7/20 99 @ CWS HOUSTON ASTROS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY

Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 7/22 100 @ OAK 7/23 101 @ OAK 7/24 102 @ OAK 7/25 103 MIA 7/26 104 MIA 7/27 105 MIA 7/28 106 OAK 7/29 107 OAK 7/30 108 OAK 7/31 109 TOR 8/1 110 TOR 8/2 111 TOR 8/3 112 TOR 8/5 113 @ PHI 8/6 114 @ PHI 8/7 115 @ PHI 8/8 116 TEX 8/9 117 TEX 8/10 118 TEX 8/11 119 MIN 8/12 120 MIN 8/13 121 MIN 8/14 122 @ BOS 8/15 123 @ BOS 8/16 124 @ BOS 8/17 125 @ BOS 8/19 126 @ NYY 8/20 127 @ NYY 8/21 128 @ NYY 8/22 129 @ CLE 8/23 130 @ CLE 8/24 131 @ CLE 8/25 132 OAK 8/26 133 OAK 8/27 134 OAK 8/28 135 TEX 8/29 136 TEX 8/30 137 TEX 8/31 138 TEX 9/2 139 LAA 9/3 140 LAA 9/5 141 @ OAK 9/6 142 @ OAK 9/7 143 @ OAK 9/8 144 @ SEA 9/9 145 @ SEA 9/10 146 @ SEA 9/12 147 @ LAA 9/13 148 @ LAA 9/14 149 @ LAA 9/15 150 CLE 9/16 151 CLE 9/17 152 CLE 9/18 153 CLE 9/19 154 SEA 9/20 155 SEA 9/21 156 SEA 9/22 157 @ TEX 9/23 158 @ TEX 9/24 159 @ TEX 9/26 160 @ NYM 9/27 161 @ NYM 9/28 162 @ NYM 2014 ASTROS TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTIONS: 5/4: Recalled LHP Darin Downs from Triple A; designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment...5/2: Agreed to terms on a Major League contract with LHP Tony Sipp; optioned RHP Paul Clemens to Triple A; transferred RHP Jesse Crain to the 60-day DL...4/25: Recalled RHP Jose Cisnero from Triple A; placed RHP Matt Albers on the 15-day DL (backdated to 4/22)...4/22: Recalled RHP Collin McHugh from Triple A; outrighted RHP Lucas Harrell to Triple A...4/21: Placed RHP Scott Feld- man on the 15-day DL (backdated to 4/18)...4/17: Selected LHP Raul Valdes from Triple A....4/16: Reinstated RHP Scott Feldman from the bereavement list; selected OF George Springer from Triple A; optioned LHP Kevin Chapman to Triple A; designated RHP Lucas Harrell for assignment...4/15: Optioned OF Robbie Grossman to Triple A...4/12: Placed RHP Scott Feldman on the bereavement list; recalled RHP Paul Clemens from Triple A...4/11: Reinstated RHP Matt Albers from the paternity list...4/10: Optioned RHP Josh Zeid to Triple A...4/8: Placed RHP Matt Albers on the paternity list; recalled RHP Josh Zeid from Triple A...4/5: Outrighted RHP Chia-Jen Lo off the 40-man roster...3/30: Placed RHP Jesse Crain, RHP Alex White and RHP Asher Wojciechowski on the 15-day DL (backdated to 3/21)...3/27: Claimed OF Alex Presley off waivers from MIN; designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment.