Houston Astros (94-56) vs. seattle mariners (83-67) RHP josh james (0-0, 4.22) vs. RHP Mike Leake (10-9, 3.99) tuesday, sept. 18, 2018 • minute maid park • houston, tx • 7:10 p.M. ct • at&t sportsnet sw • kbme 790 am • la ranchera 850 am GAME #151 ..................................home #77 tonight’s GAME: The defending World Series Champs ABOUT THE RECORD will continue their final homestand tonight in the middle The bregman box Overall Record: .............................94-56 game of three against the Mariners...this homestand, Alex Bregman has been one of the top Home Record: ..............................42-34 which spans 10 days and nine games, features series players in the Majors in 2018: --with Roof Open: .............................5-6 with the D-backs (2-1), Mariners (0-1) and Angels... --with Roof Closed: .......................37-28 RHP Josh James will get the nod tonight looking to AT WAR: Per STATS, Alex Bregman ranks third in the Road Record: ...............................52-22 nudge the Astros closer to a postseason clinch. Majors in WAR (8.3), trailing only Mike Trout (10.0) Current Streak: ............................ Lost 1 and Mookie Betts (8.6)...Bregman’s 8.6 WAR ranks Current Homestand: .........................2-2 the playoff picture: Last Road Trip: .................................5-1 The Astros can clinch a spot in fourth in franchise history for a single season and is the Last 5 Games: ..................................3-2 the postseason this homestand and have an outside best since Richard Hidalgo posted a 8.9 WAR in 2000. Last 10 Games: ................................7-3 shot of clinching the division...Houston enters tonight’s Series Record (prior to current series):..31-11-6 game with a magic number of three over the Rays to extra! extra!: Alex Bregman leads the Majors in Sweeps: ..........................................13-2 clinch a postseason spot and a magic number of nine extra-base hits with 81 (50 2B, 30 HR, 1 3B)...his 81 When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ....77-14 over the A’s to clinch the division...an Astros win tonight extra-base hits tie as the sixth-highest total in a single When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ..17-42 would eliminate the Mariners from the division race. season in franchise history and are the most by an Shutouts: ........................................ 11-8 AL West division GB wild card race gb Astro since 2001, when Richard Hidalgo had 86 and In One-Run Games: .....................22-24 Houston (94-56) - New York (91-58) +1.5 Lance Berkman posted a franchise record 94. In Two-Run Games: .....................13-10 vs. Left-Handed Starters: ..............35-23 Oakland (90-60) 4.0 Oakland (90-60) - vs. Right-Handed Starters: ...........59-33 Seattle (83-67) 11.0 Tampa Bay (83-66) 6.5 b-men: Alex Bregman is just the second player in During the Day: .............................33-15 LA (74-76) 20.0 Seattle (83-67) 7.0 franchise history to reach 50 doubles, 100 RBI and At Night: ........................................61-41 100 runs scored in the same season, joining Lance When Scoring First: ......................61-17 the race is on!: The Astros are 12-3 in September, Berkman (55 doubles, 126 RBI, 110 runs) in 2001. Opponent Scores First: .................33-39 which ties as the best record in the Majors this month Outhit Opponent: ..........................73-13 (also, TB), and have gone 19-6 dating back to Aug. that’s a first at third: Alex Bregman is the first player Outhit by Opponent: .....................13-40 21...with these results, the Astros have picked up 2.5 in Major League history, who plays the majority of his Equal Hits: ........................................8-3 games in the standings this month, as the A’s have games at third base, to collect 50 doubles and 30 When Hitting Home Run: ..............78-30 homers in the same season...additionally, Bregman is When Hitting Multiple HR: ..............48-9 gone 9-5 in September, and have upped their division No Home Runs: ............................16-26 lead to 4.0 games with 12 games left to play. also the fifth player in MLB history with a 50-double, Walkoff Home Runs: .........................2-2 30-homer season prior to turning 25 years old...he’s Come-from-Behind Wins: .................. 38 with 12 games left: At 94-56, the 2018 Astros have joined by Albert Pujols (2003-04), Alex Rodriguez Largest Comeback: ............................. 5 the second-best record in franchise history after 150 (1996) and Lou Gehrig (1927). Losses After Leading: ........................ 27 games...the 1998 ‘Stros were 96-54 at this point, en Last At-Bat Wins: ............................... 13 route to a franchise-best 102-60 final record...this mR. SEPTEMBER: In 15 games in September, Alex Breg- Largest Blown Lead: ............................ 5 year’s club is two games better than the the 2017 World man is hitting .308 (16x52) with five homers, seven Extra-Inning Games: .........................5-6 Series Champs, who were 92-58 thru 150. doubles and 14 RBI...12 of his 16 hits have gone for Different Batting Orders: .................. 132 extra bases...he has posted a .455 OBP and a 1.185 After Six Innings: win stacks: Lead: 74-8 ......Tied: 9-12 .... Trail: 11-36 This season marks just the fifth time for OPS for the month. After Seven Innings: the Astros to post 94-plus wins in a single season... Lead: 78-6 ......Tied: 7-9 ........Trail: 9-41 below are the highest win totals in franchise history: houston traffic: Alex Bregman had his streak of After Eight Innings: 1. 1998 (102-60) 4. 1986: (96-66) T6. 1980: (93-70) reaching base safely snapped at 42 games last night... Lead: 84-5 ......Tied: 5-8 ........Trail: 5-43 2. 2017 (101-61) 5. 2018: (94-56) 8. 2004: (92-70) the streak ranked as the fourth-longest streak in Astros Astros vs. mariners (2018): 3. 1999: (97-65) T6. 2001: (93-69) history and was the longest since Jeff Bagwell posted Overall: .............................................8-9 a 44-game streak in 1998...in those 42 games (July At Minute Maid Park: ........................1-6 big flames james: RHP Josh James, a 34th-round 30-Sept. 16), Bregman hit .335 (52x155) with a .447 At Safeco Field: ................................7-3 Astros vs. mariners (all-time): pick by the Astros in 2014, will make his second Major OBP, .600 SLG and a 1.047 OPS. League start tonight in the originally-scheduled spot of Overall: .........................................69-52 pitching in: Record in Houston: .......................31-31 RHP Gerrit Cole, who’s been pushed back to start on Astros pitchers lead the Majors in virtually Record in Seattle: .........................38-21 Friday...James, who led the minors in strikeouts per every significant category in 2018, including overall 9.0 (13.46) and strikeout rate (36.3%) this season, has ERA (3.13), strikeouts (1572), opp. avg. (.218), WHIP today’s media availability continued that success into his MLB appearances, to- (1.10), starter’s ERA (3.18) and bullpen ERA (3.03)... The Astros clubhouse will be open from 3:10- taling 17 strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched...he’s done the Astros 1572 strikeouts this season rank as the 4 p.m...manager AJ Hinch will be available this behind his fastball, which averages 97.9 mph and fourth-highest total in MLB history, with that record in the Astros dugout at approximately 4 p.m. has topped out at 101.1, per Statcast. currently being 1614, posted by the 2017 Indians. THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY - sept. 18 about last night: Trailing 1-0 thru 7.0 innings last night, joselito and the bull: 2B Jose Altuve has scored 639 1998 - Craig Biggio becomes the first player the Mariners stormed back to post four runs in the 8th runs in his career, which ranks ninth in Astros history, in Astros history to reach 50 doubles in a sea- and defeat the Astros in the opener of this series by just one run shy of tying Bob Watson (640) for eighth son in a 5-2 win over the Pirates...he would a score of 4-1...LHP Framber Valdez (0ER/5IP) left on the franchise list. finish with 51 doubles in 1998 and followed it up with a franchise-record 56 doubles in with the lead, but did not factor into the decision...LF 1999...since then, only Lance Berkman (55 Marwin Gonzalez produced the Astros only run on a wish granted: The Astros Foundation will host the in 2001) and Alex Bregman (50 in 2018) have 4th-inning double. Make-A-Wish Foundation and three-year-old Jacob reached 50 doubles mark in Astros history. Bolles from Austin for a special day at the ballpark. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Wednesday, Sept. 19 7:10 Seattle LHP Dallas Keuchel (11-10, 3.57) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet SW Thursday, Sept. 20 SCHEDULED OFF DAY Friday, Sept. 21 7:10 Los Angeles (AL) RHP Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.88) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet SW Saturday, Sept. 22 6:10 Los Angeles (AL) RHP Justin Verlander (16-9, 2.67) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet SW Sunday, Sept. 23 1:10 Los Angeles (AL) TBA vs. TBA 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. La Ranchera, 850 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2017 | AL Champions 2017 | NL CHampions 2005 AL West Champions 2017 | AL Wild Card 2015 | NL Wild Card 2004, 2005 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | NL West Champions 1980, 1986 tonight’s ASTROS STARTER: Rhp josh james mlb Carrer W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2018 MiLB SPLITS: 2018: 0-0 4.22 3 1 10.2 6 5 5 4 17 Home: 5-1, 2.50 ERA, 13G/12GS, 19ER/68.1IP VS.