2019 Houston Astros season

The 2019 Houston Astros season was the 58th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 55th as the Astros, seventh in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 20th at Minute Maid Park.

2019 Houston Astros
American League Champions
American League West Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record107–55 (.660)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Jim Crane
General manager(s)Jeff Luhnow
Manager(s)A. J. Hinch
Local televisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
(Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
Local radioSportstalk 790
KTRH 740 (weekday night games)
Houston Astros Radio Network
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The Houston Astros announced after last season that their weekly night games will air on KTRH 740.[1]

On September 18, the Astros clinched a postseason berth against the Texas Rangers and became the first team since the 2002–2004 New York Yankees to have three consecutive 100-win seasons, having done so in 2017 and 2018 as well. On September 22, the Astros clinched their third straight AL West title. For the first time in franchise history, the Astros finished the season with the best record in baseball and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the Division Series by a margin of three games to two. They then defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) by a margin of four games to two, winning the pennant and a trip to the World Series for the second time in three years. However, they were defeated by the Washington Nationals in seven games in the World Series.

Following the season, the Astros lead the league with a record six players selected to 2019's inaugural All-MLB Team. Earlier in the season, they also once again sent six players to the 2019 All-Star Game, the most from any team in baseball.

Justin Verlander, having lead the MLB in wins, went on to clinch his second American League Cy Young Award after an all-time historically dominant season alongside strikeout and ERA leader Gerrit Cole. Yordan Alvarez also won Rookie of the Year after a history-making season, while Alex Bregman finished as a runner-up for the AL MVP.

This was the Astros' final season with A. J. Hinch as manager and Jeff Luhnow as general manager; both were fired in January 2020 after MLB investigators confirmed that the team had used electronics to steal opponents’ signs back in the 2017 regular season.

Regular season

Game log
2019 Game Log: 107–55 (Home: 60–21; Away: 47–34)
March/April: 18–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–9)
May: 20–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 8–3)
June: 15–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–7)
July: 16–8 (Home: 7–2; Away: 9–6)
August: 19–9 (Home: 13–2; Away: 6–7)
September: 19–6 (Home: 9–4; Away: 10–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Game postponed    
Bold = Astros team member

Season standings

American League West

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 10755 0.660 — 60–21 47–34
Oakland Athletics 9765 0.599 10 52–29 45–36
Texas Rangers 7884 0.481 29 45–36 33–48
Los Angeles Angels 7290 0.444 35 38–43 34–47
Seattle Mariners 6894 0.420 39 35–46 33–48
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Houston Astros 10755 0.660
New York Yankees 10359 0.636
Minnesota Twins 10161 0.623


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Oakland Athletics 9765 0.599 +1
Tampa Bay Rays 9666 0.593 —
Cleveland Indians 9369 0.574 3
Boston Red Sox 8478 0.519 12
Texas Rangers 7884 0.481 18
Chicago White Sox 7289 0.447 23½
Los Angeles Angels 7290 0.444 24
Seattle Mariners 6894 0.420 28
Toronto Blue Jays 6795 0.414 29
Kansas City Royals 59103 0.364 37
Baltimore Orioles 54108 0.333 42
Detroit Tigers 47114 0.292 48½

Record against opponents
The Astros playing at Texas on July 13
2019 American League Records

Source: AL Standings Head-to-head
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore —7–123–33–43–42–43–34–30–62–171–63–47–121–68–117–13
Boston 12–7—5–23–35–22–45–14–33–35–144–34–37–124–311–810–10
Chicago 3–32–5—11–812–64–39–102–56–134–31–52–42–44–34–36–14
Cleveland 4–33–38–11—18–13–412–76–010–94–31–55–11–64–36–18–12
Detroit 4–32–56–121–18—1–610–93–35–143–31–61–62–40–63–45–15
Houston 4–24–23–44–36–1—5–114–53–44–311–818–13–413–64–211–9
Kansas City 3–31–510–97–129–101–5—2–45–142–52–52–53–42–51–69–11
Los Angeles 3–43–45–20–63–35–144–2—1–52–56–1310–93–49–106–112–8
Minnesota 6–03–313–69–1014–54–314–55–1—2–43–45–25–26–14–38–12
New York 17–214–53–43–43–33–45–25–24–2—2–46–112–73–311–812–8
Oakland 6–13–45–15–16–18–115–213–64–34–2—10–94–313–60–611–9
Seattle 4–33–44–21–56–11–185–29–102–51–69–10—2–48–114–29–11
Tampa Bay 12–712–74–26–14–24–34–34–32–57–123–44–2—3–313–614–6
Texas 6–13–43–43–46–06–135–210–91–63–36–1311–83–3—3–39–11
Toronto 11–88–113–41–64–32–46–11–63–48–116–02–46–133–3—3–17

Season notes
  • Yuli Gurriel became the first Astro with a run and RBI in seven consecutive games, and the fifth to homer in five consecutive games on July 7, including a game-tying grand slam in an 11–10 win versus the Los Angeles Angels. He won the AL Player of the Week Award for the week ending July 8, his second weekly honor, after homering in all five of the Astros games for a total of six, among nine hits and an OPS of 1.812.[2]
  • During a contest versus the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28, José Altuve homered for his 1,500th career hit, one of three hits in a 6–2 win that afternoon, in his 1,190th career game. The only players in the divisional play era to reach the milestone faster were Ichiro Suzuki, Wade Boggs, Kirby Puckett, Nomar Garciaparra, Tony Gwynn and Derek Jeter.[3]
  • On August 3, MLB named three Astros as winners of all three monthly awards for July, including Yuli Gurriel as AL Player of the Month, Gerrit Cole as AL Pitcher of the Month, and Yordan Álvarez as AL Rookie of the Month.[4]
  • On August 10 at Camden Yards versus the Baltimore Orioles, the Astros set a franchise record for runs scored with a 23–2 win, and for extra base hits with 13, including six home runs.[5] Three of the home runs came via rookie Yordan Álvarez, including a grand slam. With a career-high seven runs driven in, his total stood at 51 to establish the major league record for the first 45 games.[6] On September 28, Justin Verlander struck out Kole Calhoun of the Los Angeles Angels for his 3000th strikeout and his 300th strikeout. Verlander and Gerrit Cole became the 2nd duo since Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling in 2002 to reach 300 strikeouts. The Astros also clinched home field advantage throughout the MLB postseason on September 28.
  • In the clubhouse after their ALCS victory,[7] Houston assistant general manager Brandon Taubman taunted female reporters. The team initially denied a Sports Illustrated report about his behavior, and accused the publication of making up the story. The Astros later fired Taubman, retracted their statement and issued an apology.[8]

Postseason

Game log
2019 Postseason Game Log: (10–8)

Achievements

Grand Slams
No.DateAstros batterH/APitcherOpposing team
1April 12José AltuveAwayShawn ArmstrongSeattle Mariners
2April 12Yuli GurrielAwayR. J. AlanizSeattle Mariners
3April 16Alex BregmanAwayLiam HendriksOakland Athletics
4May 5Alex BregmanAwayCam BedrosianLos Angeles Angels
5May 11Aledmys DíazHomeKyle DowdyTexas Rangers
6June 14Robinson ChirinosHomeThomas PannoneToronto Blue Jays
7June 23Tyler WhiteAwayJ. A. HappNew York Yankees
8July 7Yuli GurrielHomeCam BedrosianLos Angeles Angels
9July 14José AltuveAwayKyle BirdTexas Rangers
10July 27Carlos CorreaAwayMichael WachaSt. Louis Cardinals
11August 10Yordan ÁlvarezAwayTayler ScottBaltimore Orioles
12October 26Alex BregmanAwayFernando RodneyWashington Nationals

Roster
2019 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

  • 85 Javier Bracamonte (bullpen catcher)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Omar López
A-Advanced Fayetteville Woodpeckers Carolina League
A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League
Rookie DSL Astros Dominican Summer League

See also

References
  1. "Astros' radio changes likely to be boon for fans". Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. Houston Chronicle Sports (July 8, 2019). "Astros' Yuli Gurriel earns AL Player of the Week honors". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. Langosch, Jenifer (July 28, 2019). "1,500 hits: Altuve is fastest Astro to milestone: Second baseman hits 3-run HR, collects 3 hits in Houston's victory". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. Rome, Chandler (August 3, 2019). "Astros trio gets AL monthly honors for July". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. "Yordan Alvarez belts 3 homers as Astros destroy Orioles". New York Post. The Associated Press. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  6. Rome, Chandler (August 10, 2019). "Astros insider: Yordan Álvarez is cerebral, powerful and humble". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  7. Folkenflik, David (October 22, 2019). "Astros Executive's Rant At Reporters Draws Firestorm On Eve Of Series". NPR.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. Passan, Jeff (November 12, 2019). "Ex-Astros pitcher Mike Fiers: Team stole signs with camera". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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