2010 Houston Astros season

2010 Houston Astros
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Drayton McLane, Jr.
General managers	Ed Wade
Managers	Brad Mills
Television	Fox Sports Houston KTXH Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies
Radio	KTRH Milo Hamilton, Brett Dolan, Dave Raymond KLAT (Spanish)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

The 2010 Houston Astros season was the 49th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by first-year manager Brad Mills, began their 11th season at Minute Maid Park and 46th as the Astros on April 5. After finishing 74–88 the year before in fifth place, the Astros finished 76–86 in fourth place in 2010. This was the best before the Astros moved to American League in 2013.

The Astros struggled in April. After starting the season 0–8, they finished April 8–14, despite a 3.92 ERA from their pitching staff. They lost the last four in April, as well as the first four in May for a second 8-game losing streak. They finished May with a 9–20 mark to give the Astros a 17–34 record over the first two months. The Astros rebounded to win 8 of their first 10 games in June, but struggled in Interleague play, going 2–10 against the AL in June to finish 14–14 in June.

The Astros lone representative to the All-star Game was Michael Bourn, who was batting .255 with 28 stolen bases. The Astros traded away Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman in late July for a total of 5 prospects, and ultimately the Astros went 13–11 in July. The Astros would go 34–27 after trading away Oswalt and Berkman. The Astros won the final four games of July and the first three of August for a season-high 7-game winning streak, capped by a season-high 18–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros would have their best month of the year in August by going 17–12, including a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, the first time the Phillies were swept in Citizens Bank Park. The Astros would experience their third consecutive winning month in September, going 14–13, however the poor months of April and May kept them out of contention down the stretch. They finished the season in Chicago to face the Cubs, losing 2 of 3, but still finishing 4th ahead of the Cubs.

Jeff Keppinger led the Astros in batting average with a .288 clip, while Hunter Pence led them in home runs (25) and RBIs (91). Brett Myers led the Astros in wins (14), ERA (3.14), and strikeouts (180) in a career year, where he went 6 innings in his first 32 starts. Michael Bourn his 2nd consecutive Gold Glove Award to go along with his All-Star selection.

Regular season

April

The Astros began 2010 playing the San Francisco Giants at home, but lost 5–2 on Opening Day to Tim Lincecum, who pitched 7 shutout innings and earning the win for the Giants. The Astros would drop the second one as well 4–0 to Barry Zito, who pitched six shutout innings, and got swept at home the next game 10–4 after giving up 2 runs in the eighth and 4 in the ninth. They lost to J. A. Happ, who pitched five shutout innings and would be traded in July to the Astros, and the Philadelphia Phillies 8–0 in the first game. The Astros had a 5–4 lead going into the 7th inning in the second game, but gave up 3 runs in the 7th and 2 in the 9th and lost 9–6. In the final game of the series, the Phillies's Roy Halladay pitched a complete game allowing only one run to win 2–1, to sweep the Astros and give them a six-game losing streak. Going on the road for the first time this season, the Astros visited Busch Stadium to face the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series. The Astros lost 5–0 in game one of the series, as Adam Wainwright pitched 8 shutout innings to get the win. In the second game, the Astros scored 1 in the first and the Cardinals scored 2 in the first. Those would be the only runs scored in the game, as the Cardinals won 2–1. The Astros were in danger of being swept by the Cardinals, until the Astros won 5–1 on the back of Bud Norris's 5 innings, allowing only 1 unearned run. This win snapped an 8-game losing streak to begin the season, in which they failed to score in 3 of the games and scored 1 run or less 5 times. The Astros went to Wrigley Field in Chicago to face the Chicago Cubs and dropped the first one 7–2, giving up 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th. The Astros won 4–3 in the next game, with Roy Oswalt throwing 7 shutout innings. In the next game, the Astros won a 10-inning game in the series finale 3–2, rallying for 1 run each in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings, with the winning run scoring on a Pedro Feliz sacrifice fly, to win their first series of the season.

The Astros would head back home for 9 games, starting with 3 against the Florida Marlins. The Astros won the first game 7–5, scoring 3 in the bottom of the 8th to break a 4–4 tie. In the next game, the Astros won 5–4, on a Geoff Blum 2-RBI triple to rally the Astros from a 4–3 deficit. In the next game, the Marlins won 5–1 after putting up 3 runs in the 1st, snapping the Astros's 4-game winning streak. The Astros would then face the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, and won the first game 4–3. In the next game, a Lance Berkman line drive would hit the pitcher Chris Jakubauskas in the head. Fortunately, he would be fine, after being hospitalized. The Astros would win that game 5–2. In the final game of the series, the Astros put up 10 runs and won 10–3, despite Pittsburgh outhitting the Astros 14–10, to secure the Astros first series sweep of the season, and their third consecutive series win. The Astros outscored the Pirates 19–8 on the backs of great pitching by Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodríguez, and Brett Myers, who combined to give up only 5 earned runs over 20.1 innings pitched over the course of the series. After the last game, the Astros had won 7 out of their last 8 games and were 8–10, in 3rd place in the NL Central, and only 3 games back from the Cardinals. Unfortunately for the Astros, this hot streak would end soon. In the next game against the Cincinnati Reds, the Astros lost 6–2. In the next game, the Astros rallied for 3 in the 9th but still lost 6–4. In the series finale, the Astros lost 4–2, being swept for the third time in seven series this season. Going to Turner Field to face the Atlanta Braves, and lost 4–2 again to conclude April with an 8–14 mark, and a four-game losing streak.

May

The Astros would continue to struggle into May, losing 10–1 to the Braves. In the series finale, the Braves finished the sweep by winning 7–1, giving the Astros their sixth loss in a row. Going back home, the Astros lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 9–1, failing to score more than one run for the third consecutive game. In the second game, the Diamondbacks won 1–0 from 6.2 shutout innings from Ian Kennedy. This gave the Astros an eight-game losing streak, during which they had been outscored 45–13. In game three, the Astros walked-off in the bottom of the 9th off a 2-run home run from Carlos Lee, giving the Astros a 4–2 win. In the last game, the Astros lost 6–3 after falling 5–0 back after the Diamondbacks finished hitting in the fourth inning. In the first game against the San Diego Padres, Mat Latos pitched eight shutout innings allowing only two hits as the Astros lost 7–0, and only recording 3 hits. The second game was a pitcher's duel, with the Astros losing 2–1, and the starters, Jon Garland for the Padres and Felipe Paulino for the Astros, combined to allow one earned run in 14 innings between them. The Astros avoided the sweep with a 4–3 win in 11 innings, on a Hunter Pence walk-off hit to drive in Berkman. The Astros went to St. Louis to play the Cardinals and won the first game 6–3, thanks in part to a 4-run 7th inning. The Astros won for the third straight game 9–6 in the next game with another big inning, the one a 5-run 4th inning. The Astros got their third game in a row in which they scored four or more in an inning, winning 4–1 with Pence getting a 3-run home run. After the sweep, the Astros went to AT&T Park to face the Giants with a four-game winning streak, but lost 9–3 in the opener. The second game was a rematch of opening day pitchers Lincecum and Oswalt, with Lincecum winning 2–1 off of a 2-run home run off the bat of Juan Uribe. The Giants won another close game 4–3 against the Astros to seal the three-game sweep.

The Astros went to Dodger Stadium to play the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing the first game 6–2. Bud Norris would get hit with six earned runs in the next game, as the Astros lost 7–3 to conclude the short two-game series, with the Astros getting swept for the second consecutive series. The Astros came back home to face the Colorado Rockies for another two-game series, and won the first game 7–3, with a 4-run 8th involving a Jeff Keppinger 3-run double. In the next game, the Astros only got three hits for the second time this month, with Ubaldo Jiménez starting and going seven innings, as the Rockies won 4–0 for the series split. The Astros kicked off Interleague Play against the Tampa Bay Rays, winning 2–1 despite a complete game thrown by Rays starter Matt Garza. The Rays would win game two of the series 4–2, though, to tie the series at one each. In contrast to the first two games, which were low-scoring, the series finale was a high-scorer, with the Rays winning 10–6. The Astros went to Miller Park to play the Milwaukee Brewers, losing 6–1 against former Astro Randy Wolf. The Astros got a great start from Oswalt, who pitched eight shutout innings, and won 5–0. The Astros lost the series finale 4–3 in 10 innings, with Rickie Weeks drawing a walk-off walk against Matt Lindstrom to win the game, after Lindstrom gave up the game-tying run in the bottom of the 9th. The Astros traveled to Great American Ball Park to face the Reds, losing 15–6 against Sam LeCure, who was making his Major League debut. The Reds continued to score runs next game, scoring 12 runs as the Reds won 12–2. In the next game, Paulino did what Wandy Rodríguez and Brian Moehler, who started the first two games, failed to do: shut down the Reds batters. Paulino pitched eight shutout innings but did not get the win as the Astros did not score until a Berkman 2-RBI double in the top of the 10th, as the Astros won 2–0. To finish May, the Astros lost 14–4 to the Washington Nationals back home, with Oswalt being ejected in the 3rd inning, though Gustavo Chacín hit his first career home run for his first career hit. The Astros finished May with a 9–20 mark, and a 17–34 mark on the season overall.

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	.562	—	49‍–‍32	42‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	5	52‍–‍29	34‍–‍47
Milwaukee Brewers	77	85	.475	14	40‍–‍41	37‍–‍44
Houston Astros	76	86	.469	15	42‍–‍39	34‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs	75	87	.463	16	35‍–‍46	40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	105	.352	34	40‍–‍41	17‍–‍64

National League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	97	65	.599
San Francisco Giants	92	70	.568
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	.562

Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	91	71	.562	—
San Diego Padres	90	72	.556	1
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	5
Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	8
Florida Marlins	80	82	.494	11
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	.494	11
New York Mets	79	83	.488	12
Milwaukee Brewers	77	85	.475	14
Houston Astros	76	86	.469	15
Chicago Cubs	75	87	.463	16
Washington Nationals	69	93	.426	22
Arizona Diamondbacks	65	97	.401	26
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	105	.352	34

Record vs. opponents

2010 National League record Source:
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	–	3–4	1–6	2–5	9–9	3–3	4–3	5–13	3–4	5–1	2–4	2–4	8–10	5–13	4–5	3–4	6–9
Atlanta	4–3	–	4–2	3–2	2–4	11–7	5–1	5–3	5–2	11–7	8–10	6–3	4–2	4–3	2–6	8–10	9–6
Chicago	6–1	2–4	–	4–12	2–3	4–2	7–11	3–4	9–6	3–4	4–2	5–10	3–5	2–5	9–6	4–2	8–10
Cincinnati	5–2	2–3	12–4	–	2–5	5–2	10–5	5–4	11–3	4–2	2–5	10–6	2–4	3–4	6–12	4–3	8–7
Colorado	9–9	4–2	3–2	5–2	–	3–4	2–4	7–11	5–4	3–3	1–6	3–4	12–6	9–9	3–4	5–3	9–6
Florida	3–3	7–11	2–4	2–5	4–3	–	3–3	4–2	4–4	12–6	5–13	6–2	3–6	2–5	3–2	13–5	7–8
Houston	3–4	1–5	11–7	5–10	4–2	3–3	–	2–4	8–7	3–4	4–3	11–4	2–5	2–7	10–5	4–4	3–12
Los Angeles	13–5	3–5	4–3	4–5	11–7	2–4	4–2	–	4–2	3–4	2–4	4–3	8–10	8–10	3–4	3–3	4–11
Milwaukee	4–3	2–5	6–9	3–11	4–5	4–4	7–8	2–4	–	5–2	1–5	13–5	3–4	2–5	8–7	4–2	9–6
New York	1–5	7–11	4–3	2–4	3–3	6–12	4–3	4–3	2–5	–	9–9	6–1	3–3	3–4	3–3	9–9	13–5
Philadelphia	4–2	10–8	2–4	5–2	6–1	13–5	3–4	4–2	5–1	9–9	–	2–4	5–2	3–3	4–4	12–6	10–8
Pittsburgh	4–2	3–6	10–5	6–10	4–3	2–6	4–11	3–4	5–13	1–6	4–2	–	0–6	2–4	6–9	1–5	2–13
San Diego	10–8	2–4	5–3	4–2	6–12	6–3	5–2	10–8	4–3	3–3	2–5	6–0	–	12–6	3–4	3–3	9–6
San Francisco	13–5	3–4	5–2	4–3	9–9	5–2	7–2	10–8	5–2	4–3	3–3	4–2	6–12	–	3–3	4–2	7–8
St. Louis	5–4	6–2	6–9	12–6	4–3	2–3	5–10	4–3	7–8	3–3	4–4	9–6	4–3	3–3	–	3–3	9–6
Washington	4–3	10–8	2–4	3–4	3–5	5–13	4–4	3–3	2–4	9–9	6–12	5–1	3–3	2–4	3–3	–	5–13

Game log

Legend
Astros win	Astros loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed	Clinched	Eliminated

"GB" legend
1st (NL Central)	Not in playoff berth	Tied for 1st (NL Central)

2010 Game Log (76–86) (Home: 42–39; Road: 34–47)
April (8–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 1 April 5 Giants 2–5 Lincecum (1–0) Oswalt (0–1) Wilson (1) 43,836 0–1 3 –1 2 April 6 Giants 0–3 Zito (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Wilson (2) 24,237 0–2 6 –1½ 3 April 7 Giants 4–10 Affeldt (1–0) Gervacio (0–1) 21,599 0–3 6 –2½ 4 April 9 Phillies 0–8 Happ (1–0) Norris (0–1) 27,288 0–4 6 –3 5 April 10 Phillies 6–9 Moyer (1–0) Lyon (0–1) 35,138 0–5 6 –4 6 April 11 Phillies 1–2 Halladay (2–0) Oswalt (0–2) 28,619 0–6 6 –4 7 April 12 @ Cardinals 0–5 Wainwright (2–0) Rodríguez (0–2) 46,918 0–7 6 –5 8 April 14 @ Cardinals 1–2 Penny (1–0) Myers (0–1) Franklin (3) 35,883 0–8 6 –6 9 April 15 @ Cardinals 5–1 Norris (1–1) Lohse (0–1) 35,371 1–8 6 –5 10 April 16 @ Cubs 2–7 Silva (1–0) Paulino (0–1) 37,291 1–9 6 –6 11 April 17 @ Cubs 4–3 Oswalt (1–2) Gorzelanny (0–1) Lindstrom (1) 40,471 2–9 6 –5 12 April 18 @ Cubs 3–2 (10) Byrdak (1–0) Marshall (0–1) Lindstrom (2) 39,506 3–9 6 –5 13 April 20 Marlins 7–5 Lyon (1–1) Wood (0–1) Lindstrom (3) 24,135 4–9 6 –4½ 14 April 21 Marlins 5–4 López (1–0) Badenhop (0–2) Lindstrom (4) 22,607 5–9 6 –4½ 15 April 22 Marlins 1–5 Sánchez (1–1) Paulino (0–2) 21,802 5–10 6 –5 16 April 24 Pirates 4–3 Oswalt (2–2) Maholm (1–2) Lindstrom (5) 30,018 6–10 6 –4 17 April 24 Pirates 5–2 Rodríguez (1–2) Jakubauskas (0–1) Lindstrom (6) 30,562 7–10 4 –3 18 April 25 Pirates 10–3 Myers (1–1) Morton (0–4) 27,210 8–10 3 –3 19 April 27 Reds 2–6 Harang (1–3) Norris (1–2) 22,467 8–11 5 –4½ 20 April 28 Reds 4–6 Leake (2–0) Paulino (0–3) 21,035 8–12 6 –5½ 21 April 29 Reds 2–4 Arroyo (1–2) Oswalt (2–3) Cordero (8) 21,493 8–13 6 –6½ 22 April 30 @ Braves 2–4 Hanson (2–2) Myers (1–2) Wagner (2) 30,082 8–14 6 –6½
May (9–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 23 May 1 @ Braves 1–10 Hudson (2–1) Rodríguez (1–3) 27,035 8–15 6 –7½ 24 May 2 @ Braves 1–7 Lowe (4–2) Norris (1–3) 25,665 8–16 6 –8½ 25 May 3 Diamondbacks 1–9 Valdez (1–0) Paulino (0–4) 20,370 8–17 6 –9½ 26 May 4 Diamondbacks 0–1 Kennedy (2–1) Oswalt (2–4) Qualls (5) 22,661 8–18 6 –9½ 27 May 5 Diamondbacks 4–2 Lindstrom (1–0) Gutiérrez (0–4) 21,030 9–18 6 –8½ 28 May 6 Diamondbacks 3–6 Haren (4–1) Rodríguez (1–4) 21,019 9–19 6 –8½ 29 May 7 Padres 0–7 Latos (2-3) Norris (1–4) 25,586 9–20 6 –9½ 30 May 8 Padres 1–2 Garland (4-2) Paulino (0–5) Bell (8) 27,038 9–21 6 –9½ 31 May 9 Padres 4–3 (11) Lyon (2–1) Webb (0-1) Capps (13) 23,526 10–21 6 –9½ 32 May 11 @ Cardinals 6–3 Myers (2–2) Penny (3–3) Lindstrom (7) 35,875 11–21 6 –8½ 33 May 12 @ Cardinals 9–6 Rodríguez (2–4) Lohse (0–3) Lindstrom (8) 36,342 12–21 6 –7½ 34 May 13 @ Cardinals 4–1 Norris (2–4) Carpenter (4–1) Lindstrom (9) 39,026 13–21 6 –6½ 35 May 14 @ Giants 2–8 Wellemeyer (2–3) Paulino (0–6) 38,650 13–22 6 –7½ 36 May 15 @ Giants 1–2 Lincecum (5–0) Oswalt (2–5) Wilson (8) 40,060 13–23 6 –7½ 37 May 16 @ Giants 3–4 Zito (6–1) Myers (2–3) Wilson (9) 40,582 13–24 6 –8 38 May 17 @ Dodgers 2–6 Ely (2–1) Rodríguez (2–5) 35,282 13–25 6 –9 39 May 18 @ Dodgers 3–7 Kuroda (5–1) Norris (2–5) 55,662 13–26 6 –10 40 May 19 Rockies 7–3 Lyon (3–1) Rogers (0–2) 25,200 14–26 6 –9 41 May 20 Rockies 0–4 Jiménez (8–1) Oswalt (2–6) 25,932 14–27 6 –9½ 42 May 21 Rays 2–1 Myers (3–3) Garza (5–2) Lindstrom (10) 27,601 15–27 6 –9½ 43 May 22 Rays 2–4 Niemann (4–0) Rodríguez (2–6) Soriano (12) 33,778 15–28 6 –10 44 May 23 Rays 6–10 Price (7–1) Moehler (0–1) Soriano (13) 28,801 15–29 6 –10½ 45 May 25 @ Brewers 1–6 Wolf (4–4) Paulino (0–7) 27,363 15–30 6 –10½ 46 May 26 @ Brewers 5–0 Oswalt (3–6) Narveson (4–2) 30,151 16–30 6 –10½ 47 May 27 @ Brewers 3–4 (10) Axford (1–0) Lindstrom (1–1) 34,355 16–31 6 –11½ 48 May 28 @ Reds 6–15 LeCure (1–0) Rodríguez (2–7) 30,813 16–32 6 –12½ 49 May 29 @ Reds 2–12 Harang (4–5) Moehler (0–2) 36,918 16–33 6 –13½ 50 May 30 @ Reds 2–0 (10) Lyon (4–1) Owings (3–1) Lindstrom (11) 36,038 17–33 6 –12½ 51 May 31 Nationals 4–14 Atilano (5–1) Oswalt (3–7) 34,704 17–34 6 –12½
June (14–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 52 June 1 Nationals 8–7 López (2–0) Capps (0–2) 25,249 18–34 6 –12½ 53 June 2 Nationals 5–1 Rodríguez (3–7) Lannan (2–3) 26,736 19–34 6 –11½ 54 June 3 Nationals 6–4 Lindstrom (2–1) Capps (0–3) 21,814 20–34 6 –11 55 June 4 Cubs 3–1 Paulino (1–7) Zambrano (1–4) Lindstrom (12) 28,784 21–34 6 –11 56 June 5 Cubs 5–8 Dempster (4–5) Oswalt (3–8) Mármol (12) 34,241 21–35 6 –12 57 June 6 Cubs 6–3 Myers (4–3) Wells (3–4) Lindstrom (13) 29,493 22–35 6 –11 58 June 7 @ Rockies 1–5 Hammel (3–3) Rodríguez (3–8) Corpas (7) 28,251 22–36 6 –11 59 June 8 @ Rockies 4–3 López (3–0) Belisle (1–2) Lindstrom (14) 26,201 23–36 6 –10 60 June 9 @ Rockies 6–2 (10) Lyon (5–1) Belisle (1–3) 27,114 24–36 5 –10 61 June 10 @ Rockies 5–4 Oswalt (4–8) Chacín (3–5) Lyon (1) 28,329 25–36 5 –10 62 June 11 @ Yankees 3–4 Pettite (8–1) Myers (4–4) Rivera (15) 46,883 25–37 5 –10 63 June 12 @ Yankees 3–9 Vasquez (6–5) Rodríguez (3–9) 46,159 25–38 5 –11 64 June 13 @ Yankees 5–9 Hughes (9–1) Moehler (0–3) 46,832 25–39 5 –11 65 June 15 @ Royals 7–15 Texeira (1–1) Paulino (1–8) 24,862 25–40 5 –11 66 June 16 @ Royals 4–2 Oswalt (5–8) Chen (3–1) Lindstrom (15) 17,675 26–40 5 –10 67 June 17 @ Royals 2–5 Marte (2–0) Myers (4–5) Soria (16) 16,255 26–41 5 –11 68 June 18 Rangers 3–9 Feldman (5–6) Rodríguez (3–10) 33,951 26–42 5 –11½ 69 June 19 Rangers 1–5 Lewis (7–4) Moehler (0–4) 41,060 26–43 5 –12½ 70 June 20 Rangers 4–5 (10) Ray (2–0) Daigle (0–1) Feliz (19) 33,753 26–44 5 –12½ 71 June 22 Giants 1–3 Lincecum (8–2) Oswalt (5–9) Wilson (20) 29,777 26–45 5 –13½ 72 June 23 Giants 6–3 Myers (5–5) Zito (7–4) Lindstrom (16) 29,311 27–45 5 –13½ 73 June 24 Giants 7–5 Rodríguez (4–10) Cain (6–6) Lindstrom (17) 26,662 28–45 5 –12½ 74 June 25 @ Rangers 7–4 Moehler (1–4) Lewis (7–5) Lindstrom (18) 43,457 29–45 5 –12 75 June 26 @ Rangers 2–7 Wilson (6–3) Banks (0-1) 28,951 29–46 5 –13 76 June 27 @ Rangers 1–10 Hunter (4–0) Oswalt (5–10) 37,487 29–47 5 –13 77 June 28 @ Brewers 9–5 Chacín (1–0) Coffey (2–2) 27,908 30–47 5 –13 78 June 29 @ Brewers 5–7 Gallardo (8–3) Myers (5–6) Axford (8) 32,907 30–48 5 –13½ 79 June 30 @ Brewers 5–1 Rodríguez (5–10) Bush (3–6) 30,114 31–48 5 –13
July (13–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 80 July 1 @ Padres 6–3 (10) Sampson (1–0) Gregerson (2–3) Lindstrom (19) 18,618 32–48 5 –13 81 July 2 @ Padres 0–3 Latos (9–4) Lyon (5–2) Bell (22) 30,691 32–49 5 –14 82 July 3 @ Padres 0–1 Adams (2–1) Chacín (1–1) Bell (23) 40,042 32–50 5 –14 83 July 4 @ Padres 2–3 Bell (4–0) Lyon (5–3) 23,498 32–51 5 –15 84 July 6 Pirates 6–2 Rodríguez (6–10) Lincoln (1–3) 23,210 33–51 5 –14½ 85 July 7 Pirates 6–3 Daigle (1–1) McCutchen (1–4) Lindstrom (20) 23,123 34–51 5 –14½ 86 July 8 Pirates 2–0 Oswalt (6–10) Ohlendorf (1–7) 24,416 35–51 5 –13½ 87 July 9 Cardinals 0–8 Wainwright (13–5) Norris (2–6) 33,224 35–52 5 –13½ 88 July 10 Cardinals 4–1 Myers (6–6) Suppan (0–5) Lindstrom (21) 37,518 36–52 5 –12½ 89 July 11 Cardinals 2–4 Hawksworth (3–5) Rodríguez (6–11) Franklin (16) 32,975 36–53 5 –12½ July 13: All-Star Game (NL wins—[1]) 3–1 Capps (WSH) Hughes (NYY) Broxton (LAD) 45,408 Angel Stadium of Anaheim Anaheim, California 90 July 16 @ Pirates 5–2 Myers (7–6) Duke (3–9) Lindstrom (22) 23,373 37–53 5 –12½ 91 July 17 @ Pirates 6–12 López (2–1) Norris (2–7) 36,665 37–54 5 –13½ 92 July 18 @ Pirates 0–9 Maholm (6–7) Oswalt (6–11) 16,638 37–55 5 –14 93 July 19 @ Cubs 11–5 Rodríguez (7–11) Silva (9–4) 35,514 38–55 5 –14 94 July 20 @ Cubs 7–14 Cashner (1–3) Lyon (5–4) 36,401 38–56 5 –15 95 July 21 @ Cubs 4–3 (12) Lyon (6–4) Howry (1–3) Chacín (1) 38,533 39–56 5 –15 96 July 23 Reds 4–6 Ondrusek (1–0) Byrdak (1–1) Cordero (27) 30,575 39–57 5 –14½ 97 July 24 Reds 0–7 Cueto (10–2) Oswalt (6–12) 31,552 39–58 5 –15 98 July 25 Reds 4–0 Rodríguez (8–11) Leake (7–2) 25,705 40–58 5 –14½ 99 July 26 Cubs 2–5 Silva (10–4) Wright (0–1) Mármol (19) 25,037 40–59 5 –15 100 July 27 Cubs 6–1 Myers (8–6) Cashner (1–4) 28,047 41–59 5 –14 101 July 28 Cubs 8–1 Norris (3–7) Wells (5–8) 28,046 42–59 5 –14 102 July 30 Brewers 5–0 Happ (2–0) Parra (3–8) 27,456 43–59 5 –13½ 103 July 31 Brewers 6–0 Rodríguez (9–11) Bush (5–9) 38,824 44–59 5 –13½
August (17–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 104 August 1 Brewers 5–2 Wright (1–1) Loe (1–2) Lyon (2) 27,964 45–59 5 –13½ 105 August 2 @ Cardinals 9–4 Figueroa (3–1) MacDougal (1–1) 43,369 46–59 4 –13 106 August 3 @ Cardinals 18–4 Norris (4–7) García (9–5) 41,958 47–59 4 –12 107 August 4 @ Cardinals 4–8 Carpenter (12–3) Happ (2–1) 41,596 47–60 4 –13 108 August 6 @ Brewers 5–6 Loe (2–2) Lindstrom (2–2) 33,952 47–61 4 –14 109 August 7 @ Brewers 2–5 Wolf (8–9) Myers (8–7) Hoffman (6) 39,410 47–62 4 –15 110 August 8 @ Brewers 6–11 Gallardo (11–5) Wright (1–2) 39,339 47–63 4 –16 111 August 9 Braves 10–4 Byrdak (2–1) Farnsworth (3–1) 34,684 48–63 4 –15 112 August 10 Braves 2–4 Venters (4–0) Lindstrom (2–3) Wagner (28) 34,155 48–64 4 –15 113 August 11 Braves 2–8 (10) Wagner (6–2) Lyon (6–5) 31,352 48–65 4 –16 114 August 13 Pirates 4–1 López (4–0) Meek (4–4) Lyon (3) 36,124 49–65 4 –16 115 August 14 Pirates 3–2 Norris (5–7) Maholm (7–11) Lyon (4) 31,608 50–65 4 –15 116 August 15 Pirates 8–2 Happ (3–1) Karstens (2–9) 34,372 51–65 4 –15 117 August 16 Mets 1–3 Feliciano (3–6) Lindstrom (2–4) Takahashi (1) 22,688 51–66 4 –15½ 118 August 17 Mets 4–3 Melancon (1–0) Santana (10–7) López (1) 26,279 52–66 4 –15½ 119 August 18 Mets 2–3 (14) Dessens (3–1) Chacin (1–2) Acosta (1) 23,403 52–67 4 –16½ 120 August 19 Mets 3–2 Norris (6–7) Misch (0–2) Lyon (5) 26,271 53–67 4 –16½ 121 August 20 @ Marlins 0–9 Sánchez (10–8) Happ (3–2) 19,456 53–68 4 –17½ 122 August 21 @ Marlins 3–6 Volstad (7–9) Rodríguez (9–12) 21,721 53–69 4 –17½ 123 August 22 @ Marlins 2–1 López (5–0) Veras (2–1) Lyon (6) 18,886 54–69 4 –17½ 124 August 23 @ Phillies 3–2 Myers (9–7) Madson (4–2) Lyon (7) 44,081 55–69 4 –16½ 125 August 24 @ Phillies 4–2 (16) Fulchino (1–0) Herndon (1–3) 45,494 56–69 4 –15½ 126 August 25 @ Phillies 3–2 Happ (4–2) Halladay (16–9) Lyon (8) 44,657 57–69 4 –15½ 127 August 26 @ Phillies 5–1 Rodríguez (10–12) Kendrick (8–7) 44,958 58–69 4 –15 128 August 27 @ Mets 1–2 Pelfrey (13–7) Figueroa (3–2) Takahashi (2) 30,178 58–70 4 –16 129 August 28 @ Mets 4–1 Myers (10–7) Santana (10–9) Lyon (9) 33,024 59–70 4 –15 130 August 29 @ Mets 1–5 Dickey (9–5) Norris (6–8) 32,779 59–71 4 –16 131 August 30 Cardinals 3–0 Happ (5–2) Westbrook (7–10) 23,140 60–71 4 –16 132 August 31 Cardinals 3–0 Rodríguez (11–12) Carpenter (14–5) Lyon (10) 29,307 61–71 4 –16
September/October (15–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Rank GB 133 September 1 Cardinals 5–2 Figueroa (4–2) Suppan (1–7) Lyon (11) 22,068 62–71 3 –16 134 September 3 @ Diamondbacks 3–4 Heilman (5–5) López (5–1) Gutiérrez (7) 24,748 62–72 3 –16 135 September 4 @ Diamondbacks 6–5 Melancon (2–0) Heilman (5–6) Lyon (12) 31,605 63–72 3 –16 136 September 5 @ Diamondbacks 3–2 Happ (6–2) López (5–13) Lyon (13) 25,416 64–72 3 –15 137 September 6 @ Cubs 4–5 Cashner (2–5) López (5–2) Mármol (28) 31,647 64–73 3 –15 138 September 7 @ Cubs 7–3 Figueroa (5–2) Silva (10–6) 31,596 65–73 3 –14 139 September 8 @ Cubs 4–0 Myers (11–7) Wells (6–13) 33,623 66–73 3 –13 140 September 9 Dodgers 3–2 Norris (7–8) Lilly (8–10) Lyon (14) 28,081 67–73 3 –12 141 September 10 Dodgers 2–4 (11) Dotel (3–3) Abad (0–1) 31,010 67–74 3 –13 142 September 11 Dodgers 3–6 Jansen (1–0) Lyon (6–6) Kuo (9) 39,237 67–75 3 –14 143 September 12 Dodgers 7–4 Chacín (2–2) Troncoso (1–3) Lyon (15) 30,240 68–75 3 –13 144 September 13 Brewers 4–2 Myers (12–7) Kintzler (0–1) Lindstrom (23) 31,342 69–75 3 –13 145 September 14 Brewers 3–2 Norris (8–8) Capuano (3–4) Lyon (16) 33,878 70–75 3 –12 146 September 15 Brewers 6–8 (10) Axford (8–1) Lindstrom (2–5) 30,791 70–76 3 –13 147 September 17 Reds 5–3 Fulchino (2–0) Chapman (1–1) Lyon (17) 30,218 71–76 3 –11½ 148 September 18 Reds 1–11 Arroyo (16–10) Figueroa (5–3) 29,855 71–77 3 –12½ 149 September 19 Reds 4–3 Myers (13–7) Wood (5–4) Lyon (18) 32,520 72–77 3 –11½ 150 September 20 @ Nationals 8–2 Norris (9–8) Hernández (10–12) 10,999 73–77 3 –11½ 151 September 21 @ Nationals 4–8 Clippard (10–6) Paulino (1–9) 11,893 73–78 3 –12½ 152 September 22 @ Nationals 3–4 Clippard (11–6) Fulchino (2–1) Burnett (3) 12,213 73–79 3 –12½ 153 September 23 @ Nationals 2–7 Detwiler (1–2) Figueroa (5–4) 14,633 73–80 3 –13 154 September 24 @ Pirates 10–7 Myers (14–7) Leroux (0–1) Lyon (19) 22,279 74–80 3 –12 155 September 25 @ Pirates 4–6 Duke (8–14) Norris (9–9) Hanrahan (6) 25,350 74–81 3 –12 156 September 26 @ Pirates 3–9 Maholm (9–15) Happ (6–3) 23,208 74–82 3 –13 157 September 28 @ Reds 2–3 Chapman (2–2) Byrdak (2–2) 30,151 74–83 3 –14 158 September 29 @ Reds 2–0 Figueroa (6–4) Cueto (12–7) Lyon (20) 14,760 75–83 3 –13 159 September 30 @ Reds 1–9 Arroyo (17–10) Myers (14–8) 17,558 75-84 4 –14 160 October 1 Cubs 0–2 Coleman (4–2) Norris (9–10) Mármol (38) 33,869 75–85 4 –14 161 October 2 Cubs 3–8 Zambrano (11–6) Happ (6–4) 36,098 75–86 4 –15 162 October 3 Cubs 4–0 Figueroa (7–4) Dempster (15–12) 31,105 76–86 4 –15

Roster

2010 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 58 Fernando Abad 60 Josh Banks 48 Tim Byrdak 73 Gustavo Chacín 41 Casey Daigle 66 Enerio del Rosario 28 Nelson Figueroa 47 Jeff Fulchino 63 Samuel Gervacio 30 J. A. Happ 22 Matt Lindstrom 59 Wilton López 37 Brandon Lyon 56 Gary Majewski 54 Mark Melancon 38 Brian Moehler 39 Brett Myers 20 Bud Norris 44 Roy Oswalt 52 Felipe Paulino 51 Wandy Rodríguez 43 Chris Sampson 56 Henry Villar 53 Wesley Wright		Catchers 36 Kevin Cash 15 Jason Castro 41 Brian Esposito 55 Humberto Quintero 46 J. R. Towles Infielders 17 Lance Berkman 27 Geoff Blum 16 Matt Downs 77 Pedro Feliz 18 Anderson Hernández 23 Chris Johnson  8 Jeff Keppinger 12 Tommy Manzella  3 Kazuo Matsui 26 Oswaldo Navarro 36 Ángel Sánchez 29 Brett Wallace Outfielders 19 Brian Bogusevic 11 Jason Bourgeois 21 Michael Bourn 45 Carlos Lee  4 Jason Michaels  9 Hunter Pence 18,26 Cory Sullivan		Manager  2 Brad Mills Coaches 31 Brad Arnsberg (pitching)  5 Jeff Bagwell (hitting) 14 Sean Berry (hitting) 35 Dave Clark (third base) 10 Bobby Meacham (first base) 13 Al Pedrique (bench)  6 Jamie Quirk (bullpen)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging;

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Humberto Quintero	88	265	13	62	4	20	0	.234	.262	.317	.579	58
1B	Lance Berkman	85	298	39	73	13	49	3	.245	.372	.436	.808	120
2B	Jeff Keppinger	137	514	62	148	6	59	4	.288	.351	.393	.744	104
3B	Chris Johnson	94	341	40	105	11	52	3	.308	.337	.481	.818	121
SS	Tommy Manzella	83	258	17	58	1	21	0	.225	.267	.264	.531	46
LF	Carlos Lee	157	605	67	149	24	89	3	.246	.291	.417	.708	91
CF	Michael Bourn	141	535	84	142	2	38	52	.265	.341	.346	.686	89
RF	Hunter Pence	156	614	93	173	25	91	18	.282	.325	.461	.786	112

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging;

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
3B	Pedro Feliz	97	289	22	64	4	31	1	.221	.243	.311	.555	51
SS	Ángel Sánchez	65	250	30	70	0	25	0	.280	.316	.348	.664	82
IF	Geoff Blum	93	202	22	54	2	22	0	.267	.321	.356	.678	85
C	Jason Castro	67	195	26	40	2	8	0	.205	.286	.287	.573	58
LF	Jason Michaels	106	186	23	47	8	26	0	.253	.310	.468	.778	110
1B	Brett Wallace	51	144	14	32	2	13	0	.222	.296	.319	.615	69
CF	Jason Bourgeois	69	123	16	27	0	3	12	.220	.294	.268	.562	56
2B	Kazuo Matsui	27	71	4	10	0	1	1	.141	.197	.155	.352	–2
OF	Cory Sullivan	57	64	6	12	0	4	0	.188	.257	.234	.492	36
C	Kevin Cash	20	54	3	11	2	4	0	.204	.271	.333	.605	65
IF	Anderson Hernández	32	48	7	9	0	1	2	.188	.304	.229	.533	49
C	J. R. Towles	17	47	3	9	1	8	0	.191	.235	.319	.554	50
OF	Brian Bogusevic	19	28	5	5	0	3	1	.179	.258	.286	.544	49
SS	Oswaldo Navarro	14	20	2	1	0	0	0	.050	.240	.050	.290	–15
IF	Matt Downs	11	19	2	2	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	–16
C	Brian Esposito	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	–100

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	K	BB	WHIP	ERA+
Brett Myers	14	8	3.14	33	33	223.2	180	66	1.243	126
Wandy Rodríguez	11	12	3.60	32	32	195.0	178	68	1.287	110
Bud Norris	9	10	4.92	27	27	153.2	158	77	1.484	80
Roy Oswalt	6	12	3.42	20	20	129.0	120	34	1.109	116
Felipe Paulino	1	9	5.11	19	14	91.2	83	46	1.538	78
J. A. Happ	5	4	3.75	13	13	72.0	61	35	1.319	106

Other pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	K	BB	WHIP	ERA+
Nelson Figueroa	5	3	3.22	18	10	67.0	58	25	1.328	123
Brian Moehler	1	4	4.92	20	8	56.2	28	26	1.624	81
Wesley Wright	1	2	5.73	14	4	33.0	29	13	1.515	70
Josh Banks	0	1	13.50	1	1	4.0	1	4	3.000	32

Relief pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games finished; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	K	BB	ERA+
Brandon Lyon	6	6	3.12	79	28	20	78.0	54	31	127
Wilton López	5	2	2.96	68	14	1	67.0	50	5	134
Tim Byrdak	2	2	3.49	64	9	0	38.2	29	20	114
Matt Lindstrom	2	5	4.39	58	41	23	53.1	43	20	91
Jeff Fulchino	2	1	5.51	50	16	0	47.1	46	22	72
Gustavo Chacín	2	2	4.70	44	12	1	38.1	31	20	85
Chris Sampson	1	0	5.93	35	9	0	30.1	16	8	67
Fernando Abad	0	1	2.84	22	6	0	19.0	12	5	142
Mark Melancon	2	0	3.12	20	2	0	17.1	19	8	129
Casey Daigle	1	1	11.32	13	4	0	10.1	6	6	36
Henry Villar	0	0	4.50	8	3	0	6.0	3	3	93
Samuel Gervacio	0	1	12.27	6	1	0	3.2	3	5	36
Gary Majewski	0	0	22.50	2	2	0	2.0	1	1	21
Enerio del Rosario	0	0	20.25	2	1	0	1.1	1	0	25
Kevin Cash	0	0	9.00	1	1	0	1.0	0	0	61

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Round Rock Express	Pacific Coast League	Marc Bombard
AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Texas League	Wes Clements
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Tom Lawless
A	Lexington Legends	South Atlantic League	Rodney Linares
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League	Jim Pankovits
Rookie	Greeneville Astros	Appalachian League	Ed Romero
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Omar López

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City

External links

• 2010 Houston Astros season official site Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• 2010 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference