2012 Houston Astros season

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The 2012 Houston Astros season was the 51st season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 48th as the Astros, 51st in the National League (NL), 19th in the NL Central division, and 13th at Minute Maid Park, The Astros entered the season as having finished in last place in the NL Central with 56–106 record and 37+1⁄2 games behind, the first time in franchise history they had lost at least 100 games.

LeagueNational League
BallparkMinute Maid Park
Record55–107 (.340)
OwnersJim Crane
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2012 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkMinute Maid Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record55–107 (.340)
Divisional place6th
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJeff Luhnow
ManagersBrad Mills
Tony DeFrancesco (interim)
TelevisionFox Sports Houston
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The 2012 season was the Astros' final season as members of the National League. Per the approval of the sale of the team from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane by the league, the Astros agreed to move to the American League (AL), and to be situated in the American League West division, effective the following year.[1] It was also the first season with Jeff Luhnow serving as general manager. On April 6, pitcher Wandy Rodríguez made the Opening Day start for the Astros, who hosted the Colorado Rockies, but were defeated, 5–3.

Second baseman Jose Altuve was selected to the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in his career, and played for the National League. In the first round of the June MLB draft, the Astros chose shortstop Carlos Correa as the first overall pick, and pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. at no. 41.

On August 18, manager Brad Mills was relieved of his duties and Tony DeFrancesco served in his place as interim manager. The Astros concluded their season and NL tenure with a 5–4, walk-off defeat to the Chicago Cubs. Houston ranked in last place in the NL Central with a 55–107 record, 42 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds. At the time, it established a new worst-record in franchise history, breaking the record set the season before, while being just the second year in which Houston had lost 100 or more games.

Regular season

Summary

April

To pay homage and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Houston Astros franchise, the players donned retro Colt .45s jerseys for play on April 10 and April 20. During the 1962, 1963, and 1964 seasons, Houston played as the Colt .45s prior to being renamed the Astros in 1965.[2]

J. D. Martinez with Houston in 2012.
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Opening Day starting lineup
Uniform Player Position
1Jordan SchaferCenter fielder
27Jose AltuveSecond baseman
14J. D. MartinezLeft fielder
45Carlos LeeFirst baseman
19Brian BogusevicRight fielder
23Chris JohnsonThird baseman
15Jason CastroCatcher
9Marwin GonzálezShortstop
51Wandy RodríguezPitcher
Venue: Minute Maid Park • Final: Colorado 5, Houston 3

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On April 6, the Astros hosted the Colorado Rockies for Opening Day, as Wandy Rodríguez made the start for the Astros. Rodríguez worked 6+1⁄3 innings, allowed six hits, two walks and three runs. However, none of the runs charged to Rodríguez were earned as the Astros committed four errors on the way to a 5–3 defeat. In the bottom off the first inning, Jose Altuve drew a base on balls and, two batters later, scored when Carlos Lee lined a single to center field. Rockies starter Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven inning with the runs allowed to earn the victory. Colorado scored the three unearned runs in the third inning, when Rodríguez, fielding Dexter Fowler's sacrifice bunt, committed a throwing error.[5]

On April 13, Miami native J. D. Martinez hit the first-ever home run in the newly-opened Marlins Park.[6] With a runner on in the eighth, he hit an Edward Mujica offering into the Clevelander Bar beyond the left-field wall to tie the contest with the team in their first season having been rebranded the Miami Marlins.[7] Lucas Harrell also uncorked the first wild pitch at Marlins Park during this game.[6]

Right-hander Bud Norris assembled a four-strikeout inning on April 24, the fourth in club history.[8]

Jose Altuve produced his first career four-hit game on April 25, scored thrice, doubled and drove in a run.[9] J. D. Martinez and Brian Bogusevic also doubled, and Martinez collected three hits and three RBI. Wilton López (2–0) worked a scoreless sixth inning to earn the victory, David Carpenter (1) and Wesley Wright (2) each were credited with holds, and Brett Myers earned the save (3).[10]

May

As of May 25, following a four-game winning streak, the Astros' record stood at 22–23 (.489). Houston trailed the first-place Cincinnati Reds by four games.[11]

June

Second baseman Jose Altuve, All-Star in 2012.

The Astros' record on June 13 stood at 26–36 (.419) prior to play versus the San Francisco Giants. However, starter Matt Cain tossed his perfect game that day to defeat the Astros, 10–0. This was the first time in franchise history that no batters reached base safely for the Astros. Also, it was the first time the had been no-hit since Carlos Zambrano did so on September 14, 2008 for the Chicago Cubs, the fifth time overall the Astos had been no-hit and second by the Giants. The Astros' season spiraled afterward, going 29–81 (.264) the rest of the way.[12]

Dallas Keuchel made his major league debut on June 17. He tossed five innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing four hits, four walks, one hit and one run.[13]

MLB All-Star Game

Jose Altuve was selected to represent the Astros for his first MLB All-Star Game,[14] hosted at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Altuve replaced Dan Uggla, faced Jim Johnson during the top of the eighth inning for his lone plate appearance, and was retired on a groundout. The National League won, 8–0.[15]

September—October

The Astros hosted the St. Louis Cardinals on September 26 for their final home contest as a National League club, and won, 2–0, behind Bud Norris' 7+1⁄3 two-hit gem. Norris (6–13), who fanned seven and issued no walks, earned a game score of 81. During the bottom of the fourth inning, Jose Altuve's deep blast (6) off Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter (0–1) snapped a scoreless tie. Brett Wallace also singled home a run for Houston. Wilton López closed out the contest for the final 1+2⁄3 innings to convert the save (8).[16] The victory snapped a personal 12-game losing streak for Norris, who won for the first time since May 21 earlier in the season.[17]

The Astros played their final bout as a National League team[18] on October 3, 2012,[19] at Wrigley Field. Édgar González was Houston's starting pitcher, opposite of Chicago's Travis Wood. Justin Maxwell doubled and homered—also Houston's final home run in the NL. Leading off the top of the ninth with the score tied, 4–4, Jimmy Paredes singled off Carlos Mármol for Houston's final NL hit; however, Mármol fanned Tyler Greene looking to close the Astros' half of the ninth and the team's final NL at bat. The contest ended in a walk-off victory for the Cubs, when in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bryan LaHair singled home Darwin Barney off Héctor Ambriz (1–1) for a 5–4 Cubs win, handing Ambriz the defeat.[20]

Performance overview

After May 25, the Astros played to a 32–84 (.276) record.

The Astros concluded their National League tenure with an all-time record of 3,999 victories and ,4,134 defeats for a .492 winning percentage.[18]

Carlos Lee departed the Astros ranking second-most in club history with four walk-off home runs, second to José Cruz (6).[a][21]

NL Central standings

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 9765 .599 — 50‍–‍31 47‍–‍34
St. Louis Cardinals 8874 .543 9 50‍–‍31 38‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 8379 .512 14 49‍–‍32 34‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 7983 .488 18 45‍–‍36 34‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 61101 .377 36 38‍–‍43 23‍–‍58
Houston Astros 55107 .340 42 35‍–‍46 20‍–‍61
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NL Wild Card

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Team W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 9864 .605
Cincinnati Reds 9765 .599
San Francisco Giants 9468 .580
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(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 9468 .580 +6
St. Louis Cardinals 8874 .543 —
Los Angeles Dodgers 8676 .531 2
Milwaukee Brewers 8379 .512 5
Philadelphia Phillies 8181 .500 7
Arizona Diamondbacks 8181 .500 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 7983 .488 9
San Diego Padres 7686 .469 12
New York Mets 7488 .457 14
Miami Marlins 6993 .426 19
Colorado Rockies 6498 .395 24
Chicago Cubs 61101 .377 27
Houston Astros 55107 .340 33
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Record vs. opponents

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2012 National League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL MIA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona–2–55–42–59–75–36–012–63–33–42–43–47–119–91–52–49–6
Atlanta5–2–3–41–56–114–44–23–33–312–612–63–44–33–45–18–108–10
Chicago4–54–3–4–122–48–52–42–44–134–22–48–83–31–67–101–65–10
Cincinnati5–25–112–4–5–110–52–43–39–66–23–411–76–24–36–72–57–8
Colorado7–91–64–21–5–5–25–28–105–15–22–72–48–104–142–54–32–13
Houston0–62–45–85–102–5–2–42–48–94–23–35–123–51–84–111–76–9
Los Angeles6–123–34–24–210–84–2–4–21–64–35–26–111–78-106–54–26–9
Miami3–54–144–23–34–3–4-22-44–44–128–101–45–15–22–59–95–13
Milwaukee3–33–313–46–91–59–86–14–4–3–22–511–43–42–46–93–56–9
New York4–36–122–42–62–52–43–412–42–3–10–85–24–34–44–34–148–7
Philadelphia4–26–124–24–37–210–83–32–55–28–10–3–44–32–45–29-95–10
Pittsburgh4–32–38–87–114–24–112–51–64–112–54–3–1–53–38–73–210–8
San Diego11–73–43–32–610–85–37–111–54–33–43–45–1–6–123–32–38–7
San Francisco9–94–36–13–414–42–58–110–84–24–44–23–312–6–3–31–57–8
St. Louis5–11–510–77–65–211–45–65–29–63–43–47–83–33–3–3–48–7
Washington4–210–86–15–23–47–12–49–95–314–49-92–33–25-14-3–10–8
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Roster

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Game log

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2012 Game Log
April (9–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
1April 6Rockies3–5Guthrie (1–0)Rodriguez (0–1)Betancourt (1)43,464Minute Maid Park0–1L1
2April 7Rockies7–3Harrell (1–0)Moyer (0–1)23,962Minute Maid Park1–1W1
3April 8Rockies3–2López (1–0)Brothers (0–1)Myers (1)14,195Minute Maid Park2–1W2
4April 9Braves8–3Happ (1–0)Beachy (0–1)17,095Minute Maid Park3–1W3
5April 10Braves4–6Hanson (1–1)Weiland (0–1)Kimbrel (1)22,036Minute Maid Park3–2L1
6April 11Braves3–6Delgado (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Kimbrel (2)18,225Minute Maid Park3–3L2
7April 13@ Marlins4–5 (11)Webb (1–0)Lyon (0–1)30,169Marlins Park3–4L3
8April 14@ Marlins5–4Cruz (1–0)Bell (0–2)Myers (2)31,659Marlins Park4–4W1
9April 15@ Marlins4–5 (11)Gaudin (1–0)Carpenter (0–1)34,232Marlins Park4–5L1
10April 16@ Nationals3–6Strasburg (2–0)Weiland (0–2)Rodríguez (2)16,245Nationals Park4–6L2
11April 17@ Nationals0–1Gonzalez (1–0)Rodríguez (0–2)Lidge (2)17,886Nationals Park4–7L3
12April 18@ Nationals2–3Mattheus (2–0)F. Rodriguez (0–2)Rodríguez (3)14,520Nationals Park4–8L4
13April 19@ Nationals11–4Norris (1–0)Jackson (1–1)18,045Nationals Park5–8W1
14April 20Dodgers1–3Lilly (2–0)Happ (1–1)Guerra (7)30,270Minute Maid Park5–9L1
15April 21Dodgers1–5Kershaw (1–0)Weiland (0–3)25,562Minute Maid Park5–10L2
16April 22Dodgers12–0Rodríguez (1–2)Billingsley (2–1)23,948Minute Maid Park6–10W1
17April 23@ Brewers5–6Greinke (2–1)Harrell (1–1)Axford (3)36,291Miller Park6–11L1
18April 24@ Brewers6–9Wolf (1–2)Norris (1–1)Axford (4)38,686Miller Park6–12L2
19April 25@ Brewers7–5López (2–0)Veras (2–1)Myers (3)26,778Miller Park7–12W1
20April 27@ Reds6–4Rodríguez (2–2)Leake (0–3)Myers (4)29,486Great American Ball Park8–12W2
21April 28@ Reds0–6Cueto (3–0)Harrell (1–2)32,971Great American Ball Park8–13L1
22April 29@ Reds5–6Ondrusek (1–0)F. Rodriguez (0–3)Marshall (5)31,086Great American Ball Park8–14L2
23April 30Mets4–3F. Rodriguez (1–3)Acosta (0–2)Myers (5)17,536Minute Maid Park9–14W1
May (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
24May 1Mets6–3Happ (2–1)Niese (2–1)Myers (6)17,958Minute Maid Park10–14W2
25May 2Mets8–1Rodríguez (3–2)Schwinden (0–1)19,442Minute Maid Park11–14W3
26May 4Cardinals5–4Harrell (2–2)Lohse (4–1)Myers (7)27,201Minute Maid Park12–14W4
27May 5Cardinals8–2Norris (2–1)García (2–2)23,633Minute Maid Park13–14W5
28May 6Cardinals1–8Wainwright (2–3)Happ (2–2)22,288Minute Maid Park13–15L1
29May 7Marlins0–4Zambrano (1–2)Rodríguez (3–3)16,531Minute Maid Park13–16L2
30May 8Marlins3–2López (3–0)Webb (1–1)Myers (8)14,801Minute Maid Park14–16W1
31May 9Marlins3–5 (12)Webb (2–1)Carpenter (0–2)16,072Minute Maid Park14–17L1
32May 11@ Pirates1–0Norris (3–1)McDonald (2–2)Myers (9)19,878PNC Park15–17W1
33May 12@ Pirates2–5Morton (2–3)Happ (2–3)Cruz (3)34,187PNC Park15–18L1
34May 13@ Pirates2–3 (12)Watson (3–0)F. Rodriguez (1–4)27,517PNC Park15–19L2
35May 14@ Phillies1–5Blanton (4–3)Harrell (2–3)43,824Citizens Bank Park15–20L3
36May 15@ Phillies3–4 (10)Diekman (1–0)Myers (0–1)43,781Citizens Bank Park15–21L4
37May 16Brewers8–3Norris (4–1)Wolf (2–4)15,453Minute Maid Park16–21W1
38May 17Brewers4–0Happ (3–3)Marcum (2–2)15,173Minute Maid Park17–21W2
39May 18Rangers1–4Ross (5–0)Rodríguez (3–4)Nathan (9)34,715Minute Maid Park17–22L1
40May 19Rangers6–5Harrell (3–3)Holland (3–3)Myers (10)42,673Minute Maid Park18–22W1
41May 20Rangers1–6Lewis (4–3)Lyles (0–1)35,873Minute Maid Park18–23L1
42May 21Cubs8–4Norris (5–1)Garza (2–2)16,895Minute Maid Park19–23W1
43May 22Cubs2–1Happ (4–3)Wood (0–1)Myers (11)20,091Minute Maid Park20–23W2
44May 23Cubs5–1Rodríguez (4–4)Samardzija (4–3)18,732Minute Maid Park21–23W3
45May 25@ Dodgers3–1Harrell (4–3)Kershaw (4–2)Myers (12)36,283Dodger Stadium22–23W4
46May 26@ Dodgers3–6Jansen (4–0)Wright (0–1)36,561Dodger Stadium22–24L1
47May 27@ Dodgers1–5Capuano (7–1)Happ (4–4)33,306Dodger Stadium22–25L2
48May 28@ Rockies7–9Belisle (2–2)F. Rodriguez (1–5)Betancourt (9)34,546Coors Field22–26L3
49May 28@ Rockies6–7 (10)Roenicke (1–0)Myers (0–2)35,786Coors Field22–27L4
50May 30@ Rockies5–13Friedrich (3–1)Harrell (4–4)28,102Coors Field22–28L5
51May 31@ Rockies5–11Guthrie (3–3)Norris (5–2)31,799Coors Field22–29L6
June (10–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
52June 1Reds1–4Leake (2–5)Happ (4–5)Chapman (4)21,464Minute Maid Park22–30L7
53June 2Reds9–12LeCure (1–1)F. Rodriguez (1–6)Chapman (5)22,991Minute Maid Park22–31L8
54June 3Reds5–3Lyles (1–1)Arroyo (2–4)Myers (13)19,914Minute Maid Park23–31W1
55June 5Cardinals9–8Harrell (5–4)García (3–4)Myers (14)18,911Minute Maid Park24–31W2
56June 6Cardinals3–4Wainwright (5–6)Norris (5–3)Motte (10)18,517Minute Maid Park24–32L1
57June 7Cardinals2–14Lynn (9–2)Happ (4–6)22,265Minute Maid Park24–33L2
58June 8@ White Sox8–3Rodríguez (5–4)Floyd (4–6)22,452U.S. Cellular Field25–33W1
59June 9@ White Sox1–10Sale (8–2)Lyles (1–2)22,880U.S. Cellular Field25–34L1
60June 10@ White Sox11–9Harrell (6–4)Humber (2–4)Myers (15)20,398U.S. Cellular Field26–34W1
61June 12@ Giants3–6Bumgarner (8–4)Norris (5–4)Casilla (17)42,100AT&T Park26–35L1
62June 13@ Giants0–10Cain (8–2)Happ (4–7)42,298AT&T Park26–36L2
63June 14@ Giants6–3Rodríguez (6–4)Zito (5–4)Myers (16)41,662AT&T Park27–36W1
64June 15@ Rangers2–6Darvish (8–4)Lyles (1–3)47,430Rangers Ballpark in Arlington27–37L1
65June 16@ Rangers3–8Grimm (1–0)Harrell (6–5)48,288Rangers Ballpark in Arlington27–38L2
66June 17@ Rangers3–9Lewis (6–5)F. Rodriguez (1–7)46,320Rangers Ballpark in Arlington27–39L3
67June 18Royals9–7Happ (5–7)Sánchez (1–3)Cedeño (1)15,436Minute Maid Park28–39W1
68June 19Royals0–2Hochevar (4–7)Rodríguez (6–5)Broxton (17)18,098Minute Maid Park28–40L1
69June 20Royals1–2Chen (6–6)Lyles (1–4)Broxton (18)30,687Minute Maid Park28–41L2
70June 22Indians0–2Jiménez (7–5)Harrell (6–6)Perez (23)26,932Minute Maid Park28–42L3
71June 23Indians8–1Keuchel (1–0)Gómez (4–7)34,241Minute Maid Park29–42W1
72June 24Indians7–1Happ (6–7)Lowe (7–6)21,191Minute Maid Park30–42W2
73June 25Padres7–8 (10)Thayer (1–2)Lyon (0–2)Street (11)14,483Minute Maid Park30–43L1
74June 26Padres5–3Lyles (2–4)Wells (0–1)Myers (17)15,416Minute Maid Park31–43W1
75June 27Padres1–0Harrell (7–6)Richard (5–8)15,012Minute Maid Park32–43W2
76June 28Padres3–7Vincent (1–0)Myers (0–3)19,415Minute Maid Park32–44L1
77June 29@ Cubs0–4Maholm (5–6)Norris (5–5)Mármol (6)32,891Wrigley Field32–45L2
78June 30@ Cubs2–3Garza (4–6)Happ (6–8)Mármol (7)37,906Wrigley Field32–46L3
July (3–24)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
79July 1@ Cubs0–3Wood (3–3)Rodríguez (6–6)Mármol (8)37,389Wrigley Field32–47L4
80July 2@ Pirates2–11McDonald (8–3)Lyles (2–5)21,041PNC Park32–48L5
81July 3@ Pirates7–8Hanrahan (4–0)Wright (0–2)21,516PNC Park32–49L6
82July 4@ Pirates4–6Correia (5–6)Keuchel (1–1)Hanrahan (21)36,827PNC Park32–50L7
83July 5@ Pirates0–2Karstens (2–2)Norris (5–6)Hanrahan (22)21,386PNC Park32–51L8
84July 6Brewers1–7Gallardo (7–6)Happ (6–9)23,430Minute Maid Park32–52L9
85July 7Brewers6–3Rodríguez (7–6)Greinke (9–3)Myers (18)23,027Minute Maid Park33–52W1
86July 8Brewers3–5 (10)Parra (1–3)F. Rodriguez (1–8)Axford (15)16,966Minute Maid Park33–53L1
87July 13@ Giants1–5Bumgarner (11–5)Rodríguez (7–7)Casilla (22)42,116AT&T Park33–54L2
88July 14@ Giants2–3 (12)Affeldt (1–1)Myers (0–4)42,171AT&T Park33–55L3
89July 15@ Giants2–3Cain (10–3)Norris (5–7)Casilla (23)42,265AT&T Park33–56L4
90July 16@ Padres2–0Happ (7–9)Wells (1–3)Myers (19)26,098Petco Park34–56W1
91July 17@ Padres2–8Ohlendorf (3–0)Lyles (2–6)20,944Petco Park34–57L1
92July 18@ Padres4–8Richard (7–10)Rodríguez (7–8)Street (15)25,713Petco Park34–58L2
93July 19@ Padres0–1Vólquez (6–7)Harrell (7–7)26,735Petco Park34–59L3
94July 20@ Diamondbacks8–13Cahill (8–8)Norris (5–8)23,567Chase Field34–60L4
95July 21@ Diamondbacks3–12Miley (11–5)Keuchel (1–2)35,665Chase Field34–61L5
96July 22@ Diamondbacks2–8Collmenter (2–2)Lyles (2–7)20,951Chase Field34–62L6
97July 23Reds3–8Latos (8–3)Rodríguez (7–9)15,538Minute Maid Park34–63L7
98July 24Reds2–4Leake (4–6)Cordero (3–6)Chapman (18)15,908Minute Maid Park34–64L8
99July 25Reds3–5Marshall (3–3)Cordero (3–7)Chapman (19)16,077Minute Maid Park34–65L9
100July 26Pirates3–5Burnett (12–3)Keuchel (1–3)Hanrahan (30)19,926Minute Maid Park34–66L10
101July 27Pirates5–6Watson (5–1)Cruz (1–1)Hanrahan (31)24,685Minute Maid Park34–67L11
102July 28Pirates3–4Resop (1–3)Fick (0–1)Grilli (2)34,146Minute Maid Park34–68L12
103July 29Pirates9–5Harrell (8–7)McDonald (10–5)20,453Minute Maid Park35–68W1
104July 30@ Brewers7–8Hernández (3–1)Cordero (3–8)Axford (17)28,131Miller Park35–69L1
105July 31@ Brewers1–10Gallardo (9–8)Keuchel (1–4)30,011Miller Park35–70L2
August (5–22)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
106August 1@ Brewers4–13Fiers (5–4)Lyles (2–8)32,217Miller Park35–71L3
107August 3@ Braves1–4Hudson (11–4)Galarraga (0–1)Kimbrel (31)28,300Turner Field35–72L4
108August 4@ Braves3–2Harrell (9–7)Maholm (9–7)López (1)30,029Turner Field36–72W1
109August 5@ Braves1–6Venters (4–3)Norris (5–9)23,474Turner Field36–73L1
110August 6Nationals4–5 (11)Stammen (5–1)López (3–1)13,843Minute Maid Park36–74L2
111August 7Nationals2–3 (12)Storen (1–0)Storey (0–1)Clippard (23)14,273Minute Maid Park36–75L3
112August 8Nationals3–4Gonzalez (14–6)Galarraga (0–2)16,038Minute Maid Park36–76L4
113August 9Nationals0–5Zimmermann (9–6)Harrell (9–8)14,417Minute Maid Park36–77L5
114August 10Brewers4–3López (4–1)Axford (4–7)21,025Minute Maid Park37–77W1
115August 11Brewers6–5 (10)López (5–1)Henderson (0–1)17,942Minute Maid Park38–77W2
116August 12Brewers3–5Gallardo (11–8)Lyles (2–9)Loe (1)19,235Minute Maid Park38–78L1
117August 13@ Cubs1–7Samardzija (8–10)Galarraga (0–3)31,452Wrigley Field38–79L2
118August 14@ Cubs10–1Harrell (10–8)Volstad (0–9)33,376Wrigley Field39–79W1
119August 15@ Cubs2–7Germano (2–2)Norris (5–10)33,714Wrigley Field39–80L1
120August 17Diamondbacks1–3Miley (13–8)Keuchel (1–5)Putz (24)19,223Minute Maid Park39–81L2
121August 18Diamondbacks4–12Corbin (5–4)Lyles (2–10)20,838Minute Maid Park39–82L3
122August 19Diamondbacks1–8Kennedy (11–10)Galarraga (0–4)14,923Minute Maid Park39–83L4
123August 21@ Cardinals0–7Wainwright (12–10)Harrell (10–9)35,370Busch Stadium39–84L5
124August 22@ Cardinals2–4Lohse (13–2)Norris (5–11)Motte (29)35,198Busch Stadium39–85L6
125August 23@ Cardinals5–13Westbrook (13–9)Keuchel (1–6)30,343Busch Stadium39–86L7
126August 24@ Mets3–1Lyles (3–10)Niese (10–7)López (2)25,513Citi Field40–86W1
127August 25@ Mets1–3Dickey (16–4)Abad (0–1)Francisco (21)29,906Citi Field40–87L1
128August 26@ Mets1–2Parnell (3–3)López (5–2)25,071Citi Field40–88L2
129August 28Giants2–3Casilla (5–5)López (5–3)Romo (7)13,516Minute Maid Park40–89L3
130August 29Giants4–6Kontos (1–0)Keuchel (1–7)López (5)13,207Minute Maid Park40–90L4
131August 30Giants4–8Vogelsong (12–7)F. Rodriguez (1–9)Romo (8)12,835Minute Maid Park40–91L5
132August 31Reds3–9Leake (7–8)Abad (0–2)15,287Minute Maid Park40–92L6
September (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
133September 1Reds2–1López (6–3)Marshall (4–5)18,316Minute Maid Park41–92W1
134September 2Reds3–5Arredondo (6–2)Cedeño (0–1)Chapman (34)17,291Minute Maid Park41–93L1
135September 3@ Pirates5–1González (1–0)Locke (0–1)20,055PNC Park42–93W1
136September 4@ Pirates2–6Rodríguez (10–13)Lyles (3–11)12,785PNC Park42–94L1
137September 5@ Pirates3–6Correia (10–8)Abad (0–3)14,159PNC Park42–95L2
138September 7@ Reds5–3Ambriz (1–0)Chapman (5–5)López (3)23,785Great American Ball Park43–95W1
139September 8@ Reds1–5Arroyo (12–7)Norris (5–12)35,018Great American Ball Park43–96L1
140September 9@ Reds5–1González (2–0)Cueto (17–8)33,438Great American Ball Park44–96W1
141September 10Cubs1–4Volstad (3–10)F. Rodriguez (1–10)Mármol (19)13,121Minute Maid Park44–97L1
142September 11Cubs1–0Lyles (4–11)Germano (2–7)López (4)14,205Minute Maid Park45–97W1
143September 12Cubs1–5Wood (6–11)Abad (0–4)13,101Minute Maid Park45–98L1
144September 13Phillies6–4Wright (1–2)Aumont (0–1)López (5)13,028Minute Maid Park46–98W1
145September 14Phillies6–12Hamels (15–6)González (2–1)17,535Minute Maid Park46–99L1
146September 15Phillies5–0Keuchel (2–7)Kendrick (9–11)20,419Minute Maid Park47–99W1
147September 16Phillies7–6Wright (2–2)Bastardo (2–5)López (6)17,438Minute Maid Park48–99W2
148September 18@ Cardinals1–4Lohse (15–3)Abad (0–5)Motte (36)35,422Busch Stadium48–100L1
149September 19@ Cardinals0–5Lynn (16–7)Harrell (10–10)Motte (37)39,062Busch Stadium48–101L2
150September 20@ Cardinals4–5García (5–7)Norris (5–13)Motte (38)34,788Busch Stadium48–102L3
151September 21Pirates7–1F. Rodriguez (2–10)Locke (0–2)17,093Minute Maid Park49–102W1
152September 22Pirates4–1Keuchel (3–7)Correia (11–10)López (7)17,185Minute Maid Park50–102W2
153September 23Pirates1–8Burnett (16–8)Lyles (4–12)15,207Minute Maid Park50–103L1
154September 24Cardinals1–6Lynn (17–7)Abad (0–6)12,584Minute Maid Park50–104L2
155September 25Cardinals0–4García (6–7)Harrell (10–11)16,943Minute Maid Park50–105L3
156September 26Cardinals2–0Norris (6–13)Carpenter (0–1)López (8)18,712Minute Maid Park51–105W1
157September 28@ Brewers7–6González (3–1)Gallardo (16–9)López (9)41,716Miller Park52–105W2
158September 29@ Brewers5–9Estrada (5–7)Keuchel (3–8)34,294Miller Park52–106L1
159September 30@ Brewers7–0Lyles (5–12)Fiers (9–10)38,443Miller Park53–106W1
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
160October 1@ Cubs3-0Harrell (11–11)Berken (0–3)Wright (1)32,167Wrigley Field54-106W2
161October 2@ Cubs3-0Norris (7–13)Volstad (3–12)López (10)33,168Wrigley Field55-106W3
162October 3@ Cubs4–5Mármol (3–3)Ambriz (1–1)27,606Wrigley Field55–107L1
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Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

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Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Jose Altuve147576801673447374074.29033
Carlos Lee6625824741515291917.2870
Matt Dominguez31109143122516417.2840
Chris Johnson9234136952138412392.2794
Carlos Corporan277852120413419.2690
Scott Moore7220123521109261656.2590
Brandon Laird173529101428.2570
Jason Castro8725729661526293161.2570
Steve Pearce21632164108716.2541
Brett Wallace6622924581019241873.2530
Ben Francisco31855214025523.2470
Tyler Greene39126183160711639.2463
Jed Lowrie97340438318016424365.2442
J.D. Martinez113395349514311554096.2410
Fernando Martínez41118122871614634.2370
Marwin González8020521481302121329.2343
Justin Maxwell1243154672133185332114.2299
Travis Buck33747165106618.2160
Jordan Schafer106313406610242336106.21127
Brandon Barnes43988203017529.2041
Brian Bogusevic1463553972927284196.20315
Matt Downs91178153641816838.2022
Brian Bixler368811176027736.1937
Jimmy Paredes24744141103621.1892
Chris Snyder762212339807243370.1760
Pitcher totals16227515292011212118.1050
Team totals16254075831276238281465454631365.236105
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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, W ...
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
Lucas Harrell11113.7632320193.218590811378140
Bud Norris7134.6529290168.116590872366165
Jordan Lyles5125.0925250141.11599780204299
Wandy Rodríguez793.7921210130.21346655133289
J.A. Happ794.8318180104.11125856173998
Dallas Keuchel385.271616085.1935650143938
Fernando Rodriguez2105.37710070.1684542103478
Wilton López632.176401066.16118164854
Rhiner Cruz116.05520055.065383782946
Wesley Wright223.27770152.145201941754
Fernando Abad065.09376046.057272661938
Brandon Lyon023.25370036.037131331135
Xavier Cedeño013.77440131.030151331436
Brett Myers043.523501930.23517124620
Mickey Storey013.86260030.127141321034
David Carpenter026.07300029.243212041427
Édgar González315.0466025.02314143818
Armando Galarraga046.7555024.028201861817
C.J. Fick014.30180023.024131141717
Héctor Ambriz114.19180019.1149901122
Enerio del Rosario009.00190019.03421191711
Kyle Weiland036.6233017.22413135713
José Valdez002.25120012.012431810
Aneury Rodriguez003.001106.0222226
Francisco Cordero0319.806005.0131111245
Brian Bogusevic0018.001001.0322100
Team totals551074.56162162311423.114937947211735401170
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Awards and achievements

Awards

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2012 Houston Astros award winners
Name of award Recipient Ref
Darryl Kile Good Guy Award Jason Castro [22]
Houston Astros Player of the Year Lucas Harrell [23]
MLB All-Star Game Reserve infielder Jose Altuve [15]
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year[b] Team Justin Maxwell [24]
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Milestones

Major League debuts

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Also: [26]

Minor league system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Chris Devenski and Lexington Legends teammates celebrate no-hitter after the final out.
More information Level, Team ...
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco and Tom Lawless
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Keith Bodie
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rodney Linares
A Lexington Legends South Atlantic League Iván DeJesús
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League Stubby Clapp
Rookie Greeneville Astros Appalachian League Omar López
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Ed Romero
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Championships

Awards

Summary

Chris Devenski's no-hitter

In his fifth start for Lexington on August 31, right-hander Chris Devenski tossed a no-hitter while striking out 16 to lead a 10–0 rout of the Rome Braves It was Devenski 13th start in his career in professional baseball. A fifth-inning base on balls to Kyle Kutbitza resulted in the only baserunner that Devenski allowed. This was the first complete game no-hitter in Lexington team history. In the first inning, third baseman Matt Duffy slugged a three-run home run to start the scoring for the Legends, on the way to a 3-for-5 bout. Duffy homered twice, collected five RBI, and ranged to make an acrobatic catch down the right field line for the defensive play of the contest. This was the second no-hitter in team history, following a combined effort on July 30, 2001, by Derek Stanford, Chris George and Kirk Saarloos.[32]

Devenski later pitched in relief during a combined no-hitter at the major league level for Houston on August 3, 2019.[33]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    HOU: 110 home runs in 1912-2025 – walk-off
  2. [b]
    Selection criteria for the Wilson MLB Defensive awards have evolved throughout its lifespan. In 2012, the year the awards were instituted, and 2013, one award was presented to one outstanding defender on each team, regardless of position, as well as one to the outstanding defender for the each league, regardless of position or team.

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