2013 Houston Astros season

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2013  Houston Astros
Houston Astros cap logo.svg
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Minute Maid Park
City Houston, Texas
Record51–111 (.315)
Divisional place5th
Owners Jim Crane
General managers Jeff Luhnow
Managers Bo Porter
Television CSN Houston
(Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)
Radio Sportstalk 790
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Milo Hamilton)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2013 Houston Astros season was the 52nd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 49th as the Astros, and 14th at Minute Maid Park. Further, it was the Astros' inaugural season as members of both the American League (AL) and AL West division, after having spent their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros entered the season with a 55–107 record and last-place finish in the NL Central division, 42 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds, Houston's worst-ever record to date, as well the second consecutive of the first two 100-loss seasons in franchise history.

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The 2013 season was the first for Bo Porter as manager, the 21st in Astros' franchise history, succeeding Tony DeFrancesco. On March 31, the Astros won their first Opening Day as an American League team, 8–2, while hosting their in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers. Bud Norris was the Astros' Opening Day starting pitcher. It was also the 4,000th win in franchise history.

In the first round of the June MLB draft, the Astros selected pitcher Mark Appel as the first overall pick.

Catcher Jason Castro represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game and played for the American League, his lone career selection. On July 19, outfielder Brandon Barnes hit for the cycle while going 5-for-5 for the eighth cycle in franchise history.

The Astros concluded their regular season with a 51–111 record, in last place the AL West, 45 games behind the Oakland Athletics, and worst record in the major leagues. This continued Houston's downward trend starting in 2010 into an unprecedented third 100-loss season, having won 4 fewer than year prior to establish another new club record for losses. This was fewest wins by any MLB club since the 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks, who had an identical 51–111 record. The Astros set another club record by finishing 45 games out of first place to surpass the 1975 team, who placed 43+1⁄2 games behind the NL West division-champion Reds.

Regular season

Summary

March

Opening Day starting lineup [1] [2]
Batting order
27 Jose Altuve 2B
29 Brett Wallace 1B
23 Chris Carter LF
12 Carlos Peña DH
44 Justin Maxwell CF
15 Jason Castro   C
30 Matt Dominguez 3B
 2 Brandon Barnes RF
13 Ronny Cedeño SS
    Starting pitcher
20 Bud Norris   P
Venue:Minute Maid Park • HOU 8,TEX 2

Houston's first-ever Opening Day as an American League club took place on March 31, where they hosted in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers, at Minute Maid Park, and claimed victory, 8–2. Former Astro Lance Berkman, starting as the Rangers' designated hitter (DH), was recognized during the pre-game ceremony. Texans defensive end J. J. Watt threw the ceremonial first pitch to catcher J. D. Martinez, who promptly obliged Watt by autographing a baseball. Bud Norris was the Astros' first Opening Day starting pitcher as AL club, thus delivering the first pitch. The Astros' first hit as AL team came via Altuve's groundball single in the first inning. Tne first pinch-hitting decision arrived in the sixth innning for manager Bo Porter, with runners on first and second and two outs. The actor in Porter's move became Rick Ankiel, substituted for Brandon Barnes, and Ankiel launched Houston's first home run as an AL team, a three-run blast to right field, to give the Astros a lead of 7–2. The Astros' first win at an AL club was also the 4,000th in franchise history. [3]

July

On July 19, outfielder Brandon Barnes hit for the cycle, the eighth in franchise history, including a 5-for-5 performance and an inside-the-park home run in the second inning during a 10–7 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Barnes followed up the home run with a triple in the fourth, single in the sixth, and double in the eighth. In the ninth, he singled for the fifth hit of the day. The seventh Astro to hit for the cycle, the only player to do so twice was César Cedeño. Barnes' feat was preceded by Luke Scott on July 28, 2006, and Barnes' then-teammate Jose Altuve succeeded him on August 28, 2023. [4]

Performance overview

During an up-and-down first season as members of the American League, the Astros concluded on a 15-game losing streak, plunging them to a club-record 111 losses, [5] On the season, Houston won just 12 series, 2 of which were sweeps, and none outside of the AL West. They were swept 18 times, finishing 45 games out of first place, winning just 2 games against the rival Texas Rangers and 4 games against the Oakland Athletics, getting shut out 14 times (twice in a row against the Rangers and the Rays). They surrendered 10 runs or more in 17 games. [6]

For the third consecutive year, the Astros set the club record for losses, surpassing the 56–106 record the year prior. They finished 45 games behind the AL West-champion A's. The 45 games behind surpassed another club record set in 1975, when they trailed by 43+1⁄2 games to that year's National League West division-champion Cincinnati Reds, [7] who claimed an incredible 108–54 (.667) record along with that year's World Series. [8]

However, a movement of talented youth provided exciting glimpses of future possibilities. Catcher Jason Castro, the Astros' biggest breakout star, hit .276 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in just 120 games. Second baseman Jose Altuve hit .284, 52 RBI, and 35 stolen bases. Third baseman Matt Dominguez delivered on one the best all-round performances, ranking second on the club to Chris Carter in home runs (21) and RBI (77), while being recognized for superlative defense at third base with the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Astros. [5]

Season standings

American League West

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9666.593—52‍–‍2944‍–‍37
Texas Rangers 9172.5585½46‍–‍3645‍–‍36
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7884.4811839‍–‍4239‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners 7191.4382536‍–‍4535‍–‍46
Houston Astros 51111.3154524‍–‍5727‍–‍54

American League Wild Card

Division winners
Team W L Pct.
Boston Red Sox 9765.599
Oakland Athletics 9666.593
Detroit Tigers 9369.574
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 9270.568+½
Tampa Bay Rays 9271.564—
Texas Rangers 9172.5581
Kansas City Royals 8676.5315½
New York Yankees 8577.5256½
Baltimore Orioles 8577.5256½
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7884.48113½
Toronto Blue Jays 7488.45717½
Seattle Mariners 7191.43820½
Minnesota Twins 6696.40725½
Chicago White Sox 6399.38928½
Houston Astros 51111.31540½

Record vs. opponents

2013 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2013
TeamBALBOSCHWCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —11–84–33–44–24–23–45–23–39–105–22–46–135–210–911–9
Boston 8–11—4–26–13–46–12–53–34–313–63–36–112–72–411–814–6
Chicago 3–42–4—2–177–123–49–103–48–113–32–53–32–54–24–38–12
Cleveland 4–31–617–2—4–156–110–94–213–61–65–25–22–45–14–211–9
Detroit 2–44–312–715–4—6–19–100–611–83–33–45–23–33–45–212–8
Houston 2–41–64–31–61–6—2–410–91–51–54–159–102–52–173–48–12
Kansas City 4–35–210–99–1010–94–2—2–515–42–51–54–36–13–32–49–11
Los Angeles 2–53–34–32–46–09–105–2—1–53–48–1111–84–34–156–110–10
Minnesota 3–33–411–86–138–115–14–155–1—2–51–64–31–64–31–58–12
New York 10–96–133–36–13–35–15–24–35–2—1–54–37–123–414–59–11
Oakland 2–53–35–22–54–315–45–111–86–15–1—8–113–310–94–313–7
Seattle 4–21–63–32–52–510–93–48–113–43–411–8—3–37–123–38–12
Tampa Bay 13–67–125–24–23–35–21–63–46–112–73–33–3—4–411–812–8
Texas 2–54–22–41–54–317–23–315–43–44–39–1012–74–4—1–610–10
Toronto 9–108–113–42–42–54–34–21–65–15–143–43–38–116–1—11–9

Game log

Legend
 Astros win
 Astros loss
 Postponement
BoldAstros team member
2013 Game Log: 51-111 (Home: 24-57; Away: 27-54)
March: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
1March 31 Rangers 8-2 Norris (1-0) Harrison (0-1) Bédard (1)41,307 Minute Maid Park 1-0W1
April: 7-19 (Home: 3-8; Away: 4-11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
2April 2 Rangers 0-7 Darvish (1-0) Harrell (0-1)22,673 Minute Maid Park 1-1L1
3April 3 Rangers 0-4 Ogando (1-0) Humber (0-1)15,831 Minute Maid Park 1-2L2
4April 5 Athletics 3-8 Straily (1-0) Peacock (0-1)18,197 Minute Maid Park 1-3L3
5April 6 Athletics 3-6 Colón (1-0) Norris (1-1) Balfour (1)18,685 Minute Maid Park 1-4L4
6April 7 Athletics 3-9 Anderson (1-1) Harrell (0-2)16,914 Minute Maid Park 1-5L5
7April 8@ Mariners 0-3 Saunders (1-1) Humber (0-2) Wilhelmsen (3)42,589 Safeco Field 1-6L6
8April 9@ Mariners 16-9 Clemens (1-0) Maurer (0-2)10,745 Safeco Field 2-6W1
9April 10@ Mariners 8-3 Peacock (1-1) Beavan (0-1)10,493 Safeco Field 3-6W2
10April 12@ Angels 5-0 Norris (2-1) Hanson (1-1)37,674 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 4-6W3
11April 13@ Angels 4-5 Roth (1-0) Veras (0-1)43,520 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 4-7L1
12April 14@ Angels 1-4 Wilson (1-0) Humber (0-3) Frieri (2)36,126 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 4-8L2
13April 15@ Athletics 2-11 Milone (3-0) Bédard (0-1)10,689 O.co Coliseum 4-9L3
14April 16@ Athletics 3-4 Doolittle (1-0) Cruz (0-1) Balfour (2)11,038 O.co Coliseum 4-10L4
15April 17@ Athletics 5-7 Colón (2-0) Norris (2-2) Balfour (3)15,488 O.co Coliseum 4-11L5
16April 19 Indians 3-2 Harrell (1-2) Myers (0-3) Veras (1)17,241 Minute Maid Park 5-11W1
17April 20 Indians 6-19 Kluber (1-0) Humber (0-4)19,904 Minute Maid Park 5-12L1
18April 21 Indians 4-5 Allen (1-0) Ambriz (0-1) Perez (2)22,005 Minute Maid Park 5-13L2
19April 22 Mariners 1-7 Hernández (2-2) Peacock (1-2)23,201 Minute Maid Park 5-14L3
20April 23 Mariners 3-2 Norris (3-2) Iwakuma (2-1) Veras (2)13,929 Minute Maid Park 6-14W1
21April 24 Mariners 10-3 Harrell (2-2) Saunders (1-3)11,686 Minute Maid Park 7-14W2
22April 25@ Red Sox 2-7 Buchholz (5-0) Humber (0-5)30,093 Fenway Park 7-15L1
23April 26@ Red Sox 3-7 Dempster (1-2) Bédard (0-2)29,312 Fenway Park 7-16L2
24April 27@ Red Sox 4-8 Doubront (3-0) Peacock (1-3)34,726 Fenway Park 7-17L3
25April 28@ Red Sox 1-6 Lackey (1-1) Norris (3-3)36,527 Fenway Park 7-18L4
26April 29@ Yankees 9-1 Harrell (3-2) Pettitte (3-2)34,262 Yankee Stadium 8-18W1
27April 30@ Yankees 4-7 Kuroda (4-1) Humber (0-6) Rivera (10)34,301 Yankee Stadium 8-19L1
May: 10-18 (Home: 5-13; Away: 5-5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
28May 1@ Yankees 4-5 Logan (2-1) Clemens (1-1) Rivera (11)34,117 Yankee Stadium 8-20L2
29May 2 Tigers 3-7 Putkonen (1-0) Keuchel (0-1)16,624 Minute Maid Park 8-21L3
30May 3 Tigers 3-4 Smyly (2-0) Veras (0-2) Valverde (3)16,719 Minute Maid Park 8-22L4
31May 4 Tigers 2-17 Scherzer (4-0) Harrell (3-3)21,266 Minute Maid Park 8-23L5
32May 5 Tigers 0-9 Verlander (4-2) Humber (0-7)23,228 Minute Maid Park 8-24L6
33May 7 Angels 7-6 Lyles (1-0) Wilson (3-1) Veras (3)15,266 Minute Maid Park 9-24W1
34May 8 Angels 3-1 Norris (4-3) Blanton (0-6) Veras (4)12,906 Minute Maid Park 10-24W2
35May 9 Angels 5-6 Richards (2-3) Ambriz (0-2) Frieri (5)13,003 Minute Maid Park 10-25L1
36May 10 Rangers 2-4 Ross (1-0) Wright (0-1) Nathan (10)20,293 Minute Maid Park 10-26L2
37May 11 Rangers 7-8 Darvish (6-1) Humber (0-8) Nathan (11)27,188 Minute Maid Park 10-27L3
38May 12 Rangers 7-12 Tepesch (3-3) Lyles (1-1)19,730 Minute Maid Park 10-28L4
39May 13@ Tigers 2-7 Sánchez (4-3) Norris (4-4)31,161 Comerica Park 10-29L5
40May 14@ Tigers 2-6 Fister (5-1) Harrell (3-4)34,542 Comerica Park 10-30L6
41May 15@ Tigers 7-5 Ambriz (1-2) Albuquerque (0-1) Veras (5)40,315 Comerica Park 11-30W1
42May 17@ Pirates 4-5 Wilson (4-0) González (0-1)29,743 PNC Park 11-31L1
43May 18@ Pirates 4-2 (11) Cisnero (1-0) Bryan Morris (1-2) Veras (6)32,925 PNC Park 12-31W1
44May 19@ Pirates 0-1 Locke (4-1) Harrell (3-5) Grilli (17)28,471 PNC Park 12-32L1
45May 20 Royals 6-5 Keuchel (1-1) Guthrie (5-2) Veras (7)12,989 Minute Maid Park 13-32W1
46May 21 Royals 3-7 Chen (3-0) Clemens (1-2)12,302 Minute Maid Park 13-33L1
47May 22 Royals 3-1 Lyles (2-1) Shields (2-5) Veras (8)12,324 Minute Maid Park 14-33W1
48May 24 Athletics 5-6 Neshek (1-0) Veras (0-3) Balfour (10)15,907 Minute Maid Park 14-34L1
49May 25 Athletics 5-11 Griffin (5-3) Harrell (3-6)18,591 Minute Maid Park 14-35L2
50May 26 Athletics 2-6 Colón (5-2) Keuchel (1-2)19,366 Minute Maid Park 14-36L3
51May 27 Rockies 3-2 (12) Clemens (2-2) López (1-2)16,044 Minute Maid Park 15-36W1
52May 28 Rockies 1-2 Belisle (2-2) Veras (0-4) Betancourt (11)11,974 Minute Maid Park 15-37L1
53May 29@ Rockies 6-3 Clemens (3-2) Escalona (1-2)26,881 Coors Field 16-37W1
54May 30@ Rockies 7-5 Harrell (4-6) Nicasio (4-2) Ambriz (1)26,239 Coors Field 17-37W2
55May 31@ Angels 6-3 Keuchel (2-2) Hanson (2-2) Veras (9)34,401 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 18-37W3
June: 12-15 (Home: 7-7; Away: 5-8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
56June 1@ Angels 2-0 Norris (5-4) Williams (4-2) Veras (10)40,087 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 19-37W4
57June 2@ Angels 5-4 Lyles (3-1) Wilson (4-4) Ambriz (2)35,515 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 20-37W5
58June 3@ Angels 2-1 Bédard (1-2) Blanton (1-9) Veras (11)30,010 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 21-37W6
59June 4 Orioles 1-4 Tillman (5-2) Harrell (4-7) Johnson (19)15,920 Minute Maid Park 21-38L1
60June 5 Orioles 11-7 Keuchel (3-2) García (2-3)15,526 Minute Maid Park 22-38W1
61June 6 Orioles 1-3 González (3-2) Norris (5-5) Johnson (20)14,664 Minute Maid Park 22-39L1
62June 7@ Royals 2-4 Herrera (3-4) Wright (0-2) Holland (11)24,808 Kauffman Stadium 22-40L2
63June 8@ Royals 2-7 Santana (4-5) Bédard (1-3)28,055 Kauffman Stadium 22-41L3
64June 9@ Royals 0-2 Crow (2-1) Ambriz (1-3) Holland (12)20,723 Kauffman Stadium 22-42L4
65June 10@ Mariners 2-3 Iwakuma (7-1) Keuchel (3-3) Wilhelmsen (16)12,811 Safeco Field 22-43L5
66June 11@ Mariners 0-4 Harang (3-6) Norris (5-6)10,266 Safeco Field 22-44L6
67June 12@ Mariners 6-1 Clemens (4-2) Wilehlmsen (0-2)13,823 Safeco Field 23-44W1
68June 14 White Sox 2-1 Bédard (2-3) Sale (5-5) Veras (12)20,496 Minute Maid Park 24-44W2
69June 15 White Sox 4-3 Harrell (5-7) Danks (1-3) Veras (13)21,549 Minute Maid Park 25-44W3
70June 16 White Sox 5-4 Keuchel (4-3) Santiago (2-5) Veras (14)25,829 Minute Maid Park 26-44W4
71June 17 White Sox 2-4 Jones (3-4) Norris (5-7) Reed (20)13,870 Minute Maid Park 26-45L1
72June 18 Brewers 10-1 Lyles (4-1) Figaro (1-1)13,330 Minute Maid Park 27-45W1
73June 19 Brewers 1-3 Axford (3-3) Ambriz (1-4) Rodriguez (5)15,866 Minute Maid Park 27-46L1
74June 20 Brewers 7-4 (10) Ambriz (2-4) Gonzalez (0-3)17,803 Minute Maid Park 28-46W1
75June 21@ Cubs 1-3 Garza (2-1) Keuchel (4-4) Gregg (11)33,119 Wrigley Field 28-47L1
76June 22@ Cubs 4-3 Cisnero (2-0) Gregg (2-1) Veras (15)38,870 Wrigley Field 29-47W1
77June 23@ Cubs 6-14 Samardzija (5-7) Lyles (4-2)35,121 Wrigley Field 29-48L1
78June 25 Cardinals 5-13 Westbrook (4-2) Harrell (5-8)19,271 Minute Maid Park 29-49L2
79June 26 Cardinals 4-3 Bédard (3-3) Lynn (10-2) Veras (16)17,428 Minute Maid Park 30-49W1
80June 28 Angels 2-4 De La Rosa (3-1) Clemens Frieri (20)20,498 Minute Maid Park 30-50L1
81June 29 Angels 2-7 Blanton Lyles (4-3)26,650 Minute Maid Park 30-51L2
82June 30 Angels 1-3 Wilson (8-5) Cisnero (2-1) Ernesto Frieri (21)22,361 Minute Maid Park 30-52L3
July: 6-18 (Home: 2-8; 4-10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
83July 1 Rays 0-12 Moore (11-3) Keuchel (4-5)12,722 Minute Maid Park 30-53L4
84July 2 Rays 0-8 Price (2-4) Bédard (3-4)19,631 Minute Maid Park 30-54L5
85July 3 Rays 4-1 Norris (6-7) Hernández (4-10) Veras (17)14,143 Minute Maid Park 31-54W1
86July 4 Rays 5-7 (11) Wright (2-1) Fields (0-1) Rodney (18)20,470 Minute Maid Park 31-55L1
87July 5@ Rangers 5-10 Tepesch (4-6) Harrell (5-9)44,232 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 31-56L2
88July 6@ Rangers 9-5 Blackley (1-0) Darvish (8-4)44,272 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 32-56W1
89July 7@ Rangers 4-5 Burns (1-0) Bédard (3-5) Nathan (29)36,746 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 32-57L1
90July 9@ Cardinals 5-9 Wainwright (12-5) Norris (6-8) Mujica (24)43,836 Busch Stadium 32-58L2
91July 10@ Cardinals 4-5 Maness (5-1) Wright (0-3) Mujica (25)44,313 Busch Stadium 32-59L3
92July 12@ Rays 2-1 Cosart (1-0) Price (3-5) Veras (18)13,347 Tropicana Field 33-59W1
93July 13@ Rays 3-4 Hernández (5-10) Harrell (5-10) Rodney (22)20,409 Tropicana Field 33-60L1
94July 14@ Rays 0-5 Archer (4-3) Bédard (3-6)21,180 Tropicana Field 33-61L2
95July 19 Mariners 7-10 Saunders (9-8) Norris (6-9) Wilhelmsen (20)24,635 Minute Maid Park 33-62L3
96July 20 Mariners 2-4 Iwakuma (9-4) Bédard (3-7) Wilhelmsen (21)25,733 Minute Maid Park 33-63L4
97July 21 Mariners 5-12 Hernández (11-4) Lyles (4-4)38,838 Minute Maid Park 33-64L5
98July 22 Athletics 3-4 Cook (3-2) Wright (0-4) Balfour (26)16,381 Minute Maid Park 33-65L6
99July 23 Athletics 5-4 Fields (1-1) Balfour (0-2)32,249 Minute Maid Park 34-65W1
100July 24 Athletics 3-4 Griffin (9-7) Blackley (1-1) Cook (2)24,831 Minute Maid Park 34-66L1
101July 25@ Blue Jays 0-4 Buehrle (6-7) Bédard (3-8)24,188 Rogers Centre 34-67L2
102July 26@ Blue Jays 6-12 Cecil (4-1) Clemens (4-4)24,088 Rogers Centre 34-68L3
103July 27@ Blue Jays 8-6 Keuchel (5-5) Johnson (1-7) Veras (19)34,317 Rogers Centre 35-68W1
104July 28@ Blue Jays 1-2 Janssen (3-0) Cisnero (2-2)31,634 Rogers Centre 35-69L1
105July 30@ Orioles 3-4 Wei-Yin Chen (6-3) Harrell (5-11) Jim Johnson (36)24,904 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 35-70L2
106July 31@ Orioles 11–0 Oberholtzer (1–0) González (8–5)25,265 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 36-70W1
August: 8-21 (Home: 3-10; Away: 5-11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
107August 1@ Orioles 3-6 Norris (6-9) Lyles (4-5) Johnson (37)17,909 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 36-71L1
108August 2@ Twins 3-4(13) Pressly (3-2) Keuchel (5-6)30,633 Target Field 36-72L2
109August 3@ Twins 4-6 Duensing (4-1) Harrell (5-12) Perkins (26)38,078 Target Field 36-73L3
110August 4@ Twins 2-3 Thielbar (2-1) Peacock (1-4) Perkins (27)34,780 Target Field 36-74L4
111August 5 Red Sox 2-0 Oberholtzer (2-0) Lackey (7-9) Fields (1)24,453 Minute Maid Park 37-74W1
112August 6 Red Sox 10-15 Workman (2-1) Lyles (4-6)21,620 Minute Maid Park 37-75L1
113August 7 Red Sox 5-7 Tazawa (5-3) Fields (1-2) Uehara (11)22,205 Minute Maid Park 37-76L2
114August 9 Rangers 5-9 Garza (8-2) Zeid (0-1) Cotts (1)23,673 Minute Maid Park 37-77L3
115August 10 Rangers 4-5 Frasor (3-2) Harrell (5-13) Nathan (34)33,322 Minute Maid Park 37-78L4
116August 11 Rangers 1-6 Perez (5-3) Keuchel (5-7)22,922 Minute Maid Park 37-79L5
117August 12 Rangers 1-2 Darvish (12-5) Oberholtzer (2-1) Nathan (35)18,712 Minute Maid Park 37-80L6
118August 13@ Athletics 5-4 Lyles (5-6) Colón (14-5) Lo (1)14,261 O.co Coliseum 38-80W1
119August 14@ Athletics 2-1 (11) Harrell (6-13) Doolittle (3-4) Fields (2)18,278 O.co Coliseum 39-80W2
120August 15@ Athletics 0-5 Gray (1-1) Bédard (3-9)16,487 O.co Coliseum 39-81L1
121August 16@ Angels 8-2 Peacock (2-4) Williams (5-9)39,074 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40-81W1
122August 17@ Angels 5-6 (10) Frieri (1-4) Fields (1-3)40,246 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 40-82L1
123August 18@ Angels 7-5 Oberholtzer (3-1) Gutierrez (0-4) Chapman (1)36,896 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 41-82W1
124August 19@ Rangers 5-16 Garza (9-2) Harrell (6-14)32,113 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 41-83L1
125August 20@ Rangers 2-4 Cotts (5-2) Cosart (1-1) Nathan (37)39,009 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 41-84L2
126August 21@ Rangers 4-5 Nathan (4-2) Lo (0-1)38,699 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 41-85L3
127August 23 Blue Jays 12-4 Lyles (6-6) Redmond (1-2)21,186 Minute Maid Park 42-85W1
128August 24 Blue Jays 8-5 Peacock (3-4) Wang (1-2) Lo (2)26,312 Minute Maid Park 43-85W2
129August 25 Blue Jays 1-2 Buehrle (10-7) Lo (0-2) Janssen (23)21,407 Minute Maid Park 43-86L1
130August 26@ White Sox 10-8 Martínez (1-0) Reed (5-2) Lyles (1)13,404 U.S. Cellular Field 44-86W1
131August 27@ White Sox 3-4 Veal (2-3) Bédard (3-10) Reed (36)15,491 U.S. Cellular Field 44-87L1
132August 28@ White Sox 1-6 Sale (10-12) Harrell (6-15)15,961 U.S. Cellular Field 44-88L2
133August 29 Mariners 2-3 Ramirez (5-1) Lyles (6-7) Farquhar (10)22,203 Minute Maid Park 44-89L3
134August 30 Mariners 1-7 Walker (1-0) Peacock (3-5)13,869 Minute Maid Park 44-90L4
135August 31 Mariners 1-3 Saunders (11-13) Keuchel (5-8) Farquhar (11)21,085 Minute Maid Park 44-91L5
September: 7-20 (Home: 3-10: Away: 4-10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecordBoxscore / Streak
136September 1 Mariners 2-0 Oberholtzer (4-1) Furbush (2-5)17,203 Minute Maid Park 45-91W1
137September 2 Twins 6-10 Roenicke (3-1) Lo (0-3)14,287 Minute Maid Park 45-92L1
138September 3 Twins 6-9 Thielbar (3-1) Chapman (0-1) Roenicke (1)13,500 Minute Maid Park 45-93L2
139September 4 Twins 6-5 Bédard (4-10) Duensing (6-2)14,869 Minute Maid Park 46-93W1
140September 5@ Athletics 3-2 Peacock (4-5) Gray (2-3) Fields (3)11,569 O.co Coliseum 47-93W2
141September 6@ Athletics 5-7 Griffin (13-9) Keuchel (5-9) Balfour (37)15,502 O.co Coliseum 47-94L1
142September 7@ Athletics 1-2 Straily (9-7) Oberholtzer (4-2) Doolittle (1)17,310 O.co Coliseum 47-95L2
143September 8@ Athletics 2-7 Colón (15-6) Harrell (6-16) Anderson (3)18,824 O.co Coliseum 47-96L3
144September 9@ Mariners 6-4 Chapman (1-1) Farquhar (0-3) Fields (4)9,808 Safeco Field 48-96W1
145September 10@ Mariners 13-2 Lyles (7-7) Saunders (11-14)10,245 Safeco Field 49-96W2
146September 11@ Mariners 6-1 Peacock (5-5) Maurer (4-8) Zeid (1)11,656 Safeco Field 50-96W3
147September 13 Angels 9-7 Keuchel (6-9) Vargas Fields (5)19,742 Minute Maid Park 51-96W4
148September 14 Angels 2-6 Weaver (10-8) Oberholtzer (4-3)21,903 Minute Maid Park 51-97L1
149September 15 Angels 1-2 Williams (8-10) Clemens (4-5) Frieri (34)21,374 Minute Maid Park 51-98L2
150September 16 Reds 1-6 Cueto (5-2) Bédard (4-11)15,449 Minute Maid Park 51-99L3
151September 17 Reds 0-10 Leake (14-6) Lyles (7-8)25,582 Minute Maid Park 51-100L4
152September 18 Reds 5-6 (13) Simón (6-4) De León (0-1) Chapman (37)29,701 Minute Maid Park 51-101L5
153September 19@ Indians 1-2 Shaw (5-3) Cruz (0-2)12,607 Progressive Field 51-102L6
154September 20@ Indians 1-2 (7) McAllister (9-9) Oberholtzer (4-4) Shaw (1)17,310 Progressive Field 51-103L7
155September 21@ Indians 1-4 Kazmir (9-9) Clemens (4-6)26,611 Progressive Field 51-104L8
156September 22@ Indians 2-9 Kluber (10-5) Bédard (4-12)26,168 Progressive Field 51-105L9
157September 23@ Rangers 0-12 Holland (10-9) Lyles (7-9)33,743 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 51-106L10
158September 24@ Rangers 2-3 Cotts (6-3) Peacock (5-6) Nathan (41)42,267 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 51-107L11
159September 25@ Rangers 3-7 Pérez (10-5) Keuchel (6-10)43,207 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 51-108L12
160September 27 Yankees 2-3 Warren (3-2) Oberholtzer (4-5) Robertson (3)29,486 Minute Maid Park 51-109L13
161September 28 Yankees 1-2 Pettitte (11-11) Clemens (4-7)37,199 Minute Maid Park 51-110L14
162September 29 Yankees 1-5 (14) Daley (1-0) Harrell (6-17)40,542 Minute Maid Park 51-111L15

Roster

2013 Houston Astros
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Legend
  GP Games played AB  At Bats  R  Runs
 H  Hits  HR  Home runs  RBI  Runs batted in
 BB  Base on balls (walks) SB  Stolen bases  AVG.  Batting average
 OBP.  On-base %  SLG.  Slugging %  OPS  On-base plus slugging
PlayerGPABRHHRRBIBBSBAVG.OBP.SLG.OPS
Jose Altuve 152626641775523235.283.316.363.678
Jonathan Villar 582102651182418.243.321.319.640
Brandon Barnes 13640846988412111.240.289.346.635
Chris Carter 148506641132982702.223.320.451.770
Jason Castro 120435631201856502.276.350.485.835
JD Martinez 862962474736102.250.272.378.650
Matt Dominguez 152543561312177300.241.286.403.690
Trevor Crowe 601651836113166.218.287.291.578
LJ Hoes 461672448110127.287.337.371.708
Brett Wallace 7926235581336181.221.284.431.716
Robbie Grossman 632572969421236.268.332.370.702
Marwin González 72204224541496.221.252.319.571
Carlos Corporan 641911643720100.225.287.361.648
Jake Elmore 52120162926131.242.313.325.638
Ronny Cedeño 51141123111262.220.260.298.558
Justin Maxwell 40137213328124.241.311.387.698
Marc Krauss 521341128413102.209.267.366.633
Jimmy Paredes 4812582411064.192.231.248.479
Brandon Laird 257171251130.169.224.423.646
Rick Ankiel 256261251130.194.231.484.715
Cody Clark 1638140010.105.128.132.260
Fernando Martínez 1133161310.182.229.273.501
Matt Pagnozzi 921130010.143.182.143.325
Max Stassi 37020100.286.375.286.661
Pitcher Totals16221120020.095.174.095.269
Team Totals16254576101307148566426110.240.299.375.674

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBSO
Dallas Keuchel 6105.1531220153.218496882052123
Lucas Harrell 6175.8636220153.2174111100208889
Érik Bédard 4124.5932261151.014983771875138
Jordan Lyles 795.5927251141.21659888174993
Bud Norris 693.9321210126.01356255114390
Brad Peacock 565.181814083.1785148153777
José Veras 042.934201943.029151441444
Wesley Wright 043.92540041.145201851640
Josh Fields 134.97410538.031212181840
Héctor Ambriz 245.70430236.150282381427
Travis Blackley 114.89420035.0301919102029
Paul Clemens 475.40355073.1824844162649
Brett Oberholtzer 452.761310071.266262271345
Jarred Cosart 111.951010060.046151333533
Philip Humber 087.90177054.275484892036
José Cisnero 224.12280043.249232052241
Josh Zeid 013.90250127.226121231224
Rhiner Cruz 023.38200021.1259821110
Kevin Chapman 111.77250120.1136411315
Chia-Jen Lo 034.19190219.1149921316
David Martínez 107.1540011.116119136
Jorge de León 015.40110010.01276176
Édgar González 017.2050010.01798438
Wade LeBlanc 007.114006.19105152
Xavier Cedeño 0011.375006.110118073
Jake Elmore 000.001001.0000000
Team Totals511114.79162162321440.015308487661916161084

Television coverage

Astros games were televised on the Comcast SportsNet Houston network in 2013. The network broadcasts to about 40% of the households in the Houston area. Writer J. J. Cooper said that a game in September received a 0.0 rating, as "the Nielsen company could not statistically prove that anyone in the Houston market actually watched the game." [9]

Awards and achievements

Minor league system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Keith Bodie
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rodney Linares
A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Omar López
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League Ed Romero
Rookie Greeneville Astros Appalachian League Josh Bonifay
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Edgar Alfonzo
Championships
Awards

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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    3. ↑ Mathews, Nick (March 31, 2013). "On night of firsts, Astros bag 4,000 win". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
    4. ↑ Young, Matt (July 22, 2024). "Details behind each player who has hit for the cycle in Astros franchise history". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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    10. ↑ "MLB Players of the Week Awards". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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    12. ↑ "Houston Astros Player of the Year". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
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    14. ↑ Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2013). Baseball America 2014 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   978-1-932391-48-0.
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