# 2018 Houston Astros season

The 2018 Houston Astros season was the 57th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 54th as the Astros, sixth in both the American League and American League West, and 19th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros were the defending World Series champions, after winning the 2017 World Series four games to three over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston began the season March 29 against the Texas Rangers and finished the season on September 30 against the Baltimore Orioles, capping off an unprecedented second consecutive 100-win season.
They repeated as American League West champions and swept the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS to advance to the ALCS, where they lost in five games to the Boston Red Sox.
The Astros once again sent a league-high six players to the 2018 All-Star Game. Additionally, ace Justin Verlander finished as runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award for the second time in three years.

## Previous season
### Summary

The Houston Astros entered the 2018 Major League Baseball season as defending World Series champions after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. In addition to achieving their first-ever World Series championship, they claimed both their first American League (AL) pennant and AL West division championship. Center fielder George Springer was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) and right-handed starting pitcher Justin Verlander was the American League Championship Series (ALCS) MVP. A number of regular season and multiple-sport awards went to second baseman Jose Altuve, including the AL MVP, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, and The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year awards, among others.

## Offseason

On January 23, 2018, first baseman Jon Singleton and pitcher Dean Deetz were suspended after testing positive for substances violating MLB's drug policy. Singleton, a former Astros' number-one prospect, had tested positive for the third time and was banned for 100 games.

### Roster moves

* November 2, 2017: The following players became free agents at the conclusion of the World Series:
** Carlos Beltrán (DH): Announced retirement from playing career on November 13, 2017.
** Tyler Clippard (RHP): Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
** Luke Gregerson (RHP): Signed two-year, $11 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, with a vesting option for the 2020 season, on December 13, 2017.
** Francisco Liriano (LHP): Signed one-year, $4 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.
** Cameron Maybin (OF): Signed one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Miami Marlins
* December 13: Signed free agent right-handed relief pitcher Joe Smith to a two-year contract worth $14 million.
Arbitration-eligible players :
| Evan Gattis (C/DH) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| Ken Giles (RHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Giles' figure of $4.6 million awarded February 3, 2018 Houston Astros proposed $4.2 million |
| Dallas Keuchel (LHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration January 12, 2018 1 year, $13.2 million |
| Jake Marisnick (CF) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| Lance McCullers Jr. (RHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| Collin McHugh (RHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| Brad Peacock (RHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| George Springer (CF) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Tendered contracts | Signed before arbitration date contract terms |
| Mike Fiers (RHP) | Houston Astros December 1, 2017 Did not tender contract | Rendered free agent, signed with Detroit Tigers December 8, 2017 1 year, $6 million |
Trades :
| December 20, 2017 | To Houston Astros Player to be named later or cash considerations | To Atlanta Braves Preston Tucker (LF) |
| January 13, 2018 | To Houston Astros Gerrit Cole (RHSP) | To Pittsburgh Pirates Michael Feliz (RHRP), Jason Martin (OF), Colin Moran (3B), and Joe Musgrove (RHP) |

## Regular season

Justin Verlander was the Opening Day starting pitcher for Houston at Globe Life Park in Arlington, versus Cole Hamels of the Texas Rangers. It was Verlander's tenth career Opening Day start and first with Houston, as all nine previous had come as a member of the Detroit Tigers. George Springer led the game off with a home run, becoming the first MLB player to lead off with a home run in consecutive Opening Days. He had homered off Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of Opening Day 2017 at Minute Maid Park. Verlander pitched six shutout innings and struck out five. The Astros won by a final score of 4–1.
Second baseman Jose Altuve reached 1,000 games played in his career on April 17, 2018, versus the Mariners. He became the 20th player to appear in 1,000 games for the Astros.
Verlander was named AL Player of the Week on April 17. In 15 innings over one start each versus the Rangers and Twins, he struck 20 and allowed a .100 opponents' batting average.
On May 7, 2018, Springer homered versus the Oakland Athletics and became the first player in Astros franchise history to record six hits in a nine-inning game. Joe Morgan had six hits in a twelve-inning game for the Astros on June 8, 1965.
On May 16, 2018, Verlander threw a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Angels for his eighth career shutout and 24th complete game. He struck out Shohei Ohtani in the top of the ninth inning for his 2,500th career strikeout, becoming the 33rd pitcher in Major League history to cross that threshold. He was second among active leaders in strikeouts behind CC Sabathia.
Over three games versus the Cleveland Indians spanning May 25–27, Altuve recorded a base hit in each of 10 consecutive at bats, breaking his own club record of eight which he had set the year prior. The streak included three doubles, one triple, and one home run.
Verlander was named AL Pitcher of the Month for May, his fifth career award. In six starts, he produced a 0.86 ERA and .437 OPS against, allowed nine extra base hits, while striking out 50 over 41+2⁄3 innings. He started and ended the month by dominating the Yankees—the only lineup in baseball with an OPS over .800—with 20 strikeouts in 14+2⁄3 innings, eight hits, and one run allowed.
On July 13, 2018, Charlie Morton was added to the American League roster for the 2018 MLB All-Star game making the Astros the only MLB team at the time to have all of their starting pitchers having at least one selection to participate in the MLB All-Star game.
On September 26, 2018, Houston won the American League West division title after the Oakland Athletics were defeated by the Seattle Mariners, following a 4–1 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Astros pitchers set a new MLB record by striking out 1,687 opposing batters during the season. The team had 96 games in which they struck out 10 or more batters, also a record. In addition, they were the first team to strike out 5 or more batters in each of 162 games.

### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 57‍–‍24 |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | 6 | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14 | 45‍–‍36 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23 | 42‍–‍39 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | 34‍–‍47 | 33‍–‍48 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 |
| Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 |
| Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | .562 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | +3 |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35 |
| Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 50 |

#### Record against opponents

2018 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
| Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |

## Game log

Past Games Legend :
| Astros Win (#bfb) | Astros Loss (#fcc) | Game Postponed (#bbb) | Clinched Playoff Berth (#039) | Clinched Division (#090) |
| Bold denotes an Astros pitcher |||||
Future Games Legend :
| Home Game | Away Game |

### Regular season

2018 Game Log: 103–59 (Home: 46–35; Away: 57–24) :
March: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 29@ Rangers4–1Verlander (1–0)Hamels (0–1)—47,2531–0W1
2March 30@ Rangers1–5Fister (1–0)Keuchel (0–1)—35,4691–1L1
3March 31@ Rangers9–3McCullers (1–0)Moore (0–1)—36,8922–1W1 :
April: 18–9 (Home: 10–6; Away: 8–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
4April 1@ Rangers8–2Cole (1–0)Minor (0–1)—26,7583–1W2
5April 2Orioles6–1Morton (1–0)Tillman (0–1)—42,6754–1W3
6April 3Orioles10–6Rondón (1–0)Araújo (0–1)—37,1065–1W4
7April 4Orioles3–2Peacock (1–0)Castro (0–1)—27,6986–1W5
8April 6Padres1–4Perdomo (1–1)McCullers (1–1)Hand (2)41,1386–2L1
9April 7Padres1–0Devenski (1–0)Erlin (0–1)—42,3067–2W1
10April 8Padres4–1Morton (2–0)Ross (1–1)Peacock (1)37,0938–2W2
11April 9@ Twins2–0Verlander (2–0)Rogers (1–1)Giles (1)15,5219–2W3
12April 10@ Twins1–4Odorizzi (1–0)Keuchel (0–2)Rodney (2)15,5009–3L1
13April 11@ Twins8–9Rodney (1–1)Peacock (1–1)—15,4389–4L2
14April 13Rangers3–2Smith (1–0)Jepsen (0–2)Devenski (1)32,12910–4W1
15April 14Rangers5–6 (10)Kela (1–0)Harris (0–1)Claudio (1)40,67910–5L1
16April 15Rangers1–3 (10)Kela (2–0)Rondón (1–1)Diekman (1)31,80310–6L2
17April 16@ Mariners1–2Paxton (1–1)Keuchel (0–3)Díaz (7)12,92310–7L3
18April 17@ Mariners4–1McCullers (2–1)Altavilla (1–2)Devenski (2)15,38211–7W1
19April 18@ Mariners7–1Cole (2–0)Leake (2–1)—14,64312–7W2
20April 19@ Mariners9–2Morton (3–0)Gonzales (1–2)—16,92713–7W3
21April 20@ White Sox10–0Verlander (3–0)Shields (1–2)—14,21114–7W4
22April 21@ White Sox10–1Keuchel (1–3)Giolito (0–3)—23,90215–7W5
23April 22@ White Sox7–1McCullers (3–1)Bummer (0–1)—17,16716–7W6
24April 23Angels0–2Skaggs (3–1)Cole (2–1)Middleton (6)29,60616–8L1
25April 24Angels7–8Johnson (2–0)Smith (1–1)Bedrosian (1)36,45716–9L2
26April 25Angels5–2Verlander (4–0)Tropeano (1–2)Giles (2)29,77717–9W1
27April 27Athletics1–8Manaea (4–2)Keuchel (1–4)—32,63617–10L1
28April 28Athletics11–0McCullers (4–1)Mengden (2–3)—41,49318–10W1
29April 29Athletics8–4Harris (1–1)Cahill (1–1)—39,13119–10W2
30April 30Yankees2–1Morton (4–0)Gray (1–2)Giles (3)30,06120–10W3 :
May: 16–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
31May 1Yankees0–4Robertson (2–1)Giles (0–1)—34,38620–11L1
32May 2Yankees0–4Severino (5–1)Keuchel (1–5)—31,61720–12L2
33May 3Yankees5–6Shreve (1–0)Harris (1–2)Chapman (7)34,83820–13L3
34May 4@ D-backs8–0Cole (3–1)Medlen (0–1)—29,46321–13W1
35May 5@ D-backs3–4Boxberger (1–2)Devenski (1–1)—39,15421–14L1
36May 6@ D-backs1–3Koch (2–0)Verlander (4–1)Boxberger (11)35,63221–15L2
37May 7@ Athletics16–2Keuchel (2–5)Anderson (0–1)—7,36022–15W1
38May 8@ Athletics4–2McCullers (5–1)Manaea (4–4)Giles (4)9,67523–15W2
39May 9@ Athletics4–1Cole (4–1)Mengden (2–4)Giles (5)18,04424–15W3
40May 11Rangers0–1Hamels (2–4)Verlander (4–2)Kela (8)34,29724–16L1
41May 12Rangers6–1Morton (5–0)Fister (1–4)—36,48225–16W1
42May 13Rangers6–1Keuchel (3–5)Moore (1–5)—39,40526–16W2
43May 14@ Angels1–2Heaney (2-2)McCullers (5-2)Anderson (1)28,22926–17L1
44May 15@ Angels5–3McHugh (1–0)Álvarez (2–1)Giles (6)28,35827–17W1
45May 16@ Angels2–0Verlander (5–2)Richards (4–2)—28,07828–17W2
46May 18Indians4–1Morton (6–0)Clevinger (3–1)Giles (7)35,95929–17W3
47May 19Indians4–5Kluber (7–2)Keuchel (3–6)Allen (6)39,92629–18L1
48May 20Indians3–1McCullers (6–2)Carrasco (5–3)Giles (8)30,77030–18W1
49May 22Giants11–2Cole (5–1)Suárez (1–4)—35,63831–18W2
50May 23Giants4–1Verlander (6–2)Samardzija (1–3)Giles (9)31,92932–18W3
51May 24@ Indians8–2Morton (7–0)Clevinger (3–2)—19,66033–18W4
52May 25@ Indians11–2Smith (2–1)Miller (1–3)—29,43134–18W5
53May 26@ Indians6–8Carrasco (6–3)McCullers (6–3)Allen (8)30,63934–19L1
54May 27@ Indians9–10 (14)Otero (1–1)Peacock (1–2)—27,76534–20L2
55May 28@ Yankees5–1Verlander (7–2)Germán (0–3)—46,58335–20W1
56May 29@ Yankees5–6 (10)Chapman (2–0)Peacock (1–3)—45,45835–21L1
57May 30@ Yankees3–5Severino (8–1)Keuchel (3–7)Chapman (12)45,22935–22L2
58May 31Red Sox4–2McCullers (7–3)Pomeranz (1–3)Giles (10)30,65836–22W1 :
June: 19–8 (Home: 8–6; Away: 11–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
59June 1Red Sox7–3Cole (6–1)Sale (5–3)—37,24437–22W2
60June 2Red Sox3–5Price (6–4)Harris (1–3)Kimbrel (19)38,64037–23L1
61June 3Red Sox3–9Porcello (8–2)Morton (7–1)—33,43137–24L2
62June 5Mariners1–7Paxton (5–1)Keuchel (3–8)—35,64637–25L3
63June 6Mariners7–5Devenski (2–1)Nicasio (1–3)Rondón (1)30,36138–25W1
64June 7@ Rangers5–2Cole (7–1)Hamels (3–6)—30,23639–25W2
65June 8@ Rangers7–3Verlander (8–2)Fister (1–7)—31,72240–25W3
66June 9@ Rangers4–3Sipp (1–0)Leclerc (1–2)Rondón (2)38,06841–25W4
67June 10@ Rangers8–7Harris (2–3)Kela (3–3)Rondón (3)30,25142–25W5
68June 12@ Athletics6–3McCullers (8–3)Mengden (6–6)Giles (11)11,74243–25W6
69June 13@ Athletics13–5Cole (8–1)Blackburn (1–1)—9,16444–25W7
70June 14@ Athletics7–3Verlander (9–2)Montas (3–1)—13,00945–25W8
71June 15@ Royals7–3Morton (8–1)Junis (5–7)—27,60346–25W9
72June 16@ Royals10–2Keuchel (4–8)Duffy (3–7)—20,65747–25W10
73June 17@ Royals7–4Sipp (2–0)Maurer (0–3)Rondón (4)22,32648–25W11
74June 18Rays5–4McHugh (2–0)Romo (1–2)—34,15149–25W12
75June 19Rays1–2Snell (9–4)Rondón (1–2)Romo (4)37,41449–26L1
76June 20Rays5–1Morton (9–1)Eovaldi (1–3)—43,40950–26W1
77June 22Royals0–1Grimm (1–2)Giles (0–2)Hill (1)39,35750–27L1
78June 23Royals4–3 (12)McHugh (3–0)Grimm (1–3)—40,02851–27W1
79June 24Royals11–3Cole (9–1)Hammel (2–9)—41,82352–27W2
80June 25Blue Jays3–6Happ (10–3)Verlander (9–3)Oh (2)28,79152–28L1
81June 26Blue Jays7–0Morton (10–1)Borucki (0–1)—38,70053–28W1
82June 27Blue Jays7–6Harris (3–3)Tepera (5–3)—39,19154–28W2
83June 28@ Rays1–0McCullers (9–3)Yarbrough (7–4)Rondón (5)12,30555–28W3
84June 29@ Rays2–3Font (2–3)Cole (9–2)Alvarado (2)15,79755–29L1
85June 30@ Rays2–5Nuño (2–0)Verlander (9–4)Romo (7)18,37855–30L2 :
July: 13–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
86July 1@ Rays2–3Snell (11–4)Morton (10–2)Romo (8)19,33455–31L3
87July 3@ Rangers5–3Keuchel (5–8)Bibens-Dirkx (1–2)Rondón (6)40,16556–31W1
88July 4@ Rangers5–4 (10)McHugh (4–0)Martin (1–2)Giles (12)43,59257–31W2
89July 5White Sox4–3Smith (3–1)Soria (0–3)—34,95558–31W3
90July 6White Sox11–4McCullers (10–3)López (4–6)Peacock (2)38,15359–31W4
91July 7White Sox12–6Morton (11–2)Shields (3–10)—39,56860–31W5
92July 8White Sox2–1Keuchel (6–8)Giolito (5–8)Rondón (7)41,65461–31W6
93July 9Athletics0–2Montas (5–2)Peacock (1–4)Treinen (23)28,30161–32L1
94July 10Athletics6–5 (11)McHugh (5–0)Treinen (5–2)—34,58562–32W1
95July 11Athletics3–8Bassitt (2–3)McCullers (10–4)—41,11962–33L1
96July 12Athletics4–6Petit (3–2)Devenski (2–2)Trivino (4)38,90062–34L2
97July 13Tigers3–0Keuchel (7–8)Fiers (6–6)Rondón (8)38,84363–34W1
98July 14Tigers9–1Cole (10–2)Fulmer (3–9)—40,40564–34W2
99July 15Tigers3–6VerHagen (1–2)Verlander (9–5)—39,45564–35L1
89th All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
100July 20@ Angels3–1Keuchel (8–8)Skaggs (7–6)Rondón (9)42,42265–35W1
101July 21@ Angels7–0Verlander (10–5)Tropeano (3–5)—44,26466–35W2
102July 22@ Angels5–14Heaney (6–6)McCullers (10–5)—35,29866–36L1
103July 24@ Rockies8–2 (10)Rondón (2–2)Davis (0–3)—43,18467–36W1
104July 25@ Rockies2–3Davis (1–3)McHugh (5–1)—40,94867–37L1
105July 27Rangers2–11Gallardo (5–1)Keuchel (8–9)—42,59267–38L2
106July 28Rangers3–7Jurado (1–1)Verlander (10–6)—43,09367–39L3
107July 29Rangers3–4Minor (7–6)McCullers (10–6)Kela (24)40,56067–40L4
108July 30@ Mariners0–2Paxton (9–4)Cole (10–3)Díaz (40)35,19867–41L5
109July 31@ Mariners5–2Morton (12–2)Leake (8–7)Rondón (10)28,47868–41W1 :
August: 14–12 (Home: 3–6; Away: 11–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Mariners8–3Keuchel (9–9)LeBlanc (6–2)—34,57569–41W2
111August 3@ Dodgers2–1Verlander (11–6)Wood (7–6)Rondón (11)53,59870–41W3
112August 4@ Dodgers14–0Peacock (2–4)Maeda (7–7)—53,11971–41W4
113August 5@ Dodgers2–3Buehler (5–4)Cole (10–4)Jansen (31)50,62871–42L1
114August 6@ Giants3–1Osuna (1–0)Smith (1–2)Rondón (12)40,25172–42W1
115August 7@ Giants2–1Smith (4–1)Black (1–1)Rondón (13)41,61373–42W2
116August 9Mariners6–8Paxton (10–5)Verlander (11–7)Díaz (43)34,97673–43L1
117August 10Mariners2–5Warren (1–1)Cole (10–5)Díaz (44)41,23673–44L2
118August 11Mariners2–3LeBlanc (7–2)Morton (12–3)Díaz (45)38,88873–45L3
119August 12Mariners3–4 (10)Duke (5–4)Osuna (1–1)Díaz (46)40,04873–46L4
120August 14Rockies1–5Márquez (10–9)Verlander (11–8)—35,81373–47L5
121August 15Rockies12–1Cole (11–5)Anderson (6–5)—29,96774–47W1
122August 17@ Athletics3–4 (10) Treinen (6–2)Sipp (2–1)—23,53574–48L1
123August 18@ Athletics1–7Cahill (5–2)Keuchel (9–10)—32,20474–49L2
124August 19@ Athletics9–4Verlander (12–8)Manaea 11–9)—29,14375–49W1
125August 20@ Mariners4–7Colomé (4–5)McHugh (5–2)Díaz (48)27,07275–50L1
126August 21@ Mariners3–2Valdez (1–0)Detwiler (0–1)Rondón (14)25,41576–50W1
127August 22@ Mariners10–7Morton (13–3)Gonzales (12–9)Osuna (10)31,06277–50W2
128August 24@ Angels9–3Keuchel (10–10)Heaney (7–8)—42,78878–50W3
129August 25@ Angels8–3Verlander (13–8)Barría (8–8)—41,65479–50W4
130August 26@ Angels3–1Valdez (2–0)Peña (1–4)Osuna (11)37,53080–50W5
131August 27Athletics11–4Cole (12–5)Anderson (3–4)—43,17181–50W6
132August 28Athletics3–4Familia (8–4)Osuna (1–2)Treinen (33)33,13681–51L1
133August 29Athletics5–4Osuna (2–2)Familia (8–5)—32,92682–51W1
134August 30Angels2–5Heaney (8–8)Verlander (13–9)—30,37182–52L1
135August 31Angels0–3Barría (9–8)Valdez (2–1)Parker (13)35,67582–53L2 :
September: 21–6 (Home: 11–3; Away: 10–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1Angels7–3Smith (5–1)Bedrosian (5–4)—41,62283–53W1
137September 2Angels4–2Cole (13–5)Ohtani (4–2)Osuna (12)41,50684–53W2
138September 3Twins4–1Keuchel (11–10)Gibson (7–12)Peacock (3)39,55985–53W3
139September 4Twins5–2Verlander (14–9)May (3–1)Osuna (13)31,31586–53W4
140September 5Twins9–1Valdez (3–1)Odorizzi (5–10)—31,01187–53W5
141September 7@ Red Sox6–3Pressly (2–1)Kelly (4–2)Osuna (14)36,93088–53W6
142September 8@ Red Sox5–3Morton (14–3)Rodríguez (12–4)Osuna (15)36,68489–53W7
143September 9@ Red Sox5–6Kimbrel (5–1)Rondón (2–3)—32,78789–54L1
144September 10@ Tigers3–2Verlander (15–9)Liriano (4–10)Osuna (16)19,71190–54W1
145September 11@ Tigers5–4Harris (4–3)Zimmermann (7–7)Osuna (17)19,43291–54W2
146September 12@ Tigers5–4Cole (14–5)Norris (0–4)Pressly (1)22,66692–54W3
147September 14D-backs2–4Ziegler (2–6)Rondón (2–4)Hirano (2)36,92492–55L1
148September 15D-backs10–4Morton (15–3)Godley (14–10)—38,34593–55W1
149September 16D-backs5–4Verlander (16–9)Greinke (14–10)Osuna (18)37,88994–55W2
150September 17Mariners1–4Cook (2–1)Rondón (2–5)Díaz (56)43,14594–56L1
151September 18Mariners7–0James (1–0)Leake (10–10)–35,71595–56W1
152September 19Mariners0–9Lawrence (1–0)Keuchel (11–11)–31,22995–57L1
153September 21Angels11–3Cole (15–5)Heaney (9–10)—39,97796–57W1
154September 22Angels10–5McHugh (6–2)Buttrey (0–1)—41,82297–57W2
155September 23Angels6–2Valdez (4–1)Skaggs (8–9)—43,24798–57W3
156September 24@ Blue Jays5–3Keuchel (12–11)Estrada (7–14)Osuna (19)23,46399–57W4
157September 25@ Blue Jays4–1James (2–0)Gaviglio (3–9)Osuna (20)28,440100–57W5
158September 26@ Blue Jays1–3Biagini (4–7)Devenski (2–3)Giles (25)22,828100–58L1
—September 27@ OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date: September 29.
159September 28@ Orioles2–1Sipp (3–1)Scott (3–3)Osuna (21)18,434101–58W1
160September 29 (1)@ Orioles4–3Harris (5–3)Gilmartin (1–1)Rondón (15)26,020102–58W2
161September 29 (2)@ Orioles5–2Peacock (3–4)Ramírez (1–8)Pressly (2)26,020103–58W3
162September 30@ Orioles0–4Fry (1–2)Peacock (3–5)—24,916103–59L1 :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Alex Bregman | 157 | 594 | 105 | 170 | 51 | 1 | 31 | 103 | 10 | 96 | .286 | .532 |
| George Springer | 140 | 544 | 102 | 144 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 6 | 64 | .265 | .434 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 136 | 537 | 70 | 156 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 85 | 5 | 23 | .291 | .428 |
| Jose Altuve | 137 | 534 | 84 | 169 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 17 | 55 | .316 | .451 |
| Marwin González | 145 | 489 | 61 | 121 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 68 | 2 | 53 | .247 | .409 |
| Josh Reddick | 134 | 433 | 63 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 47 | 7 | 49 | .242 | .400 |
| Evan Gattis | 128 | 407 | 49 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 1 | 33 | .226 | .452 |
| Carlos Correa | 110 | 402 | 60 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 3 | 53 | .239 | .405 |
| Tony Kemp | 97 | 255 | 37 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 32 | .263 | .392 |
| Max Stassi | 88 | 221 | 28 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 23 | .226 | .394 |
| Jake Marisnick | 103 | 213 | 34 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 15 | .211 | .399 |
| Tyler White | 66 | 210 | 27 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 24 | .276 | .533 |
| Brian McCann | 63 | 189 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 19 | .212 | .339 |
| Martín Maldonado | 41 | 108 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .398 |
| J. D. Davis | 42 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .175 | .223 |
| Derek Fisher | 42 | 79 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | .165 | .392 |
| Kyle Tucker | 28 | 64 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .141 | .203 |
| Tim Federowicz | 10 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .294 |
| Myles Straw | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .667 |
| A. J. Reed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .080 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5453 | 797 | 1390 | 278 | 18 | 205 | 763 | 71 | 565 | .255 | .425 |
Source:

### 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; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Justin Verlander | 16 | 9 | 2.52 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 214.0 | 156 | 63 | 60 | 37 | 290 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 12 | 11 | 3.74 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 204.2 | 211 | 92 | 85 | 58 | 153 |
| Gerrit Cole | 15 | 5 | 2.88 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.1 | 143 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 276 |
| Charlie Morton | 15 | 3 | 3.13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 167.0 | 130 | 63 | 58 | 64 | 201 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 10 | 6 | 3.86 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 128.1 | 100 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 112 |
| Collin McHugh | 6 | 2 | 1.99 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 94 |
| Brad Peacock | 3 | 5 | 3.46 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 65.0 | 56 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 96 |
| Héctor Rondón | 2 | 5 | 3.20 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 59.0 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 67 |
| Will Harris | 5 | 3 | 3.49 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 64 |
| Chris Devenski | 2 | 3 | 4.18 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 47.1 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 51 |
| Joe Smith | 5 | 1 | 3.74 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| Tony Sipp | 3 | 1 | 1.86 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 42 |
| Framber Valdez | 4 | 1 | 2.19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 37.0 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 34 |
| Ken Giles | 0 | 2 | 4.99 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 30.2 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 31 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1 | 0 | 0.77 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 23.1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| Josh James | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| Roberto Osuna | 2 | 2 | 1.99 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 22.2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Cionel Pérez | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Reymin Guduan | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Deetz | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| J. D. Davis | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James Hoyt | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 103 | 59 | 3.11 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1455.0 | 1164 | 534 | 503 | 435 | 1687 |
Source:

### Postseason

2018 Postseason Game Log (4–4) :
AL Division Series (3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 5Indians7–2Verlander (1–0)Kluber (0–1)—43,5141–0
2October 6Indians3–1Cole (1–0)Carrasco (0–1)Osuna (1)43,5202–0
3October 8@ Indians11–3McHugh (1–0)Bauer (0–1)—37,2523–0 :
AL Championship Series (1–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 13@ Red Sox7–2Verlander (1–0)Kelly (0–1)—38,0071–0
2October 14@ Red Sox5–7Barnes (1–0)Cole (0–1)Kimbrel (1)37,9601–1
3October 16Red Sox2–8Eovaldi (1–0)Smith (0–1)—43,1021–2
4October 17Red Sox6–8Kelly (1–1)James (0–1)Kimbrel (2)43,2771–3
5October 18Red Sox1–4Price (1–0)Verlander (1–1)Kimbrel (3)43,2101–4 :

## Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 29 Tony Sipp 31 Collin McHugh 35 Justin Verlander 36 Will Harris 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 45 Gerrit Cole 50 Charlie Morton 54 Roberto Osuna 55 Ryan Pressly 60 Dallas Keuchel 63 Josh James
Catchers: 11 Evan Gattis 15 Martín Maldonado 16 Brian McCann
Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Alex Bregman 9 Marwin González 10 Yuli Gurriel 13 Tyler White 27 Jose Altuve
Outfielders: 4 George Springer 18 Tony Kemp 22 Josh Reddick 26 Myles Straw :
American League Championship Series
Pitchers: 29 Tony Sipp 30 Héctor Rondón 31 Collin McHugh 35 Justin Verlander 38 Joe Smith 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 45 Gerrit Cole 50 Charlie Morton 54 Roberto Osuna 55 Ryan Pressly 60 Dallas Keuchel 63 Josh James
Catchers: 11 Evan Gattis 15 Martín Maldonado 16 Brian McCann
Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Alex Bregman 9 Marwin González 10 Yuli Gurriel 13 Tyler White 27 Jose Altuve
Outfielders: 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 18 Tony Kemp 22 Josh Reddick :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Rodney Linares |
| AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Texas League | Omar López |
| A-Advanced | Buies Creek Astros | Carolina League | Morgan Ensberg |
| A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League | Mickey Storey |
| A-Short Season | Tri-City ValleyCats | New York–Penn League | Jason Bell |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Wladimir Sutil |
| Rookie | DSL Astros | Dominican Summer League | Charlie Romero (Blue) Carlos Lugo (Orange) |