# 2010 Houston Astros season

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

vteNL 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

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 |
vteWild 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 recordvte 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)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
1April 5Giants2–5Lincecum (1–0)Oswalt (0–1)Wilson (1)43,8360–13–1
2April 6Giants0–3Zito (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Wilson (2)24,2370–26–1½
3April 7Giants4–10Affeldt (1–0)Gervacio (0–1)21,5990–36–2½
4April 9Phillies0–8Happ (1–0)Norris (0–1)27,2880–46–3
5April 10Phillies6–9Moyer (1–0)Lyon (0–1)35,1380–56–4
6April 11Phillies1–2Halladay (2–0)Oswalt (0–2)28,6190–66–4
7April 12@ Cardinals0–5Wainwright (2–0)Rodríguez (0–2)46,9180–76–5
8April 14@ Cardinals1–2Penny (1–0)Myers (0–1)Franklin (3)35,8830–86–6
9April 15@ Cardinals5–1Norris (1–1)Lohse (0–1)35,3711–86–5
10April 16@ Cubs2–7Silva (1–0)Paulino (0–1)37,2911–96–6
11April 17@ Cubs4–3Oswalt (1–2)Gorzelanny (0–1)Lindstrom (1)40,4712–96–5
12April 18@ Cubs3–2 (10)Byrdak (1–0)Marshall (0–1)Lindstrom (2)39,5063–96–5
13April 20Marlins7–5Lyon (1–1)Wood (0–1)Lindstrom (3)24,1354–96–4½
14April 21Marlins5–4López (1–0)Badenhop (0–2)Lindstrom (4)22,6075–96–4½
15April 22Marlins1–5Sánchez (1–1)Paulino (0–2)21,8025–106–5
16April 24Pirates4–3Oswalt (2–2)Maholm (1–2)Lindstrom (5)30,0186–106–4
17April 24Pirates5–2Rodríguez (1–2)Jakubauskas (0–1)Lindstrom (6)30,5627–104–3
18April 25Pirates10–3Myers (1–1)Morton (0–4)27,2108–103–3
19April 27Reds2–6Harang (1–3)Norris (1–2)22,4678–115–4½
20April 28Reds4–6Leake (2–0)Paulino (0–3)21,0358–126–5½
21April 29Reds2–4Arroyo (1–2)Oswalt (2–3)Cordero (8)21,4938–136–6½
22April 30@ Braves2–4Hanson (2–2)Myers (1–2)Wagner (2)30,0828–146–6½ :
May (9–20)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
23May 1@ Braves1–10Hudson (2–1)Rodríguez (1–3)27,0358–156–7½
24May 2@ Braves1–7Lowe (4–2)Norris (1–3)25,6658–166–8½
25May 3Diamondbacks1–9Valdez (1–0)Paulino (0–4)20,3708–176–9½
26May 4Diamondbacks0–1Kennedy (2–1)Oswalt (2–4)Qualls (5)22,6618–186–9½
27May 5Diamondbacks4–2Lindstrom (1–0)Gutiérrez (0–4)21,0309–186–8½
28May 6Diamondbacks3–6Haren (4–1)Rodríguez (1–4)21,0199–196–8½
29May 7Padres0–7Latos (2-3)Norris (1–4)25,5869–206–9½
30May 8Padres1–2Garland (4-2)Paulino (0–5)Bell (8)27,0389–216–9½
31May 9Padres4–3 (11)Lyon (2–1)Webb (0-1)Capps (13)23,52610–216–9½
32May 11@ Cardinals6–3Myers (2–2)Penny (3–3)Lindstrom (7)35,87511–216–8½
33May 12@ Cardinals9–6Rodríguez (2–4)Lohse (0–3)Lindstrom (8)36,34212–216–7½
34May 13@ Cardinals4–1Norris (2–4)Carpenter (4–1)Lindstrom (9)39,02613–216–6½
35May 14@ Giants2–8Wellemeyer (2–3)Paulino (0–6)38,65013–226–7½
36May 15@ Giants1–2Lincecum (5–0)Oswalt (2–5)Wilson (8)40,06013–236–7½
37May 16@ Giants3–4Zito (6–1)Myers (2–3)Wilson (9)40,58213–246–8
38May 17@ Dodgers2–6Ely (2–1)Rodríguez (2–5)35,28213–256–9
39May 18@ Dodgers3–7Kuroda (5–1)Norris (2–5)55,66213–266–10
40May 19Rockies7–3Lyon (3–1)Rogers (0–2)25,20014–266–9
41May 20Rockies0–4Jiménez (8–1)Oswalt (2–6)25,93214–276–9½
42May 21Rays2–1Myers (3–3)Garza (5–2)Lindstrom (10)27,60115–276–9½
43May 22Rays2–4Niemann (4–0)Rodríguez (2–6)Soriano (12)33,77815–286–10
44May 23Rays6–10Price (7–1)Moehler (0–1)Soriano (13)28,80115–296–10½
45May 25@ Brewers1–6Wolf (4–4)Paulino (0–7)27,36315–306–10½
46May 26@ Brewers5–0Oswalt (3–6)Narveson (4–2)30,15116–306–10½
47May 27@ Brewers3–4 (10)Axford (1–0)Lindstrom (1–1)34,35516–316–11½
48May 28@ Reds6–15LeCure (1–0)Rodríguez (2–7)30,81316–326–12½
49May 29@ Reds2–12Harang (4–5)Moehler (0–2)36,91816–336–13½
50May 30@ Reds2–0 (10)Lyon (4–1)Owings (3–1)Lindstrom (11)36,03817–336–12½
51May 31Nationals4–14Atilano (5–1)Oswalt (3–7)34,70417–346–12½ :
June (14–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
52June 1Nationals8–7López (2–0)Capps (0–2)25,24918–346–12½
53June 2Nationals5–1Rodríguez (3–7)Lannan (2–3)26,73619–346–11½
54June 3Nationals6–4Lindstrom (2–1)Capps (0–3)21,81420–346–11
55June 4Cubs3–1Paulino (1–7)Zambrano (1–4)Lindstrom (12)28,78421–346–11
56June 5Cubs5–8Dempster (4–5)Oswalt (3–8)Mármol (12)34,24121–356–12
57June 6Cubs6–3Myers (4–3)Wells (3–4)Lindstrom (13)29,49322–356–11
58June 7@ Rockies1–5Hammel (3–3)Rodríguez (3–8)Corpas (7)28,25122–366–11
59June 8@ Rockies4–3López (3–0)Belisle (1–2)Lindstrom (14)26,20123–366–10
60June 9@ Rockies6–2 (10)Lyon (5–1)Belisle (1–3)27,11424–365–10
61June 10@ Rockies5–4Oswalt (4–8)Chacín (3–5)Lyon (1)28,32925–365–10
62June 11@ Yankees3–4Pettite (8–1)Myers (4–4)Rivera (15)46,88325–375–10
63June 12@ Yankees3–9Vasquez (6–5)Rodríguez (3–9)46,15925–385–11
64June 13@ Yankees5–9Hughes (9–1)Moehler (0–3)46,83225–395–11
65June 15@ Royals7–15Texeira (1–1)Paulino (1–8)24,86225–405–11
66June 16@ Royals4–2Oswalt (5–8)Chen (3–1)Lindstrom (15)17,67526–405–10
67June 17@ Royals2–5Marte (2–0)Myers (4–5)Soria (16)16,25526–415–11
68June 18Rangers3–9Feldman (5–6)Rodríguez (3–10)33,95126–425–11½
69June 19Rangers1–5Lewis (7–4)Moehler (0–4)41,06026–435–12½
70June 20Rangers4–5 (10)Ray (2–0)Daigle (0–1)Feliz (19)33,75326–445–12½
71June 22Giants1–3Lincecum (8–2)Oswalt (5–9)Wilson (20)29,77726–455–13½
72June 23Giants6–3Myers (5–5)Zito (7–4)Lindstrom (16)29,31127–455–13½
73June 24Giants7–5Rodríguez (4–10)Cain (6–6)Lindstrom (17)26,66228–455–12½
74June 25@ Rangers7–4Moehler (1–4)Lewis (7–5)Lindstrom (18)43,45729–455–12
75June 26@ Rangers2–7Wilson (6–3)Banks (0-1)28,95129–465–13
76June 27@ Rangers1–10Hunter (4–0)Oswalt (5–10)37,48729–475–13
77June 28@ Brewers9–5Chacín (1–0)Coffey (2–2)27,90830–475–13
78June 29@ Brewers5–7Gallardo (8–3)Myers (5–6)Axford (8)32,90730–485–13½
79June 30@ Brewers5–1Rodríguez (5–10)Bush (3–6)30,11431–485–13 :
July (13–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
80July 1@ Padres6–3 (10)Sampson (1–0)Gregerson (2–3)Lindstrom (19)18,61832–485–13
81July 2@ Padres0–3Latos (9–4)Lyon (5–2)Bell (22)30,69132–495–14
82July 3@ Padres0–1Adams (2–1)Chacín (1–1)Bell (23)40,04232–505–14
83July 4@ Padres2–3Bell (4–0)Lyon (5–3)23,49832–515–15
84July 6Pirates6–2Rodríguez (6–10)Lincoln (1–3)23,21033–515–14½
85July 7Pirates6–3Daigle (1–1)McCutchen (1–4)Lindstrom (20)23,12334–515–14½
86July 8Pirates2–0Oswalt (6–10)Ohlendorf (1–7)24,41635–515–13½
87July 9Cardinals0–8Wainwright (13–5)Norris (2–6)33,22435–525–13½
88July 10Cardinals4–1Myers (6–6)Suppan (0–5)Lindstrom (21)37,51836–525–12½
89July 11Cardinals2–4Hawksworth (3–5)Rodríguez (6–11)Franklin (16)32,97536–535–12½
July 13: All-Star Game (NL wins—)3–1Capps (WSH)Hughes (NYY)Broxton (LAD)45,408Angel Stadium of AnaheimAnaheim, California
90July 16@ Pirates5–2Myers (7–6)Duke (3–9)Lindstrom (22)23,37337–535–12½
91July 17@ Pirates6–12López (2–1)Norris (2–7)36,66537–545–13½
92July 18@ Pirates0–9Maholm (6–7)Oswalt (6–11)16,63837–555–14
93July 19@ Cubs11–5Rodríguez (7–11)Silva (9–4)35,51438–555–14
94July 20@ Cubs7–14Cashner (1–3)Lyon (5–4)36,40138–565–15
95July 21@ Cubs4–3 (12)Lyon (6–4)Howry (1–3)Chacín (1)38,53339–565–15
96July 23Reds4–6Ondrusek (1–0)Byrdak (1–1)Cordero (27)30,57539–575–14½
97July 24Reds0–7Cueto (10–2)Oswalt (6–12)31,55239–585–15
98July 25Reds4–0Rodríguez (8–11)Leake (7–2)25,70540–585–14½
99July 26Cubs2–5Silva (10–4)Wright (0–1)Mármol (19)25,03740–595–15
100July 27Cubs6–1Myers (8–6)Cashner (1–4)28,04741–595–14
101July 28Cubs8–1Norris (3–7)Wells (5–8)28,04642–595–14
102July 30Brewers5–0Happ (2–0)Parra (3–8)27,45643–595–13½
103July 31Brewers6–0Rodríguez (9–11)Bush (5–9)38,82444–595–13½ :
August (17–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
104August 1Brewers5–2Wright (1–1)Loe (1–2)Lyon (2)27,96445–595–13½
105August 2@ Cardinals9–4Figueroa (3–1)MacDougal (1–1)43,36946–594–13
106August 3@ Cardinals18–4Norris (4–7)García (9–5)41,95847–594–12
107August 4@ Cardinals4–8Carpenter (12–3)Happ (2–1)41,59647–604–13
108August 6@ Brewers5–6Loe (2–2)Lindstrom (2–2)33,95247–614–14
109August 7@ Brewers2–5Wolf (8–9)Myers (8–7)Hoffman (6)39,41047–624–15
110August 8@ Brewers6–11Gallardo (11–5)Wright (1–2)39,33947–634–16
111August 9Braves10–4Byrdak (2–1)Farnsworth (3–1)34,68448–634–15
112August 10Braves2–4Venters (4–0)Lindstrom (2–3)Wagner (28)34,15548–644–15
113August 11Braves2–8 (10)Wagner (6–2)Lyon (6–5)31,35248–654–16
114August 13Pirates4–1López (4–0)Meek (4–4)Lyon (3)36,12449–654–16
115August 14Pirates3–2Norris (5–7)Maholm (7–11)Lyon (4)31,60850–654–15
116August 15Pirates8–2Happ (3–1)Karstens (2–9)34,37251–654–15
117August 16Mets1–3Feliciano (3–6)Lindstrom (2–4)Takahashi (1)22,68851–664–15½
118August 17Mets4–3Melancon (1–0)Santana (10–7)López (1)26,27952–664–15½
119August 18Mets2–3 (14)Dessens (3–1)Chacin (1–2)Acosta (1)23,40352–674–16½
120August 19Mets3–2Norris (6–7)Misch (0–2)Lyon (5)26,27153–674–16½
121August 20@ Marlins0–9Sánchez (10–8)Happ (3–2)19,45653–684–17½
122August 21@ Marlins3–6Volstad (7–9)Rodríguez (9–12)21,72153–694–17½
123August 22@ Marlins2–1López (5–0)Veras (2–1)Lyon (6)18,88654–694–17½
124August 23@ Phillies3–2Myers (9–7)Madson (4–2)Lyon (7)44,08155–694–16½
125August 24@ Phillies4–2 (16)Fulchino (1–0)Herndon (1–3)45,49456–694–15½
126August 25@ Phillies3–2Happ (4–2)Halladay (16–9)Lyon (8)44,65757–694–15½
127August 26@ Phillies5–1Rodríguez (10–12)Kendrick (8–7)44,95858–694–15
128August 27@ Mets1–2Pelfrey (13–7)Figueroa (3–2)Takahashi (2)30,17858–704–16
129August 28@ Mets4–1Myers (10–7)Santana (10–9)Lyon (9)33,02459–704–15
130August 29@ Mets1–5Dickey (9–5)Norris (6–8)32,77959–714–16
131August 30Cardinals3–0Happ (5–2)Westbrook (7–10)23,14060–714–16
132August 31Cardinals3–0Rodríguez (11–12)Carpenter (14–5)Lyon (10)29,30761–714–16 :
September/October (15–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordRankGB
133September 1Cardinals5–2Figueroa (4–2)Suppan (1–7)Lyon (11)22,06862–713–16
134September 3@ Diamondbacks3–4Heilman (5–5)López (5–1)Gutiérrez (7)24,74862–723–16
135September 4@ Diamondbacks6–5Melancon (2–0)Heilman (5–6)Lyon (12)31,60563–723–16
136September 5@ Diamondbacks3–2Happ (6–2)López (5–13)Lyon (13)25,41664–723–15
137September 6@ Cubs4–5Cashner (2–5)López (5–2)Mármol (28)31,64764–733–15
138September 7@ Cubs7–3Figueroa (5–2)Silva (10–6)31,59665–733–14
139September 8@ Cubs4–0Myers (11–7)Wells (6–13)33,62366–733–13
140September 9Dodgers3–2Norris (7–8)Lilly (8–10)Lyon (14)28,08167–733–12
141September 10Dodgers2–4 (11)Dotel (3–3)Abad (0–1)31,01067–743–13
142September 11Dodgers3–6Jansen (1–0)Lyon (6–6)Kuo (9)39,23767–753–14
143September 12Dodgers7–4Chacín (2–2)Troncoso (1–3)Lyon (15)30,24068–753–13
144September 13Brewers4–2Myers (12–7)Kintzler (0–1)Lindstrom (23)31,34269–753–13
145September 14Brewers3–2Norris (8–8)Capuano (3–4)Lyon (16)33,87870–753–12
146September 15Brewers6–8 (10)Axford (8–1)Lindstrom (2–5)30,79170–763–13
147September 17Reds5–3Fulchino (2–0)Chapman (1–1)Lyon (17)30,21871–763–11½
148September 18Reds1–11Arroyo (16–10)Figueroa (5–3)29,85571–773–12½
149September 19Reds4–3Myers (13–7)Wood (5–4)Lyon (18)32,52072–773–11½
150September 20@ Nationals8–2Norris (9–8)Hernández (10–12)10,99973–773–11½
151September 21@ Nationals4–8Clippard (10–6)Paulino (1–9)11,89373–783–12½
152September 22@ Nationals3–4Clippard (11–6)Fulchino (2–1)Burnett (3)12,21373–793–12½
153September 23@ Nationals2–7Detwiler (1–2)Figueroa (5–4)14,63373–803–13
154September 24@ Pirates10–7Myers (14–7)Leroux (0–1)Lyon (19)22,27974–803–12
155September 25@ Pirates4–6Duke (8–14)Norris (9–9)Hanrahan (6)25,35074–813–12
156September 26@ Pirates3–9Maholm (9–15)Happ (6–3)23,20874–823–13
157September 28@ Reds2–3Chapman (2–2)Byrdak (2–2)30,15174–833–14
158September 29@ Reds2–0Figueroa (6–4)Cueto (12–7)Lyon (20)14,76075–833–13
159September 30@ Reds1–9Arroyo (17–10)Myers (14–8)17,55875-844–14
160October 1Cubs0–2Coleman (4–2)Norris (9–10)Mármol (38)33,86975–854–14
161October 2Cubs3–8Zambrano (11–6)Happ (6–4)36,09875–864–15
162October 3Cubs4–0Figueroa (7–4)Dempster (15–12)31,10576–864–15 :

### Roster
## 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

| 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