# 2017 Houston Astros season

The 2017 Houston Astros season was the 56th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 53rd as the Astros, fifth in both the American League and American League West, and 18th at Minute Maid Park. The entered the season as having posted a second consecutive winning season after six consecutive losing seasons with a third-place ranking in the AL West (84–78). It was the only season in a span of ten (2015–2024) in which Houston did not qualify for the postseason, the most successful era in franchise history. The Astros won their first-ever AL West division title in 2017, as well as reaching the 100-win plateau. The Astros' season culminated with a World Series championship in seven games over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first World Series championship in franchise history.
On September 17, the Astros clinched the AL West with a 7–1 victory over the Seattle Mariners, for their first AL West division title, and their seventh division title overall. The Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3–2, on September 29 to claim their 100th win of the season, their first 100-win season since 1998. Overall, the Astros finished with a 101–61 regular season record, their second-highest win total in franchise history, for a .623 winning percentage.
Just four days after the end of the regular season, the Astros met the Red Sox at home in the American League Division Series (ALDS), and defeated them in four games. Houston then advanced to the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and defeated the New York Yankees in seven games for their first American League pennant. Combined with their NL pennant in 2005, the Astros became the first MLB team to make it to the World Series as members of both the National and American Leagues. Finally, the Astros faced and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series to win, 4 games to 3.
The 2017 Astros featured the highest-scoring offense in the major leagues (896 runs scored), including the highest batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.346), and slugging percentage (.478). The offense was led by AL batting champion and second baseman Jose Altuve (.346) who won a number of distinctions, including Most Valuable Player (AL MVP), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, and Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. He became just the second Astro to win the MVP following Jeff Bagwell in 1994. The ALCS MVP was starting pitcher Justin Verlander, and the World Series MVP was center fielder George Springer.
Because of its record-setting numbers and individual accolades, this Astros batting lineup is often cited as one of the highest-performing in history.
Manager A. J. Hinch led the on-field team, and general manager Jeff Luhnow presided over the baseball operations department. The Astros sent six players to the 88th All-Star Game held at Marlins Park in Miami, including Altuve, Springer, shortstop Carlos Correa, and pitchers Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr., and Chris Devenski. Bagwell, a first baseman who spent his entire 15-year major league career in an Astros uniform, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 30, 2017.
The season was later marred by a sign stealing scandal that ultimately led to significant backlash from many baseball fans, the loss of draft picks and a record setting fine from the MLB, and the dismissal of employees in the organization that were directly linked to the scandal.

## Offseason
### November 2016

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| November 3, 2016 | Claimed OF Nori Aoki off waivers from Seattle. |
| November 4, 2016 | Traded RHP Pat Neshek to Philadelphia for a player to be named or cash. Exercised the 2017 option on C Evan Gattis. |
| November 6, 2016 | Selected the contract of LHP Reymin Guduan from Fresno (PCL). |
| November 15, 2016 | Named Alex Cora bench coach. |
| November 16, 2016 | Agreed to terms with RHP Charlie Morton on a two-year contract. |
| November 17, 2016 | Traded RHP Albert Abreu and RHP Jorge Guzman to New York for C Brian McCann. |
| November 19, 2016 | Announced Buies Creek (Carolina) will serve as a temporary Class A-Advanced affiliate through the 2018 season. |
| November 23, 2016 | Agreed to terms with OF Josh Reddick on a four-year contract. |

### December

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| December 5, 2016 | Agreed to terms with Carlos Beltrán on a one-year contract. |
| December 6, 2016 | Claimed LHP Ashur Tolliver off waivers from the L.A. Angels. |
| December 9, 2016 | Agreed to terms with LHP Cionel Perez on a minor league contract. |
| December 13, 2016 | Signed a 30-year lease agreement with Fayetteville, N.C. to relocate their Class A Advanced affiliate to Fayetteville beginning with the 2019 season. |

### January 2017

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| January 9, 2017 | Agreed to terms with C Luis Barajas on a minor league contract. |
| January 10, 2017 | Named Darryl Robinson hitting coach, Aaron DelGiudice development coach and Lee Meyer trainer of Fresno (PCL); Omar Lopez manager, Chris Holt pitching coach, Troy Snitker hitting coach, Mickey Storey development coach, John Gregorich trainer and Mark Spadavecchia strength coach of Buies Creek (Carolina), Russ Steinhorn manager, Drew French pitching coach, Ben Rosenthal hitting coach, Jason Bell development coach, Elliot Diehl trainer and Hazael Wessin strength coach of Quad Cities (MWL); Morgan Ensberg manager, Bill Murphy pitching coach, Jeremy Barnes hitting coach and Daniel Cerquera trainer of Tri-City (NY-P); Erick Abreu pitching coach and Jacob Behara strength coach of Greeneville |
| January 14, 2017 | Agreed to terms with LHP Dallas Keuchel and OFs Jake Marisnick and George Springer on one-year contracts and with INF Reid Brignac, C Juan Centeno and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser on minor league contracts. |
| January 19, 2017 | Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Fiers on a one-year contract. |

### February

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| February 2, 2017 | Agreed to terms with RHP Dayan Diaz on a minor league contract. |
| February 7, 2017 | Agreed to terms with RHP Will Harris on a two-year contract. |
| February 17, 2017 | Agreed to terms with INF Marwin Gonzalez on a one-year contract. |

### March

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| March 14, 2017 | Reassigned RHPs Edison Frias, Cy Sneed and Aaron West, LHP Brian Holmes and C Garrett Stubbs to their minor league camp. |
| March 16, 2017 | Reassigned OF Andrew Aplin, RHP Brady Rodgers and LHPs Reymin Guduan and Ashur Tolliver to minor league camp. |
| March 16, 2017 | Optioned OF Andrew Aplin, RHP Brady Rodgers and LHPs Reymin Guduan and Ashur Tolliver to Fresno (PCL). |
| March 18, 2017 | Reassigned OF Ramon Laureano and RHP Francis Martes to their minor league camp. |
| March 22, 2017 | Assigned C Max Stassi outright to Fresno (PCL). Optioned INF/OF Tony Kemp, OF Teoscar Hernandez, 3B Colin Moran and 1B A.J. Reed and Tyler White to Fresno. Reassigned C Tyler Heineman and 1B Jonathan Singleton to minor league camp. |
| March 25, 2017 | Reassigned OF Alejandro Garcia, RHP Jordan Jankowski, OF Jon Kemmer and RHP Tyson Perez to their minor league camp. Granted LHP C.J. Riefenhauser his unconditional release. |
| March 29, 2017 | Optioned OF Preston Tucker to minor league camp. |

### April

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| April 1, 2017 | Optioned RHP James Hoyt to Fresno (PCL). |

## Regular season
### Summary
#### April−June

Opening Day starting lineup :
| April 3, 2017, at Minute Maid Park |||
| Score: Houston 3, Seattle 0 |||
| No. | Name | Pos. |
| Batting order |||
| 4 | George Springer | CF |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | 3B |
| 27 | Jose Altuve | 2B |
| 1 | Carlos Correa | SS |
| 15 | Carlos Beltrán | DH |
| 22 | Josh Reddick | RF |
| 10 | Yuli Gurriel | 1B |
| 16 | Brian McCann | C |
| 3 | Nori Aoki | LF |
| Starting pitcher |||
| 60 | Dallas Keuchel | Dallas Keuchel |
The Astros began the regular season at home versus the Seattle Mariners on April 3, 2017.
One of the most memorable and debated manifestations to hallmark the 2017 season was Jose Altuve's height and style of play contrasts with that of New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge. At 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 280 pounds (130 kg), Judge was a rookie who emerged as his chief rival in the 2017 American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) race, eventually breaking the record for both home runs hit (52) and walks drawn (127) by a rookie while leading the AL. In July, a photo emerged of the pair standing side by side in game versus the Yankees that displayed their drastic size difference and became a viral phenomenon.
Two Astros pitchers were awarded the AL Pitcher of the Month Award in the first two months of the season. In April, left-handed starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel posted a 5–0 win–loss record (W–L), allowing six runs in six games started and 1.21 earned run average (ERA) over 44+2⁄3 innings pitched (IP). It was his fourth career monthly award, making him the first Astros pitcher to win four; J. R. Richard was the other Astros pitcher who had won three. Keuchel joined Bartolo Colón, Félix Hernández, Justin Verlander as active pitchers who had won at least four.
From May 6−23, starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. completed 22 scoreless innings, which among Astros pitchers, was the longest scoreless inning streak since Roy Oswalt delivered 32 from August 27 through September 11, 2008. In that same span, McCullers also became the first Astros pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1984 to allow no earned runs over at least five innings pitched in each of four consecutive appearances.
During the May 14 game versus New York at Yankee Stadium, third baseman Alex Bregman hit his first major league grand slam off Masahiro Tanaka in a 10–7 Astros win. On May 20, Keuchel was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a pinched nerve in his neck.
Shortstop Carlos Correa delivered a career-best five consecutive multiple-hit games from May 25−29, and totaled 14 such games on the month. In May, he was selected for his first AL Player of the Month Award, and McCullers his first AL Pitcher of the Month Award. In 26 games, Correa batted .386, eight doubles, seven home runs, 26 RBI and a 1.130 OPS. His batting average and RBI total led the AL, on-base percentage ranked third, hits and OPS fifth, and slugging tied for sixth.
McCullers was credited with a 4−0 record in six starts during the month of May. He permitted an AL-leading 0.99 earned run average (ERA), 21 hits, and a .164 batting average against (BAA) with 37 strikeouts. He also ranked second in wins, third in BAA, and tied for fifth in strikeouts.
With persistent neck problems, the Astros placed Keuchel back on the disabled list on June 8.

#### July

In the July 9 game versus the Toronto Blue Jays, the Astros won 19–1 as Correa homered twice, collected four hits, and drove in a career-best five runs. He reached the 20-home run mark and saw a 15-game hitting streak snapped the previous day. It was the Astros' 60th win of the season, making them the fifth team within the previous 40 years to reach that many wins before the All-Star break. The Astros entered the All-Star break with the best record in the AL, at 60–29, marking the best 89-game start in franchise history. Their 16+1⁄2-game lead in the AL West marked the largest divisional lead the club had ever attained all-time.
For the first time in franchise history, three Astros players were elected by fans as starters for the All-Star Game, held at Marlins Park in Miami. The starters were Altuve, Correa, and center fielder George Springer. As was former Astros manager Brad Mills' selection, Altuve, who typically hit third for the Astros, batted leadoff for the American League. Springer, the Astros leadoff hitter, batted cleanup. Two others Astros made the team, including Keuchel and McCullers.
On July 18, Correa sustained a torn ligament in the left thumb, and the Astros placed him on the DL.
Rookie third baseman Colin Moran sustained fractures of the facial bones during a game versus the Baltimore Orioles on July 22. The injury occurred as he fouled off a pitch, and the batted ball struck him directly in the face. He underwent surgery to repair the fractures on July 31.
On July 30, 2017, former Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
In July, Altuve batted .485 for the fifth-highest average in one month since 1961. Over 23 games, he accumulated 48 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 21 RBI and 1.251 OPS. He carried a 19-game hitting streak from July 2–23. He also recorded five consecutive multi-hit games during the week of July 3–9, becoming the ninth player in MLB history to do so. His average set the Astros record for one calendar month—surpassing Richard Hidalgo's .476 average in September of 2000—and he won his second AL Player of the Month Award. Yuli Gurriel won the AL Rookie of the Month Award in July, and he led all AL rookies with .565 slugging percentage, .899 OPS, 28 hits, nine doubles, and 20 RBI. The nine doubles tied Lance Berkman's club record for rookies in a single month.

#### August

On August 10, Bregman tied the Astros' record for extra-base hits in consecutive games at 10 games, first accomplished by Hidalgo. In a 27-game stretch following the All-Star break, the Astros slumped, going 11–16.
On August 13, 2017, the Chicago White Sox traded reliever Tyler Clippard to the Astros for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
On Saturday, August 26, Hurricane Harvey reached Houston. The Astros were playing a series versus the Los Angeles Angels at the time, and were scheduled to return home to host the Texas Rangers. The games versus the Rangers were relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, as more than 50 inches of rain inundated parts of Greater Houston and flooded more than one-third. Team officials planned for the next series versus the New York Mets also to be played at Tropicana Field, but mayor Sylvester Turner encouraged Astros president Reid Ryan to return the team to Houston to play the Mets. "You guys come home and play baseball," said Turner to Ryan. "This will be the beginning of our rebuild."
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Astros assisted in the rebuild of various parts of the city during their off-time. One establishment included the Houston chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Individual members of the team delivered meals, cleaned up damaged homes, and rescued pets. They visited the George R. Brown Convention Center, which housed more than 7,000 people displaced from their homes.
Having lost 17 of 27 games as of August 31, the Astros acquired right-handed ace and former Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander from the Detroit Tigers just moments before the trade deadline. Detroit received prospects Franklin Pérez, Jake Rogers, and Daz Cameron. The Astros also claimed outfielder Cameron Maybin off waivers from the Angels on August 31. Correa and McCullers returned from the disabled list at that time. Verlander won all five regular season starts in an Astros uniform to help lead them to a 22–8 record over their final month and an overall registry of 101–61, clinching the AL West division title.

#### September/October

Verlander's debut as an Astro occurred on September 5 in a 3–1 victory versus the Mariners. The only run he allowed was a home run to Kyle Seager and he struck out seven over six innings. Maybin homered in the seventh inning to break a 1–1 tie, giving the Astros their sixth consecutive win.
Moran returned to the Astros on September 19, having completed a rehabilitation assignment at Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits. He had sustained a fracture below the left eye in a game on July 22.
On September 19, Altuve was announced as the recipient of MLB's Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for 2017, as the player "who best exemplifies the giving character" of Gehrig.
In the last series of the regular season, the Astros defeated the Red Sox 3–2 on September 29 for their 100th win of the season. Charlie Morton (14–7) pitched six innings to earn the win and Bregman hit a tie-breaking home run. The Astros joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians as 100-game winners in 2017, marking the first time since 2003 that three or more teams reached the milestone, and the sixth time overall in major league history. It was Houston's first 100-win season since 1998, when they won a club-record 102 games. The Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox on the last day of the regular season, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, to finish the season with a record of 101–61.
Having achieve 200 hits on the season, Altuve became just the fifth hitter since integration in 1947 to record four straight 200-hit seasons, following Wade Boggs (1983−89), Kirby Puckett (1986−89), Ichiro Suzuki (2001−2010), and Michael Young (2003−07). He also became the first hitter in Major League history to solely lead his respective league in hits for four years in a row while also collecting his third career batting title. Suzuki technically led the AL in hits from 2006 to 2010, but tied with Dustin Pedroia in 2008.

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

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 21 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 40‍–‍41 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 41‍–‍40 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 46‍–‍35 | 29‍–‍52 |

#### American League division leaders

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | +6 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 21 |

#### Record against opponents

2017 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–12 |
| Boston | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | — | 13–6 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Houston | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 15–5 |
| Oakland | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 7–12 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 5–1 | 11–8 | 1–6 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–9 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 3–4 | 14–6 |
| Toronto | 7–12 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | — | 9–11 |

## Postseason

As winners of their respective division, the Astros received a bye during the procession of the AL Wild Card Game, played between the wild card winners, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. The Astros were seeded #2 in the AL, the result of attaining the second-most wins in the league. Their first playoff game of 2017 was in the American League Division Series, versus the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time the Astros had faced the Red Sox in the postseason.

### American League Division Series (ALDS)

The Astros played American League East division champion Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. In Game 1, Altuve hit three home runs in a single game for the first time of his career while becoming the tenth player to hit three home runs in a single postseason game. Verlander won two games in the Astros' 3-games-to-1 triumph over the Red Sox. He started and won Game 1, and picked up the second win with 2+2⁄3 innings of relief in the clinching Game 4.

### American League Championship Series (ALCS)

The Astros faced the wild-card game winning Yankees in the ALCS. The Astros selected Keuchel to start Game 1 versus the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka. In a pitcher's duel, Tanaka allowed no runs through the first three innings before the Astros scored in the bottom of the fourth. Altuve hit an infield single and stole second base before Carlos Correa drove him in with an RBI single. Yuli Gurriel drove in Correa to give the Astros a 2–0 lead. Keuchel recorded ten strikeouts, allowing four hits and no runs in seven innings. Tanaka pitched six innings with three strikeouts and allowed two earned runs. The Yankees scored their only run of the game in the ninth, when closer Ken Giles allowed a solo home run to Greg Bird before striking out Jacoby Ellsbury swinging to end the game. Giles struck out four of six batters faced for his first save of the ALCS and second of the postseason.
On October 14, Verlander started Game 2, throwing a 13-strikeout, 2–1 complete game victory. The Astros won the game on a ninth-inning walk-off double by Carlos Correa that drove home Altuve. Facing elimination in Game 6 of the ALCS, Verlander pitched seven shutout innings in a 7−1 victory over the Yankees.
The Astros also defeated the Yankees 4−0 in Game 7, on October 21, 2017, allowing them to advance to the World Series for the second time in franchise history, and first as a member of the American League. McCullers pitched four scoreless innings in relief to earn his first career save.
Verlander's totals in the ALCS included a 2−0 W−L, 0.56 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. As a result, he was named the ALCS Most Valuable Player (MVP).

### World Series

In Game 2, Springer, Correa, Altuve—and two Dodgers players–Charlie Culberson and Yasiel Puig—all homered in extra innings as the Astros prevailed, 7−6. The five home runs accounted for the most hit in extra innings of any single game in major league history.
In Game 3, Yu Darvish started for the Dodgers against Lance McCullers Jr. for the Astros. The Astros scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning on a home run by Yuli Gurriel and RBIs by González, Brian McCann, and Alex Bregman. Darvish left the game after 1+2⁄3 innings, which is the shortest outing of his career (he would tie that feat in Game 7, that time giving up five runs). In the top of the third, McCullers loaded the bases with three consecutive walks. The Dodgers managed to score one run when Corey Seager grounded into a double play. The Astros added another run in the fifth on an RBI single by Evan Gattis and the Dodgers added two in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Puig and a wild pitch. McCullers wound up pitching 51⁄3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits. Brad Peacock replaced McCullers, completing the final 3+2⁄3 innings with no hits allowed and four strikeouts to earn his first major league save. It was the longest hitless World Series relief outing since Ron Taylor's four innings in Game 4 of the 1964 Series, and tied Ken Clay for the longest hitless postseason save, first accomplished in the 1978 ALCS.
Game 5 featured a "roller coaster" of momentum changes induced by key home runs. The Astros fell behind by scores of 4–0, 7–4, and 8–7, but hit a game-tying home run to reduce each deficit. They eventually led 12–9 in the ninth inning, but the Dodgers made their own comeback to tie the game at 12 with a home run from Puig and an RBI single from Chris Taylor. In the bottom of the 10th, Alex Bregman singled to left field off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen to score pinch runner Derek Fisher for the walk-off hit. That single concluded the second-longest game in World Series history, running at five hours, 17 minutes. Doug Miller of MLB.com ranked World Series Game 5 as the top game of 2017.
Springer homered and doubled in Game 7, finishing with two runs and two RBI. He hit five home runs, tying the World Series record shared by Reggie Jackson and Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley. He also homered in each of the final four games, setting a World Series record for consecutive games with a home run. Springer was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP), hitting 11 of 29 at bats and driving in seven as the Astros' leadoff hitter.
As a side note, Springer was featured on a 2014 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine that heralded a World Series win for the Astros in 2017.
Altuve and Verlander were named co-winners of the Babe Ruth Award as MVPs of the Astros' postseason. In the Astros' 18-game championship run, Altuve batted .310/.388/.634, 22 hits, 14 runs scored, seven home runs, 14 RBI, and nine extra-base hits. He established a franchise record for total hits in a postseason. Further, he tied the record for home runs by a second baseman in a single postseason, and hit the fourth-most among all players. Verlander made six appearances and five starts, being credited with a 4–1 record, and gaining a 2.21 ERA, .177 batting average against, eight walks, and 38 strikeouts in 36+2⁄3 innings.
Weeks after the end of the World Series, an unidentified Astros player revealed that Darvish was tipping his pitches. He cycled through 3+1⁄3 IP in two World Series starts and allowed a 21.60 ERA, while striking out no Houston batters. He was much more successful in the NLDS and NLCS, allowing two earned runs over 11+1⁄3 IP with 14 strikeouts.
Altuve, along with Houston Texans defensive end J. J. Watt, were named co-winners of the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Award for his efforts in leading the Astros to their first World Series title and aiding in the recovery of the Greater Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Following the conclusion of the World Series, Beltrán announced his retirement from his professional baseball.

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 35 Justin Verlander 36 Will Harris 41 Brad Peacock 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 44 Luke Gregerson 46 Francisco Liriano 47 Chris Devenski 50 Charlie Morton 53 Ken Giles 59 Joe Musgrove 60 Dallas Keuchel
Catchers: 11 Evan Gattis 16 Brian McCann 30 Juan Centeno
Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Alex Bregman 10 Yuli Gurriel 13 Tyler White 27 Jose Altuve
Outfielders: 3 Cameron Maybin 4 George Springer 9 Marwin González 21 Derek Fisher 22 Josh Reddick
Designated hitters: 15 Carlos Beltrán :
American League Championship Series
Pitchers: 31 Collin McHugh 35 Justin Verlander 36 Will Harris 41 Brad Peacock 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 44 Luke Gregerson 46 Francisco Liriano 47 Chris Devenski 50 Charlie Morton 53 Ken Giles 59 Joe Musgrove 60 Dallas Keuchel
Catchers: 11 Evan Gattis 16 Brian McCann 30 Juan Centeno
Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Alex Bregman 10 Yuli Gurriel 27 Jose Altuve
Outfielders: 3 Cameron Maybin 4 George Springer 9 Marwin González 21 Derek Fisher 22 Josh Reddick
Designated hitters: 15 Carlos Beltrán :
World Series
Pitchers: 31 Collin McHugh 35 Justin Verlander 36 Will Harris 41 Brad Peacock 43 Lance McCullers Jr. 44 Luke Gregerson 46 Francisco Liriano 47 Chris Devenski 50 Charlie Morton 53 Ken Giles 59 Joe Musgrove 60 Dallas Keuchel
Catchers: 11 Evan Gattis 16 Brian McCann 30 Juan Centeno
Infielders: 1 Carlos Correa 2 Alex Bregman 10 Yuli Gurriel 27 Jose Altuve
Outfielders: 3 Cameron Maybin 4 George Springer 9 Marwin González 21 Derek Fisher 22 Josh Reddick
Designated hitters: 15 Carlos Beltrán :

## Game log
### Regular season

2017 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 48–33; Away: 53–28) :
April: 16–9 (Home: 9–5; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 3Mariners3–0Keuchel (1–0)Hernández (0–1)Giles (1)41,6781–0W1
2April 4Mariners2–1McCullers (1–0)Iwakuma (0–1)Giles (2)21,4062–0W2
3April 5Mariners5–3 (13)Peacock (1–0)De Jong (0–1)—20,3033–0W3
4April 6Mariners2–4Altavilla (1–0)Giles (0–1)Diaz (1)18,3623–1L1
5April 7Royals1–5Vargas (1–0)Fiers (0–1)—30,4913–2L2
6April 8Royals3–7Duffy (1–0)Gregerson (0–1)—35,3733–3L3
7April 9Royals5–4 (12)Devenski (1–0)Strahm (0–2)—32,4114–3W1
8April 10@ Mariners0–6Paxton (1–0)Morton (0–1)—44,8564–4L1
9April 11@ Mariners7–5Musgrove (1–0)Miranda (0–1)—18,5275–4W1
10April 12@ Mariners10–5Peacock (2–0)Altavilla (1–1)—14,4796–4W2
11April 14@ Athletics7–2Keuchel (2–0)Madson (0–1)—15,3857–4W3
12April 15@ Athletics10–6Harris (1-0)Casilla (0-1)20,1408–4W4
—April 16@ AthleticsPostponed (rain). Makeup date: September 9.
13April 17Angels3–0Morton (1–1)Chavez (1–2)Giles (3)23,5019–4W5
14April 18Angels2–5Nolasco (1–2)Musgrove (1–1)Bedrosian (3)21,7609–5L1
15April 19Angels5–1Kechuel (3–0)Ramírez (2–2)—24,02810–5W1
16April 20Angels2–1McCullers (2–0)Shoemaker (0–1)Devenski (1)23,17311–5W2
17April 21@ Rays6–3Feliz (1-0)Cobb (1-2)Giles (4)17,68312–5W3
18April 22@ Rays3–6Pruitt (2–0)Morton (1–2)Colomé (4)17,00812–6L1
19April 23@ Rays6–4 (10)Gregerson (1–1)Garton (0–1)Giles (5)15,54813–6W1
20April 25@ Indians4–2Keuchel (4–0)Tomlin (1–3)—14,58114–6W2
21April 26@ Indians6–7Bauer (2–2)McCullers (2–1)Allen (4)16,05214–7L1
22April 27@ Indians3–4Kluber (3–1)Devenski (1–1)Allen (5)14,45214–8L2
23April 28Athletics9–4Morton (2–2)Cotton (2–3)—28,47215–8W1
24April 29Athletics1–2Triggs (4–1)Musgrove (1–2)Casilla (4)32,14715–9L1
25April 30Athletics7–2Keuchel (5–0)Hahn (1–2)Giles (6)34,88016–9W1 :
May: 22–7 (Home: 11–5; Away: 11–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
26May 1Rangers6–2Devenski (2–1)Cashner (0–3)Giles (7)22,55617–9W2
27May 2Rangers8–7Hoyt (1–0)Kela (0–1)Harris (1)26,20818–9W3
28May 3Rangers10–1Morton (3–2)Martinez (0–1)—27,43919–9W4
29May 4Rangers4–10Griffin (3–0)Musgrove (1–3)—27,39119–10L1
30May 5@ Angels7–6 (10)Giles (1–1)Norris (0–1)Devenski (2)34,55620–10W1
31May 6@ Angels1–2Norris (1–1)Devenski (2–2)—41,09720–11L1
32May 7@ Angels5–3Fiers (1–1)Shoemaker (1–2)Giles (8)38,38321–11W1
33May 9Braves8–3Morton (4–2)Colón (1–4)—28,72422–11W2
34May 10Braves4–2Musgrove (2–3)García (1–2)Giles (9)23,67623–11W3
35May 11@ Yankees3–2Keuchel (6–0)Pineda (3–2)Giles (10)39,05024–11W4
36May 12@ Yankees5–1McCullers (3–1)Montgomery (2–2)—41,15025–11W5
—May 13@ YankeesPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: May 14.
37May 14 (1)@ Yankees6–11Warren (1–0)Harris (1–1)—47,88325–12L1
38May 14 (2)@ Yankees10–7Morton (5–2)Tanaka (5–2)—47,88326–12W1
39May 15@ Marlins7–2Musgrove (3–3)Tazawa (1–1)—16,44827–12W2
40May 16@ Marlins12–2Keuchel (7–0)Koehler (1–2)—18,05628–12W3
41May 17@ Marlins3–0McCullers (4–1)Ureña (1–2)Giles (11)24,69929–12W4
42May 19Indians3–5Bauer (4–4)Morton (5–3)Allen (11)36,44629–13L1
43May 20Indians0–3Clevinger (2–1)Fiers (1–2)Allen (12)34,69829–14L2
44May 21Indians6–8Salazar (3–4)Musgrove (3–4)—33,47629–15L3
45May 22Tigers1–0Devenski (3–2)Fulmer (5–2)Giles (12)22,14630–15W1
46May 23Tigers6–2McCullers (5–1)Zimmermann (4–3)—23,17931–15W2
47May 24Tigers3–6Greene (1–0)Devenski (3–3)—26,48131–16L1
48May 25Tigers7–6Gregerson (2–1)Wilson (1–2)Giles (13)25,04632–16W1
49May 26Orioles2–0Musgrove (4–4)Gausman (2–4)Giles (14)31,38033–16W2
50May 27Orioles5–2Keuchel (8–0)Miley (1–3)Harris (2)32,76134–16W3
51May 28Orioles8–4McCullers (6–1)Asher (1–3)—34,72035–16W4
52May 29@ Twins16–8Jankowski (1–0)Breslow (1–1)—24,27236–16W5
53May 30@ Twins7–2Fiers (2–2)Berríos (3–1)—22,61637–16W6
54May 31@ Twins17–6Feliz (2–0)Santiago (4–5)—25,59338–16W7 :
June: 16–11 (Home: 5–8; Away: 11–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
55June 2@ Rangers7–1Keuchel (9–0)Darvish (5–4)—39,72939–16W8
56June 3@ Rangers6–5Devenski (4–3)Cashner (2–5)Giles (15)44,16840–16W9
57June 4@ Rangers7–2Peacock (3–0)Pérez (2–6)—39,20441–16W10
58June 5@ Royals7–3Fiers (3–2)Kennedy (0–6)—21,89242–16W11
59June 6@ Royals7–9Minor (3–1)Giles (1–2)—20,97442–17L1
60June 7@ Royals5–7Vargas (8–3)Díaz (0–1)Herrera (13)25,62842–18L2
61June 8@ Royals6–1Harris (2–1)Herrera (1–2)—32,74743–18W1
62June 9Angels4–9Shoemaker (6–3)Peacock (3–1)—40,78643–19L1
63June 10Angels3–1Fiers (4–2)Nolasco (2–7)Giles (16)41,29644–19W1
64June 11Angels6–12Middleton (1–0)Feliz (2–1)—32,42544–20L1
65June 12Rangers1–6Darvish (6–4)Musgrove (4–5)—25,69844–21L2
66June 13Rangers2–4Leclerc (1–1)Gregerson (2–2)Bush (8)27,61544–22L3
67June 14Rangers13–2Martes (1–0)Cashner (3–6)—37,22145–22W1
68June 16Red Sox1–2Kelly (3–0)Harris (2–2)Kimbrel (19)36,18945–23L1
69June 17Red Sox7–1Paulino (1–0)Porcello (3–9)—41,01746–23W1
70June 18Red Sox5–6Price (2–1)Musgrove (4–6)Kimbrel (20)38,38946–24L1
71June 19@ Athletics4–1Peacock (4–1)Gossett (0–2)Giles (17)10,48247–24W1
72June 20@ Athletics8–4Martes (2–0)Gray (2–3)—15,36248–24W2
73June 21@ Athletics5–1Fiers (5–2)Manaea (6–4)—12,27749–24W3
74June 22@ Athletics12–9Paulino (2–0)Hahn (3–5)Devenski (3)18,74750–24W4
75June 23@ Mariners3–13Hernández (3–2)Musgrove (4–7)Gallardo (1)31,78350–25L1
76June 24@ Mariners5–2McCullers (7–1)Gaviglio (3–2)—29,82051–25W1
77June 25@ Mariners8–2Feliz (3–1)Miranda (6–4)—33,01052–25W2
78June 27Athletics4–6Manaea (7–4)Fiers (5–3)Casilla (14)28,31252–26L1
79June 28Athletics11–8Feliz (4–1)Hahn (3–6)Giles (18)34,07553–26W1
80June 29Athletics6–1Peacock (5–1)Gossett (1–3)—29,50954–26W2
81June 30Yankees4–13Pineda (8–4)Feliz (4–2)Mitchell (1)40,02454–27L1 :
July: 15–9 (Home: 6–3; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
82July 1Yankees7–6Diaz (1–1)Betances (3–3)Giles (19)41,01055–27W1
83July 2Yankees8–1Devenski (5–3)Severino (5–4)—41,76156–27W2
84July 4@ Braves16–4Peacock (6–1)Newcomb (1–3)—41,45657–27W3
85July 5@ Braves10–4Devenski (6–3)García (2–7)—37,27858–27W4
86July 6@ Blue Jays4–7Liriano (5–4)McCullers (7–2)Osuna (22)40,94958–28L1
87July 7@ Blue Jays12–2Morton (6–3)Sanchez (0–2)—37,33259–28W1
88July 8@ Blue Jays2–7Stroman (9–5)Fiers (5–4)—46,65959–29L1
89July 9@ Blue Jays19–1Peacock (7–1)Happ (3–6)—46,62260–29W1
88th All-Star Game in Miami, Florida
90July 14Twins10–5Morton (7–3)Berríos (8–3)—38,00661–29W2
91July 15Twins2–4Santana (11–6)Musgrove (4–8)Kintzler (25)41,03861–30L1
92July 16Twins5–2Fiers (6–4)Gibson (5–8)Giles (20)38,25362–30W1
93July 17Mariners7–9 (10)Gallardo (4–7)Sipp (0–1)Díaz (17)24,70162–31L1
94July 18Mariners6–2Peacock (8–1)Gaviglio (3–5)Gregerson (1)27,11163–31W1
95July 19Mariners1–4Paxton (9–3)Morton (7–4)Díaz (18)35,19163–32L1
96July 21@ Orioles8–7Fiers (7–4)Jiménez (4–6)Giles (21)25,78464–32W1
97July 22@ Orioles8–4Martes (3–0)O'Day (1–3)—32,52465–32W2
98July 23@ Orioles7–9Givens (7–0)Gregerson (2–3)Britton (6)21,53365–33L1
99July 24@ Phillies13–4Musgrove (5–8)Velasquez (2–6)—17,56766–33W1
100July 25@ Phillies5–0Morton (8–4)Pivetta (3–6)—17,17667–33W2
101July 26@ Phillies0–9Nola (8–6)Fiers (7–5)—19,71867–34L1
102July 28@ Tigers6–5Peacock (9–1)Rondón (1–2)Giles (22)30,35868–34W1
103July 29@ Tigers3–5Boyd (5–5)Martes (3–1)J. Wilson (13)33,76668–35L1
104July 30@ Tigers1–13Verlander (6–7)McCullers (7–3)—31,97068–36L2
105July 31Rays14–7Morton (9–4)Cobb (9–7)—24,15469–36W1 :
August: 11–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
106August 1Rays4–6Archer (8–6)Fiers (7–6)Colomé (31)22,98569–37L1
107August 2Rays0–3Pruitt (6–2)Keuchel (9–1)Colomé (32)26,72269–38L2
108August 3Rays3–5Boxberger (3–3)Liriano (6–6)Colomé (33)23,40469–39L3
109August 4Blue Jays16–7Peacock (10–1)Valdez (1–1)—39,28770–39W1
110August 5Blue Jays5–6 (10)Tepera (6–1)Liriano (6–7)Osuna (28)41,95070–40L1
111August 6Blue Jays7–6Martes (4–1)Osuna (3–3)—36,30071–40W1
112August 8@ White Sox5–8Holland (6–11)Keuchel (9–2)Clippard (2)13,97471–41L1
113August 9@ White Sox1–7González (6–10)McHugh (0–1)—14,82471–42L2
114August 10@ White Sox2–3 (11)Holmberg (2–3)Martes (4–2)—18,03471–43L3
115August 11@ Rangers4–6Hamels (7–1)Morton (9–5)—33,89771–44L4
116August 12@ Rangers3–8Ross (3–2)Fiers (7–7)—47,30671–45L5
117August 13@ Rangers2–1Keuchel (10–2)Cashner (7–9)Giles (26)31,51772–45W1
118August 14@ D-backs0–2Greinke (14–5)McHugh (0–2)Rodney (27)20,40572–46L1
119August 15@ D-backs9–4Martes (5–2)Banda (1–3)—16,93573–46W1
120August 16D-backs9–5Morton (10–5)Walker (6–7)—27,27874–46W2
121August 17D-backs0–4Corbin (10–11)Fiers (7–8)—27,94974–47L1
122August 18Athletics3–1Keuchel (11–2)Manaea (8–8)Giles (24)30,90875–47W1
123August 19Athletics3–0McHugh (1–2)Graveman (3–4)Clippard (4)32,79676–47W2
124August 20Athletics2–3Cotton (6–10)Peacock (10–2)Treinen (7)34,01176–48L1
125August 22Nationals3–4Roark (10–8)Morton (10–6)Doolittle (15)23,79876–49L2
126August 23Nationals6–1Fiers (8–8)Jackson (4–3)—23,43477–49W1
127August 24Nationals4–5 (11)Albers (7–2)Clippard (2–7)Solis (1)24,76177–50L1
128August 25@ Angels2–1McHugh (2–2)Bridwell (7–2)Giles (25)42,33378–50W1
129August 26@ Angels6–7Wood (2–4)Clippard (2–8)Parker (2)41,10178–51L1
130August 27@ Angels7–5Musgrove (6–8)Bedrosian (3–3)Giles (26)37,60679–51W1
131August 29Rangers2–12Pérez (10–10)Fiers (8–9)—3,48579–52L1
132August 30Rangers1–8Cashner (8–9)Keuchel (11–3)—6,12379–53L2
133August 31Rangers5–1Devenski (7–3)Martinez (3–6)Giles (27)3,38580–53W1 :
September: 20–8 (Home: 10–2; Away: 10–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
134September 2 (1)Mets12–8Morton (11–6)Harvey (4–4)—30,31981–53W2
135September 2 (2)Mets4–1Musgrove (7–8)Lugo (5–4)Giles (28)34,90482–53W3
136September 3Mets8–6Harris (3–2)Flexen (3–4)Devenski (4)32,06583–53W4
137September 4@ Mariners6–2Keuchel (12–3)Rzepczynski (2–1)—20,10884–53W5
138September 5@ Mariners3–1Verlander (11–8)Pazos (4–5)Giles (29)14,56885–53W6
139September 6@ Mariners5–3Devenski (8–3)Díaz (3–6)—15,10486–53W7
140September 8@ Athletics8–9Treinen (2–6)Giles (1–3)—12,28886–54L1
141September 9 (1)@ Athletics1–11Gossett (4–8)Morton (11–7)—86–55L2
142September 9 (2)@ Athletics4–11Hatcher (1–2)Devenski (8–4)—19,24486–56L3
143September 10@ Athletics2–10Graveman (5–4)Keuchel (12–4)—15,89286–57L4
144September 12@ Angels1–0Verlander (12–8)Richards (0–1)Giles (30)36,08887–57W1
145September 13@ Angels1–9Skaggs (2–5)Fiers (8–10)—33,89987–58L1
146September 14@ Angels5–2Peacock (11–2)Nolasco (6–14)—35,71588–58W1
147September 15Mariners5–2Morton (12–7)Paxton (12–4)Giles (31)28,32889–58W2
148September 16Mariners8–6Keuchel (13–4)Ramírez (5–6)Musgrove (1)33,65090–58W3
149September 17Mariners7–1Verlander (13–8)Moore (1–4)—30,24791–58W4
150September 19White Sox3–1McHugh (3–2)Giolito (2–3)Giles (32)23,29392–58W5
151September 20White Sox4–3Peacock (12–2)Shields (4–7)Musgrove (2)24,99593–58W6
152September 21White Sox1–3Volstad (1–0)Keuchel (13–5)Minaya (5)24,28393–59L1
153September 22Angels3–0Verlander (14–8)Petit (5–2)Giles (33)34,12794–59W1
154September 23Angels6–2Morton (13–7)Norris (2–6)—34,03595–59W2
155September 24Angels5–7Middleton (6–1)Devenski (8–5)Parker (7)36,75695–60L1
156September 25@ Rangers11–2McHugh (4–2)Cashner (10–11)—30,39096–60W1
157September 26@ Rangers14–3Keuchel (14–5)Hamels (11–5)—28,97697–60W2
158September 27@ Rangers12–2Verlander (15–8)Martinez (3–8)—26,05398–60W3
159September 28@ Red Sox12–2Peacock (13–2)Rodriguez (6–7)—34,22299–60W4
160September 29@ Red Sox3–2Morton (14–7)Fister (5–9)Giles (34)36,623100–60W5
161September 30@ Red Sox3–6Pomeranz (17–6)McCullers (7–4)—35,722100–61L1 :
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
162October 1@ Red Sox4–3McHugh (5–2)Abad (2–1)Clippard (5)34,517101–61W1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member :
* 1 2 3 Games moved to Tropicana Field for flooding concerns due to Hurricane Harvey.

### Postseason

2017 Postseason Game Log (11–7) :
AL Division Series (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 5Red Sox8–2Verlander (1–0)Sale (0–1)—43,1021–0
2October 6Red Sox8–2Keuchel (1–0)Pomeranz (0–1)—43,4102–0
3October 8@ Red Sox3–10Kelly (1–0)Liriano (0–1)—38,0102–1
4October 9@ Red Sox5–4Verlander (2–0)Sale (0–2)Giles (1)37,3053–1 :
AL Championship Series (4–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 13Yankees2–1Keuchel (1–0)Tanaka (0–1)Giles (1)43,1161–0
2October 14Yankees2–1Verlander (1–0)Chapman (0–1)—43,1932–0
3October 16@ Yankees1–8Sabathia (1–0)Morton (0–1)—49,3732–1
4October 17@ Yankees4–6Green (1–0)Giles (0–1)Chapman (1)48,8042–2
5October 18@ Yankees0–5Tanaka (1–1)Keuchel (1–1)—49,6472–3
6October 20Yankees7–1Verlander (2–0)Severino (0–1)—43,1793–3
7October 21Yankees4–0Morton (1–1)Sabathia (1–1)McCullers (1)43,2014–3 :
World Series (4–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 24@ Dodgers1–3Kershaw (1–0)Keuchel (0–1)Jansen (1)54,2530–1
2October 25@ Dodgers7–6 (11)Devenski (1–0)McCarthy (0–1)—54,2931–1
3October 27Dodgers5–3McCullers (1–0)Darvish (0–1)Peacock (1)43,2822–1
4October 28Dodgers2–6Watson (1–0)Giles (0–1)—43,3222–2
5October 29Dodgers13–12 (10)Musgrove (1–0)Jansen (0–1)—43,3003–2
6October 31@ Dodgers1–3Watson (2–0)Verlander (0–1)Jansen (2)54,1283–3
7November 1@ Dodgers5–1Morton (1–0)Darvish (0–2)—54,1244–3 :

## Statistics
### Batting

(Final Stats) Players in bold are on the active MLB roster as of the 2022 season.
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; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
| Jose Altuve | 153 | 591 | 112 | 204 | 39 | 4 | 24 | 81 | 32 | 58 | 84 | .346 | .410 | .547 | 323 |
| Norichika Aoki* | 71 | 202 | 28 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 29 | .272 | .323 | .371 | 75 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 129 | 467 | 60 | 108 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 33 | 102 | .231 | .283 | .383 | 179 |
| Alex Bregman | 155 | 556 | 88 | 158 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 17 | 55 | 97 | .284 | .352 | .475 | 264 |
| Juan Centeno | 22 | 52 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .231 | .286 | .346 | 18 |
| Carlos Correa | 109 | 422 | 82 | 133 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 84 | 2 | 53 | 92 | .315 | .391 | .550 | 232 |
| J. D. Davis | 25 | 62 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .226 | .279 | .484 | 30 |
| Chris Devenski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Michael Feliz | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Fiers | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Derek Fisher | 53 | 146 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 54 | .212 | .307 | .356 | 52 |
| Evan Gattis | 84 | 300 | 41 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 50 | .263 | .311 | .457 | 137 |
| Marwin González | 134 | 455 | 67 | 138 | 34 | 0 | 23 | 90 | 8 | 49 | 99 | .303 | .377 | .530 | 241 |
| Yulieski Gurriel | 139 | 529 | 69 | 158 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 75 | 3 | 22 | 62 | .299 | .332 | .486 | 257 |
| Teoscar Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Hoyt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Tony Kemp | 17 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .216 | .256 | .243 | 9 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Jake Marisnick | 106 | 230 | 50 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 20 | 90 | .243 | .319 | .496 | 114 |
| Cameron Maybin* | 21 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .186 | .226 | .441 | 26 |
| Brian McCann | 97 | 349 | 47 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 38 | 58 | .241 | .323 | .436 | 152 |
| Collin McHugh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Colin Moran | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .818 | 9 |
| Charlie Morton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Joe Musgrove | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Brad Peacock | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .409 | 3 |
| Josh Reddick | 134 | 477 | 77 | 150 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 7 | 43 | 72 | .314 | .363 | .484 | 231 |
| A.J. Reed | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Tony Sipp | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| George Springer | 140 | 548 | 112 | 155 | 29 | 0 | 34 | 85 | 5 | 64 | 111 | .283 | .367 | .522 | 286 |
| Max Stassi | 14 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .167 | .323 | .458 | 11 |
| Tyler White | 22 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .279 | .328 | .525 | 32 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5611 | 896 | 1581 | 346 | 20 | 238 | 854 | 98 | 509 | 1087 | .282 | .346 | .478 | 2681 |

### Pitching

(Final Stats) Players in bold are on the active MLB roster as of the 2022 season.
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; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Norichika Aoki* | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Clippard* | 0 | 2 | 6.43 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| J. D. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Devenski | 8 | 5 | 2.68 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 80.2 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 100 |
| Dayan Diaz | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| Michael Feliz | 4 | 2 | 5.63 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 70 |
| Mike Fiers | 8 | 10 | 5.22 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 153.1 | 157 | 92 | 89 | 62 | 146 |
| Ken Giles | 1 | 3 | 2.30 | 63 | 0 | 34 | 62.2 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 83 |
| Luke Gregerson | 2 | 3 | 4.57 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 61.0 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 70 |
| Reymin Guduan | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Jandel Gustave | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Will Harris | 3 | 2 | 2.98 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 45.1 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 52 |
| James Hoyt | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 66 |
| Jordan Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 12.46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 14 | 5 | 2.90 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 145.2 | 116 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 125 |
| Francisco Liriano* | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Francis Martes | 5 | 2 | 5.80 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 54.1 | 51 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 69 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 7 | 4 | 4.25 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 118.2 | 114 | 58 | 56 | 40 | 132 |
| Collin McHugh | 5 | 2 | 3.55 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 63.1 | 62 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 62 |
| Charlie Morton | 14 | 7 | 3.62 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 146.2 | 125 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 163 |
| Joe Musgrove | 7 | 8 | 4.77 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 109.1 | 117 | 59 | 58 | 28 | 98 |
| David Paulino | 2 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.0 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 34 |
| Brad Peacock | 13 | 2 | 3.00 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 132.0 | 100 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 161 |
| Tony Sipp | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 39 |
| Ashur Tolliver | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Justin Verlander* | 5 | 0 | 1.06 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 |
| Tyler White | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 101 | 61 | 4.12 | 162 | 162 | 45 | 1446.0 | 1314 | 700 | 662 | 522 | 1593 |

## Awards and league leaders
### Awards

88th All-Star Game selections :
| Player | Pos. | Sel. |
| Jose Altuve | 2B—starter | 5th |
| Carlos Correa | SS—starter | 1st |
| George Springer | CF—starter | 1st |
| Chris Devenski | RHP | 1st |
| Dallas Keuchel | LHP | 2nd |
| Lance McCullers | RHP | 1st |
Houston Astros award winners :
| Name of award | Name of award | Recipient |
| American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (ALCS MVP) | American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (ALCS MVP) | Justin Verlander |
| American League Most Valuable Player (AL MVP) | American League Most Valuable Player (AL MVP) | Jose Altuve |
| American League Pitcher of the Month | April | Dallas Keuchel |
| American League Pitcher of the Month | May | Lance McCullers Jr. |
| American League Player of the Month | May | Carlos Correa |
| American League Player of the Month | July | Jose Altuve |
| American League Rookie of the Month | July | Yuli Gurriel |
| Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year | Jose Altuve |
| Babe Ruth Award | Babe Ruth Award | Jose Altuve |
| Babe Ruth Award | Babe Ruth Award | Justin Verlander |
| Baseball America Major League Player of the Year | Baseball America Major League Player of the Year | Jose Altuve |
| Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball | Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball | Bob Watson |
| Hank Aaron Award | Hank Aaron Award | Jose Altuve |
| Houston-Area (non-Astros) Player of the Year | Houston-Area (non-Astros) Player of the Year | Paul Goldschmidt |
| Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Jose Altuve |
| Houston Astros Pitchers of the Year | Houston Astros Pitchers of the Year | Dallas Keuchel |
| Houston Astros Pitchers of the Year | Houston Astros Pitchers of the Year | Brad Peacock |
| Houston Astros Rookie of the Year | Houston Astros Rookie of the Year | Yuli Gurriel |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | Jose Altuve |
| Silver Slugger Award |
| Silver Slugger Award | at 2B | Jose Altuve |
| Silver Slugger Award | at OF | George Springer |
| The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | Jose Altuve |
| Sports Illustrated Hope Award | Sports Illustrated Hope Award | Carlos Beltrán |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year | Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year | Jose Altuve |
| World Series Most Valuable Player | World Series Most Valuable Player | George Springer |

### League leaders

American League statistical leaders :
| Category | Player | Total |
| Batting champion | Jose Altuve | .346$^†$ |
| Hits leader | Jose Altuve | 204 |
| Power–speed number | Jose Altuve | 27.4$^†$ |
| Sacrifice flies | Josh Reddick | 12$^†$ |
| Singles | Jose Altuve | 137 |
| Wins Above Replacement—all | Jose Altuve | 8.3$^†$ |
| Wins Above Replacement—offense | Jose Altuve | 8.1$^†$ |
| †—Led MLB Sources: |||

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Texas League | Rodney Linares |
| A-Advanced | Buies Creek Astros | Carolina League | Omar López |
| A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League | Russ Steinhorn |
| A-Short Season | Tri-City ValleyCats | New York–Penn League | Morgan Ensberg |
| Rookie | Greeneville Astros | Appalachian League | Danny Ortega |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Wladimir Sutil |
| Rookie | DSL Astros | Dominican Summer League | |

## Illegal electronic sign stealing and punishment

Two years later in November 2019, allegations were made that the Astros used a sophisticated electronic sign stealing system. The Athletic published a report which stated that Mike Fiers, who left the Astros after 2017 and later played for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics, warned his new teams about the practice. The Athletic article heavily stressed that the illegal sign stealing was hardly exclusive to the Astros, but was in fact rampant across Major League Baseball. An MLB investigation into the allegations was launched following the report. Popular baseball content creator “Jomboy Media” was also one of the first to bring this to public attention, adding that specific drumming sounds were used to relay to batters what pitches were expected to be thrown from opposing pitchers.
Emails reveal that Astros management asked their employees who were scouting upcoming opponents: “One thing in specific we are looking for is picking up signs coming out of the dugout, . . . if we need cameras/binoculars, etc . . . ” The Athletic stated that MLB rules allow binoculars (but not to relay signs the same game), but do not seem to allow cameras.
On January 13, 2020, Major League Baseball handed down punishments for the Astros ballclub in reference to the sign stealing allegations. Both general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A. J. Hinch were suspended for the entirety of the 2020 season, and the club was fined $5 million and forced to forfeit first and second round draft picks of the 2020 and 2021 drafts. This punishment is a record for such an infringement. The $5 million fine is the highest allowed by the MLB Constitution. As a consequence of MLB's announcement, Luhnow and Hinch were promptly fired by Astros' owner Jim Crane the same day.