page_title: Brett Wallace
section_title: Houston Astros
hierarchical_section_title: Brett Wallace / Professional career / Houston Astros
caption_attribution_description: English: Brett Wallace as a Houston Astro on opening day 2013
context_page_description: Brett Alexander Wallace is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres.
context_section_description: On July 29, 2010, he was traded again, this time to the Houston Astros, in exchange for minor league outfielder Anthony Gose, who had just been obtained by the Astros from the Phillies as part of a trade for Roy Oswalt.  Wallace was sent to the Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, for one day and did not appear in a game before being called up by the Astros on July 31, 2010 after Lance Berkman was traded to the New York Yankees.
  Wallace made his MLB debut against the Milwaukee Brewers the same day, and went 0–4. On August 1, he got his first MLB career hit, a single, against Brewers' pitcher Randy Wolf. On September 7 Wallace hit his first MLB career home run off Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva, tying the game.
  On August 1, 2011, Wallace was sent back to the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks club.
  Wallace started the 2012 season with the RedHawks, and was recalled by Houston on June 3 when Carlos Lee was placed on the disabled list.  He returned to Oklahoma City on June 17 when Lee was re-activated. Wallace was recalled again on July 30 when Brian Bixler was optioned to Oklahoma City.
  Wallace began the 2013 season with the Astros. However, due to a slow start in which he batted .042 in 17 games, he was optioned to Oklahoma City on April 18. On June 25, he was called back up to start against the St. Louis Cardinals.
  On February 6, 2014, the Astros designated Wallace for assignment to make room for Jerome Williams.  He was released on March 12.
caption: Wallace with the Astros
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