2010 Houston Astros season
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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 5th place, the Astros finished 76-86 in 4th place in 2010.
The Astros struggled to an 8-14 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.
at home, but lost 5-2 on Opening Day
to Tim Lincecum
, who pitched 7 shutout innings, and 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 Rodriguez
, 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.
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 Jimenez
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 Ballpark 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 Rodriguez
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 Chacin
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.
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
season was the 49th season in the history of the franchise
History of the Houston Astros
-Major League Baseball comes to Houston:Prior to Major League Baseball expansion Houston's connection to MLB was the Houston Buffaloes or Buffs. The Buffs were the minor league team for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1921–1958....
. The team, managed by first-year manager Brad Mills, began their 11th season at Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Park is a ballpark in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States that opened in 2000 to house the Major League Baseball Houston Astros....
and 46th as the Astros on April 5. After finishing 74-88 the year before in 5th place, the Astros finished 76-86 in 4th place in 2010.
The Astros struggled to an 8-14 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
Interleague play
Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues, introduced in . Before the 1997 season, teams in the American League and National League did not meet during the regular season...
, going 2-10 against the AL in June to finish 14-14 in June.
The Astros lone representative to the All-star Game
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
was Michael Bourn
Michael Bourn
Michael Ray Bourn is a professional baseball outfielder with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He serves as the Atlanta Braves leadoff hitter. He has also been a member of the United States national baseball team....
, who was batting .255 with 28 stolen bases. The Astros traded away Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt is an American Major League Baseball pitcher and Olympic gold medalist who is currently a free agent. Oswalt, a slender six-foot right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his eleventh major league season...
and Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman is an American professional baseball outfielder and right fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball....
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
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
. 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
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
, the first time the Phillies were swept in Citizens Bank Park
Citizens Bank Park
Citizens Bank Park is a 43,647-seat baseball park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, and home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Citizens Bank Park opened on April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 12 of the same year, with the...
. 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
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
to face the Cubs, losing 2 of 3, but still finishing 4th ahead of the Cubs.
Jeff Keppinger
Jeff Keppinger
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Keppinger is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Known as a contact hitter, Keppinger has one of the lowest strikeout rates in Major League Baseball...
led the Astros in batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
with a .288 clip, while Hunter Pence led them in home runs (25) and RBIs (91). Brett Myers
Brett Myers
Brett Allen Myers is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing for the Houston Astros.-High school career:...
led the Astros in wins
Win (baseball)
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...
(14), ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
(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
Gold Glove Award
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League , as voted by the...
to go along with his All-Star selection.
April
The Astros began 2010 playing the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
at home, but lost 5-2 on Opening Day
Opening Day
Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball and most of the minor leagues, this day falls during the first week of April. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book...
to Tim Lincecum
Tim Lincecum
Timothy Leroy Lincecum is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed "The Freak" and "Big Time Timmy Jim" and "The Franchise." He throws right-handed and bats left-handed....
, who pitched 7 shutout innings, and the Giants. The Astros would drop the second one as well 4-0 to Barry Zito
Barry Zito
Barry Zito is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, where he won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and made three All-Star teams....
, 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
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
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
Roy Halladay
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III , nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies...
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
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
to face the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
for a three-game series. The Astros lost 5-0 in game one of the series, as Adam Wainwright
Adam Wainwright
Adam Parrish Wainwright is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted 29th overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 2000 amateur draft. He made his major league debut for the St...
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
Bud Norris
David Stefan "Bud" Norris is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.- Minor League Career :...
'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
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
in Chicago to face the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
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
Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt is an American Major League Baseball pitcher and Olympic gold medalist who is currently a free agent. Oswalt, a slender six-foot right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his eleventh major league season...
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
Pedro Feliz
Pedro Julio Feliz is a Dominican Republic minor league baseball third baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Feliz has hit 20 or more home runs in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman and is an above average fielder at third base...
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
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
. 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
Geoff Blum
Geoffrey Edward Blum is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his major-league career, he has also played for the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox...
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
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
at home, and won the first game 4-3. In the next game, a Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman is an American professional baseball outfielder and right fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball....
line drive would hit the pitcher Chris Jakubauskas
Chris Jakubauskas
Christopher James "Chris" Jakubauskas is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.-College career:...
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
Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt is an American Major League Baseball pitcher and Olympic gold medalist who is currently a free agent. Oswalt, a slender six-foot right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his eleventh major league season...
, Wandy Rodriguez
Wandy Rodríguez
Wandy Fulton Rodríguez is a Dominican pitcher for the Houston Astros. He is a native of Santiago Rodriguez, located in the North Region of the Dominican Republic.-Playing career:...
, and Brett Myers
Brett Myers
Brett Allen Myers is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing for the Houston Astros.-High school career:...
, 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
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
, 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
Turner Field
Turner Field is a stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, home to Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves since 1997. Turner Field was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium, it was completed in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics...
to face the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
, 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 DiamondbacksArizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
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
Ian Kennedy
Ian Patrick Kennedy is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.He is 6' 0" tall and weighs 190 pounds...
. 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
Carlos Lee
Carlos Noriel Lee is a first basemen in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed....
, 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
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
, Mat Latos
Mat Latos
Mathew Adam "Mat" Latos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.-High school and college:...
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
Jon Garland
Jon Steven Garland is a right-handed starting pitcher, who is currently a free agent.-High school career:At John F...
for the Padres and Felipe Paulino
Felipe Paulino
Felipe A. Paulino Del Guidice is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.-Houston Astros:...
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
Hunter Pence
Hunter Andrew Pence is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies. Pence stands tall and weighs . He bats and throws right-handed.-Early life:...
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
AT&T Park
AT&T Park is a ballpark located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Located at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, at the corner of Third and King Streets, it has served as the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball since 2000....
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
Juan Uribe
Juan C. Uribe Tena is a Dominican Republic professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He began his career in 1997 when he was signed to the Colorado Rockies, and played with the team until December 3, 2003 when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox...
. The Giants won another close game 4-3 against the Astros to seal the three-game sweep.
The Astros went to Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
to play the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, losing the first game 6-2. Bud Norris
Bud Norris
David Stefan "Bud" Norris is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.- Minor League Career :...
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
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
for another two-game series, and won the first game 7-3, with a 4-run 8th involving a Jeff Keppinger
Jeff Keppinger
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Keppinger is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Known as a contact hitter, Keppinger has one of the lowest strikeout rates in Major League Baseball...
3-run double. In the next game, the Astros only got three hits for the second time this month, with Ubaldo Jimenez
Ubaldo Jimenez
Ubaldo Jiménez García is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He pitched the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history on April 17, 2010, against the Atlanta Braves.-Colorado Rockies :...
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
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
, winning 2-1 despite a complete game thrown by Rays starter Matt Garza
Matt Garza
Matthew Scott Garza is a United States professional baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.-Amateur career:He attended Washington Union High School and Fresno State.-Minnesota Twins:...
. 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
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, losing 6-1 against former Astro Randy Wolf
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. 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
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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 Ballpark to face the Reds, losing 15-6 against Sam LeCure
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, 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 Rodriguez
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and Brian Moehler
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, 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
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back home, with Oswalt being ejected in the 3rd inning, though Gustavo Chacin
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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.
Game Log
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| Astros Win | Astros Loss | Game Postponed |
| 2010 Game Log | |
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Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders Outfielders |
Manager Coaches (pitching) (hitting) (hitting) (third base) (first base) (bench)(bullpen) |
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 85 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 49 | .245 | 3 | |
| 93 | 202 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .267 | 0 | |
| 19 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .191 | 1 | |
| 69 | 123 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .220 | 12 | |
| 141 | 535 | 84 | 142 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 38 | .265 | 52 | |
| 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 20 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .204 | 0 | |
| 67 | 195 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .205 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 97 | 289 | 22 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | .221 | 1 | |
| 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 32 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | 2 | |
| 94 | 341 | 40 | 105 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 52 | .308 | 3 | |
| 137 | 514 | 62 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 59 | .288 | 4 | |
| 157 | 605 | 67 | 149 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 89 | .246 | 3 | |
| 83 | 258 | 17 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .225 | 0 | |
| 27 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | 1 | |
| 106 | 186 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 26 | .253 | 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | 0 | |
| 33 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .177 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | 0 | |
| 27 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .159 | 0 | |
| 20 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | 0 | |
| 156 | 614 | 93 | 173 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 91 | .282 | 18 | |
| 88 | 265 | 13 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .234 | 0 | |
| 34 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .159 | 0 | |
| 65 | 250 | 30 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .280 | 0 | |
| 57 | 64 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .188 | 0 | |
| 17 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .191 | 0 | |
| 51 | 144 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .222 | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2.84 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3.49 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4.70 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 31 | |
| 1 | 1 | 11.32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 3.22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 67.0 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 58 | |
| 2 | 1 | 5.51 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 46 | |
| 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3.75 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 72.0 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 61 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4.39 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 53.1 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 43 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2.96 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 67.0 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 50 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3.12 | 79 | 0 | 20 | 78.0 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4.92 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 56.2 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 28 | |
| 14 | 8 | 3.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 223.2 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 180 | |
| 9 | 10 | 4.92 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 153.2 | 94 | 84 | 77 | 158 | |
| 6 | 12 | 3.42 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 129.0 | 52 | 49 | 34 | 120 | |
| 1 | 9 | 5.11 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 91.2 | 63 | 52 | 46 | 83 | |
| 11 | 12 | 3.60 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 195.0 | 95 | 78 | 68 | 178 | |
| 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 5.73 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 33.0 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 29 |