2013 Houston Astros season

Regular season

Summary

Inaugural game in the American League

;Opening Day starting lineup

Houston's first-ever Opening Day as an American League club took place on March 31, where they hosted in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers, at Minute Maid Park, and claimed victory, 8–2. Former Astro Lance Berkman, starting as the Rangers' designated hitter (DH), was recognized during the pre-game ceremony. Texans defensive end J. J. Watt threw the ceremonial first pitch to catcher J. D. Martinez, who promptly obliged Watt by autographing a baseball. Bud Norris was the Astros' choice as the first Opening Day starting pitcher for the AL era, thus delivering the first pitch.

The Astros' first hit as AL team came via Altuve's groundball single in the first inning. The first pinch-hitting decision arrived in the sixth innning for manager Bo Porter, with runners on first and second and two outs. The actor in Porter's move became Rick Ankiel, substituted for Brandon Barnes, and Ankiel launched Houston's first home run as an AL team, a three-run blast to right field, to give the Astros a lead of 7–2. The Astros' first win at an AL club was also the 4,000th in franchise history.

April

For the third time in a single game on April 9, the Astros concentrated as many as 40 total bases during a 16–9 route of the Seattle Mariners. A quartet of Astros went deep for the first time on the season Chris Carter (twice), J. D. Martinez, Marwin González, and Jose Altuve. Seven of nine starters assembled multi-hit efforts as the Astros collected 22 hits, eight going for extra bases. Right-hander Paul Clemens (1–0) earned the victory with four innings of relief though he surrendered five earned runs and three home runs. Carter attained both his first career multi-homer and four-hit games, while for Altuve, it was his third career four-hit game and first with four runs batted in. González reached base five times via three hits and two walks and scored thrice. The 40 total bases ranked, at the time third-most in club history (44 accumulated on September 9, 2000; and 42 one month earlier on August 13, 2000). The Astros' next bout attaining this threshold was on August 10, 2019, when they set a new franchise record with 50.

The Cleveland Indians handed the Astros a 19–6 defeat on April 20 at Minute Maid Park, their highest score surrendered on the season.

June

On June 23, Chris Carter attained his second career four-hit game—and second of the campaign—while realizing his first with three doubles.

Brandon Barnes' cycle

On July 19, outfielder Brandon Barnes hit for the cycle, the eighth in franchise history, including a 5-for-5 performance and an inside-the-park home run in the second inning during a 10–7 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Barnes followed up the home run with a triple in the fourth, single in the sixth, and double in the eighth. In the ninth, he singled for the fifth hit of the day.

This was the only cycle in club history featured as portion of a five-hit game, and just the third five-hit game in club history also accentuated by 10 or more total bases. The seventh Astro to hit for the cycle, the only player to do so twice was César Cedeño. Barnes' feat was preceded by Luke Scott on July 28, 2006, and Barnes' then-teammate Jose Altuve succeeded him on August 28, 2023.

September

The Astros concluded the 2013 season on a 15-game losing streak, qualifying as the longest-ever in franchise annals.

Performance overview

During an up-and-down first season as members of the American League, the Astros' 15-game losing streak, plunging their performance to a club-worst 111 losses. On the season, Houston won just 12 series, two of which were sweeps, and none outside of the AL West. They were swept 18 times, finishing 45 games out of first place, winning just two games against the rival Texas Rangers and four games against the Oakland Athletics, getting shut out 14 times (twice in a row against the Rangers and the Rays). They surrendered 10 runs or more in 17 games.

For the third consecutive year, the Astros set the club record for losses, surpassing the 56–106 record the year prior. They finished 45 games behind the AL West-champion A's. The 45 games behind surpassed another club record set in 1975, when they trailed by games to that year's National League West division-champion Cincinnati Reds, who claimed an incredible record along with that year's World Series.

However, a movement of talented youth portended exciting glimpses of future possibilities. Catcher Jason Castro, the Astros' biggest breakout star, hit .276 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in just 120 games. Second baseman Jose Altuve hit .284, 52 RBI, and 35 stolen bases. Third baseman Matt Dominguez delivered on one the best all-round performances, ranking second on the club to Chris Carter in home runs (21) and RBI (77), while being recognized for superlative defense at third base with the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Astros.

Season standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log===

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 1 || March 31 || Rangers || 8-2 || Norris (1-0) || Harrison (0-1) || Bédard (1) || 41,307 || Minute Maid Park || 1-0 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 2 || April 2 || Rangers || 0-7 || Darvish (1-0) || Harrell (0-1) || || 22,673 || Minute Maid Park || 1-1 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 3 || April 3 || Rangers || 0-4 || Ogando (1-0) || Humber (0-1) || || 15,831 || Minute Maid Park || 1-2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 4 || April 5 || Athletics || 3-8 || Straily (1-0) || Peacock (0-1) || || 18,197 || Minute Maid Park || 1-3 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 5 || April 6 || Athletics || 3-6 || Colón (1-0) || Norris (1-1) || Balfour (1) || 18,685 || Minute Maid Park || 1-4 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 6 || April 7 || Athletics || 3-9 || Anderson (1-1) || Harrell (0-2) || || 16,914 || Minute Maid Park || 1-5 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 7 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 0-3 || Saunders (1-1) || Humber (0-2) || Wilhelmsen (3) || 42,589 || Safeco Field || 1-6 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 8 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 16-9 || Clemens (1-0) || Maurer (0-2) || || 10,745 || Safeco Field || 2-6 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 9 || April 10 || @ Mariners || 8-3 ||Peacock (1-1) || Beavan (0-1) || || 10,493 || Safeco Field || 3-6 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 10 || April 12 || @ Angels || 5-0 || Norris (2-1) || Hanson (1-1) || || 37,674 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 4-6 ||W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 11 || April 13 || @ Angels || 4-5 || Roth (1-0) || Veras (0-1) || || 43,520 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 4-7 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 12 || April 14 || @ Angels || 1-4 || Wilson (1-0) || Humber (0-3) || Frieri (2) || 36,126 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 4-8 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 13 || April 15 || @ Athletics || 2-11 || Milone (3-0) || Bédard (0-1) || || 10,689 || O.co Coliseum || 4-9 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 14 || April 16 || @ Athletics || 3-4 || Doolittle (1-0) || Cruz (0-1) || Balfour (2) || 11,038 || O.co Coliseum || 4-10 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 15 || April 17 || @ Athletics || 5-7 || Colón (2-0) || Norris (2-2) || Balfour (3) || 15,488 || O.co Coliseum || 4-11 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 16 || April 19 || Indians || 3-2 || Harrell (1-2) || Myers (0-3) || Veras (1) || 17,241 || Minute Maid Park || 5-11 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 17 || April 20 || Indians || 6-19 || Kluber (1-0) || Humber (0-4) || || 19,904 || Minute Maid Park || 5-12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 18 || April 21 || Indians || 4-5 || Allen (1-0) || Ambriz (0-1) || Perez (2) || 22,005 || Minute Maid Park || 5-13 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 19 || April 22 || Mariners || 1-7 || Hernández (2-2) || Peacock (1-2) || || 23,201 || Minute Maid Park || 5-14 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 20 || April 23 || Mariners || 3-2 || Norris (3-2) || Iwakuma (2-1) || Veras (2) || 13,929 || Minute Maid Park || 6-14 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 21 || April 24 || Mariners || 10-3 || Harrell (2-2) || Saunders (1-3) || || 11,686 || Minute Maid Park || 7-14 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 22 || April 25 || @ Red Sox || 2-7 || Buchholz (5-0) || Humber (0-5) || || 30,093 || Fenway Park || 7-15 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 23 || April 26 || @ Red Sox || 3-7 || Dempster (1-2) || Bédard (0-2) || || 29,312 || Fenway Park || 7-16 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 24 || April 27 || @ Red Sox || 4-8 || Doubront (3-0) || Peacock (1-3) || || 34,726 || Fenway Park || 7-17 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 25 || April 28 || @ Red Sox || 1-6 || Lackey (1-1) || Norris (3-3) || || 36,527 || Fenway Park || 7-18 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 26 || April 29 || @ Yankees || 9-1 || Harrell (3-2) || Pettitte (3-2) || || 34,262 || Yankee Stadium || 8-18||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 27 || April 30 || @ Yankees || 4-7 || Kuroda (4-1) || Humber (0-6) || Rivera (10) || 34,301|| Yankee Stadium || 8-19 ||L1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 28 || May 1 || @ Yankees || 4-5 || Logan (2-1) || Clemens (1-1) || Rivera (11) || 34,117 || Yankee Stadium || 8-20 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 29 || May 2 || Tigers || 3-7 || Putkonen (1-0) || Keuchel (0-1) || || 16,624 || Minute Maid Park || 8-21 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 30 || May 3 || Tigers || 3-4 || Smyly (2-0) || Veras (0-2) || Valverde (3) || 16,719 || Minute Maid Park || 8-22 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 31 || May 4 || Tigers || 2-17 || Scherzer (4-0) || Harrell (3-3) || || 21,266 || Minute Maid Park || 8-23 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 32 || May 5 || Tigers || 0-9 || Verlander (4-2) || Humber (0-7) || || 23,228 || Minute Maid Park || 8-24 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 33 || May 7 || Angels || 7-6 || Lyles (1-0) || Wilson (3-1) || Veras (3) || 15,266 || Minute Maid Park || 9-24 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 34 || May 8 || Angels || 3-1 || Norris (4-3) || Blanton (0-6) || Veras (4) || 12,906 || Minute Maid Park || 10-24 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 35 || May 9 || Angels || 5-6 || Richards (2-3) || Ambriz (0-2) || Frieri (5) || 13,003 || Minute Maid Park || 10-25 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 36 || May 10 || Rangers || 2-4 || Ross (1-0) || Wright (0-1) || Nathan (10) || 20,293 || Minute Maid Park || 10-26 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 37 || May 11 || Rangers || 7-8 || Darvish (6-1) || Humber (0-8) || Nathan (11) || 27,188 || Minute Maid Park || 10-27 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 38 || May 12 || Rangers || 7-12 || Tepesch (3-3) || Lyles (1-1) || || 19,730 || Minute Maid Park || 10-28 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 39 || May 13 || @ Tigers || 2-7 || Sánchez (4-3) || Norris (4-4) || || 31,161 || Comerica Park || 10-29 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 40 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 2-6 || Fister (5-1) || Harrell (3-4) || || 34,542 || Comerica Park || 10-30 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 41 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 7-5 || Ambriz (1-2) || Albuquerque (0-1) || Veras (5) || 40,315 || Comerica Park || 11-30 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 42 || May 17 || @ Pirates || 4-5 || Wilson (4-0) || González (0-1) || || 29,743 || PNC Park || 11-31 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 43 || May 18 || @ Pirates || 4-2 (11) || Cisnero (1-0) || Bryan Morris (1-2) || Veras (6) || 32,925 || PNC Park || 12-31||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 44 || May 19 || @ Pirates || 0-1 || Locke (4-1) || Harrell (3-5) || Grilli (17) || 28,471 || PNC Park || 12-32 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 45 || May 20 || Royals || 6-5 || Keuchel (1-1) || Guthrie (5-2) || Veras (7) || 12,989 || Minute Maid Park || 13-32 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 46 || May 21 || Royals || 3-7 || Chen (3-0) || Clemens (1-2) || || 12,302 || Minute Maid Park || 13-33 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 47 || May 22 || Royals || 3-1 || Lyles (2-1) || Shields (2-5) || Veras (8) || 12,324 || Minute Maid Park || 14-33 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 48 || May 24 || Athletics || 5-6 || Neshek (1-0) || Veras (0-3) || Balfour (10) || 15,907 || Minute Maid Park || 14-34 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 49 || May 25 || Athletics || 5-11 || Griffin (5-3) || Harrell (3-6) || || 18,591 || Minute Maid Park || 14-35 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 50 || May 26 || Athletics || 2-6 || Colón (5-2) || Keuchel (1-2) || || 19,366 || Minute Maid Park || 14-36 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 51 || May 27 || Rockies || 3-2 (12) || Clemens (2-2) || López (1-2) || || 16,044 || Minute Maid Park || 15-36 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 52 || May 28 || Rockies || 1-2 || Belisle (2-2) || Veras (0-4) || Betancourt (11) || 11,974 || Minute Maid Park || 15-37 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 53 || May 29 || @ Rockies || 6-3 || Clemens (3-2) || Escalona (1-2) || || 26,881 || Coors Field || 16-37 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 54 || May 30 || @ Rockies || 7-5 || Harrell (4-6) || Nicasio (4-2) || Ambriz (1) || 26,239 || Coors Field || 17-37 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 55 || May 31 || @ Angels || 6-3 || Keuchel (2-2) || Hanson (2-2) || Veras (9) || 34,401 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 18-37 ||W3 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 56 || June 1 || @ Angels || 2-0 || Norris (5-4) || Williams (4-2) || Veras (10) || 40,087 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 19-37 ||W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 57 || June 2 || @ Angels || 5-4 || Lyles (3-1) || Wilson (4-4) || Ambriz (2) || 35,515 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 20-37 ||W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 58 || June 3 || @ Angels || 2-1 || Bédard (1-2) || Blanton (1-9) || Veras (11) || 30,010 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 21-37 ||W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 59 || June 4 || Orioles || 1-4 || Tillman (5-2) || Harrell (4-7) || Johnson (19) || 15,920 || Minute Maid Park || 21-38 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 60 || June 5 || Orioles || 11-7 || Keuchel (3-2) || García (2-3) || || 15,526 || Minute Maid Park || 22-38 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 61 || June 6 || Orioles || 1-3 || González (3-2) || Norris (5-5) || Johnson (20) || 14,664 || Minute Maid Park || 22-39 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 62 || June 7 || @ Royals || 2-4 || Herrera (3-4) || Wright (0-2) || Holland (11) || 24,808 || Kauffman Stadium || 22-40 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 63 || June 8 || @ Royals || 2-7 || Santana (4-5) || Bédard (1-3) || || 28,055 || Kauffman Stadium || 22-41 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 64 || June 9 || @ Royals || 0-2 || Crow (2-1) || Ambriz (1-3) || Holland (12) || 20,723 || Kauffman Stadium || 22-42 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 65 || June 10 || @ Mariners || 2-3 || Iwakuma (7-1) || Keuchel (3-3) || Wilhelmsen (16) || 12,811 || Safeco Field || 22-43 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 66 || June 11 || @ Mariners || 0-4 || Harang (3-6) || Norris (5-6) || || 10,266 || Safeco Field || 22-44 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 67 || June 12 || @ Mariners || 6-1 || Clemens (4-2) || Wilehlmsen (0-2) || || 13,823 || Safeco Field || 23-44 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 68 || June 14 || White Sox || 2-1 || Bédard (2-3) || Sale (5-5) || Veras (12) || 20,496 || Minute Maid Park || 24-44 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 69 || June 15 || White Sox || 4-3 || Harrell (5-7) || Danks (1-3) || Veras (13) || 21,549 || Minute Maid Park || 25-44 ||W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 70 || June 16 || White Sox || 5-4 || Keuchel (4-3) || Santiago (2-5) || Veras (14) || 25,829 || Minute Maid Park || 26-44 ||W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 71 || June 17 || White Sox || 2-4 || Jones (3-4) || Norris (5-7) || Reed (20) || 13,870 || Minute Maid Park || 26-45 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 72 || June 18 || Brewers || 10-1 || Lyles (4-1) || Figaro (1-1) || || 13,330 || Minute Maid Park || 27-45 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 73 || June 19 || Brewers || 1-3 || Axford (3-3) || Ambriz (1-4) || Rodriguez (5) || 15,866 || Minute Maid Park || 27-46 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 74 || June 20 || Brewers || 7-4 (10) || Ambriz (2-4) || Gonzalez (0-3) || || 17,803 || Minute Maid Park || 28-46 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 75 || June 21 || @ Cubs || 1-3 || Garza (2-1) || Keuchel (4-4) || Gregg (11) || 33,119 || Wrigley Field || 28-47 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 76 || June 22 || @ Cubs || 4-3 || Cisnero (2-0) || Gregg (2-1) || Veras (15) || 38,870 || Wrigley Field || 29-47 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 77 || June 23 || @ Cubs || 6-14 || Samardzija (5-7) || Lyles (4-2) || || 35,121 || Wrigley Field || 29-48 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 78 || June 25 || Cardinals || 5-13 || Westbrook (4-2) || Harrell (5-8) || || 19,271 || Minute Maid Park || 29-49 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 79 || June 26 || Cardinals || 4-3 || Bédard (3-3) || Lynn (10-2) || Veras (16) || 17,428 || Minute Maid Park || 30-49 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 80 || June 28 || Angels || 2-4 || De La Rosa (3-1) || Clemens || Frieri (20) || 20,498 || Minute Maid Park || 30-50 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 81 || June 29 || Angels || 2-7 || Blanton || Lyles (4-3) || || 26,650 || Minute Maid Park || 30-51 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 82 || June 30 || Angels || 1-3 || Wilson (8-5) || Cisnero (2-1) || Ernesto Frieri (21) || 22,361 || Minute Maid Park || 30-52 ||L3 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 83 || July 1 || Rays || 0-12 || Moore (11-3) || Keuchel (4-5) || || 12,722 || Minute Maid Park || 30-53 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 84 || July 2 || Rays || 0-8 || Price (2-4) || Bédard (3-4) || || 19,631 || Minute Maid Park || 30-54 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 85 || July 3 || Rays || 4-1 || Norris (6-7) || Hernández (4-10) || Veras (17) || 14,143 || Minute Maid Park || 31-54 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 86 || July 4 || Rays || 5-7 (11)|| Wright (2-1) || Fields (0-1) || Rodney (18) || 20,470 || Minute Maid Park || 31-55 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 87 || July 5 || @ Rangers || 5-10 || Tepesch (4-6) || Harrell (5-9) || || 44,232 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 31-56 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 88 || July 6 || @ Rangers || 9-5 || Blackley (1-0) || Darvish (8-4) || || 44,272 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 32-56 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 89 || July 7 || @ Rangers || 4-5 || Burns (1-0) || Bédard (3-5) || Nathan (29) || 36,746 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 32-57 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 90 || July 9 || @ Cardinals || 5-9 || Wainwright (12-5) || Norris (6-8) || Mujica (24) || 43,836 || Busch Stadium || 32-58 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 91 || July 10 || @ Cardinals || 4-5 || Maness (5-1) || Wright (0-3) || Mujica (25) || 44,313 || Busch Stadium || 32-59 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 92 || July 12 || @ Rays || 2-1 || Cosart (1-0) || Price (3-5) || Veras (18) || 13,347 || Tropicana Field || 33-59 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 93 || July 13 || @ Rays || 3-4 || Hernández (5-10) || Harrell (5-10) || Rodney (22) || 20,409 || Tropicana Field || 33-60 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 94 || July 14 || @ Rays || 0-5 || Archer (4-3) || Bédard (3-6) || || 21,180 || Tropicana Field || 33-61 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 95 || July 19 || Mariners || 7-10 || Saunders (9-8) || Norris (6-9) || Wilhelmsen (20) || 24,635 || Minute Maid Park || 33-62 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 96 || July 20 || Mariners || 2-4 || Iwakuma (9-4) || Bédard (3-7) || Wilhelmsen (21) || 25,733 || Minute Maid Park || 33-63 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 97 || July 21 || Mariners || 5-12 || Hernández (11-4) || Lyles (4-4) || || 38,838 || Minute Maid Park || 33-64 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 98 || July 22 || Athletics || 3-4 || Cook (3-2) || Wright (0-4) || Balfour (26) || 16,381 || Minute Maid Park || 33-65 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 99 || July 23 || Athletics || 5-4 || Fields (1-1) || Balfour (0-2) || || 32,249 || Minute Maid Park || 34-65 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 100 || July 24 || Athletics || 3-4 || Griffin (9-7) || Blackley (1-1) || Cook (2) || 24,831 || Minute Maid Park || 34-66 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 101 || July 25 || @ Blue Jays || 0-4 || Buehrle (6-7) || Bédard (3-8) || || 24,188 || Rogers Centre || 34-67 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 102 || July 26 || @ Blue Jays || 6-12 || Cecil (4-1) || Clemens (4-4) || || 24,088 || Rogers Centre || 34-68 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 103 || July 27 || @ Blue Jays || 8-6 || Keuchel (5-5) || Johnson (1-7) || Veras (19) || 34,317 || Rogers Centre || 35-68 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 104 || July 28 || @ Blue Jays || 1-2 || Janssen (3-0) || Cisnero (2-2) || || 31,634 || Rogers Centre || 35-69 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 105 || July 30 || @ Orioles || 3-4 || Wei-Yin Chen (6-3) || Harrell (5-11) || Jim Johnson (36) || 24,904 || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 35-70 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 106 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 11–0 || Oberholtzer (1–0) || González (8–5) || || 25,265 || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 36-70 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 107 || August 1 || @ Orioles || 3-6 || Norris (6-9) || Lyles (4-5) || Johnson (37) || 17,909 || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 36-71 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 108 || August 2 || @ Twins || 3-4(13) || Pressly (3-2) || Keuchel (5-6) || || 30,633 || Target Field || 36-72 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 109 || August 3 || @ Twins || 4-6 || Duensing (4-1) || Harrell (5-12) || Perkins (26) || 38,078 || Target Field || 36-73 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 110 || August 4 || @ Twins || 2-3 || Thielbar (2-1) || Peacock (1-4) || Perkins (27) || 34,780 || Target Field || 36-74 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 111 || August 5 || Red Sox || 2-0 || Oberholtzer (2-0) || Lackey (7-9) || Fields (1) || 24,453 ||Minute Maid Park || 37-74 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 112 || August 6 || Red Sox || 10-15 || Workman (2-1) || Lyles (4-6) || || 21,620 || Minute Maid Park || 37-75 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 113 || August 7 || Red Sox || 5-7 || Tazawa (5-3) || Fields (1-2) || Uehara (11) || 22,205 || Minute Maid Park || 37-76 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 114 || August 9 || Rangers || 5-9 || Garza (8-2) || Zeid (0-1) || Cotts (1) || 23,673 || Minute Maid Park || 37-77 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 115 || August 10 || Rangers || 4-5 || Frasor (3-2) || Harrell (5-13) || Nathan (34) || 33,322 || Minute Maid Park || 37-78 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 116 || August 11 || Rangers || 1-6 || Perez (5-3) || Keuchel (5-7) || || 22,922 || Minute Maid Park || 37-79 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 117 || August 12 || Rangers || 1-2 || Darvish (12-5) || Oberholtzer (2-1) || Nathan (35) || 18,712 || Minute Maid Park || 37-80 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 118 || August 13 || @ Athletics || 5-4 || Lyles (5-6) || Colón (14-5) || Lo (1) || 14,261 || O.co Coliseum || 38-80 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 119 || August 14 || @ Athletics || 2-1 (11) || Harrell (6-13) || Doolittle (3-4) || Fields (2) || 18,278 || O.co Coliseum || 39-80 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 120 || August 15 || @ Athletics || 0-5 || Gray (1-1) || Bédard (3-9) || || 16,487 || O.co Coliseum || 39-81 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 121 || August 16 || @ Angels || 8-2 || Peacock (2-4) || Williams (5-9) || || 39,074 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 40-81 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 122 || August 17 || @ Angels || 5-6 (10) || Frieri (1-4) || Fields (1-3) || || 40,246 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 40-82 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 123 || August 18 || @ Angels || 7-5 || Oberholtzer (3-1) || Gutierrez (0-4) || Chapman (1) || 36,896 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 41-82 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 124 || August 19 || @ Rangers || 5-16 || Garza (9-2) || Harrell (6-14) || || 32,113 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 41-83 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 125 || August 20 || @ Rangers || 2-4 || Cotts (5-2) || Cosart (1-1) || Nathan (37) || 39,009 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 41-84 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 126 || August 21 || @ Rangers || 4-5 || Nathan (4-2) || Lo (0-1) || || 38,699 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || 41-85 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 127 || August 23 || Blue Jays || 12-4 || Lyles (6-6) || Redmond (1-2) || || 21,186 || Minute Maid Park || 42-85 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 128 || August 24 || Blue Jays || 8-5 || Peacock (3-4) || Wang (1-2) || Lo (2) || 26,312 || Minute Maid Park || 43-85 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 129 || August 25 || Blue Jays || 1-2 || Buehrle (10-7) || Lo (0-2) || Janssen (23) || 21,407 || Minute Maid Park || 43-86 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 130 || August 26 || @ White Sox || 10-8 || Martínez (1-0) || Reed (5-2) || Lyles (1) || 13,404 || U.S. Cellular Field || 44-86 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 131 || August 27 || @ White Sox || 3-4 || Veal (2-3) || Bédard (3-10) || Reed (36) || 15,491 || U.S. Cellular Field || 44-87 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 132 || August 28 || @ White Sox || 1-6 || Sale (10-12) || Harrell (6-15) || || 15,961 || U.S. Cellular Field || 44-88 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 133 || August 29 || Mariners || 2-3 || Ramirez (5-1) || Lyles (6-7) || Farquhar (10) || 22,203 || Minute Maid Park || 44-89 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 134 || August 30 || Mariners || 1-7 || Walker (1-0) || Peacock (3-5) || || 13,869 || Minute Maid Park || 44-90 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 135 || August 31 || Mariners || 1-3 || Saunders (11-13) || Keuchel (5-8) || Farquhar (11) || 21,085 || Minute Maid Park || 44-91 ||L5 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 136 || September 1 || Mariners || 2-0 || Oberholtzer (4-1) || Furbush (2-5) || || 17,203 || Minute Maid Park || 45-91 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 137 || September 2 || Twins || 6-10 || Roenicke (3-1) || Lo (0-3) || || 14,287 || Minute Maid Park || 45-92 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 138 || September 3 || Twins || 6-9 || Thielbar (3-1) || Chapman (0-1) || Roenicke (1) || 13,500 || Minute Maid Park || 45-93 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 139 || September 4 || Twins || 6-5 || Bédard (4-10) || Duensing (6-2) || || 14,869 || Minute Maid Park || 46-93 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 140 || September 5 || @ Athletics || 3-2 || Peacock (4-5) || Gray (2-3) || Fields (3) || 11,569 || O.co Coliseum || 47-93 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 141 || September 6 || @ Athletics || 5-7 || Griffin (13-9) || Keuchel (5-9) || Balfour (37) || 15,502 || O.co Coliseum || 47-94 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 142 || September 7 || @ Athletics || 1-2 ||Straily (9-7) ||Oberholtzer (4-2) ||Doolittle (1) ||17,310 || O.co Coliseum || 47-95 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 143 || September 8 || @ Athletics || 2-7 ||Colón (15-6) ||Harrell (6-16) ||Anderson (3) || 18,824 || O.co Coliseum || 47-96 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 144 || September 9 || @ Mariners || 6-4 ||Chapman (1-1) ||Farquhar (0-3) ||Fields (4) ||9,808 || Safeco Field || 48-96 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 145 || September 10 || @ Mariners || 13-2 ||Lyles (7-7) ||Saunders (11-14) || ||10,245 || Safeco Field || 49-96 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 146 || September 11 || @ Mariners || 6-1 ||Peacock (5-5) ||Maurer (4-8) ||Zeid (1) ||11,656 || Safeco Field || 50-96 ||W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc | 147 || September 13 || Angels || 9-7 ||Keuchel (6-9) ||Vargas ||Fields (5) ||19,742 || Minute Maid Park || 51-96 ||W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 148 || September 14 || Angels || 2-6 ||Weaver (10-8) ||Oberholtzer (4-3) || ||21,903 || Minute Maid Park || 51-97 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 149 || September 15 || Angels || 1-2 ||Williams (8-10) ||Clemens (4-5) ||Frieri (34) ||21,374 || Minute Maid Park || 51-98 ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 150 || September 16 || Reds || 1-6 ||Cueto (5-2) ||Bédard (4-11) || ||15,449 || Minute Maid Park || 51-99 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 151 || September 17 || Reds || 0-10 ||Leake (14-6) ||Lyles (7-8) || ||25,582 || Minute Maid Park || 51-100 ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 152 || September 18 || Reds || 5-6 (13) ||Simón (6-4) ||De León (0-1) ||Chapman (37) || 29,701 || Minute Maid Park || 51-101 ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 153 || September 19 || @ Indians || 1-2 ||Shaw (5-3) ||Cruz (0-2) || || 12,607 || Progressive Field || 51-102 ||L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 154 || September 20 || @ Indians || 1-2 (7) ||McAllister (9-9) ||Oberholtzer (4-4) ||Shaw (1) ||17,310 || Progressive Field || 51-103 ||L7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 155 || September 21 || @ Indians || 1-4 ||Kazmir (9-9) ||Clemens (4-6) || ||26,611 || Progressive Field || 51-104 ||L8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 156 || September 22 || @ Indians || 2-9 ||Kluber (10-5) ||Bédard (4-12) || ||26,168 || Progressive Field || 51-105 ||L9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 157 || September 23 || @ Rangers || 0-12 ||Holland (10-9) ||Lyles (7-9) || ||33,743 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ||51-106 ||L10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 158 || September 24 || @ Rangers || 2-3 ||Cotts (6-3) ||Peacock (5-6) ||Nathan (41) ||42,267 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ||51-107 ||L11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 159 || September 25 || @ Rangers || 3-7 ||Pérez (10-5) ||Keuchel (6-10) || ||43,207 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ||51-108 ||L12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 160 || September 27 || Yankees || 2-3 ||Warren (3-2) ||Oberholtzer (4-5) ||Robertson (3) ||29,486 || Minute Maid Park ||51-109 ||L13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 161 || September 28 || Yankees || 1-2 ||Pettitte (11-11) ||Clemens (4-7) || ||37,199 || Minute Maid Park ||51-110 ||L14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb | 162 || September 29 || Yankees || 1-5 (14) ||Daley (1-0) ||Harrell (6-17) || ||40,542 || Minute Maid Park ||51-111 ||L15 |-

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Pitching

*Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts *

Television coverage

Astros games were televised on the Comcast SportsNet Houston network in 2013. The network broadcasts to about 40% of the households in the Houston area. Writer J. J. Cooper said that a game in September received a 0.0 rating, as "the Nielsen company could not statistically prove that anyone in the Houston market actually watched the game."

Awards and achievements

• AL Player of the Week:
  • May 26—Jason Castro
  • August 25—Jason Castro
• Darryl Kile Good Guy Award: Carlos Corporán
• Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball: Steve Perry
• Houston-Area Major League Player of the Year: Paul Goldschmidt (ARI)
• Houston Astros Pitcher of the Year: Brett Oberholtzer
• Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP): Jason Castro
• Houston Astros Rookie of the Year: Jarred Cosart
• MLB All-Star Game—Reserve catcher: Jason Castro
• Wilson Defensive Player of the Year—Astros: Matt Dominguez (3B)

Minor league system

;Championships

• Midwest League champions: Quad Cities River Bandits

;Awards

• Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year: George Springer, RF
• Texas League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP): George Springer
• Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award: David Martínez, RHP

Notes

References

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