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2020 Houston Astros
American League West 2nd Place
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkMinute Maid Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record29–31 (.483)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJames Click
ManagersDusty Baker
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
(Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
RadioKTRH 740 Weekday Night Games Sportstalk 790
Houston Astros Radio Network
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2020 Houston Astros season was the 59th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 56th as the Astros, eighth in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 21st at Minute Maid Park. The team entered the season having won a franchise regular season-record 107 games, as both the defending champions of the American League and of the AL West, the runners-up of the 2019 World Series, with three consecutive 100-win regular seasons, and entrants into three consecutive American League Championship Series (ALCS); both of the latter two achievements had been unprecedented in franchise history.

The 2020 season was the first for both Dusty Baker as the Astros' manager, the 24th in franchise history, and James Click as general manager. The pair replaced A. J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow, respectively, who were terminated for their role in the team's sign-stealing scandal which had been revealed during the 2019–20 offseason. As part of the team's punishment, they forfeited both their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 MLB drafts.

As a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was shortened from the standard 162-game schedule to 60 games, resulting in a delayed start to the season.[1] The season commenced on July 24 with Justin Verlander making his third consecutive Opening Day start for the Astros, who hosted the Seattle Mariners and won, 8–12. The Astros' top overall selection in the MLB draft was Alex Santos, a compensatory pick between the second and third rounds.

By virtue of a Los Angeles Angels loss on September 25, the Astros clinched a playoff berth, reaching their fourth consecutive postseason tournament, fifth in the last six years, and 14th postseason season appearance in franchise history. It was also their fourth wild card title and second as an AL club. Baker became the first major league manager to guide five different teams to the postseason. In spite of finishing the regular season 29–31, Houston became the second AL team to reach the playoffs with a losing record following the 1981 Kansas City Royals, also during a shortened season. Hence, under the newly-expanded playoff format, Houston received the No. 6 seed in the AL.

On September 30, the Astros became the first sub-.500 team to win a playoff series, eliminating the Minnesota Twins in a two-game sweep in the AL Wild Card Series (WCS), becoming the first sub-.500 team to win a playoff game the day before (as of 2023, they remain the only sub-.500 team to ever win a playoff game or series). The Astros advanced to the American League Division Series (ALDS), where they defeated the AL West-champion Oakland Athletics three games to one. During the ALDS, the Astros batted in a historic 33 runs (and 12 home runs) across 35 innings. Next, the Astros advanced to their fourth consecutive ALCS, where they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in seven games. Having trailed three-games-to-none to start the ALCS, the Astros nearly completed a dramatic comeback in forcing a Game 7.

Offseason

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Summary

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The Astros hired Dusty Baker as their 24th manager, succeeding A. J. Hinch.

The Astros concluded the 2019 season with an 107–55 (.660) record for the most wins in baseball and as AL West division champions, ten games ahead of the runners-up Oakland Athletics.[2] The Astros won their second AL pennant, but were defeated in the World Series in seven games by the Washington Nationals. The 107 regular-season wins surpassed the club record of 103 set just the season before, with the Astros having won 100 or more games for a third consecutive, unprecedented in franchise history.[3] Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young Award, the second of his career and fourth by an Astros pitcher,[4] while Yordan Alvarez was recognized as AL Rookie of the Year, the third player in team history.[5]

Electronic sign-stealing controversy

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For years, some individuals on other teams had suspected the Astros of stealing signs, but there was no public reporting on the subject until November 2019, when The Athletic reporters Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich at The Athletic published an article detailing the team's activities. Mike Fiers, who pitched for the Astros from 2015 to 2017, informed The Athletic that the organization used a video camera in center field at Minute Maid Park to film the opposing catcher's signals to the pitcher regarding the next pitch. Astros players or team staffers watching the live camera feed behind the dugout used various audio cues to signal to the batter what type of pitch was coming next. MLB opened an investigation into the allegations and confirmed in January 2020 that the Astros illegally used a camera system to steal signs during the 2017 regular season and postseason, during which they won the World Series, as well as in part of the 2018 regular season. MLB found no evidence of illicit sign stealing in the 2019 season, in which the Astros advanced to the World Series but lost.

For failure to prevent the rules violations, Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and field manager A. J. Hinch were suspended for the entire 2020 season. The Astros were fined the maximum allowable $5 million and forfeited their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts. No players were punished because they had been given immunity by MLB in exchange for their cooperation.[6] The Astros subsequently fired both Luhnow and Hinch on the day their suspensions were announced.[7] MLB's investigation also determined that Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora helped mastermind the Astros' sign stealing while serving as Hinch's bench coach in 2017; Boston and Cora mutually parted ways the following day, and MLB later suspended Cora through the 2020 postseason. Carlos Beltrán was the only Astros player from 2017 who was specifically named in the report; he had been hired to manage the New York Mets in November 2019 but parted ways with the team after the results of MLB's investigation were announced.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[8] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than fifty people for eight weeks.[9] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[10]

The 2020 All-Star Game was also canceled due to the delayed start.

Transactions

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Coaching staff changes

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Releases and departures

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  • On December 18, 2019, the New York Yankees announced they had signed RHP Gerrit Cole to a 9-year contract, which was rumored to be worth $324 million, the fourth-richest contract in MLB history.[17][18][19] Cole had elected free agency at the conclusion of the 2019 season, and had rejected a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the Astros to return for 2020.[20]

Signings

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Regular season

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Summary

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July

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Opening Day starting lineup
Uniform Player Position
4George SpringerCenter fielder
27Jose AltuveSecond baseman
2Alex BregmanThird baseman
23Michael BrantleyLeft fielder
10Yuli GurrielFirst baseman
1Carlos CorreaShortstop
22Josh ReddickRight fielder
16Aledmys DíazDesignated hitter
15Martín MaldonadoCatcher
35Justin VerlanderPitcher
Venue: Minute Maid Park • Final: Houston 8, Seattle 2

Sources:[21][22]

The Astros hosted the Seattle Mariners for Opening Day on July 24. Justin Verlander made his third consecutive Opening Day start for the Astros, while Marco Gonzales was his mound opponent. Kyle Lewis led off the top of the second inning with a home run of Verlander for the first Mariners' run of the game and season. In the bottom of the third inning, Josh Reddick led off with double for the Astros' first hit of the campaigh, and scored their first run on Martín Maldonado's run batted in (RBI)-single to left field. In the top of the fourth, Kyle Seager homered off Verlander, but this would be the extent of the Mariners' scoring. In the bottom of the fifth, Jose Altuve's infield single scored Aledmys Díaz. Alex Bregman then singled, and Michael Brantley connected for a three-run homer to score Altuve and Bregman. In the bottom of the sixth, Maldonado collected another RBI single to score Abraham Toro, and, the following inning, Carlos Correa doubled home Yuli Gurriel. The Astros won, 8 to 2, as Verlander worked six innings to earn the victory.[23] Brantley's home run was his second consecutive on an Opening Day.[24] The triumph extended a winning streak of a franchise-record eight successive Opening Days for Houston,[25] which spanned until the inauguration of the 2022 campaign, also tying an all-Major League record.[26]

After making the Opening Day start, Verlander stopped throwing as of July 24 due to a right forearm strain. On September 19, it was announced that Verlander would undergo Toomy John surgery and miss the remainder of the season, as well as 2021.[27]

On July 27, Alex Bregman connected for the 100th home run of his career, a three-run shot off Kendall Graveman of the Seattle Mariners, giving Houston a 4–3 lead.[28]

August

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On August 23, Zack Greinke threw a 53.5 miles per hour (86.1 km/h) eephus pitch to Trent Grisham of the San Diego Padres, which was the slowest pitch thrown for a strike by a pitcher since Henderson Álvarez of the Philadelphia Phillies tossed a 52.5 miles per hour (84.5 km/h) eephus for a called strike against Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves on September 23, 2017. The Padres defeated the Astros, 5–3, and swept the series.[29]

After having appeared in just two games, on August 28, Yordan Alvarez underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, ending his season.[30]

Performance overview

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After the season, pitcher Cristian Javier was named a finalist for the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year Award, finishing third in voting.

Game log

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2020 Game Log: 29–31 (Home: 20–8; Away: 9–23)
July: 4–3 (Home: 3–3; Away: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
1July 24Mariners8–2Verlander (1–0)Gonzales (0–1)—Minute Maid Park1–0
2July 25Mariners7–2McCullers Jr. (1–0)Walker (0–1)—Minute Maid Park2–0
3July 26Mariners6–7Altavilla (1–0)Devenski (0–1)Williams (1)Minute Maid Park2–1
4July 27Mariners8–5Bielak (1–0)Graveman (0–1)Osuna (1)Minute Maid Park3–1
5July 28Dodgers2–5Graterol (1–1)Valdez (0–1)Jansen (1)Minute Maid Park3–2
6July 29Dodgers2–4 (13)Santana (1–0)Sneed (0–1)—Minute Maid Park3–3
7July 31@ Angels9–6Bielak (2–0)Andriese (0–1)Scrubb (1)Angel Stadium4–3
August: 15–11 (Home: 11–2; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
8August 1@ Angels4–5 (10)Buchter (2–0)Rodríguez (0–1)—Angel Stadium4–4
9August 2@ Angels6–5 (11)Taylor (1–0)Barnes (0–2)—Angel Stadium5–4
10August 4@ Diamondbacks8–2Javier (1–0)Bumgarner (0–2)—Chase Field6–4
11August 5@ Diamondbacks7–14Ray (1–2)McCullers Jr. (1–1)—Chase Field6–5
12August 6@ Diamondbacks4–5Guerra (1–0)Pressly (0–1)—Chase Field6–6
13August 7@ Athletics2–3 (13)Wendelken (1–0)Sneed (0–2)—Oakland Coliseum6–7
14August 8@ Athletics1–3Montas (2–1)Valdez (0–2)Hendriks (5)Oakland Coliseum6–8
15August 9@ Athletics2–7Luzardo (1–0)Javier (1–1)Smith (1)Oakland Coliseum6–9
16August 10Giants6–4McCullers Jr. (2–1)Webb (1–1)Pressly (1)Minute Maid Park7–9
17August 11Giants6–7 (10)Gott (1–0)Sneed (0–3)Rogers (1)Minute Maid Park7–10
18August 12Giants5–1Greinke (1–0)Baragar (2–1)—Minute Maid Park8–10
19August 14Mariners11–1Valdez (1–2)Cortés Jr. (0–1)—Minute Maid Park9–10
20August 15Mariners2–1Javier (2–1)Margevicius (0–1)Pressly (2)Minute Maid Park10–10
21August 16Mariners3–2Pressly (1–1)Swanson (0–2)—Minute Maid Park11–10
22August 17Rockies2–1Bielak (3–0)Freeland (2–1)Taylor (1)Minute Maid Park12–10
23August 18Rockies2–1 (11)Scrubb (1–0)Díaz (0–1)—Minute Maid Park13–10
24August 19@ Rockies13–6Valdez (2–2)Castellani (0–1)—Coors Field14–10
25August 20@ Rockies10–8Raley (1–0)Márquez (2–4)Pressly (3)Coors Field15–10
26August 21@ Padres3–4Guerra (1–0)McCullers Jr. (2–2)Pagán (1)Petco Park15–11
27August 22@ Padres2–13Davies (4–2)Bielak (3–1)—Petco Park15–12
28August 23@ Padres3–5Stammen (3–1)Paredes (0–1)Pagán (2)Petco Park15–13
29August 24Angels11–4Valdez (3–2)Sandoval (0–4)—Minute Maid Park16–13
30August 25 (1)Angels6–3 (7)Javier (3–1)Suárez (0–2)Pressly (4)Minute Maid Park17–13
31August 25 (2)Angels5–12 (7)Peña (2–0)Bielak (3–2)—Minute Maid Park17–14
—August 26AngelsPostponed (Hurricane Laura); Makeup: September 5
—August 28AthleticsPostponed (strikes due to shooting of Jacob Blake); Makeup: August 29
32August 29 (1)Athletics4–2 (7)McCullers Jr. (3–2)Bassitt (2–2)Pressly (5)Minute Maid Park18–14
33August 29 (2)Athletics6–3 (7)Greinke (2–0)Montas (2–3)Pressly (6)Minute Maid Park19–14
—August 30AthleticsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: September 8
September: 10–17 (Home: 6–5; Away: 4–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
34September 1Rangers5–6 (10)Hernández (5–0)Taylor (1–1)Montero (7)Minute Maid Park19–15
35September 2Rangers2–1Javier (4–1)Allard (0–4)Pressly (7)Minute Maid Park20–15
36September 3Rangers8–4Greinke (3–0)Lynn (4–2)—Minute Maid Park21–15
37September 4@ Angels5–6 (11)Andriese (2–2)Raley (0–1)—Angel Stadium21–16
38September 5 (1)@ Angels9–10 (7)Peña (3–0)Paredes (1–2)—Angel Stadium21–17
39September 5 (2)Angels6–7 (7)Ramirez (1–0)Castellanos (0–1)Buttrey (5)Angel Stadium21–18
40September 6@ Angels5–9Mayers (1–0)Valdez (3–3)—Angel Stadium21–19
41September 7@ Athletics0–6Bassitt (3–2)Javier (4–2)—Oakland Coliseum21–20
42September 8 (1)Athletics2–4 (7)Montas (3–3)Greinke (3–1)Hendriks (11)Oakland Coliseum21–21
43September 8 (2)@ Athletics5–4 (7)Paredes (2–2)Wendelken (1–1)Pressly (8)Oakland Coliseum22–21
44September 9@ Athletics2–3Hendriks (3–0)Pressly (1–2)—Oakland Coliseum22–22
45September 10@ Athletics1–3Manaea (4–2)Urquidy (0–1)Hendriks (12)Oakland Coliseum22–23
46September 12@ Dodgers7–5James (1–0)Jansen (3–1)Pressly (9)Dodger Stadium23–23
47September 13@ Dodgers1–8González (3–0)Greinke (3–2)—Dodger Stadium23–24
48September 15Rangers4–1Urquidy (1–1)Goody (0–1)Pressly (10)Minute Maid Park24–24
49September 16Rangers0–1Gibson (2–5)Pressly (1–3)—Minute Maid Park24–25
50September 17Rangers2–1Valdez (4–3)Lyles (1–5)Raley (1)Minute Maid Park25–25
51September 18Diamondbacks3–6Gallen (2–2)García (0–1)Crichton (4)Minute Maid Park25–26
52September 19Diamondbacks3–2Paredes (3–2)Weaver (1–8)Pressly (11)Minute Maid Park26–26
53September 20Diamondbacks3–2Taylor (2–1)Guerra (1–2)Pressly (12)Minute Maid Park27–26
54September 21@ Mariners1–6Gonzales (7–2)McCullers Jr. (3–3)—T-Mobile Park27–27
55September 22@ Mariners6–1Valdez (5–3)Sadler (1–2)—T-Mobile Park28–27
56September 23@ Mariners2–3Margevicius (2–3)Greinke (3–3)Hirano (4)T-Mobile Park28–28
57September 24@ Rangers12–4Javier (5–2)Lynn (6–3)—Globe Life Field29–28
58September 25@ Rangers4–5 (10)Martin (1–1)Paredes (3–3)—Globe Life Field29–29
59September 26@ Rangers1–6Herget (1–0)Bielak (3–3)—Globe Life Field29–30
60September 27@ Rangers4–8Benjamin (2–1)De Jong (0–1)—Globe Life Field29–31
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 3624 .600 — 22‍–‍10 14‍–‍14
Houston Astros 2931 .483 7 20‍–‍9 9‍–‍22
Seattle Mariners 2733 .450 9 14‍–‍10 13‍–‍23
Los Angeles Angels 2634 .433 10 16‍–‍15 10‍–‍19
Texas Rangers 2238 .367 14 16‍–‍14 6‍–‍24
Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 4020 .667
Oakland Athletics 3624 .600
Minnesota Twins 3624 .600
Division 2nd place
Team W L Pct.
Cleveland Indians 3525 .583
New York Yankees 3327 .550
Houston Astros 2931 .483
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Chicago White Sox 3525 .583 +3
Toronto Blue Jays 3228 .533 —
Seattle Mariners 2733 .450 5
Los Angeles Angels 2634 .433 6
Kansas City Royals 2634 .433 6
Baltimore Orioles 2535 .417 7
Boston Red Sox 2436 .400 8
Detroit Tigers 2335 .397 8
Texas Rangers 2238 .367 10

Record vs. opponents

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2020 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020
Team HOU LAA OAK SEA TEX NL
Houston —4–63–77–35–510–10
Los Angeles 6–4—4–65–54–67–13
Oakland 7–36–4—6–47–310–10
Seattle 3–75–54–6—8–27–13
Texas 5–56–43–72–8—6–14

Roster

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2020 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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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; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Yuli Gurriel572112749121622012.232.384
Kyle Tucker582093356126942818.268.512
Carlos Correa58201225390525016.264.383
Jose Altuve48192324290518217.219.344
George Springer511893750621432124.265.540
Josh Reddick561882246111423120.245.378
Michael Brantley461702451150522217.300.476
Alex Bregman421531937121622024.242.451
Martín Maldonado47135192940624127.215.378
Abraham Toro33871313203913.149.276
Myles Straw3382817400864.207.256
Aledmys Díaz1758814503601.241.483
Jack Mayfield214258100302.190.214
Dustin Garneau173846011406.158.289
Taylor Jones72134101301.190.381
Garrett Stubbs14811000100.125.125
Yordan Alvarez2822001400.250.625
Team totals601992279478103126926822192.240.408

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Pitching

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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; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Framber Valdez533.571110070.26332281676
Zack Greinke334.031212067.0673030967
Lance McCullers Jr.333.931111055.04429242056
Cristian Javier523.481210054.13621211854
Brandon Bielak336.75126032.03926241726
José Urquidy112.7355029.22299817
Andre Scrubb101.90200123.215552024
Ryan Pressly133.432301221.021108729
Blake Taylor212.18220120.213751217
Enoli Paredes333.05220020.218971120
Cy Sneed035.71180017.12215111021
Josh James107.27132017.11514141721
Brooks Raley013.94170116.0887421
Luis García012.9251012.174459
Humberto Castellanos016.7580010.21288512
Nivaldo Rodríguez016.235008.2157668
Brandon Bailey002.455007.162234
Chase De Jong0114.733207.112121249
Cionel Pérez002.847006.172268
Justin Verlander103.001106.032217
Joe Biagini0020.774004.110101044
Roberto Osuna002.084014.131103
Chris Devenski0114.734003.276635
Bryan Abreu002.704003.112173
Brad Peacock007.713002.132213
Carlos Sanabria009.002002.032232
Team totals29314.31606016524.0472275251217526

Source:

Postseason

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Game log

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2020 Postseason Game Log: (8–5)
ALWCS vs Twins: (2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
1September 29@ Twins4–1Valdez (1–0)Romo (0–1)—Target Field1–0
2September 30@ Twins3–1Javier (1–0)Stashak (0–1)Pressly (1)Target Field2–0
ALDS vs Athletics: (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
1October 5@ Athletics10–5Taylor (1–0)Wendelken (0–1)—Dodger Stadium1–0
2October 6@ Athletics5–2Valdez (1–0)Manaea (0–1)Pressly (1)Dodger Stadium2–0
3October 7Athletics7–9Hendriks (1–0)Raley (0–1)—Dodger Stadium2–1
4October 8Athletics11–6Javier (1–0)Montas (0–1)—Dodger Stadium3–1
all games played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
ALCS vs Rays: (3–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumRecord
1October 11@ Rays1–2Snell (1–0)Valdez (0–1)Castillo (1)Petco Park0–1
2October 12@ Rays2–4Morton (1–0)McCullers Jr. (0–1)Anderson (1)Petco Park0–2
3October 13Rays2–5Yarbrough (1–0)Urquidy (0–1)Castillo (2)Petco Park0–3
4October 14Rays4–3Greinke (1–0)Glasnow (0–1)Pressly (1)Petco Park1–3
5October 15Rays4–3Pressly (1–0)Anderson (0–1)—Petco Park2–3
6October 16@ Rays7–4Valdez (1–1)Snell (1–1)Pressly (2)Petco Park3–3
7October 17@ Rays2–4Morton (2–0)McCullers Jr. (0–2)Fairbanks (1)Petco Park3–4
all games played at Petco Park in San Diego, CA

Postseason rosters

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Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Series
American League Division Series
American League Championship Series

Awards and achievements

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Awards

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League leaders

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AL batting leaders

Other

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2020 grand slams
No.DateAstros batterVenueInningPitcherOpposing teamBox
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Minor league system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League
A-Advanced Fayetteville Woodpeckers Carolina League
A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League
Rookie DSL Astros Dominican Summer League

Charitable efforts during Coronavirus pandemic

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As of mid-April 2020, Astro teammates Carlos Correa and Martin Maldonado, along with fellow Major Leaguers such as Francisco Lindor and Eddie Rosario, as well as musical stars, have already shipped 26 pallets of medical supplies to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Astros owner Jim Crane has waived all shipping and logistic charges through his company Crane Worldwide Logistics.[35]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The Astros' first season without a grand slam since 1993.

References

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  1. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2019 American League team statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
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  5. ↑ "MLB Rookie of the Year Award | The Jackie Robinson Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Diamond, Jared (January 22, 2020). "Astros Players Cheated. Baseball Wanted Answers. So It Made a Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ Passan, Jeff (January 13, 2020). "Astros' Luhnow, Hinch fired after MLB gives ban". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Press release: Don Kelly Named Pirates Bench Coach". MLB.com.
  12. ↑ "Astros: Meet Omar Lopez, Houston's new first base coach". December 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Astros' Jeff Luhnow, AJ Hinch suspended for 2020". MLB.com.
  14. ↑ "Statement of the Commissioner" (PDF). img.mlbstatic.com.
  15. ↑ "Astros Fire AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow for Cheating; Joe Espada to be Interim Manager". Bleacher Report.
  16. ↑ "Astros sign Baker, emphasize 'respect' factor". ESPN.com. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Press release: Yankees sign Gerrit Cole to nine-year contract". MLB.com.
  18. ↑ "Gerrit Cole signs with Yankees". MLB.com.
  19. ↑ "Where Gerrit Cole's historic $324 million deal ranks among richest contracts in MLB history for a pitcher".
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