Summary April To pay homage and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Houston Astros franchise, the players donned retro Colt .45s
jerseys for play on April 10 and April 20. During the
1962,
1963, and
1964 seasons, Houston played as the Colt .45s prior to being renamed the Astros in
1965. On April 6, the Astros hosted the
Colorado Rockies for
Opening Day, as
Wandy Rodríguez made the start for the Astros. Rodríguez worked innings, allowed six hits, two walks and three runs. However, none of the runs charged to Rodríguez were
earned as the Astros committed four
errors on the way to a 5–3 defeat. In the bottom off the first inning,
Jose Altuve drew a
base on balls and, two batters later, scored when
Carlos Lee lined a
single to center field. Rockies starter
Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven inning with the runs allowed to earn the victory. Colorado scored the three unearned runs in the third inning, when Rodríguez, fielding
Dexter Fowler's
sacrifice bunt, committed a throwing error. On April 13,
Miami native
J. D. Martinez hit the
first-ever home run in the newly-opened
Marlins Park. With a runner on in the eighth, he hit an
Edward Mujica offering into the Clevelander Bar beyond the left-field wall to tie the contest with the team in their first season having been rebranded the
Miami Marlins.
Lucas Harrell also uncorked the first
wild pitch at Marlins Park during this game. J. D. Martinez and
Brian Bogusevic also doubled, and Martinez collected three hits and three RBI.
Wilton López (2–0) worked a scoreless sixth inning to earn the victory,
David Carpenter (1) and
Wesley Wright (2) each were credited with
holds, and
Brett Myers earned the
save (3).
May As of May 25, following a four-game
winning streak, the Astros' record stood at . Houston trailed the first-place
Cincinnati Reds by four games.
June The Astros' record on June 13 stood at prior to play versus the
San Francisco Giants. However, starter
Matt Cain tossed his
perfect game that day to defeat the Astros, 10–0. This was the first time in franchise history that no batters reached base safely for the Astros. Also, it was the first time the had been
no-hit since
Carlos Zambrano did so on September 14,
2008 for the
Chicago Cubs, the fifth time overall the Astos had been no-hit and second by the Giants. The Astros' season spiraled afterward, going the rest of the way.
September The Astros hosted the
St. Louis Cardinals on September 26 for their final home contest as a National League club, and won, 2–0, behind
Bud Norris' two-hit gem. Norris (6–13), who fanned seven and issued no walks, earned a
game score of 81. During the bottom of the fourth inning,
Jose Altuve's deep
blast (6) off Cardinals
ace Chris Carpenter (0–1) snapped a scoreless tie.
Brett Wallace also singled home a run for Houston.
Wilton López closed out the contest for the final innings to convert the
save (8). The victory snapped a personal 12-game
losing streak for Norris, who won for the first time since May 21 earlier in the season.
Performance overview After May 25, the Astros played to a record. The Astros concluded their National League tenure with an all-time record of 3,999 victories and ,4,134 defeats for a
winning percentage.
Carlos Lee departed the Astros ranking second-most in club history with four
walk-off home runs, second to
José Cruz (6).
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