| Postseason: |
Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Season Summary | 93-70, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 98 | last on Monday, Oct 6, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 112 | last on Oct 6, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3.5 | last on Monday, Jul 28, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 3.5 | last on Sunday, May 25, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 25 | last on Thursday, Oct 2 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 10 | Thursday, Aug 14 to Sunday, Aug 24 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Sunday, May 11 to Saturday, May 17 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Wednesday, Jul 2 |
| Most Runs Scored | 12 | Sunday, Jun 29 and Thursday, Aug 21 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 20 | Friday, Aug 15 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 11 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 18 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Richard | Hooton | Sambito | 2:03 | 33,270 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 10 | 6 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Smith | Stanhouse | 2:58 | 30,701 | ++ | |||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Howe | Smith | Hooton | 5:35 | 24,609 | - | |
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 4 | 2 | 3-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Forsch | Goltz | LaCorte | 2:19 | 33,676 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 5 | 4 | 4-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Sambito | Garber | 3:15 | 15,017 | ++ | |||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 6 | 2 | 5-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | McWilliams | 2:14 | 15,712 | +++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 4 | 6 | 5-2 | 2 | 2.5 | Reuss | Smith | 3:06 | 45,476 | - | ||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 7 | 4 | 6-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Forsch | Goltz | Andujar | 3:20 | 41,112 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 0 | 7-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Richard | Welch | 2:40 | 50,112 | ++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 4 | 7-3 | 2 | 2.5 | Reuss | Niekro | 2:27 | 39,442 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 5 | 6 | 7-4 | 2 | 3.5 | LaCoss | Ruhle | Hume | 3:09 | 29,067 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 8 | 0 | 8-4 | 2 | 2.5 | Ryan | Pastore | 2:45 | 30,094 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8-5 | 2 | 3.5 | Hume | Andujar | Bair | 3:39 | 29,828 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 7 | 4 | 9-5 | 2 | 2.5 | Richard | Falcone | 2:52 | 24,140 | + | |||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 6 | 0 | 10-5 | 2 | 1.5 | Niekro | Glynn | LaCorte | 2:42 | 44,540 | ++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11-5 | 2 | 1.5 | LaCorte | Allen | 3:37 | 20,828 | +++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 3 | 0 | 12-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Forsch | Leibrandt | 2:14 | 18,092 | ++++ | ||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 5 | 1 | 13-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Richard | Seaver | 2:21 | 19,821 | +++++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 9 | 3 | 14-5 | 1 | up 1.5 | Niekro | LaCoss | 3:00 | 18,215 | ++++++ | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 1 | 9 | 14-6 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hood | Ryan | Kaat | 2:39 | 23,009 | - | |
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 15-6 | 1 | up 2.5 | Ruhle | Martinez | Sambito | 2:10 | 23,292 | + | |
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 16-6 | 1 | up 2.0 | Forsch | Sykes | LaCorte | 2:37 | 17,262 | ++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 1 | 10 | 16-7 | 1 | up 2.0 | Palmer | Richard | 2:41 | 5,477 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | W | 8 | 4 | 17-7 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Grimsley | 2:33 | 5,503 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 0 | 3 | 17-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Sanderson | Ryan | Fryman | 2:29 | 7,386 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 5 | 17-9 | 1 | Tied | McWilliams | Forsch | Bradford | 2:21 | 11,111 | -- | |
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18-9 | 1 | Tied | LaCorte | Garber | Sambito | 3:15 | 13,798 | + |
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 7 | 18-10 | 1 | Tied | Niekro | Niekro | 2:25 | 10,871 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 2 | 3 | 18-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Palmer | Ryan | Fryman | 2:42 | 24,835 | -- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 0 | 1 | 18-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Sanderson | Forsch | Fryman | 2:19 | 20,636 | --- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | L | 0 | 3 | 18-13 | 3 | 1.0 | Ruthven | Richard | 2:06 | 33,610 | ---- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | L | 2 | 4 | 18-14 | 3 | 1.5 | Christenson | Niekro | Noles | 2:25 | 43,525 | ----- | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 3 | 0 | 19-14 | 3 | 1.5 | Ryan | Lerch | 2:07 | 33,950 | + | |||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 3 | 2 | 20-14 | 2 | 2.0 | Forsch | Swan | 2:29 | 8,466 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 5 | 20-15 | 2 | 3.0 | Falcone | Richard | Allen | 2:37 | 4,233 | - | |
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 5 | 21-15 | 2 | 2.5 | Niekro | Kobel | LaCorte | 2:55 | 7,812 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 0 | 3 | 21-16 | 2 | 2.5 | Carlton | Ryan | 2:11 | 27,822 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 5 | 21-17 | 3 | 3.5 | Saucier | Andujar | McGraw | 2:28 | 28,539 | -- | |
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 6 | 21-18 | 3 | 3.5 | Ruthven | Forsch | 2:10 | 37,349 | --- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 4 | 1 | 22-18 | 2 | 3.0 | Richard | Curtis | Sambito | 2:59 | 18,242 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 23-18 | 2 | 2.0 | LaCorte | Fingers | 2:47 | 18,246 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 24-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Ryan | Wise | 2:30 | 19,697 | +++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 24-19 | 3 | 3.0 | Blue | Forsch | 2:19 | 10,511 | - | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 0 | 25-19 | 2 | 2.0 | Richard | Montefusco | 2:15 | 11,649 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 6 | 25-20 | 3 | 2.0 | Knepper | Niekro | 2:35 | 19,801 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 0 | 3 | 25-21 | 3 | 3.0 | Wise | Ryan | Rasmussen | 2:16 | 27,176 | -- | |
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 26-21 | 2 | 3.0 | Ruhle | Jones | LaCorte | 2:20 | 12,363 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 27-21 | 2 | 2.0 | Forsch | Fingers | Sambito | 2:27 | 13,619 | ++ | |
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 28-21 | 2 | 2.0 | Richard | Knepper | 2:02 | 26,822 | +++ | |||
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 3 | 0 | 29-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | Whitson | 2:05 | 42,263 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 5 | 4 | 30-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Sambito | Minton | 2:30 | 28,327 | +++++ | |||
| 52 | 52 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 6 | 2 | 31-21 | 2 | 0.5 | Forsch | Lamp | 2:31 | 19,022 | ++++++ | |||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 5 | 2 | 32-21 | 1 | up 0.5 | Ruhle | Krukow | 2:22 | 22,201 | +++++++ | |||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 3 | 0 | 33-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | Richard | Reuschel | 2:18 | 31,599 | ++++++++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 3 | 5 | 33-22 | 1 | up 2.0 | Solomon | Niekro | Tekulve | 2:35 | 31,854 | - | |
| 56 | 56 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 3 | 34-22 | 1 | up 2.0 | Ryan | Robinson | LaCorte | 3:08 | 33,922 | + | |
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 4 | 34-23 | 1 | up 1.0 | Candelaria | Forsch | 2:08 | 49,541 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 2 | 1 | 35-23 | 1 | up 2.0 | Ruhle | Hernandez | Smith | 2:35 | 15,289 | + | |
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 7 | 1 | 36-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Richard | McGlothen | Andujar | 2:54 | 19,480 | ++ | |
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 3 | 0 | 37-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Niekro | Kaat | 2:08 | 24,459 | +++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 2 | 0 | 38-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Ryan | Sykes | Sambito | 2:02 | 24,663 | ++++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 6 | 4 | 39-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Forsch | Candelaria | Sambito | 2:14 | 35,955 | +++++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 4 | 2 | 40-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Ruhle | Blyleven | Sambito | 2:30 | 45,867 | ++++++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 1 | 2 | 40-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Bibby | Niekro | Jackson | 2:33 | 46,213 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 0 | 3 | 40-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Sutcliffe | Andujar | 2:29 | 29,753 | -- | |||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 41-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | LaCorte | Beckwith | 4:13 | 34,388 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 2 | 9 | 41-26 | 1 | up 2.0 | Welch | Forsch | 2:50 | 34,416 | - | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 5 | 4 | 42-26 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Pastore | Sambito | 2:31 | 36,648 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 5 | 8 | 42-27 | 1 | up 2.0 | Price | Richard | Hume | 3:08 | 44,025 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 12 | 10 | 43-27 | 1 | up 2.5 | LaCorte | Soto | Sambito | 3:20 | 38,408 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 43-28 | 1 | up 2.5 | Hrabosky | Sambito | 2:53 | 8,208 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 13 | 43-29 | 1 | up 2.5 | Alexander | Niekro | 2:47 | 9,546 | -- | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 14 | 43-30 | 1 | up 1.5 | Niekro | Ruhle | 2:27 | 21,908 | --- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 44-30 | 1 | up 1.5 | Richard | Boggs | LaCorte | 2:44 | 15,769 | + | |
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 8 | 44-31 | 1 | up 0.5 | Leibrandt | Ryan | 2:42 | 37,047 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 6 | 8 | 44-32 | 2 | 1.0 | Soto | Forsch | 2:46 | 0 | -- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 44-33 | 2 | 1.0 | LaCoss | Andujar | Hume | 2:34 | 44,083 | --- | |
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 3 | 2 | 45-33 | 1 | Tied | Niekro | Pastore | LaCorte | 2:37 | 30,045 | + | |
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 4 | 45-34 | 2 | 1.0 | Howe | Ryan | 2:52 | 49,692 | - | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 45-35 | 2 | 2.0 | Reuss | Forsch | Howe | 2:30 | 42,754 | -- | |
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 9 | 5 | 46-35 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | McWilliams | Smith | 2:54 | 38,610 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 6 | 5 | 47-35 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sambito | Garber | LaCorte | 2:48 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 6 | 1 | 48-35 | 1 | up 0.5 | Ruhle | Boggs | 2:28 | 31,230 | +++ | |||
| 84 | 84 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 0 | 2 | 48-36 | 1 | up 0.5 | Niekro | Pladson | 2:19 | 20,247 | - | |||
| 85 | 85 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 49-36 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sambito | Ruthven | 2:08 | 24,223 | + | |||
| 86 | 86 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | L | 2 | 4 | 49-37 | 1 | up 0.5 | Walk | Forsch | 2:06 | 28,532 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | L | 1 | 2 | 49-38 | 2 | 0.5 | Carlton | Niekro | 2:18 | 26,403 | -- | |||
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 49-39 | 2 | 0.5 | Fryman | Smith | Norman | 3:24 | 26,389 | --- | |
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 4 | 2 | 50-39 | 1 | Tied | Andujar | Lea | Smith | 2:44 | 40,499 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 2 | 5 | 50-40 | 1 | Tied | Gullickson | Pladson | 2:35 | 39,507 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 4 | 3 | 51-40 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sambito | Norman | 2:16 | 28,513 | + | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 3 | 2 | 52-40 | 1 | up 1.5 | LaCorte | Allen | 2:23 | 20,548 | ++ | |||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 53-40 | 1 | up 2.5 | Roberge | Glynn | Smith | 3:02 | 26,815 | +++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | L | 3 | 4 | 53-41 | 1 | up 2.5 | Reardon | LaCorte | Allen | 2:44 | 30,236 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | W | 9 | 8 | 54-41 | 1 | up 2.5 | LaCorte | Sosa | 3:31 | 50,217 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 54-42 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bahnsen | LaCorte | 3:46 | 42,400 | - | |
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | W | 6 | 3 | 55-42 | 1 | up 2.5 | Niekro | Lee | Smith | 3:02 | 41,107 | + | |
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 56-42 | 1 | up 3.5 | Sambito | Reed | 2:41 | 30,181 | ++ | |
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 6 | 9 | 56-43 | 1 | up 2.5 | Saucier | LaCorte | McGraw | 3:05 | 30,252 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 6 | 56-44 | 1 | up 1.5 | Ruthven | Ryan | McGraw | 2:36 | 31,342 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 5 | 56-45 | 1 | up 0.5 | Reardon | Smith | 2:42 | 16,612 | --- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 3 | 5 | 56-46 | 2 | 0.5 | Allen | Niekro | 2:46 | 45,426 | ---- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 57-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sambito | Reardon | 3:41 | 22,492 | + | |
| 104 | 104 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 4 | 2 | 58-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Ryan | Hargesheimer | Sambito | 2:19 | 27,040 | ++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 3 | 9 | 58-47 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lavelle | Pladson | 3:03 | 24,198 | - | |||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 1 | 0 | 59-47 | 1 | up 0.5 | Forsch | Blue | 2:10 | 23,478 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 1 | 5 | 59-48 | 1 | up 0.5 | Shirley | Niekro | 2:59 | 20,044 | - | |||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 3 | 5 | 59-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Eichelberger | Sambito | Fingers | 2:45 | 15,207 | -- | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 9 | 5 | 60-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Smith | D'Acquisto | 2:50 | 21,233 | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 60-50 | 2 | 0.5 | Wise | Sambito | 2:21 | 20,514 | - | |||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 5 | 60-51 | 2 | 0.5 | Blue | Forsch | Minton | 2:48 | 10,755 | -- | |
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 2 | 60-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Ripley | Niekro | Lavelle | 2:05 | 29,770 | --- | |
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 60-53 | 3 | 1.0 | Rowland | Smith | 3:42 | 10,149 | ---- | |
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 2 | 1 | 61-53 | 2 | 0.5 | Ryan | Curtis | 2:18 | 12,150 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 1 | 20 | 62-53 | 1 | Tied | Smith | Rasmussen | 6:17 | 14,177 | ++ | |
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 0 | 63-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Forsch | Jones | 2:06 | 0 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 9 | 2 | 64-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Niekro | Mura | 2:23 | 16,120 | ++++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 5 | 2 | 65-53 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ryan | Candelaria | Sambito | 2:23 | 39,415 | +++++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 5 | 1 | 66-53 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ruhle | Bibby | Smith | 2:54 | 32,112 | ++++++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 12 | 5 | 67-53 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sambito | Blyleven | 2:59 | 33,884 | +++++++ | |||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 68-53 | 1 | up 2.5 | LaCorte | Caudill | 3:24 | 34,118 | ++++++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 17 | 69-53 | 1 | up 3.0 | Niekro | Riley | 4:47 | 25,031 | +++++++++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 2 | 1 | 70-53 | 1 | up 3.0 | Ryan | Caudill | 2:22 | 25,703 | ++++++++++ | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 1 | 3 | 70-54 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hood | Ruhle | 2:16 | 9,185 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 7 | 2 | 71-54 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Kaat | 2:18 | 10,859 | + | ||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 2 | 10 | 71-55 | 1 | up 2.0 | Martin | Forsch | 2:41 | 10,025 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 4 | 1 | 72-55 | 1 | up 2.5 | Andujar | Lamp | Sambito | 2:47 | 18,694 | + | |
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 6 | 5 | 73-55 | 1 | up 2.5 | Smith | Tidrow | LaCorte | 2:49 | 9,994 | ++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 2 | 0 | 74-55 | 1 | up 2.5 | Ruhle | McGlothen | 2:58 | 18,803 | +++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 7 | 8 | 74-56 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tidrow | LaCorte | 3:00 | 14,823 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 10 | 4 | 75-56 | 1 | up 0.5 | Smith | Robinson | 3:07 | 0 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 5 | 7 | 75-57 | 1 | up 0.5 | Rhoden | Pladson | Jackson | 2:57 | 26,374 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 4 | 10 | 75-58 | 2 | 1.0 | Candelaria | Andujar | Romo | 3:00 | 18,502 | -- | |
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 5 | 7 | 75-59 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaman | Sambito | Frazier | 3:15 | 19,628 | --- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 9 | 5 | 76-59 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | Sykes | Niemann | 2:40 | 0 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 6 | 4 | 77-59 | 2 | 1.0 | Ruhle | Martin | 2:02 | 34,350 | ++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 0 | 2 | 77-60 | 2 | 2.0 | Vuckovich | Forsch | 2:00 | 16,475 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 78-60 | 2 | 1.0 | Smith | Howe | Sambito | 3:06 | 34,546 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 79-60 | 1 | Tied | Roberge | Sutcliffe | 3:49 | 37,632 | ++ | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 5 | 3 | 80-60 | 1 | Tied | Niekro | Whitson | Smith | 2:35 | 23,380 | +++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 3 | 2 | 81-60 | 1 | Tied | Forsch | Blue | 2:10 | 32,526 | ++++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 6 | 4 | 82-60 | 1 | Tied | Andujar | Montefusco | Sambito | 2:43 | 18,471 | +++++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 3 | 6 | 82-61 | 1 | Tied | Shirley | Ryan | 2:30 | 9,578 | - | |||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 3 | 4 | 82-62 | 1 | Tied | Curtis | Ruhle | Fingers | 2:57 | 20,383 | -- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 0 | 7 | 82-63 | 2 | 1.0 | Soto | Niekro | 2:37 | 25,092 | --- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 10 | 2 | 83-63 | 2 | 1.0 | Forsch | Pastore | Sambito | 2:37 | 23,861 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 83-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Griffin | Andujar | Holland | 2:45 | 4,377 | - | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | W | 3 | 2 | 84-64 | 1 | Tied | Smith | Lavelle | Sambito | 2:53 | 16,770 | + | |
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 1 | 85-64 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ruhle | Blue | 2:29 | 19,844 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 2 | 86-64 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Shirley | 2:40 | 16,513 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 9 | 86-65 | 1 | up 1.0 | Curtis | Niemann | 3:00 | 4,788 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 4 | 86-66 | 1 | Tied | Alexander | Andujar | Camp | 2:39 | 24,897 | -- | |
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 2 | 87-66 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ryan | Niekro | Smith | 2:39 | 7,926 | + | |
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 2 | 0 | 88-66 | 1 | up 2.0 | Ruhle | Seaver | 2:02 | 42,486 | ++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 2 | 0 | 89-66 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Soto | Smith | 2:25 | 40,305 | +++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 5 | 8 | 89-67 | 1 | up 2.0 | LaCoss | Andujar | Hume | 2:52 | 32,756 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 7 | 3 | 90-67 | 1 | up 2.0 | Ryan | Alexander | Smith | 2:41 | 31,973 | + | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 5 | 2 | 91-67 | 1 | up 2.0 | Ruhle | Niekro | 2:06 | 35,600 | ++ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 2 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 92-67 | 1 | up 3.0 | Niekro | McWilliams | LaCorte | 2:35 | 45,022 | +++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 92-68 | 1 | up 2.0 | Valenzuela | Forsch | 2:45 | 49,642 | - | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 92-69 | 1 | up 1.0 | Reuss | Ryan | 2:30 | 46,085 | -- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 4 | 92-70 | 1 | Tied | Howe | LaCorte | Sutton | 3:33 | 52,339 | --- | |
| 163 | 163 | Monday, Oct 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 7 | 1 | 93-70 | 1 | up 1.0 | Niekro | Goltz | 3:10 | 51,127 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.