Franchise Encyclopedia: 2004 / 2006
89-73, Finished 2nd in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Phil Garner (89-73)
Scored 693 runs, Allowed 609 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-71
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 2,804,760 (7th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
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Lost World Series (4-0) to Chicago White Sox Won NL Championship Series (4-2) over St. Louis Cardinals Won NL Division Series (3-1) over Atlanta Braves |

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| Season Summary | 89-73, Final Rank:2, GB: 11.0 | |
| Days in First | 4 | last on Friday, Apr 15, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 6 | last on Apr 15, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Sunday, Apr 10, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 16 | last on Tuesday, Sep 13, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 16 | last on Sunday, Oct 2 |
| Most Games under .500 | 15 | last on Friday, May 27 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Sunday, Jul 24 to Saturday, Jul 30 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Wednesday, May 18 to Tuesday, May 24 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Saturday, May 21 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Friday, Jul 22 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Sunday, Jul 24 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 17 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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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 | Tuesday, Apr 5 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 3 | 7 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Carpenter | Oswalt | Isringhausen | 2:44 | 43,567 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Qualls | Tavarez | Lidge | 2:40 | 28,496 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 8 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 3 | 2 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Clemens | Belisle | Lidge | 2:50 | 36,382 | ++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 9 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Lidge | Wagner | 2:55 | 34,502 | +++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 5 | 2 | 4-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Oswalt | Milton | Lidge | 2:35 | 31,832 | ++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Monday, Apr 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 8 | 4-2 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Springer | 53,663 | - | |||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4-3 | 2 | 0.5 | DeJean | Wheeler | 3:20 | 22,431 | -- | |
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 3 | 4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Matthews | Franco | Looper | 3:03 | 17,214 | --- | |
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 11 | 2 | 5-4 | 1 | Tied | Oswalt | Wilson | 2:36 | 31,740 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Milton | Pettitte | Graves | 2:28 | 26,926 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 5 | 6 | 5-6 | 4 | 1.5 | Wagner | Qualls | Graves | 2:26 | 25,762 | -- | |
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 18 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5-7 | 4 | 2.5 | Sosa | Wheeler | Kolb | 3:35 | 31,672 | --- | |
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 6-7 | 4 | 2.5 | Backe | Thomson | Lidge | 2:41 | 32,146 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 6 | 1 | 7-7 | 4 | 1.5 | Oswalt | Sheets | 2:11 | 26,119 | ++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 8-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Pettitte | Davis | Lidge | 3:08 | 32,173 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 7 | 8 | 8-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Marquis | Duckworth | Isringhausen | 3:03 | 44,805 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8-9 | 2 | 3.5 | Mulder | Qualls | 2:42 | 40,058 | -- | |
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 5 | 8 | 8-10 | 4 | 4.5 | Morris | Backe | Isringhausen | 3:08 | 39,020 | --- | |
| 19 | 19 | Monday, Apr 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 4 | 5.0 | Perez | Oswalt | Mesa | 2:17 | 8,413 | ---- | |
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 4 | 6.5 | Wells | Pettitte | Mesa | 2:34 | 13,426 | ----- | |
| 21 | 21 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 5 | 7.0 | Maddux | Clemens | Hawkins | 2:47 | 41,232 | ------ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 7 | 5 | 9-13 | 5 | 6.0 | Backe | Bartosh | 2:34 | 41,615 | + | |||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 9 | 3 | 10-13 | 4 | 5.0 | Oswalt | Prior | 2:52 | 38,014 | ++ | |||
| 24 | 24 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 11 | 4 | 11-13 | 3 | 5.0 | Pettitte | Fogg | 2:34 | 23,882 | +++ | |||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 4 | 7 | 11-14 | 4 | 6.0 | White | Qualls | Mesa | 2:46 | 27,809 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 4 | 6 | 11-15 | 4 | 7.0 | Torres | Lidge | Mesa | 3:03 | 29,299 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 9 | 11-16 | 4 | 7.0 | Thomson | Backe | 2:27 | 20,553 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 9 | 11-17 | 4 | 7.0 | Smoltz | Oswalt | 2:09 | 26,987 | ---- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 1 | 4 | 11-18 | 5 | 7.0 | Ramirez | Pettitte | Kolb | 2:28 | 36,452 | ----- | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 16 | 11-19 | 5 | 8.0 | Hampton | Astacio | 2:16 | 32,498 | ------ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | FLA | W | 2 | 1 | 12-19 | 5 | 8.0 | Clemens | Burnett | Lidge | 2:41 | 20,539 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | FLA | L | 2 | 6 | 12-20 | 5 | 8.0 | Mecir | Springer | 2:42 | 11,687 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | FLA | L | 1 | 2 | 12-21 | 5 | 9.0 | Willis | Oswalt | Jones | 2:19 | 21,789 | -- | |
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 12 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 3 | 6 | 12-22 | 6 | 10.0 | Hennessey | Pettitte | Walker | 3:10 | 29,126 | --- | ||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 12-23 | 6 | 10.0 | Rueter | Astacio | Walker | 2:50 | 31,365 | ---- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 4 | 1 | 13-23 | 6 | 10.0 | Clemens | Tomko | Lidge | 2:11 | 41,323 | + | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 9 | 0 | 14-23 | 5 | 10.0 | Backe | Fassero | 2:35 | 33,633 | ++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | HOU | ARI | W | 3 | 0 | 15-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Oswalt | Vazquez | Lidge | 2:41 | 27,156 | +++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | HOU | ARI | L | 6 | 7 | 15-24 | 5 | 10.0 | Ortiz | Pettitte | Bruney | 3:03 | 27,790 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | HOU | ARI | L | 1 | 6 | 15-25 | 5 | 10.0 | Halsey | Clemens | Valverde | 2:53 | 32,132 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 15-26 | 5 | 11.0 | Rogers | Backe | 2:33 | 38,109 | --- | ||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 18 | 15-27 | 5 | 12.0 | Young | Astacio | 3:07 | 35,781 | ---- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 2 | 15-28 | 5 | 12.0 | Park | Oswalt | Cordero | 2:35 | 40,583 | ----- | |
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 4 | 15-29 | 6 | 13.0 | Rusch | Rodriguez | Dempster | 2:07 | 38,232 | ------ | |
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 2 | 4 | 15-30 | 6 | 14.0 | Wuertz | Lidge | Dempster | 2:33 | 38,805 | ------- | |
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 5 | 1 | 16-30 | 6 | 14.0 | Backe | Maddux | 2:21 | 38,118 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 3 | 16-31 | 6 | 15.0 | Davis | Oswalt | Turnbow | 2:33 | 22,173 | - | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 6 | 17-31 | 6 | 15.0 | Rodriguez | Sheets | Lidge | 2:46 | 37,845 | + | |
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 18-31 | 6 | 14.0 | Pettitte | Capuano | Lidge | 2:33 | 34,402 | ++ | |
| 50 | 50 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 0 | 9 | 18-32 | 6 | 15.0 | Harang | Clemens | 2:38 | 42,097 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 19-32 | 6 | 14.0 | Backe | Belisle | Lidge | 2:27 | 28,535 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 4 | 1 | 20-32 | 6 | 14.0 | Oswalt | Ortiz | Lidge | 2:23 | 31,571 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 0 | 2 | 20-33 | 6 | 14.5 | Carpenter | Pettitte | Tavarez | 2:30 | 34,092 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 9 | 11 | 20-34 | 6 | 15.5 | Marquis | Rodriguez | Isringhausen | 3:14 | 39,288 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 6 | 4 | 21-34 | 5 | 14.5 | Clemens | Mulder | Lidge | 3:02 | 34,009 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 3 | 21-35 | 6 | 16.0 | Martinez | Oswalt | 2:15 | 39,953 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 1 | 22-35 | 6 | 15.0 | Backe | Zambrano | Lidge | 3:06 | 23,635 | + | |
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23-35 | 6 | 14.5 | Springer | Bell | Lidge | 3:22 | 30,737 | ++ |
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | HOU | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 24-35 | 5 | 14.5 | Rodriguez | Lilly | Lidge | 2:26 | 28,607 | +++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | HOU | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 25-35 | 5 | 13.5 | Lidge | Schoeneweis | 2:58 | 34,925 | ++++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | HOU | TOR | W | 3 | 0 | 26-35 | 5 | 13.5 | Oswalt | Towers | 1:50 | 30,584 | +++++ | |||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 8 | 26-36 | 5 | 13.5 | Penn | Backe | Ryan | 23,297 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 26-37 | 5 | 14.5 | Chen | Pettitte | 3:01 | 24,659 | -- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 26-38 | 5 | 14.5 | Lopez | Rodriguez | 2:41 | 31,547 | --- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 0 | 27-38 | 5 | 14.5 | Clemens | Howell | 2:56 | 27,385 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 2 | 28-38 | 5 | 14.5 | Oswalt | Carrasco | 2:40 | 26,523 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 28-39 | 5 | 15.5 | Hernandez | Backe | 2:41 | 20,214 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 20 | boxscore | HOU | COL | W | 7 | 0 | 29-39 | 5 | 15.5 | Pettitte | Kennedy | 2:39 | 28,237 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | HOU | COL | W | 6 | 5 | 30-39 | 5 | 14.5 | Qualls | Wright | Lidge | 2:29 | 28,788 | ++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | HOU | COL | W | 6 | 2 | 31-39 | 5 | 13.5 | Clemens | Jennings | 2:28 | 39,415 | +++ | |||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | HOU | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 32-39 | 5 | 13.0 | Oswalt | Rodriguez | Lidge | 2:22 | 36,199 | ++++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | HOU | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 32-40 | 5 | 14.0 | Young | Backe | Cordero | 2:47 | 41,868 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | HOU | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 33-40 | 5 | 13.0 | Qualls | Dominguez | 2:39 | 35,331 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jun 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | COL | W | 11 | 5 | 34-40 | 4 | 12.5 | Rodriguez | Wright | 2:51 | 21,877 | ++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | COL | L | 5 | 6 | 34-41 | 4 | 13.5 | Cortes | Springer | Fuentes | 2:48 | 28,726 | - | |
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | HOU | @ | COL | W | 7 | 1 | 35-41 | 3 | 13.5 | Oswalt | Kim | 2:42 | 23,494 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | T | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35-41 | 3 | 13.0 | 2:28 | 19,903 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 10 | 7 | 36-41 | 3 | 13.0 | Pettitte | Hudson | Wheeler | 3:19 | 24,923 | ++ | |
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 37-41 | 4 | 12.5 | Rodriguez | Harang | Wheeler | 2:35 | 0 | +++ | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 6 | 11 | 37-42 | 4 | 12.5 | Ortiz | Astacio | 2:43 | 28,236 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 9 | 0 | 38-42 | 3 | 12.5 | Clemens | Claussen | 2:55 | 27,506 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 4 | 1 | 39-42 | 3 | 12.5 | Oswalt | Lawrence | 2:10 | 40,550 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 6 | 2 | 40-42 | 2 | 12.5 | Backe | Reyes | 2:47 | 27,307 | +++ | |||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 5 | 4 | 41-42 | 2 | 12.5 | Pettitte | Peavy | Wheeler | 2:42 | 29,774 | ++++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 5 | 7 | 41-43 | 2 | 12.5 | Williams | Rodriguez | Hoffman | 3:04 | 28,810 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 42-43 | 2 | 12.5 | Lidge | Brazoban | 2:56 | 36,176 | + | |||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 4 | 2 | 43-43 | 2 | 11.5 | Oswalt | Weaver | Lidge | 2:43 | 37,196 | ++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 6 | 5 | 44-43 | 2 | 11.5 | Springer | Sanchez | Lidge | 2:55 | 39,177 | +++ | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 44-44 | 3 | 12.5 | Thompson | Harville | 4:23 | 48,420 | - | |
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 44-45 | 3 | 13.5 | Marquis | Oswalt | Isringhausen | 2:14 | 48,034 | -- | |
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 0 | 3 | 44-46 | 3 | 14.5 | Carpenter | Clemens | 1:59 | 46,584 | --- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 11 | 1 | 45-46 | 3 | 14.5 | Backe | Williams | 3:08 | 17,590 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 9 | 3 | 46-46 | 3 | 13.0 | Astacio | Snell | 2:55 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 6 | 4 | 47-46 | 3 | 13.0 | Rodriguez | Redman | Lidge | 2:25 | 20,552 | +++ | |
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 0 | 48-46 | 2 | 13.0 | Pettitte | Fogg | 2:39 | 19,769 | ++++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | WSN | W | 3 | 2 | 49-46 | 2 | 12.0 | Oswalt | Loaiza | Lidge | 2:27 | 36,840 | +++++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | WSN | W | 14 | 1 | 50-46 | 2 | 12.0 | Clemens | Drese | 3:02 | 38,019 | ++++++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | WSN | L | 2 | 4 | 50-47 | 2 | 12.0 | Armas | Backe | Cordero | 2:51 | 42,680 | - | |
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | WSN | W | 4 | 1 | 14 | 51-47 | 2 | 11.0 | Springer | Carrasco | Lidge | 4:11 | 39,203 | + |
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 25 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 7 | 1 | 52-47 | 2 | 10.5 | Pettitte | Lidle | 2:31 | 36,029 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 53-47 | 2 | 10.5 | Oswalt | Madson | 2:11 | 33,867 | +++ | |||
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 54-47 | 2 | 9.5 | Clemens | Padilla | Lidge | 2:30 | 38,071 | ++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 3 | 2 | 55-47 | 2 | 9.5 | Wheeler | Hernandez | 2:44 | 43,552 | +++++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 5 | 2 | 56-47 | 2 | 8.5 | Rodriguez | Benson | Lidge | 2:30 | 42,659 | ++++++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 2 | 0 | 57-47 | 2 | 8.5 | Pettitte | Glavine | Lidge | 2:19 | 43,596 | +++++++ | ||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | L | 4 | 9 | 57-48 | 2 | 9.5 | Heilman | Wheeler | 3:29 | 43,028 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ARI | W | 3 | 1 | 58-48 | 2 | 9.0 | Clemens | Vargas | Lidge | 2:48 | 31,696 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ARI | W | 7 | 0 | 59-48 | 2 | 9.0 | Astacio | Vazquez | 3:11 | 22,283 | ++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ARI | L | 3 | 7 | 59-49 | 2 | 9.0 | Halsey | Rodriguez | Valverde | 2:37 | 23,217 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 4 | 59-50 | 2 | 10.0 | Schmidt | Pettitte | 2:19 | 39,686 | -- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 5 | 59-51 | 2 | 10.0 | Lowry | Oswalt | 2:27 | 41,959 | --- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | W | 8 | 1 | 60-51 | 2 | 10.0 | Clemens | Eyre | 2:40 | 42,947 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | HOU | WSN | L | 5 | 6 | 60-52 | 2 | 11.5 | Patterson | Astacio | Cordero | 3:08 | 34,255 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | HOU | WSN | W | 7 | 6 | 61-52 | 2 | 11.5 | Rodriguez | Hernandez | Lidge | 3:08 | 34,309 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | HOU | WSN | W | 6 | 3 | 62-52 | 2 | 10.5 | Pettitte | Drese | 2:39 | 35,036 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 6 | 5 | 63-52 | 2 | 9.5 | Wheeler | White | Lidge | 2:57 | 37,524 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 0 | 1 | 63-53 | 2 | 10.5 | Torres | Lidge | Mesa | 2:44 | 43,286 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 0 | 8 | 63-54 | 2 | 10.5 | Williams | Astacio | 2:30 | 36,872 | -- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 12 | 4 | 64-54 | 2 | 10.0 | Rodriguez | Rusch | 2:49 | 26,992 | + | |||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 1 | 4 | 64-55 | 2 | 11.0 | Maddux | Pettitte | Dempster | 2:18 | 31,963 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 2 | 4 | 64-56 | 2 | 12.0 | Zambrano | Oswalt | Dempster | 2:21 | 29,978 | -- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Thursday, Aug 18 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 64-57 | 2 | 12.0 | Ohka | Clemens | Turnbow | 2:46 | 29,844 | --- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 65-57 | 2 | 12.0 | Springer | Davis | Lidge | 3:13 | 31,651 | + | ||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 65-58 | 2 | 13.0 | Sheets | Harville | 2:38 | 41,101 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 8 | 3 | 66-58 | 2 | 12.0 | Pettitte | Santos | 2:43 | 35,712 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 6 | 2 | 67-58 | 2 | 12.0 | Oswalt | Williams | 2:33 | 33,991 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 0 | 2 | 67-59 | 2 | 12.0 | Peavy | Clemens | 1:53 | 37,985 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 7 | 67-60 | 2 | 13.0 | Park | Rodriguez | Hoffman | 3:14 | 30,928 | -- | |
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 68-60 | 2 | 12.5 | Pettitte | Lowe | Lidge | 2:28 | 41,638 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 8 | 68-61 | 2 | 13.5 | Jackson | Oswalt | 2:32 | 51,738 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 1 | 68-62 | 2 | 14.5 | Weaver | Qualls | Sanchez | 2:25 | 47,541 | -- | |
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 5 | 2 | 69-62 | 2 | 14.0 | Rodriguez | Ortiz | 2:24 | 29,971 | + | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 10 | 0 | 70-62 | 2 | 14.0 | Pettitte | Claussen | 2:42 | 28,639 | ++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 3 | 1 | 71-62 | 2 | 13.5 | Oswalt | Harang | Lidge | 2:22 | 27,490 | +++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 6 | 5 | 13 | 72-62 | 2 | 12.5 | Qualls | Tavarez | 4:04 | 38,511 | ++++ | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 72-63 | 2 | 13.5 | Carpenter | Springer | 2:35 | 42,817 | - | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 1 | 4 | 72-64 | 2 | 14.5 | Marquis | Rodriguez | 2:19 | 38,277 | -- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | W | 4 | 3 | 73-64 | 2 | 14.5 | Pettitte | Myers | Lidge | 2:58 | 36,144 | + | |
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 74-64 | 2 | 13.5 | Oswalt | Wagner | Lidge | 2:24 | 30,600 | ++ | |
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | W | 8 | 6 | 75-64 | 2 | 12.5 | Qualls | Wagner | Lidge | 3:09 | 29,026 | +++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 75-65 | 2 | 14.0 | Davis | Clemens | Turnbow | 2:46 | 18,130 | - | |
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 5 | 76-65 | 2 | 14.0 | Pettitte | Ohka | Lidge | 3:10 | 24,437 | + | |
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 4 | 76-66 | 2 | 14.0 | Helling | Oswalt | Turnbow | 2:36 | 17,392 | - | |
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | HOU | FLA | L | 2 | 8 | 76-67 | 2 | 15.0 | Willis | Backe | 2:27 | 27,538 | -- | |||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | HOU | FLA | L | 2 | 4 | 76-68 | 2 | 16.0 | Beckett | Rodriguez | Jones | 2:43 | 31,512 | --- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | HOU | FLA | W | 10 | 2 | 77-68 | 2 | 15.0 | Clemens | Burnett | 2:59 | 30,911 | + | |||
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | HOU | FLA | W | 4 | 1 | 78-68 | 2 | 15.0 | Pettitte | Vargas | Lidge | 2:31 | 35,960 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 79-68 | 2 | 14.0 | Lidge | Eveland | 2:37 | 33,767 | +++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 7 | 0 | 80-68 | 2 | 14.0 | Backe | Obermueller | 2:50 | 37,756 | ++++ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | HOU | MIL | W | 6 | 1 | 81-68 | 2 | 13.0 | Rodriguez | Capuano | 3:08 | 35,052 | +++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Monday, Sep 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 0 | 7 | 81-69 | 2 | 13.5 | Snell | Clemens | 2:44 | 13,865 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 4 | 82-69 | 2 | 12.5 | Pettitte | Gorzelanny | 3:16 | 12,927 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 12 | 8 | 83-69 | 2 | 12.5 | Oswalt | Wells | 3:04 | 16,266 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | W | 2 | 1 | 84-69 | 2 | 11.5 | Backe | Duke | Lidge | 2:30 | 12,587 | +++ | |
| 155 | 155 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 5 | 84-70 | 2 | 11.5 | Rusch | Rodriguez | Dempster | 2:51 | 38,622 | - | |
| 156 | 156 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 3 | 85-70 | 2 | 10.5 | Astacio | Zambrano | 39,263 | + | |||
| 157 | 157 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 2 | 3 | 85-71 | 2 | 11.5 | Williams | Gallo | Dempster | 38,121 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 3 | 1 | 86-71 | 2 | 10.5 | Oswalt | Morris | Lidge | 2:30 | 40,260 | + | |
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 7 | 6 | 87-71 | 2 | 9.5 | Qualls | Isringhausen | Lidge | 2:58 | 40,616 | ++ | |
| 160 | 160 | Thursday, Sep 29 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 2 | 3 | 87-72 | 2 | 10.0 | Rusch | Rodriguez | Dempster | 2:12 | 37,820 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 3 | 4 | 87-73 | 2 | 11.0 | Novoa | Lidge | Dempster | 2:41 | 41,304 | -- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 3 | 1 | 88-73 | 2 | 11.0 | Clemens | Williams | Lidge | 2:29 | 42,021 | + | ||
| 163 | 163 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 6 | 4 | 89-73 | 2 | 11.0 | Oswalt | Maddux | Lidge | 2:38 | 42,288 | ++ | ||
| 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.