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2008 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2007)
47-55, 6th place in NL Central Division
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Scored 435 runs, Allowed 495 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 45-57
Managed by Cecil Cooper

Ballpark: Minute Maid Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,781,026 (6th of 16)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008 Stats / Schedule (2007) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Org. Stats & DepthBat / Pitch / Inning Scoring & Leads

Game Results

Season Summary   47-55 , Final Rank: 6, GB:   12.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           7 (last on May 27)
Most Games under .500:           9 (last on July 23)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       14.0 (last on July 12)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (April 20 to April 25)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (June 11 to June 19)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (May 16)
Most Runs Scored:               11 (April 22 and June 28)

Longest Game:                   17 innings (July 6)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       4
Times Opponent Shutout:          4

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        47  55     435     495    .461

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           24  25     222     257    .490
Road           23  30     213     238    .434

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
March           0   1       0       4    .000
April          13  15     131     128    .464
May            17  11     135     137    .607
June           10  16      98     127    .385
July            7  12      71      99    .368

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     44  51     414     458    .463
Second Half     3   4      21      37    .429

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     1   3      21      22    .250
Full Games     46  52     414     473    .469
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        15  19     130     134    .441

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        11  14     108     152    .440

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ARI             1   2      16      17    .333
ATL             1   2      14      14    .333
BAL             0   3      11      15    .000
BOS             2   1      15      18    .667
CHC             5   4      30      38    .556
CIN             2   0      14       6   1.000
COL             1   2      13      18    .333
FLA             2   1      16      11    .667
LAD             4   3      33      23    .571
MIL             5   5      45      52    .500
NYY             0   3       5      23    .000
PHI             3   4      26      43    .429
PIT             2   7      35      52    .222
SDP             3   3      33      25    .500
SFG             3   1      23      17    .750
STL             4   8      44      50    .333
TBR             2   1      10       9    .667
TEX             3   3      28      34    .500
WSN             4   2      24      30    .667

Inter-League Play
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Inter-Lg        7  11      69      99    .389

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Mon, Mar 31 box HOU @SDP  L   0-4        0-1     3     1.0  2:53 J Peavy      R Oswalt      44,965 -
  2 Tue, Apr  1 box HOU @SDP  L   1-2        0-2     6     1.5  2:49 C Young      B Backe       20,825 --
  3 Wed, Apr  2 box HOU @SDP  W   9-6        1-2     5     1.5  2:53 J Valverde   T Hoffman     18,714 +
  4 Thu, Apr  3 box HOU @SDP  L   2-3        1-3     6     1.5  2:29 E Gonzalez   O Villarreal  24,432 -
  5 Fri, Apr  4 box HOU @CHC  W   4-3        2-3     5     1.5  2:26 W Wright     J Lieber      37,812 +
  6 Sat, Apr  5 box HOU @CHC  L   7-9        2-4     6     2.5  2:53 K Hart       R Oswalt      40,707 -
  7 Sun, Apr  6 box HOU @CHC  L   2-3        2-5     6     3.5  2:31 C Zambrano   O Villarreal  40,929 --
  8 Mon, Apr  7 box HOU  STL  W   5-3        3-5     6     3.0  2:13 J Valverde   K McClellan   43,483 +
  9 Tue, Apr  8 box HOU  STL  L   3-5        3-6     6     4.0  2:40 A Reyes      G Geary       30,184 -
 10 Wed, Apr  9 box HOU  STL  L   4-6        3-7     6     4.5  3:07 B Looper     C Sampson     29,187 --
 11 Fri, Apr 11 box HOU  FLA  L   6-10       3-8     6     5.0  3:01 R Nolasco    R Oswalt      34,191 ---
 12 Sat, Apr 12 box HOU  FLA  W   5-0        4-8     6     5.0  3:18 B Backe      A Miller      34,336 +
 13 Sun, Apr 13 box HOU  FLA  W   5-1        5-8     6     4.0  2:45 W Rodriguez  B Badenhop    29,766 ++
 14 Tue, Apr 15 box HOU @PHI  L   3-4        5-9     6     5.0  2:36 R Seanez     J Valverde    34,609 -
 15 Wed, Apr 16 box HOU @PHI  W   2-1        6-9     5     5.0  2:17 R Oswalt     K Kendrick    31,644 +
 16 Thu, Apr 17 box HOU @PHI  L   2-10       6-10    6     5.0  2:45 B Myers      B Backe       33,526 -
 17 Fri, Apr 18 box HOU  COL  L   5-11       6-11    6     6.0  3:15 F Morales    C Sampson     34,272 --
 18 Sat, Apr 19 box HOU  COL  L   2-3        6-12    6     6.0  2:25 A Cook       O Villarreal  34,540 ---
 19 Sun, Apr 20 box HOU  COL  W   6-4        7-12    6     5.5  3:20 W Wright     B Fuentes     35,286 +
 20 Mon, Apr 21 box HOU  SDP  W  10-3        8-12    4     5.5  2:27 R Oswalt     J Germano     28,600 ++
 21 Tue, Apr 22 box HOU  SDP  W  11-7        9-12    4     5.5  2:53 J Valverde   H Bell        33,434 +++
 22 Wed, Apr 23 box HOU @CIN  W   9-3       10-12    4     5.5  2:41 C Sampson    B Arroyo      16,017 ++++
 23 Thu, Apr 24 box HOU @CIN  W   5-3       11-12    4     4.5  2:31 J Cassel     J Cueto       17,403 +++++
 24 Fri, Apr 25 box HOU @STL  W   3-2       12-12    4     3.5  2:47 W Wright     J Isringhaus  41,193 ++++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, Apr 26 box HOU @STL  L   3-4       12-13    4     4.5  2:42 A Wainwright D Borkowski   43,040 -
 26 Sun, Apr 27 box HOU @STL  L   1-5       12-14    4     4.5  2:27 K Lohse      B Backe       44,222 --
 27 Mon, Apr 28 box HOU @ARI  L   3-5       12-15    4     5.0  2:43 D Haren      C Sampson     19,868 ---
 28 Tue, Apr 29 box HOU @ARI  W   6-4       13-15    4     4.0  3:00 D Brocail    E Gonzalez    20,241 +
 29 Wed, Apr 30 box HOU @ARI  L   7-8       13-16    4     5.0  3:03 B Medders    D Borkowski   21,519 -
 30 Fri, May  2 box HOU  MIL  W   7-4       14-16    4     5.0  2:45 R Oswalt     C Villanueva  39,715 +
 31 Sat, May  3 box HOU  MIL  W   6-2       15-16    4     4.0  3:06 B Backe      M Parra       35,002 ++
 32 Sun, May  4 box HOU  MIL  W   8-6 (12)  16-16    4     4.0  4:24 T Byrdak     M Stetter     38,301 +++
 33 Tue, May  6 box HOU  WSN  W   6-5       17-16    3     4.5  2:58 D Brocail    L Ayala       30,335 ++++
 34 Wed, May  7 box HOU  WSN  W   4-3       18-16    3     3.5  2:54 J Valverde   J Hanrahan    30,432 +++++
 35 Thu, May  8 box HOU  WSN  L   3-8       18-17    3     3.5  3:01 J Lannan     B Backe       33,433 -
 36 Fri, May  9 box HOU @LAD  W   7-1       19-17    3     2.5  3:05 B Moehler    D Lowe        52,658 +
 37 Sat, May 10 box HOU @LAD  W   5-0       20-17    3     2.5  2:46 C Sampson    C Billingsle  45,212 ++
 38 Sun, May 11 box HOU @LAD  W   8-5       21-17    3     1.5  3:31 G Geary      J Broxton     40,217 +++
 39 Mon, May 12 box HOU @SFG  W   7-3       22-17    3     1.5  2:49 R Oswalt     V Chulk       30,165 ++++
 40 Tue, May 13 box HOU @SFG  L   2-4       22-18    3     1.5  2:30 M Cain       B Backe       30,858 -
 41 Wed, May 14 box HOU @SFG  W   6-3       23-18    3     1.5  3:05 O Villarreal J Taschner    33,070 +
 42 Thu, May 15 box HOU @SFG  W   8-7       24-18    2     1.5  3:24 T Byrdak     V Chulk       33,771 ++
 43 Fri, May 16 box HOU @TEX  L   8-16      24-19    2     2.5  3:16 J Wright     W Wright      32,117 -
 44 Sat, May 17 box HOU @TEX  L   2-6       24-20    3     2.5  2:46 V Padilla    R Oswalt      38,534 --
 45 Sun, May 18 box HOU @TEX  W   5-4       25-20    3     2.5  3:00 B Backe      K Gabbard     33,561 +
 46 Mon, May 19 box HOU  CHC  L   2-7       25-21    3     3.5  3:19 T Lilly      B Moehler     32,458 -
 47 Tue, May 20 box HOU  CHC  W   4-2       26-21    3     2.5  2:31 C Sampson    R Dempster    33,339 +
 48 Wed, May 21 box HOU  CHC  W   5-3       27-21    3     1.5  2:36 S Chacon     S Gallagher   33,251 ++
 49 Thu, May 22 box HOU  PHI  L   5-7       27-22    3     2.0  3:07 C Durbin     W Wright      29,263 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, May 23 box HOU  PHI  W   4-3       28-22    3     2.0  2:38 B Backe      A Eaton       41,152 +
 51 Sat, May 24 box HOU  PHI  W   4-3       29-22    3     1.0  2:44 B Moehler    B Myers       42,660 ++
 52 Sun, May 25 box HOU  PHI  L   6-15      29-23    3     1.0  3:16 R Seanez     F Nieve       43,079 -
 53 Tue, May 27 box HOU @STL  W   8-2       30-23    2     1.5  2:36 S Chacon     B Looper      41,104 +
 54 Wed, May 28 box HOU @STL  L   1-6       30-24    3     2.5  2:23 A Wainwright W Rodriguez   41,115 -
 55 Thu, May 29 box HOU @STL  L   2-3       30-25    3     3.5  2:05 K Lohse      R Oswalt      41,786 --
 56 Fri, May 30 box HOU @MIL  L   1-5       30-26    3     4.5  2:47 M Parra      B Backe       32,039 ---
 57 Sat, May 31 box HOU @MIL  L   1-4       30-27    3     5.5  2:24 B Sheets     B Moehler     42,913 ----
 58 Sun, Jun  1 box HOU @MIL  L   1-10      30-28    3     6.5  2:55 D Bush       S Chacon      44,613 -----
 59 Tue, Jun  3 box HOU @PIT  W   2-0       31-28    3     7.0  2:44 W Rodriguez  P Dumatrait   13,183 +
 60 Wed, Jun  4 box HOU @PIT  L   2-5       31-29    4     7.0  2:31 Z Duke       R Oswalt       9,392 -
 61 Thu, Jun  5 box HOU @PIT  L   3-4       31-30    4     8.0  2:24 P Maholm     B Backe       10,728 --
 62 Fri, Jun  6 box HOU  STL  W   6-1       32-30    4     7.0  2:32 B Moehler    B Looper      38,596 +
 63 Sat, Jun  7 box HOU  STL  L   4-8       32-31    4     7.0  3:09 A Wainwright S Chacon      39,811 -
 64 Sun, Jun  8 box HOU  STL  L   4-5       32-32    4     8.0  2:51 K Lohse      W Rodriguez   39,923 --
 65 Tue, Jun 10 box HOU  MIL  W   6-1       33-32    4     8.0  2:26 R Oswalt     S McClung     35,058 +
 66 Wed, Jun 11 box HOU  MIL  L   6-10      33-33    4     9.0  3:11 M Parra      B Backe       33,806 -
 67 Thu, Jun 12 box HOU  MIL  L   6-9       33-34    4    10.0  2:53 B Sheets     B Moehler     35,709 --
 68 Fri, Jun 13 box HOU  NYY  L   1-2       33-35    4    10.0  2:57 J Veras      D Brocail     43,095 ---
 69 Sat, Jun 14 box HOU  NYY  L   4-8       33-36    4    11.0  2:57 M Mussina    W Rodriguez   43,409 ----
 70 Sun, Jun 15 box HOU  NYY  L   0-13      33-37    5    12.0  3:12 C Wang       R Oswalt      43,165 -----
 71 Tue, Jun 17 box HOU @BAL  L   5-6       33-38    5    12.0  3:12 J Johnson    D Brocail     21,535 ------
 72 Wed, Jun 18 box HOU @BAL  L   1-2 (10)  33-39    5    12.0  3:04 C Bradford   J Valverde    21,112 -------
 73 Thu, Jun 19 box HOU @BAL  L   5-7       33-40    5    12.0  2:50 B Burres     S Chacon      31,480 --------
 74 Fri, Jun 20 box HOU @TBR  W   4-3       34-40    5    12.0  2:55 R Oswalt     M Garza       14,741 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jun 21 box HOU @TBR  L   3-4       34-41    6    13.0  2:45 D Wheeler    D Brocail     29,953 -
 76 Sun, Jun 22 box HOU @TBR  W   3-2       35-41    5    13.0  3:14 B Backe      S Kazmir      19,778 +
 77 Tue, Jun 24 box HOU  TEX  W   4-3       36-41    5    12.0  2:51 B Moehler    E Hurley      40,052 ++
 78 Wed, Jun 25 box HOU  TEX  L   2-3       36-42    5    13.0  2:53 L Mendoza    R Oswalt      32,567 -
 79 Thu, Jun 26 box HOU  TEX  W   7-2       37-42    5    12.0  2:29 W Rodriguez  K Millwood    36,506 +
 80 Fri, Jun 27 box HOU  BOS  L   1-6       37-43    5    12.0  3:22 D Matsuzaka  R Hernandez   42,327 -
 81 Sat, Jun 28 box HOU  BOS  W  11-10      38-43    5    11.0  3:25 D Brocail    M Delcarmen   43,073 +
 82 Sun, Jun 29 box HOU  BOS  W   3-2       39-43    4    10.0  3:27 D Brocail    D Aardsma     42,066 ++
 83 Mon, Jun 30 box HOU  LAD  W   4-1       40-43    4    10.0  2:47 R Oswalt     E Stults      28,827 +++
 84 Tue, Jul  1 box HOU  LAD  L   6-7 (11)  40-44    4    10.0  3:56 C Park       W Wright      31,914 -
 85 Wed, Jul  2 box HOU  LAD  L   1-4       40-45    5    11.0  2:36 H Kuroda     R Hernandez   34,058 --
 86 Thu, Jul  3 box HOU  LAD  L   2-5       40-46    5    11.0  2:51 C Billingsle B Backe       35,696 ---
 87 Fri, Jul  4 box HOU @ATL  L   2-6       40-47    6    12.0  2:34 T Hudson     B Moehler     48,045 ----
 88 Sat, Jul  5 box HOU @ATL  W   6-1       41-47    5    11.0  2:32 C Sampson    J Reyes       37,049 +
 89 Sun, Jul  6 box HOU @ATL  L   6-7 (17)  41-48    5    12.0  5:35 R Ring       T Byrdak      24,169 -
 90 Mon, Jul  7 box HOU @PIT  L   7-10      41-49    6    12.5  2:55 D Bautista   R Hernandez   13,323 --
 91 Tue, Jul  8 box HOU @PIT  L   3-4       41-50    6    13.5  2:58 J Grabow     D Brocail     17,867 ---
 92 Wed, Jul  9 box HOU @PIT  W   6-4       42-50    6    13.5  3:15 B Moehler    S Burnett     13,884 +
 93 Fri, Jul 11 box HOU @WSN  L   0-10      42-51    6    14.0  2:47 T Redding    C Paronto     33,653 -
 94 Sat, Jul 12 box HOU @WSN  W   6-4       43-51    6    14.0  2:37 W Rodriguez  C Balester    30,682 +
 95 Sun, Jul 13 box HOU @WSN  W   5-0       44-51    6    13.0  2:55 B Backe      O Perez       31,463 ++
 96 Fri, Jul 18 box HOU  CHC  W   2-1       45-51    5    12.0  2:27 G Geary      B Howry       42,368 +++
 97 Sat, Jul 19 box HOU  CHC  W   4-1       46-51    5    11.0  2:24 W Rodriguez  C Zambrano    43,129 ++++
 98 Sun, Jul 20 box HOU  CHC  L   0-9       46-52    5    12.0  2:28 R Dempster   B Backe       41,461 -
 99 Mon, Jul 21 box HOU  PIT  L   3-9       46-53    5    12.0  3:42 T Yates      J Valverde    34,624 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Jul 22 box HOU  PIT  L   2-8       46-54    5    12.0  2:31 P Maholm     J Cassel      33,996 ---
101 Wed, Jul 23 box HOU  PIT  L   7-8       46-55    6    13.0  3:24 F Osoria     G Geary       36,091 ----
102 Fri, Jul 25 box HOU @MIL  W   3-1       47-55    6    12.5  2:55 W Rodriguez  M Parra       41,357 +

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