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Houston Astros

4th place 59-75 (.440) M# - Last 10: 5-5 R: 606 RA: 706 Payroll: $86,222,499

Team Leaders AVG

H. Pence	.311
J. Keppinger	.301

Team Leaders HR

C. Lee	17
H. Pence	12
L. Berkman	11
A. LaRoche	9
B. Molina	9

Team Leaders RBI

J. Keppinger	63
C. Lee	58
H. Pence	53
B. Molina	43
A. LaRoche	40

Team Leaders W

R. Oswalt	12
W. Rodriguez	7
B. Sheets	7
B. Lyon	6
T. Wellemeyer	5

Team Leaders ERA

R. Oswalt	3.45
B. Sheets	3.79
W. Rodriguez	4.97

Team Leaders K

R. Oswalt	143
B. Sheets	132
W. Rodriguez	96
T. Wellemeyer	96
R. Johnson	69

Who's Hot?
3B	Jeff Keppinger	.524, 1 HR	Last 7 games

Who's Not?
RF	Gabe Gross	.094, 1 HR	Last 10 games
P	Todd Wellemeyer	1 SV, 8.40	Last 13 games
1B	Mark Saccomanno	.048, 0 HR	Last 18 games
CF	Jim Gallagher	.133, 0 HR	Last 9 games
P	Felipe Paulino	0-3, 11.08	Last 3 games

Pitching Staff
Role	T	Pitcher	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	Status
Starter	R	Ramon A. Ramirez	4	4	2	1	0	3.75	1.42	Rested
Starter	R	Jay Jackson	2	2	1	0	0	0.66	1.10	Exhausted
Starter	R	Virgil Vasquez	2	2	0	1	0	5.84	1.78	Rested
Starter	R	Felipe Paulino	16	9	1	7	0	6.49	1.66	Tired
Starter	R	Bud Norris	4	4	1	1	0	5.82	1.57	Slightly Tired
Spot Starter	L	Jason Vargas	14	0	1	1	0	3.86	1.47	Slightly Tired
Spot Starter	R	Alberto Arias	6	0	1	0	0	7.50	1.83	Slightly Tired
Mopup	L	Jason Vargas	14	0	1	1	0	3.86	1.47	Slightly Tired
Mopup	R	Alberto Arias	6	0	1	0	0	7.50	1.83	Slightly Tired
Middle Reliever	R	Alberto Arias	6	0	1	0	0	7.50	1.83	Slightly Tired
Middle Reliever	L	Jason Vargas	14	0	1	1	0	3.86	1.47	Slightly Tired
Setup Reliever	L	Christopher Blazek	13	0	0	2	2	3.38	1.13	Rested
Setup Reliever	R	Samuel Gervacio	4	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.88	Tired
Setup Reliever	L	Wesley Wright	36	0	1	2	1	4.79	1.49	Rested
Setup Reliever	R	Jeff Fulchino	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.25	Rested
Closer	R	Samuel Gervacio	4	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.88	Tired
Closer	L	Christopher Blazek	13	0	0	2	2	3.38	1.13	Rested

Catchers
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
14	R	John Buck	C	25	37	9	1	4	3	4	10	.243	.318	.378
58	S	Jose Morales	C	33	124	34	4	11	22	18	20	.274	.364	.419
46	R	J.R. Towles	C	38	49	9	2	4	8	4	12	.184	.259	.347

Infielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
17	S	Lance Berkman	1B	79	308	80	11	31	51	42	78	.260	.350	.396
83	R	Mark Saccomanno	1B	37	70	15	1	9	5	7	12	.214	.286	.300
4	R	Khalil Greene	SS	39	117	21	3	17	11	11	21	.179	.258	.308
34	R	Tommy Manzella	SS	45	51	10	0	4	8	3	6	.196	.241	.275
28	R	Edwin Maysonet	2B	38	123	34	1	9	10	6	23	.276	.308	.382
27	R	Jeff Keppinger	3B	125	425	128	2	63	53	36	32	.301	.355	.379
25	L	Adam LaRoche	1B	108	306	71	9	40	42	37	87	.232	.310	.373

Outfielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
26	L	Gabe Gross	RF	62	200	39	7	20	25	27	50	.195	.289	.325
30	R	Nick Stavinoha	LF	25	71	18	4	14	10	9	8	.254	.341	.437
16	L	Jim Gallagher	CF	19	61	17	0	7	4	3	10	.279	.313	.311
33	R	Kyle Blanks	LF	121	418	126	12	64	52	51	64	.301	.388	.476
11	R	Blake Tekotte	LF	8	28	6	1	2	4	4	6	.214	.313	.357

Lineup vs RHP
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	R	Blake Tekotte	CF	.214	1	2	2
2	S	Jose Morales	C	.274	4	11	0
3	S	Lance Berkman	1B	.260	11	31	3
4	R	Kyle Blanks	LF	.353	5	25	1
5	L	Jim Gallagher	RF	.279	0	7	0
6	R	Khalil Greene	SS	.179	3	17	0
7	R	Jeff Keppinger	3B	.301	2	63	0
8	R	Edwin Maysonet	2B	.276	1	9	1
9		-

Lineup vs LHP
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	S	Jose Morales	C	.274	4	11	0
2	R	Jeff Keppinger	3B	.301	2	63	0
3	S	Lance Berkman	1B	.260	11	31	3
4	R	Kyle Blanks	LF	.353	5	25	1
5	L	Jim Gallagher	RF	.279	0	7	0
6	R	Blake Tekotte	CF	.214	1	2	2
7	R	Khalil Greene	SS	.179	3	17	0
8	R	Edwin Maysonet	2B	.276	1	9	1
9		-

Injuries
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
RF Hunter Pence	torn anterior cruciate ligament	8 months	38 day(s) left (60-day DL)

Fri 9/11

vs SLN

RHP A.Wainwright

13-5, 2.89

Sat 9/12

vs SLN

RHP B.Penny

10-3, 3.50

Sun 9/13

vs SLN

RHP B.Hawksworth

11-9, 3.73

Mon 9/14

vs CHN

RHP H.Bailey

8-10, 4.09

Tue 9/15

vs CHN

RHP C.Buchholz

7-9, 4.50

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Financial Report	Minor League System

News

Standings
Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	73	61	.545	-
St. Louis Cardinals	72	62	.537	1.0
Cincinnati Reds	70	65	.519	3.5
Houston Astros	59	75	.440	14.0
Milwaukee Brewers	58	75	.436	14.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	80	.398	19.5

Team Information
Record overall	59-75, .440 PCT
Position in Division	4th, 14.0 GB
Record at home	29-36, .446 PCT
Record on the road	30-39, .435 PCT
Record in X-inning games	6-9, .400 PCT
Record in one-run games	24-24, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP	18-15, .545 PCT
Record versus RHP	41-60, .406 PCT
Record last 10 games	5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April	6-10, .375 PCT
Record in May	13-16, .448 PCT
Record in June	14-12, .538 PCT
Record in July	8-17, .320 PCT
Record in August	13-16, .448 PCT
Record in September	5-4, .556 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average	.259 - 14th in NL
On-Base Percentage	.326 - 12th in NL
Slugging Percentage	.396 - 14th in NL
On-Base + Slugging	.723 - 14th in NL
Runs Scored	606 - 12th in NL
Hits	1214 - 11th in NL
Extra-Base Hits	383 - 14th in NL
Home Runs	120 - 9th in NL
Bases-On-Balls	444 - 11th in NL
Strikeouts	826 - 2nd in NL
Stolen Bases	44 - 16th in NL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average	4.62 - 12th in NL
Starters' ERA	4.66 - 13th in NL
Bullpen ERA	4.54 - 13th in NL
Runs allowed	706 - 14th in NL
Hits allowed	1302 - 13th in NL
Opponents AVG	.275 - 13th in NL
BABIP	.320 - 12th in NL
Home Runs allowed	139 - 12th in NL
Bases-On-Balls	471 - 9th in NL
Strikeouts	959 - 8th in NL

Minor League System

Round Rock Express (AAA)
75-69, .521, 18.0 GB

Corpus Christi Hooks (AA)
72-68, .514, 18.0 GB

Lancaster JetHawks (A)
69-71, .493, 12.0 GB

Lexington Legends (A)
66-74, .471, 17.0 GB

Tri-City Valley Cats (S A)
42-32, .568, - GB

GCL Astros (R)
39-21, .650, 12.0 GB

Greeneville Astros (R)
34-34, .500, 20.0 GB