2021 Houston Astros season

2021 Houston Astros
2021 Houston Astros
Division	AL West Division
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Record	4-0 (1.000)
Owners	Jim Crane
Managers	Dusty Baker
Television	AT&T SportsNet Southwest; (Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
Radio	KTRH 740 Weekday Night Games Sportstalk 790; Houston Astros Radio Network; (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum); KLAT (Spanish); (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

The 2021 Houston Astros season is the 60th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 57th as the Astros, ninth in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 22nd at Minute Maid Park.

Offseason

Offseason signings

Signed RHP Ryne Stanek to a 1 year contract
Signed RHP Pedro Báez to a 2 year contract
Signed RHP Jake Odorizzi to a 2 year contract
Signed C Jason Castro to a 2 year contract

Departures

The Astros lost star outfielder George Springer to the Toronto Blue Jays

Spring Training

Spring Training Game Log

Legend
	Astros win
	Astros loss
	Postponement
Bold	Astros team member

2021 Spring Training Game Log: 6–4–14 (Home: 4–2–6; Away: 2–2–8)

February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	February 28	Marlins	1–6	Daniel Castano (1–0)	Brandon Bielak (0–1)	—	1,569	0–1

March: 6–4–13 (Home: 4–2–5 ; Away: 2–2–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
2	March 1	@ Nationals	7–6	Ryan Hartman (1–0)	Jacob Condra-Bogan (0–1)	—	1,117	1–1
3	March 2	@ Mets	0–2	Marcus Stroman (1–0)	Framber Valdez (0–1)	Sam McWilliams (1)	1,223	1–2
4	March 4	Cardinals	14–0	Lance McCullers Jr. (1–0)	Carlos Martínez (0–1)	—	1,423	2–2
5	March 5	@ Marlins	0–1	Trevor Rogers (1–0)	José Urquidy (0–1)	Anthony Bender (1)	1,206	2–3
6	March 6	Mets	1–6 (6)	Jacob deGrom (1–0)	Zack Greinke (0–1)	—	1,525	2–4
7	March 7	@ Cardinals	5–8	Jake Woodford (1–0	Jojanse Torres (0–1)	Jesús Cruz (1)	1,334	2–5
8	March 9	Nationals	4–4	—	—	—	1,463	2–5
9	March 10	@ Marlins	4–4	—	—	—	1,255	2–5
10	March 11	Mets	0–1	Mike Montgomery (1–0)	Nivaldo Rodríguez (0–1)	Daniel Zamora (1)	1,534	2–6
11	March 12	@ Cardinals	3–4	Ryan Helsley (1–0)	Blake Taylor (0–1)	Kodi Whitley (1)	1,352	2–7
12	March 14	Nationals	5–0	Lance McCullers Jr. (2–0)	Brad Hand (0–1)	—	1,545	3–7
13	March 15	Marlins	5–6	Sixto Sánchez (1–0)	José Urquidy (0–2)	Jake Fishman (1)	1,487	3–8
14	March 16	@ Mets	3–8	Jacob deGrom (2–0)	Peter Solomon (0–1)	—	1,351	3–9
15	March 17	Cardinals	4–4	—	—	—	1,533	3–9
16	March 19	Nationals	9–10	Kyle McGowin (1–0)	Seth Martinez (0–1)	—	1,528	3–10
17	March 20	@ Cardinals	2–5	Jordan Hicks (1–0)	Hunter Brown (0–1)	Kodi Whitley (2)	1,392	3–11
18	March 21	@ Marlins	2–4	Adam Cimber (1–0)	Enoli Paredes (0–1)	Anthony Bass (1)	1,388	3–12
19	March 22	Mets	5–4	Bryan Abreu (1–0)	Joey Lucchesi (0–1)	Héctor Velázquez (1)	1,511	4–12
20	March 24	@ Nationals	11–8	Luis García (1–0)	Brad Hand (0–2)	Kit Scheetz (1)	1,500	5–12
21	March 25	Cardinals	3–0	José Urquidy (1–2)	Daniel Ponce de Leon (0–1)	Brandon Bielak (1)	1,512	6–12
22	March 26	Marlins	9–0	Trevor Rogers (3–0)	Zack Greinke (0–2)	—	1,569	6–13
23	March 27	@ Mets	3–8	Joey Lucchesi (1–1)	Bryan Abreu (1–1)	—	1,394	6–14
24	March 29	@ Nationals	2–2	—	—	—	1,496	6–14

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	5	46‍–‍35	44‍–‍37
Oakland Athletics	86	76	.531	9	43‍–‍38	43‍–‍38
Los Angeles Angels	77	85	.475	18	40‍–‍42	37‍–‍43
Texas Rangers	60	102	.370	35	36‍–‍45	24‍–‍57

American League Wild Card

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays	100	62	.617
Houston Astros	95	67	.586
Chicago White Sox	93	69	.574

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	92	70	.568	—
New York Yankees	92	70	.568	—
Toronto Blue Jays	91	71	.562	1
Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	2
Oakland Athletics	86	76	.531	6
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	12
Los Angeles Angels	77	85	.475	15
Detroit Tigers	77	85	.475	15
Kansas City Royals	74	88	.457	18
Minnesota Twins	73	89	.451	19
Texas Rangers	60	102	.370	32
Baltimore Orioles	52	110	.321	40

Record against opponents

2021 American League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	6–13	0–7	2–5	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	2–4	8–11	3–3	3–4	1–18	4–3	5–14	7–13
Boston	13–6	—	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–2	3–3	5–2	10–9	3–3	4–3	8–11	3–4	10–9	16–4
Chicago	7–0	4–3	—	10–9	12–7	2–5	9–10	2–5	13–6	1–5	4–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	4–3	14–6
Cleveland	5–2	2–4	9–10	—	12–7	1–6	14–5	5–1	8–11	3–4	2–4	3–4	1–6	4–2	2–5	9–11
Detroit	5–2	3–3	7–12	7–12	—	5–2	8–11	1–6	8–11	3–3	1–6	5–1	4–3	6–1	3–3	11–9
Houston	3–3	5–2	5–2	6–1	2–5	—	3–4	13–6	3–4	2–4	11–8	11–8	4–2	14–5	4–2	9–11
Kansas City	3–4	2–5	10–9	5–14	11–8	4–3	—	2–4	10–9	2–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–8
Los Angeles	4–2	3–3	5–2	1–5	6–1	6–13	4–2	—	5–2	4–3	4–15	8–11	1–6	11–8	4–3	11–9
Minnesota	4–2	2–5	6–13	11–8	11–8	4–3	9–10	2–5	—	1–6	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–3	3–4	10–10
New York	11–8	9–10	5–1	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	—	4–3	5–2	8–11	6–1	8–11	12–8
Oakland	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	6–1	8–11	5–2	15–4	5–1	3–4	—	4–15	4–3	10–9	2–5	11–9
Seattle	4–3	3–4	3–3	4–3	1–5	8–11	3–4	11–8	4–2	2–5	15–4	—	6–1	13–6	4–2	9–11
Tampa Bay	18–1	11–8	3–3	6–1	3–4	2–4	4–2	6–1	3–3	11–8	3–4	1–6	—	3–4	11–8	15–5
Texas	3–4	4–3	1–5	2–4	1–6	5–14	4–2	8–11	3–4	1–6	9–10	6–13	4–3	—	2–4	7–13
Toronto	14–5	9–10	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–4	4–3	3–4	4–3	11–8	5–2	2–4	8–11	4–2	—	14–6

Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

Game log

Legend
	Astros win
	Astros loss
	Postponement
Bold	Astros team member

2021 Game Log: 4–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 4–0)

April: 4–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 4–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 1	@ Athletics	8–1	Zack Greinke (1–0)	Chris Bassitt (0–1)	—	10,436	1–0
2	April 2	@ Athletics	9–5	Bryan Abreu (1–0)	Jesús Luzardo (0–1)	—	5,446	2–0
3	April 3	@ Athletics	9–1	Lance McCullers Jr. (1–0)	Cole Irvin (0–1)	Brooks Raley (1)	5,803	3–0
4	April 4	@ Athletics	9–2	Brandon Bielak (1–0)	Sean Manaea (0–1)	—	4,504	4–0
5	April 5	@ Angels	–			—		–
6	April 6	@ Angels	–			—		–
7	April 8	Athletics	–			—		–
8	April 9	Athletics	–			—		–
9	April 10	Athletics	–			—		–
10	April 12	Tigers	–			—		–
11	April 13	Tigers	–			—		–
12	April 14	Tigers	–			—		–
13	April 16	@ Mariners	–			—		–
14	April 17	@ Mariners	–			—		–
15	April 18	@ Mariners	–			—		–
16	April 20	@ Rockies	–			—		–
17	April 21	@ Rockies	–			—		–
18	April 22	Angels	–			—		–
19	April 23	Angels	–			—		–
20	April 24	Angels	–			—		–
21	April 25	Angels	–			—		–
22	April 26	Mariners	–			—		–
23	April 27	Mariners	–			—		–
24	April 28	Mariners	–			—		–
25	April 29	Mariners	–			—		–
26	April 30	@ Rays	–			—		–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

Roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

19 Joe Espada

Coaches

97 Jason Bell (coach)
85 Javier Bracamonte (bullpen catcher)
37 Alex Cintrón (hitting)
23 Dave Clark (first base)
29 Michael Collins (coach)
99 Tommy Kawamura (major league coach)
22 Omar López (bench)
36 Josh Miller (pitching)
95 Bill Murphy (bullpen)
-- Tony Perezchica (third base)
46 Troy Snitker (hitting)

39 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 19, 2024
Transactions • Depth chart
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Farm system

Level	Team	League
AAA	Sugar Land Skeeters	Pacific Coast League
AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Texas League
A-Advanced	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Carolina League
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League
Rookie	DSL Astros	Dominican Summer League

References

External links

Houston Astros season official site
2021 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference