2021 Houston Astros season

2021 Houston Astros
2021 Houston Astros
Division	AL West Division
Ballpark	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Record	32–26 (.552)
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

On January 23, 2021, star outfielder George Springer signed a six-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.

On April 12, 2021, Josh Reddick signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Pitchers that elected for free agency included Joe Biagini, Chase De Jong, Roberto Osuna, Brad Peacock, Chris Devenski, and Dustin Garneau

Players that were traded or claimed in the offseason by a different team included Brandon Bailey, Humberto Castellanos, Cionel Pérez, Carlos Sanabria, Cy Sneed, and Jack Mayfield.

Spring Training

Spring Training Game Log

Legend
	Astros win
	Astros loss
	Postponement
Bold	Astros team member

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

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: 6–13-4 (Home: 4–5-2 ; Away: 2–8-2)

#	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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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: 34–26 (Home: 20–13; Away: 14–13)

April: 14–12 (Home: 7–7 ; Away: 7–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
1	April 1	@ Athletics	8–1	Greinke (1–0)	Bassitt (0–1)	—	10,436	1–0	W1
2	April 2	@ Athletics	9–5	Abreu (1–0)	Luzardo (0–1)	—	5,446	2–0	W2
3	April 3	@ Athletics	9–1	McCullers Jr. (1–0)	Irvin (0–1)	Raley (1)	5,803	3–0	W3
4	April 4	@ Athletics	9–2	Bielak (1–0)	Manaea (0–1)	—	4,504	4–0	W4
5	April 5	@ Angels	6–7	Watson (1–0)	Smith (0–1)	Mayers (1)	13,447	4–1	L1
6	April 6	@ Angels	4–2	Pressly (1–0)	Iglesias (1–1)	—	11,122	5–1	W1
7	April 8	Athletics	6–2	Javier (1–0)	Irvin (0–2)	—	21,765	6–1	W2
8	April 9	Athletics	2–6	Petit (2–0)	Abreu (1–1)	—	21,768	6–2	L1
9	April 10	Athletics	3–7	Montas (1–1)	Urquidy (0–1)	—	21,760	6–3	L2
10	April 12	Tigers	2–6	Mize (1–0)	Greinke (1–1)	—	15,779	6–4	L3
11	April 13	Tigers	2–8	Boyd (2–1)	Odorizzi (0–1)	—	17,080	6–5	L4
12	April 14	Tigers	4–6	Fulmer (1–0)	McCullers Jr. (1–1)	Garcia (2)	14,720	6–6	L5
13	April 16	@ Mariners	5–6	Misiewicz (2–0)	Stanek (0–1)	—	8,967	6–7	L6
14	April 17	@ Mariners	1–0	Greinke (2–1)	Flexen (1–1)	Pressly (1)	8,960	7–7	W1
15	April 18	@ Mariners	2–7	Newsome (1–0)	Odorizzi (0–2)	—	8,959	7–8	L1
16	April 20	@ Rockies	2–6	Gray (2–1)	García (0–1)	—	10,144	7–9	L2
17	April 21	@ Rockies	3–6	Gomber (1–2)	Urquidy (0–2)	—	7,120	7–10	L3
18	April 22	Angels	8–2	Javier (2–0)	Cobb (1–1)	—	13,985	8–10	W1
19	April 23	Angels	5–4 (10)	Pressly (2–0)	Iglesias (1–2)	—	21,728	9–10	W2
20	April 24	Angels	16–2	Emanuel (1–0)	Canning (1–2)	—	21,820	10–10	W3
21	April 25	Angels	2–4	Rodriguez (1–0)	García (0–2)	Iglesias (3)	21,781	10–11	L1
22	April 26	Mariners	5–2	Urquidy (1–2)	Sheffield (1–2)	Pressly (2)	11,862	11–11	W1
23	April 27	Mariners	2–0	Javier (3–0)	Gonzales (1–3)	Pressly (3)	14,413	12–11	W2
24	April 28	Mariners	7–5	Smith (1–1)	Montero (2–1)	Stanek (1)	12,707	13–11	W3
25	April 29	Mariners	0–1	Kikuchi (1–1)	García (0–3)	Graveman (3)	14,149	13–12	L1
26	April 30	@ Rays	9–2	McCullers Jr. (2–1)	Yarbrough (1–3)	—	6,169	14–12	W1

May: 15–12 (Home: 11–5 ; Away: 4–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
27	May 1	@ Rays	3–1	Urquidy (2–2)	Fleming (1–3)	Pressly (4)	7,335	15–12	W2
28	May 2	@ Rays	4–5	Springs (2–0)	Raley (0–1)	Castillo (7)	6,933	15–13	L1
29	May 4	@ Yankees	3–7	Luetge (2–0)	Bielak (1–1)	—	10,850	15–14	L2
30	May 5	@ Yankees	3–6	Loáisiga (3–1)	Raley (0–2)	Chapman (7)	9,895	15–15	L3
31	May 6	@ Yankees	7–4	Scrubb (1–0)	Green (0–3)	Pressly (5)	10,042	16–15	W1
32	May 7	Blue Jays	10–4	Urquidy (3–2)	Stripling (0–2)	—	25,410	17–15	W2
33	May 8	Blue Jays	4–8	Matz (5–2)	Javier (3–1)	—	25,794	17–16	L1
34	May 9	Blue Jays	7–4	Abreu (2–1)	Pearson (0–1)	Pressly (6)	24,355	18–16	W1
35	May 10	Angels	4–5	Suárez (1–0)	Bielak (1–2)	Iglesias (6)	13,695	18–17	L1
36	May 11	Angels	5–1	McCullers Jr. (3–1)	Slegers (2–1)	—	17,350	19–17	W1
37	May 12	Angels	9–1	Bielak (2–2)	Heaney (1–3)	—	13,668	20–17	W2
38	May 13	Rangers	4–3 (11)	Raley (1–2)	Martin (0–1)	—	16,340	21–17	W3
39	May 14	Rangers	10–4	Greinke (3–1)	Benjamin (0–2)	—	24,495	22–17	W4
40	May 15	Rangers	6–5	García (1–3)	Dunning (2–3)	Pressly (7)	25,858	23–17	W5
41	May 16	Rangers	6–2	Raley (2–2)	Rodríguez (1–2)	—	26,069	24–17	W6
42	May 18	@ Athletics	5–6	Petit (5–0)	Abreu (2–2)	—	4,838	24–18	L1
43	May 19	@ Athletics	8–1	Greinke (4–1)	Montas (5–3)	—	3,925	25–18	W1
44	May 20	@ Athletics	8–4	García (2–3)	Irvin (3–5)	—	4,562	26–18	W2
45	May 21	@ Rangers	5–7 (10)	Hearn (2–1)	Abreu (2–3)	—	30,445	26–19	L1
46	May 22	@ Rangers	4–8	Allard (1–0)	Scrubb (1–1)	—	38,055	26–20	L2
47	May 23	@ Rangers	2–3 (10)	King (5–3)	Pressly (2–1)	—	36,444	26–21	L3
48	May 25	Dodgers	2–9	Kershaw (7–3)	Greinke (4–2)	—	34,443	26–22	L4
49	May 26	Dodgers	5–2	García (3–3)	Bauer (5–3)	Abreu (1)	30,939	27–22	W1
50	May 28	Padres	3–10 (11)	Melancon (1–0)	Raley (2–3)	—	32,045	27–23	L1
51	May 29	Padres	8–11 (12)	Adams (2–0)	Garza (0–1)	Díaz (1)	31,323	27–24	L2
52	May 30	Padres	7–4	Greinke (5–2)	Snell (1–2)	—	29,019	28–24	W1
53	May 31	Red Sox	11–2	Urquidy (4–2)	Rodríguez (5–4)	—	28,543	29–24	W2

June: 5–2 (Home: 2–1 ; Away: 3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
54	June 1	Red Sox	5–1	García (4–3)	Richards (4–4)	—	23,449	30–24	W3
55	June 2	Red Sox	2–1	Valdez (1–0)	Pivetta (6–1)	Pressly (8)	22,664	31–24	W4
56	June 3	Red Sox	1–5	Pérez (4–2)	Odorizzi (0–3)	—	24,853	31–25	L1
57	June 4	@ Blue Jays	13–1	Greinke (6–2)	Ryu (5–3)	—	5,510	32–25	W1
58	June 5	@ Blue Jays	2–6	Stripling (2–3)	Urquidy (4–3)	—	5,327	32–26	L1
59	June 6	@ Blue Jays	6–3	García (5–3)	Matz (6–3)	Pressly (9)	5,404	33–26	W1
60	June 8	@ Red Sox	7–1	Valdez (2–0)	Pérez (4–3)	—	23,604	34–26	W2
61	June 9	@ Red Sox	–			—		–
62	June 10	@ Red Sox	–			—		–
63	June 11	@ Twins	–			—		–
64	June 12	@ Twins	–			—		–
65	June 13	@ Twins	–			—		–
66	June 15	Rangers	–			—		–
67	June 16	Rangers	–			—		–
68	June 17	White Sox	–			—		–
69	June 18	White Sox	–			—		–
70	June 19	White Sox	–			—		–
71	June 20	White Sox	–			—		–
72	June 21	@ Orioles	–			—		–
73	June 22	@ Orioles	–			—		–
74	June 23	@ Orioles	–			—		–
75	June 24	@ Tigers	–			—		–
76	June 25	@ Tigers	–			—		–
77	June 26	@ Tigers	–			—		–
78	June 27	@ Tigers	–			—		–
79	June 28	Orioles	–			—		–
80	June 29	Orioles	–			—		–
81	June 30	Orioles	–			—		–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
82	July 1	@ Indians	–	—	–
83	July 2	@ Indians	–	—	–
84	July 3	@ Indians	–	—	–
85	July 4	@ Indians	–	—	–
86	July 6	Athletics	–	—	–
87	July 7	Athletics	–	—	–
88	July 8	Athletics	–	—	–
89	July 9	Yankees	–	—	–
90	July 10	Yankees	–	—	–
91	July 11	Yankees	–	—	–
–	July 13	91st All-Star Game	AL – NL	—	–
92	July 16	@ White Sox	–	—	–
93	July 17	@ White Sox	–	—	–
94	July 18	@ White Sox	–	—	–
95	July 19	Indians	–	—	–
96	July 20	Indians	–	—	–
97	July 21	Indians	–	—	–
98	July 23	Rangers	–	—	–
99	July 24	Rangers	–	—	–
100	July 25	Rangers	–	—	–
101	July 26	@ Mariners	–	—	–
102	July 27	@ Mariners	–	—	–
103	July 28	@ Mariners	–	—	–
104	July 30	@ Giants	–	—	–
105	July 31	@ Giants	–	—	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
106	August 1	@ Giants	–	—	–
107	August 3	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
108	August 4	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
109	August 5	Twins	–	—	–
110	August 6	Twins	–	—	–
111	August 7	Twins	–	—	–
112	August 8	Twins	–	—	–
113	August 10	Rockies	–	—	–
114	August 11	Rockies	–	—	–
115	August 13	@ Angels	–	—	–
116	August 14	@ Angels	–	—	–
117	August 15	@ Angels	–	—	–
118	August 16	@ Royals	–	—	–
119	August 17	@ Royals	–	—	–
120	August 18	@ Royals	–	—	–
121	August 19	@ Royals	–	—	–
122	August 20	Mariners	–	—	–
123	August 21	Mariners	–	—	–
124	August 22	Mariners	–	—	–
125	August 23	Royals	–	—	–
126	August 24	Royals	–	—	–
127	August 25	Royals	–	—	–
128	August 27	@ Rangers	–	—	–
129	August 28	@ Rangers	–	—	–
130	August 29	@ Rangers	–	—	–
131	August 30	@ Mariners	–	—	–
132	August 31	@ Mariners	–	—	–

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

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
133	September 1	@ Mariners	–	—	–
134	September 3	@ Padres	–	—	–
135	September 4	@ Padres	–	—	–
136	September 5	@ Padres	–	—	–
137	September 6	Mariners	–	—	–
138	September 7	Mariners	–	—	–
139	September 8	Mariners	–	—	–
140	September 10	Angels	–	—	–
141	September 11	Angels	–	—	–
142	September 12	Angels	–	—	–
143	September 13	@ Rangers	–	—	–
144	September 14	@ Rangers	–	—	–
145	September 15	@ Rangers	–	—	–
146	September 16	@ Rangers	–	—	–
147	September 17	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
148	September 18	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
149	September 19	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
150	September 20	@ Angels	–	—	–
151	September 21	@ Angels	–	—	–
152	September 22	@ Angels	–	—	–
153	September 23	@ Angels	–	—	–
154	September 24	@ Athletics	–	—	–
155	September 25	@ Athletics	–	—	–
156	September 26	@ Athletics	–	—	–
157	September 28	Rays	–	—	–
158	September 29	Rays	–	—	–
159	September 30	Rays	–	—	–
160	October 1	Athletics	–	—	–
161	October 2	Athletics	–	—	–
162	October 3	Athletics	–	—	–

Roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

-- Miguel Castro

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)

40 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 December 23, 2024
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Farm system

For the 2021 Baseball Season, these are the Minor League Teams Of The Houston Astros after MLB announced a trimmed down Minor League System.

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Sugar Land Skeeters	Triple-A West	Mickey Storey
AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Double-A Central	Gregorio Petit
High-A	Asheville Tourists	High-A East	Nate Shaver
Low-A	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Low-A East	Rey Hernandez

References

External links

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