2014 Houston Astros season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2014 Houston Astros season was the 53rd season for the franchise in Houston , their 50th as the Astros and their 15th season at Minute Maid Park .
The Astros failed to make the playoffs, but made a nineteen win improvement from the previous season, finishing 70–92. The Astros also avoided last place in the American League West , finishing three games ahead of the Rangers. It was the first time since 2010 that the Astros did not finish in last place for their division, and featured the best overall season record since that season as well.
Regular season
Season standings
American League West
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
HOU
KC
LAA
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Baltimore
—
11–8
5–1
3–4
1–5
4–3
3–4
4–2
4–3
13–6
2–4
5–2
12–7
6–1
11–8
12–8
Boston
8–11
—
4–3
2–5
1–5
4–3
6–1
2–5
4–2
7–12
3–4
1–5
9–10
4–2
7–12
9–11
Chicago
1–5
3–4
—
9–10
9–10
3–3
6–13
1–5
9–10
2–5
4–3
3–4
5–2
2–4
5–2
11–9
Cleveland
4–3
5–2
10–9
—
8–11
5–2
10–9
2–5
11–8
4–3
2–4
2–4
4–2
6–1
2–4
10–10
Detroit
5–1
5–1
10–9
11–8
—
4–3
13–6
3–4
9–10
3–4
5–2
2–4
3–4
4–3
1–5
12–8
Houston
3–4
3–4
3–3
2–5
3–4
—
3–3
7–12
3–3
4–2
8–11
9–10
2–5
11–8
4–3
5–15
Kansas City
4–3
1–6
13–6
9–10
6–13
3–3
—
3–3
11–8
4–3
5–2
2–5
4–2
5–1
4–3
15–5
Los Angeles
2–4
5–2
5–1
5–2
4–3
12–7
3–3
—
7–0
2–4
10–9
7–12
5–2
14–5
5–2
12–8
Minnesota
3–4
2–4
10–9
8–11
10–9
3–3
8–11
0–7
—
3–4
1–6
5–2
2–4
2–5
4–2
9–11
New York
6–13
12–7
5–2
3–4
4–3
2–4
3–4
4–2
4–3
—
2–4
3–3
8–11
4–3
11–8
13–7
Oakland
4–2
4–3
3–4
4–2
2–5
11–8
2–5
9–10
6–1
4–2
—
9–10
4–2
9–10
4–3
13–7
Seattle
2–5
5–1
4–3
4–2
4–2
10–9
5–2
12–7
2–5
3–3
10–9
—
4–3
9–10
4–3
9–11
Tampa Bay
7–12
10–9
2–5
2–4
4–3
5–2
2–4
2–5
4–2
11–8
2–4
3–4
—
5–2
8–11
10–10
Texas
1–6
2–4
4–2
1–6
3–4
8–11
1–5
5–14
5–2
3–4
10–9
10–9
2–5
—
2–4
10–10
Toronto
8–11
12–7
2–5
4–2
5–1
3–4
3–4
2–5
2–4
8–11
3–4
3–4
11–8
4–2
—
13–7
Game log
2014 Game Log: 70–92 (Home: 38–43 ; Away: 32–49)
April: 9–19 (Home: 5–11 ; Away: 4–8 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
Yankees
6–2
Feldman (1–0)
Sabathia (0–1)
42,117
1–0
2
April 2
Yankees
3–1
Cosart (1–0)
Kuroda (0–1)
Fields (1)
23,145
2–0
3
April 3
Yankees
2–4
Nova (1–0)
Oberholtzer (0–1)
Robertson (1)
26,348
2–1
4
April 4
Angels
1–11
Richards (1–0)
Harrell (0–1)
15,611
2–2
5
April 5
Angels
1–5
Skaggs (1–0)
Keuchel (0–1)
28,515
2–3
6
April 6
Angels
7–4
Feldman (2–0)
Weaver (0–2)
Qualls (1)
14,786
3–3
7
April 7
Angels
1–9
Wilson (1–0)
Cosart (1–1)
17,936
3–4
8
April 8
@ Blue Jays
2–5
Buehrle (2–0)
Oberholtzer (0–2)
Santos (3)
13,123
3–5
9
April 9
@ Blue Jays
3–7
Morrow (1–1)
Harrell (0–2)
13,569
3–6
10
April 10
@ Blue Jays
6–4
Keuchel (1–1)
Dickey (1–2)
Bass (1)
15,788
4–6
11
April 11
@ Rangers
0–1 (10)
Frasor (1–0)
Peacock (0–1)
36,150
4–7
12
April 12
@ Rangers
6–5 (10)
Chapman (1–0)
Soria (1–1)
Bass (2)
42,577
5–7
13
April 13
@ Rangers
0–1
Pérez (2–0)
Oberholtzer (0–3)
Ogando (1)
38,698
5–8
14
April 15
Royals
2–4
Ventura (1–0)
Harrell (0–3)
Holland (4)
29,778
5–9
15
April 16
Royals
4–6 (11)
Duffy (1–0)
Williams (0–1)
Holland (5)
23,043
5–10
16
April 17
Royals
1–5
Shields (1–2)
Feldman (2–1)
26,333
5–11
17
April 18
@ Athletics
3–11
Gray (3–0)
Cosart (1–2)
18,234
5–12
18
April 19
@ Athletics
3–4
Otero (3–0)
Qualls (0–1)
33,166
5–13
19
April 20
@ Athletics
1–4
Chavez (1–0)
Peacock (0–2)
Gregerson (3)
16,382
5–14
20
April 21
@ Mariners
7–2
Keuchel (2–1)
Hernández (3–1)
14,630
6–14
21
April 22
@ Mariners
5–2
McHugh (1–0)
Ramírez (1–3)
Fields (2)
10,466
7–14
22
April 23
@ Mariners
3–5
Rodney (1–1)
Fields (0–1)
13,739
7–15
23
April 24
Athletics
1–10
Kazmir (3–0)
Oberholtzer (0–4)
19,987
7–16
24
April 25
Athletics
5–12
Gregerson (1–1)
Fields (0–2)
17,708
7–17
25
April 26
Athletics
7–6
Williams (1–1)
Doolittle (0–2)
Valdés (1)
17,850
8–17
26
April 27
Athletics
5–1
McHugh (2–0)
Milone (0–2)
18,935
9–17
27
April 29
Nationals
3–4
Clippard (2–2)
Fields (0–3)
Soriano (5)
23,394
9–18
28
April 30
Nationals
0–7
Zimmermann (2–1)
Oberholtzer (0–5)
25,172
9–19
May: 15–14 (Home: 7–5 ; Away: 8–9 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
29
May 2
Mariners
5–4 (11)
Bass (1–0)
Furbush (0–3)
15,771
10–19
30
May 3
Mariners
8–9
Iwakuma (1–0)
Keuchel (2–2)
Rodney (7)
15,798
10–20
31
May 4
Mariners
7–8
Maurer (1–0)
McHugh (2–1)
Farquhar (1)
24,996
10–21
32
May 5
@ Tigers
0–2
Scherzer (4–1)
Cosart (1–3)
Nathan (6)
26,457
10–22
33
May 6
@ Tigers
4–11
Ray (1–0)
Oberholtzer (0–6)
27,939
10–23
34
May 7
@ Tigers
2–3
Porcello (5–1)
Peacock (0–3)
Nathan (7)
26,207
10–24
35
May 8
@ Tigers
6–2
Keuchel (3–2)
Smyly (2–2)
35,643
11–24
36
May 9
@ Orioles
3–4
Chen (4–2)
Williams (1–2)
Hunter (11)
28,875
11–25
37
May 10
@ Orioles
4–5 (10)
Webb (2–0)
Clemens (0–1)
26,264
11–26
38
May 11
@ Orioles
5–2
Cosart (2–3)
Tillman (3–2)
Qualls (2)
45,944
12–26
39
May 12
Rangers
0–4
Lewis (3–2)
Peacock (0–4)
14,617
12–27
40
May 13
Rangers
8–0
Keuchel (4–2)
Harrison (1–1)
14,028
13–27
41
May 14
Rangers
5–4
Qualls (1–1)
Martinez (0–1)
17,783
14–27
42
May 16
White Sox
2–7
Quintana (2–3)
McHugh (2–2)
17,529
14–28
43
May 17
White Sox
6–5
Cosart (3–3)
Noesí (0–4)
Qualls (3)
20,612
15–28
44
May 18
White Sox
8–2
Peacock (1–4)
Danks (3–4)
21,532
16–28
45
May 19
@ Angels
5–2
Keuchel (5–2)
Richards (4–1)
33,150
17–28
46
May 20
@ Angels
3–9
Skaggs (4–1)
Feldman (2–2)
30,150
17–29
47
May 21
@ Angels
1–2
Weaver (5–3)
McHugh (2–3)
40,112
17–30
48
May 22
@ Mariners
1–3
Leone (1–0)
Cosart (3–4)
Rodney (12)
13,836
17–31
49
May 23
@ Mariners
1–5
Hernández (6–1)
Owens (0–1)
21,192
17–32
50
May 24
@ Mariners
9–4
Oberholtzer (1–6)
Maurer (1–3)
21,585
18–32
51
May 25
@ Mariners
4–1
Keuchel (6–2)
Iwakuma (3–1)
26,839
19–32
52
May 26
@ Royals
9–2
Feldman (3–2)
Ventura (2–5)
32,070
20–32
53
May 27
@ Royals
3–0
McHugh (3–3)
Guthrie (2–4)
17,826
21–32
54
May 28
@ Royals
9–3
Cosart (4–4)
Duffy (2–5)
16,220
22–32
55
May 29
Orioles
3–1
Fields (1–3)
Guilmet (0–1)
Qualls (4)
22,884
23–32
56
May 30
Orioles
2–1
Oberholtzer (2–6)
González (3–4)
Qualls (5)
38,482
24–32
57
May 31
Orioles
1–4
Tillman (5–2)
Keuchel (6–3)
Britton (4)
29,619
24–33
June: 12–15 (Home: 8–8 ; Away: 4–7 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
58
June 1
Orioles
4–9
Chen (6–2)
Feldman (3–3)
17,022
24–34
59
June 3
Angels
7–2
McHugh (4–3)
Wilson (6–5)
23,219
25–34
60
June 4
Angels
0–4
Richards (5–2)
Cosart (4–5)
23,902
25–35
61
June 5
Angels
8–5
Skaggs (4–4)
Peacock (2–4)
Qualls (6)
24,672
26–35
62
June 6
@ Twins
5–4
Keuchel (7–3)
Hughes (6–2)
Qualls (7)
29,448
27–35
63
June 7
@ Twins
0–8
Gibson (5–5)
Feldman (3–4)
27,732
27–36
64
June 8
@ Twins
14–5
Downs (1–0)
Deduno (2–4)
31,576
28–36
65
June 9
@ Diamondbacks
4–3
Cosart (5–5)
Collmenter (4–3)
Qualls (8)
18,805
29–36
66
June 10
@ Diamondbacks
1–4
Arroyo (6–4)
Fields (1–4)
Reed (16)
17,667
29–37
67
June 11
Diamondbacks
5–1
Keuchel (8–3)
McCarthy (1–9)
24,319
30–37
68
June 12
Diamondbacks
5–4 (10)
Sipp (1–0)
Putz (1–1)
33,475
31–37
69
June 13
Rays
1–6
Cobb (2–4)
McHugh (4–4)
26,829
31–38
70
June 14
Rays
7–3
Cosart (6–5)
Archer (3–4)
26,264
32–38
71
June 15
Rays
3–4
Price (5–6)
Williams (1–3)
McGee (1)
25,526
32–39
72
June 17
@ Nationals
5–6
Roark (6–4)
Keuchel (8–4)
Soriano (14)
29,960
32–40
73
June 18
@ Nationals
5–6
Barrett (3–0)
Downs (1–1)
Soriano (15)
25,453
32–41
74
June 19
@ Rays
0–5
Archer (4–4)
McHugh (4–5)
10,880
32–42
75
June 20
@ Rays
3–1
Cosart (7–5)
Price (5–7)
Qualls (9)
13,861
33–42
76
June 21
@ Rays
0–8
Odorizzi (3–7)
Buchanan (0–1)
17,551
33–43
77
June 22
@ Rays
2–5
Oviedo (3–2)
Keuchel (8–5)
Peralta (1)
18,841
33–44
78
June 24
Braves
2–3
Harang (6–6)
Feldman (3–5)
Kimbrel (22)
18,912
33–45
79
June 25
Braves
0–4
Wood (6–6)
McHugh (4–6)
20,559
33–46
80
June 26
Braves
6–1
Cosart (8–5)
Minor (2–5)
24,474
34–46
81
June 27
Tigers
4–3 (11)
Buchanan (1–1)
Hardy (0–1)
22,386
35–46
82
June 28
Tigers
3–4
Coke (1–1)
Williams (1–4)
Nathan (17)
25,788
35–47
83
June 29
Tigers
6–4
Feldman (4–5)
Smyly (4–7)
Sipp (1)
22,478
36–47
84
June 30
Mariners
4–10
Walker (1–0)
McHugh (4–7)
Wilhelmsen (1)
17,340
36–48
July: 8–17 (Home: 3–9 ; Away: 5–8 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
85
July 1
Mariners
2–13
Iwakuma (6–4)
Cosart (8–6)
17,504
36–49
86
July 2
Mariners
2–5
Young (8–4)
Peacock (2–5)
Rodney (24)
17,209
36–50
87
July 3
@ Angels
2–5
Shoemaker (6–2)
Oberholtzer (2–7)
Smith (10)
37,625
36–51
88
July 4
@ Angels
6–7
Smith (3–0)
Sipp (1–1)
43,557
36–52
89
July 5
@ Angels
5–11
Roth (1–0)
Bass (1–1)
40,479
36–53
90
July 6
@ Angels
1–6
Richards (10–2)
McHugh (4–8)
33,552
36–54
91
July 7
@ Rangers
12–7
Cosart (9–6)
Mikolas (0–1)
31,010
37–54
92
July 8
@ Rangers
8–3
Peacock (3–5)
Irwin (0–1)
32,608
38–54
93
July 9
@ Rangers
8–4
Keuchel (9–5)
Darvish (8–5)
31,161
39–54
94
July 11
Red Sox
3–8
Lackey (10–6)
Feldman (4–6)
27,264
39–55
95
July 12
Red Sox
3–2
Fields (2–4)
Peavy (1–8)
Qualls (10)
26,322
40–55
96
July 13
Red Sox
0–11
Buchholz (4–5)
Peacock (3–6)
20,681
40–56
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
97
July 18
@ White Sox
2–3
Webb (5–2)
Feldman (4–7)
Putnam (2)
28,777
40–57
98
July 19
@ White Sox
3–4
Noesí (4–7)
Keuchel (9–6)
Putnam (2)
28,210
40–58
99
July 20
@ White Sox
11–7
Sipp (2–1)
Webb (5–3)
26,256
41–58
100
July 22
@ Athletics
3–2 (12)
Downs (2–1)
Abad (2–4)
Qualls (11)
22,908
42–58
101
July 23
@ Athletics
7–9
Chavez (8–6)
Peacock (3–7)
Doolittle (15)
28,310
42–59
102
July 24
@ Athletics
1–13
Samardzija (4–8)
Feldman (4–8)
22,759
42–60
103
July 25
Marlins
0–2
Hand (2–2)
Keuchel (9–7)
Cishek (25)
23,132
42–61
104
July 26
Marlins
3–7
Koehler (7–7)
Cosart (9–7)
28,968
42–62
105
July 27
Marlins
2–4
Turner (4–6)
McHugh (4–9)
Cishek (26)
17,858
42–63
106
July 28
Athletics
7–3
Oberholtzer (3–7)
Chavez (8–7)
18,259
43–63
107
July 29
Athletics
4–7
Scribner (1–0)
Qualls (1–2)
Doolittle (16)
16,940
43–64
108
July 30
Athletics
8–1
Keuchel (10–7)
Hammel (8–9)
17,637
44–64
109
July 31
Blue Jays
5–6
Sanchez (2–0)
Qualls (1–3)
Janssen (18)
17,423
44–65
August: 15–14 (Home: 10–6 ; Away: 5–8 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
110
August 1
Blue Jays
3–1
Veras (1–0)
Loup (3–3)
Qualls (12)
19,576
45–65
111
August 2
Blue Jays
8–2
Oberholtzer (4–7)
Dickey (9–11)
19,946
46–65
112
August 3
Blue Jays
6–1
Feldman (5–8)
Stroman (7–3)
19,932
47–65
113
August 5
@ Phillies
1–2 (15)
Neris (1–0)
Buchanan (1–2)
28,336
47–66
114
August 6
@ Phillies
3–10
Buchanan (6–5)
Peacock (3–8)
26,691
47–67
115
August 7
@ Phillies
5–6
Hollands (2–1)
Sipp (2–2)
Papelbon (27)
26,609
47–68
116
August 8
Rangers
4–3
Veras (2-0)
Cotts (2-6)
Qualls (13)
24,256
48–68
117
August 9
Rangers
8–3
Feldman (6-8)
Darvish (10-7)
24,019
49–68
118
August 10
Rangers
2–6
Martinez (2-8)
Keuchel (10-8)
19,239
49–69
119
August 11
Twins
2–4
Duensing (3-2)
Fields (2-5)
Perkins (29)
15,569
49–70
120
August 12
Twins
10–4
McHugh (5-9)
Pino (1-5)
17,490
50–70
121
August 13
Twins
1–3
Gibson (11-9)
Oberholtzer (4-8)
Perkins (30)
16,480
50–71
122
August 14
@ Red Sox
4–9
Webster (3-1)
Feldman (6-9)
38,065
50–72
123
August 15
@ Red Sox
5–3 (10)
Sipp (3-2)
Breslow (2-4)
37,016
51–72
124
August 16
@ Red Sox
7–10
Wilson (1-0)
Fields (2-6)
37,652
51–73
125
August 17
@ Red Sox
8–1
McHugh (6-9)
Kelly (2-3)
36,717
52–73
126
August 19
@ Yankees
7–4
Fields (3-6)
Robertson (1-4)
Qualls (14)
40,015
53–73
127
August 20
@ Yankees
5–2
Feldman (7-9)
Huff (2-1)
Veras (1)
42,102
54–73
128
August 21
@ Yankees
0–3
McCarthy (8-12)
Keuchel (10-9)
41,767
54–74
129
August 22
@ Indians
5–1
Sipp (4-2)
Allen (4-3)
18,743
55–74
130
August 23
@ Indians
2–3
Allen (5-3)
Buchanan (1-3)
20,785
55–75
131
August 24
@ Indians
1–3
Bauer (5-7)
Oberholtzer (4-9)
Allen (17)
17,123
55–76
132
August 25
Athletics
2–8
Samardziji (4-3)
Feldman (7-10)
14,094
55–77
133
August 26
Athletics
4–2
Fields (4-6)
Gregerson (3-3)
Qualls (15)
17,345
56–77
134
August 27
Athletics
4–5
Otero (8-1)
Qualls (1-4)
O'Flaherty (1)
14,791
56–78
135
August 28
Rangers
4–2
McHugh (7-9)
Mendez (0-1)
Sipp (2)
16,399
57–78
136
August 29
Rangers
6–13
Baker (3-3)
Oberholtzer (4-10)
18,931
57–79
137
August 30
Rangers
2–0
Feldman (8-10)
Klein (0-2)
24,771
58–79
138
August 31
Rangers
3–2
Veras (3-0)
Cotts (2-8)
Qualls (16)
19,024
59–79
September: 11–13 (Home: 5–4 ; Away: 6–9 )
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
139
September 2
Angels
8–3
Peacock (4-8)
Wilson (10-9)
16,131
60–79
140
September 3
Angels
4–1
McHugh (8-9)
Weaver (15-8)
Qualls (17)
16,949
61–79
141
September 5
@ Athletics
4–3
Oberholtzer (5-10)
Samardzija (4-5)
Sipp (3)
21,130
62–79
142
September 6
@ Athletics
3–4
Gregerson (4-3)
Qualls (1-5)
28,668
62–80
143
September 7
@ Athletics
4–3
Veras (4-0)
Cook (1-3)
Fields (3)
25,533
63–80
144
September 8
@ Mariners
1–4
Farquhar (3-1)
Foltynewicz (0-1)
Rodney (44)
15,617
63–81
145
September 9
@ Mariners
2–1
McHugh (9-9)
Medina (4-3)
Fields (4)
11,345
64–81
146
September 10
@ Mariners
5–2
Tropeano (1-0)
Iwakuma (14-7)
Sipp (4)
16,931
65–81
147
September 12
@ Angels
3–11
Wilson (12-9)
Oberholtzer (5-11)
33,339
65–82
148
September 13
@ Angels
2–5
Weaver (17-8)
Feldman (8-11)
Street (38)
38,041
65–83
149
September 14
@ Angels
6–1
Keuchel (11-9)
Santiago (5-8)
35,364
66–83
150
September 15
Indians
3–1
McHugh (10-9)
McAllister (3-7)
Qualls (18)
17,403
67–83
151
September 16
Indians
2–4
Kluber (16-9)
Tropeano (1-1)
Allen (22)
18,381
67–84
152
September 17
Indians
0–2
Carrasco (8-5)
Oberholtzer (5-12)
18,474
67–85
153
September 18
Indians
1–2 (13)
Crockett (4-0)
Deduno (2-6)
Allen (23)
16,417
67–86
154
September 19
Mariners
5–10
Walker (2-2)
Peacock (4-9)
27,568
67–87
155
September 20
Mariners
10–1
Keuchel (12-9)
Young (12-9)
36,525
68–87
156
September 21
Mariners
8–3
McHugh (11-9)
Iwakuma (14-9)
31,466
69–87
157
September 22
@ Rangers
3–4
Holland (2-0)
Tropeano (1-2)
Feliz (12)
28,717
69–88
158
September 23
@ Rangers
1–2
Martinez (5-11)
Oberholtzer (5-13)
Cotts (2)
29,794
69–89
159
September 24
@ Rangers
1–5
Bonilla (3-0)
Feldman (8-12)
28,003
69–90
160
September 26
@ Mets
3–1
Chapman (2-0)
Torres (8-6)
Qualls (19)
27,729
70–90
161
September 27
@ Mets
1–2
Sipp (4-3)
Mejía (6-6)
34,866
70–91
162
September 28
@ Mets
3–8
Colón (15–13)
Tropeano (1–3)
34,897
70–92
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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R= Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
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