| 2010 Houston Astros | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |||
| City | Houston,Texas | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Drayton McLane, Jr. | |||
| General managers | Ed Wade | |||
| Managers | Brad Mills | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Houston KTXH Bill Brown,Jim Deshaies | |||
| Radio | KTRH Milo Hamilton,Brett Dolan,Dave Raymond KLAT (Spanish) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2010Houston Astros season was the49th season for theMajor League Baseball (MLB) franchise located inHouston,Texas, their 46th as the Astros, 49th in theNational League (NL), 17th in theNL Central division, and 11th atMinute Maid Park. The Astros entered the season with a 74–88record, in fifth place in the NL Central, and 17games behind the division-championSt. Louis Cardinals.
The 2010 season was the first forBrad Mills as manager, the 19th in franchise history, succeedingDave Clark. Over theWinter Meetings, broadcasterMilo Hamilton was recognized with theKing of Baseball award for a career of distinguished service to the sport.
The Astros began their season on April 5. PitcherRoy Oswalt made the final of eight consecutiveOpening Day starts, a club record. They hosted theSan Francisco Giants, who won, 5–2.
Center fielderMichael Bourn represented the Astros and played for the National League at theMLB All-Star Game, his first career selection.
The Astros concluded the season with a 76–86 record, in fourth place in the NL Central and 15 games behind the division-championCincinnati Reds. For the first time since1990–1991, Houston produced consecutive losing seasons.
Following the season, Bourn was also recognized with a second consecutiveGold Glove Award.
| 21 | Michael Bourn | CF |
| 3 | Kazuo Matsui | 2B |
| 9 | Hunter Pence | RF |
| 45 | Carlos Lee | LF |
| 27 | Geoff Blum | 1B |
| 77 | Pedro Feliz | 3B |
| 46 | J. R. Towles | C |
| 12 | Tommy Manzella | SS |
| 44 | Roy Oswalt | P |
| Venue: | Minute Maid Park • SFG 5, | HOU 2 |
The Astros began 2010 playing theSan Francisco Giants at home, but lost 5–2 onOpening Day toTim Lincecum, who pitched 7 shutout innings and earning the win for the Giants.[3] The Astros would drop the second one as well 4–0 toBarry Zito, who pitched six shutout innings,[4] and got swept at home the next game 10–4 after giving up 2 runs in the eighth and 4 in the ninth.[5]
They lost toJ. A. Happ, who pitched five shutout innings and would be traded in July to the Astros, and thePhiladelphia Phillies 8–0 in the first game.[6] The Astros had a 5–4 lead going into the 7th inning in the second game, but gave up 3 runs in the 7th and 2 in the 9th and lost 9–6.[7] In the final game of the series, the Phillies'Roy Halladay pitched acomplete game allowing only one run to win 2–1, to sweep the Astros and give them a six-game losing streak.[8]
Going on the road for the first time this season, the Astros visitedBusch Stadium to face theSt. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series. The Astros lost 5–0 in game one of the series, asAdam Wainwright pitched 8 shutout innings to get the win.[9] In the second game, the Astros scored 1 in the first and the Cardinals scored 2 in the first. Those would be the only runs scored in the game, as the Cardinals won 2–1.[10] The Astros were in danger of being swept by the Cardinals, until the Astros won 5–1 on the back ofBud Norris's 5 innings, allowing only 1 unearned run.[11] This win snapped an 8-game losing streak to begin the season, in which they failed to score in 3 of the games and scored 1 run or less 5 times.
The Astros journeyed toWrigley Field inChicago to face theCubs, but dropped the first contest of the set, 7–2, following a 6-run implosion in the bottom of the 7th.[12] The Astros won 4–3 in the next game, withRoy Oswalt throwing 7 shutout innings.[13] In the next game, the Astros won a 10-inning game in the series finale 3–2, rallying for 1 run each in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings, with the winning run scoring on aPedro Feliz sacrifice fly, to win their first series of the season.[14]
The Astros would head back home for 9 games, starting with 3 against theFlorida Marlins. The Astros won the first game 7–5, scoring 3 in the bottom of the 8th to break a 4–4 tie.[15] In the next game, the Astros won 5–4, on aGeoff Blum 2-RBI triple to rally the Astros from a 4–3 deficit.[16] In the next game, the Marlins won 5–1 after putting up 3 runs in the 1st, snapping the Astros's 4-game winning streak.[17] The Astros would then face thePittsburgh Pirates at home, and won the first game 4–3.[18] In the next game, aLance Berkman line drive would hit the pitcherChris Jakubauskas in the head.[19] Fortunately, he would be fine, after being hospitalized. The Astros would win that game 5–2.[20] In the final game of the series, the Astros put up 10 runs and won 10–3, despite Pittsburgh outhitting the Astros 14–10, to secure the Astros first series sweep of the season, and their third consecutive series win.[21] The Astros outscored the Pirates 19–8 on the backs of great pitching byRoy Oswalt,Wandy Rodríguez, andBrett Myers, who combined to give up only 5 earned runs over 20.1 innings pitched over the course of the series. After the last game, the Astros had won 7 out of their last 8 games and were 8–10, in 3rd place in the NL Central, and only 3 games back from the Cardinals. Unfortunately for the Astros, this hot streak would end soon. In the next game against theCincinnati Reds, the Astros lost 6–2.[22] In the next game, the Astros rallied for 3 in the 9th but still lost 6–4.[23] In the series finale, the Astros lost 4–2, being swept for the third time in seven series this season.[24]
Going toTurner Field to face theAtlanta Braves, and lost 4–2 again to conclude April with an 8–14 mark, and a four-game losing streak.[25]

The Astros would continue to struggle into May, losing 10–1 to the Braves.[26] In the series finale, the Braves finished the sweep by winning 7–1, giving the Astros their sixth loss in a row.[27] Going back home, the Astros lost to theArizona Diamondbacks 9–1, failing to score more than one run for the third consecutive game.[28] In the second game, the Diamondbacks won 1–0 from 6.2 shutout innings fromIan Kennedy.[29] This gave the Astros an eight-game losing streak, during which they had been outscored 45–13. In game three, the Astros walked-off in the bottom of the 9th off a 2-run home run fromCarlos Lee, giving the Astros a 4–2 win.[30] It was Lee's first home run of the season after 27 games.[31] In the series finale, the Astros lost 6–3 after falling 5–0 back after the Diamondbacks finished hitting in the fourth inning.[32]
In the first game against theSan Diego Padres,Mat Latos pitched eight shutout innings allowing only two hits as the Astros lost 7–0, and only recording 3 hits.[33] The second game was a pitcher's duel, with the Astros losing 2–1, and the starters,Jon Garland for the Padres andFelipe Paulino for the Astros, combined to allow one earned run in 14 innings between them.[34] The Astros avoided the sweep with a 4–3 win in 11 innings, on aHunter Pence walk-off hit to drive in Berkman.[35]
The Astros went toSt. Louis to play the Cardinals and won the first game 6–3, thanks in part to a 4-run 7th inning.[36] The Astros won for the third straight game 9–6 in the next game with another big inning, the one a 5-run 4th inning.[37] The Astros got their third game in a row in which they scored four or more in an inning, winning 4–1 with Pence getting a 3-run home run.[38]
After the sweep, the Astros traveled toAT&T Park to face the Giants with a four-game winning streak, but lost 9–3 in the opener.[39] The second game was a rematch of opening day pitchers Lincecum and Oswalt, with Lincecum winning 2–1 off of a 2-run home run off the bat ofJuan Uribe.[40] The Giants won another close game 4–3 against the Astros to seal the three-game sweep.[41]
The Astros went toDodger Stadium to play theLos Angeles Dodgers, losing the first game 6–2.[42]Bud Norris would get hit with six earned runs in the next game, as the Astros lost 7–3 to conclude the short two-game series, with the Astros getting swept for the second consecutive series.[43] The Astros came back home to face theColorado Rockies for another two-game series, and won the first game 7–3, with a 4-run 8th involving aJeff Keppinger 3-run double.[44] In the next game, the Astros only got three hits for the second time this month, withUbaldo Jiménez starting and going seven innings, as the Rockies won 4–0 for the series split.[45]
The Astros kicked offinterleague play against theTampa Bay Rays, winning 2–1 despite a complete game thrown by Rays starterMatt Garza.[46] The Rays would win game two of the series 4–2, though, to tie the series at one each.[47] In contrast to the first two games, which were low-scoring, the series finale was a high-scorer, with the Rays winning 10–6.[48]
The Astros went toMiller Park to play theMilwaukee Brewers, losing 6–1 against former AstroRandy Wolf.[49] The Astros got a great start from Oswalt, who pitched eight shutout innings, and won 5–0.[50] The Astros lost the series finale 4–3 in 10 innings, withRickie Weeks drawing a walk-off walk againstMatt Lindstrom to win the game, after Lindstrom gave up the game-tying run in the bottom of the 9th.[51]
The Astros traveled toGreat American Ball Park to face the Reds, losing 15–6 againstSam LeCure, who was making his Major League debut.[52] The Reds continued to score runs next game, scoring 12 runs as the Reds won 12–2.[53] In the next game, Paulino did whatWandy Rodríguez andBrian Moehler, who started the first two games, failed to do: shut down the Reds batters. Paulino pitched eight shutout innings but did not get the win as the Astros did not score until a Berkman 2-RBI double in the top of the 10th, as the Astros won 2–0.[54]
To finish May, the Astros returned to Minute Maid Park but dropped a contest, 14–4, to Washington, with Oswalt being ejected in the 3rd inning, thoughGustavo Chacín hit his first career home run for his first career hit.[55] The Astros finished May with a 9–20 mark, and a 17–34 mark on the season overall.

On June 1, Berkman had five RBI, including the game-winning run to propel the Astros over theWashington Nationals, 8–7.Jeff Keppinger stroked three hits whileMichael Bourn scored three runs.[56]
The club called up top prospectsJason Castro (catcher) andChris Johnson (third baseman0) on June 22, whom the Astros thrust into the starting lineup. The duo became fixtures and to made an impact the remainder of the season.[57]
The Astros rebounded to win 8 of their first 10 games in June, but struggled duringinterleague play, going 2–10 against theAmerican League (AL) in June to finish 14–14, their first non-losing month of the year.
The Astros parted ways with hitting coachSean Berry at the All-Star break and replaced him withJeff Bagwell, who stayed for the remainder of the season.[57]
Within a span of 48 hours in late July, the Astros traded franchise icons Oswalt (Philadelphia Phillies) andLance Berkman (New York Yankees) for a sum of 5 prospects,[57] and ultimately the Astros went 13–11 in July. The Astros would go 34–27 after trading away Oswalt and Berkman.
After winning their final four games of July, Houston claimed victories in their first three of August for a season-high 7-gamewinning streak, capped by a season-high in runs scored 18–4 win overSt. Louis.
The Astros would have their best month of the year in August by going 17–12, including a four-game sweep of thePhiladelphia Phillies, the first time the Phillies were swept inCitizens Bank Park.[58]
The Astros would experience their third consecutive winning month in September, going 14–13, however the poor months of April and May kept them out of contention down the stretch. They finished the season inChicago to face the Cubs, losing 2 of 3, but still finishing 4th ahead of the Cubs.
Over the final four months of the season, Houston rallied for a 59–52 showing, the second-best mark in the division over that span.[57]
Counting the entire campaign, the Astros concluded the 2010 campaign with a 76–86 record for fourth place in the NL Central, trailing the division-champion Cincinnati Reds by 15 games.[59] Though the Astros improved by 2 wins from the year prior, they posted back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since1990–1991. Moreover, this was the second of six consecutive losing seasons, a streak the club had not produced since the inception of theexpansion era in1962 until1968, during which they also lost 90 or more games every year.[60]
The club continued their success on home field, posting the eighteen winning season of 19. In 2010, they went 42–39 at Minute Maid Park.[57]
Center fielderMichael Bourn was recognized with a second straightGold Glove Award for outfielders, the seventh among Astros outfielders, along withCésar Cedeño's five (1972–1976). Bourn was also Houston's first winner over consecutive seasons since catcherBrad Ausmus in2001–2002.[61] On the basepaths, Bourn ran away with the NLstolen base crown with 52, to become the first Astro to win twice, and was the only Astro to lead the league apart fromCraig Biggio in1994.[62]
OutfielderHunter Pence swatted 25home runs for the third consecutive campaign and was recognized with the club's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.[57]
NewcomerBrett Myers tossed at least sixinnings pitched in each of his first 32games started, which set a club record. He totaled a career-high223+2⁄3 innings and was the choice for Houston Astros Pitcher of the Year.[57] Myers led the club in innings, wins (14), and strikeouts (180), and starters inearned run average (3,14 ERA).[63]
Over his final eighteen starts, left-handerWandy Rodríguez went 8-2 and an NL-leading 2.03 ERA.[57]
RelieversMatt Lindstrom (23saves) andBrandon Lyon (20 saves) became the fifth teammate duo in major League history to aggregate at least 20 saves during the same season.[57]
Third basemanChris Johnson was named the club's Rookie of Year after leading National League rookies in batting at .308[57] (105hits in 341at bats), which also led the club, regardless of totalplate appearances accrued.[63]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49–32 | 42–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 52–29 | 34–47 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 40–41 | 17–64 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 91 | 71 | .562 | — |
| San Diego Padres | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 |
| Washington Nationals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
| Chicago | 6–1 | 2–4 | – | 4–12 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 2–3 | 12–4 | – | 2–5 | 5–2 | 10–5 | 5–4 | 11–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
| Colorado | 9–9 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 9–6 |
| Florida | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 13–5 | 7–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 1–5 | 11–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–4 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 10–5 | 4–4 | 3–12 |
| Los Angeles | 13–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
| Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 3–11 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 7–8 | 2–4 | – | 5–2 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| New York | 1–5 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | – | 9–9 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 13–5 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–9 | – | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 3–6 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 4–11 | 3–4 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 4–2 | – | 0–6 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 2–13 |
| San Diego | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 6–0 | – | 12–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–4 | 6–2 | 6–9 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 5–13 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | – | 5–13 |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging;
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | |
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| C | Humberto Quintero | 88 | 265 | 13 | 62 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .234 | .262 | .317 | .579 | 58 | |
| 1B | Lance Berkman | 85 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 13 | 49 | 3 | .245 | .372 | .436 | .808 | 120 | |
| 2B | Jeff Keppinger | 137 | 514 | 62 | 148 | 6 | 59 | 4 | .288 | .351 | .393 | .744 | 104 | |
| 3B | Chris Johnson | 94 | 341 | 40 | 105 | 11 | 52 | 3 | .308 | .337 | .481 | .818 | 121 | |
| SS | Tommy Manzella | 83 | 258 | 17 | 58 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .225 | .267 | .264 | .531 | 46 | |
| LF | Carlos Lee | 157 | 605 | 67 | 149 | 24 | 89 | 3 | .246 | .291 | .417 | .708 | 91 | |
| CF | Michael Bourn | 141 | 535 | 84 | 142 | 2 | 38 | 52 | .265 | .341 | .346 | .686 | 89 | |
| RF | Hunter Pence | 156 | 614 | 93 | 173 | 25 | 91 | 18 | .282 | .325 | .461 | .786 | 112 | |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging;
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | |
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| 3B | Pedro Feliz | 97 | 289 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 31 | 1 | .221 | .243 | .311 | .555 | 51 | |
| SS | Ángel Sánchez | 65 | 250 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .280 | .316 | .348 | .664 | 82 | |
| IF | Geoff Blum | 93 | 202 | 22 | 54 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .267 | .321 | .356 | .678 | 85 | |
| C | Jason Castro | 67 | 195 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .205 | .286 | .287 | .573 | 58 | |
| LF | Jason Michaels | 106 | 186 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 26 | 0 | .253 | .310 | .468 | .778 | 110 | |
| 1B | Brett Wallace | 51 | 144 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .222 | .296 | .319 | .615 | 69 | |
| CF | Jason Bourgeois | 69 | 123 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .220 | .294 | .268 | .562 | 56 | |
| 2B | Kazuo Matsui | 27 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .141 | .197 | .155 | .352 | –2 | |
| OF | Cory Sullivan | 57 | 64 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .188 | .257 | .234 | .492 | 36 | |
| C | Kevin Cash | 20 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .204 | .271 | .333 | .605 | 65 | |
| IF | Anderson Hernández | 32 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .304 | .229 | .533 | 49 | |
| C | J. R. Towles | 17 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .191 | .235 | .319 | .554 | 50 | |
| OF | Brian Bogusevic | 19 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .179 | .258 | .286 | .544 | 49 | |
| SS | Oswaldo Navarro | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .240 | .050 | .290 | –15 | |
| IF | Matt Downs | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .190 | .105 | .296 | –16 | |
| C | Brian Esposito | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | –100 | |
| Reference:[63] | ||||||||||||||
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | K | BB | WHIP | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Myers | 14 | 8 | 3.14 | 33 | 33 | 223.2 | 180 | 66 | 1.243 | 126 |
| Wandy Rodríguez | 11 | 12 | 3.60 | 32 | 32 | 195.0 | 178 | 68 | 1.287 | 110 |
| Bud Norris | 9 | 10 | 4.92 | 27 | 27 | 153.2 | 158 | 77 | 1.484 | 80 |
| Roy Oswalt | 6 | 12 | 3.42 | 20 | 20 | 129.0 | 120 | 34 | 1.109 | 116 |
| Felipe Paulino | 1 | 9 | 5.11 | 19 | 14 | 91.2 | 83 | 46 | 1.538 | 78 |
| J. A. Happ | 5 | 4 | 3.75 | 13 | 13 | 72.0 | 61 | 35 | 1.319 | 106 |
| Reference:[63] | ||||||||||
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | K | BB | WHIP | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Figueroa | 5 | 3 | 3.22 | 18 | 10 | 67.0 | 58 | 25 | 1.328 | 123 |
| Brian Moehler | 1 | 4 | 4.92 | 20 | 8 | 56.2 | 28 | 26 | 1.624 | 81 |
| Wesley Wright | 1 | 2 | 5.73 | 14 | 4 | 33.0 | 29 | 13 | 1.515 | 70 |
| Josh Banks | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 3.000 | 32 |
| Reference:[63] | ||||||||||
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games finished; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed; WHIP = Walks + Hits/IP;
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | K | BB | ERA+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lyon | 6 | 6 | 3.12 | 79 | 28 | 20 | 78.0 | 54 | 31 | 127 | |
| Wilton López | 5 | 2 | 2.96 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 67.0 | 50 | 5 | 134 | |
| Tim Byrdak | 2 | 2 | 3.49 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 | 29 | 20 | 114 | |
| Matt Lindstrom | 2 | 5 | 4.39 | 58 | 41 | 23 | 53.1 | 43 | 20 | 91 | |
| Jeff Fulchino | 2 | 1 | 5.51 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 47.1 | 46 | 22 | 72 | |
| Gustavo Chacín | 2 | 2 | 4.70 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 38.1 | 31 | 20 | 85 | |
| Chris Sampson | 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 30.1 | 16 | 8 | 67 | |
| Fernando Abad | 0 | 1 | 2.84 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 19.0 | 12 | 5 | 142 | |
| Mark Melancon | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 19 | 8 | 129 | |
| Casey Daigle | 1 | 1 | 11.32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 10.1 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |
| Henry Villar | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 93 | |
| Samuel Gervacio | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
| Gary Majewski | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Enerio del Rosario | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
| Kevin Cash | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
| Reference:[63] | |||||||||||
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