2025 Houston Astros
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Daikin Park
City	Houston,Texas
Record	87–75 (.537)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Jim Crane
General managers	Dana Brown
Managers	Joe Espada
Television	Space City Home Network (Todd Kalas,Kevin Eschenfelder,Geoff Blum,Jeff Bagwell,Mike Stanton,Julia Morales)
Radio	KTRH 740 Weekday Night GamesSportstalk 790 Houston Astros Radio Network (Robert Ford,Steve Sparks,Geoff Blum, Michael Coffin) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero,Alex Treviño)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
← 2024 Seasons 2026 →

The2025Houston Astros season was the64th season for theMajor League Baseball (MLB) franchise located inHouston,Texas, their 62nd as the Astros, 13th in both theAmerican League (AL) andAL West division, and 26th atDaikin Park, with this being the first season under the stadium's new name after formerly being named "Minute Maid Park". They entered the season as four-time defending AL Westchampions with an 88–73record, and entrants into eight consecutivepostseasons, both streaks franchise records, and the second-longest active postseason streak in MLB.

Former relief pitcherBilly Wagner, who spent the majority of his playing career with the Astros, was elected as one of the fivehonorees to theBaseball Hall of Fame. Wagner became the third player to be elected into the Hall as a member of the Astros, and the eleventh Astro overall. His #13 jersey was retired on August 16.

Making his fourth consecutiveOpening Day start,Framber Valdez became the fifthstarting pitcher in franchise history to achieve the same.^{[Note 1]} On April 20, 2025, the Astros played the 10,000th game in franchise history, which resulted in a 3–2 defeat to theSan Diego Padres at Daikin Park.

PitchersHunter Brown andJosh Hader, third baseman basemanIsaac Paredes and shortstopJeremy Peña each represented the Astros at theMLB All-Star Game, playing for the American League. It was the sixth career selection for Hader, second for Paredes and first for both Brown and Peña. In thefirst round of theamateur draft, the Astros selected shortstopXavier Neyens at 21st overall.

The Astros had a strong start to 2025, going 55-35 in their first 90 games and having a 7 game division lead on July 6. However, the team went 32-40 down the stretch. For the first time since the2020, the Astros did not win the American League West division; it was the first time they didn’t win the division in a full 162-game season since2016. On September 27, the Astros were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2016 following theCleveland Guardians' 3–2 win over theTexas Rangers,^[1] ending the second longest streak in the Majors, and the longest in the American League. The Astros finished with the same 87–75 record as theDetroit Tigers, but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker to miss out.^[2]

The Houston Astros entered the 2025 season as the defendingAmerican League (AL) West champions, their fourth consecutive division title, seventh AL West title, and 14th division title in franchise history, including those won as former members of theNational League (NL) West andNL Central divisions. Further, it was the ninth season in the previous 10 in which they had qualified for theMajor League Baseball (MLB) postseason, and franchise-record eighth consecutive.^[3]

In the 2024 ALWild Card Series (WCS), theDetroit Tigers swept the best-of-3 set, ending Houston'spostseason after two games.^[4] The WCS defeat halted Houston's record-setting streak ofAmerican League Championship Series (ALCS) qualifications at seven (2017–2023)—the longest in AL history—and the second-longest consecutiveLCS appearances after theAtlanta Braves' streak of eightNational League Championship Series (NLCS) from1991 to1999.^{[Note 2][5]}

On October 14, 2024, it was announced that the Astros would not renew the contract of third basecoachGary Pettis for the 2025 season, concluding a 10-year period with the club.^[6] On October 24, the Astros hiredTony Perezchica to succeed Pettis, and to assume roles as infield coach and run prevention coordinator.^[7]

Following the2024 World Series, eight Astros, includingAlex Bregman,Caleb Ferguson,Ben Gamel,Kendall Graveman,Jason Heyward,Yusei Kikuchi,Héctor Neris, andJustin Verlander each became eligible to electfree agency and did so.^[8] On November 4, the Astrosdesignated right-handersJosé Urquidy andOliver Ortega for assignment. Entering his final arbitration season, Urquidy appeared in 79 games and 70 starts for the Astros, going 27–16wins–losses and 3.98earned run average (ERA) over 405innings pitched, and three additionalWorld Series contests won.^[9]

The Astros announced on November 18 that Minute Maid Park was to be renamed Daikin Park the following January 1 as result of a new naming-rights sponsorship withDaikin Industries, Ltd., with corresponding changes to the stadium. This partnership between the Astros and Daikin covered the next 15 seasons through 2039.^[10]

On December 13, 2024, the Astros completed one of the most significant trades in franchise history, sending three-timeAll-Star,Silver Slugger andGold Glove Award winnerKyle Tucker to theChicago Cubs for infielderIsaac Paredes, pitcherHayden Wesneski, and third base prospectCam Smith.^[11] Ten days later, the Astros signed free agent first basemanChristian Walker to 3-year, $60 million contract. Walker, who was the winner of the three previous Gold Glove Awards at his position as a member of theArizona Diamondbacks, had slashed .250/.332/.481 over the prior three seasons.^[12]

Left-handed pitcherBilly Wagner was elected as one fiveinductees for 2025 to theBaseball Hall of Fame in his tenth and final year ofBaseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) eligibility. Having played nine of his 16 major league seasons in a Houston uniform, Wagner joined his former teammatesCraig Biggio andJeff Bagwell as the third player to have spent the majority of his career as a member of the Astros to be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His 225saves while with the Astros remained the most in franchise history at the time of induction.^[13]

In a separate transaction with the Cubs at the end of January, the Astros swapped postseason saves leaderRyan Pressly for minor league pitcher Juán Bello.^[14]

The Astros' openingspring training contests occurred on February 22, 2025, with two split-squad games featured inGrapefruit League play, the first of 30 total. One was a home game atCacti Park of the Palm Beaches inWest Palm Beach, Florida, versus theWashington Nationals—with whom they shared Cacti Park—and the other took place on the road against theNew York Mets atClover Park inPort St. Lucie. The Astros concluded spring training with two exhibition contests against theirTriple-A affiliate,Sugar Land Space Cowboys, on March 24 and 25, atDaikin Park.^[76]

The Astros began deploying long-time second basemanJose Altuve inleft field in spring training to improve theirinfield defense and outfield offense.^[77] He had not previously made any professional appearances as anoutfielder.^[78]

The Astros went 16–12 in spring training, good for second place in the Grapefruit League and two games behind theToronto Blue Jays, and a1⁄2-game ahead of theBoston Red Sox.^[79]

With the selection of2015 amateur draftee and infielderBrendan Rodgers (3rd overall by theColorado Rockies) to the Opening Day roster, he joined Bregman (2nd by theAstros) and Tucker (5th by the Astros) as the third top-five selection from that draft class to have made Houston's major league roster.^[80] Rodgers also joined shortstopJeremy Peña and fellow newcomerChristian Walker (first baseman) as one of three formerGold Glove Award winners in the 2025 Astros'infield.

Opening Series, March 27–29 vsNew York Mets:Houston won series, 2–1

The New York Mets and Houston Astros, MLB's1962 National League expansion duo, had never faced each other onOpening Day in 63 prior seasons. Framber Valdez (1–0), making his fourth consecutive Opening Day start for Houston,^{[Note 8]} tossed seven scoreless innings andcloserJosh Hader struck outJuan Soto with two on and two outs in the ninth to seal the Astros' 3–1 win over the Mets. Thesave was the 200th of Hader's career. In the second inning, rookie Cam Smith—who was making his major league debut—hit an opposite-field single in his first at bat off the first pitch from starterClay Holmes for his first major league hit.^[87] New York won the middle game, catalyzed by Soto's first home run for the Mets, leading a 3–1 score. Soto's blast came off starterHunter Brown (0–1), who struck out seven over six innings, allowing four hits and all three runs (two earned).^[88] In the series finale, Jeremy Peña homered and Yordan Alvarez' tiebreaking double in the sixth—also his first hit of the season—lifted the Astros to a 2–1 win. Hence, the Astros took two of three in the season-opening series. Houston starterSpencer Arrighetti (1–0) yielded a first-inning double to Juan Soto, and just one run with five strikeouts over six innings, in what culminated as the only hit of a combined one-hitter. In the ninth, Hader walked Soto as the leadoff batter before retiring the next three bfor his second save.^[89]

March 31–April 2 vsSan Francisco Giants:HOU lost series, 3–0

Ryan Gusto made his major league debut on March 31,^[90] tossing two scoreless innings in relief. He entered in the seventh inning and retiredMatt Chapman with a swinging strikeout, his first in the major leagues.^[91] Added to the major league roster to start the previous season's finale versus theCleveland Guardians,^[92] that game was cancelled due to rain and no makeup was played.^[93] Led by home runs fromWilmer Flores,LaMonte Wade Jr., andLuis Matos in the finale, the Giants swept the Astros at home with a 6–3 win. It was the first series sweep of Houston by San Francisco since August 28–30, 2012, the last season in which the Astros were a member of theNational League.^[94]

April 3–6 atMinnesota Twins:HOU won series, 2–1

In Houston's 2025 road opener inMinneapolis, Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña started the second inning with back-to-back home runs, and Brendan Rodgers stroked three hits and three RBI to lead the Houston Astros to a 5–2 win. Hunter Brown (2–0) yielded two runs, five hits, and no walks, with eight strikeouts in six innings, including retiring 15 of the last 16 batters faced. Jose Altuve struck out in all five plate appearances, the first time he had struck out as many time times in one game in the major leagues.^[95] It was Walker's first home run as an Astro.^[96] Altuve bounced back the following game, cranking his 41st career leadoff home run among three hits and no strikeouts. However, the Twins scored 6 times in fourth inning, benefitting from lost command by Arrighetti (1–1) and two errors—include one by Altuve in left field—to win the middle game, 6–1.^[97] The Astros won the third game, 9–7, in their firstextra innings contest of the year, and biggest comeback for the season to date. In the fourth inning, the Twins led, 7–1. The Astros rallied starting in the fifth inning, totaling eight runs, capped Yordan Alvarez' game-tying 9th-inning home run, his first of the season. Houston scored the final two and game-winning runs in the tenth.^[98]

April 7–9 atSeattle Mariners:HOU lost series, 2–1

On April 8, Arrighetti sustained a right thumb fracture after being hit by a batted ball during pre-game workouts atT-Mobile Park, and was placed on the 15-dayinjured list (IL).^[67]

In the middle game on April 8, Cam Smith stroked his first major leaguetriple in the seventh inning to drive home Yainer Díaz. In the top of the 12th inning,Víctor Caratini's RBI single was the game-winning hit for a 2–1 score. Gusto (1–0) pitched the 11th inning for his first major league win andSteven Okert followed with a scoreless 12th for his first save in an Astros uniform. Hader pitched the ninth and tenth as Astros relievers combined for5+1⁄3 scoreless innings.^[99]

April 11–13 vsLos Angeles Angels:HOU won series, 2–1

In the series opening game, the Astros won with a season-high to date scoring output at 14–3, led by Yainer Díaz' first careergrand slam. The Astros scored nine times with two outs. Cam Smith produced each of his first major league home run, double, and stolen base,. Paredes reached base in each of his last 5 plate appearances, including his first home run in an Astros uniform. The Astros, who entered the contest with the majors' lowest team batting average, amassed 16 hits. Díaz' slam was first for the Astros sinceJosé Abreu's in a 12–3 win over theTexas Rangers on September 6, 2023.^[100][101]

April 18–20 vsSan Diego Padres:HOU won series, 2–1

Rookie Cam Smith connected both of his first career multi-home run and four-RBI game to lead a 6–4 win over San Diego. Both his home runs were surrendered by Padres starterKyle Hart.^[102] In game two, Christian Walker hit a two-run home run and Isaac Paredes delivered the tie-breaking single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Astros the 3–2 lead for good. Josh Hader retired former AstroYuli Gurriel on a fly ball to end the game for the save (6) and give the Astros their first two-game winning streak of the season.^[103] The finale was also the 10,000th contest in franchise history for the Astros. The Padres won, 3–2, to avoid the sweep asFernando Tatís Jr. homered,tripled, and delivered all three runs for San Diego.^[104] The Astros' all-time franchise record stood at 5019–4976–5 (.502)win–loss–tied (W–L–T) following the contest.^[105]

April 21–23 vsToronto Blue Jays:HOU won series, 3–0

In the opener, Hunter Brown tossed 7 scoreless frames with 9 strikeouts, andForrest Whitley finished the last 2 innings for Houston's second shutout. Jose Altuve hit a two-run double, and Brendan Rodgers collected two hits and two RBI.^[106] On April 23, Walker connected for the 150th home run of his career offBowden Francis and Gusto tossed5+2⁄3 shutout innings to lead a 3–1 win.^[107]

April 25–27 atKansas City Royals:HOU lost series, 2–1

The Royals claimed the first two games of the series with back-to-back 2–0 shutout defeats of the Astros. Their first two offensive shutouts of the season,Seth Lugo andMichael Wacha were the Royals' starting pitchers who primarily stymied the Astros. Jeremy Peña, who authored a career-high 14-gamehitting streak that spanned April 8–23 starting with a game against Seattle through Toronto, was hitless in the first game against Kansas City.^[108] However, in the second game, Peña collected a single and a walk.^[109] The Astros avoided a sweep with 7–3 win the finale, as Yordan Alvarez homered in the third inning offKris Bubic to snap the Astros' 26-inning scoreless streak. Meanwhile, Hunter Brown (4–1) yielded one run in six innings on seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts, having authored ascoreless innings streak of 28 that ended in the fifth inning whenBobby Witt Jr. doubled homeJonathan India.^{[Note 9]} Brown ended the contest with a 1.22 ERA through his first six starts of the season.^[110][111]

April 28–30 vsDetroit Tigers:HOU won series, 2–1

In the opener versus Detroit, Jose Altuve and Christian Walker both hit two-run home runs, and two errors in the seventh inning by shortstopTrey Sweeney allowed the Astros to tack on four more runs.Steven Okert (1–0) hurled a scoreless top of the sixth inning to earn his first win as an Astro prior to Altuve's home run in the bottom of the inning to give the Astros a 4–3 lead.^[112] Christian Walker went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and run scored, and Yainer Díaz hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to lead Houston's come-from-behind, 6–4 win on April 29.^[113] The Astros called upAJ Blubaugh to the major league roster on April 30, and he made his major league debut that day as the starting pitcher. He yielded a two-run home run toColt Keith in the second inning and a grand slam the following inning toJavier Báez, as the Tigers won the finale, 7–4. Blubaugh (0–1) pitched four innings and allowed 7 runs, but just 2 were earned after the Astros were charged 2errors, and he also struck out 6.^[114]

Hunter Brown receivedMLB Central's Pitch Hand Award for April, thus recognizing him as the best pitcher in the major leagues for the month.^[115]

May 2–4 atChicago White Sox:HOU lost series, 2–1

On May 3,Jake Meyers became the first Astro to record 2 home runs, 1 triple and 1 double in a single game to lead an 8–3 win over Chicago. He also tied a club record with 13total bases and established a career-high seven RBI.^[116]

Following a 915-day absence spanning from the2022 World Series, starting pitcherLance McCullers Jr. made his 2025 debut on May 4 and tossed3+2⁄3 scoreless innings with three hits, three walks allowed, and four strikeouts.^[60] Houston took a 4–0 lead; however, the White Sox rallied in the fifth inning.Josh Rojas draw a bases-loaded walk, andLenyn Sosa followed with a two-run single. As rain began to fall, Astros relievers struggled with command, and the White Sox capitalized in the sixth inning to take the lead, 5–4, just before the contest was called after6+1⁄2 innings.^[117]

May 5–7 atMilwaukee Brewers:HOU lost series, 2–1

On May 5, the Astros placed designated hitterYordan Alvarez on the 10-dayinjured list (IL) due to right hand inflammation based on a small muscle strain. He had last played on May 3 in Chicago.^[68]

Jeremy Peña, whose 0-for-3 performance in the second game on May 6 ended a 9-game hitting streak, had featured hits in 23 of each of his prior 24 games played to raise his seasonbatting average from .154 to .281.^[108]

Over two innings on May 7, Houston collected five walks, and benefitted from a Milwaukee error and passed ball. Jeremy Peña hit a three-run home run in the sixth to extend the lead to 6–1. Framber Valdez tossed seven innings with three hits and seven strikeouts. The Astros won the finale, 9–1, and the Brewers became the 24th team that Valdez had defeated.^[118]

On May 9, the Astros placed starterHayden Wesneski on the IL due to right elbow discomfort. He had last pitched on May 6 after tossing 80 pitches in 4 innings against Milwaukee.^[69]

May 9–11 vsCincinnati Reds:HOU won series, 2–1

Hunter Brown (6–1) started the series opener against Cincinnati and delivered5+2⁄3 shutout innings to lead a 3–0 win. The win was the Astros' first against the Reds since June 19, 2016, to snap a nine-gamelosing streak to Cincinnati.^[119] McCullers (0–1), making his second start since freturning the IL, got just one out while surrendering 7 runs as the Reds scored 10 total in the first inning. It was the eighth time in francise history that Houston had surrendered 10 or more runs in an inning.Víctor Caratini hit a three-run home run as the Astros answered with six runs in the third inning.^[120] In that inning, Jose Altuve doubled off Reds starterNick Martinez for his 700th careerextra-base hit, the fourth Astro to reach this milestone with the club.^[b][121] On May 11,Ronel Blanco struck out 11 to establish a new career high over eight innings and lead a 6–0, two-hit shutout to win the finale and the series.^[122]

May 12–14 vsKansas City Royals:HOU won series, 2–1

In the middle game of the series, Framber Valdez tossed eight innings with one run allowed, andIsaac Paredes' first careerwalk-off home run clinched a 2–1 final score. This was also the first walk-off home run of the season for Houston.^[123] In the finale, Jeremy Peña, who had four hits, singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth off Royals closerCarlos Estévez.Colton Gordon made his major league debut for the Astros as the starting pitcher, tallying4+1⁄3 innings with 3 runs yielded.^[124]

May 15–18 atTexas Rangers •Lone Star Series:HOU tied series, 2–2

In the series opener, Hunter Brown (6–2) tossed his first complete game in professional baseball, surrendering just 1 run on aJake Burger home run. However, he was outdueled by eight shutout innings fromJacob deGrom as Texas prevailed, 1–0.^[125] In the second game,Christian Walker's three-run home run capped a six-run seventh to lead a 6–3 win over the Rangers, overcome another stellar and scoreless5+2⁄3 innings fromNathan Eovaldi, and snap Texas' 6-game winning streak. Lance McCullers bounced back from the disastrous last start against Cincinnati to pitch 4 innings and allow two runs, both unearned.^[126] In the seventh inning of the finale,Yainer Díaz' solo home run erased a no-hit and shutout bid of6+2⁄3 innings by the Rangers'Jack Leiter. The following inning, Isaac Paredes' 3-run home run offRobert Garcia plated the game-winning run, making starter Framber Valdez (3–4) the winning pitcher. The Astros and Rangers split the series.^[127]

The Astros announced on May 18 that Hayden Wesneski required Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the 2025 season and part of 2026.^[128]

May 19–21 atTampa Bay Rays:HOU lost series, 1–2

The Astros won the opener, 4–3, after Jake Meyers connected go-ahead home run (3) in the top of the seventh inning off Rays relieverManuel Rodríguez. Mayers also walked, had a stolen base and scored on a double byCam Smith off starterRyan Pepiot in a 3-run first inning. Colton Gordon, a native ofSt. Petersburg, made his second major league start for the Astros and yielded 3 runs in5+1⁄3 innings, getting 7 strikeouts.^[129]Brandon Walter made his Astros debut in the middle game which was also his first major leaguestart. Gordon tossed five scoreless innings; however, the Rays rallied for 3–2 win and Walter received ano decision^[130]

May 22–25 vsSeattle Mariners:HOU won series, 3–1

Jose Altuve connected for his 12th career multi-home run game Jeremy Peña tripled in two runs for his 500th career hit in the opener to lead Houston to a 9–2 win.^{[Note 10]} Altuve also set a personal high for the season with 4 RBI.^[131]Bryan Abreu (1–2), having remained unscored upon in 18 of his first 20 outings of the season, surrendered the game-tying double toJulio Rodríguez and the go-ahead home run toCal Raleigh in the seventh inning to blow the save opportunity and take the 5–3 loss in the second game.^[132] The following game, Houston scored two unearned runs by capitalizing on two first-inning errors as Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker collected two hits apiece. In the eighth, Abreu struck outMitch Garver to end the inning with Rodríguez on base. The Astros held on for a 2–1 win.^[133] In the finale, Walker hit his first walk-off home run as a member of the Astros for a 5–3 win, a two-run home run, and third career walk-off hit. The Astros took three of four games in the series versus the AL West-leading Mariners.^[134]

May 27–28 vsAthletics:HOU won series, 2–0

Jose Altuve homered twice—his second multi-home run game in six days—and produced his 40th career 4-hit game while Hunter Brown rebounded from a rocky start at Tampa Bay to toss six efficient innings and lead Houston to an 11–1 over the Athletics on May 27. The Astros connected for 8 extra-base hits—a season high—including four home runs.^[135]

In the second game, Isaac Paredes hit a sacrifice fly,Zach Dezenzo hit a home run and Víctor Caratini recorded 2 RBIs in a 5–3 victory over the Athletics. Starter Lance McCullers threw his strongest outing yet in a comeback bid, reaching season-highs both with six innings and 12 strikeouts, while achieving aquality start for the first time.^{[Note 11]} In the seventh inning, Dezenzo's homer tied the score at 3 runs apiece. The Astros then loaded the bases, and Caratini delivered the go-ahead, two-run single for the decisive runs that gave the Astros the lead for good.^{[Note 12][136]}

As a result, the Astros had won four consecutive games for the first time on the season and were also a season-high 5 games over .500 (30–25).^[136]

May 29–June 1 vsTampa Bay Rays

Jose Altuve andYainer Díaz each hit a home run. However,Bryan King (3–1) struggled, giving up 5 runs in a 3–13 loss to the Rays.Junior Caminero homered and collected a career-high 6 RBI to lead Tampa Bay, who got five more stolen bases to push their league-best total to 81.^[137] Framber Valdez (5–4) tossed an 83-pitch three-hit complete game the following day and hisbatterymate Yainer Díaz belted an opposite-field a walk-off home run to give the Astros a 2–1 victory. Valdez struck out nine, walked one, and netted agame score of 85.^[138] His pitch count matchedDarryl Kile for the fewest to a complete game in club history, the contest in which Kile tossed hisno-hitter in1993.^[139]

The Rays established offensive season-highs on May 31 at the expense of Astros' pitching, led by Caminero, who hit two of Tampa Bay's season-high five home runs, and Rays starterZack Littell (5–5) pitched the club's first complete game since 2016 on the way a 16–3 pummeling of Houston. The Rays also tied their season-high in runs and collected another season-high 18 hits.Brandon Lowe hit an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 13 games.Jake Mangum hit his first career home run in the sixth. Jeremy Peña homered twice for the Astros.^[140]

OutfielderZach Dezenzo was placed on the 10-dayinjured list (IL) on June 1 with left hand inflammation, and the Astros promoted fellow outfielderJacob Melton from theTriple-ASugar Land Space Cowboys to themajor league roster for the first time.^[72]

Rest of series vsTampa Bay Rays:HOU split series, 2–2

The Astros scored an unearned run on June 1 offTaj Bradley in the first inning,Hunter Brown (8–3) tossed six shutout innings, and the Astros held on for a 1–0 win to earn the series split. In the first inning,Christian Walker singled homeJeremy Peña, who had reached on an error in that pivotal first inning.^[141] Melton made his major league debut for the Astros, starting incenter field, and legged out aninfield single in the fifth inning off Bradley for his first major league hit.^[142] The Astros, outscored by the Rays by 21 runs, set a franchise record for negative run-scoring differential while still obtaining a series split.

June 3–5 atPittsburgh Pirates:HOU wins series, 2–1

Lance McCullers Jr. (1–1) andPaul Skenes (4–6) locked into a dominant pitching duel on June 3, with the Astros winning 3–0. Skenes yielded just one run in eight innings, a home run toChristian Walker (8),^[143] The 50th win of McCullers' career, it was also his first in the regular season since September 21, 2022, againstTampa Bay.^[144] In the second game,Ryan Gusto (3–3) gave up eight hits and three runs, leading to a 3–0 loss.Isaac Paredes homered twice andJose Altuve hit a sacrifice fly as the Astros won the game, 8–2, and the series.Framber Valdez (6–4) struck out 11 batters in seven innings.

June 6–8 atCleveland Guardians:HOU wins series, 2–1

RookieColton Gordon (1–1) hurled five innings on June 6 atProgressive Field with one run on seven hits surrendered and struck out five to earn his first major league win and set up the Astros' 4–2 win. Twoassists byMauricio Dubón, starting in left field, in the bottom of the first inning to second base prevented bothÁngel Martínez andJosé Ramírez from extendingsingles intodoubles.^{[Note 13]} In the top of the fifth, aided by opportunistic baserunning from Jeremy Peña, Altuve and Walker hit consecutive RBI singles for Houston to take a 3–0 lead. Peña produced a second consecutive three-hit game to extend ahitting streak to 12 games while pilfering a stolen and Paredes drew three walks and hit a single.Josh Hader shut down the Guardians' lineup in the bottom of the ninth to earn a 17th consecutivesave.^[146]

Isaac Paredes singled in an insurance run andJake Meyers scored the go-ahead run on awild pitch on June 7 to give the Astros a 5–3 win in 10 innings. In the bottom of the tenth,Bennett Sousa struck outJhonkensy Noel with two outs and runners on first and second to secure his first save of the season and as Astro. Josh Hader (2–0) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win.^[147] Left-handerBrandon Walter made his second start for the Astros on June 8, yielding two runs in six innings—both on a home run toBo Naylor in the second inning. Jake Meyers had his second 4-hit game of the season.Cam Smith hit a two-run double in the seventh tie the game at 2. In the bottom of the seventh,Will Wilson laid asacrifice bunt with two runners on and Astros relieverSteven Okert's (1–2) throwing error led to two additional runs, and the Guardians held on for the win, 4–2.^[148]

June 10–12 vsChicago White Sox:HOU wins series, 2–1

McCullers, facing the White Sox a second time since his 2025 debut one month earlier, struggled with command, surrendering a home run toLuis Robert Jr., who remained hot against the Astros. McCullers (1–2) surrendered four runs, four hits and four walks over five innings to take the loss by a 4–2 score. The Astros got nine hits and three walks, but grounded into three double plays.^[149] On June 11, Walker stroked three hits including a home run (9) and Ryan Gusto (4–3) tossed six innings with seven strikeouts and just two runs allowed for his firstquality start as a major leaguer to lead to a 10–2 over the White Sox. The Astros, who had entered the contest having scored 15 total runs on the season in the first inning, got three, including Walker's home run. Jose Altuve collected 2 hits to reach 2,300 for his career, the 158th player in MLB history and third Astro to reach the plateau.^[150] Framber Valdez (7–4) tossed five innings with 7 hits allowed and 12 strikeouts on June 12. PerBaseball-Reference, this was the first start in club history with 12 or more strikeouts over five or fewer innings. Altuve stroked 2 doubles and Paredes hit a key home run that become in the insurance run and the Astros prevailed in the finale, 4–3.^[151]

June 13–15 vsMinnesota Twins:HOU wins series, 3–0

Hunter Brown tossed 7 innings on June 15 with just 2 runs surrendered to the Twins, struck out a career-high 12, and rookie Cam Smith's ground ball single up the middle delivered his first career walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth for the 3–2 win.Bryan Abreu struck out three in the eighth,Josh Hader (3–0) struck out 2 in the ninth for the win and Astros pitching got 17 total strikeouts.^[152] On June 15, Víctor Caratini hit asacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to score Altuve and tie the game at 1. Dubón's single to the left field wall with two outs in the tenth inning scored Meyers for the go-ahead run and second consecutive walk-off win, 2–1.^[153]

June 16–19 atAthletics:HOU split series, 2–2

The Astros stroked a season-high 20 hits for an 11–4 victory on June 18, powered by three-run home runs each from Altuve and Caratini. Three hits each came from Altuve, Caratini, Meyers, Peña and Smith.^[154] RookieNick Kurtz hit two walk-off home runs over the game 4 days against the Astros, and three overall in the series in his team's last at bat. In the first game, he hit it against Bryan Abreu (1–3), and in the final game, against Josh Hader (4–1).^[155]

June 20–22 atLos Angeles Angels:HOU wins series, 2–1

Behind a pair of home runs fromLogan O'Hoppe and6+1⁄3 stifling innings from starterJosé Soriano, Los Angeles won 9–1 on June 21. Soriano had allowed just 2 runs over his previous20+1⁄3 innings, struck out 28, and no home runs over his previous ten starts.^[156] Over a six-game span betweenSutter Health Park andAngel Stadium, Dubón hit for a power surge, with four home runs, including two on June 22 that were instrumental in 8–7 finale and series win.^[157]

On theWest Coast road trip that included stops toAnaheim andWest Sacramento, California, the Astros went 4–3.^[157]

June 24–26 vsPhiladelphia Phillies:HOU wins series, 3–0

The Astros tossed consecutiveshutouts on June 24 and 25, beginning with Framber Valdez' 7-inning effort to lead a 1–0 win. In the ninth inning,Cooper Hummel hit his first home of the season for the only run of the game. On June 25, Colton Gordon (3–1) and four relievers—all left-handed—combined in a seven-hitter for a 2–0 score. This was the first time for Houston that they had used as many an 5 left-handed pitchers in a single game.^[158]

First-half summary: Houston won their 81st game, thus concluding the midway point of the season, with a 2–1 score over Philadelphia for the series sweep while also nearly pulling off a series shutout. The Astros held the Phillies scoreless for 25 consecutive innings until aBrandon Marsh hit asacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Hunter Brown tossed 7 scoreless innings and struck out 9. The Astros improved to 17–7 in one-run games, while their first-half record was 48–33, at that point a season-high 15 games over .500 and a five-game lead overSeattle.^[159]

June 27–29 vsChicago Cubs:HOU wins series, 2–1

The arrival of the Cubs to Daikin Park signaled the return ofKyle Tucker andRyan Pressly along with the reunion of Paredes and Smith with their prior organization.Josh Hader's save of the 7–4 win in the first game was the 22nd straight he had converted to start the season, which surpassedDave Smith's club record for the same type of feat, accomplished in1989.^[160] In the middle game, Tucker homered and had four hits to lead a 12–3 Chicago victory and spoil of Lance McCullers' return from a second IL stint. Smith hit his second home run in as many days to temporarily give Houston a 2–1 lead.^[161] Behind Framber Valdez, Houston bounced back in the finale to win, 2–0, and win another home series, taking two of three from Chicago. Bryan Abreu worked through two critical innings, while Josh Hader tossed a scoreless ninth to secure his 23rd save.^[162]

The Astros concluded this 6-game homestand 5–1. Playing to a major league-best 19–7 record for the month of June, the Astros improved their record to 50–34, occupied in first place in the AL West with a6+1⁄2-game lead over Seattle, while joining theDetroit Tigers andLos Angeles Dodgers as the third club to have reached 50 wins.^[162]

For the month of June,Hunter Brown was recognized with theAL Pitcher of the Month Award, whileJosh Hader receivedAL Reliever of the Month honors. Brown's work included a 1.19earned run average (ERA) with 13 hits surrendered and 39 strikeouts in30+1⁄3 innings; he led the AL in ERA and was third in strikeouts.^{[Note 14]} Hader, who had won the previous August with the Astros, converted 9-of-9 save opportunities, posted a 1.98 ERA, 4–1 W–L record and struck out 22 over13+2⁄3 innings. This was the first career selection for Brown and eighth for Hader.^[163]

July 1–3 atColorado Rockies:HOU wins series, 2–1

On July 1,Víctor Caratini's third careergrand slam in the third inning capped a 6–5 Astros win, whileChristian Walker was 3-for-4 with arun batted in (RBI).^[164] On July 2,Jose Altuve singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning for his 2.315th hit to passJeff Bagwell and move into second place for most hits in franchise history, trailing onlyCraig Biggio (3,060). In the second inning,Shay Whitcomb connected for his first major league home run.Hunter Brown struck outHunter Goodman for the 500th of his career. Brown joined teammateLance McCullers Jr. as the only Astros pitchers to reach 500strikeouts within their first 86 appearances. The Astros won, 5–3.^[165]

July 4–6 atLos Angeles Dodgers:HOU wins series, 3–0

The Astros won the opener onIndependence Day, 18–1, inducing the most lopsided loss atDodger Stadium in Los Angeles' franchise history.^{[Note 15]} Altuve homered twice with 5 RBI, Walker homered among 4 hits and 4 RBI, and Caratini hit another grand slam, twodoubles and 4 RBI as the Astros collected 20 total hits, 11 forextra bases.^[166]Yainer Díaz homered,Framber Valdez (10–4) struck out seven and surrendered four runs in six innings, andJosh Hader recorded 4 outs to convert his major league-leading 25th save.^[167] On July 6, the Astros completed the three-game sweep, their first at Dodger Stadium since May 9–11,2008.Ryan Gusto (6–3) held the Dodgers to one run in six innings, recent call-upZack Short had three hits, and Díaz, Altuve and Walker all homered for Houston.^[168]

InitialMLB All-Star Game rosters. Astros players selected for the American League squad included:^[169]

• Hunter Brown, reserve pitcher—1st selection
• Josh Hader, reserve pitcher—6th selection
• Jeremy Peña, reserve infielder—1st selection

All-Star roster addition:

• Isaac Paredes replacedJosé Ramírez (CLE)^[170]

July 7–9 vsCleveland Guardians:HOU loses series, 0–3

Cleveland, who arrived in Houston on a 10-gamelosing streak with 15 total runs scored, swept the series from the Astros, and exceed their scoring output of the entire losing streak.José Ramírez homered in all three games in^[171]

July 11–13 vsTexas Rangers:HOU loses series, 1–2

In the opener, Lance McCullers lasted three innings and gave up five runs as Texas won, 7–3. The Astros entered a season-high four-gamelosing streak. Second basemanBrice Matthews made his major league debut for Houston.^[172]

July 14–17: All-Star break

July 18–20 atSeattle Mariners:HOU loses series, 1–2

July 21–23 atArizona Diamondbacks:HOU wins series, 3–0

Astros rookie second basemanBrice Matthews, who had just made his major league debut on July 11, took over as the offensive star of the series with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. In the second inning of the series opener, Matthews connected for a 3-run home run off Arizona aceZac Gallen, and added a two-run home in the seventh inning to lead a 6–3 Houston win.^[173] Matthews homered the following day to back Astros aceFramber Valdez' (11–4) 7-inning effort, who allowed just one run, as Houston won again, 3–1. Valdez also extended a personalwinning streak to 10 games.^[174]

July 24–27 vsAthletics:HOU loses series, 0–4

During the July 25 contest, A's rookieNick Kurtz hit the 20thfour home run game in major league history at the expense of Astros pitching, including a record-tying six hits and 19 total bases. Kurtz matchedShawn Green's game in 2002 for the three achievements, becoming just the second major leaguer to do so, while becoming the first rookie to hit four home runs in a single game.^[175]

July 28–30 vsWashington Nationals:HOU wins series, 2–1

The Nationals won the finale, 2–1, while Houston lost for the first time in 13 starts by Valdez. He yielded just one run in six innings while tying his season-high of 12 strikeouts. In the third inning, his strikeout ofAlex Call was the 1,000th of his career, the tenth Astros pitcher to reach this milestone.^[176]

Trade deadline acquisitions. To reinforce alineup depleted by injuries to startersYordan Alvarez,Jake Meyers, andIsaac Paredes, the Astros reacquired their former starting shortstopCarlos Correa in a trade with theMinnesota Twins.^[177] Houston also traded for left-handed hitting outfielderJesús Sánchez from theMiami Marlins,^[178] and formerGold Glove-winning infielderRamón Urías from theBaltimore Orioles.^[179] With Correa's successor,Jeremy Peña as the Astros' starting shortstop, Correa agreed to move to third base in place of the injured Paredes.^[180] By adding Correa and Urías, the Astros had seven former Gold Glove winners on their 2025 roster, includingJose Altuve,Mauricio Dubón, Peña,Brendan Rodgers, andChristian Walker.^[181][182]

August 1–3 atBoston Red Sox:HOU loses series, 0–3

On August 2,Christian Walker recorded his 500th career RBI by connecting for a two-run home run off Red Sox pitcherWalker Buehler in the first inning; Boston took the second game of the series, 7–3.^[183] Boston swept the Houston Astros in the three-game set, as Framber Valdez allowed six runs in the finale to take the loss, 6–1, and end a personal 10-game winning streak. The Red Sox did all of their scoring in the fourth inning, taking advantage of several key Astros mistakes.^[184]

August 4–6 atMiami Marlins:HOU wins series, 2–1

One of the Astros' recent acquisitions to fill in for their injury-depletedstarting rotation,Jason Alexander (2–1), hurled six scoreless innings atLoanDepot Park to lead an 8–2 Astros win in the series opener. OutfielderJesús Sánchez, acquired from the Marlins just days earlier, stroked an RBI double to open the Astros' scoring with a five-run fourth inning. This performance accounted for the longest scoreless outing of Alexander's career to date.^[185] In the finale, Houston nearly overcame a rough return bySpencer Arrighetti, out for nearly four months due to a fractured thumb. Houston went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position as Miami won, 6–4.^[186]

August 8–10 atNew York Yankees:HOU wins series, 2–1

Carlos Correa delivered the game-winning single in the 10th inning of the series opener atYankee Stadium. Former YankeeTaylor Trammell followed Correa with an insurance home run off new Yankee relieverDevin Williams. Over the final two innings,Josh Hader (6–2) shut down the Yankees offense to hold a 5–3 final score and earn the win.^[187] In the second game,Trent Grisham clubbed the tie-breaking home run in the bottom of the eighth for New York off leftyBryan King, before the Astros were shut down in ninth as New York won, 5–4.^[188] In the finale, Astros starting pitcherJason Alexander tossed5+1⁄3 no-hit innings before ultimately departing with six scoreless and just one hit and a 4–0 Houston lead. Jose Altuve homered in both the first and third games, including the 250th of his career in the finale on August 10. Thus, he became the 17th major leaguer to reach both milestones of 250 home runs and 300 stolen bases. Correa added a home run in the ninth inning of the series finale before the Astros added two more runs to their lead and won, 7–1.^[189]

August 11–13 vsBoston Red Sox: HOU wins series, 2–1

Reunion Day. At Daikin Park, Correa played his first game as an Astro since departing in free agency following the 2021 season,Alex Bregman returned for the first time as a Boston Red Sock, and pitcherCristian Javier made his return to the major leagues after 14 months since undergoingTommy John surgery. In his first at bat against former teammate Javier, who last pitched on May 21, 2024, Bregman connected for a two-run home run into the Crawford Boxes for an early 2–0 lead. However, those were only runs that Javier allowed to cross the plate in five innings of work, including retiring 14 of the final 16 batters faced.Chas McCormick, after multiple stays on the injured list, homered in the fourth inning for his first in 11 months. Trade deadline acquisitionRamón Urías' first home run as an Astro provided the decisive margin as Houston held on for the win, 7–6, rendering Javier as the winning the pitcher. RelieverHéctor Neris reached 10 years of service time.^[64] They were routed in the middle game, 14–1, but came back to claim the finale, 4–1, led by home runs fromJeremy Peña andYainer Díaz.Hunter Brown kept the Red Sox' first 3 hitters at 0-for-11 to allow one run over6+2⁄3 solid innings.^[190]

August 15–17 vsBaltimore Orioles: HOU loses series, 1–2

On August 15, Orioles rookie starterBrandon Young tossed a masterpiece, including7+2⁄3 innings with no baserunners, just four outs within a perfect game. Former teammateRamón Urías' infield single spoiled the bid for history. In the finale,Jordan Westburg collected four hits and had a career-high 5 RBI, including a 3-run home run to lead a 12–0 Orioles barrage and series sweep. StarterDean Kremer extended his mastery over the Astros with seven sharp innings.^[191]

August 18–20 atDetroit Tigers: HOU loses series, 0–3

The Astros remained scoreless for the first 28 innings through the series finale atComerica Park, whenMauricio Dubón homered against former AstrosCharlie Morton. The Astros totaled 31 scoreless innings and along with being shut out over three consecutive games, feats not done against them since 1985. However, the Tigers exploited first-inning wildness from Framber Valdez and won the finale, 7–2, to sweep the series.^[192]

August 21–24 atBaltimore Orioles: HOU wins series, 3–1

In the opener,Jesús Sánchez snapped an 0-for-29 slump, hitting 5-for-5 to lead a 7–2 win over the Orioles and snap Houston's 4-game losing streak.Yainer Díaz andChristian Walker both had 2-run home runs for the Astros.^[193] Walker also homered in a second and third consecutive games to lead Houston to win each of the first three games of the series. In the first inning on August 23, Carlos Correa, Jesús Sánchez and Victor Caratini all homered to post five runs. However, the Orioles answered with three in the bottom of the inning and kept making gains as the Astros scored in subsequent frames.AJ Blubaugh (2–1) delivered four crucial innings from the bullpen and gave up two runs to earn the win.^[194] In the finale,Spencer Arrighetti had his best showing since returning from the injured list, including 15 in a row retired following an four hits in the first inning.John Rooney relieved Arrighetti for his major league debut and allowed a run over1+1⁄3 innings. However,Gunnar Henderson andLuis Vázquez each cranked home runs for Baltimore, who rode yet another outstanding effort from starterTrevor Rogers to seize the win, 3–2.^[195]

August 26–28 vsColorado Rockies: HOU wins series, 2–1

August 29–September 1 vsLos Angeles Angels

Rest of series vsLos Angeles Angels: HOU split series, 2–2

September 2–4 vsNew York Yankees: HOU loses series, 1–2

September 5–7 atTexas Rangers: HOU loses series, 1–2

September 9–11 atToronto Blue Jays: HOU loses series, 1–2

September 12–14 atAtlanta Braves: HOU wins series, 2–1

September 15–17 vsTexas Rangers: HOU wins series, 3–0

September 19–21 vsSeattle Mariners: HOU loses series, 0–3

September 23–25 atAthletics: HOU loses series, 1–2

September 26–28 atLos Angeles Angels

Updated with the results of all games through September 28, 2025.

Updated with the results of all games through September 28, 2025.

The Astros were ranked number 21 in the draft selection order.^[205] Though the Boston Red Sox signedAlex Bregman, the Astros concurrently forfeited a second-round selection and a compensation pick after the fourth round due to signing a free agent who had received a qualifying offer—Christian Walker—and their status as a club that paid luxury tax penalties for the 2024 season.^[206]