| 2024 Houston Astros | ||
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| American League West Champions | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 88–73 (.547) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| 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 Games Sportstalk 790 Houston Astros Radio Network (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum, Michael Coffin) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2024 Houston Astros season was the 63rd season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 60th as the Astros, 12th in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 25th at Minute Maid Park. They entered the season as the defending AL West champions and runners-up of the American League.
The 2024 season was the first for the Space City Home Network (SCHN) to televise Astros games, who, with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), created after acquiring and rebranding the regional sports network AT&T SportsNet Southwest from Warner Bros. Discovery.
On April 1, pitcher Ronel Blanco threw the 17th no-hitter in Astros history against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was also the earliest date a no-hitter has been thrown in MLB history. More history was made as the no-hitter marked Joe Espada's first career win as manager, the first occurrence in MLB history where a manager got his first win with a no-hitter.
The Astros had a slow start to the season, as they fell to 12–24 after their first 36 games.[1] The largest deficit by which the Astros trailed in the AL West was 10 games on June 18, when their record was 33–40.[2] Following a seven-game winning streak, on June 26, the Astros claimed their 40th win to reach .500 for the first time on the season.[3]
Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, and Kyle Tucker were each named to the AL All-Star team. Walker Janek, a catcher from Sam Houston State, was the Astros' top selection from the 2024 MLB draft, at number 28 overall. On July 21 at T-Mobile Park, Alvarez hit for the cycle, the tenth occurrence in franchise history. The Astros' pitching staff produced a record-setting August and threw three additional no-hit bids of 7+2⁄3 innings or more,[a] highlighted by starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti being named AL Rookie of the Month, and closer Josh Hader as AL Reliever of the Month.
On September 13, the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels to attain the 5,000th win in franchise history, becoming only the second expansion team to do so.[b][4]
On September 24, the Astros clinched the AL West division title for the fourth consecutive season and the seventh in the past eight seasons.[5][6] They also clinched a postseason berth for the eighth consecutive season and the ninth in the past 10 seasons. On September 29, the Astros season finale against the Cleveland Guardians was canceled due to weather concerns. As such, the Astros finished with an 88–73 record and did not play the season finale. The Astros were the fifth team to start 22–28 and win their division in MLB history.[7] The Astros were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 American League Wild Card Series, ending their streak of consecutive ALCS appearances at seven (2017–2023), which was the most in the American League and the second-most consecutive LCS appearances after the Atlanta Braves' consecutive NLCS appearances of eight (1991–1999, excluding 1994 that was not played due to a players' strike).[8] The Astros were also swept in a postseason series for the first time since the 2005 World Series.[9]
- ^ "Houston Astros do something not seen in last 35 years of history in division title run". Sports Illustrated. September 25, 2024.
- ^ 2024 ASTROS TAKE FANS ON A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE: 5 DEFINING MOMENTS OF THE UNLIKELY DIVISION CHAMPS, ABC 13 Houston, September 29, 2024
- ^ [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5595090/2024/06/26/houston-astros-500-record/ The Astros are finally .500 but there's 'no sense of relief', The Athletic, June 16, 2024
- ^ "Yusei Kikuchi, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros past Angels 5–3 for Houston's 5,000th victory". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Astros clinch American League West division title for seventh time in eight seasons". MLB.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Astros clinch fourth straight AL West title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Slowest starts by playoff-bound teams". MLB.com.
- ^ Tigers rally to sweep Astros in wild-card series, end Houston's seven-year ALCS streak, USA Today, October 3, 2024
- ^ Hader, Astros Trolled by Fans After Being Swept Out of MLB Playoff Bracket by Tigers, Bleacher Report, October 2, 2024
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