PHOENIX -- The Houston Astros are going to the playoffs for the first time in a decade despite ending the regular season with a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
The Astros led the AL wild-card race by a game heading into Sunday. They shared a few high fives in the dugout in the eighth inning after clinching it when the Los Angeles Angels lost to Texas.
Houston finished 86-76 to reach the postseason for the first time since playing the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series. The Astros will play their first American League playoff game Tuesday night, against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Not bad for a team that had three 100-loss seasons before going 70-92 in 2014.
Arizona went 79-83 in its first season under general manager Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale, a 15-game improvement from finishing with baseball's worst record in 2014.
The Astros led the AL wild-card race by a game heading into Sunday. They shared a few high fives in the dugout in the eighth inning after clinching it when the Los Angeles Angels lost to Texas.
Houston finished 86-76 to reach the postseason for the first time since playing the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series. The Astros will play their first American League playoff game Tuesday night, against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Not bad for a team that had three 100-loss seasons before going 70-92 in 2014.
Arizona went 79-83 in its first season under general manager Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale, a 15-game improvement from finishing with baseball's worst record in 2014.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Altuve 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .313 | .353 | .459 |
| Springer RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .276 | .367 | .459 |
| Correa SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .279 | .345 | .512 |
| Rasmus CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .238 | .314 | .475 |
a-Gattis PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .285 | .463 |
Marisnick PR-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .236 | .281 | .383 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .199 | .307 | .427 |
| González LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .279 | .317 | .442 |
b-Tucker PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .243 | .297 | .437 |
| Lowrie 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .222 | .312 | .400 |
Qualls P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pérez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Conger PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .229 | .311 | .448 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Castro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .211 | .283 | .365 |
| McCullers P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sipp P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Valbuena 3B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 | .310 | .438 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 158 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for C Rasmus in the 5th b-struck out swinging for M Gonzalez in the 8th c-singled to right for O Perez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Springer 2 (19, Ray 2) 3B: Altuve (4, Ray) RBI: Springer (41), Gattis (88) GIDP: Springer Astros RISP: 0-9 (Marisnick 0-1, Castro 0-1, Carter 0-1, Springer 0-1, Lowrie 0-1, Correa 0-2, Rasmus 0-1, Gattis 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Marisnick (24, 2nd base off Delgado/Saltalamacchia); Correa (14, 2nd base off Hudson/Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: McCullers (1, catch) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 24,788 (51.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
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