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$67526�127(6��� The Astros have won 22 of their last 27 games at home and are 46-21 (.687) at Minute Maid Park this sea-

son...marks the best home record in the AL, ahead of the Royals (45-21, .682)...tonight’s win pushed the Astros to 14 games above .500, which ties their high water mark on the season.

�� /+3�'DOODV�.HXFKHO�notched his AL-leading 16th win of the season, and improved to 12-0 at home with his 7.0-inning, 1-run performance...his 121 pitches marked the 2nd-most in his career, behind a 128-pitch outing on May 19, 2014 at LAA (2ER/8.2IP)...became 1 of just 8 pitchers in the last century to start a season 12-0 or better at home (last, /+3�-RKDQ�6DQWDQD�in 2006)...Keuchel has won 13 straight decisions at home dating back to last season, which ties the franchise record set by 5+3�'DQQ\�'DUZLQ�from 1989-90.

�� .HXFKHO�now has 12 starts this season in which he’s gone 7.0+ innings while giving up 1 run or less...that’s the most in the AL and tied for the most in the Majors with 5+3�-DNH�$UULHWD�and 5+3�=DFN�*UHLQNH.

�� .HXFKHO�allowed a HR at Minute Maid Park for the first time since Aug. 10, 2014 vs. TEX ($GULDQ�%HOWUH)...had gone 17 consecutive starts and 122.2 IP (including tonight’s 1st inning) at home without allowing a HR, which marked the 2nd-longest streak in club history behind 5+3�-RDTXLQ�$QGXMDU·V�28g run from 1977-80.

�� �%�-RVH�$OWXYH�extended his career-long on-base streak to 28 games with a 3x5 night...marks the longest streak by an Astro since 0LFKDHO�%RXUQ�had a 28-game run from 2010-11...Altuve’s streak has spanned the entire month of August...led the Majors in hits in August (45) while hitting .375 (45x120) with a .411 OBP...his 45 hits in August tied him for the most ever recorded by an Astros player during the month with Jesus Alou’s 45-hit August in 1970.

�� After missing the last 4 games with a sore left hamstring, 66�&DUORV�&RUUHD�went 2x4 with his 16th HR of the year...leads all AL rookies and all AL shortstops in HR, despite playing in just 69g...per ESPN Stats & Info, he is just the 2nd shortstop in MLB history to record 16 HR before turning 21, joining $OH[�5RGULJXH] (26).

�� �%�-HG�/RZULH�snapped an 0x28 streak with a go-ahead solo home run in the 4th inning.6($77/(�127(6��� �%�5)�0DUN�7UXPER�extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his 7th career multi-homer game, and

his 2nd of the season (also May 12 vs. WSH)...homered off .HXFKHO�in the 2nd inning...is hitting .325 (13x40) over the course of his streak...in his career, Trumbo is 6x13 (.462) with 3 homers against .HXFKHO...in his last 45 games, is hitting .303 (47x155) with 9 homers and 23 RBI.

$67526�(;75$6��� Due to the roster expansion in September, Astros batting practice will begin 15 minutes earlier...as a re-

sult, beginning tomorrow the Astros clubhouse will open at 2:50 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. start time games, and manager $�-��+LQFK�will address the media at approximately 3:35 p.m.

�� In the 2nd game of his rehab assignment at Double A, 2)�*HRUJH�6SULQJHU�went 1x4 with a run scored.

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