Table of Content
- Game Thread no. 147. Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros. Sept 14, 2018, 7:10 CDT
- Game Thread no. 142. Red Sox at Houston Astros. Sept 8, 2018, 3:05 CDT
- Royals vs. Astros Friday Open thread
- Houston Astros Schedule and Results
- Game Thread no. 128. Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels. Aug. 26, 2018, 3:07 CDT
The World Series Champion Houston Astros have unveiled their 2018 Spring Training schedule today, with the opening game set for Feb. 23 vs. the Nationals. This year marks the Astros second season to train at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches located in West Palm Beach, Fla. The 2018 American League Championship Series features teams with the two best records in baseball, with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros facing off with the best-record-in-baseball Boston Red Sox. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.

The Astros dominated the Indians in the AL Division Series, outscoring them 21-6 in a three-game sweep. The Red Sox outlasted the Yankees in four games, including handing New York its worst postseason defeat ever in Game 3’s 16-1 triumph. In the postseason, the Houston Astros had a record of 4 and 4 for a winning percentage of 0.500.
Game Thread no. 147. Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros. Sept 14, 2018, 7:10 CDT
In the meantime, Correa will help lure fans back to Oracle Park. The Giants sold 2.5 million tickets last season, the lowest in the 21 years the ballpark has been fully open to fans. The well-traveled Dodgers fans happily turned Oracle Park blue. Single game tickets for all 30 games at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches will go on sale on Saturday, Dec. 9. Single-game promotions will be announced at a future time. Please visit for more information regarding the Astros and the Nationals Spring Training home.
Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Dodger fans boo Astros player Jose Altuve as he heads to the dugout after striking out at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 3, 2021. Later in 2020, the pandemic struck, and Dodger Stadium was closed to fans for the season.
Game Thread no. 142. Red Sox at Houston Astros. Sept 8, 2018, 3:05 CDT
Major League Baseball released the master schedule for the 2018 season today. About Baseball Reference Batting Glossary, Pitching Glossary, Wins Above Replacement Explainer, WAR data archive, BR Data Coverage, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, ... Bill Shaikin, a California Sportswriter of the Year honoree, covers baseball and sports business for the Los Angeles Times. And now Correa plays for the hated Giants, on a contract that extends through 2035. There are kids yet to be born whose parents are going to have explain why they are booing him, at a time so far in the future that two of Clayton Kershaw’s kids will be old enough to vote. The Dodgers were cheated out of the 2017 World Series title.

The Astros will also welcome five other Major League opponents through its 31-game schedule. The Miami Marlins and New York Mets visit a total of six times each, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals five times, Atlanta Braves for three games, and the Detroit Tigers for one appearance. The Astros and the NL East champion Washington Nationals will square off a total of six times, three times a piece as the home team at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Please see attachment for the full 2018 Astros regular season schedule. Schedule and times are subject to change by Major League Baseball. Houston had the best run differential in the majors, outscoring opponents by 263 runs, while the Red Sox were second at +229.
Royals vs. Astros Friday Open thread
The 2018 season will mark just the second time in franchise history that the Astros will open a season versus the Texas Rangers, and the first time the Astros will take on the Baltimore Orioles in a home season opener. Houston has won on Opening Day in five straight seasons, including this season at home vs. the Seattle Mariners (3-0 win on April 3). The Houston Astros will open the 2018 season on the road, facing off against the AL West division and Lone Star Series rival Texas Rangers in Arlington on March 29.

For 2018, the Houston Astros had a record of 103 wins and 59 losses for a winning percentage of 0.636. What takes some of the air out of the anticipatory Correa balloon is the new schedule. In 2023, with division rivals playing four series instead of six, the Giants do not visit Dodger Stadium until the season is almost halfway done.
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The Astros beat the Red Sox in four of their seven regular-season meetings, including winning two of three at Fenway Park in September. Astros vs. Red Sox is a rematch of last year’s AL Division Series, won by the Astros in four games. That was the only previous playoff matchup between the two teams. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. During the regular season the 2018 Houston Astrosscored the most runs on May 7, 2018 versus the Oakland Athletics. The most runs scored against them was played on July 22, 2018 versus the Los Angeles Angels.
Dodgers fans showed up anyway when the Astros came to town, standing outside the ballpark to jeer Correa and the rest of his teammates as the team bus drove past. Astro Carlos Correa celebrates after tagging out Dodger Chris Taylor during the 2017 World Series. Correa, who was among the faces of the Astros team caught cheating during the series, is expected to be booed loudly by Dodger fans after signing with the Giants.
A 2018 Houston Astros schedule with dates for every regular season game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 2018 season. Data from the 2018 Houston Astros schedule includes home and road winning percentages, monthly win-loss data, team versus team totals, and score related splits. Highlights on the home schedule include single games against the Boston Red Sox, who the Astros ousted in the 2017 ALDS, and the Minnesota Twins, who advanced to the postseason as an AL Wild Card.

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