Astros Baseball Update: 4-2-26

Hot Streak: Up to a 5-game win streak, 1 short of activating a square. Team now on pace to go 116-46.

How Offensive: 45 runs in 7 games is a pace for 1,041. Last year they scored 686. The all-time franchise record is 920 in 2019.

Yor-dong: Now leading the team in average (.417), OPS (1.479), hits (10), homers (3). On pace for 69 HR and 139 RBI.

CC being CC: Paces of 23 HR and 162 RBI.

I've Got Friends on Slow Paces: Tucker on pace for 0 HR and 54 RBI. JV and Framber a combined 0-1 after 1 week in Detroit.

THE GOAT: Hit #2,396 yesterday. 4 away from 2,400. Former Astros with 2,400+ hits?
Biggio - 3,060
Beltran - 2,725
Staub - 2,716
L Gonzalez - 2,591
Finley - 2,548
Morgan - 2,517
B Bell - 2,514
B Abreu - 2,470
Kent -2,461
Lofton - 2,428

If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

MLB record for most RBI in a season is 191 by Hack Wilson, so not the MLB record. But it would be an Astros record.

Dr. Doctor said:

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If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

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The MLB record is 191 by Hack Wilson in 1930. 162 would be tied for 19th best. The high in the last 30 seasons was 165 by Manny in 1999.

If we had 1 more run per game last season, we'd have maybe 8 or 9 more wins. We lost 17 1 run games last year. If we split those extra-inning games, our 87 wins would turn to 94-95. Missed payoffs to the Division Winner with a BYE.

wRC+ Career Leaders (Active Roster Players)
1. Judge - 178
2. Trout - 166
3. Alvarez - 163
4. Soto - 158
5. Ohtani - 156
6. Acuña Jr - 143
7. Freeman - 141
8. Harper - 141
9. Tucker - 138
10. Guerrero Jr - 137
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16. Bregman - 133
22. Springer - 130
27. Altuve - 129
37. Correra - 125
55. Pardes - 119
95. Yainer Diaz - 109
109. Peña - 107

Top 3 hitter in baseball when healthy. Please stay healthy, big man.

Dr. Doctor said:

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If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

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By comparison to what the others have said, here are the top 10 RBI seasons in Astro history

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Dr. Doctor said:

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If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

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By comparison to what the others have said, here are the top 10 RBI seasons in Astro history

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That Richard Hidalgo number shows whey the Astros bet on him instead of Abreu.

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Dr. Doctor said:

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If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

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By comparison to what the others have said, here are the top 10 RBI seasons in Astro history

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RIP Jeff Bagwell's 1994 season.

Red Five said:

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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Dr. Doctor said:

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If CC (or someone else) went for 1 RBI per game, would that set a team or MLB record?

And a random "what if", if we had that production last year, how many games would we have won instead of lost?

~egon

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By comparison to what the others have said, here are the top 10 RBI seasons in Astro history

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RIP Jeff Bagwell's 1994 season.

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He was on pace to break 160.

Ag_07 said:

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Julio has to be so frustrating to watch as a Mariner's fan.

Most of the time he's mediocre as hell but he gets absolutely white hot a couple times a year to redeem his numbers and persuade everyone to think he's elite.

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Reminds me of Bregman's final couple of seasons with us.

Dude was one hell of a player before he got shot in Venezuela that offseason.

My memory is fuzzy and I don't recall the entire details but I believe that's when he started to go downhill.

I've always thought Julio Rodriguez was overrated. Good player? Yes. But I saw something a few weeks ago on MLB Network that was talking about him as top 5 in MLB. IMO that's ridiculous.

Ag_07 said:

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Julio has to be so frustrating to watch as a Mariner's fan.

Most of the time he's mediocre as hell but he gets absolutely white hot a couple times a year to redeem his numbers and persuade everyone to think he's elite.

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I actually think he's loved by them.

His 2024 season was kind of a dud, but He's had 3 seasons of an OPS of .853 (2022), .813 (2023), .798 (2025). 1 really good season and 2 good seasons. He's hit around 30 HR in each of those season and was part of the 30-30 club in 2023 and 2025. On top of that, he plays excellent CF defense with a cannon.

His deal is complicated, but until 2029 his base salary is 7 years for $105M. PCA just signed for 6 years for $115M. They are currently getting a steal for him right now.

We can say his OPS numbers are trending down, but that fan base is not going to be frustrated with him until he starts posting OPS numbers of .750 or less multiple years in a row.

Wabs said:

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I've always thought Julio Rodriguez was overrated. Good player? Yes. But I saw something a few weeks ago on MLB Network that was talking about him as top 5 in MLB. IMO that's ridiculous.

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Fangraphs has his 2025 season as the 16th best WAR at 5.7 and Baseball Reference has his 2025 season as the 8th best WAR at 6.8.

He's certainly not top 5 in MLB, unless you're talking about production to contract value, then he might. But, he is more than just a good player - I'd categorize him as a really good player.

Julio gets bonus points for playing a plus center field and baserunner. As a pure hitter's good, not great. Too much swing and miss and doesn't get on base enough (walks). I'd gladly take him as our CF for the next near decade.

Off days ...

Colt Stadium and The Astrodome, 1965. Colt Stadium was an open-air furnace where fans battled heat, humidity, and mosquitoes for three seasons. The Astrodome was the air-conditioned answer and the Eighth Wonder of the World. pic.twitter.com/NEpWrTO4dw

— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) April 2, 2026

A lot of his value is tied up in his defense and baserunning. That said, I'm sure most people could name more than 8 players they'd rather have.

Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

BasketballCoach2015 said:

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Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

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Yes, my overall baseball morale has had a huge upswing in the past 5-6 days. Ags need to keep the ball rolling tonight.

winning fixes everything, right?

linkdude said:

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winning fixes everything, right?

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100% of the time

Wabs said:

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BasketballCoach2015 said:

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Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

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Yes, my overall baseball morale has had a huge upswing in the past 5-6 days. Ags need to keep the ball rolling tonight.

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Polar opposite both here and aggie baseball from where I was last year, already in dumps. The faint glimmer of hope is still there and my soul has yet to be ripped out of my heart here in 2026

BasketballCoach2015 said:

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Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

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Yup, both clubs have been on nice streaks. I sure hope it continues!

BasketballCoach2015 said:

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Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

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I have to admit I am nothing but a bandwagon fan for A&M baseball. Also a wooden bat snob.

CharleyKerfeld said:

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BasketballCoach2015 said:

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Good thing there's Aggie baseball tonight. Hopefully we keep up the momentum

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I have to admit I am nothing but a bandwagon fan for A&M baseball. Also a wooden bat snob.

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While football is the most important sport at Texas A&M, baseball is my favorite sport at A&M.

If we ever get D1 men's (and hopefully women's too) ice hockey, baseball will shift down to my second favorite sport at A&M.

The first Power Rankings of the season:

With baseball now underway, how much has changed since our preseason rankings? Our Week 1 rankings tell the story.https://t.co/CcLGohYSkq

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 2, 2026

Somehow the Astros are two spots below the BoSox whom they just swept in three dominating games.

just an extension of preseason talk, we'll move up if we're in first after the Seattle series.

meanwhile:

WAR Leaders - Second Base pic.twitter.com/AbGVufUEV0

— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) April 2, 2026

(I'm glad Brandon Lowe is no longer in the AL lol)

More about our GOAT

Jose Altuve has a 20.9% chase rate through the first six games of the season. It was 38.3% last season. His career low is 28.3% in 2012. He hasn't been below 30% since

— Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) April 1, 2026

Lowe is probably the most slept on 2B over the last 10-15 years. Altuve is the clear #1. Then you have Semien and Marte fighting for 2/3. After that? I'd probably take Lowe's career ahead of Donny, McNeil, Arraez, Torres, Jazz, LeMaheu, or Albies.

RED AG 98 said:

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More about our GOAT

Jose Altuve has a 20.9% chase rate through the first six games of the season. It was 38.3% last season. His career low is 28.3% in 2012. He hasn't been below 30% since

— Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) April 1, 2026

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If this continues, we're going to see another batting title.

jkag89 said:

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The first Power Rankings of the season:

With baseball now underway, how much has changed since our preseason rankings? Our Week 1 rankings tell the story.https://t.co/CcLGohYSkq

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 2, 2026

Somehow the Astros are two spots below the BoSox whom they just swept in three dominating games.

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Good!

Let them keep discounting this team.

All these pundits fail to realize this team barely missed the playoffs last year with Yordan basically 60% for only 48 games.

Yes, we lost some pitching and outfield is a big question mark -- but Yordan is a game changer for this offense.

Add the new hitting approach and a refreshed Altuve, the offense is back. Crochet is no slouch, and they made him look like a JAG yesterday.

Also -- I'll say it again -- "I'm not buying what Seattle is selling." Something was going on last year, similar to what happened with the Rangers in 2023. The Big Dumpster is going to get closer to his career averages this year. The 60 HRs was an anomaly.

I still think the Astros can win 93 games.

Mets commentator speculate if a neutron bomb has gone off in downtown St Louis.

"There's never anybody walking around in downtown St. Louis. Remember the old neutron bomb that wouldn't knock down buildings but just would eliminate all the people? It's like one of those hit St. Louis" – Gary Cohen pic.twitter.com/ULkU6aSEKJ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 2, 2026

Posted this on its own thread, but wanted to add it here.

MLB is bringing TWIB back on Friday 15 years after its final episode on Twitter starting on Friday.

https://www.mlb.com/news/this-week-in-baseball-returns

Look here, y'all! 

It’s the return of ... This Week in Baseball ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/Bfx3UYgavQ

— MLB (@MLB) April 1, 2026

The music on the credits was so amazing.

Oh Arlington....

(and this was posted today, not April Fools)

Nachos you can wear on your head!

Check out the 9th Inning Rally sombrero at @GlobeLifeField this season. pic.twitter.com/T0sRoYqqlM

— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 2, 2026