Record: 50-51. Pace: 80-82. Change on 2014: +6.
Two home-runs, both of them cheap shots, almost doomed the Diamondbacks and ended their winning streak at five games, as the little league ballpark which is Minute Maid proved a factor. If you were wondering how the Astros were leading the majors in home-runs this season, this game gives you a clue. Overall, coming into today, 50.8% of HR were hit by the home-team. But in Minute Maid Park, the Astros had benefited from 83 of the home-runs hit there, compared to only 46 by visiting teams (64.