The 2018 Houston Astros season was the 57th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 54th as the Astros, sixth in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 19th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros were the defending World Series champions, after winning the 2017 World Series four games to three over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston began the season March 29 against the Texas Rangers and finished the season on September 30 against the Baltimore Orioles, capping off an unprecedented second consecutive 100-win season. They repeated as American League West champions and swept the Cleveland Indians in the Division Series to advance to the American League Championship Series, where they lost in five games to the Boston Red Sox. The Astros once again sent a league-high six players to the 2018 All-Star Game. Additionally, ace Justin Verlander finished as runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award for the second time in three years. (en)
La saison 2018 des Astros de Houston est la 57e saison en Ligue majeure de baseball pour cette franchise et sa 6e en Ligue américaine. Les Astros débutent la saison 2018 en tant que champions en titre de la Ligue américaine et pour la première fois champions en titre du baseball majeur, à la suite de leur triomphe en Série mondiale 2017. (fr)
La saison 2018 des Astros de Houston est la 57e saison en Ligue majeure de baseball pour cette franchise et sa 6e en Ligue américaine. Les Astros débutent la saison 2018 en tant que champions en titre de la Ligue américaine et pour la première fois champions en titre du baseball majeur, à la suite de leur triomphe en Série mondiale 2017. (fr)
The 2018 Houston Astros season was the 57th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 54th as the Astros, sixth in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 19th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros were the defending World Series champions, after winning the 2017 World Series four games to three over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston began the season March 29 against the Texas Rangers and finished the season on September 30 against the Baltimore Orioles, capping off an unprecedented second consecutive 100-win season. (en)