2010 Houston Astros season
| 2010 Houston Astros | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston, Texas |
| Record | 76–86 (.469) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Drayton McLane, Jr. |
| General managers | Ed Wade |
| Managers | Brad Mills |
| Television | Fox Sports Houston KTXH Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies |
| Radio | KTRH Milo Hamilton, Brett Dolan, Dave Raymond KLAT (Spanish) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The 2010 Houston Astros season was the 49th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 46th as the Astros, 49th in the National League (NL), 17th in the NL Central division, and 11th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros entered the season with a 74–88 record, in fifth place in the NL Central, and 17 games behind the division-champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The 2010 season was the first for Brad Mills as manager, the 19th in franchise history, succeeding Dave Clark. Over the Winter Meetings, broadcaster Milo Hamilton was recognized with the King of Baseball award for a career of distinguished service to the sport.
The Astros began their season on April 5. Pitcher Roy Oswalt made the final of eight consecutive Opening Day starts, a club record. They hosted the San Francisco Giants, who won, 5–2.
Center fielder Michael Bourn represented the Astros and played for the National League at the MLB All-Star Game, his first career selection.
The Astros concluded the season with a 76–86 record, in fourth place in the NL Central and 15 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds. For the first time since 1990–1991, Houston produced consecutive losing seasons.
Following the season, Bourn was also recognized with a second consecutive Gold Glove Award.