Jason Alfaro

Married with two children... Attended Hill (TX) Junior College... Played for the 1996 Connie Mack World Series champion Dallas Mustangs.

2004

Appeared in seven games for the Astros, hitting .182 (2-11) with one sacrifice hit and five strikeouts... Started two games at shortstop... Started at SS on September 24 at Milwaukee... IN THE MAJORS: Made his first Major League start, at shortstop, on September 12 at Pittsburgh... Went 0-2 with a sacrifice bunt... Recorded his first Major League hit in his first ML at-bat in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Pittsburgh on September 9... Also scored his first MLB run... Had his contract purchased from New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League (AAA) on September 7... IN THE MINORS: Hit .325 (151-465) with 13 home runs, 67 RBI, and 32 doubles for the Zephyrs... Knocked in a season high six RBI on April 15 at Omaha which included his first of three 2-HR games this season... Recorded a season high nine-game hit streak on two occasions... Batted .461 from July 24-August 2 and hit .531 from August 20-26 during the nine game hit streaks... Had a strong month of July while batting .411 (37-90) with four home runs and 17 RBI in 23 games... Batted .358 (44-123) vs. southpaws while batting .313 (107-342) vs. right-handed pitchers... Batted .306 (68-222) with three home runs and 25 RBI at home while batting .342 (83-243) with 10 home runs and 42 RBI on the road.