Joe Musgrove #59

Joseph Anthony Musgrove...Is a 2011 graduate of Grossmont High School in El Cajon, CA, where he pitched and played first base...Went 7-5 with a 2.40 ERA (78.2ip/27er) and 100 strikeouts in 14 games as a senior, while also batting .350 (36-for-103) with nine home runs and 32 RBI...Was also a part of the offensive and defensive line on the football team.

2017

Made his first career Opening Day roster as Houston's No. 4 starter in the rotation...Made his first 15 appearances as a starter and went 4-8 with a 6.12 ERA (78.0ip/55er) and .306 opponent batting average against...Made his final 23 appearances in relief and went 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA (31.1ip/5er) and a .196 opponent batting average against...His 1.44 ERA as a reliever ranked tied for third among A.L. relievers with at least 30.0ip...Was scored upon in just four of his 23 relief outings...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings and threw a season-high 102 pitches in a 2-0 victory vs. Baltimore on 5/26...Was on the disabled list with right shoulder discomfort between 5/27 and 6/12...Struck out a season-high seven batters on 6/18 at Boston... Was optioned to Fresno on 6/23 and made lone Triple-A start on 6/29 vs. Albuquerque...Was recalled on 7/5 and made two starts before moving to the bullpen...Was scoreless in a careerbest 12.1 consecutive innings over nine games between 8/2-25... Recorded first two career saves in back-to-back appearances on 9/16 vs. Seattle and 9/20 vs. Chicago (AL)...Made seven total appearances during the post season...Was the winning pitcher in Game Five of the World Series against the Dodgers; pitched a scoreless 10th inning in Houston's 13-12 victory...Went hitless in five at bats as a batter during the regular season.

2016

Made his Major League debut in August, pitching in 11 total games in the Majors while making 10 starts down the stretch run...struck out 55 batters in his 62.0 innings, while walking 16 for a 2.32 walks per 9.0 innings ratio...threw five quality starts, while three of his last four starts were quality starts...posted a 3-1 record with a 1.75 ER (7ER/36IP) and 37 strikeouts in six games (five starts) at home...compiled 147.1 innings pitched between the Majors (56.2) and minor leagues (85.1), by far a career high...increased his innings total in five consecutive seasons: 2012 (17IP), 2013 (32.2IP), 2014 (77IP), 2015 (100.2IP)...began the season at Double A Corpus Christi before getting a promotion to Triple A Fresno on May 13...was recalled from Triple A on Aug. 1 for his first career stint in the Major Leagues...made his Major League debut on Aug. 2 vs. TOR against his former organization... tossed 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out eight in a 2-1 Houston loss...set a Major League record for strikeouts by a reliever in a Major League debut...also set a franchise record for most scoreless relief innings in a Major League debut, which was previously held by RHP Jose Cisnero (3.2IP in 2013)...made his first career Major League start on Aug. 7 vs. TEX, tossing 7.0 innings of one-run ball while striking out six with no walks...became the third pitcher since 1913 to record at least six strikeouts with no more than one walk in each of his first three appearances in the Majors...the only other two to do it were RHP Johnny Cueto (2008) and RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2014)...his 21 strikeouts over his first three games in the Majors marked the third-most in club history behind RHP J.R. Richard (29 in 1971) and RHP Tom Griffin (26 in 1969)...on Sept. 21 at OAK, carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning, ultimately allowing one run in 5.1 innings in a 2-1 Astros win...went 7-4 with a 2.74 ERA (26ER/85.1IP), 87 strikeouts and 10 walks in 16 games (14 starts) between Triple A and Double A...was the starting pitcher for the U.S. Team in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and tossed a perfect 1st inning in front of his hometown crowd at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif...went 2-1 with a 0.68 ERA (1ER/26.1IP), three walks and 30 strikeouts in six games (four starts) at Double A Corpus Christi to begin the season...was the Hooks April Pitcher of the Month...was leading the Texas League in ERA prior to his promotion to Triple A...went 5-3 with a 3.81 ERA (25ER/85.1IP) in 10 starts at Triple A.

2015

Was named the Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 12-1 with a 1.88 ERA (21ER/100.2IP), eight walks and 99 strikeouts in 19 games (14 starts) across three levels in the Astros system (Double A, Class A Advanced Class A)...led all of minor league baseball in strikeout to walk ratio (12.38), which was also the highest mark by a minor league pitcher since at least 2006...was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...posted the fourth-best ERA among all minor league pitchers...began the season at Class A Quad Cities where he went 4-1 with a 0.70 ERA (2ER/25.2IP) in five games (3 starts), striking out 23 and walking one...was named the River Bandits April Pitcher of the Month after posting the fifth-lowest April ERA in the Midwest League (0.87)...was promoted to Class A Advanced Lancaster on May 9, and ended up going 4-0 with a 2.40 ERA (8ER/30IP), one walk and 43 strikeouts in six games (4 starts) at the level...was tabbed the JetHawks Pitcher of the Month for May after going 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA (8ER/24IP) during the month...finished the season at Double A Corpus Christi, going 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA (11ER/45IP), six walks and 33 strikeouts in eight games (7 starts) with the Hooks.