The 2014 Houston Astros season was the 53rd season for the franchise in Houston, their 50th as the Astros and their 15th season at Minute Maid Park. The Astros failed to make the playoffs, but made a nineteen win improvement from the previous season, finishing 70-92. The Astros also avoided last place in the AL West, finishing three games ahead of the Rangers. It was the first time since 2010 that the Astros did not finish in last place for their division, and featured the best overall season record since that season as well.
Regular season
Season standings
American League West
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 1 || April 1 || Yankees || 6–2 || Feldman (1–0) || Sabathia (0–1) || || 42,117 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 2 || April 2 || Yankees || 3–1 || Cosart (1–0) || Kuroda (0–1) || Fields (1) || 23,145 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 3 || April 3 || Yankees || 2–4 || Nova (1–0) || Oberholtzer (0–1) || Robertson (1) || 26,348 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 4 || April 4 || Angels || 1–11 || Richards (1–0) || Harrell (0–1) || || 15,611 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 5 || April 5 || Angels || 1–5 || Skaggs (1–0) || Keuchel (0–1) || || 28,515 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 6 || April 6 || Angels || 7–4 || Feldman (2–0) || Weaver (0–2) || Qualls (1) || 14,786 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 7 || April 7 || Angels || 1–9 || Wilson (1–0) || Cosart (1–1) || || 17,936 || 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 8 || April 8 || @ Blue Jays || 2–5 || Buehrle (2–0) || Oberholtzer (0–2) || Santos (3) || 13,123 || 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 9 || April 9 || @ Blue Jays || 3–7 || Morrow (1–1) || Harrell (0–2) || || 13,569 || 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 10 || April 10 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Keuchel (1–1) || Dickey (1–2) || Bass (1) || 15,788 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 11 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 0–1 (10) || Frasor (1–0) || Peacock (0–1) || || 36,150 || 4–7 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 12 || April 12 || @ Rangers || 6–5 (10) || Chapman (1–0) || Soria (1–1) || Bass (2) || 42,577 || 5–7 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 13 || April 13 || @ Rangers || 0–1 || Pérez (2–0) || Oberholtzer (0–3) || Ogando (1) || 38,698 || 5–8 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 14 || April 15 || Royals || 2–4 || Ventura (1–0) || Harrell (0–3) || Holland (4) || 29,778 || 5–9 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 15 || April 16 || Royals || 4–6 (11) || Duffy (1–0) || Williams (0–1) || Holland (5) || 23,043 || 5–10 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 16 || April 17 || Royals || 1–5 || Shields (1–2) || Feldman (2–1) || || 26,333 || 5–11 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 17 || April 18 || @ Athletics || 3–11 || Gray (3–0) || Cosart (1–2) || || 18,234 || 5–12 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 18 || April 19 || @ Athletics || 3–4 || Otero (3–0) || Qualls (0–1) || || 33,166 || 5–13 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 19 || April 20 || @ Athletics || 1–4 || Chavez (1–0) || Peacock (0–2) || Gregerson (3) || 16,382 || 5–14 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 20 || April 21 || @ Mariners || 7–2 || Keuchel (2–1) || Hernández (3–1) || || 14,630 || 6–14 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 21 || April 22 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || McHugh (1–0) || Ramírez (1–3) || Fields (2) || 10,466 || 7–14 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 22 || April 23 || @ Mariners || 3–5 || Rodney (1–1) || Fields (0–1) || || 13,739 || 7–15 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 23 || April 24 || Athletics || 1–10 || Kazmir (3–0) || Oberholtzer (0–4) || || 19,987 || 7–16 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 24 || April 25 || Athletics || 5–12 || Gregerson (1–1) || Fields (0–2) || || 17,708 || 7–17 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 25 || April 26 || Athletics || 7–6 || Williams (1–1) || Doolittle (0–2) || Valdés (1) || 17,850 || 8–17 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 26 || April 27 || Athletics || 5–1 || McHugh (2–0) || Milone (0–2) || || 18,935 || 9–17 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 27 || April 29 || Nationals || 3–4 || Clippard (2–2) || Fields (0–3) || Soriano (5) || 23,394 || 9–18 |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 28 || April 30 || Nationals || 0–7 || Zimmermann (2–1) || Oberholtzer (0–5) || || 25,172 || 9–19 |-