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2017 Spring Training game Notes HOUSTON ASTROS (2-2) vs. miami marlins (1-3) RHP Chris Devenski (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (0-0, 0.00) The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL - 1:05 p.m. ET home opener: Today marks the Astros first official home game of the Spring at their brand-new, state-of- spring training roster the-art Spring Training ballpark, The Ballplark of the Palm Beaches...the Astros and Nationals are sharing pitchers (20 + 9) the facility...yesterday was the first game in the history of the ballpark, as the Nationals hosted the Astros and 69 Kevin Chapman LHP won in walkoff fashion by a score of 4-3. 47 Chris Devenski RHP 38 Dayan Diaz* RHP 45 Michael Feliz RHP how to tune in: Today’s Astros game will be televised live in Houston on ROOT Sports Southwest... 54 Mike Fiers RHP today’s game marks the 2nd of 10 telecasts by ROOT Sports this Spring...the game will also be broadcast on 67 Edison Frias* RHP 53 Ken Giles RHP KBME SportsTalk 790 AM on tape delay (6:00 p.m. CT). 44 Luke Gregerson RHP 64 Reymin Guduan LHP unleash the dragon: RHP Chris Devenski will start for Houston today in what will be his Spring Training 61 Jandel Gustave RHP 36 Will Harris RHP debut opposite RHP Tom Koehler and the Marlins...Devenski had one of the best rookie seasons in club history 70 Brian Holmes* LHP in 2016, going 4-4 with a 2.16 ERA (26ER/108.1IP) and 104 strikeouts in 48 games (5 starts)...was named 51 James Hoyt RHP the Astros Rookie of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA and finished 4th in the AL Rookie of 65 Jordan Jankowski* RHP 60 Dallas Keuchel LHP the Year voting...set club records for a rookie reliever in both ERA and WHIP...ranked 4th in the Majors in ERA 79 Francis Martes* RHP among pitchers with at least 100 innings, behind only LHP Clayton Kershaw (1.69), LHP Rich Hill (2.12) 43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP and RHP Kyle Hendricks (2.13). 31 Collin McHugh RHP 50 Charlie Morton RHP 59 Joe Musgrove RHP today’s scheduled relievers: RHP Francis Martes, LHP Kevin Chapman, RHP Jordan Jankowski, 63 David Paulino RHP RHP Tyson Perez, LHP Reymin Guduan, LHP Brian Holmes, RHP Aaron West and RHP Cy Sneed are 41 Brad Peacock RHP 66 Tyson Perez* RHP scheduled to see action today. 58 C.J. Riefenhauser* LHP 62 Brady Rodgers RHP yesterday’s recap: Nationals RF Michael Taylor hit a walkoff, solo home run in the bottom of the 9th 29 Tony Sipp LHP 74 Cy Sneed* RHP to push Washington past Houston, 4-3, in the inaugural game of The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...DH 46 Ashur Tolliver LHP Carlos Beltrán (1x2, HR, 2RBI) hit the first home run in the history of the ballpark in what was his Spring 68 Aaron West* RHP debut...RHP Mike Fiers (1ER/2IP) got the start for Houston...RHP Jandel Gustave (0ER/1IP) had his 2nd CATCHERS (3+3) consecutive perfect outing of the Spring, striking out 2. 30 Juan Centeno* 11 Evan Gattis tomorrow’s clubhouse hours: The Astros will adjust tomorrow’s morning clubhouse hours due to the 16 Brian McCann 12 Max Stassi players’ annual Baseball Assistance Team meeting. 72 Garrett Stubbs* TICKET INFO: Astros Spring Training season, group and individual game tickets can now be purchased at infielders (8+3) 27 Jose Altuve The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...tickets can also be purchased online at www.astros.com/SpringTraining 2 Alex Bregman or by calling 877-935-5668. 28 Reid Brignac* 1 Carlos Correa root lineup: 73 J.D. Davis* ROOT Sports will broadcast a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games, including the Astros 9 Marwin Gonzalez Friday night exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs on March 30 at Minute Maid Park...2017 marks the 10 Yuli Gurriel debut of the Astros new TV broadcast team of Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum...Julia Morales returns as in-game 19 Colin Moran 23 AJ Reed reporter...the following games will also air on ROOT Sports Southwest: March 2 vs. WSH, March 17 vs. ATL, 21 Jonathan Singleton* March 19 vs. NYY, March 22 vs. MIN, March 25 vs. WSH, March 26 at WSH, March 27 vs. STL. 13 Tyler White outfielders (9+4) ASTROLINE: Astroline has moved to West Palm Beach, and will be held weekly at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) 3 Norichika Aoki from Duffy’s Sports Grill of Clematis, located at 225 N Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL 33401...the next 80 Andrew Aplin Astroline is tomorrow night...Astros radio broadcasters Robert Ford and Steve Sparks will alternate hosting 15 Carlos Beltrán 77 Derek Fisher* duties...Astroline, presented by Karbach Brewing Co., airs on the Astros Radio Network, the Astros flagship 76 Alejandro Garcia* station KBME SportsTalk 790 and streams online at Astros.com/Astroline. 35 Teoscar Hernandez 75 Jon Kemmer* sad passing: 18 Tony Kemp Regrettably, the Astros announced Saturday that longtime Astros executive Jamie Hildreth 78 Ramon Laureano* passed away on Friday...he was 72 years old...Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan: “Words 6 Jake Marisnick cannot express how shocked and devastated all of us are right now. Jamie gave so much of himself to the 22 Josh Reddick 4 George Springer Astros organization and was loved and respected by so many in the Astros family and beyond. We are in 20 Preston Tucker mourning over the loss of a great friend and very, very special man”...Hildreth, who was the Astros Sr. Vice * - Non-roster invitee President of Broadcasting and Alumni Relations, was in his 31st season with the organization. from the backfields: The Astros will have 2 minor league players joining the Major League club for today’s game: IF Jack Mayfield and RHP Trent Thornton...these players are all participating in a minor league mini-camp, as minor league Spring Training does not officially begin until March 5. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Wed., Mar. 1 1:05 Miami RHP Chris Devenski (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (0-0, 0.00) KBME/ROOT Thur., Mar. 2 1:05 Washington RHP Brad Peacock (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA KBME/ROOT Fri., Mar. 3 1:10 at New York (NL) RHP Charlie Morton (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (0-0, -.--) KBME/MLB Network altuve’s baseball camp: Astros IF Jose Altuve announced the date and location of his inaugural youth baseball camp...the one-day Jose Altuve Baseball ProCamp presented by SunnyD will be held on June 15 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Friendswood High School. WBC INFO: The Astros have 9 players participating in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, as minor league IF Stijn van der Meer was recently added to Team Netherlands...the remaining Astros in the WBC will be: Jose Altuve (Venezuela), Norichika Aoki (Japan), Carlos Beltrán (Puerto Rico), Alex Bregman (U.S.A.), Kevin Chapman (Canada), Dayan Diaz (Colombia), Carlos Correa (Puerto Rico) and Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.)...the WBC begins on March 7 in Japan, and also in the U.S., Venezuela and Puerto Rico, where exhibitions vs. MLB teams will be played. 2016 recap: The Astros finished last season in 3rd place in the AL West with an 84-78 record, marking the first time that they posted back-to-back winning seasons since 2005-06...Jose Altuve had a banner season, taking home Sporting News Player of the Year and MLBPA Player’s Choice Player of the Year honors and his 2nd AL batting crown in 3 seasons (.338, 108 R, 216 H, 42 2B, 24 HR, 96 RBI, 30 SB)...Evan Gattis led the club in HR with a career-best 32...after a 7-17 record in April, the Astros rebounded to go 77-61 the rest of the way to get back into playoff contention (eliminated on final weekend). minor league camp: Minor league pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training on March 5, with the first workout taking place the following day...the first full squad workout for minor league players will be on March 11. PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS: kevin chapman will harris brady rodgers Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/25 at DET 0.2 4 4 2 1 1 2/28 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 at ATL 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 dayan diaz brian holmes tony sipp Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2/25 at DET 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 2/27 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 michael feliz jordan jankowski cy sneed Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/27 at NYM 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 2/26 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 2/25 at DET 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 mike fiers albert minnis ashur tolliver Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 at WSH 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 2/28 at WSH 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 at WSH (L1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 edison frias joe musgrove Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K framber valdez 2/25 at DET (L1) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 2/27 at NYM 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 2/27 at NYM (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 david Paulino ken giles Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K aaron west Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/27 at NYM 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 2/26 at ATL 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 brad peacock Luke gregerson Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K keegan yuhl Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/25 at DET 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2/26 at ATL (S1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 tyson perez 2/27 at NYM (W1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 reymin guduan Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/26 at ATL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2/26 at ATL (W1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 c.j.