2017 Spring Training Game Notes HOUSTON ASTROS (8-10-2) at Washington Nationals (8-8-4) RHP Charlie Morton (1-0, 2.00) Vs
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2017 Spring Training game Notes HOUSTON ASTROS (8-10-2) at washington nationals (8-8-4) RHP Charlie Morton (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Joe Ross (1-0, 2.08) Saturday, March 18, 2017 • The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET spring training roster today’s game: Including a split-squad sweep yesterday, the Astros enter today’s game as winners of three straight, which ties their longest winning streak this spring...they’ll put that on the line today as the visiting team pitchers (16 + 4) 47 Chris Devenski RHP against the Nationals at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla...RHP Charlie Morton 38 Dayan Diaz* RHP (1-0) will get the start for Houston opposite RHP Joe Ross (1-0) and the Nats. 45 Michael Feliz RHP 54 Mike Fiers RHP TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES: Earlier this morning, the Astros reassigned OF Ramon Laureano and RHP 53 Ken Giles RHP 44 Luke Gregerson RHP Francis Martes to minor league camp...following the moves, Houston’s Spring Training roster now stands at 61 Jandel Gustave RHP 47 players, including 35 players on their 40-man roster and 12 NRIs. 36 Will Harris RHP 51 James Hoyt RHP GROUND CHUCK: 65 Jordan Jankowski* RHP RHP Charlie Morton (1-0) is making his fourth start of Spring Training today...the nine-year 60 Dallas Keuchel LHP Major League veteran last pitched on March 13 at STL, tossing 4.0 innings, while allowing two runs on three 43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP hits...the 33-year-old made four starts with the Philadelphia Phillies last year before suffering a season-ending 31 Collin McHugh RHP hamstring injury in April while running to first base...prior to the injury, he posted a 4.15 ERA (8ER/17.1IP) and 19 50 Charlie Morton RHP 59 Joe Musgrove RHP strikeouts, and was showcasing a fastball with a career-high average velocity (95.22 mph per Brooks Baseball). 63 David Paulino RHP 41 Brad Peacock RHP today’s scheduled relievers: LHP Tony Sipp, RHP Michael Feliz and RHP James Hoyt are 66 Tyson Perez* RHP scheduled to see action today in relief. 58 C.J. Riefenhauser* LHP 29 Tony Sipp LHP astros extras: The Astros will have three minor league players joining the MLB club for today’s game: LHP CATCHERS (3+2) Michael Freeman, IF Jack Mayfield, RHP Eric Peterson, RHP Abdiel Saldana and RHP Aaron West (#68). 30 Juan Centeno* 11 Evan Gattis 71 Tyler Heineman* how to tune in: Today’s Astros and Nationals game will air live on KBME SportsTalk 790 AM...Steve Sparks 16 Brian McCann will be joined by Double A Corpus Christi Hooks play-by-play announcer Michael Coffin on the call today. 12 Max Stassi infielders (9+3) the rocket lands: Astros legend Roger Clemens reported to camp today and will be in uniform serving 27 Jose Altuve as a guest instructor...Clemens currently serves as a special assistant to Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow. 2 Alex Bregman 28 Reid Brignac* 1 Carlos Correa monday’s doubleheader: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches will host a doubleheader at the ballpark 73 J.D. Davis* on Monday as the Nationals and Yankees will play at 1:05 p.m. ET and the Astros and Cardinals will play at 9 Marwin Gonzalez 6:05 p.m. ET...pedestrian gates for Game 2 will open one hour after the final out of Game 1 (no earlier than 5 10 Yuli Gurriel 18 Tony Kemp p.m. ET)...departing fans from Game 1 and arriving fans for Game 2 should be prepared for traffic congestion 19 Colin Moran on their way out or into the ballpark. 23 AJ Reed 21 Jonathan Singleton* yesterday’s sweep: The Astros swept both halves of their split-squad matchups yesterday, including a 13 Tyler White 5-4 walkoff win over the Braves at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...SS Jack Mayfield, who was a minor outfielders (7+3) league callup for the game, proved to be the hero, driving in two on a single in the bottom of the 9th...LHP 3 Norichika Aoki Dallas Keuchel (0ER/4IP) started for Houston and extended his scoreless innings streak to 7.0 frames in what 15 Carlos Beltrán 77 Derek Fisher* was his second start this spring...in the road game at Boston, the Astros came back to win by a score of 6-2... 76 Alejandro Garcia* the offense hammered out 11 hits including a 2x4 game by C Evan Gattis...RHP Francis Martes (0ER/3IP) 35 Teoscar Hernandez picked up the win after tossing 3.0 perfect frames. 75 Jon Kemmer* 6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick who’s hot?: IF Colin Moran (.379, 11x29, 2HR, 8RBI) leads the team in hitting...IF AJ Reed leads the club 4 George Springer with four home runs and 11 RBI, while hitting .333 (11x33)...OF Derek Fisher leads the club with five stolen 20 Preston Tucker bases, which ranks tied for third among all Major League players this Spring Training...RHP Joe Musgrove * - Non-roster invitee has put up a 2.25 ERA (3ER/12IP) and a .209 opponent batting average across four starts. World baseball classic: Of the eight Astros players chosen to participate in the World Baseball Classic, seven still remain in the tournament... IF Jose Altuve (VEN), OF Carlos Beltran (PUR), IF Alex Bregman (U.S.A), IF Carlos Correa (PUR) and RHP Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.) advanced with their clubs to Pool F at Petco Park, with Puerto Rico already locking up a spot in the semifinals...OF Norichika Aoki (JPN) and IF Stijn van der Meer (NED) have each advanced to the semifinals at Dodger Stadium. root sports back in camp: ROOT SPORTS Southwest is in Florida and will be back on the air tomorrow to cover the Astros and Yankees game...ROOT SPORTS will broadcast a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games, including six more: March 19 vs. NYY, March 22 vs. MIN, March 25 vs. WSH, March 26 at WSH, March 27 vs. STL, March 30 vs. CHC...this season marks the debut of the Astros new TV broadcast team of Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum with Julia Morales returning as the in-game reporter. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Sat., March 18 1:05 at Washington RHP Charlie Morton (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Joe Ross (1-0, 2.08) KBME/none Sun., March 19 1:05 New York RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3.38) KBME/ROOT SPORTS Mon., March 20 6:05 St. Louis RHP Joe Musgrove (2-0, 2.25) vs. TBA KTRH/none Tue., March 21 1:05 at Miami RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 4.15) vs. TBA KBME/none PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS: chris devenski will harris david Paulino Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/1 vs. MIA (L1) 1.1 2 4 4 2 1 2/28 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2/27 at NYM 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/6 vs. BOS 3.0 4 3 3 0 4 3/8 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 vs. NYM (L1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 3/10 vs. MIA 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 3/10 vs. MIA 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 3/9 at STL (H1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/15 vs. WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/14 vs. NYM 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/17 vs. ATL 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 brad peacock dayan diaz Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K james hoyt 2/25 at DET 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/2 vs. WSH (L1) 3.0 5 5 5 3 2 3/17 at BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/8 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/12 at WSH (L2) 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 michael feliz 3/12 at WSH 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 3/17 at BOS 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/15 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/27 at NYM 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 tyson perez 3/3 at NYM 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 jordan jankowski Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 vs. BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/26 at ATL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2/26 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/1 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/12 at WSH 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 3/1 vs.