2017 game Notes (9-11-2) vs. st. louis cardinals (13-7-3) RHP (2-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Mike Leake (2-1, 4.20) Monday, March 20, 2017 • The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL • 6:05 p.m. ET

spring training roster toNIGHT’s game: The Astros will play Game 2 at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches tonight as they host the Cardinals for a 6:05 p.m. ET night cap...RHP Joe Musgrove (2-0) will get the start for Houston opposite (16 + 4) 47 RHP RHP Mike Leake (2-1) and the Cardinals...pedestrian gates for tonight’s game will open one hour after the 38 Dayan Diaz* RHP final out of Game 1 (no earlier than 5 p.m. ET), in which the Nationals are hosting theYankees. 45 Michael Feliz RHP 54 Mike Fiers RHP on the bump: RHP Joe Musgrove (2-0) will make his club leading fifth start of Spring Training tonight and 53 RHP 44 RHP his first against the Cardinals...he last pitched on March 15 vs. WSH and picked up the win after tossing 4.0 61 Jandel Gustave RHP innings, while allowing two runs on three hits and two walks...the 6-foot-5 right-hander made his MLB debut 36 RHP last season, spending the last two months of the season in the Astros rotation...in 11 games (10 starts), he 51 James Hoyt RHP 65 Jordan Jankowski* RHP went 4-4 with a 4.06 ERA (28ER/62IP), 55 and 16 walks...he debuted on Aug. 2 vs. TOR and set a 60 LHP Major League record for strikeouts as a reliever in an MLB debut (8). 43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP 31 Collin McHugh RHP tonight’s scheduled relievers: RHP Will Harris, LHP Framber Valdez and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser 50 RHP 59 Joe Musgrove RHP are scheduled to see action tonight in relief. 63 David Paulino RHP 41 RHP astros extras: The Astros will have seven minor league players joining the MLB club for tonight’s game: 66 Tyson Perez* RHP RHP Ralph Garza, IF Mott Hyde, IF Jack Mayfield, RHP Ryan Thompson, OF , LHP Framber 58 C.J. Riefenhauser* LHP 29 Tony Sipp LHP Valdez and C Trent Woodward.

CATCHERS (3+1) altuve returns from wbc: All-Star 2B Jose Altuve has returned from the World Classic 30 * 11 and is in tonight’s Astros lineup for the first time since March 5...his Venezuelan team advanced to the second 16 Brian McCann round before being eliminated in Pool F, which was played at Petco Park in San Diego...in the tournament, 12 Max Stassi Altuve hit .259 (7x27). infielders (8+2) 27 Jose Altuve on the airwaves: Tonight’s Astros and Cardinals game will air on KTRH 740 AM, with a tape delayed 2 start at 7 p.m. CT...Steve Sparks will be joined on the call tonight by former longtime Astros TV play-by-play 28 Reid Brignac* announcer Bill Brown...Brown, who spent 30 seasons as the Astros primary TV play-by-play broadcaster, 1 73 J.D. Davis* is in his 1st season as a community outreach executive with the club...he will be calling Astros games on the 9 Marwin Gonzalez radio through Wednesday. 10 19 Colin Moran about yesterday: 23 AJ Reed The Astros had their four-game winning streak snapped yesterday dropping a home 13 Tyler White game late to the Yankees by a score of 6-4...RHP Lance McCullers Jr. started for Houston and went 3.2 innings, while allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts before exiting the game with skin irritation outfielders (7+3) 3 Norichika Aoki on his right foot...the Astros posted 11 hits, including three-hit games from C Brian McCann (3x3) and RF 15 Carlos Beltrán Teoscar Hernandez (3x4). 77 Derek Fisher* 76 Alejandro Garcia* first sell out: The Astros and Yankees sold out yesterday’s game at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 35 Teoscar Hernandez 75 Jon Kemmer* with a stadium record crowd of 7,721...it was the first sellout in stadium history and the largest attendance in 6 Jake Marisnick stadium history, including both Astros and Nationals home games. 22 4 Yesterday’S ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday, the Astros reassigned IF Jon Singleton and C Tyler Heineman 20 Preston Tucker * - Non-roster invitee to minor league camp, and optioned IF Tony Kemp to minor league camp...following the moves, Houston’s Spring Training roster now stands at 44 players, including 34 players on their 40-man roster and 10 NRIs. root sports schedule: ROOT SPORTS Southwest will be back on the air for Wednesday’s game between the Astros and Twins...ROOT SPORTS will broadcast a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games, including five more: 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. who’s hot?: IF Colin Moran (.394, 13x33, 2HR, 10RBI) leads the team in hitting...IF AJ Reed leads the club with four home runs and 11 RBI, while hitting .314 (11x35)...OF Derek Fisher leads the club with seven stolen bases, which is tied for the Major League lead this Spring Training (also, Delino DeShields)...RHP Joe Musgrove has put up a 2.25 ERA (3ER/12IP) and a .209 opponent batting average across four starts...RHP Charlie Morton has 13 strikeouts in his 13.0 innings, and has posted a 1.38 ERA (2ER/13IP).

World baseball classic: Of the eight Astros players chosen to participate in the World Baseball Classic, six still remain in the tournament... OF Norichika Aoki (JPN), OF Carlos Beltran (PUR), IF Alex Bregman (U.S.A), IF Carlos Correa (PUR), RHP Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.) and IF Stijn van der Meer (NED) advanced with their clubs to the semifinals in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Tue., March 21 1:05 at Miami RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 4.15) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.00) KBME/none Wed., March 22 1:05 Minnesota TBA vs. RHP Phil Hughes (1-0, 4.50) KBME/ROOT SPORTS DAY-BY-DAYS: chris devenski will harris joe musgrove 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 3 1 1 0 1 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 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 3/10 vs. MIA 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 3/10 vs. MIA 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 3/10 at NYM (W1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 3/15 vs. WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/14 vs. NYM 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/15 vs. WSH (W2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 2 3/20 vs. NYY 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 3/17 vs. ATL 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 david Paulino dayan diaz james hoyt 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 0 0 0 1 0 2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/4 vs. NYM (L1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 3/17 at BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/9 at STL (H1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/20 vs. NYY 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/12 at WSH 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 3/15 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 brad peacock michael feliz 3/18 vs. WSH (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/25 at DET 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2/27 at NYM 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 jordan jankowski 3/2 vs. WSH (L1) 3.0 5 5 5 3 2 3/3 at NYM 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/8 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/6 vs. BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 2/26 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/12 at WSH (L2) 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 3/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/1 vs. MIA 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 3/17 at BOS 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 3/12 at WSH 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 3/5 at MIA 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/14 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/9 at STL (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 tyson perez 3/18 vs. WSH (BS1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 3/10 vs. MIA 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/13 at STL 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 2/26 at ATL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 mike fiers 3/17 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/1 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/5 at MIA (BS1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 2/28 at WSH 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 DALLAS KEUCHEL 3/10 vs. MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/5 at MIA 2.1 3 2 1 2 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/13 at STL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/12 at WSH 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/17 at BOS (W1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 ken giles 3/17 vs. ATL 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K c.j. riefenhauser 2/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/25 at DET 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 3/8 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 3/1 vs. MIA 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 2/28 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/12 at WSH 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/6 vs. BOS 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/3 at NYM 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 3/15 vs. WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/10 vs. MIA (L1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 3/10 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/20 vs. NYY 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 3/17 at BOS (W1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/13 at STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/17 at BOS 0.2 1 1 0 2 0 Luke gregerson lance mccullers jr. Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K tony sipp 2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/9 at STL (W1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/14 vs. NYM 3.0 4 2 2 0 6 2/27 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/20 vs. NYY 3.2 5 2 2 2 5 3/2 vs. WSH 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 jandel gustave 3/8 vs. NYM (H1) 1.1 5 2 2 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K charlie morton 3/15 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2/25 at DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/18 vs. WSH (H2) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/3 at NYM 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/5 at MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/8 vs. NYM (W1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 3/9 at STL (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/13 at STL 4.0 3 2 2 1 1 3/13 at STL 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 3/18 vs. WSH 4.0 3 2 0 1 7 3/17 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/20 vs. NYY (L1) 0.2 1 3 1 3 0 2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS Day Date Opponent Site FINAL astros POR OPPONENT POR SAVE Saturday^ Feb. 25 Detroit Lakeland L 4-11 Frias (0-1) Hardy (1-0) - Sunday^ Feb. 26 Atlanta Disney W 3-2 Guduan (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) Yuhl (1) Monday#^ Feb. 27 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie W 5-2 Yuhl (1-0) Gorzelanny (0-1) Valdez (1) Tuesday#^* Feb. 28 Washington West Palm Beach L 3-4 Tolliver (0-1) Albers (2-0) - Wednesday#@* March 1 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 5-9 Devenski (0-1) Koehler (1-0) - Thursday#@* March 2 Washington W. PALM BEACH L 1-13 Peacock (0-1) McGowin (1-0) - Friday#@ March 3 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie L 3-11 Rodgers (0-1) Blevins (1-0) - Saturday^ March 4 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH L 1-3 Paulino (0-1) Taylor (1-0) Sewald (1) Sunday^ March 5 Miami Jupiter T 7-7 - - - Monday@ March 6 Boston W. PALM BEACH T 5-5 - - - Tuesday March 7 No Game Scheduled Wednesday& March 8 New York (NL) (ss) W. PALM BEACH W 12-2 Morton (1-0) Gsellman (0-1) - Thursday@ March 9 St. Louis Jupiter W 3-0 McCullers Jr. (1-0) Lynn (0-1) Jankowski (1) Friday& March 10 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie W 7-6 Musgrove (1-0) Harvey (0-2) Holmes (1) Saturday^ March 11 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 2-4 Martes (0-1) Copeland (1-0) Cervenka (2) Sunday^ March 12 Washington West Palm Beach L 4-5 Peacock (0-2) Cotts (1-0) - Monday#@ March 13 St. Louis Jupiter L 3-6 Tolliver (0-2) Broxton (1-0) Socolovich (1) Tuesday@ March 14 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH L1-2 McCullers (1-1) deGrom (1-0) Taylor (3) Wednesday& March 15 Washington W. PALM BEACH W 8-2 Musgrove (2-0) Cole (0-2) - Thursday March 16 No Game Scheduled Friday&* March 17 Atlanta W. PALM BEACH W 5-4 Hernandez (1-0) Jackson (0-1) - Boston Fort Myers W 6-2 Martes (1-1) Kelly (0-1) - Saturday^ March 18 Washington West Palm Beach W 5-4 West (1-0) Glover (0-1) Freeman (1) Sunday#*^ March 19 New York (AL) W. PALM BEACH L 4-6 Gustave (0-1) Gallegos (1-0) Gurka (2) Monday& March 20 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH 6:05 pm Tuesday@ March 21 Miami Jupiter 1:05 pm Wednesday#@* March 22 Minnesota W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pm Thursday March 23 No Game Scheduled Friday& March 24 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie 1:10 pm Saturday#^* March 25 Washington W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pm Sunday#^* March 26 Washington W. Palm Beach 1:05 pm Monday#@* March 27 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH 6:05 pm Tuesday& March 28 Miami Jupiter 1:05 pm Wednesday@ March 29 Miami W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pm Thursday#^* March 30 Chicago (NL) MINUTE MAID 7:10 pm Friday#@ March 31 Chicago (NL) MINUTE MAID 1:10 pm All times local *ROOT Sports ^KBME-AM &KTRH #MLB Network @tape delayed on KBME 790 AM