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Minute Maid Park 2016 HOUSTON ASTROS 501 Crawford St Houston, TX 77002 713.259.8900 MEDIA INFORMATION astros.com Houston Astros vs. new york yankees LHP Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48) vs. RHP MASAHIRO TANAKA (12-7, 3.51) tuesday, April 5, 2016 • yankee stadium • bronx, ny • 12:09 PM CT • ROOT SPORTS sw/ESPN GAME #1 ........................... road #1 OPENING DAY: The Astros begin the 2016 season sometimes it rains: The Astros and Yankees ABOUT THE RECORD today vs. the New York Yankees with first pitch sched- were postponed yesterday due to inclement weather Overall Record: .................................0-0 uled for 1:09 p.m. ET...LHP Dallas Keuchel, who is conditions...this marks the 2nd time in franchise history Home Record: ..................................0-0 making his 2nd consecutive Opening Day start, will get that Houston had their Opening Day game postponed, --with Roof Open: .............................0-0 the ball for Houston opposite RHP Masahiro Tanaka also April 3, 2000, at PIT...that game was rescheduled --with Roof Closed: ...........................0-0 and the Yankees. for April 4, which ended as a 5-2 Astros win. --with Roof Open/Closed: .................0-0 Road Record: ...................................0-0 postseason rematch: Today’s game is a rematch clubhouse hours: For today, Opening Day, the Current Streak: ...................................... Current Homestand: .........................0-0 of teams and starting pitchers from the 2015 American Astros clubhouse will be open to the media from Next Road Trip: .................................0-0 League Wild Card Game, which the Astros won 3-0 in 9:30-10:45 a.m...Astros manager A.J. Hinch will be Last 5 Games: ..................................0-0 New York...that night, LHP Dallas Keuchel (0ER/6IP) available to the media at approximately 10:45 a.m. Last 10 Games: ................................0-0 bested RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2ER/5IP), who the Series Record: ...............................0-0-0 Astros hit two home runs off of, one each by LF Colby back then: The 2016 Astros feature 4 players Sweeps: ............................................0-0 Rasmus and CF Carlos Gomez. remaining from the 2012 Astros, which finished 55- When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ........0-0 107: 2B Jose Altuve, C Jason Castro, IF Marwin When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ......0-0 keuchel vs. new york: LHP Dallas Keuchel has Gonzalez and LHP Dallas Keuchel...that group Shutouts: ..........................................0-0 made 4 career starts (3 regular season, 1 postseason) bottomed out in 2013 (51-111) before posting a 19- In One-Run Games: .........................0-0 In Two-Run Games: .........................0-0 against the Yankees, posting a 3-1 record and a 0.90 game improvement in 2014 (70-92) and a 16-game vs. Left-Handed Starters: ..................0-0 ERA (3ER/30IP) with 33 strikeouts and only 2 walks... improvement in 2015 (86-76). vs. Right-Handed Starters: ...............0-0 his 0.90 ERA ranks 3rd all-time among pitchers with at During the Day: .................................0-0 least 30 innings pitched against the Yankees (regular the show: The Astros have 5 players that are making At Night: ............................................0-0 and postseason combined). their debut on an active Opening Day roster today: SS When Scoring First: ..........................0-0 player years era Carlos Correa, IF Matt Duffy, RHP Michael Feliz, Opponent Scores First: ....................0-0 Lee Smith 1988-96 0.85 ERA (3ER/31.2IP) OF Preston Tucker and IF Tyler White...Houston is Outhit Opponent: ..............................0-0 Rube Schauer 1917 0.87 ERA (3ER/31IP) carrying 3 rookies, in Duffy, Feliz and White. Outhit by Opponent: .........................0-0 Dallas Keuchel 2014-15 0.90 ERA (3ER/30IP) Equal Hits: ........................................0-0 vs. the yankees: The Astros and Yankees will play When Hitting Home Run: ..................0-0 scoreless streaks: No Home Runs: ................................0-0 LHP Dallas Keuchel has each other 6 times this season, which also includes a Walkoff Home Runs: .........................0-0 a couple scoreless innings streaks entering today’s 3-game series in Houston from July 25-27...despite a Come-from-Behind Wins: ...................... game...he hasn’t allowed a run to the Yankees in his 10-18 all-time record against the Yankees, the Astros Largest Comeback: ............................... last 28.0 innings pitches against them, including the have gone 8-5 against them since the onset of the Losses After Leading: ............................ postseason...this spring, Keuchel tossed 17.0 score- 2014 season, including a 4-3 regular season record Last At-Bat Wins: ................................... less innings in his 4 official starts. against the Yankees last season. Largest Blown Lead: .............................. Extra-Inning Games: .........................0-0 opening day starts: With today’s start, LHP roster moves: On Friday, the Astros set their Different Batting Orders: ........................ Dallas Keuchel will become the first Astros pitcher Opening Day roster by making 5 transactions...the After Six Innings: Lead: 0-0 ........Tied: 0-0 ..........Trail: 0-0 to start consecutive Opening Days since RHP Roy club recalled RHP Michael Feliz and selected IF Tyler After Seven Innings: Oswalt started 8 straight from 2003-10…the southpaw White to the active roster...the Astros also placed 3 Lead: 0-0 ........Tied: 0-0 ..........Trail: 0-0 will also become only the 2nd lefty to start multiple players on the 15-day DL: OF Evan Gattis (sports After Eight Innings: Opening Days in Houston franchise history, joining hernia surgery), RHP Lance McCullers (right shoulder Lead: 0-0 ........Tied: 0-0 ..........Trail: 0-0 LHP Dave Roberts (1973-74)...in his Opening Day soreness) and C Max Stassi (fractured left hook of Astros vs. yankees: start in 2015, Keuchel tossed 7.0 shutout innings in the hamate bone). Overall in 2015: ................................4-3 the Astros 2-0 win over the Indians. At Minute Maid Park: ........................2-2 spring training wrap up: The Astros finished At Yankee Stadium: ..........................2-1 road starts: All-Time vs. yankees: Today will mark the 15th time in their Spring Training with an 18-11-2 record, which marks history that Houston will open the season on the road their most wins in the spring since 2007 (18-11-1)... Overall:.... .....................................10-18 Record in Houston: ...........................4-9 and the first time they’ve opened a season in New York SS Carlos Correa (.378, 17x45, 4 HR, 9 RBI) and 1B Record in New York: .........................6-9 City...they are 5-9 thus far when they open on the road Tyler White (.353, 18x51, 3 HR, 12 RBI) had strong and 26-28 all-time in season openers. springs at the plate, while LHP Dallas Keuchel tossed THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: 17.0 scoreless innings across 4 starts. three straight: The Astros have won their past April 5 3 Opening Days (2013-15), including wins over the serious hardware: The Astros are coming off a Indians (2-0) last year, the Yankees (6-2) in 2014 and 2015 season that saw the team reach the postseason 1971 - Houston shows off their new orange- and-navy uniforms in a 5-2 Opening Day win the Rangers (8-2) in 2013...in franchise history, the for the first time since 2005...the players took home against the Los Angeles Dodgers...RHP Larry Astros have not won 4 straight Opening Day games, serious hardware after the season, including the Cy Dierker earns the complete-game victory. and have reached the 3-win mark just 2 other times Young and a Gold Glove for LHP Dallas Keuchel, (1987-89, 1999-2001)...including yesterday’s games, the Rookie of the Year for SS Carlos Correa and a only 3 other teams have longer active winning streaks Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger for 2B Jose Altuve. on Opening Day than the Astros: Baltimore (6), Los Angeles-NL (6) and Detroit (4). watch parties: Back in Houston, the Astros, in partnership with Budweiser, will be hosting the official today’s tv: Today’s game will be televised on Bud & Burgers Opening Day Watch Party Series ROOT SPORTS Southwest and on ESPN and will today at select Buffalo Wild Wings locations throughout be streamed on the Watch ESPN app...Bill Brown, Greater Houston...the watch parties will begin at 11:30 Alan Ashby and Julia Morales will be on the call for a.m. CT and will be at the Midtown, Hedwig Village, ROOT, while ESPN will counter with Jon Sciambi, Sugar Land, The Woodlands and Pasadena Buffalo Rick Sutcliffe and Doug Glanville. Wild Wings locations. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Wed., April 6 6:05 at New York RHP Collin McHugh (19-7, 3.89) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (12-10, 4.37) ROOT SPORTS SW Thur., April 7 3:05 at New York RHP Mike Fiers (7-10, 3.69) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (14-3, 4.20) ROOT SPORTS SW All Astros games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. La Nueva, 94.1 FM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network. NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 | al wild card 2015 TOday’S ASTROS STARTER: DALLAS KEUCHEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO CAREER MLB SPLITS: 2015: 20-8 2.48 33 33 232.0 185 68 34 51 216 Home/MMP: 26-13, 2.93 ERA, 58G/52GS, 119ER/365.1IP Career: 41-35 3.58 109 100 671.0 649 291 267 190 523 Away: 15-22, 4.36 ERA, 51G/48GS, 148ER/305.2IP vs. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Yankee Stadium: 1-1, 1.80 ERA, 2G/GS, 3ER/15IP 2015: 2-0 0.00 2 2 16.0 9 0 0 1 21 Day: 13-13, 3.34 ERA, 34G/34GS, 88ER/237IP Career: 2-1 1.13 3 3 24.0 16 3 3 1 26 Night: 28-22, 3.71 ERA, 75G/66GS, 179ER/434IP Longest Winning Streak: 5 (2x), last, 8/14-9/6/15 Career Complete Games: 9 Last CG: 6/25/15 vs.