Minute Maid Park 2016 501 Crawford St Houston, TX 77002 713.259.8900 MEDIA INFORMATION astros.com

2016 / series Houston Astros-ss (14-8-2) vs. -SS (7-15-2) RHP (0-0, 1.50) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (1-1, 1.29) Estadio Fray Nano, Mexico City, MX - 7:00 p.m.

MEXICO CITY SERIES: In half of the Astros split-squad action this weekend, the Astros will play two exhibition games against the Padres at Estadio Fray Nano tonight and tomorrow in the Mexico City Series...the two-game exhibition series is part of an ongoing collaboration between MLB, the MLBPA and the Mexico City Mayor’s Office to promote the sport of in Mexico.

astros in attendance: Among the Astros players in Mexico are IF Jose Altuve, IF , IF Marwin Gonzalez, RHP , OF Jake Marisnick and OF Preston Tucker...A.J. Hinch will manage the club in Mexico, while bench Trey Hillman will manage the team back in Florida...from the Major League staff, Craig Bjornson and assistant hitting coach are both in Mexico City.

mexican natives: Astros General Jeff Luhnow is a native of Mexico City, having been born and raised in the city...additionally, the club is also traveling Astros minor leaguer OF Leo Heras, a native of Tijuana, Mexico, and minor leaguer RHP Jose L. Hernandez, a native of Mazatlan, Mexico.

astros in mexico: The Mexico City Series marks a return to Mexico for the Astros, who also appeared in the last MLB games played in Mexico City – a two-game Spring Training series against the Florida Marlins in March of 2004...over 26,000 fans attended the two-game series played at Estadio Foro Sol, the previous home of the Diablos Rojos de Mexico...Houston has also participated in international Spring Training contests in the (2000) and Venezuela (2001).

MEXICO city BROADCASTS: The Astros two games in Mexico City this weekend will be televised live in Mexico on the Televisa Deportes Network... back in the United States, the telecasts will be available only in Spanish with tonight’s game airing on Univision Deportes and tomorrow’s game being streamed live on MLB.com...the Padres English radio crew will broadcast both games live on MLB.com, via the MLB At-Bat app and on Sirius XM Radio.

SOLID START: The Astros are off to a solid start at 14-8-2 and have already surpassed their Spring Training victory total from each of the last two seasons: 2014 (12-15) and 2015 (12-12-4)...the Astros can add to this total, as the club still has eight games to play in the exhibition season...the Astros last won more than 14 games in 2013 (15-16-4), but haven’t finished with a SpringTraining record over .500 since 2007 (18-11-1).

devenski gets the start: RHP Chris Devenski (0-1) will start for the Astros tonight opposite Padres starter LHP Robbie Erlin (1-1)...Devenski has made three Major League appearances this spring, his most recent being a scoreless 2.0 inning relief appearance on March 15 vs. WSH...he began this spring as a non-roster invitee in Major League camp before being reassigned to minor league camp on March 16...Devenski pitched last season at Double A Corpus Christi, where he went 7-4 with a 3.01 ERA (40ER/119.2IP) in 24 games (17 starts).

vs. the padres: The Astros and Padres are matching up for the first time this spring with Houston coming in with a 14-8-2 record in the Grapefruit League and San Diego entering with a 7-14-2 record in Cactus League play...the two clubs met last year in the regular season, with the Astros sweep- ing a three-game series in San Diego from April 27-29...Astros manager A.J. Hinch knows the Padres organization well, as he spent four seasons (2011-14) in San Diego’s front office before joining the Astros in September of 2014.

CLUB LEADERS: IF Tyler White currently leads the club in hits this spring with 14, and is batting .368 (14x38) with a homer, nine RBI and a .457 OBP... IF Marwin Gonzalez owns the club lead in spring training homers with 4, followed closely by SS Carlos Correa (3), IF Matt Duffy (3) and OF Colby Rasmus (3)...Rasmus leads the club in RBI with 12...RHP James Hoyt holds the club lead in (15) despite having pitched just 8.1 innings... Hoyt has allowed just two hits for a .071 opponent batting average.

the long ball: Houston has connected for 29 home runs this spring, which ranks fourth in the Grapefruit League, trailing only Detroit (36), Baltimore (32) and Philadelphia (30)...Houston has been led by IF Marwin Gonzalez, who is tied for fourth in the AL in homers with four...the Astros ranked second in the Majors in home runs last season with 230, trailing only Toronto (232).

busy DAYs ahead: With just nine days away, the Astros will have a busy week ahead that includes eight games, four night games, a round trip to Mexico City, a flight to Houston and a flight to New York.

back in florida: The Astros will play the stateside half of their split-squad games tonight in a night game against the Marlins at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla...the Astros will send RHP Scott Feldman (1-0) to the mound tonight opposite Marlins starter LHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-1).

yesterday’s ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday, the Astros optioned LHP Kevin Chapman and RHP Jandel Gustave to minor league camp...the club also granted LHP Neal Cotts his unconditional release...following the moves, Houston has 40 players in camp this spring, including 12 non-roster players...the breakdown: 18 , four catchers, 11 infielders and seven outfielders.

STARTING ROTATION: Yesterday, Astros Manager A.J. Hinch named RHP Collin McHugh the Astros No. 2 starter, following LHP on Opening Day...the rest of the rotation is still TBA.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES local) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Sat., March 26 6:05 vs. Miami RHP Scott Feldman (1-0, 5.19) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 6.00) KBME/none Sat., March 26 7:00 San Diego (MEX) RHP Chris Devenski (0-0, 1.50) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (1-1, 1.29) none/Univision Deportes Sun., March 27 1:05 at Detroit RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 5.68) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-1, 1.17) KBME/none Sun., March 27 1:00 at San Diego (MEX) RHP Brady Rodgers (1-1, 7.71) vs. RHP Cesar Vargas (0-0, 7.20) none/MLB.com

NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 | al wild card 2015 DAY-BY-DAYS: travis ballew josh fields dallas keuchel Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/17 at ATL 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/5 vs. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/9 vs. ATL 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/9 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/14 at WSH 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 jake buchanan 3/13 vs. ATL 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 3/24 at NYM (W1) 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/17 at ATL 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/24 at NYM 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 brendan mccurry 3/7 at NYY (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/10 at WSH (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 mike fiers 3/3 at PHI (H1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 3/15 vs. WSH (L1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 at PIT (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/18 at TOR 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/7 at NYY 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 3/17 vs. TOR (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/23 vs. PHI (H3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/12 at STL 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 3/17 at ATL 3.0 5 3 2 3 2 edwar cabrera 3/22 vs. ATL 4.2 8 6 6 2 3 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/5 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 doug fister 3/10 at WSH (W1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/6 at PIT (W1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/15 vs. WSH 3.2 6 3 3 2 5 3/12 at STL (H2) 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 3/3 at PHI (W1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 4 3/14 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 3/8 vs. WSH 3.0 2 1 1 3 3 pat neshek 3/17 at ATL (H3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 3/13 vs. ATL 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/24 at NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/18 at TOR (L1) 3.2 6 5 5 1 3 3/5 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3/9 vs. ATL (W1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 KEVIN CHAPMAN 3/12 at STL (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/15 vs. WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 3/3 at PHI (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/5 vs. NYM (L1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 3/17 vs. TOR 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/6 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/8 vs. WSH (L2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 3/21 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/9 vs. ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/11 vs. DET (H1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 3/24 at NYM 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3/12 at STL 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/14 at WSH (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/14 at WSH 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 3/20 at PHI 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 brady rodgers 3/17 at ATL 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 3/23 vs. PHI (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/22 vs. ATL 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 3/25 at ATL 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 3/6 vs. TOR (W1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/12 at STL (L1) 0.1 3 2 1 1 0 Neal Cotts jandel gustave Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K wandy rodriguez 3/6 vs. TOR (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/3 at PHI (S1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/9 vs. ATL (BS1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 3/6 at PIT (S2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 vs. STL (W1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 3/13 vs. ATL (W1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 at WSH (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/8 vs. WSH 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/15 vs. WSH 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 3/13 vs. ATL (S3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/13 vs. ATL (H1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/17 vs. TOR 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 3/18 at TOR 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 3/20 at PHI 4.0 2 1 1 0 5 3/21 at WSH 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 3/21 at WSH 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 3/24 at NYM 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3/23 vs. PHI (H2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/24 at NYM 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 tony sipp chris devenski will harris Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/5 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/5 vs. NYM 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/8 vs. WSH 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 3/10 at WSH (H1) 2.0 4 2 1 0 2 3/8 vs. WSH 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/11 vs. DET 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 3/15 vs. WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/14 at WSH (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/15 vs. WSH 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/17 at ATL (W1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/18 at TOR 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 scott feldman 3/22 vs. ATL (W2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/25 at ATL 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 vs. TOR 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 JAMES HOYT dan straily 3/11 vs. DET (W1) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/21 at WSH 3.2 5 3 3 1 3 3/3 at PHI (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.0 4 2 2 1 2 3/6 at PIT 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 3/9 vs. ATL 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 michael feliz 3/9 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/16 vs. DET 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/14 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 3/21 at WSH (L1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 3/3 at PHI (H1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 3/16 vs. DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/25 at ATL 4.0 0 0 0 1 4 3/7 at NYY 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/18 at TOR 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 3/12 at STL (H2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 3/23 vs. PHI (W1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 cesar valdez 3/17 vs. TOR (W1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/23 vs. PHI 4.0 1 1 1 3 4 Jordan jankowski 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/7 at NYY (W1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/13 vs. ATL (H2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/6 vs. TOR (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/16 vs. DET 2.0 5 2 2 1 3 3/11 vs. DET 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/20 at PHI 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/14 at WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 3/24 at NYM (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/17 vs. TOR 1.1 3 3 3 1 2

2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result ASTROS POR OPPONENT POR Thursday@# March 3 Philadelphia (ss) Clearwater W 3-2 Fister (1-0) Thompson (0-1) Gustave (1) Friday@* March 4 St. Louis KISSIMMEE W 6-3 Rodriguez (1-0) Garcia (0-1) Minaya (1) Saturday^* March 5 New York (NL) KISSIMMEE L 1-3 Giles (0-1) Smoker (1-0) Robles (1) Sunday^ March 6 Toronto KISSIMMEE W 7-1 Rodgers (1-0) Chavez (0-1) - Pittsburgh Bradenton W 11-8 Cabrera (1-0) Marte (0-1) Gustave (2) Monday@ March 7 New York (AL) Tampa W 1-0 Valdez (1-0) Betances (0-1) Minaya (2) Tuesday@* March 8 Washington KISSIMMEE L 2-4 Giles (0-2) Petit (1-0) Brady (1) Wednesday^* March 9 Atlanta KISSIMMEE W 9-5 Neshek (1-0) Volstad (0-1) - Thursday@# March 10 Washington Viera W 4-3 McHugh (1-0) Gott (0-1) Buchanan (1) Friday^ March 11 Detroit KISSIMMEE W 10-4 Feldman (1-0) Fulmer (0-1) - Saturday^ March 12 St. Louis (ss) Jupiter L 3-4 Rodgers (1-1) Poncedeleon (1-0) - Sunday^ March 13 Atlanta KISSIMMEE W 7-6 Cotts (1-0) Wooten (0-1) Gustave (3) Monday^ March 14 Washington Viera T 1-1 - - - Tuesday@*# March 15 Washington KISSIMMEE L 4-6 Buchanan (0-1) Brady (1-0) Laffey (1) Wednesday@*# March 16 Detroit KISSIMMEE L 3-7 Peacock (0-1) Zimmermann (1-0) - Thursday@* March 17 Toronto KISSIMMEE W 7-5 Feliz (1-0) Penny (1-1) McCurry (1) Atlanta Disney W 5-3 Harris (1-0) Johnson (0-1) Ballew (1) Friday^# March 18 Toronto Dunedin L 2-7 Fister (1-1) Sanchez (2-0) - Saturday March 19 No Game Scheduled - - - - - Sunday^ March 20 Philadelphia Clearwater L 4-5 Wojciechowski (0-1) Garcia (1-0) LaFramboise (1) Monday@ March 21 Washington Viera L 3-5 Straily (0-1) Martin (2-0) Masset (1) Tuesday^*# March 22 Atlanta KISSIMMEE W 8-7 Harris (2-0) Ramirez (0-1) Peacock (1) Wednesday@ March 23 Philadelphia KISSIMMEE W 2-1 Hoyt (1-0) Morton (1-1) Giles (1) Thursday@# March 24 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie W 8-5 Keuchel (1-0) Harvey (1-1) Valdez (1) Friday^ March 25 Atlanta (ss) Disney T 1-1 (7) - - - Saturday^ March 26 Miami KISSIMMEE 6:05 pm San Diego (ss) Mexico City 7:00 pm Sunday^ March 27 Detroit Lakeland 1:05 pm San Diego (ss) Mexico City 1:00 pm Monday@ March 28 Atlanta Disney 6:05 pm Tuesday March 29 No Game Scheduled Wednesday@ March 30 Philadelphlia Clearwater 1:05 pm Thursday^* March 31 Milwaukee HOUSTON 7:10 pm Friday@*# April 1 Milwaukee HOUSTON 1:10 pm All times local * ROOT Sports ^ KBME-AM # MLB Network @ tape delayed on KBME 790 AM