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2018 houston Astros spring training game notes HOUSTON ASTROS (3-0) vs. new york mets (2-1) RHP justin verlander (nr, -.--) vs. rhp noah syndergaard (NR, -.--) monday, february 26, 2018 • fitteam ballpark of the palm beaches • west palm beach, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET • at+t sportsnet sw • kbme 790 am HOUSTON ASTROS (3-0) at miami marlins (2-1) RHP francis martes (nr, -.--) vs. rhp jose urena (NR, -.--) monday, february 26, 2018 • roger dean chevrolet stadium • jupiter, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET today’s split squad: astros spring training roster The 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros will play their first split-squad games of the Spring this afternoon with matchups against the Mets at home at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm pitchers (22 + 8) Beaches, and the Marlins on the road at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium...both games will begin at 1:05 p.m. 66 Rogelio Armenteros RHP 52 Buddy Boshers LHP ET...Astros manager AJ Hinch will manage the club in West Palm Beach, while Astros bench coach Joe 45 Gerrit Cole RHP Espada will manage the club in Jupiter...the Astros will have three split-squad days this Spring (also March 47 Chris Devenski RHP 6 and March 23). 82 Jacob Dorris* RHP 70 Riley Ferrell* RHP 53 Ken Giles RHP astros pitchers in west palm: RHP Justin Verlander is set to make his Spring Training debut at home 26 Anthony Gose LHP 64 Reymin Guduan LHP against the Mets and RHP Noah Syndergaard...following Verlander today for the Astros will be RHP Ken 61 Jandel Gustave RHP Giles, LHP Tony Sipp, RHP Héctor Rondón, RHP Mike Hauschild, RHP Brandon McCurry, RHP Brandon 36 Will Harris RHP Bailey and RHP Andrew Thome. 68 Mike Hauschild* RHP 51 James Hoyt RHP 60 Dallas Keuchel LHP astros pitchers in jupiter: RHP Francis Martes will make the start for the Astros in Jupiter against his 58 Francis Martes RHP 43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP former organization, the Miami Marlins, and RHP José Ureña...scheduled to pitch after Martes: RHP Will 69 Brendan McCurry* RHP Harris, RHP James Hoyt, RHP Trent Thornton, RHP Riley Ferrell, LHP Cionel Pérez, LHP Chris Nunn 31 Collin McHugh RHP 50 Charlie Morton RHP and RHP Ralph Garza. 63 David Paulino RHP 41 Brad Peacock RHP where to watch: Today’s home game against the Mets will be broadcast live on AT&T SportsNet Southwest 83 Cionel Pérez LHP 71 Matt Ramsey* LHP with Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum on the call...AT&T SportsNet Southwest will broadcast a total of 10 Astros 62 Brady Rodgers RHP Spring Training games this year, with eight games remaining: Feb. 26 vs. NYM, Feb. 28 vs. MIN, March 1 vs. 30 Héctor Rondón RHP 29 Tony Sipp LHP BOS, March 2 vs. NYM, March 3 at WSH, March 5 vs. MIA, March 18 vs. ATL, March 19 vs. NYM...additionally, 38 Joe Smith RHP ESPN will carry the Astros March 21 game vs. the Nationals...MLB Network will also air a number of Astros 67 Trent Thornton* RHP games live and on tape delay (see schedule on page 2). 72 Framber Valdez* LHP 35 Justin Verlander RHP on the airwaves: Today’s home game will be aired on the radio on KBME 790 AM SportsTalk 790 on tape CATCHERS (3+3) 44 Tim Federowicz* delay (6:00 p.m. CT) with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks on the call...the game can also be heard live on 11 Evan Gattis MLB.com, SiriusXM and on the MLB At-Bat App...RADIO IN WPB: On Saturdays and Sundays, Astros Spring 16 Brian McCann Training games can be heard live in West Palm Beach on 93.3 FM WAVE. 80 Jamie Ritchie* 12 Max Stassi 77 Garrett Stubbs* YESTERDAY’S win: The Astros improved to 3-0 on the Spring with a 7-3 win over the Cardinals in Jupiter yes- infielders (9+3) terday afternoon...RHP Gerrit Cole (0ER/2IP) was hitless in his debut in an Astros uniform...top prospect and 27 Jose Altuve Florida-native OF Kyle Tucker (1x4, HR, 3RBI) homered in his first start of the Spring off Cardinals free-agent 2 Alex Bregman 99 Randy César* signing RHP Miles Mikolas...DH George Springer (1x3, RBI) doubled while 3B J.D. Davis (2x3, 2RBI) had 1 Carlos Correa a multi-hit game. 28 J.D. Davis 9 Marwin Gonzalez 10 Yuli Gurriel justin checks in: 2017 ALCS MVP Justin Verlander is entering his first full season as a member of the As- 18 Tony Kemp tros, as he was acquired on Aug. 31, 2017...in 11 games (10 starts) with the Astros, including the postseason, 76 Jack Mayfield* 23 AJ Reed he went 9-1 with a 1.66 ERA (13ER/70.2IP), 81 strikeouts, 13 walks and a .164 opponent batting average...in 81 Nick Tanielu* WORLDthe SERIES postseason CHAMPIONS alone, 2017he went | AL 4-1 Champions with a 2.21 2017 ERA | (9ER/36.2IP) NL CHampions and 2005 38 strikeouts, and was named the MVP AL West13 ChampionsTyler White 2017 | AL Wild Card 2015of the| NL ALCS Wild afterCard two 2004, dominant 2005 |starts NL Central against theChampions Yankees 1997, (9IP, 1998,1R, 13K 1999, in 2001Game | 2;NL 7IP, West 0R, Champions 8K in Game 1980, 6). 1986 outfielders (4+5) 78 Drew Ferguson* martes on monday: Hard-throwing 22-year-old right-hander Francis Martes is in his first Spring Training on 21 Derek Fisher 75 Alejandro Garcia* the Astros 40-man roster, as he made his MLB debut last season with Houston...the Dominican-native went 74 Jon Kemmer* 5-2 with a 5.80 ERA (35ER/54.1IP) and 69 strikeouts in 32 games (four starts) in the Majors last season with 6 Jake Marisnick Houston...was rated as one of the best prospects in baseball prior to his big league debut...was acquired from 22 Josh Reddick 4 George Springer Miami along with OF Jake Marisnick, IF Colin Moran and a 2015 Competitive Balance Round A pick (OF Daz 73 Myles Straw* Cameron) in exchange for RHP Jarred Cosart, IF Enrique Hernandez and OF Austin Wates on July 31, 2014. 79 Kyle Tucker* * - Non-roster invitee UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Tues., Feb. 27 1:05 at New York (NL) RHP Brad Peacock (NR, -.--) vs. LHP Steven Matz (NR, -.--) KBME/SportsNet New York Wed., Feb. 28 1:05 Minnesota (ss) RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (NR, -.--) vs. TBA KBME/AT&T SportsNet SW Thur., March 1 1:05 Boston RHP Charlie Morton (NR, -.--) vs. TBA KBME/ AT&T SportsNet SW WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2017 | AL Champions 2017 | NL CHampions 2005 AL West Champions 2017 | AL Wild Card 2015 | NL Wild Card 2004, 2005 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | NL West Champions 1980, 1986 pitching in: Astros pitchers have combined to post a 1.67 ERA in their first three games of the Spring, as they have allowed just five earned runs in 27.0 innings of work...that is the second-best mark in the Majors this Spring behind only Boston (1.33 ERA, 4ER/27IP)...Astros pitchers also have 33 strikeouts, which is tied for the fourth-highest total in MLB this Spring. minor league call-ups: The Astros will have several players from their minor league mini-camp in uniform for today’s games...vs. NYM: IF/OF Yordan Alvarez (JYOR-don), IF Alex De Goti (duh GOT-ee), IF Taylor Jones, C Chuckie Robinson, IF Anibal Sierra, RHP Andrew Thome, RHP Brandon Bailey...at MIA: IF Ryne Birk (ryan), IF Antonio Nuñez, C Lorenzo Quintana, C Michael Papierski, OF Stephen Wrenn, RHP Ralph Garza, RHP Nick Hernandez, LHP Chris Nunn, RHP Yoanys Quiala (yo-AH-niss key-AH-lah). clubhouse hours: The Astros clubhouse will be open to the media on most mornings from 8:00-8:55 a.m. and following Astros batting practice... manager AJ Hinch will be available at approximately 9:20 a.m. on most mornings, and after each game...the clubhouse will also open periodically throughout each game. video uploads: Video highlights and postgame sound bites following today’s game will be uploaded onto MLBPressbox.com for media to download... highlights, b-roll and sound bites will be uploaded onto the site throughout Spring Training...please note, videos of several players from this week are still available on MLBPressbox.com. naming rights partner: On Wednesday, the Astros and Nationals officially announced FITTEAM as the ballpark’s new naming rights partner (FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches). supporting the parkland community: In Friday’s Spring Opener, both the Astros and Nationals, along with the rest of Major League Baseball, showed support for the Parkland community and the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by wearing the caps of the Stoneman Douglas Eagles baseball team during the game...a moment of silence was also held during the pregame ceremonies to acknowledge those affected by last week’s tragedy...Stoneman Douglas High School student Angelique Meneses performed the national anthem. astros honored by city: On Thursday night, the City of West Palm Beach honored the Astros with an Astros World Championship Celebration at Clematis by Night at the West Palm Beach Waterfront...Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, the Mayor of West Palm Beach Jeri Muoio, RHP Brad Peacock, Alex Bregman and the World Series trophy all were at the event, which was free to the public. 2018 promotions: Fans are invited to enjoy several new promotions at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches during 2018 Spring Training...prior to Thursday’s game between the Astros and Red Sox, 1,000 fans will receive a foam “H’s in the Air” hand, courtesy of Texas Mahindra Dealers...Friday is the first Big and Bright Friday Night fireworks display of Astros Spring Training following the matchup between the Astros and New York Mets at 6:05 p.m.