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2015 /GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE (11-10-4) vs. (10-18-3)

LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-0, 1.93) vs. LHP Kyle Ryan (1-1, 5.73) Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, FL - 1:05 p.m. ET

TODAY’S GAME: The Astros will wrap up the Grapefruit League season with a 1:05 p.m. matinee against the Detroit Tigers at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, FL...Houston’s 2015 Starter, LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-0) will take the mound for his 4th start of the Spring opposite LHP Kyle Ryan (1-1) and the Tigers...vs. DET: today marks the last of 3 matchups between the Astros and Tigers...Houston has gone 2-0 vs. Detroit this Spring.

ROSTER MOVES: The Astros made several roster moves this morning affecting a total of 7 players in Major League camp...three play- ers were placed on the 15-day Disabled List: RHP (right groin strain), LHP Brett Oberholtzer (left index finger blister) and RHP Brad Peacock (right hip surgery)...three players were optioned to Triple A Fresno: LHP Kevin Chapman, OF L.J. Hoes and IF Jon Singleton...OF was designated for assignment.

OPENING DAY ROSTER: The Astros informed several players this morning that they will make the Opening Day roster: OF Robbie Grossman, RHP Will Harris, OF Jake Marisnick, IF Jonathan Villar, RHP Asher Wojciechowski.

CLOSER NAMED: Last night, Astros manager A.J. Hinch named RHP Luke Gregerson the club’s closer for the 2015 season...in his career, Gregerson has saved 19 games...in 435 career games, he has posted a 2.75 ERA (128ER/419.1IP) and has made at least 60 appearances in all six of his Major League seasons.

MAZDA CLUB LEVEL UNVEILING: Today at 11:00 a.m. CT, the Astros and Aramark will unveil the new Mazda Club Level, which has undergone a full renovation this offseason in a continuing effort to improve the fan experience at Minute Maid Park...the improve- ments made to the Mazda Club Level elevate the quality of concessions and food service available to the ballpark as well as bring the game to the fans, no matter where they are.

HEADING BACK TO TX: The Astros will wrap up the Spring with 3 exhibition games in Texas from Thursday-Saturday...tomorrow, the Astros will leave Kissimmee for Corpus Christi, TX, where they will play the (Houston’s Double A affiliate) in a 6:05 p.m. CT game...on Friday and Saturday, the Astros will host the for two games at Minute Maid Park in Houston...Friday’s game will be at 7:05 p.m. CT and Saturday’s game will be at 3:05 p.m. CT.

YESTERDAY at ATL: The Astros captured their 11th win of the Spring last night, defeating Atlanta, 8-5, at Disney...2B Jose Altuve went 3x4 with a double while SS (2x3, HR, RBI) and CF (2x5, HR, 3RBI) each homered...RHP Asher Wojciechowski (1ER/4.1IP) made his 3rd start of the Spring but did not factor into the decision...RHP Sam Deduno (0ER/3IP) tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in relief, striking out 2.

VETERAN ARMS: Following Monday night’s game, Astros manager A.J. Hinch announced that non-roster invitees RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Joe Thatcher will both make the club’s Opening Day roster...Hernandez has posted a 3-0 record and a 3.71 ERA (7ER/17IP) in 5 outings (3 starts) this Spring...Thatcher has been scoreless in all but 1 of his 7 Spring outings, posting a 1.35 ERA (1ER/6.2IP) with just 2 hits allowed.

ON THE AIRWAVES: Tonight’s game will be radio broadcast on tape delay at 7:00 p.m. CT on KPRC 950 AM in Houston...as always, all broadcasts can be heard live on SiriusXM satellite radio and MLB.com Gameday Audio...virtually all 2015 Astros Spring Training games will be broadcast live or on tape delay on SportsTalk 790 AM or KPRC 950 AM...the Astros regular radio broadcast team of Robert Ford and Steve Sparks will call the action today.

SPRING LEADERS: IF Luis Valbuena ranks 3rd in the Grapefruit League in batting average (.404, 19x47), while ranking 4th in slug- ging (.660) and 5th in on-base percentage (.442)...OF ranks T-4th in the Grapefruit League in runs scored (12)... RHP Roberto Hernandez ranks tied for first in wins (3)... RHP Asher Wojciechowski ranks 3rd in ERA (1.29, 3ER/21IP)...RHP Collin McHugh ranks T-8th in the Grapefruit League with 19 .

UP FROM THE BACKFIELDS: The Astros will have 11 players from minor league camp dress for today’s Major League game: RHP Daniel Mengden, RHP Tyson Perez, RHP Gonzalo Sanudo, IF Conrad Gregor, IF Nolan Fontana (#78), IF Matt Duffy (#72), IF Colin Moran (#77), IF Marc Wik, OF Leo Heras, OF James Ramsay, OF Ruben Sosa.

ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCES BROADCAST SCHEDULE: ROOT SPORTS, the new television home of the Houston Astros, announced that the network will produce and broadcast up to 162 Astros games during the 2015 season...Bill Brown, Alan Ashby and Geoff Blum will call the action in 2015, along with Julia Morales returning to deliver coverage from on the field as Astros sideline reporter and contributor.

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULED :

-LHP #60 Dallas Keuchel: Today will be his 4th start of the Spring...will be the Opening Day starter for the Astros in 2015...last pitched on 3/21 at NYY (0ER/4.1IP)...the Astros 2014 of the Year as voted by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA became the first pitcher in club history to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and the first pitcher in club history to lead his league in complete games (5)...reached 200.0 innings last year while posting a 2.93 ERA (65ER/200IP) in 29 starts...led the Majors in groundball to flyball ratio (3.63), while posting the highest GB/FB ratio by an MLB pitcher since the stat was first tracked in 1987...was an AL Player of the Week in 2014 (May 19-25) and was on the Final Vote ballot for the 2014 AL All-Star Team...the longest continuously-tenured pitcher on the Astros staff was drafted by Houston in the seventh round of the 2009 draft.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Wed., April 1 1:05 Detroit LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-0, 1.93) vs. LHP Kyle Ryan (1-1, 5.73) KPRC/none Thur., April 2 6:05 at Corpus Christi RHP Roberto Hernandez (3-0, 3.71) vs. TBA none/none Fri., April 3 7:05 Kansas City RHP Scott Feldman (0-2, 8.76) vs. TBA KBME/none

NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 -RHP #37 Pat Neshek: Today will be his 7th outing of the Spring...last pitched on 3/28 at MIA (0ER/1IP)...signed with Houston to a two-year deal on 12/12/14 after having an All-Star season with the Cardinals last year...posted a 7-2 record with six saves and a 1.87 ERA (14ER/67.1IP) in 71 appearances with St. Louis last season...has pitched in parts of eight Major League seasons with Minnesota (2006-08, 2010), San Diego (2011), Oakland (2012-13) and St. Louis (2014).

-RHP #50 Chad Qualls: Tonight will be his 7th app. of the Spring...last app. was 3/29 vs. NYY (0ER/0.2IP)...returned to the Astros last season as the club’s closer and saved 19 games for Houston while posting a 3.33 ERA (19ER/51.1IP)...gave up just 5 walks all season, as opposed to 43 strikeouts in 51.1 innings...led all MLB relievers in walks per 9.0 innings (0.88), which also was the second-lowest mark by an Astros reliver in club history...ranked third among MLB relivers in -to-walk ratio (8.60)...one of just two pitchers to make at least 50 appearances in each of the last 10 seasons (also Matt Thornton)...ranks eighth on the club’s all-time appearance list (320), and since 2004 ranks second in the Majors in appearances (721) and relief innings (708.2) behind Francisco Rodriguez. PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS:

KEVIN CHAPMAN WILL HARRIS BRETT OBERHOLTZER Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 at STL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/6 at STL 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 3/6 at STL (L1) 2.0 4 1 0 0 2 3/8 at DET 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3/9 at TOR (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 vs. STL 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 3/14 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/12 vs. DET 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/30 vs. TOR (L2) 3.1 5 5 5 2 1 3/16 at WSH (L1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/15 vs. WSH (S2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 BRAD PEACOCK 3/20 vs. WSH 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/19 at NYM 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/23 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/21 at NYY (L1) 0.2 3 3 2 0 1 3/29 vs. NYY 0.2 2 4 3 2 2 3/24 at NYM 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/24 at NYM (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 CHAD QUALLS 3/28 at MIA 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 3/25 at PHI 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/31 at ATL (W1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 3/29 vs. NYY 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 3/7 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 SAMUEL DEDUNO ROBERTO HERNANDEZ 3/10 vs. STL 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/14 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/6 at STL 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/9 at TOR (W1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 3/16 vs. ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/10 vs. STL (W1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 3/13 at WSH 3.0 5 2 2 1 1 3/20 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/16 at WSH 3.0 4 0 0 1 3 3/17 at PIT (W2) 3.0 4 3 3 1 1 3/29 vs. NYY 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/20 vs. WSH (L1) 2.0 4 4 4 4 1 3/22 vs. ATL (W3) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 TONY SIPP 3/25 at PHI (H1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/28 at MIA 5.0 3 1 1 2 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/31 at ATL (H2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 JAMES HOYT 3/7 vs. NYY 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 DARIN DOWNS Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/14 at ATL 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 at STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/16 vs. ATL 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 3/7 vs. NYY 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 3/8 vs. ATL 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/28 at MIA 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/13 vs. WSH 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/14 at ATL 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/30 vs. TOR 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/16 at WSH 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/17 at PIT 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 JOE THATCHER 3/21 at NYY 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3/22 vs. PIT 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/23 vs. ATL 1.0 6 5 5 0 0 3/24 at NYM (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/5 vs. PHI (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/30 vs. TOR 1.0 4 2 2 1 3 3/29 vs. NYY 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 3/8 at DET (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 SCOTT FELDMAN 3/31 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/12 vs. DET 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K DALLAS KEUCHEL 3/15 vs. WSH (H3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/8 vs. ATL 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/19 at NYM 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 3/13 at WSH 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 3/7 vs. NYY 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/23 vs. ATL 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 3/23 vs. ATL (L1) 3.0 7 5 5 2 0 3/16 vs. ATL 3.0 3 2 2 2 0 3/25 at PHI (H4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/29 vs. NYY (L2) 4.1 7 3 3 2 2 3/21 at NYY 4.1 4 0 0 0 3 3/30 vs. TOR 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 JOSH FIELDS COLLIN McHUGH ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/7 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/5 vs. PHI 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 3/5 vs. PHI (H1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/10 vs. STL (S1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 3/9 at TOR 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 3/9 at TOR 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 3/13 at WSH 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 3/14 at ATL (L1) 2.1 6 5 5 1 3 3/15 vs. WSH 4.0 3 0 0 2 4 3/16 vs. ATL 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 3/19 at NYM (L2) 4.0 4 2 2 0 3 3/20 vs. WSH 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/19 at NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/24 at NYM 5.0 2 3 2 1 7 3/25 at PHI (W1) 4.2 4 1 1 0 4 3/23 vs. ATL 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 PAT NESHEK 3/31 at ATL 4.1 5 4 1 1 3 LUKE GREGERSON Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/8 vs. ATL 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 3/7 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/12 vs. DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/10 vs. STL 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/15 vs. WSH 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 3/14 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/19 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/16 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/24 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/23 vs. ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/28 at MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/24 at NYM 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/30 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2015 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result POR OPPONENT POR SAVE Thursday** March 5 Philadelphia KISSIMMEE W 6-3 Appel (1-0) Gonzalez (0-1) Stoffel (1) Friday** March 6 St. Louis Jupiter L 2-5 Oberholtzer (0-1) Gonzales (1-0) Siegrist (1) Saturday^ March 7 New York (AL) KISSIMMEE L 4-9 Jankowski (0-1) Cotham (1-0) - Sunday^ March 8 Atlanta KISSIMMEE T 2-2 - - - Detroit Lakeland W 14-9 Buchanan (1-0) Gorzelanny (0-1) - Monday+ March 9 Toronto (ss) Dunedin W 1-0 Hernandez (1-0) Tepera (0-1) Harris (1) Tuesday+ March 10 St. Louis KISSIMMEE W 7-6 Deduno (1-0) Rosenthal (0-1) Fields (1) Wednesday March 11 No Game Scheduled Thursday** March 12 Detroit KISSIMMEE W 4-3 (10) Jankowski (1-1) Belisario (0-1) - Friday+ March 13 Washington Viera T 6-6 - - - Saturday^ March 14 Atlanta Disney L 5-6 McHugh (0-1) Rodriguez (2-0) Jackson (1) Sunday^ March 15 Washington KISSIMMEE W 3-2 Neshek (1-0) Bell (0-1) Harris (2) Monday+# March 16 Atlanta KISSIMMEE T 2-2 - - - Washington Viera L 1-2 Chapman (0-1) Rivero (1-0) Barrett (1) Tuesday*#** March 17 Pittsburgh Bradenton W 13-7 Hernandez (2-0) Locke (1-2) - Wednesday March 18 No Game Scheduled Thursday**# March 19 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie L 1-3 McHugh (0-2) Gee (1-0) Torres (1) Friday*#+ March 20 Washington KISSIMMEE L 5-7 Deduno (1-1) Scherzer (1-0) Delcarmen (1) Saturday^ March 21 New York (AL) Tampa L 2-3 Harris (0-1) Lindgren (1-0) - Sunday^*# March 22 Pittsburgh KISSIMMEE W 14-2 Hernandez (3-0) Morton (0-1) - Monday*#= March 23 Atlanta KISSIMMEE L 10-14 Feldman (0-1) Kohn (1-0) - Tuesday+# March 24 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie W 4-3 Neshek (2-0) Torres (1-1) Hoyt (1) Wednesday**# March 25 Philadelphia Clearwater W 7-1 Wojciechowski (1-0) Gonzalez (0-3) - Thursday March 26 No Game Scheduled Friday% March 27 Miami KISSIMMEE Rained Out - - - Saturday^ March 28 Miami Jupiter T 1-1 - - - Sunday& March 29 New York (AL) KISSIMMEE L 0-7 Feldman (0-2) Eovaldi (1-1) - Monday% March 30 Toronto KISSIMMEE L 4-7 Oberholtzer (0-2) Norris (3-0) McFarland (1) Tuesday^ March 31 Atlanta Disney W 8-5 Chapman (1-1) Cunniff (0-1) Hoyt (2) Wednesday** April 1 Detroit KISSIMMEE 1:05 pm Thursday April 2 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 6:05 pm Friday^ April 3 Kansas City HOUSTON 7:05 pm Saturday^ April 4 Kansas City HOUSTON 3:05 pm All times local *ROOT Sports ^ KBME-AM #MLB Network **tape delayed KPRC 950 AM +tape delayed KBME =tape delayed KTRH &KTRH %KPRC