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2016 / grapefruit league Houston Astros (17-11-2) vs. (14-13-2) RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Matt Garza (1-0, 4.82) Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX - 1:10 p.m. CT

today’s game: The Astros are closing out the 2016 Spring Training schedule this afternoon with an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Minute Maid Park...the two clubs played last night, with Houston falling to Milwaukee, 6-1...Houston will send RHP Mike Fiers (0-0) to the mound to face his former club, oppposite RHP Matt Garza (1-0) and the Brewers.

vs. the Brewers: While the Astros and Brewers are playing their second consecutive exhibition game today, they will meet again in the regular season in exactly one week for a three-game series in Milwaukee (April 8-10)...the two clubs have matched up in two trades in the past year...prior to the 2015 deadline, the Astros acquired OF Carlos Gomez and RHP Mike Fiers in a deal for four prospects...in November the Astros sent IF Jonathan Villar to Milwaukee in exchange for minor league RHP ...Brewers General Manager David Stearns served as the Astros Assistant GM from 2013-2015.

spinning records: With a 17-11-2 record, the Astros have guaranteed themselves an exhibition record above the .500 mark and have posted their most wins in an exhibition season since going 18-11-1 in 2007...the Astros can add to this win total today with their fi nal game of the exhibition season.

fiers ON THE BUMP: RHP Mike Fiers is set to make his sixth outing of the spring and fi fth start today...in his last outing on Sunday against the Tigers, he earned the save after tossing 4.0 and allowing two runs on four hits with three ...Fiers was drafted by the Brewers in the 22nd round of the 2009 draft and spent the fi rst six-plus years of his career with the organization before getting traded to Houston last season...in 10 games with Houston in 2015, Fiers posted a 3.32 ERA (23ER/62.1IP).

minor league call-ups: The Astros will have six players up from minor league camp for today’s game: RHP Edison Frias (#93), LHP Reymin Guduan (#99), RHP Michael Feliz (#45), IF (#82), OF (#86) and OF Teoscar Hernandez (#94).

sellout: Prior to the Milwaukee exhibition series, the Astros announced that their April 11, Home Opener is offi cially sold out... this sell-out marks the earliest an Opening Day has been sold out in several years, with over 41,000 fans expected in the ballpark...there are very limited Opening Day tickets still available, including standing room only, and fans are encouraged to visit www.astros.com or call 1-877-9ASTROS for remaining availability.

today’s clubhouse hours: The Astros clubhouse will be open from 9:15-10:00 a.m. this morning...manager A.J. Hinch will be available at ap- proximately 10:00 a.m. in the Astros dugout.

astros on tv: The Astros television home of ROOT SPORTS Southwest is televising today’s game against the Brewers, with Bill Brown, Alan Ashby and Julia Morales on the call...ROOT SPORTS Southwest televised a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games this month.

on the radio: Today’s Astros Spring Training game will be broadcast by the Astros fl agship radio station, KBME SportsTalk 790, and will be tape delayed to 7 p.m. CT...Robert Ford and Steve Sparks will be on the call today...today’s game is available live on Astros.com, via the MLB At-Bat app and on Sirius XM Radio.

astros acquire kratz: The Astros completed a trade with the Padres Monday night, sending RHP Dan Straily to San Diego in exchange for C ...the 35-year-old backstop was a NRI at Padres camp this spring and has been added to the Astros 40-man roster...a veteran of parts of six Major League seasons, Kratz spent the majority of 2015 at A where he .256 (44x172) with 14 doubles, seven homers and 32 RBI in 51 games.

yesterday’s roster MOVES: The Astros gave three minor league players their unconditional release: RHP Travis Ballew, RHP Jake Buchanan and IF Joe Sclafani...the Astros currently have 32 players in camp, including six non-roster invitees...the breakdown: 14 , four catchers, eight infi elders and six outfi elders.

last night in houston: The Astros dropped a 6-1 decision to Milwaukee last night at Minute Maid Park...1B Tyler White (1x1, RBI) drove in Houston’s lone run of the game on a while DH Preston Tucker (1x3) doubled...RHP Collin McHugh (4ER/5IP) took his fi rst loss of the spring after allowing four runs in 5.0 innings...RHP (0ER/1IP) tossed a scoreless of relief.

media in new york: Media wishing to attend Opening Day in New York for the Astros 1:05 p.m. ET game against the Yankees on April 4 should email Steve Grande ([email protected]).

WORKOUT AT YANKEE STADIUM: The Astros will workout on Sunday (April 3) at Yankee Stadium from 4-5:15 p.m. The Astros clubhouse will be open to the media after the workout only.

CORREA JOINS CHILDREN’S CHARITY: At a press conference yesterday afternoon in Houston, Houston Children’s Charity announced that will join their “Restless For The Cause” campaign, which will raise dollars to purchase beds for needy families in the Houston area…visit hous- tonchildrenscharity.org for more information. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television Sat., April 2 SCHEDULED OFF DAY Sun., April 3 SCHEDULED OFF DAY Mon., April 4 12:05 at New York (AL) LHP (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP (0-0, -.--) KBME/ROOT SPORTS SW

NL West Champions 198O, 1986 | NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 | NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 | NL Champions 2OO5 | al wild card 2015 houston home opener: For media wishing to attend the Astros home opener against the on April 11 (7:10 p.m. CT), please email Chris Peixoto ([email protected]).

CLUB LEADERS: IF Tyler White owns the club lead in hits this spring with 17...IF Carlos Correa and IF Marwin Gonzalez own a share for the club lead in Spring Training homers with four...OF leads the club in RBI with 13...RHP leads the pitching staff in strikeouts (19) despite having pitched just 10.1 innings. white noise: Prior to Monday’s game, manager A.J. Hinch informed IF Tyler White that he has made the Astros Opening Day roster...White has been competing for the Astros first base job this spring and owns the club lead in hits (17)...he is batting .362 (17x47) with three doubles, two homers, 11 RBI and a .456 on-base percentage in 21 Spring Training games...a 33rd round pick by the Astros in the 2013 draft out of Western Carolina University, White has hit .311 (321x1031) with a .422 on-base percentage in 294 career minor league games.

PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS: ken giles 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 3/6 vs. TOR 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/5 vs. NYM (L1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 3/9 vs. ATL 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/11 vs. DET (W1) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3/8 vs. WSH (L2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 3/14 at WSH 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 3/21 at WSH 3.2 5 3 3 1 3 3/11 vs. DET (H1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 3/24 at NYM (W1) 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 3/27 at DET (W2) 4.0 5 1 1 0 0 3/14 at WSH (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/30 at PHI 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 3/20 at PHI 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 MICHAEL fELIZ 3/23 vs. PHI (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/25 at ATL 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/3 at PHI 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 3/28 at ATL (H3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/5 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/7 at NYY 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/31 vs. MIL 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/10 at WSH (W1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/12 at STL 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 3/15 vs. WSH 3.2 6 3 3 2 5 3/17 vs. TOR (W1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3/31 vs. MIL (L1) 5.0 6 4 4 1 1 3/23 vs. PHI 4.0 1 1 1 3 4 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/31 vs. MIL 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 3/27 at DET (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 pat neshek 3/31 vs. MIL 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K josh fields 3/5 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K reymin guduan 3/9 vs. ATL (W1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3/5 vs. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/12 at STL (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/9 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/28 at ATL (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/15 vs. WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 3/13 vs. ATL 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 3/17 vs. TOR 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/17 at ATL 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/21 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3/24 at NYM 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/24 at NYM 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3/28 at ATL (H1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 vs. STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/30 at PHI 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 3/8 vs. WSH 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/31 vs. MIL 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 mike fiers 3/14 at WSH (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/17 at ATL (W1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 wandy rodriguez 3/7 at NYY 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 3/22 vs. ATL (W2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/12 at STL 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 3/26 vs. SD (H3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/4 vs. STL (W1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 3/17 at ATL 3.0 5 3 2 3 2 3/27 at SD 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/8 vs. WSH 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/22 vs. ATL 4.2 8 6 6 2 3 3/13 vs. ATL (H1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/27 at DET (S1) 4.0 4 2 2 0 3 JAMES HOYT 3/20 at PHI 4.0 2 1 1 0 5 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/24 at NYM 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 doug fister 3/3 at PHI (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/28 at ATL (BS1, W2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/6 at PIT 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 3/3 at PHI (W1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 4 3/9 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 tony sipp 3/8 vs. WSH 3.0 2 1 1 3 3 3/14 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/13 vs. ATL 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 3/16 vs. DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/5 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/18 at TOR (L1) 3.2 6 5 5 1 3 3/18 at TOR 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 3/8 vs. WSH 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 3/28 at ATL 4.2 7 6 6 4 3 3/23 vs. PHI (W1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 3/11 vs. DET 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 3/27 at SD 1.1 2 1 1 1 3 3/15 vs. WSH 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/30 at PHI 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 3/18 at TOR 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 3/25 at ATL 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3/28 at ATL (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/30 at PHI (BS1, L1) 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 3/31 vs. MIL 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result ASTROS POR OPPONENT POR SAVE 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 Rained Out San Diego (ss) Mexico City W 11-1 Devenski (1-0) Erlin (1-2) - Sunday^ March 27 Detroit Lakeland W 8-3 Feldman (2-0) Pelfrey (2-2) Fiers (1) San Diego (ss) Mexico City L 6-21 Rodgers (1-2) Vargas (1-0) Monday@ March 28 Atlanta Disney W 12-9 Rodriguez (2-0) Ramirez (0-2) Guduan (1) Tuesday March 29 No Game Scheduled Wednesday@ March 30 Philadelphlia Clearwater L 4-8 Sipp (0-1) Stumpf (1-1) - Thursday^* March 31 Milwaukee HOUSTON L 1-6 McHugh (1-1) Nelson (2-1) - Friday@*# April 1 Milwaukee HOUSTON 1:10 pm All times local * ROOT Sports ^ KBME-AM # MLB Network @ tape delayed on KBME 790 AM