Minute Maid Park 2016 HOUSTON ASTROS 501 Crawford St Houston, TX 77002 713.259.8900 MEDIA INFORMATION astros.com Houston Astros (2-3) vs. milwaukee brewers (2-3) LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 2.57) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (0-1, 2.45) sunday, April 10, 2016 • miller park • milwaukee, wi • 1:10 PM CT • ROOT SPORTS sw alt. GAME #6 ......................... road #6 today’s game: The Astros and Brewers will play root sports alternate: Today’s Astros game ABOUT THE RECORD the rubber game of their 3-game Interleague series will be televised on the ROOT SPORTS Alternate Overall Record: .................................2-3 today in Milwaukee with the 1st pitch scheduled for channel due to a scheduling overlap with Houston Home Record: ..................................0-0 1:10 p.m. CT...LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-0) will make his Rockets coverage...the alternate channel can be --with Roof Open: .............................0-0 2nd start of the season for Houston opposite Brewers found on Comcast (710HD), DirecTV (674-1), U-Verse --with Roof Closed: ...........................0-0 starter RHP Jimmy Nelson (0-1). (697/1697HD), Coastal Link (331), Consolidated (43), --with Roof Open/Closed: .................0-0 enTouch (82/482HD) and Phonoscope (118/301HD). Road Record: ...................................2-3 interleague play: The Astros will play 20 In- Current Streak: ............................Won 1 extra bases: Next Homestand: ..............................0-0 terleague games this season, which includes games The Astros lead the American League Current Road Trip: ............................2-3 against Milwaukee (3g), Arizona (4g), St. Louis (4g), lead in stolen bases (6), rank 2nd in home runs (10) Last 5 Games: ..................................2-3 Cincinnati (3g), Pittsburgh (3g) and Chicago (3g)... and tied for 2nd in doubles (11)...in 2015, Houston led Last 10 Games: ................................2-3 Houston went 16-4 in Interleague play last season, the AL in stolen bases (121) and ranked 2nd in the AL Series Record: ...............................0-1-0 which tied a Major League record for Interleague wins in home runs (230). Sweeps: ............................................0-0 in a season. When Scoring 4 or More Runs: ........2-3 the long ball: For just the 2nd time in franchise When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: ......0-0 ace card: Astros starter LHP Dallas Keuchel (1- history, the Astros have homered in each of their first 5 Shutouts: ..........................................0-0 0) takes the mound today coming off of an Opening games of the season, also done so in 1988...Houston, In One-Run Games: .........................0-0 In Two-Run Games: .........................2-1 Day win against the Yankees, in which he tossed 7.0 San Francisco (6g), Seattle (5g) and Tampa Bay (5g) vs. Left-Handed Starters: ..................0-0 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks... are the only Major League teams to homer in their first vs. Right-Handed Starters: ...............2-3 he enters today looking for redemption against the 5 games of the 2016 season. During the Day: .................................1-1 Brewers, as he owns a career 0-2 record and a 11.68 At Night: ............................................1-2 ERA (16ER/12.1IP) in 3 starts against Milwaukee, four sCORE: The Astros have scored 4-or-more runs When Scoring First: ..........................1-2 which all came in his rookie season of 2012. in each of their first 5 games this season, which is the Opponent Scores First: ....................1-1 2nd-longest of such a streak in franchise history...the Outhit Opponent: ..............................2-1 about last night: The Astros won the middle 1988 squad scored 4-plus runs in 8 straight to open Outhit by Opponent: .........................0-2 game of this 3-game series last night by a score of up their campaign. Equal Hits: ........................................0-0 6-4 behind a strong game by LF Colby Rasmus, who When Hitting Home Run: ..................2-3 gattis continues rehab assignment: No Home Runs: ................................0-0 went 2x3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI...the offense OF Walkoff Home Runs: .........................0-0 made a winner out of RHP Doug Fister (3ER/5IP), Evan Gattis continued his rehab assignment with Come-from-Behind Wins: .................... 1 while RHP Luke Gregerson (0ER/1IP) picked up his Double A Corpus Christi last night, going 3x4 with a Largest Comeback: ............................. 2 2nd save of the season. homer and 3 RBI in his 3rd consecutive start at DH... Losses After Leading: .......................... 2 he is now hitting .417 (5x12) with a double, a homer Last At-Bat Wins: ................................... what a start: 1B Tyler White has started his and 3 RBI in his 3 games with the Hooks...Gattis was Largest Blown Lead: ............................ 3 career 10x15 with 2 doubles, 3 home runs and 9 RBI... originally placed on the 15-day DL on April 1 (back- Extra-Inning Games: .........................0-0 while White’s start is historic, it might compare best dated to March 25) while recovering from offseason Different Batting Orders: ...................... 5 in franchise history to SS Orlando Miller, who began sports hernia surgery. After Six Innings: his career 9x19 with a triple, 2 home runs and 7 RBI Lead: 1-0 ........Tied: 1-1 ..........Trail: 0-2 home opener festivities: After Seven Innings: in his first 5 games of the 1994 season. The Astros announced Lead: 1-0 ........Tied: 1-0 ..........Trail: 0-3 the festivities for their Home Opener tomorrow, which After Eight Innings: the great white: 1B Tyler White has his safely in include a Street Fest from 2-6:30 p.m. and on-field Lead: 2-0 ........Tied: 0-0 ..........Trail: 0-3 each of his 1st 5 games, collected 10 hits within that ceremonies for SS Carlos Correa and LHP Dallas Astros in interleague: span, which is the franchise record for total hits thru Keuchel, who will receive their 2015 Rookie of the Overall in 2015: ..............................16-4 a player’s first 5 games...the franchise record hitting Year and Cy Young awards. At Minute Maid Park: ........................8-2 streak to begin a career is 7 games, last accomplished On Road: ..........................................8-2 press box seating: Astros vs. brewers: by 2B Jose Altuve in 2011. The Astros are asking all Franchise Record for Hits to Begin Career: media members who plan on covering the Astros Overall:.... ................................. 128-113 Record in Houston: .......................76-44 Player (yr) Thru 5g Player (yr) Thru 6g Home Opener tomorrow vs. KC to RSVP with the Record in Milwaukee: ...................52-69 T. White (2016) 10 T. White (2016) 10+ Media Relations staff...press box seating for the Home O. Miller (1994) 9 Three players 9 Opener will be assigned based on RSVPs. THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: white-hot: 1B Tyler White has more hits (10), home milo hamilton press box: The Astros will host April 10 runs (3) and RBI (9) than any Astros player has ever a brief ceremony at Minute Maid Park tomorrow at 2 1979 - Despite setting a club record by throw- collected within their first 5 career games in franchise p.m. to dedicate the press box to the memory of Hall ing 6 wild pitches, Astros RHP J.R. Richard history...looking around the American League, White of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton, who passed pitches Houston to a 2-1 victory over the currently ranks 1st in hits and RBI and ranks tied for away in September of last season...Milo’s son, Mark Dodgers with a complete game, 1-run perfor- 2nd in home runs. Hamilton, will take part in the ceremony along with mance...Richard struck out 13 batters. Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan. vs. milwaukee: There is plenty of crossover be- 1962 - The Colt .45s defeat the Chicago tween the Astros and Brewers as the Brewers General back then: The 2016 Astros feature 4 players Cubs, 11-2, in the 1st game in franchise his- Manager David Stearns served as the Astros Assis- remaining from the 2012 Astros, which finished 55- tory...LHP Bobby Shantz goes the distance tant GM for 3 seasons (2013-15)...additionally, the 107: 2B Jose Altuve, C Jason Castro, IF Marwin to pick up the win...Bob Aspromonte has the Astros have former Brewers RHP Mike Fiers and CF Gonzalez and LHP Dallas Keuchel...that group 1st hit and run in franchise history...Roman Carlos Gomez on their roster, while the Brewers are bottomed out in 2013 (51-111) before posting a 19- Mejias hits the 1st home run...the game is played in the newlybuilt Colt Stadium. carrying former Astros 1B Chris Carter, OF Domingo game improvement in 2014 (70-92) and a 16-game Santana and IF Jonathan Villar. improvement in 2015 (86-76). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Mon., April 11 7:10 Kansas City RHP Collin McHugh (0-1, 135.00) vs. RHP Chris Young (0-1, 3.60) ROOT SPORTS SW Tue., April 12 7:10 Kansas City RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (6-2, 4.01 in ‘15) ROOT SPORTS SW Wed., April 13 7:10 Kansas City RHP Scott Feldman (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 3.60) ROOT SPORTS SW Thur., April 14 7:10 Kansas City RHP Doug Fister (1-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-0, 0.00) 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: 2016: 1-0 2.57 1 1 7.0 3 2 2 4 5 Home: 26-13, 2.93 ERA, 58G/52GS, 119ER/365.1IP Career: 42-35 3.57 110 101 678.0 652 293 269 194 528 Away: 16-22, 4.32 ERA, 52G/49GS, 150ER/312.2IP vs.