Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone 713.259.8900 Houston Astros (1-0) vs. New York Yankees (0-1) RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-13, 3.31) Wednesday, April 2, 2014 • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX • 7:10 PM • CSN Houston GAME #2 .................. HOME #2 TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight is the 2nd game CAPTAIN’S HONOR: The Astros will recognize ABOUT THE RECORD of the Astros season-opening 3-game series vs. Yankees SS Derek Jeter during tonight’s pre- Overall Record: ......................... 1-0 the visiting NYY...RHP Jarred Cosart will start game ceremonies...RHP Roger Clemens and Home Record: ........................... 1-0 for HOU vs. Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda...this will LHP Andy Pettitte, both former teammates of --with Roof Open: ...................... 1-0 be Cosart’s 1st career start/app. vs. the Yanks. Jeter and former Astros, will take part...Pettitte --with Roof Closed: .................... 0-0 will throw out the 1st pitch...the Astros will pres- Road Record: ............................. 0-0 ABOUT JARRED: RHP Jarred Cosart had a ent Jeter with gifts during the ceremony. Current Streak: ......................Won 1 solid 1st ML season in 2013, posting a 1.95 ERA Current Road Trip: .................... 0-0 in 10 starts after being recalled from Triple A on ASTROS-YANKEES HISTORY: The current Last Homestand: ........................ 0-0 7/12/13...his 1.95 ERA was the lowest in franchise series marks the Yankees 3rd trip to Houston for Last 5 Games: ............................ 1-0 history for any pitcher in his 1st 10 starts...also, a regular-season series...Milestones: Prior to Last 10 Games: .......................... 1-0 his 1.95 ERA was the lowest of any AL starter last night’s Opener, there had been been four Series Record: ........................ 0-0-0 from 7/12/13 on. milestone Astros-Yankees games: Sweeps: ..................................... 0-0 *April 9, 1965: The first ML game ever played When Scoring 4 or More Runs: .. 1-0 OPENING NIGHT RECAP: The Astros defeated in the Astrodome was an exhibition between When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: . 0-0 the Yankees in what was both club’s season the Astros and Yankees...Mickey Mantle hit the Shutouts: .................................... 0-0 opener last night, 6-2...RHP Scott Feldman 1st HR...HOU won the game in 12 innings, 2-1... In One-Run Games: ................... 0-0 (1-0) hurled 6.2 scoreless innings to pick up President Lyndon B. Johnson, a graduate of Texas In Two-Run Games: ................... 0-0 the win...L.J. Hoes and Jesus Guzman each State University (formerly Southwest Texas State), vs. Left-Handed Starters: ........... 1-0 homered. was in attendance. vs. Right-Handed Starters: ......... 0-0 *Last night’s win gave the Astros back-back Open- *March 30, 2000: The first ML game ever played During the Day: ......................... 0-0 ing Day victories for the 1st time since 2000-01 (at at what is now Minute Maid Park was a 6-5 exhibi- At Night: .................................... 1-0 PIT/vs. MIL). tion win by the Astros over the Yankees...former When Scoring First: ................... 1-0 *RHP Scott Feldman (6.2 IP, 0 R) became just the President George H.W. Bush attended...Derek Opponent Scores First: ............ .0-0 2nd pitcher in franchise history to hurl 6.0-or-more Jeter and Roger Clemens (starter) appeared in Outhit Opponent: ...................... 1-0 shutout innings in the club’s season opener...RHP the game...Dwight Gooden started for Houston. Outhit by Opponent: ................. 0-0 Roy Oswalt went 8.0 scoreless frames in a 1-0 win *June 11, 2003: At Yankee Stadium, a then-record on 4/3/06 vs. ATL. Equal Hits: ................................. 0-0 six Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Yan- *In his two career Opening Day starts, Feldman is When Hitting Home Run: ........... 1-0 kees, 8-0...starter Roy Oswalt left the game after now 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA (3ER/13.2IP). No Home Runs: .......................... 0-0 *The Astros are now 20-19 all-time when they open 1.0 inning due to an injury. Walkoff Home Runs: .................. 0-0 the season at home, and 25-28 overall in season open- *September 29, 2013: The final game of RHP Come-from-Behind Wins: .......... 0-0 ers (now 3-1 in Home Openers on April Fool’s Day). Mariano Rivera’s career. Largest Comeback: ................... 0-0 *Last night was the 1st time since 2000-01 that the Losses After Leading: ................ 0-0 Astros began a season vs. the same club they ended TOP FARM SYSTEM: Earlier this year, the Astros Last At-Bat Wins: ........................ 0-0 the previous season against (NYY)...prior to last night, farm system was ranked #1 by both ESPN.com’s Largest Blown Lead: ....................... MIL had been the last opponent...last night was also Keith Law and the Sporting News, and ranked #2 Extra-Inning Games: ................. 0-0 the 1st time the Astros had opened a season vs. NYY. by Baseball America. Different Batting Orders: ...............1 After Six Innings: THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: Last night’s crowd MINOR SUCCESSES: In 2013, a franchise-record Lead: 1-0 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-0 of 42,117 marked the 11th straight Opening Day six Astros minor league affiliates qualified for the After Seven Innings: sellout for the Astros. postseason, with two winning championships... Lead: 1-0 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-0 REVERSAL: Over the past two seasons (2012-13), After Eight Innings: EXCLUSIVE COMPANY: With last night’s start, the Astros combined record of their minor league Lead: 1-0 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-0 RHP Scott Feldman became just the 2nd pitcher clubs is the best in baseball...HOU had the worst 2014 Record vs. Yankees: in history to make Opening Day starts for both combined minor league record for 2010-11. Overall in 2014: ......................... 1-0 the Astros and Rangers...Feldman made his 1st At Minute Maid Park: ................. 1-0 career Opening Day start while with the Rang- MINOR LEAGUE ROSTERS RELEASED: This At Yankee Stadium: .................... 0-0 ers on 4/5/10 vs. TOR, a 5-4 Rangers win (7 IP, 3 morning, the Astros announced their preliminary All-Time Astros vs. Yankees: ER, ND)...Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan also made minor league rosters for each of their top 4 full- Overall:.... ................................3-13 Opening Day starts for both clubs season affiliates...the Astros No. 1 and 2 pros- Record in Houston: .................... 1-6 pects, as ranked by MLB.com, SS Carlos Correa Record in New York: .................. 2-7 MATCHING UP: All three scheduled Astros and RHP Mark Appel were both assigned to starters in this series had lower 2013 ERAs than Class A Advanced Lancaster...both Correa and THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: their respective opposing starters: Feldman Appel were number 1 overall selections in con- April 2 (3.86) vs. Sabathia (4.78); Cosart (1.95) vs. Kuroda secutive drafts (2012-13). (3.31); Oberholtzer (2.76) vs. Nova (3.10). 1993 - Now with the Texas Rangers, GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE WRAP-UP: The Astros Nolan Ryan pitches in the Astro- NEWBIES: Seventeen players on the Astros cur- finished the Spring on a roll, winning their fi- dome for the last time in an exhibi- rent ML roster have been acquired over the past nal six exhibition games...HOT SPRINGS: IF tion game vs. the Astros in front of two seasons...eight Astros players made their Marwin Gonzalez led the club in batting (.407, a sellout crowd of over 53,000 fans. debuts on an Opening Day roster last night... 22x54) and OPS (.956)...OF Robbie Gross- The 46-year-old Ryan goes 6.0 in- they are: LHP Kevin Chapman, RHP Jarred man (.360, 18x60) and OF Dexter Fowler nings in a 4-3 loss to the Astros. Cosart, OF Robbie Grossman, OF L.J. Hoes, (.300, 15x50) also hit well...RHP Josh Fields OF Marc Krauss, LHP Dallas Keuchel, LHP (1.29 ERA, 1ER/7IP), RHP Anthony Bass (2.45 BACK IN THE BOOTH Brett Oberholtzer and SS Jonathan Villar. ERA, 3ER/11IP), RHP Matt Albers (2.57 ERA, 2ER/7IP) and RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1.38 ERA, Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff NEW FACES: Players new to the Astros in 2014 2ER/13IP) pitched well. Blum and Julia Morales return are: RHP Matt Albers, RHP Anthony Bass, RHP as the Astros TV broadcast team, Jesse Crain, RHP Scott Feldman, RHP Chad THE SKIPPER: Bo Porter returns for his 2nd while Robert Ford and Steve Qualls, RHP Jerome Williams, IF Jesus Guz- season as Astros manager and remains the Sparks return as the Astros ra- man, OF Dexter Fowler, and OF Alex Presley... youngest skipper in the Majors at 41 years dio team. Albers and Qualls had previous Astros stints. of age...New Coaches: Pitching coach Brent Strom, 1st base coach Tarrik Brock, 3rd YOUNGBLOODS: The Astros had the youngest base coach Pat Listach, bullpen coach Craig Opening Day roster in the Majors. Bjornson and assistant hitting coach Ralph Youngest ML Rosters Dickenson are new to the ML staff in 2014... 1. Houston - 26.9 3. Atlanta - 27.2 Dave Trembley, who served as 3rd base coach 2. Miami - 27.1 last season, returns as bench coach this season. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Wed., April 2 7:10 New York (AL) RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-13, 3.31) CSN Houston Thur., April 3 7:10 New York (AL) LHP Brett Oberholtzer (4-5, 2.76) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.10) CSN Houston All Astros regular-season games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network.