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HOUSTON ASTROS (17-8-3) at minnesota twins (12-13-2)RHP rogelio armenteros (0-1, 4.76) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (0-0, 0.00)

FRIday, MARCH 23, 2018 • Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex • fort myers, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET

HOUSTON ASTROS (17-8-3) at washington nationals (11-14-2)RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1, 2.04) vs. RHP A.J. Cole (0-2, 4.00)

friday, MARCH 23, 2018 • fitteam ballpark of the palm beaches • west palm beach, FL • 6:05 p.m. ET • kbme 790 am

astros spring training roster

pitchers (16)45 Gerrit Cole RHP47 Chris Devenski RHP53 Ken Giles RHP61 Jandel Gustave RHP36 Will Harris RHP51 James Hoyt RHP60 Dallas Keuchel LHP43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP31 Collin McHugh RHP50 Charlie Morton RHP41 Brad Peacock RHP62 Brady Rodgers RHP30 Héctor Rondón RHP29 Tony Sipp LHP38 Joe Smith RHP35 Justin Verlander RHP

CATCHERS (3+1)44 Tim Federowicz*11 Evan Gattis 16 Brian McCann 12 Max Stassi

infielders (7)27 Jose Altuve 2 Alex Bregman1 Carlos Correa 28 J.D. Davis9 Marwin Gonzalez 10 Yuli Gurriel 13 Tyler White

outfielders (5)21 Derek Fisher18 Tony Kemp6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick 4 George Springer

* - Non-roster invitee

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES local)Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/TelevisionSaturday, March 24 1:05 at Boston RHP Francis Martes (0-1, 1.93) vs. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3.21) KBME/NESNSunday, March 25 1:05 at Miami (SS) LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 1.74) vs. RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (1-2, 3.60) KBME/FS FloridaMonday, March 26 7:10 Milwaukee RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (3-0, 0.50) vs. TBA KBME/noneTuesday, March 27 1:10 Milwaukee RHP Charlie Morton (1-1, 6.92) vs. TBA KBME/noneWednesday, March 28 SCHEDULED OFF DAY

let’s play two: The 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros will play two split-squad matchups today, a day game in Fort Myers opposite the Twins and a night game in West Palm Beach against the Nationals...RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-1) will start in Fort Myers, while RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1) will start the nightcap at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.

today in fort myers: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-1) will get today’s start in place of the previously announced RHP Trent Thornton...Thornton will now back up Armenteros in the bullpen...Armenteros, who was reassigned to minor league camp on March 11, has made five appearances (one start) for Houston this spring, including a 3.0-inning save in his last Major League outing on March 16 at NYY.

astros extras in fort myers: The following minor league players will be available for the Astros in today’s game: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (#66), RHP Jesus Balaguer (#91), IF Alex De Goti (#93), C Eduardo de Oleo (#98), RHP Ralph Garza (#65), LHP Rey-min Guduan (#64), RHP Kevin Hill (#92), OF J.J. Matijevic (#90), IF Dexture McCall (#94), UT Arturo Michelena (#88), SS Antonio Nunez (#96), OF Luis Payano (#95), C Chuckie Robinson (#89), RHP Andrew Thome (#97), RHP Trent Thornton (#67) and OF Stephen Wrenn (#99).

cole train: RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1), who is making his sixth start of Spring Training tonight in West Palm Beach, is coming off a 5.0-inning performance on March 18 vs. ATL...Cole was acquired by Houston from Pittsburgh this offseason on Jan. 13, in exchange for RHP Michael Feliz, OF Jason Martin, IF Colin Moran and RHP Joe Musgrove.

astros extras in wpb: The following minor league players will be available for the Astros tonight: IF Jona-than Arauz, IF Cody Bohanek, LHP Buddy Boshers (#52), IF Randy Cesar (#99), RHP Jacob Dorris (#82), OF Drew Ferguson (#78), RHP Riley Ferrell (#70), OF Alejandro Garcia (#75), IF Taylor Jones, IF Jack Mayfield (#76), RHP Brendan McCurry (#69), C Lorenzo Quintana, IF Josh Rojas, RHP Cy Sneed, OF Myles Straw (#73) and LHP Sean Stutzman.

today’s availability: The Astros clubhouse will open to the media in West Palm Beach at 2:30 p.m. ET to-day...manager AJ Hinch will travel with the club to Fort Myers and will be available in the Astros dugout prior to batting practice...Astros Bench Coach Joe Espada will manage the Astros in West Palm Beach tonight.

on the airwaves: Tonight’s game will be aired on the radio in Houston live at 5 p.m. CT on KBME SportsTalk 790 AM...Astros radio broadcaster Robert Ford will be joined on the call tonight by Astros TV play-by-play extraordinaire Todd Kalas...the game can also be heard live on MLB.com, SiriusXM and on the MLB At-Bat App...RADIO IN WPB: Saturday and Sunday Astros Spring Training games are being carried live in West Palm Beach on 93.3 FM WAVE.

astros on tv: The Astros final two games in Florida, tomorrow at BOS (NESN) and Sunday at MIA (FS Florida), will be televised locally by their opponents, with tomorrow’s broadcast being simulcast nationally on MLB Network.

grapefruit leaders: At 17-8 (.680), the Astros have the best record in the Grapefruit League and the second best record in the Majors, trailing only the Brewers (18-8, .692)...over the last 10 Spring seasons, the Astros have reached the 17-win mark just once, when they went 18-11-2 in 2016.

yesterday’s loss: The Astros dropped their final home game of the Grapefruit League schedule yes-terday, losing 15-7 to the Marlins...LF Derek Fisher (2x3, 2RBI) and 3B J.D. Davis (2x3, RBI) led the way offensively.

altuve inked: On Monday, the Astros announced the signing of IF Jose Altuve to a seven-year contract that will keep the 2017 AL MVP in an Astros uniform through the 2024 season...Altuve is a lifelong Astro, having been signed by Houston as a 16-year-old amateur free agent out of Venezuela in September of 2006...after playing in just four minor league seasons, he debuted with Houston in 2011 at just 21 years old and has gone on to appear in 982 regular season games and 24 postseason contests in an Astros uniform.

2018 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTSDay Date Opponent Site FINAL astros POR OPPONENT POR SAVE

Friday&^ February 23 Washington W. PALM BEACH W 3-2 Dorris (1-0) Dragmire (0-1) Hauschild (1)Saturday&^# February 24 Atlanta W. PALM BEACH W 6-1 McHugh (1-0) Newcomb (0-1) -Sunday^# February 25 St. Louis Jupiter W 7-3 Cole (1-0) Mikolas (0-1) -Monday&@ February 26 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH W 8-7 McCurry (1-0) Bashlor (1-1) -Monday# February 26 Miami Jupiter L 0-11 Martes (0-1) Ureña (1-0) -Tuesday@ February 27 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie W 8-2 Peacock (1-0) Matz (0-1) -Wednesday&@ February 28 Minnesota (ss) W. PALM BEACH L 2-4 Boshers (0-1) Romero (1-0) Littell (2)Thursday&@ March 1 Boston W. PALM BEACH W 10-5 Guduan (1-0) Smith (0-1) -Friday&^ March 2 New York (NL) (ss) W. PALM BEACH T 7-7 - - -Saturday&^ March 3 Washington W. PALM BEACH L 1-8 Ramsey (0-1) Kintzler (1-0) -Sunday#^ March 4 St. Louis Jupiter W 4-1 Peacock (2-0) Wacha (0-1) McCurry (1)Monday&@ March 5 Miami W. PALM BEACH W 5-3 Harris (1-0) Despaigne (1-1) Valdez (1)Tuesday# March 6 Washington W. Palm Beach W 10-5 Morton (1-0) Cole (0-1) -Tuesday@ March 6 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie L 5-9 Armenteros (0-1) Bashlor (2-1) -Wednesday@ March 7 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 6-7 Ferrell (0-1) Mazza (1-0) Guerra (2)Thursday@ March 8 Atlanta Lake Buena Vista W 6-4 McCurry (2-0) Winkler (0-1) -Friday^ March 9 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH W 4-2 Peacock (3-0) Brebbia (0-1) Devenski (1)Saturday^ March 10 Washington W. PALM BEACH T 2-2 - - -Sunday^ March 11 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie W 5-2 McCullers Jr. (1-0) deGrom (0-1) Hoyt (1)Monday March 12 No Game ScheduledTuesday@ March 13 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie W 6-1 Cole (2-0) Syndergaard (0-2) -Wednesday@ March 14 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH L 1-3 Verlander (0-1) Wainwright (1-0) Tuivailala (1)Thursday@ March 15 Washington W. Palm Beach W 12-3 Keuchel (1-0) Milone (0-1) -Friday^ March 16 New York (AL) Tampa W 2-0 McCullers (2-0) Montgomery (1-2) Armenteros (1)Saturday^ March 17 Miami Jupiter T 6-6 - - -Sunday&^ March 18 Atlanta W. PALM BEACH L 3-6 Cole (2-1) Sanchez (1-1) -Monday&@ March 19 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH W 2-0 Verlander (1-1) Matz (0-4) Harris (1)Tuesday March 20 No Game ScheduledWednesday$@ March 21 Washington W. Palm Beach W 8-3 McCullers Jr. (3-0) Gonzalez (1-1) -Thursday@ March 22 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 7-15 Morton (1-1) Neidert (1-0) -Friday@ March 23 Minnesota Fort Myers 1:05 pmFriday March 23 Washington W. Palm Beach 6:05 pmSaturday#^ March 24 Boston Fort Myers 1:05 pmSunday^ March 25 Miami (ss) Jupiter 1:05 pmMonday^ March 26 Milwaukee Minute Maid Park 7:10 pmTuesday March 27 Milwaukee Minute Maid Park 1:10 pmAll times local &AT&T SportsNet SW ^KBME-AM #MLB Network @tape delayed KBME-AM $ESPN2

PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS:rogelio armenterosDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/23 vs. WSH 2.0 0 0 0 1 32/27 at NYM (H1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 53/6 at NYM (BS1, L1) 1.1 5 5 5 2 13/11 at NYM (H2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 23/16 at NYY (S1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5

GERRIT COLEDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at STL (W1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 23/2 vs. NYM 3.0 2 1 1 2 23/7 vs. MIA 3.2 4 0 0 1 43/13 at NYM (W2) 4.0 4 1 1 2 73/18 vs. ATL (L1) 5.0 7 3 2 1 3

chris devenskiDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 1.0 2 1 1 0 23/2 vs. NYM 1.0 1 1 0 0 13/5 vs. MIA 1.1 0 0 0 0 23/9 vs. STL (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 03/11 at NYM (H1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 23/21 at WSH 1.2 2 2 2 0 2

KEN GILESDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 vs. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/2 vs. NYM (BS1) 0.2 3 4 0 0 03/6 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 23/9 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/13 at NYM (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/21 at WSH 1.0 1 1 1 0 33/22 vs. MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 3

WILL HARRISDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at MIA 0.1 1 3 2 1 03/2 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/5 vs. MIA (W1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 13/7 vs. MIA (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 23/10 vs. WSH (H3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 23/14 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/19 vs. NYM (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 03/22 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 3

JAMES HOYTDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at MIA 1.2 4 4 4 1 03/1 vs. BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/3 vs. WAS 1.0 1 0 0 1 03/6 at WSH 0.2 2 2 2 0 03/8 at ATL (BS1) 1.0 3 3 2 0 13/11 at NYM (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 23/14 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/17 at MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 2

dallas keuchelDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/5 vs. MIA 1.2 4 2 2 1 33/10 vs. WSH 3.2 1 0 0 0 53/15 at WSH (W1) 5.0 4 0 0 1 2

LANCE MCCULLERS JR.Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 vs. MIN 2.0 0 0 0 0 33/5 vs. MIA (H1) 2.2 1 0 0 2 23/11 at NYM (W1) 3.2 4 1 1 1 53/16 at NYY (W2) 4.1 1 0 0 1 53/21 at WSH (W3) 5.1 2 0 0 2 6

collin mchughDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/24 vs. ATL (W1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 53/1 vs. BOS (BS1) 1.2 4 3 3 0 13/6 at NYM 3.0 3 3 2 1 23/15 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 33/18 vs. ATL 1.0 2 2 2 1 3

charlie mortonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. BOS 2.0 2 0 0 0 13/6 at WSH (W1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 63/17 at MIA 4.2 3 4 1 3 43/22 vs. MIA (L1) 3.1 11 9 9 3 1

brad peacockDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM (W1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 33/4 at STL (W2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 33/9 vs. STL (W3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 03/13 at NYM (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 13/17 at MIA 1.1 1 0 0 1 3

HÉCTOR RONDÓNDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 vs. NYM 0.2 4 4 4 1 13/15 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 33/18 vs. ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/21 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 1

TONY SIPPDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 vs. NYM (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/1 vs. BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/4 at STL (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/7 vs. MIA (BS1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 03/10 vs. WSH (H3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 13/14 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 13/18 vs. ATL 1.0 1 1 1 1 03/19 vs. NYM (H4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1

JOE SMITHDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 vs. MIN 1.0 1 2 0 0 03/4 at STL (H1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 13/7 vs. MIA (H2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 03/11 at NYM (H3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/15 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/22 vs. MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

justin verlanderDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 vs. NYM 2.0 0 0 0 0 43/3 vs. WAS 3.0 2 0 0 0 53/9 vs. STL 5.0 2 1 1 0 83/14 vs. STL (L1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 43/19 vs. NYM (W1) 7.0 5 0 0 1 3