home opener: Today marks the Astros first official home game of the Spring at their brand-new, state-of-the-art Spring Training ballpark, The Ballplark of the Palm Beaches...the Astros and Nationals are sharing the facility...yesterday was the first game in the history of the ballpark, as the Nationals hosted the Astros and won in walkoff fashion by a score of 4-3.

how to tune in: Today’s Astros game will be televised live in Houston on ROOT Sports Southwest...today’s game marks the 2nd of 10 telecasts by ROOT Sports this Spring...the game will also be broadcast on KBME SportsTalk 790 AM on tape delay (6:00 p.m. CT).

unleash the dragon: RHP Chris Devenski will start for Houston today in what will be his Spring Training debut opposite RHP Tom Koehler and the Marlins...Devenski had one of the best rookie seasons in club history in 2016, going 4-4 with a 2.16 ERA (26ER/108.1IP) and 104 strikeouts in 48 games (5 starts)...was named the Astros Rookie of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA and finished 4th in the AL Rookie of the Year voting...set club records for a rookie reliever in both ERA and WHIP...ranked 4th in the Majors in ERA among pitchers with at least 100 innings, behind only LHP Clayton Kershaw (1.69), LHP Rich Hill (2.12) and RHP Kyle Hendricks (2.13).

today’s scheduled relievers: RHP Francis Martes, LHP Kevin Chapman, RHP Jordan Jankowski, RHP Tyson Perez, LHP Reymin Guduan, LHP Brian Holmes, RHP Aaron West and RHP Cy Sneed are scheduled to see action today.

yesterday’s recap: Nationals RF Michael Taylor hit a walkoff, solo home run in the bottom of the 9th to push Washington past Houston, 4-3, in the inaugural game of The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...DH Carlos Beltrán (1x2, HR, 2RBI) hit the first home run in the history of the ballpark in what was his Spring debut...RHP Mike Fiers (1ER/2IP) got the start for Houston...RHP Jandel Gustave (0ER/1IP) had his 2nd consecutive perfect outing of the Spring, striking out 2.

tomorrow’s clubhouse hours: The Astros will adjust tomorrow’s morning clubhouse hours due to the players’ annual Baseball Assistance Team meeting.

TICKET INFO: Astros Spring Training season, group and individual game tickets can now be purchased at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...tickets can also be purchased online at www.astros.com/SpringTraining or by calling 877-935-5668.

root lineup: ROOT Sports will broadcast a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games, including the Astros Friday night exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs on March 30 at Minute Maid Park...2017 marks the debut of the Astros new TV broadcast team of Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum...Julia Morales returns as in-game reporter...the following games will also air on ROOT Sports Southwest: March 2 vs. WSH, March 17 vs. ATL, March 19 vs. NYY, March 22 vs. MIN, March 25 vs. WSH, March 26 at WSH, March 27 vs. STL.

ASTROLINE: Astroline has moved to West Palm Beach, and will be held weekly at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) from Duffy’s Sports Grill of Clematis, located at 225 N Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL 33401...the next Astroline is tomorrow night...Astros radio broadcasters Robert Ford and Steve Sparks will alternate hosting duties...Astroline, presented by Karbach Brewing Co., airs on the Astros Radio Network, the Astros flagship station KBME SportsTalk 790 and streams online at Astros.com/Astroline.

sad passing: Regrettably, the Astros announced Saturday that longtime Astros executive Jamie Hildreth passed away on Friday...he was 72 years old...Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan: “Words cannot express how shocked and devastated all of us are right now. Jamie gave so much of himself to the Astros organization and was loved and respected by so many in the Astros family and beyond. We are in mourning over the loss of a great friend and very, very special man”...Hildreth, who was the Astros Sr. Vice President of Broadcasting and Alumni Relations, was in his 31st season with the organization.

from the backfields: The Astros will have 2 minor league players joining the Major League club for today’s game: IF Jack Mayfield and RHP Trent Thornton...these players are all participating in a minor league mini-camp, as minor league Spring Training does not officially begin until March 5.

spring training roster

pitchers (20 + 9)69 Kevin Chapman LHP47 Chris Devenski RHP38 Dayan Diaz* RHP45 Michael Feliz RHP54 Mike Fiers RHP67 Edison Frias* RHP53 Ken Giles RHP44 Luke Gregerson RHP64 Reymin Guduan LHP61 Jandel Gustave RHP36 Will Harris RHP70 Brian Holmes* LHP51 James Hoyt RHP65 Jordan Jankowski* RHP60 Dallas Keuchel LHP79 Francis Martes* RHP43 Lance McCullers Jr. RHP31 Collin McHugh RHP50 Charlie Morton RHP59 Joe Musgrove RHP63 David Paulino RHP41 Brad Peacock RHP66 Tyson Perez* RHP58 C.J. Riefenhauser* LHP62 Brady Rodgers RHP29 Tony Sipp LHP74 Cy Sneed* RHP46 Ashur Tolliver LHP68 Aaron West* RHP

CATCHERS (3+3)30 Juan Centeno* 11 Evan Gattis 16 Brian McCann 12 Max Stassi72 Garrett Stubbs*

infielders (8+3)27 Jose Altuve 2 Alex Bregman 28 Reid Brignac*1 Carlos Correa 73 J.D. Davis*9 Marwin Gonzalez 10 Yuli Gurriel 19 Colin Moran 23 AJ Reed 21 Jonathan Singleton*13 Tyler White

outfielders (9+4)3 Norichika Aoki 80 Andrew Aplin 15 Carlos Beltrán 77 Derek Fisher*76 Alejandro Garcia*35 Teoscar Hernandez 75 Jon Kemmer*18 Tony Kemp 78 Ramon Laureano*6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick 4 George Springer 20 Preston Tucker * - Non-roster invitee

2017 Spring Training game NotesHOUSTON ASTROS (2-2) vs. miami marlins (1-3)

RHP Chris Devenski (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (0-0, 0.00)The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL - 1:05 p.m. ET

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN)Date Time Opponent Pitchers Radio/Television

Wed., Mar. 1 1:05 Miami RHP Chris Devenski (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (0-0, 0.00) KBME/ROOTThur., Mar. 2 1:05 Washington RHP Brad Peacock (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA KBME/ROOTFri., Mar. 3 1:10 at New York (NL) RHP Charlie Morton (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (0-0, -.--) KBME/MLB Network

altuve’s baseball camp: Astros IF Jose Altuve announced the date and location of his inaugural youth baseball camp...the one-day Jose Altuve Baseball ProCamp presented by SunnyD will be held on June 15 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Friendswood High School.

WBC INFO: The Astros have 9 players participating in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, as minor league IF Stijn van der Meer was recently added to Team Netherlands...the remaining Astros in the WBC will be: Jose Altuve (Venezuela), Norichika Aoki (Japan), Carlos Beltrán (Puerto Rico), Alex Bregman (U.S.A.), Kevin Chapman (Canada), Dayan Diaz (Colombia), Carlos Correa (Puerto Rico) and Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.)...the WBC begins on March 7 in Japan, and also in the U.S., Venezuela and Puerto Rico, where exhibitions vs. MLB teams will be played.

2016 recap: The Astros finished last season in 3rd place in the AL West with an 84-78 record, marking the first time that they posted back-to-back winning seasons since 2005-06...Jose Altuve had a banner season, taking home Sporting News Player of the Year and MLBPA Player’s Choice Player of the Year honors and his 2nd AL batting crown in 3 seasons (.338, 108 R, 216 H, 42 2B, 24 HR, 96 RBI, 30 SB)...Evan Gattis led the club in HR with a career-best 32...after a 7-17 record in April, the Astros rebounded to go 77-61 the rest of the way to get back into playoff contention (eliminated on final weekend).

minor league camp: Minor league pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training on March 5, with the first workout taking place the following day...the first full squad workout for minor league players will be on March 11.

2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTSDay Date Opponent Site Time/Result POR OPPONENT POR SAVESaturday^ February 25 Detroit Lakeland L, 4-11 Frias (0-1) Hardy (1-0) noneSunday^ February 26 Atlanta Disney W, 3-2 Guduan (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) Yuhl (1)Monday#^ February 27 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie W, 5-2 Yuhl (1-0) Gorzelanny (0-1) Valdez (1)Tuesday#^* February 28 Washington West Palm Beach L, 3-4 Tolliver (0-1) Albers (2-0) noneWednesday#@* March 1 Miami W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmThursday#@* March 2 Washington W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmFriday#@ March 3 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie 1:10 pmSaturday^ March 4 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmSunday^ March 5 Miami Jupiter 1:05 pmMonday@ March 6 Boston W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmTuesday March 7 No Game ScheduledWednesday& March 8 New York (NL) (ss) W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmThursday@ March 9 St. Louis Jupiter 1:05 pmFriday& March 10 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie 1:10 pmSaturday^ March 11 Miami W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmSunday^ March 12 Washington West Palm Beach 1:05 pmMonday#@ March 13 St. Louis Jupiter 1:05 pmTuesday@ March 14 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmWednesday& March 15 Washington W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmThursday March 16 No Game ScheduledFriday&* March 17 Atlanta W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pm Boston Fort Myers 1:05 pmSaturday*^ March 18 Washington West Palm Beach 1:05 pmSunday#*^ March 19 New York (AL) W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmMonday& March 20 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH 6:05 pmTuesday@ March 21 Miami Jupiter 1:05 pmWednesday#@* March 22 Minnesota W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmThursday March 23 No Game ScheduledFriday& March 24 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie 1:10 pmSaturday#^* March 25 Washington W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmSunday#^* March 26 Washington W. Palm Beach 1:05 pmMonday#@* March 27 St. Louis W. PALM BEACH 6:05 pmTuesday& March 28 Miami Jupiter 1:05 pmWednesday@ March 29 Miami W. PALM BEACH 1:05 pmThursday#^* March 30 Chicago (NL) MINUTE MAID 7:10 pmFriday#@ March 31 Chicago (NL) MINUTE MAID 1:10 pmAll times local *ROOT Sports ^ KBME-AM &KTRH #MLB Network @tape delayed on KBME 790 AM

PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS:

kevin chapmanDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 0.2 4 4 2 1 1

dayan diazDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

michael felizDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 1 1 1 0 3

mike fiersDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH 2.0 4 1 1 0 1

edison friasDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET (L1) 0.0 3 4 4 1 02/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2

ken gilesDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1

Luke gregersonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

reymin guduanDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL (W1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3

jandel gustaveDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 22/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

will harrisDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0

brian holmesDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 1.1 1 0 0 0 1

jordan jankowskiDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 0

albert minnisDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

joe musgroveDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 3 1 1 0 1

david PaulinoDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 0 0 0 1 0

brad peacockDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 2.0 2 0 0 0 1

tyson perezDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

c.j. riefenhauserDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 1.0 2 1 1 0 22/28 at WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 1

brady rodgersDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 2.0 2 1 1 0 1

tony sippDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

cy sneedDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 2.0 3 2 2 1 2

ashur tolliverDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 22/28 at WSH (L1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0

framber valdezDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

aaron westDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 0.2 0 0 0 3 0

keegan yuhlDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL (S1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 12/27 at NYM (W1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0