today’s game: The Astros enter today’s game as winners of 4 straight games, which marks their longest winning streak this spring...Houston will play host to the New York Yankees today for their first trip to The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla...RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1) will start for the Astros today against RHP Adam Warren (0-0) and the Yankees.

TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES: Earlier this morning, the Astros reassigned IF Jon Singleton and C Tyler Heine-man to minor league camp, and optioned IF Tony Kemp to minor league camp...following the moves, Houston’s Spring Training roster now stands at 44 players, including 34 players on their 40-man roster and 10 NRIs.

monday’s doubleheader: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches will host a doubleheader at the ballpark tomorrow as the Nationals and Yankees will play at 1:05 p.m. ET and the Astros and Cardinals will play at 6:05 p.m. ET...pedestrian gates for Game 2 will open one hour after the final out of Game 1 (no earlier than 5 p.m. ET)...departing fans from Game 1 and arriving fans for Game 2 should be prepared for traffic congestion on their way out or into the ballpark.

root sports back in camp: ROOT SPORTS Southwest is back on the air today to cover the Astros and Yankees game...ROOT SPORTS will broadcast a total of 10 Astros Spring Training games, including 6 more: March 19 vs. NYY, March 22 vs. MIN, March 25 vs. WSH, March 26 at WSH, March 27 vs. STL, March 30 vs. CHC...this season marks the debut of the Astros new TV broadcast team of Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum, with Julia Morales returning as the in-game reporter.

on the airwaves: Today’s Astros and Yankees game will air live on KBME SportsTalk 790 AM...Robert Ford will be joined on the call today by former longtime Astros TV play-by-play announcer Bill Brown...Brown, who spent 30 seasons as the Astros primary TV play-by-play broadcaster, is in his 1st season as a community outreach executive with the club...he will be calling Astros games on the radio through Wednesday.

on the mound: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1) will make his 3rd start of the Spring this afternoon...last pitched on March 14 vs. NYM and struck out 6 over 3.0 innings, walking none...gave up a 2-run homer to Yoenis Cespedes, his only runs allowed in the outing...has 9 punchouts in 5.0 innings this Spring...Lance’s father, Lance McCullers, pitched for the Yankees from 1989-90.

mccullers jr. in ‘16: The 23-year-old right-hander had his 2016 season cut short on Aug. 3, when he was placed on the Disabled List with right elbow discomfort...prior to the injury, McCullers was in the midst of an excellent 2nd season in the Majors, as he had posted a 6-5 record with a 3.22 ERA (29ER/81IP) and 106 strikeouts across 14 starts...recorded 4 double-digit strikeout games, and was 1 of the 4 youngest pitchers to make a start in the AL during the 2016 season.

today’s scheduled relievers: RHP Chris Devenski, RHP Tyson Perez, RHP Ken Giles, RHP Dayan Diaz, RHP Jordan Jankowski and RHP Jandel Gustave are scheduled to see action today in relief.

astros extras: The Astros will have 4 minor league players joining the MLB club for today’s game: IF Mott Hyde, IF Jack Mayfield, C Garrett Stubbs (#72) and RHP Scott Weathersby.

the rocket lands: Astros legend Roger Clemens reported to camp yesterday and will be in uniform serving as a guest instructor...Clemens currently serves as a special assistant to Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow.

yesterday’s win: The Astros took down the Nationals as the visitors yesterday afternoon, 5-4...RHP Charlie Morton (2ER/4IP) had another strong performance, striking out 7 in 4.0 innings...CF Alejandro Garcia (1x1, RBI) drove in the go-ahead run on a single in the 9th inning...DH Brian McCann (1x4, RBI) and CF George Springer (1x4, RBI) also recorded run-scoring singles...1B Marwin Gonzalez (2x3) had a multi-hit day.

who’s hot?: IF Colin Moran (.367, 11x30, 2HR, 8RBI) leads the team in hitting...IF AJ Reed leads the club with 4 home runs and 11 RBI, while hitting .324 (11x34)...OF Derek Fisher leads the club with 6 stolen bases, which is tied for the Major League lead this Spring Training...RHP Joe Musgrove has put up a 2.25 ERA (3ER/12IP) and a .209 opponent batting average across 4 starts...RHP Charlie Morton has 13 strikeouts in his 13.0 innings, and has posted a 1.38 ERA (2ER/13IP).

World baseball classic: Of the 8 Astros players chosen to participate in the World Baseball Classic, 6 still remain in the tournament...OF Norichika Aoki (JPN), OF Carlos Beltran (PUR), IF Alex Bregman (U.S.A), IF Carlos Correa (PUR), RHP Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.) and IF Stijn van der Meer (NED) advanced with their clubs to the semifinals in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.

spring training roster

pitchers (16 + 4)47 Chris Devenski RHP38 Dayan Diaz* RHP45 Michael Feliz RHP54 Mike Fiers RHP53 Ken Giles RHP44 Luke Gregerson RHP61 Jandel Gustave RHP36 Will Harris RHP51 James Hoyt RHP65 Jordan Jankowski* RHP60 Dallas Keuchel LHP43 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* LHP29 Tony Sipp LHP

CATCHERS (3+1)30 Juan Centeno* 11 Evan Gattis16 Brian McCann 12 Max Stassi

infielders (8+2)27 Jose Altuve 2 Alex Bregman 28 Reid Brignac*1 Carlos Correa 73 J.D. Davis*9 Marwin Gonzalez 10 Yuli Gurriel19 Colin Moran 23 AJ Reed 13 Tyler White

outfielders (7+3)3 Norichika Aoki 15 Carlos Beltrán 77 Derek Fisher*76 Alejandro Garcia*35 Teoscar Hernandez 75 Jon Kemmer*6 Jake Marisnick 22 Josh Reddick 4 George Springer 20 Preston Tucker * - Non-roster invitee

2017 Spring Training game NotesHOUSTON ASTROS (9-10-2) vs. new york yankees (16-6)

RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 3.38)Sunday, March 19, 2017 • 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

Mon., March 20 6:05 St. Louis RHP Joe Musgrove (2-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Mike Leake (2-1, 4.20) KTRH/noneTue., March 21 1:05 at Miami RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 4.15) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.00) KBME/none

2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTSDay Date Opponent Site FINAL astros POR OPPONENT POR SAVE

Saturday^ Feb. 25 Detroit Lakeland L 4-11 Frias (0-1) Hardy (1-0) -Sunday^ Feb. 26 Atlanta Disney W 3-2 Guduan (1-0) Ramirez (0-1) Yuhl (1)Monday#^ Feb. 27 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie W 5-2 Yuhl (1-0) Gorzelanny (0-1) Valdez (1)Tuesday#^* Feb. 28 Washington West Palm Beach L 3-4 Tolliver (0-1) Albers (2-0) -Wednesday#@* March 1 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 5-9 Devenski (0-1) Koehler (1-0) -Thursday#@* March 2 Washington W. PALM BEACH L 1-13 Peacock (0-1) McGowin (1-0) -Friday#@ March 3 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie L 3-11 Rodgers (0-1) Blevins (1-0) -Saturday^ March 4 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH L 1-3 Paulino (0-1) Taylor (1-0) Sewald (1)Sunday^ March 5 Miami Jupiter T 7-7 - - -Monday@ March 6 Boston W. PALM BEACH T 5-5 - - -Tuesday March 7 No Game ScheduledWednesday& March 8 New York (NL) (ss) W. PALM BEACH W 12-2 Morton (1-0) Gsellman (0-1) -Thursday@ March 9 St. Louis Jupiter W 3-0 McCullers Jr. (1-0) Lynn (0-1) Jankowski (1)Friday& March 10 New York (NL) (ss) Port St. Lucie W 7-6 Musgrove (1-0) Harvey (0-2) Holmes (1)Saturday^ March 11 Miami W. PALM BEACH L 2-4 Martes (0-1) Copeland (1-0) Cervenka (2)Sunday^ March 12 Washington West Palm Beach L 4-5 Peacock (0-2) Cotts (1-0) -Monday#@ March 13 St. Louis Jupiter L 3-6 Tolliver (0-2) Broxton (1-0) Socolovich (1)Tuesday@ March 14 New York (NL) W. PALM BEACH L1-2 McCullers (1-1) deGrom (1-0) Taylor (3)Wednesday& March 15 Washington W. PALM BEACH W 8-2 Musgrove (2-0) Cole (0-2) -Thursday March 16 No Game ScheduledFriday&* March 17 Atlanta W. PALM BEACH W 5-4 Hernandez (1-0) Jackson (0-1) - Boston Fort Myers W 6-2 Martes (1-1) Kelly (0-1) -Saturday^ March 18 Washington West Palm Beach W 5-4 West (1-0) Glover (0-1) Freeman (1)Sunday#*^ 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 pm

All times local *ROOT Sports ^KBME-AM &KTRH #MLB Network @tape delayed on KBME 790 AM

PITCHER DAY-BY-DAYS:

chris devenskiDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. MIA (L1) 1.1 2 4 4 2 13/6 vs. BOS 3.0 4 3 3 0 43/10 vs. MIA 3.0 2 0 0 1 33/15 vs. WSH 2.0 1 0 0 0 3

dayan diazDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/17 at BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

michael felizDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 1 1 1 0 33/3 at NYM 1.1 0 0 0 0 03/6 vs. BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 13/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 03/12 at WSH 0.1 0 0 0 1 03/14 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 13/18 vs. WSH (BS1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1

mike fiersDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH 2.0 4 1 1 0 13/5 at MIA 2.1 3 2 1 2 2

ken gilesDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH (BS1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 13/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 23/8 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 1 33/12 at WSH 1.0 1 0 0 0 23/15 vs. WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 0

Luke gregersonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/4 vs. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 2

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 23/5 at MIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/9 at STL (H2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 03/13 at STL 1.0 1 1 1 0 23/17 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

will harrisDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/28 at WSH 0.2 0 0 0 0 03/8 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/10 vs. MIA 1.0 1 2 2 2 03/14 vs. NYM 1.0 2 0 0 0 23/17 vs. ATL 1.0 3 2 2 2 0

james hoytDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 23/9 at STL (H1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/12 at WSH 1.0 2 1 1 2 03/15 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 0 23/18 vs. WSH (H2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0

jordan jankowskiDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 03/1 vs. MIA 1.0 2 1 1 0 23/5 at MIA 0.2 0 0 0 0 13/9 at STL (S1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/10 vs. MIA 1.0 2 1 1 0 13/13 at STL 0.2 1 1 1 1 03/17 vs. ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

DALLAS KEUCHELDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/12 at WSH 3.0 1 0 0 0 13/17 vs. ATL 4.0 3 0 0 0 2

francis martesDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. MIA 1.2 2 1 1 1 03/6 vs. BOS 2.0 2 1 1 1 23/10 vs. MIA (L1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 13/17 at BOS (W1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3

lance mccullers jr.Date/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/9 at STL (W1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 33/14 vs. NYM 3.0 4 2 2 0 6

charlie mortonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/3 at NYM 2.0 1 0 0 1 13/8 vs. NYM (W1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 43/13 at STL 4.0 3 2 2 1 13/18 vs. WSH 4.0 3 2 0 1 7

joe musgroveDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 3 1 1 0 13/4 vs. NYM 3.0 2 0 0 1 23/10 at NYM (W1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 43/15 vs. WSH (W2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 2david PaulinoDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 0 0 0 1 03/4 vs. NYM (L1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 23/9 at STL (H1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2

brad peacockDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 2.0 2 0 0 0 13/2 vs. WSH (L1) 3.0 5 5 5 3 23/8 vs. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 23/12 at WSH (L2) 2.1 3 2 2 1 03/17 at BOS 3.0 4 1 1 0 1

tyson perezDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL (H1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/1 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0 33/5 at MIA (BS1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 13/10 vs. MIA 1.0 2 0 0 0 03/13 at STL 1.0 1 0 0 0 03/17 at BOS (W1) 1.1 0 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 13/3 at NYM 1.0 2 1 1 1 13/10 vs. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 13/13 at STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 03/17 at BOS 0.2 1 1 0 2 0

tony sippDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/2 vs. WSH 0.2 1 0 0 2 03/8 vs. NYM (H1) 1.1 5 2 2 0 13/15 vs. WSH 1.0 0 0 0 1 03/18 vs. WSH (H2) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1