today’s game: The Astros will hold their 4th home game of the Spring at their brand-new, state-of-the-art Spring Training ballpark, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...the Astros and Nationals are sharing the facil-ity...RHP Chris Devenski (0-1) will make his 2nd start of the Spring opposite LHP Chris Sale, who will be making his Red Sox and Spring Training debut.

vs. the sox: Today marks the first of 2 meetings this Spring between the Astros and Red Sox...Houston will travel to Fort Myers on March 17 as part of a split squad, as they will also host the Braves that day at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.

the flagship: Today’s Astros game will air on KBME SportsTalk 790 AM, the Astros flagship station, on tape delay (6:00 p.m. CT)...SportsTalk 790 will be at Astros Spring Training through Wednesday, where they are interviewing Astros players live on The Proper Gentlemen of Sports from 6-9:00 a.m. CT.

highlights: The Astros will post highlights and sound bites on MLBPressbox.com for media to download following today’s game...today’s game is not being televised by either club.

on the bump: RHP Chris Devenski is set to make his 2nd start of Spring Training...he made his debut on March 1, against the Marlins at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches...gave up 4 runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings...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, RHP Michael Feliz, RHP Cy Sneed, LHP Fram-ber Valdez, RHP Rogelio Armenteros, LHP C.J. Riefenhauser, LHP Brian Holmes, LHP Ashur Tolliver and RHP Trent Thornton are scheduled to see action today.

yesterday’s recap: Down 7-3 in the top of the 9th inning, the Astros rallied for 4 runs to force an eventual 7-7 tie against the Marlins in Jupiter yesterday afternoon...1B AJ Reed (1x2, RBI) got the scoring started in the 9th with an RBI double...RF Jon Kemmer (1x1, RBI) PH-3B J.D. Davis (1x1, RBI) and C Tyler Heineman (1x1, RBI) followed suit with RBI-singles...3B Alex Bregman (2x4), LF Alejandro Garcia (3x3) and 1B Yuli Gurriel (2x3, RBI) had multi-hit games.

from the backfields: The Astros will have 4 minor league players joining the Major League club for today’s game: RHP Rogelio Armenteros, IF Anibal Sierra, RHP Trent Thornton and LHP Framber Valdez.

who’s hot?: IF Alex Bregman leads the Astros in hits, going 7x21 (.333) with 2 doubles...OF Carlos Beltrán (.375, 3x8, HR, 2RBI, BB), IF Tony Kemp (.417, 5x12, 2B, 2RBI), IF AJ Reed (.308, 4x13, 2B, HR, 3RBI) and IF Reid Brignac (.333, 4x12, 2B, 2RBI) have also gotten off to strong starts to the Spring...RHP Jandel Gustave (0ER/3IP) has posted 5 strikeouts while allowing just 1 baserunner in 3 outings...RHP Joe Musgrove has put up a 1.80 ERA (1ER/5IP) across 2 starts.

reporting for duty: Minor league pitchers and catchers reported to Astros Spring Training yesterday...the first workout for pitchers and catchers is today...the first full squad workout for minor league players will be on March 11.

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.

off to the wbc: IF Jose Altuve (Venezuela), OF Carlos Beltrán (Puerto Rico) and IF Carlos Correa (Puerto Rico) are leaving the Astros today for the WBC...Norichika Aoki has already left the Astros for Team Japan.

WBC INFO: The Astros have 9 players participating in the 2017 World Baseball Classic: 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), Luke Gregerson (U.S.A.) and Stijn van der Meer (Netherlands)...the WBC began today, with Team Israel and Team Korea squaring off earlier this morning.

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 (2-6-1) vs. boston red sox (4-6)

RHP Chris Devenski (0-1, 27.00) vs. LHP Chris Sale (0-0, -.--)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., Mar. 6 1:05 Boston RHP Chris Devenski (0-1, 27.00) vs. LHP Chris Sale (0-0, -.--) KBME/noneTues., Mar. 7 SCHEDULED OFF DAYWed., Mar. 8 1:05 New York (NL) RHP Charlie Morton (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (1-1, 6.00) KTRH/noneThur., Mar. 9 1:05 at St. Louis RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (0-0, -.--) vs. TBA KBME/none

college classic concludes: The Shriners Hospitals for Children® College Classic concluded last night at Minute Maid Park, with TCU being named Tournament Champions with a perfect 3-0 record...Texas Tech and Baylor finished 2-1, Texas A&M and LSU went 1-2 and Ole Miss went 0-3...The Big 12 teams topped the SEC teams over the weekend with a 7-2 record...Minute Maid Park hosted a total attendance of 53,565 over the weekend, which marked the highest weekend attendance in the 17-year history of the College Classic...the previous record was 48,839, set in 2006.

root lineup: ROOT Sports will broadcast 7 more Astros Spring Training games, for a total of 10 Spring broadcasts...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 air on ROOT Sports Southwest: March 17 vs. ATL, March 19 vs. NYY, March 22 vs. MIN, March 25 vs. WSH, March 26 at WSH, March 27 vs. STL, March 30 vs. CHC.

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 L, 5-9 Devenski (0-1) Koehler (1-0) noneThursday#@* March 2 Washington W. PALM BEACH L, 1-13 Peacock (0-1) McGowin (1-0) noneFriday#@ March 3 New York (NL) Port St. Lucie L, 3-11 Rodgers (0-1) Blevins (1-0) noneSaturday^ 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 none none noneMonday@ 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:

rogelio armenterosDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/3 at NYM 0.1 2 1 1 0 1

kevin chapmanDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 0.2 4 4 2 1 13/1 vs. MIA 1.1 1 1 1 0 03/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

chris devenskiDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. MIA (L1) 1.1 2 4 4 2 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 33/3 at NYM 1.1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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 13/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

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

reymin guduanDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL (W1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 33/1 vs. MIA 0.2 1 1 1 2 13/5 at MIA (H1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1

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 1

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 3/2 vs. WSH 2.0 4 2 2 1 2

james hoytDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/4 vs. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

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 1

francis martesDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. MIA 1.2 2 1 1 1 0

charlie mortonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/3 at NYM 2.0 1 0 0 1 1

joe musgroveDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM 2.0 3 1 1 0 13/4 vs. NYM 30 2 0 0 1 2

david 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 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 2

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 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 1

brady rodgersDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 2.0 2 1 1 0 13/3 at NYM 2.0 8 6 6 0 1

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 0

cy sneedDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/25 at DET 2.0 3 2 2 1 23/2 vs. WSH 1.1 5 5 5 2 0

trent thorntonDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K3/1 vs. MIA 0.2 0 0 0 0 1

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 03/3 at NYM 0.2 4 3 3 0 0

framber valdezDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/27 at NYM (S1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/2 vs. WSH 1.0 1 0 0 0 2

aaron westDate/Opp IP H R ER BB K2/26 at ATL 0.2 0 0 0 3 03/1 vs. MIA 1.1 2 1 1 1 43/5 at MIA 1.1 1 1 1 0 1