2019 GAME NOTES E. Palm Valley Blvd. Round Rock, TX RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts

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1 Round rock Express 2019 GAME 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd. Round Rock, TX RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts Game 1 Road Game 1 April 5, :00 p.m. Shrine on Airline Metairie, LA AM 1300 The Zone Round Rock Express (0-0) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (0-0) Express: RHP Brady Rodgers (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE Overall Record: 0-0 Current Streak: Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Standings: T-2nd (-0.5) SERIES INFORMATION Game 1 Thursday, April 4 7:00 p.m. Postponed (Rain) Game 1 Friday, April 5 7:00 p.m. Express: RHP Brady Rodgers (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00) Game 2 Saturday, April 6 5:00 p.m. Express: RHP Akeem Bostick (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Hector Noesi (0-0, 0.00) Game 3 Saturday, April 6 TBD Express: RHP Corbin Martin (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Nick Neidert (0-0, 0.00) Game 4 Sunday, April 7 1:00 p.m. Express: LHP Cionel Pérez (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00) Game 5 Monday, April 8 11:00 a.m. Express: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-0, 0.00) Baby Cakes: RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00) SERIES HISTORY 2019 Overall: 0-0 In Round Rock: 0-0 In Metairie: 0-0 Streak: One-Run Games: 0-0 Extra-Inning Games: 0-0 All-Time Series: New Orleans leads All-Time Record in Round Rock: All-Time Record in Metairie: MEETINGS 4/4 at New Orleans PPD (Rain) 4/5 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m. 4/6 (1) at New Orleans 5:00 p.m. 4/6 (2) at New Orleans TBD 4/7 at New Orleans 1:00 p.m. 4/8 at New Orleans 11:00 a.m. 4/24 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 4/25 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 4/26 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 4/27 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 4/28 vs New Orleans 1:05 p.m. 7/19 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m. 7/20 at New Orleans 6:00 p.m. 7/21 at New Orleans 1:00 p.m. 8/23 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 8/24 vs New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 8/25 vs New Orleans 6:05 p.m. LET S TRY THIS AGAIN... The Round Rock Express and New Orleans Baby Cakes (Miami Marlins affiliate) meet on Friday to kick off the 2019 season after Thursday s Opening Day contest was postponed due to rain. Express RHP Brady Rodgers is set to start for Round Rock while New Orleans RHP Zac Gallen gets the nod for the Baby Cakes. First pitch in Metairie is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION Tonight s game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, AM 1300 The Zone. Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the iheartradio app. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties. A NEW ERA Last September, the Round Rock Express announced that the club would be reaffiliating to rejoin the Houston Astros organization. The Express spent five seasons as the Astros Double-A affiliate from , then six more as the team s Triple-A affiliate from Round Rock was the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers for the last eight seasons. OFF WE GO! The Round Rock Express are 8-11 all-time on Opening Day, including 7-6 since joining the ranks of Triple-A in This season marks the third time Round Rock has opened at New Orleans as the Express topped the New Orleans Zephyrs 5-4 on April 6, 2006 before falling 2-1 on April 8, Round Rock is 4-5 all-time in road Opening Day games. RETURNING TO FORM Express RHP Brady Rodgers is set to make his second career Opening Day start tonight. The righty last started an Opening Day contest as a member of the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks in Rodgers is returning for his first full healthy season after missing parts of the 2017 and 2018 campaigns while recovering from right elbow surgery. He appeared in three games for the Astros in spring training, posting no record with a 5.63 ERA (5 ER/8.0 IP). STACKED WITH PROSPECTS Round Rock s Opening Day roster is loaded with top prospects. The team begins the year with nine of the top 25 prospects in the Houston Astros organization, including four of the top 100 prospects in baseball, according to MLB.com. The top three prospects in the Astros organization are all slated to begin the year in Round Rock: #1 RHP Forrest Whitley, #2 OF Kyle Tucker and #3 OF Yordan Alvarez. Additional top prospects on the E-Train roster include #5 RHP Corbin Martin, #9 RHP Cionel Pérez, #14 C Garrett Stubbs, #16 INF/OF Myles Straw, #20 RHP Dean Deetz and #24 Rogelio Armenteros. GROWN ON THE FARM All but three of the 25 players on Round Rock s preliminary roster have spent the duration of their professional careers within the Astros organization. Collectively, the group has appeared in 6,855 professional games, with all but 138 of those contests coming with the player as a member of the Astros organization. #20STRONG The Round Rock Express are celebrating their 20th anniversary season in The club was originally founded in 2000 as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, winning the Texas League in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS American Southern Division American Northern Division San Antonio Missions 1-0 Iowa Cubs 1-0 New Orleans Baby Cakes Memphis Redbirds 1-0 Round Rock Express Nashville Sounds Oklahoma City Dodgers Omaha Storm Chasers

2 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS SEASON TALLY Situation Home Road All Overall Day Night vs LHP vs RHP Win/Loss Streak Longest Win Streak Longest Losing Streak Series Wins Series Losses Series Splits Series Sweeps (won) Series Sweeps (lost) Extra Innings Doubleheaders Shutouts One-run games Two-run games Lead after Tied after Trail after Lead after Tied after Trail after Decided in final at bat Express score first Opp. scores first Score 5-plus runs Score fewer than 5 runs Opp. scores 5-plus runs Opp. scores fewer than 5 runs Score 10-plus runs Opp. score 10-plus runs Express homer Out-hit opponent Hits even Out-hit by opponent No errors With 1 error With 2 errors With 3 or more errors Following Win Following Loss Following Consecutive Wins 0-0 Following Consecutive Losses 0-0 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday April May June July August September Travel days Series openers Series finales Rubber matches vs NL affiliates vs AL affiliates game notes NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Just three players are scheduled to make their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Martin and RHP Forrest Whitley. The remaining 22 players on Round Rock s preliminary roster all appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in The Grizzlies, who served as Houston s Triple-A affiliate from , fell to the Memphis Redbirds 3-1 in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series a year ago. STATING THE FACTS American-born players on Round Rock s preliminary roster hail from 14 different states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. The squad features five players from the State of Texas: RHP Ralph Garza (Edinburg), RHP Corbin Martin (Houston), INF Jack Mayfield (Del Rio), RHP Brady Rodgers (Richmond) and RHP Forrest Whitley (San Antonio). AROUND THE WORLD Three different nations are represented on the preliminary Express roster. In addition to the 21 players from the United States, RHP Rogelio Armenteros, OF Yordan Alvarez and LHP Cionel Pérez hail from Cuba while LHP Reymin Guduan is a native of the Dominican Republic. EXPRESS IN THE STANDINGS The Express have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the American Southern Division standings: First: 0; Second: 1; Third: 0; Fourth: 0. SERIES BREAKDOWN The Express are in series play this season... Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 0-0; Game 3: 0-0; Game 4: 0-0; Game 5: Sweep Wins: 0... Sweep Losses: 0. OPENING DAY ROSTER (BOLD IF NO LONGER ON ACTIVE ROSTER) Pitchers (13): RHP Rogelio Armenteros, RHP Akeem Bostick, RHP Dean Deetz, LHP Kent Emanuel, RHP Ralph Garza, LHP Reymin Guduan, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Martin, RHP Brendan McCurry, LHP Cionel Pérez, RHP Brady Rodgers, RHP Cy Sneed, RHP Forrest Whitley Catchers (2): Jamie Ritchie, Garrett Stubbs Infielders (6): Alex De Goti, Taylor Jones, Jack Mayfield, AJ Reed, Myles Straw, Nick Tanielu Outfielders (4): Yordan Alvarez, Drew Ferguson, Derek Fisher, Kyle Tucker WELCOME TO ROUND ROCK Manager Mickey Storey headlines a brand new coaching staff coming to Round Rock to coincide with the team s reaffiliation to the Houston Astros organization. Storey is joined by Pitching Coach Drew French, Hitting Coach Ben Rosenthal, Performance Coach Josh Peterson, Athletic Trainer John Gregorich and Strength and Conditioning Coach Dwayne Peterson. EXPRESS MANAGER MICKEY STOREY Mickey Storey joins the Express from the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits, where he began his managerial career in The 32-year-old skipper led the River Bandits to an record in 2018, the second-best mark in the Midwest League and the club s highest win total since Prior to his time in Quad Cities, Storey served as the Development Coach at Class-A Advanced Buies Creek in The former right-handed pitcher had a nine-year professional playing career that included one season with the Astros in 2012 in which he posted a 3.86 ERA in 26 appearances with the Major League club. Storey was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended nearby Deerfield Beach High School before moving on to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He was drafted twice in his career, first by the Minnesota Twins in the 22nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft and again by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB Draft. During his nine-year professional career, Storey pitched at every level of affiliated baseball, including stints with Sacramento and Oklahoma City in the Pacific Coast League. He also posted winter ball stints in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela. He finished his playing career in 2016 following two seasons with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. In total, the righty amassed a career 3.52 ERA in 385 games. American Conference Pacific Conference American Southern American Northern MICKEY STOREY MANAGERIAL CAREER YEAR CLUB LEAGUE CLASS W-L FINISH 2018 Quad Cities Midwest A Second 2019 Round Rock Pacific Coast AAA 0-0 TOTAL

3 2019 game notes round rock express Miscellaneous Game-by-Game Information RECORD BY RUNS Scored Allowed SCORING BY INNING TOT Express Opponents MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES Player 2H 3H 4H 5+H TOT 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI TOT Alvarez De Goti Ferguson Fisher Jones Mayfield Ritchie Reed Stubbs Straw Tanielu Tucker STARTS BY POSITION Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Alvarez De Goti Ferguson Fisher Jones Mayfield Ritchie Reed Straw Tanielu Tucker STARTS BY BATTING ORDER Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Alvarez De Goti Ferguson Fisher Jones Mayfield Ritchie Reed Straw Tanielu Tucker EXPRESS STARTING PITCHERS Pitcher Last Start W-L STRK GS IP/GS P/GS H/9 BB/9 K/9 WHIP GO/AO GIDP OBA W-L After L Team W-L Rodgers, Brady Bostick, Akeem Martin, Corbin Pérez, Cionel Armenteros, Rogelio Whitley, Forrest EXPRESS RELIEF PITCHERS FIRST BATTER Pitcher Last Outing (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO SV/OPP RET/FACED RI/S GB/FB SB/CS Deetz, Dean /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Emanuel, Kent /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Garza, Ralph /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Guduan, Reymin /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Hartman, Ryan /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 McCurry, Brendan /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Sneed, Cy /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Totals /0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3

4 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS Career vs New Orleans 2019 game notes PITCHING HITTING Deetz W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2017 (Fresno) / TOTALS / Emanuel W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2017 (Fresno) / (Fresno) / TOTALS / Garza W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2018 (Fresno) / TOTALS / Guduan W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2016 (Fresno) / (Fresno) / TOTALS / McCurry W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2016 (Fresno) / (Fresno) / (Fresno) / TOTALS / Rodgers W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2015 (Fresno) / TOTALS / Sneed W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2018 (Fresno) / TOTALS / Ferguson G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2018 (Fresno) TOTALS Fisher G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2018 (Fresno) TOTALS Mayfield G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2016 (Fresno) (Fresno) (Fresno) TOTALS Reed G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2017 (Fresno) (Fresno) TOTALS Stubbs G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2018 (Fresno) TOTALS Tanielu G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2018 (Fresno) TOTALS Tucker G AVG H-AB HR RBI 2B 3B R 2018 (Fresno) TOTALS

5 2019 game notes round rock express #52 RHP Brady Rodgers Born: 9/17/1990 in Richmond, TX Age: 28 Resides: Richmond, TX B/T: R/R Height: 6 2 Weight: 212 Acquired: Selected in the third round of the June 2012 draft. RODGERS YEAR TEAM LEVEL ORG 2012 Tri-City SS HOU Lancaster A-Adv HOU Corpus Christi AA HOU Oklahoma City AAA HOU Corpus Christi AA HOU Oklahoma City AAA HOU Fresno AAA HOU Fresno AAA HOU HOUSTON AL HOU Fresno AAA HOU Tri-City SS HOU Buies Creek A-Adv HOU Fresno AAA HOU Round Rock AAA HOU MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS SPLITS Home: vs LHH:.000 (0-0), 0 HR, 0 K Road: vs RHH:.000 (0-0), 0 HR, 0 K Starting Pitcher Information 2019 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opponent Score Dec GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Left Game 2019 Returning for his first full healthy season in 2019 after missing parts of the 2017 and 2018 seasons while recovering from right elbow surgery... Did not pitch for 14 months over those two seasons, officially from April 20, 2017 to June 19, Appeared in three major league spring training games with the Astros, combining to post no record with a 5.63 ERA (5 ER/8.0 IP)... Allowed a pair of home runs while striking out five and walking none Began the 2018 season on the Astros major league disabled list, as he recovered from right elbow surgery... Took the mound for the first time in a game on June 20, pitching for Short Season Tri-City (2.0 IP)... Following the start, he moved up to Class-A Buies Creek on June 23, where he would make four more starts, posting a 1.50 ERA (2 ER/12.0 IP) in those contests. Rehab assignment transfered to Triple-A Fresno on July 12 and was given a clean bill of health... Reinstated from the disabled list and officially optioned to Fresno on July 13. Made eight starts for the Grizzlies down the stretch, posting a 3-3 record and a 5.49 ERA (25 ER/41.0 IP)... Posted his best two starts of the season in his final two, on August 23 at Sacramento (1 ER/6.0 IP) and on August 30 vs El Paso (0 ER/7.0 IP), a game in which he allowed just one hit, a leadoff double. Combined to go 3-3 with a 5.07 ERA (31 ER/55.0 IP) in 13 minor league starts on the season Made only three starts for Triple-A Fresno in what was an injury-shortened 2017 season. Posted a 2-0 record with a 1.10 ERA (2 ER/16.1 IP) and 11 strikeouts in his three starts... After his third and final start, ranked third in the Pacific Coast League in ERA (1.10) and fourth in WHIP (0.92). Also finished fourth in the PCL in fewest walks-per-9.0 innings (0.55; 1 BB/16.1 IP) and fifth in fewest base runners-per-9.0 innings (8.82). Placed on the disabled list on April 23, retroactive to April Missed the remainder of the season after having right elbow surgery... Transferred to the 60-day Disabled List on August Removed from the 60-day DL on November 6. RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME AS A STARTER 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING AS A STARTER EXTRA TOTAL STARTERS VS RELIEVERS W L CG S ERA IP R ER BB K HR Starters Relievers STARTERS W L CG S ERA IP R ER BB K HR Home Road RELIEVERS W L CG S ERA IP R ER BB K HR Home Road TOTAL W L CG S ERA IP R ER BB K HR Home Road Made his major league debut with Houston and made five appearances, including one start, in the majors down the stretch run. Named the Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year and the Triple-A Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year... Also received Baseball America Triple-A All-Star honors. Selected to the Major League roster on September 2... Made his Major League debut on September 3 at Texas, throwing 0.2 of an inning in relief. Started the Astros final game of the regular season on October 2 at Los Angeles (AL), his first career start in the majors. Posted a 12-4 record with a 2.86 ERA (42 ER/132.0 IP), 23 walks, 116 strikeouts, two complete games and one shutout in 22 starts at Triple-A Fresno en route to PCL Pitcher of the Year honors. Led all PCL pitchers in ERA while ranking second in walks-per-9.0 innings ratio (1.57), second in strikeout-towalk ratio (5.04), fourth in WHIP (1.15) and fourth in wins. Named a PCL Midseason and Postseason All-Star... Named the starting pitcher for the PCL in the Triple-A All-Star Game... Allowed one run on one hit in 2.0 innings, striking out three in the game. Named the PCL Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 2-8 after tossing a four-hit, complete game shutout on May 4 vs Reno... Marked the first complete game of his career. CAREER Graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenburg, Texas in Named a four-time All- District selection and earned All-State honors in his junior and senior years... Threw both a perfect game and a nohitter, while winning 34 career games and striking out 376 batters in his high school career. Selected by Milwaukee in the 39th round of the June 2009 draft but did not sign. Attended Arizona State for three seasons ( )... Earned First Team Pac-12 All-Conference honors and NCAA Division I Second Team All-American honors after going 10-3 with a 2.27 ERA during his junior year...threw a career-high innings, which ranked second in the Pac-12. 5

6 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS vs New Orleans (Career): Position Player Information #45 OF Yordan Alvarez Born: June 27, 1997 in Las Tunas, Cuba Age: 21 Resides: Tampa, Florida B/T: L/L Height: 6 5 Weight: 242 Acquired: From Los Angeles (NL) in exchange for RHP Josh Fields on August 1, Career Minor League Totals game notes Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect in Houston s system and the No. 34 overall prospect in baseball. Hit.278 (15-54) with four doubles and seven RBI in 26 games with the Astros big league club in spring training. Has hit.301 ( ) with 40 doubles, four triples, 33 homers, 147 RBI and an.888 OPS (.381 OBP/.507 SLG) in 194 minor league games over three years in the Astros system ( ). Hit.293 (98-335) with 21 doubles, 20 homers, 74 RBI and a.904 OPS (.369 OBP/.534 SLG) in 88 combined games between Triple-A Fresno (45 games) and Double-A Corpus Christi (43 games) in Played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in each of the last two seasons ( )... Went 1-3 with a walk in the 2018 Futures Game... Went 1-1 with an RBI in the 2017 Futures Game. vs New Orleans (Career): #9 INF Alex De Goti Born: August 19, 1994 in Miami, Florida Age: 24 Resides: Miami, Florida B/T: R/R Height: 6 0 Weight: 195 Acquired: Selected in the 15th round of the June 2016 draft. Career Minor League Totals Appeared in 18 games with the Astros during spring training... Hit.200 (7-35) with a double, and five RBI. Batted.283 ( ) with 29 doubles, 12 homers, 62 RBI and a.775 OPS (.335 OBP/.440 SLG) in 125 games between Triple-A Fresno (27 games) and Double-A Corpus Christi (98 games) in Named a Texas League Midseason All-Star. Has hit.255 ( ) with 57 doubles, seven triples, 22 homers, 115 RBI and a.334 on-base percentage in three seasons in the Astros minor league system. #20 OF Drew Ferguson Born: August 3, 1992 in Knoxville, Tennessee Age: 26 Resides: Knoxville, Tennessee B/T: R/R Height: 5 11 Weight: 180 Acquired: Selected in the 19th round of the June 2015 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 1 G,.000 (0-2) Career Minor League Totals Added to the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster on December 13 after being selected from Houston in the Rule 5 draft... Returned to Houston on March 22, Appeared in 20 spring training games with the Giants, hitting.111 (3-27) with three RBI. Versatile outfielder has played in parts of four seasons ( ) in the Astros minor league system... Owns a.297 ( ) career batting average with 35 homers and 65 steals in 350 games. Can play all three outfield positions, appearing in 96 games in left field, 70 in right field and 63 in center field in his three-year minor league career. Spent most of the 2018 season at Triple-A Fresno while also appearing in six rehab games with Short Season Tri-City, combining for a.304 batting average and a.432 OBP in 71 games. Fractured his right ulnar styloid in June and missed more than a month of the season. 6 #2 OF Derek Fisher Born: August 21, 1993 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania Age: 25 Resides: Rexmont, Pennsylvania B/T: L/R Height: 6 3 Weight: 205 Acquired: Selected in the Competitive Balance Round A of the June 2014 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 2 G,.125 (1-8) Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Played in 42 spring training games with the Astros, hitting.165 (13-79) with two doubles, two triples, four home runs and 11 RBI. Posted a.278 ( ) batting average with 85 doubles, 17 triples, 76 home runs, 281 RBI and 103 stolen bases in 445 games across five minor league seasons ( ). Played in 95 games at the major league level over the last two seasons ( ), batting.196 (44-225) with six doubles, three triples, nine homers, 28 RBI and five stolen bases. Played in 42 games with Houston across two stints with the club in Made the Astros Opening Day roster for the first time in his career. Placed on the 10-day disabled list on May 19 with gastrointestinal discomfort... Activated from the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A on June 2... Recalled on August 6... Optioned to Triple-A on August 15.

7 2019 game notes round rock express vs New Orleans (Career): Position Player Information #31 INF Taylor Jones Born: December 6, 1993 in Kent, Washington Age: 25 Resides: Kent, Washington B/T: R/R Height: 6 7 Weight: 232 Acquired: Selected in the 19th round of the June 2016 draft. Career Minor League Totals Appeared in 13 spring training games with the Astros big league club... Batted.125 (3-24) with a double. Had a breakout 2018 season, earning Texas League Midseason All-Star honors after batting.314 (97-309) with 25 doubles, one triple, 13 homers, 63 RBI and a.936 OPS (.409 OBP/.528 SLG) in 84 games with Double-A Corpus Christi. Promoted to Triple-A Fresno on July 29 but ended the season back at Corpus Christi. Also named the Top Star of the Texas League All-Star Game and to the Short Season New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star Team. Has batted. 254 ( ) with 62 doubles, 33 homers and a.349 OBP in three seasons in the Astros minor league system ( ). Named the 2018 Astros April Minor League Player of the Month after batting.354 (23-65) with 17 RBI and a OPS in 19 games in April. #8 INF Jack Mayfield Born: September 30, 1990 in Del Rio, Texas Age: 28 Resides: Del Rio, Texas B/T: R/R Height: 5 11 Weight: 199 Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 17, vs New Orleans (Career): 8 G,.258 (8-31), 3 HR, 7 RBI Career Minor League Totals Played in 22 games during Astros spring training, hitting.200 (9-45) with a double, a home run and two RBI. Utility infielder has appeared in 577 career games in the Astros system from , hitting.269 ( ) with 129 doubles, nine triples, 74 homers and 315 RBI. Primarily a middle infielder, has started 269 career games at second base, 222 at shortstop and 50 at third. Played entire 2018 season with Triple-A Fresno and was named an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star... Reached career highs in doubles (31) and walks (33), while playing games at second base (62), shortstop (48) and third (4). Played Winter Ball for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, appearing in 25 games in #24 INF AJ Reed Born: May 10, 1993 in Terre Haute, Indiana Age: 25 Resides: Terre Haute, Indiana B/T: L/L Height: 6 4 Weight: 268 Acquired: Selected in the second round of the June 2014 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 7 G,.364 (10-23), 3 HR, 7 RBI Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Made just one appearance with the Astros during spring training, going 0-3 with a strikeout. Named the 2018 Grizzlies MVP by the team s front office while also earning Triple-A Pacific Coast League Midseason and Postseason All-Star honors. Led all Triple-A players in RBI and ranked fourth in all of minor league baseball in RBI... His 108 RBI tied a Fresno franchise record... Also finished second in home runs at the Triple-A level and upped his home run total at Fresno to 77, which ranks third in that franchise s history. Has been one of the most prodigious power hitters in the minor leagues since beginning his career in Has hit.288 ( ) with 120 doubles, 123 homers, 443 RBI and a.926 OPS (.378 OBP/.547 SLG) in 523 career games in the minor leagues. Led all of minor league baseball in home runs twice in his career, winning the Joe Bauman Award in 2017 and Hit 34 home runs in both seasons. vs New Orleans (Career): #6 C Jamie Ritchie Born: April 9, 1993 in South Hadley, Massachusetts Age: 25 Resides: Buford, Georgia B/T: R/R Height: 6 2 Weight: 208 Acquired: Selected in the 13th round of the June 2014 draft. Career Minor League Totals Manned the backstop for 15 games during Astros spring training... Combined to hit.235 (4-17) with a double and two RBI. Combined to hit.293 (71-242) with 16 doubles, 31 RBI and a.795 OPS in 70 games between Triple-A Fresno (25 games) and Double-A Corpus Christi (45 games) in Excelled in his 25 games at Triple-A, hitting.321 (26-81) with seven doubles, 14 RBI and a.952 OPS. Began his regular season with Double-A Corpus Christi and appeared in 45 games before his promotion to Triple-A Fresno on July 2, where he finished his season. Has drawn more walks than strikeouts in three of his five minor league seasons... Drew 45 walks as opposed to 44 strikeouts in 2017, 95 walks against 81 strikeouts in 2015, and 29 walks vs. 26 strikeouts 7

8 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS vs New Orleans (Career): Position Player Information #1 INF Myles Straw Born: October 17, 1994 in Garden Grove, California Age: 24 Resides: Brandenton, Florida B/T: R/R Height: 5 10 Weight: 181 Acquired: Selected in the 12th round of the June 2015 draft. Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals game notes Earned his first career invitation to spring training in Appeared in nine games with the Astros, hitting.333 (3-9) with a home run and an RBI. Made his Major League debut with the Astros as a September call-up in Played in nine games in the outfield, making two starts (one in LF, one in RF)... Pinchran four times, scoring three runs, with a steal. Began the season at Double-A Corpus Christi before moving up to Triple-A Fresno in June... Selected to the Astros major league roster on September 15. Made his major league debut on September 15 vs Arizona as a pinch-runner... Went 2-3 in his first major league start on September 26 at Toronto... Homered on September 29 at Baltimore in game two of a doubleheader. Led all of minor league baseball with 70 stolen bases... Went 70-for-79 in steal attempts (88.6%) a year go. #3 C Garrett Stubbs Born: May 26, 1993 in San Diego, California Age: 25 Resides: Del Mar, California B/T: L/R Height: 5 10 Weight: 176 Acquired: Selected in the eighth round of the June 2015 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 3 G,.125 (1-8) Career Minor League Totals Swung a red-hot bat during Astros spring training, hitting.348 (8-23) with a double, three home runs and four RBI over 13 games. Spent his entire 2018 season at Triple-A Fresno, where he was a Pacific Coast League All-Star... Also named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star. Hit.310 (92-297) with 19 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 38 RBI, six stolen bases, a.382 OBP, a.455 slugging and an.836 OPS in 84 games. Played primarily catcher, making 74 starts, but also appeared as a DH (6 games), right fielder (2 games) and first baseman (1 game). Played in eight postseason games for the Grizzlies, hitting.269 (7-26) with a double, a homer and six RBI. Has hit.278 ( ) with 64 doubles, 35 steals and a.366 on-base percentage in 304 career games in the Astros minor league system from #21 INF Nick Tanielu Born: September 4, 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama Age: 26 Resides: Pullman, Washington B/T: R/R Height: 5 11 Weight: 223 Acquired: Selected in the 14th round of the June 2014 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 3 G,.385 (5-13), 3 RBI Career Minor League Totals Posted impressive numbers during Astros spring training, hitting.353 (18-51) with six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 RBI across 21 games. Returned to action in 2018 after missing most of the 2017 season following knee surgery. Began his regular season at Double-A Corpus Christi, appearing in 29 games and hitting.287 (33-115). Promoted to Triple-A Fresno on May 17 and finished the season with the Grizzlies. Combined to hit.288 ( ) with 22 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBI in 105 games on the season...made starts at third base (72 games), second base (15 games) and first base (9 games). Appeared in nine games in Fresno s postseason run, hitting.382 (13-34) with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI and a OPS as the Grizzlies starting third baseman. Played in 16 games for Aukland in the Australian Baseball League following the season, hitting.255 (14-55) with four doubles and six RBI. 8 #30 OF Kyle Tucker Born: January 17, 1997 in Tampa, Florida Age: 22 Resides: Tampa, Florida B/T: L/R Height: 6 4 Weight: 195 Acquired: Selected in the first round of the June 2015 draft. vs New Orleans (Career): 3 G,.500 (7-14), 4 RBI Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Earned his first invite to spring training, appearing in 28 games with the Astros... Hit.141 (9-64) with two doubles, a triple and four RBI. Widely regarded as the Astros best position player prospect, and one of the best overall prospects in the game... Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 5 prospect in baseball. Named the Astros Minor League Player of the Year for the second consecutive season in Also named the Baseball America Triple-A Player of the Year. Began the season at Triple-A Fresno... Selected to the Major League roster on July 7 and made his MLB debut that night.. Became the youngest active player in the American League... At 21 years, 171 days old, became the youngest Astros player to make his MLB debut since Carlos Correa at 20 years, 259 days old on June 8, Batted.332 with 27 doubles, three triples, 24 homers, 93 RBI, 20 stolen bases and a.989 OPS (.400 OBP/.590 SLG) in 100 games with Triple-A Fresno... Led all Triple-A hitters in OPS and ranked third in batting average.

9 2019 game notes round rock express #29 RHP Rogelio Armenteros Born: June 30, 1994 in Havana, Cuba Age: 24 Resides: Boca Raton, Florida B/T: R/R Height: 6 1 Weight: 239 Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 15, Pitcher Information /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP) during two starts with the Astros during spring training... Struck out two and walked one while allowing six hits. Spent the duration of the 2018 season at Triple-A Fresno, going 8-1 with a 3.74 ERA (49 ER/118.0 IP) and 134 strikeouts in 22 games, including 21 starts. Finished the season strong, going 1-0 with a 3.25 ERA (13 ER/36.0 IP) and 45 strikeouts in seven games, including six starts, following the Triple-A All-Star Break. Started and finished a suspended game on June 3 at Albuquerque... Final line was 11 strikeouts on 147 pitches in an 8.0-inning complete game. Has pitched in parts of four seasons ( ) in the Astros minor league system since being signed as a nondrafted free agent in September Posted a record with a 3.18 ERA (152 ER/430.0 IP) in 87 games, including 75 starts, in four seasons. #11 RHP Akeem Bostick Born: May 4, 1995 in Florence, South Carolina Age: 23 Resides: Florence, South Carolina B/T: R/R Height: 6 4 Weight: 231 Acquired: From Texas in exchange for C Carlos Corporan on January 21, /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Pitched in five games with the Astros during spring training, posting no record with a 2.08 ERA (2 ER/8.2 IP)... Struck out eight and walked three. Recorded the best season of his minor league career in 2018, posting a 3.48 ERA (36 ER/93.0 IP) and 97 strikeouts in 21 games, including 15 starts, for Double-A Corpus Christi... Ranked ninth in the Texas League in strikeouts. Promoted to Triple-A for the first time in his career at the end of the season... Made one Triple-A start for Fresno, giving up four runs on five hits in 5.0 innings, striking out eight. Pitched in five minor league seasons, including two in the Rangers system ( ) and four in the Astros system ( ). Posted a record with a 4.21 ERA (242 ER/517.1 IP) in 116 games, including 91 starts, in the minors. Recorded an impressive stint in the Venezuelan Winter League during the offseason... Went 1-2 with a 2.81 ERA (10 ER/32.0 IP) and 27 strikeouts in eight starts. Born: November 11, 1993 in Nixa, Missouri Age: 25 Resides: Nixa, Missouri B/T: R/R Height: 6 1 Weight: 200 Acquired: Selected in the 11th round of the June 2014 draft. #0 RHP Dean Deetz /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 0-0, 1 G, 1 GS, ERA, 1 K Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Made two relief appearances for the Astros during spring training, allowing just one walk while striking out two in 2.0 scoreless innings. Enters the 2018 season ranked as the Astros No. 24 prospect according to MLB.com. Made MLB debut on September 5 vs. Minnesota, throwing 0.2 of a scoreless inning... Combined to go 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA (4 ER/40.0 IP) and 63 strikeouts in 27 games, including a start, between three minor league levels. Pitched in 21 games at Triple-A Fresno, going 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.0 IP), 22 hits allowed, 18 walks and 50 strikeouts. Owns a record with a 3.52 ERA (125 ER/319.2 IP) and 337 strikeouts over six minor league seasons. #41 LHP Kent Emanuel Born: June 4, 1992 in Woodstock, Georgia Age: 26 Resides: Woodstock, Georgia B/T: L/L Height: 6 4 Weight: 224 Acquired: Selected in the third round of the June 2013 draft. /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 0-0, 2 G, 1 GS, 7.50 ERA, 5 K Career Minor League Totals Pitched in nine games with the Astros during spring training, posting no record with a 6.48 ERA (6 ER/8.1 IP)... Struck out nine and walked three. Pitched the entire 2018 season at Triple-A Fresno and set a career-high mark in strikeouts-per-9.0-innings, posting a 9.25 mark (86 SO/83.2 IP)... Had previously never eclipsed a strikeout-per-9.0-innings ratio above 8.0 in his career prior to Pitched to a 5-4 record and a 5.59 ERA (52 ER/83.2 IP) with the Grizzlies. Has posted a record with a 4.98 ERA (238 ER/430.1 IP), 113 walks and 341 strikeouts in 108 games, including 69 starts, across six minor league seasons with the Astros ( ). 9

10 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS Pitcher Information Born: April 6, 1994 in Edinburg, Texas Age: 24 Resides: New Braunfels, Texas B/T: R/R Height: 6 2 Weight: 213 Acquired: Selected in the 26th round of the June 2015 draft. #57 RHP Ralph Garza /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 0-0, 1 G, 0.00 ERA, 1 K Career Minor League Totals game notes Made six relief appearances with the Astros during spring training, allowing just four hits and three walks while striking out four in 5.0 scoreless innings. Combined to go 7-2 with a 3.51 ERA (26 ER/66.2 IP) in 35 games between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno in Racked up 74 strikeouts to 32 walks. Opened the 2018 season with Corpus Christi before being placed on the disabled list on April Activated on May 5... Promoted to Fresno on May Sent back to Corpus Christi on May 27 before call-up back to Fresno on May Remained with the Grizzlies until returning to Corpus Christi on July Posted one more stint with Fresno from August Compiled a 6-0 record with a 3.31 ERA (12 ER/32.2 IP) across 17 relief appearances with the Hooks... Limited opposing hitters to a.227 batting average. Posted a 1-2 record with a 3.71 ERA (14 ER/34.0 IP) in 18 relief appearances with Fresno. #19 LHP Reymin Guduan Born: May 16, 1992 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Age: 27 Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. B/T: L/L Height: 6 4 Weight: 217 Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 22, /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 0-0, 4 G, 4.91 ERA, 4 K Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Posted a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) across 11 relief appearances during Astros spring training... Struck out 15 and walked just two. Appeared in three games in the majors with the Astros over two stints with the club in Struck out four batters in 3.1 innings pitched, allowing one run on one hit for a 2.70 ERA. Began the 2018 season at Triple-A Fresno... Recalled to Houston on June Placed on the paternity list on June Activated from the paternity list and optioned to Fresno on June Recalled on September 24. Made his Major League debut on May 31 at Minnesota, tossing 2.0 innings with two strikeouts in an Astros 17-6 blowout win... Became the fifth left-handed reliever in club history to throw multiple innings with multiple strikeouts in his MLB debut, and the first since Wilfredo Rodriguez on September 21, Posted a 3-3 record with a 3.74 ERA (23 ER/55.1 IP) and 83 strikeouts in 43 games at Triple-A Fresno. #25 LHP Ryan Hartman Born: April 21, 1994 in Anaheim, California Age: 24 Resides: Anaheim, California B/T: L/L Height: 6 3 Weight: 234 Acquired: Selected in the ninth round of the June 2016 draft. /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Invited to his first career big league spring training this January... Appeared in three games for the Astros, allowing four earned runs on six hits in 4.0 total innings. Named a Baseball America Double-A All-Star and received Texas League Midseason and Postseason All- Star honors in Went 11-4 with a 2.69 ERA (36 ER/120.2 IP), 26 walks and 143 strikeouts in 25 games, including 18 starts, for Double-A Corpus Christi a year ago. Led the Texas League in wins, ERA and strikeouts... Named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for June Led all Astros minor league pitchers in wins, walks-per- 9.0-innings (1.94) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.50). Struck out a career-high 11 batters in 6.1 shutout innings on May 17 vs San Antonio. Won the Texas League pitching triple crown by leading the league in ERA (2.69), strikeouts (143) and wins (11). 10 #27 RHP Corbin Martin Born: December 28, 1995 in Houston, Texas Age: 23 Resides: Hempstead, Texas B/T: R/R Height: 6 2 Weight: 214 Acquired: Selected in the second round of the June 2017 draft. /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Made his first career appearance at big league spring training this season... Pitched in six games, including one start, for the Astros, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (7 ER/16.1 IP)... Struck out 16 and walked six. Starting pitching prospect enters the 2019 season ranked as the Astros No. 5 prospect and the No. 78 prospect in all of baseball per Baseball America. Compiled an All-Star campaign in what was his second professional season in Combined to go 9-2 with a 2.51 ERA (34 ER/122.0 IP) in 25 games, including 21 starts, between Double-A Corpus Christi (21 games) and Class-A Buies Creek (4 games). Began his season at Buies Creek, making four appearances before being promoted to Double-A... Shined with the Hooks, earning Midseason and Postseason Texas League All-Star honors.

11 2019 game notes round rock express Pitcher Information Born: January 17, 1992 in Ada, Oklahoma Age: 27 Resides: Tupelo, Oklahoma B/T: R/R Height: 5 10 Weight: 184 Acquired: From Oakland in exchange for INF Jed Lowrie on November 25, #13 RHP Brendan McCurry /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 2-0, 4 G, 7.20 ERA, 5 K Career Minor League Totals Posted a minuscule 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP) in 10 relief appearances for the Astros during spring training... Also earned a save... Racked up 15 strikeouts and walked seven. Spent his entire 2018 campaign at Triple-A Fresno for the second straight season, appearing in 46 games and posting a 3.69 ERA (26 ER/63.1 IP) with 14 saves in 18 opportunities. Pitched for Licey in the Dominican Winter League, making five appearances with a 3.86 ERA (2ER/4.2IP). Has exhibited excellent command of the strike zone in his four seasons as a professional, striking out 338 batters and walking 70 in his career innings... Posted a record with a 2.88 ERA (90 ER/281.2 IP) and 65 saves in 76 chances. #51 LHP Cionel Pérez Born: April 21, 1996 in Havana, Cuba Age: 22 Resides: Nassau, Bahamas B/T: L/L Height: 5 11 Weight: 162 Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on December 9, /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Career Major League Totals Pitched in two games for the Astros during spring training, allowing three runs on three hits in 2.1 innings for an ERA. Made his major league debut with the Astros in 2018, pitching in eight games across four stints with the club... Started the season in the rotation at Double-A Corpus Christi... Recalled for his MLB debut straight from Double-A on June 29. Made his MLB debut on July 11 vs. Oakland... Allowed a run on two hits over 1.2 innings pitched. At 22 years, 81 days old, he became the youngest Cuban-born pitcher to make his major league debut since Jose Fernandez debuted for the Marlins on April 7, 2013 (20.250). Spent most of his time at Double-A Corpus Christi last season and was dominant, posting a 6-1 record and a 1.98 ERA (15 ER/68.1 IP) in 16 games, including 11 starts, while accumulating 83 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched. Named a Texas League Midseason All-Star and the Texas League Pitcher of the Week on May 20. #49 RHP Cy Sneed Born: November 1, 1992 in Elko, Nevada Age: 26 Resides: Filer, Idaho B/T: R/R Height: 6 4 Weight: 213 Acquired: From Milwaukee in exchange for INF Jonathan Villar on November 19, /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): 0-1, 1 G, 1 GS, 5.06 ERA, 6 K Career Minor League Totals Made eight relief appearances with the Astros during spring training, pitching to a 5.79 ERA (6 ER/9.1 IP)... Struck out 11 and walked just one. Recorded a solid season at Triple-A Fresno in 2018, posting a 10-6 record and a 3.83 ERA (54 ER/127.0 IP) in 26 games, including 20 starts, for the Grizzlies... Led the club in wins and innings pitched, while allowing only six home runs on the season. Named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 24 after tossing a complete game, shutout, two-hitter on June 21 vs. Albuquerque... Fanned 11, allowing two walks in the outing. Worked out of the bullpen in four of his final five outings in the regular season. Made two postseason starts for the Grizzlies. Entering his sixth professional season and his fourth with Houston... Posted a record with a 4.16 ERA (248 ER/537.0 IP) and 474 strikeouts in 114 games, including 89 starts, in his minor league career. #26 RHP Forrest Whitley Born: September 15, 1997 in San Antonio, Texas Age: 21 Resides: Houston, Texas B/T: R/R Height: 6 7 Weight: 207 Acquired: Selected in the first round of the June 2016 draft. /LOWS vs New Orleans (Career): Career Minor League Totals Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.00 ERA (5 ER/15.0 IP) in five games, including two starts, with the Astros during spring training... Racked up 17 strikeouts to just five walks. Enters the 2019 season as one of the top prospects in baseball and the consensus top pitching prospect in the game... Baseball America ranks him first among pitchers and fifth among all prospects, while MLB.com ranks him first among pitchers and seventh overall. Made eight regular season starts for Double-A Corpus Christi in 2018, going 0-2 with a 3.76 ERA (11 ER/26.1 IP)... Fanned 34 in his 26.1 innings pitched. Made six consecutive starts and exited his outing on July 5 with an oblique injury... Named an MLB Futures Game selection but was unable to participate in the contest due to injury... Returned to the mound in August to make two more starts before re-injuring his oblique... Was on the mound at Dell Diamond pitching for Alamo Heights (San Antonio) High School in the 2016 State Semifinals when the Astros drafted him in the first round. 11

12 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS Team Miscellaneous Statistics 2019 game notes 10-STRIKEOUT GAMES Pitching (0) Strikeouts Opponent Date BIG INNINGS (4+ RUNS) Express (0) Runs Opp. Date inning Score 15-HIT GAMES Express (0) Hits Opponent Date Record with big inning: 0-0 Record without big inning: 0-0 Batting (0) Strikeouts Opponent Date Opponent (0) Runs Opp. Date inning Score Opponents (0) Hits Opponent Date Record when allowing big inning: 0-0 Record when not allowing big inning: 0-0 COMEBACK WINS (AFTER TRAILING ENTERING THE 7TH INNING) Date Opponent Score Largest (Inn.) Latest (Inn.) Notes GAMES DECIDED IN FINAL AT-BAT Express Wins (0) Date Result Description Express Losses (0) Date Result Description 12