UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television

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1 Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians LHP Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (18-9, 2.44) Monday, April 6, 2015 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 6:08 PM ROOT SPORTS/ESPN GAME #1... HOME #1 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record: Home Record: with Roof Open: with Roof Closed: with Roof Open/Closed: Road Record: Current Streak:... Current Homestand: Next Road Trip: Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Series Record: Sweeps: When Scoring 4 or More Runs: When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: Shutouts: In One-Run Games: In Two-Run Games: vs. Left-Handed Starters: vs. Right-Handed Starters: During the Day: At Night: When Scoring First: Opponent Scores First: Outhit Opponent: Outhit by Opponent: Equal Hits: When Hitting Home Run: No Home Runs: Walkoff Home Runs: Come-from-Behind Wins:... Largest Comeback:... Losses After Leading:... Last At-Bat Wins:... Largest Blown Lead:... Extra-Inning Games: Different Batting Orders:... After Six Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 0-0 After Seven Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 0-0 After Eight Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 0-0 Astros vs. Indians: Overall in 2014: At Minute Maid Park: At Progressive Field: All-Time vs. Indians: Overall: Record in Houston: Record in Cleveland: THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: April For $35,000, the Astros purchase RHP Joe Niekro from the Braves...Niekro would go on to win a club-record 144 games for Houston and become the club s first two-time, 20-win pitcher The Astros begin their final campaign in the Astrodome by defeating the Cubs, RHP Shane Reynolds is the Opening Day winner...cf Carl Everett and LF Richard Hidalgo bash solo home runs. TONIGHT S GAME ON ESPN Tonight s game will be broadcasted live nationally on ESPN...Jon Boog Sciambi, Rick Sutcliffe and Doug Glanville (sideline) will be on the call. OPENING NIGHT 2015: The Astros begin the 2015 season tonight vs. the Cleveland Indians with first pitch scheduled for 6:08 p.m. CT...LHP Dallas Keuchel, who is making his 1st career Opening Day start, will get the ball for Houston opposite the 2014 American League Cy Young winner RHP Corey Kluber and the Indians. OPENING DAY ASSIGNMENT: With tonight s start, LHP Dallas Keuchel will become the 6th consecutive different Opening Day starting pitcher for the Astros since 2010 the southpaw will also become only the 5th lefty to start on Opening Day in Houston franchise history the others were Bobby Shantz (1962), Mike Cuellar (1967), Dave Roberts ( ) and Wandy Rodriguez (2012). FIRSTS: In 2014, LHP Dallas Keuchel became the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in complete games, and the first pitcher to win a Gold Glove Award. TALL TASK: Tonight marks the 6th time in Houston franchise history that the Astros have faced a Cy Young Award winner from the previous season on Opening Day. Date Result Starter 4/1/11 at PHI L 4-5 Roy Halladay (1ER/6IP) 4/5/10 vs. SF L 2-5 Tim Lincecum (0ER/7IP) 3/31/08 at SD L 0-4 Jake Peavy (0ER/7IP) 4/1/97 vs. ATL W 2-1 John Smoltz (2ER/8IP) 4/7/92 vs. ATL L 0-2 Tom Glavine (0ER/9IP) FACE OFF: Tonight s two starters, LHP Dallas Keuchel and RHP Corey Kluber have never matched up with each other in a regular season game, although they both did appear on the 2014 American League All-Star Final Ballot, which was eventually won by LHP Chris Sale. vs. CLE: The Astros and Indians will play each other 7 times this season, which also includes a 4-game series in Cleveland from July the Astros went 2-5 against the Indians last year, despite losing the run differential by just a mark...6 of the 7 matchups between the 2 clubs in 2014 were decided by 2-or-fewer runs. TONIGHT S TELECAST: Tonight marks the regular season debut of Astros baseball on ROOT SPORTS, the new television home of the Houston Astros...Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum and Julia Morales all return as the Astros TV broadcast team. OPENING DAY HISTORY: Tonight will mark the 40th time in their history that Houston has opened the season at home and the 13th time they ve opened a season at Minute Maid Park...they are thus far when they open at home and 5-7 in season openers at Minute Maid Park...Houston is all-time in season openers. RECENT HISTORY: The Astros have won their past 2 Opening Days ( ), including wins over the Yankees (6-2) last year and the Rangers (8-2) in with a win tonight, Houston would have won 3 Opening Day games in a row for the 1st time since it would also be their first 3 consecutive Opening Day game wins at home since CLUBHOUSE HOURS/HINCH AVAILABILITY: For today, Opening Day, the Astros clubhouse will be open to the media from 1:45-2:45 p.m... Astros manager A.J. Hinch will be available to the media at 2:45 p.m. in the Astros dugout. NEWBIES: The Astros have 4 players that are making their debut on an Opening Day roster tonight: OF Jake Marisnick, RHP Collin McHugh, OF George Springer and RHP Asher Wojciechowski... 8 players made their Opening Day roster debuts for the Astros in 2014, and 9 in NEW FACES: The Astros will enter the 2015 season with 1 rookie, RHP Asher Wojciechowski, and 9 players that also were on the club s 2014 Opening Day roster..those returnees are: 2B Jose Altuve, IF Chris Carter, C Jason Castro, RHP Scott Feldman, IF Marwin Gonzalez, OF Robbie Grossman, LHP Dallas Keuchel, RHP Chad Qualls and IF Jonathan Villar. SATURDAY S ROSTER MOVES: On Saturday, the Astros set their Opening Day roster by making 3 transactions...the club selected RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Joe Thatcher to the active roster...to make an additional spot on the 40-man roster, the club designated RHP Alex White for assignment. 14TH ANNUAL STREET FEST: The Astros annual Street Fest event is being held on Crawford St. today outside Minute Maid Park from 1-4:30 p.m...this year s Street Fest will include live music from the Scooter Brown Band, games, food and rallies with GM Jeff Luhnow and Astros manager A.J. Hinch from 2-2:15 p.m. and with Astros players C Hank Conger and RHP Collin McHugh from 2:30-2:45 p.m. PREGAME ACTIVITY: Tonight s pregame ceremony will be hosted by longtime Astros TV broadcaster Bill Brown, with a very special introduction by Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton. ALTUVE HONORED: Pregame today, 2B Jose Altuve will be honored by the Astros for his historic 2014 season, which was one of the best by any second baseman in Major League history... Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane and Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan will be on hand to give Altuve his 2014 Silver Slugger Award and to make a very special presentation to Altuve on the field. TONIGHT S 1ST PITCH: Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Famer and Astros legend Craig Biggio will throw out the ceremonial first pitch to the Astros first-ever batting champion and 2-time All-Star Jose Altuve as part of the pregame festivities...in July, Biggio will make history as the first player ever to be inducted into Cooperstown as a member of the Houston Astros. MEDIA ENTRANCE/CREDENTIAL PICK UP: Media will now pick up credentials and enter Minute Maid Park via the first base entrance, adjacent to the Diamond Lot and closest to the intersection of Hamilton and Preston streets on the southeast side of the stadium...regular season and daily credentials are available for pickup today at 1 p.m. SPRING TRAINING WRAP-UP: The Astros finished the Spring with a record, their first.500-or-better Spring Training record since 2007 ( )...several players ranked highly among American League hitters, including IF Luis Valbuena, who ranked 6th in the American League in batting average (.380, 19x50), while ranking 7th in OBP (.418) and 9th in slugging (.620). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Tue., April 7 SCHEDULED OFF DAY Wed., April 8 7:10 Cleveland RHP Scott Feldman (8-12, 3.74) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-7, 2.55) ROOT SPORTS Thur., April 9 1:10 Cleveland RHP Asher Wojciechowski (MLB debut) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (5-8, 4.18) ROOT SPORTS All Astros regular-season games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship station of the Astros Radio Network. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club s Spanish Radio Network. NL West Champions 198O, 1986 NL Central Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2OO1 NL Division Series Champions 2OO4 NL Champions 2OO5

2 TONIGHT S ASTROS STARTER: DALLAS KEUCHEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014: Career: vs. CLE W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014: Career: Career Complete Games: 6 Career Shutouts: 1 CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 9 (2x), last, 9/13/13 vs. LAA Walks: 6, 7/31/12 at MIL Hits: 13, 7/4/14 at LAA Earned Runs: 7 (2x), last, 9/29/12 at MIL Innings Pitched: 9.0 (4x), last, 7/30/14 vs. OAK Low-Hit CG: 4 (2x), last, 7/30/14 vs. OAK Last CG: 8/21/14 at NYY Last SHO: 5/13/14 vs. TEX 2014 GAME-HIGHS: 8 (4x), last, 9/20 vs. SEA 4 (2x), last, 6/22 at TB 13, 7/4 at LAA 5 (2x), last, 8/10 vs. TEX 9.0 (3x), last, 7/30 vs. OAK 4 (2x), last, 7/30 vs. OAK CAREER MLB SPLITS: Home/MMP: 11-13, 3.74 ERA, 40G/34GS, 98ER/236.0IP Away: 10-14, 4.66 ERA, 36G/33GS, 105ER/203IP Day: 7-10, 3.86 ERA, 23G/23GS, 67ER/156.1IP Night: 14-17, 4.33 ERA, 53G/44GS, 136ER/282.2IP Longest Winning Streak: 4, 5/8-25/14 Longest Losing Streak: 7, 7/4-8/29/ SPLITS: Home: 4-5, 2.79 ERA, 13G/GS, 28ER/90.1IP Away: 8-4, 3.04 ERA, 16G/GS, 37ER/109.2IP Day: 4-5, 3.02 ERA, 11G/GS, 27ER/80.1IP Night: 8-4, 2.86 ERA, 18G/GS, 38ER/119.2IP Longest Winning Streak: 4, 5/8-25 Longest Losing Streak: 2 (2x), last, 8/10-21 LAST APP - 4/1 vs. DET (Spring Training): notched the victory after allowing 1 run on 7 hits in 5.2 innings, striking out 5 in what was the Astros final game in Grapefruit League play and his best outing of the Spring. OPENING DAY: after a breakout 2014 campaign, the lefty will be making his first career Opening Day start. will become the 6th different pitcher to start on Opening Day for Houston over the last 6 years, joining Roy Oswalt ( ), Brett Myers (2011), Wandy Rodriguez (2012), Bud Norris (2013) and Scott Feldman (2014). the southpaw will also become only the 5th lefty to start on Opening Day in Houston franchise history the others were Bobby Shantz (1962), Mike Cuellar (1967), Dave Roberts (twice, ) and Wandy Rodriguez (2012). IN 2014: recorded his best season as a professional with a careerhigh 12 wins, a 2.93 ERA and 146 strikeouts in innings... became the first Astros starter to reach 200 innings since Brett Myers did so in the longest continually tenured pitcher on the Astros was named an AL Gold Glove winner, the Astros Pitcher of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA, AL Player of the Week for the week of May and was on the Final Vote ballot for the 2014 AL All-Star Team...became the first Astros pitcher in franchise history to win a Gold Glove Award. HE S GOING THE DISTANCE: led all Astros pitchers with 5 complete games in tossed his first complete game-shutout (second career complete game) on 5/13/14 vs. TEX...became the first Astro with at least 7 strikeouts and no walks in a shutout since Roy Oswalt did so on 4/16/04 vs. MIL. threw a complete game in his second career start on 6/23/12 vs. CLE (9.0IP, 6H, 1R)...became the first MLB pitcher to throw a complete game in either his first or second Major League appearance since Clay Buchholz on 9/1/07 (Elias)...became the first Astros pitcher to toss a complete game within his first 2 MLB starts since LHP Randy Niemann went the distance in his second career start on 5/29/79. GROUNDED: in 2014, led the Majors in groundball to flyball ratio by a wide margin, as his 3.63 mark ranked directly ahead of Tyson Ross 2.81 GB/FB ratio...marked the 6th-highest GB/FB ratio ever produced by an MLB pitcher in a single season since the stat was first tracked in since making his debut in June 2012, has led all ML pitchers in GB/FB ratio (2.62) in that span (min. 400 innings). THIS SPRING: made 4 starts during Spring Training, going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3ER/15.0IP) and 9 strikeouts...posted a 2.78 groundball/flyball ratio. vs. CLE: has 3 career starts vs. the Indians...has posted a 1-0 record, a 2.41 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 18.2 innings vs. the club. tonight will mark his 1st appearance against Cleveland since in his 2nd career start, and 1st against the Indians, pitched his 1st complete game on 6/23/12...went 9.0 innings, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits. KEUCHEL VS. CLEVELAND (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR 6/23/12 Cle W 8-1 W /20/13* Cle L /19/13 at Cle L * - indicates relief appearance AVG AB H HR BB SO Aviles Bourn Brantley Chisenhall Gomes AVG AB H HR BB SO Kipnis Moss Sands Santana Swisher SPRING TRAINING DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 3/7 NYY L /16 ATL T /21 at NYY L /1 DET W 3-2 W WEDNESDAY S STARTER vs. CLE RHP SCOTT FELDMAN W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014: Spring: CAREER: vs. CLE W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014: Career: LAST APP - 4/3 vs. KC (Spring Training): allowed only 2 earned runs in 6.0 innings of work while fanning 4 batters. ABOUT FELDMAN: the 32-year-old veteran owns the 2ndlongest service time on the Astros roster (8.091) behind only Chad Qualls...owns a ML record with a 4.48 ERA (542ER/1089.2IP) in 263 appearances, 160 as a starter...has made 20 or more starts in 6 of the last 7 seasons while also making 30 relief appearances in that span. signed a 3-year contract as free-agent on 12/6/13 and will remain in an Astros uniform through the 2016 season. 2014: spent the entire 2014 season on the Astros roster, starting 29 games and hurling innings...his 3.74 ERA (75ER/180.1IP) marked the lowest he has produced over a full season in his entire career...threw 91.0 innings while making 13 starts in the second half of received the Astros 2014 Darryl Kile Good Guy Award as voted by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA. started on Opening Day for the Astros opposite CC Sabathia on 4/1/14 at Minute Maid Park...led the Astros to a 6-2 victory, tossing 6.2 scoreless innings...joined Roy Oswalt as the only starting pitchers in Astros history to throw 6.0+ shutout innings on Openind Day. THIS SPRING: posted a 6.87 ERA (14ER/18.1IP) in 5 appearances. made his last appearance in an exhibition game at Minute Maid Park on 4/3 vs. KC...allowed on 2 runs in 6.0 innings with 4 strikeouts in what was his longest outing of the spring Houston Astros Starting Pitchers Run Supp Team GS Tm. W-L Tm. W-L Pitcher Last Start Result Streak GS Avg. P/GS SB/CS Record after L after L QS during QS Keuchel Feldman Wojciechowski McHugh Hernandez

3 ASTROS: CLE SERIES (4/6-9):.--- (0x0) SPRING TRAINING:.266 (257x965) OPPONENTS: CLE SERIES (4/6-9):.--- (0x0) SPRING TRAINING:.261 (251x963) 27 IF Jose Altuve.341, 7 HR, 59 RBI* the reigning American League batting champion, 2014 AL Silver Slugger Award winner and 2-time All-Star (2012, 2014) is making his 4th consecutive Opening Day start in what will be his 4th full MLB season. hit.333 (17x51) with 5 doubles and 3 steals this Spring in 16 games. his 402 hits over the last two seasons are more than any Major League player in that span (sits directly ahead of Miguel Cabrera: 384)...is tied for the MLB lead in steals over that span with Jacoby Ellsbury (91). led the Majors and set an Astros single-season franchise record with 225 hits in surpassed 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio, who previously held the franchise record with 210 hits in his 225 hits were the most by an MLB second baseman since Charlie Gehringer in 1936 (227), and the most by a right-handed hitter since Paul Molitor in 1996 (225). became the 2nd player in MLB history to compile 225 hits, 47 doubles and 56 steals in a single season, joining Ty Cobb (1911)...became one of 3 players since 1945 to lead his league in batting average, hits and steals (Elias)...also Ichiro Suzuki (2001) and Snuffy Stirnweiss (1945). 23 IF Chris Carter.227, 37 HR, 88 RBI* the power-hitting first baseman is making his 3rd consecutive Opening Day start...has hit a combined 66 homers over the last two seasons, which ranks fifth in the American League behind Chris Davis (79), Edwin Encarnacion (70), Miguel Cabrera (69) and Nelson Cruz (67). 10x46 with 5 doubles, 2 HR, 11 RBI and 7 walks this in 17g this Spring. in 2014, finished tied for 2nd in the Major Leagues in home runs (37) with Giancarlo Stanton, behind only Nelson Cruz (40)...marked the most homers by an Astros player since 2006, when Lance Berkman hit 45. has 10 career multi-homer games, all of which have come as an Astro...his 10 multi-homer games since 2013 are tops in the Majors...led the Majors and set a club record with 7 multi-homer games in marked the most multi-hr games by an AL player since Jose Bautista hit 7 in was named the American League Player of the Week for the week of Aug , 2014 after hitting.321 (9x28) with 4 HR, 9 RBI and a OPS...joined Dallas Keuchel as the 2nd Astro to win the award in C Jason Castro.222, 14 HR, 56 RBI* Houston s first round pick in 2008 (10th overall) is making his 4th consecutive Opening Day start...caught RHP Scott Feldman in 2014, RHP Bud Norris in 2013 and LHP Wandy Rodriguez in was tied for the club lead in homers (3) this Spring...went 10x43 in 17g. is 1 of 3 catchers in club history to have posted two seasons with doubledigit home runs (14 HR in 2014; 18 HR in 2013)...also current Astros TV broadcaster Alan Ashby (1982, 1987) and John Bateman (1963, 1966)... is the only catcher in club history to do so in back-to-back years. has been one of the top catchers in the AL over the last two seasons... among all AL backstops since 2013, ranks 1st in doubles (53), T-1st in homers (29), 2nd in extra-base hits (84), 3rd in hits (198), runs (96) and RBI (100), 4th in walks (74) and 5th in slugging percentage (.439). was an AL All-Star, 2-time AL Player of the Week and was named the Astros Team MVP by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA in set single-season club records by a catcher in doubles (35) and homers (18). 16 C Hank Conger.221, 4 HR, 25 RBI* the 27-year-old switch-hitting backstop and former 1st round pick (25th overall) was acquired by the Astros this offseason from the Angels in exchange for C Carlos Perez and RHP Nick Tropeano on Nov. 5, is making his 4th career appearance on an Opening Day roster. hit.250 (9x36) with 2 homers and 5 RBI this Spring in 14 games. has hit 34 doubles with 17 HR and 71 RBI in 251 career Major League games...all 17 of his HR have come off righties...has caught 223 games in his MLB career (193 starts). In 2014, split time at catcher with Chris Iannetta for the AL West Division Champion Angels...the Angels went in his 70 starts, while the club s pitchers fashioned a 3.35 ERA in his 79 total games behind the dish. 11 OF Evan Gattis.263, 22 HR, 52 RBI* right-handed power hitter was acquired by Houston this offseason in a 5-player trade with Atlanta on Jan. 14, is making his 3rd career Opening Day roster, and 2nd consecutive Opening Day start. led the Astros in AVG (.395, 15x38) and OPS (1.097) this Spring...hit 4 doubles and 2 HR with 8 RBI in his 13g...played only LF (6g) and DH (7g). is 1 of 10 players in the last 20 years (since 1995) to reach 20 homers in each of his first 2 Major League seasons...that list includes Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Braun...has reached 20 homers each year despite playing less than 110 games in both seasons. set career highs in almost every offensive category with ATL in 2014, including games (108), hits (97), HR, AVG, OBP (.317) and SLG (.493). 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez.277, 6 HR, 23 RBI* 2015 marks the 4th straight season on the Astros Opening Day roster for the 26-year-old switch-hitting utility infielder...had an Opening Day start for Houston in played in 19 games this Spring and went 10x48 with a homer and 4 RBI... played 2B (13g), 1B (5g), SS (3g), 3B (2g) and DH (1g) this Spring. has played in 255g for HOU over the last 3 years after joining the organization in selected by BOS in the 2011 Rule 5 draft before being acquired by HOU that day in exchange for another Rule 5 draft pick. appeared in a career-high 103 games with Houston in had 76 starts (64 at SS, 6 at 3B, 5 at 2B, 1 in LF)...set career highs in almost every offensive category, including average, homers, RBI and OPS (.727). 19 OF Robbie Grossman.233, 6 HR, 37 RBI* switch-hitting outfielder is making his 2nd appearance on an Opening Day roster after making his 1st OD roster with Houston last season...has played in 166 games across the last two seasons with the Astros. won a spot on the roster with a strong Spring...hit.321 (17x53) with 2 doubles, 1 homer, 4 RBI and a.798 OPS in 21 games. had 3 stints with the club in over his final stint with the Astros, hit.268 with a.732 OPS in 68 games after being recalled in July. 8 IF Jed Lowrie.249, 6 HR, 50 RBI* switch-hitting SS returns to his former club after signing a 3-year contract as a free agent this offseason...is making his 5th career Opening Day start. had a solid Spring, hitting.325 (13x40) with 4 doubles, 1 triple and 1 homer with a.922 OPS (.372 OBP/.550 SLG) in 16 games. has been one of the most productive shortstops in the Majors over the past 3 seasons ( ), hitting.265 (383x1445) with 92 doubles, 37 homers, 167 RBI and a.745 OPS in that span spent the last 2 years with OAK where he was the club s everyday SS... posted a.974 fielding pct. last season, the highest by an A s SS since Bobby Crosby in 2004 (.975)...in 2013, hit.290 and set Oakland singleseason club records by a switch hitter in doubles (45) and hits (175). in 97 games with Houston in 2012, hit 16 home runs, which marked a career high and were behind only Dickie Thon (20 HR) for the most in club history by a shortstop in a single season. 6 OF Jake Marisnick.249, 3 HR, 19 RBI* 24-year-old outfielder is making his debut on a Major League roster and will be starting in center field tonight...has played in 105 ML games in his career with the Marlins ( ) and Astros (2014)...was acquired at the trade deadline last year in a 6-player deal that sent RHP Jarred Cosart to Miami...HOU also acquired IF Colin Moran (HOU s #6 prospect per MLB.com) and a 2015 Comp. Balance Round A pick in the trade. had an excellent Spring...hit.333 (15x45) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 4 steals and a.937 OPS (.404 OBP/.533 SLG) in 18g (all in CF). in 51 games with Houston last season, hit.272 (47x186) with 3 doubles and 3 homers while splitting time between CF and RF. 28 OF Colby Rasmus.225, 18 HR, 40 RBI* 28-year-old outfielder signed a one-year contract with the Astros as a free agent this offseason...this is his 7th appearance on an Opening Day roster, and his 6th Opening Day start. 7x32 with 9 BB, 3 HR and 8 RBI in 14g this Spring (6g in CF; 9g in LF). has been one of the top power-hitting outfielders since his debut in the Majors in has averaged 21 homers per year over the last 3 seasons...his 40 homers since 2013 rank 7th among AL outfielders. hit 21 doubles with 18 homers and a.448 slugging percentage in 104 games with Toronto last season. was with TOR from after getting traded to the club from STL in drafted by STL in 1st round (28th overall) in 2005, which was Astros GM Jeff Luhnow s 1st year overseeing the draft as STL s scouting director. 4 OF George Springer.231, 20 HR, 51 RBI* 25-year-old outfielder and Astros st round pick (11th overall) is making his debut on an Opening Day roster and is starting in RF tonight... is looking to build off a 2014 Major League campaign in which he hit 20 homers with 51 RBI in just 78 games...finished just one HR shy of tying the franchise record for homers by a rookie (Lance Berkman, 21 in 2000). hit.291 (16x55) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers, 6 RBI and a.936 OPS (.391 OBP/.545 SLG) in 19 games this Spring (18 in RF; 1 at DH). was off to a spectacular start to his ML career in 2014 before being derailed by a left quad strain in July...in his 1st full month at the MLB level, earned AL May Rookie of the Month honors...hit.294 with 4 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 25 RBI and a OPS...from May 21-29, joined Rudy York (1937) as the only MLB rookies ever to hit 7 HR over a 7-game span (Elias). set franchise rookie records for HR (19) and RBI (50) prior to the All-Star Break...in his 59 games after hitting his first career homer (May 8-July 19), ranked 2nd in the Majors in HR (20), behind only Edwin Encarnacion. 18 IF Luis Valbuena.249, 16 HR, 51 RBI* 29-year-old 3rd baseman is making his 5th app. on an Opening Day roster, and his 2nd OD start...was acquired by HOU along with RHP Dan Straily from the Cubs in exchange for OF Dexter Fowler on Jan. 19, ranked 6th in the Grapefruit League in average (.380, 19x50) and 9th in slugging (.620) and 7th in OBP (.418)...hit 6 doubles and 2 HR with 9 RBI. left-handed hitter has combined to hit 48 doubles with 28 homers and 88 RBI over the last 2 seasons with the Cubs...his.337 on-base percentage in that span ranks 7th among MLB 3rd basemen. in 2014, set career highs in almost every offensive category while ranking inside the top 10 among MLB 3rd basemen in walks (65, 4th), doubles (33, T-5th), slugging (.435, 7th), OBP (.341, 8th) and HR (9th). 2 IF Jonathan Villar.209, 7 HR, 27 RBI* 23-year-old is making his 2nd consecutive app. on an Opening Day roster. hit.288 (15x52) this Spring with 3 2B, 3 3B, 9 RBI and a.362 OBP in 24 games...played SS (7g), 2B (5g), 3B (5g), CF (5g), LF (2g) and DH (1g). has played in each of the last 2 seasons with Houston...was the club s Opening Day starter at SS last season and played 87 total games in the Majors...led all MLB rookies in steals in 2013 (18). * Statistics

4 ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS vs. KLUBER AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Carter Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Rasmus Villar ASTROS vs. CARRASCO (Wednesday) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Villar ASTROS vs. BAUER (Thursday) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Gonzalez Grossman Marisnick ASTROS HITTERS vs. INDIANS ASTROS vs. INDIANS (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Villar ASTROS vs. INDIANS (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Villar Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2014) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gattis Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Springer Valbuena Villar Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2014) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gattis Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Springer Valbuena Villar Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gattis Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Springer Valbuena Villar X Total Astros Opp Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun Record By Months April May June July August Sept/Oct DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Date Off Games Fields right groin strain 3/27 Peacock right hip surgery 3/30 Oberholtzer left index finger blister 3/ Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: -- 2: -- 3: -- 4: -- 5: -- 6: -- 7: -- 8: -- 9: -- RUNS BY INNING Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Conger Gattis Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick Rasmus Springer Valbuena Villar CATCHING STATS Catchers Statistics Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 0/ (0ER/0IP) Conger 0/ (0ER/0IP) Pitchers 0/ TOTAL 0/ (0ER/0IP) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION Multi-Hit Games Total Career-High Altuve (9x) - 9/2/14 vs. LAA Carter (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro /26/13 vs. OAK Conger (3x) - 5/11/14 at TOR Gattis /16/14 at PHI Gonzalez /26/14 at KC Grossman /9/14 at TEX Lowrie (5x) - 8/9/13 at TOR Marisnick /11/14 vs. MIN Rasmus /5/12 at CWS Springer /26/14 at KC Valbuena (20x) - 8/31/14 at STL Villar (6x) - 6/8/14 at MIN Multi-RBI Games Total Career-High Altuve (2x) - 8/17/14 at BOS Carter (2x) - 8/12/14 vs. MIN Castro (2x) - 8/28/14 vs. TEX Conger /11/14 at TOR Gattis /22/13 vs. MIN Gonzalez (2x) - 7/7/14 at TEX Grossman /23/13 vs. TOR Lowrie (6x) - 9/11/13 at MIN Marisnick (2x) - 9/21/14 vs. SEA Rasmus /2/11 vs. SF Springer /24/14 at SEA Valbuena (20x) - 8/31/14 at STL Villar /3/14 vs. SEA By Defensive Position: C: -- 1B: -- 2B: -- SS: -- 3B: -- LF: -- CF: -- RF: -- DH: --

5 2015 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2015 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 0-0 Starters When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 0-0 Relievers When No Relievers Are Used: 0-0 Pitcher Last Spring App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 45-Samuel Deduno 4/4 vs. KC (1.0,0,0,0,0,1) 44-Luke Gregerson 4/3 vs. KC (0.2,2,3,2,1,1) 36-Will Harris 4/2 at KC (1.1,3,0,0,0,4) 37-Pat Neshek 4/3 vs. KC (1.0,3,3,3,1,0) 50-Chad Qualls 4/3 vs. KC (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) 29-Tony Sipp 4/4 vs. KC (1.0,0,0,0,1,0) 54-Joe Thatcher 4/3 vs. KC (0.2,0,0,0,0,1) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS 0/0 0/0 0/ RHP Samuel Deduno 2-6-0, 4.47 ERA, 35G/9GS* Spring: 1-1-0, 2.81 (5ER/16.0IP), 7G entering his 6th Major League season, is active and on an Opening Day roster for the 3rd time in his career, and 2nd consecutive after making the Twins OD roster in pitched well for Houston this Spring, giving up just 5 runs in 7 outings (2.81 ERA)...struck out 14 batters in 16.0 innings. has gone with a 4.43 ERA in 42 career starts...has made 32 ML relief appearances, posting a 3.39 ERA and 63 strikeouts in those games. owns a 2.69 groundball to flyball ratio in his 5 seasons in the Majors... that mark ranks 8th among all ML pitchers with 250+ innings in that span. spent most of the 2014 season with Minnesota, making 30 appearances (8 starts)...after joining the Astros in late August, made 5 appearances (1 start) and owned a 3.12 ERA (3ER/8.2IP) with 9 strikeouts...ranked 5th in the AL with a 2.42 GB/FB ratio (min. 100IP). the 31-year-old was claimed off waivers by Houston from Minnesota on 8/30/14...is signed to a 1-year contract for the 2015 season. 44 RHP Luke Gregerson 5-5-3, 2.12 ERA, 72G* Spring: 0-0-0, 3.68 (3ER/7.1IP), 8G is making his 7th consecutive Opening Day roster: San Diego ( ), Oakland (2014) and Houston (2015). had a strong Spring Training, posting a 3.68 ERA (3ER/7.1IP) with 7 strikeouts and only 2 walks. one of the most durable relievers in the Majors, has made at least 70 appearances in 5 of his 6 seasons, and at least 61 in all 6...his 435 games pitched over the last 6 years are the most in the Majors over that span...has inherited 161 runners in his career, allowing only 40 to score (24.22%)...his inherited runners scored percentage ranks 9th in the Majors since 2009 (min. 150 RI). in 2014 with Oakland compiled a career-low 2.12 ERA in 72 relief apps... his appearances tied for tops among A s pitchers, and 10th in the AL. was signed as a free agent on 12/12/14 following the 2014 Winter Meetings...is signed to a 3-year contract that runs through the 2017 season. 36 RHP Will Harris 0-3-0, 4.34 ERA, 29G* Spring: 0-1-2, 2.45 (3ER/11.0IP), 9G is appearing on his 2nd Opening Day roster, after starting the 2014 season off with Arizona...tossed 2.0 scoreless innings against the Dodgers on Opening Day last season in Sydney, Australia. pitched in 9 games this spring, pitching to a 2.45 ERA, allowing only 3 earned runs in 11.0 innings. made 29 appearances for the D-Backs in 2014 with a 4.34 ERA...compiled a career-high 16-game scoreless streak from 8/19 through the end of the season...16 games also tied for the 5th-most by a D-Backs rookie in club history. 30-year-old was claimed off waivers from Arizona on 11/3/14...is signed to a 1-year contract that runs through RHP Pat Neshek 7-2-6, 1.87 ERA, 71G* Spring: 2-0-1, 4.50 (4ER/8.0IP), 8G marks his 7th appearance on an Opening Day roster since first making the Twins OD roster in in 8 games this spring, went 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA with 8 Ks and a save. owns a career record with a 2.78 ERA and 6 saves...opposing batters have a career.155 batting average (41x265) which is the 2nd-lowest mark among active pitchers (min. 250 batters faced). entered the 2014 season as a minor-league free agent with the Cardinals...spent the entire season on the ML roster, making 71 appearnces and was selected to his first All-Star Game, which was in his hometown of Minneapolis...ranked 2nd in the NL with a 0.77 WHIP and was 7th with a 1.87 ERA. has appeared in 11 postseason games, posting a 2.89 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 9.1 innings. the former th round draft pick was signed as a free agent on 12/12/14...is signed to a 2-year contract through the 2016 season. 50 RHP Chad Qualls 1-5-0, 3.33 ERA, 58G* Spring: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/6.1IP), 8G will be making his 11th appearance on a Major League Opening Day roster. in 8 Spring Training games, posted a 0.00 ERA (0ER/6.1IP) with 4 punchouts and no walks. in 2014 with Houston, returned to the closer role for the first time since 2010 with Arizona...led all Major League relievers in walks per 9.0 innings with his mark of 0.88 (5BB/51.1IP)..struck out 43 batters, which was good for the 3rd-highest strikeout-walk ratio (8.60) among ML relievers in entering his 12th Major League season, has made 721 relief appearances in his career, going with 70 saves and a 3.76 ERA (296ER/708.2IP)... has made at least 50 appearances in each of the last 10 seasons ( ). since 2004, ranks 2nd in the Majors in appearances (721) and relief innings (708.2), behind only Francisco Rodriguez (735g/743.2IP)...leads all relievers in wins (46)...ranks 4th among active pitchers in games pitched 721. ranks 8th on the club s all-time appearnce list with 320, jumping 12 spots on the list in signed by Houston to a 2-year contract with a club option for 2016 on 12/7/13...returned to the organization that drafted and developed him, as he was a 2nd round pick by Houston in LHP Tony Sipp 4-3-4, 3.38 ERA, 56G* Spring: 0-0-0, 2.84 (2ER/6.1IP), 6G will be making his 5th appearance on an Opening Day roster, and first since 2013 with the D-Backs. in 6 Spring Training appearances, the lefty notched a 2.84 ERA with 6 punchouts. has made at least 50 appearances in 5 straight seasons ( )...is 1 of only 7 lefties in the Majors to make 50+ appearances in each of the last 5 years...ranks 6th among lefties in apps. since the start of the 2010 season... has limited opponents to a.207 batting average, including a.210 mark against lefties. went 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 56 games with the Astros in had an incredible start to his Astros career, retiring 20 consecutive batters to open up the 2014 season, which is the longest start-of-career streak in Astros franchise history (Elias)...of the 20 batters he retired, 11 were via the strikeout...also set a franchise record by not allowing a baserunner in his first 5 appearances as an Astro. joined the Astros on 5/2/14 as a free agent...is signed to a 1-year contract through the 2015 season. 54 LHP Joe Thatcher 2-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 53G* Spring: 0-0-0, 1.13 (1ER/8.0IP), 9G is making his 5th appearance, and 4th consecutive, on an Opening Day roster. in 9 Spring Training outings, had a 1.13 ERA (1ER/8.0IP)...only allowed 3 hits and struck out 6. in 9 Major League seasons, owns a 3.40 ERA (90ER/238.0IP) in 362 career relief appearances. working as a left-handed specialist, has made 228 career-appearances that were less than 1.0 full inning...since 2007, ranks 5th in that category. in 2014 posted a 2-1 record and a 3.86 ERA in 53 games with the D-Backs and Angels. signed with the Astros as a minor league free agent on 2/13/15...is signed to a 1-year contract through the 2015 season. * statistics vs. CLE 2014 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Deduno Feldman Gregerson Harris Hernandez Keuchel McHugh Neshek Qualls Sipp Thatcher Wojciechowski G W-L-S ERA IP ER Deduno Feldman Gregerson Harris Hernandez Keuchel McHugh Neshek Qualls Sipp Thatcher Wojciechowski CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Deduno Feldman Gregerson Harris Hernandez Keuchel McHugh Neshek Qualls Sipp Thatcher Wojciechowski

6 2015 Houston Astros High/Low GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... Longest Winning Streak, Home... Longest Winning Streak, Road... Most Consecutive Losses... Most Consecutive Losses, Home... Most Consecutive Losses, Road... Longest Game, Time... Shortest Game, Time... Longest Game, Innings... Best Homestand, Percentage... Worst Homestand, Percentage... Best Road Trip, Percentage... Worst Road Trip, Percentage... Most Runners Left on Base... Double Plays Turned... Opponent Double Plays Turned... Most Errors... Largest Margin of Victory... Largest Margin of Defeat... Biggest Comeback to Win... Most Games Over Biggest Lead Lost to Lose... Highest Attendance, Home... Highest Attendance, Road... TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game... Fewest Runs, Game... Most Runs, Inning... Most Hits, Game... Most Hits, Inning... Fewest Hits, Game... Most Doubles, Game... Most Triples, Game... Most Homers, Game... Most Consecutive Games, Homer... Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game... Most Total Bases, Game... Most Walks, Game... Fewest Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... Fewest Strikeouts, Game... Most Stolen Bases, Game... Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game... Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... ASTROS HOME RUNS Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 9/2/14 LAA/Wilson Carter 9/20/14 SEA/Young Castro 8/29/14 TEX/Baker Conger 9/18/14 SEA/Rodney Gattis Gonzalez Grossman Lowrie Marisnick 9/21/14 SEA/Media Rasmus Springer Valbuena 9/1/14 MIL/Jeffress Villar TEX/Klein Multi-HR Games Season Career Altuve 0 0 Carter 0 10 Castro 0 3 Conger 0 0 Gattis 0 3 Gonzalez 0 0 Grossman 0 0 Lowrie 0 2 Marisnick 0 0 Rasmus 0 4 Springer 0 1 Valbuena 0 1 Villar Grand Slams 2015 Opponent Grand Slams Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2015 Inside-the-Park Home Runs 2015 Opponent Inside-the-Park Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2015 Leadoff Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2015 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2015 Pinch-Hit Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2015 Walk-Off Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2015 Last At-Bat Wins No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play ASTROS EJECTIONS Date Personnel Umpire Situation INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game... Most Runs, Game... Most Hits, Game... Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)... Most Doubles, Game... Most Triples, Game... Most Home Runs, Game... Most RBI, Game... Most Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... Most Stolen Bases, Game... Longest Hitting Streak... TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game... Most Runs, Game... Fewest Hits, Game... Most Hits, Game... Fewest Walks, Game... Most Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak... Longest Losing Streak... Most Innings Pitched, Starter... Most Innings Pitched, Relief... Fewest Hits, Complete Game... Fewest Walks, Complete Game... Most Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... Most Strikeouts, Inning... Most Hit By Pitch, Game... Longest Scoreless Inning Streak... ATTENDANCE Home:... Home Average:... Road:... Road Average:...

7 HOUSTON ASTROS 2015 DAY-BY-DAY Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 4/6 1 CLE 4/8 2 CLE 4/9 3 CLE 4/10 TEX 4/11 TEX 4/12 TEX 4/13 7 OAK 4/14 8 OAK 4/15 9 OAK 4/17 10 LAA 4/18 11 LAA 4/19 12 LAA 4/20 SEA 4/21 SEA 4/22 SEA 4/24 OAK 4/25 OAK 4/26 OAK 4/27 SD 4/28 SD 4/29 SD 4/30 22 SEA 5/1 23 SEA 5/2 24 SEA 5/3 25 SEA 5/4 26 TEX 5/5 27 TEX 5/6 28 TEX 5/7 LAA 5/8 LAA 5/9 LAA 5/10 LAA 5/12 33 SF 5/13 34 SF 5/14 35 TOR 5/15 36 TOR 5/16 37 TOR 5/17 38 TOR 5/18 39 OAK 5/19 40 OAK 5/20 41 OAK 5/21 DET 5/22 DET 5/23 DET 5/24 DET 5/25 BAL 5/26 BAL 5/27 BAL 5/29 49 CWS 5/30 50 CWS 5/31 51 CWS 6/1 52 BAL 6/2 53 BAL 6/3 54 BAL 6/4 55 BAL 6/5 TOR 6/6 TOR 6/7 TOR 6/8 CWS 6/9 CWS 6/10 CWS 6/12 62 SEA 6/13 63 SEA 6/14 64 SEA 6/15 65 COL 6/16 66 COL 6/17 COL 6/18 COL 6/19 SEA 6/20 SEA 6/21 SEA 6/22 LAA 6/23 LAA 6/24 LAA 6/25 75 NYY 6/26 76 NYY 6/27 77 NYY 6/28 78 NYY 6/29 79 KC 6/30 80 KC 7/1 81 KC 7/3 BOS 7/4 BOS 7/5 BOS 7/6 CLE 7/7 CLE 7/8 CLE 7/9 CLE 7/10 TB 7/11 TB 7/12 TB 7/ All-Star Game (Cincinnati) 7/17 92 TEX 7/18 93 TEX 7/19 94 TEX 7/21 95 BOS 7/22 96 BOS 7/23 97 BOS 7/24 KC 7/25 KC

8 HOUSTON ASTROS 2015 DAY-BY-DAY Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 7/26 KC 7/ LAA 7/ LAA 7/ LAA 7/ ARI 8/1 105 ARI 8/2 106 ARI 8/3 TEX 8/4 TEX 8/5 TEX 8/6 OAK 8/7 OAK 8/8 OAK 8/9 OAK 8/11 SF 8/12 SF 8/ DET 8/ DET 8/ DET 8/ TB 8/ TB 8/ TB 8/ TB 8/ LAD 8/ LAD 8/ LAD 8/24 NYY 8/25 NYY 8/26 NYY 8/28 MIN 8/29 MIN 8/30 MIN 8/ SEA 9/1 133 SEA 9/2 134 SEA 9/4 135 MIN 9/5 136 MIN 9/6 137 MIN 9/7 OAK 9/8 OAK 9/9 OAK 9/11 LAA 9/12 LAA 9/13 LAA 9/14 TEX 9/15 TEX 9/16 TEX 9/17 TEX 9/ OAK 9/ OAK 9/ OAK 9/ LAA 9/ LAA 9/ LAA 9/ TEX 9/ TEX 9/ TEX 9/28 SEA 9/29 SEA 9/30 SEA 10/2 ARI 10/3 ARI 10/4 ARI 2015 ASTROS TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS: 4/4: Selected LHP Joe Thatcher and RHP Roberto Hernandez to the Major League roster...designated RHP Alex White for assignment.