THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: Last night s crowd of 42,117 marked the 11th straight Opening Day sellout for the Astros.

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1 Minute Maid Park 5O1 Crawford St. Houston, TX 77OO2 Phone Houston Astros (1-0) vs. New York Yankees (0-1) RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-13, 3.31) Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 7:10 PM CSN Houston GAME #2... HOME #2 ABOUT THE RECORD Overall Record: Home Record: with Roof Open: with Roof Closed: Road Record: Current Streak:...Won 1 Current Road Trip: Last Homestand: 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:...1 After Six Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 0-0 After Seven Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: 0-0 After Eight Innings: Lead: Tied: Trail: Record vs. Yankees: Overall in 2014: At Minute Maid Park: At Yankee Stadium: All-Time Astros vs. Yankees: Overall: Record in Houston: Record in New York: THIS DATE IN ASTROS HISTORY: April Now with the Texas Rangers, Nolan Ryan pitches in the Astrodome for the last time in an exhibition game vs. the Astros in front of a sellout crowd of over 53,000 fans. The 46-year-old Ryan goes 6.0 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Astros. BACK IN THE BOOTH Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum and Julia Morales return as the Astros TV broadcast team, while Robert Ford and Steve Sparks return as the Astros radio team. TONIGHT S GAME: Tonight is the 2nd game of the Astros season-opening 3-game series vs. the visiting NYY...RHP Jarred Cosart will start for HOU vs. Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda...this will be Cosart s 1st career start/app. vs. the Yanks. ABOUT JARRED: RHP Jarred Cosart had a solid 1st ML season in 2013, posting a 1.95 ERA in 10 starts after being recalled from Triple A on 7/12/13...his 1.95 ERA was the lowest in franchise history for any pitcher in his 1st 10 starts...also, his 1.95 ERA was the lowest of any AL starter from 7/12/13 on. OPENING NIGHT RECAP: The Astros defeated the Yankees in what was both club s season opener last night, RHP Scott Feldman (1-0) hurled 6.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win...l.j. Hoes and Jesus Guzman each homered. *Last night s win gave the Astros back-back Opening Day victories for the 1st time since (at PIT/vs. MIL). *RHP Scott Feldman (6.2 IP, 0 R) became just the 2nd pitcher in franchise history to hurl 6.0-or-more shutout innings in the club s season opener...rhp Roy Oswalt went 8.0 scoreless frames in a 1-0 win on 4/3/06 vs. ATL. *In his two career Opening Day starts, Feldman is now 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA (3ER/13.2IP). *The Astros are now all-time when they open the season at home, and overall in season openers (now 3-1 in Home Openers on April Fool s Day). *Last night was the 1st time since that the Astros began a season vs. the same club they ended the previous season against (NYY)...prior to last night, MIL had been the last opponent...last night was also the 1st time the Astros had opened a season vs. NYY. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: Last night s crowd of 42,117 marked the 11th straight Opening Day sellout for the Astros. EXCLUSIVE COMPANY: With last night s start, RHP Scott Feldman became just the 2nd pitcher in history to make Opening Day starts for both the Astros and Rangers...Feldman made his 1st career Opening Day start while with the Rangers on 4/5/10 vs. TOR, a 5-4 Rangers win (7 IP, 3 ER, ND)...Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan also made Opening Day starts for both clubs MATCHING UP: All three scheduled Astros starters in this series had lower 2013 ERAs than their respective opposing starters: Feldman (3.86) vs. Sabathia (4.78); Cosart (1.95) vs. Kuroda (3.31); Oberholtzer (2.76) vs. Nova (3.10). NEWBIES: Seventeen players on the Astros current ML roster have been acquired over the past two seasons...eight Astros players made their debuts on an Opening Day roster last night... they are: LHP Kevin Chapman, RHP Jarred Cosart, OF Robbie Grossman, OF L.J. Hoes, OF Marc Krauss, LHP Dallas Keuchel, LHP Brett Oberholtzer and SS Jonathan Villar. NEW FACES: Players new to the Astros in 2014 are: RHP Matt Albers, RHP Anthony Bass, RHP Jesse Crain, RHP Scott Feldman, RHP Chad Qualls, RHP Jerome Williams, IF Jesus Guzman, OF Dexter Fowler, and OF Alex Presley... Albers and Qualls had previous Astros stints. YOUNGBLOODS: The Astros had the youngest Opening Day roster in the Majors. Youngest ML Rosters 1. Houston Atlanta Miami CAPTAIN S HONOR: The Astros will recognize Yankees SS Derek Jeter during tonight s pregame ceremonies...rhp Roger Clemens and LHP Andy Pettitte, both former teammates of Jeter and former Astros, will take part...pettitte will throw out the 1st pitch...the Astros will present Jeter with gifts during the ceremony. ASTROS-YANKEES HISTORY: The current series marks the Yankees 3rd trip to Houston for a regular-season series...milestones: Prior to last night s Opener, there had been been four milestone Astros-Yankees games: *April 9, 1965: The first ML game ever played in the Astrodome was an exhibition between the Astros and Yankees...Mickey Mantle hit the 1st HR...HOU won the game in 12 innings, President Lyndon B. Johnson, a graduate of Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State), was in attendance. *March 30, 2000: The first ML game ever played at what is now Minute Maid Park was a 6-5 exhibition win by the Astros over the Yankees...former President George H.W. Bush attended...derek Jeter and Roger Clemens (starter) appeared in the game...dwight Gooden started for Houston. *June 11, 2003: At Yankee Stadium, a then-record six Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Yankees, starter Roy Oswalt left the game after 1.0 inning due to an injury. *September 29, 2013: The final game of RHP Mariano Rivera s career. TOP FARM SYSTEM: Earlier this year, the Astros farm system was ranked #1 by both ESPN.com s Keith Law and the Sporting News, and ranked #2 by Baseball America. MINOR SUCCESSES: In 2013, a franchise-record six Astros minor league affiliates qualified for the postseason, with two winning championships... REVERSAL: Over the past two seasons ( ), the Astros combined record of their minor league clubs is the best in baseball...hou had the worst combined minor league record for MINOR LEAGUE ROSTERS RELEASED: This morning, the Astros announced their preliminary minor league rosters for each of their top 4 fullseason affiliates...the Astros No. 1 and 2 prospects, as ranked by MLB.com, SS Carlos Correa and RHP Mark Appel were both assigned to Class A Advanced Lancaster...both Correa and Appel were number 1 overall selections in consecutive drafts ( ). GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE WRAP-UP: The Astros finished the Spring on a roll, winning their final six exhibition games...hot SPRINGS: IF Marwin Gonzalez led the club in batting (.407, 22x54) and OPS (.956)...OF Robbie Grossman (.360, 18x60) and OF Dexter Fowler (.300, 15x50) also hit well...rhp Josh Fields (1.29 ERA, 1ER/7IP), RHP Anthony Bass (2.45 ERA, 3ER/11IP), RHP Matt Albers (2.57 ERA, 2ER/7IP) and RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1.38 ERA, 2ER/13IP) pitched well. THE SKIPPER: Bo Porter returns for his 2nd season as Astros manager and remains the youngest skipper in the Majors at 41 years of age...new Coaches: Pitching coach Brent Strom, 1st base coach Tarrik Brock, 3rd base coach Pat Listach, bullpen coach Craig Bjornson and assistant hitting coach Ralph Dickenson are new to the ML staff in Dave Trembley, who served as 3rd base coach last season, returns as bench coach this season. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Wed., April 2 7:10 New York (AL) RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-13, 3.31) CSN Houston Thur., April 3 7:10 New York (AL) LHP Brett Oberholtzer (4-5, 2.76) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.10) CSN Houston 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: JARRED COSART W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2013/Career: Spring: vs. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career: Career Complete Games: - Last CG: - Career Shutouts: - Last SHO: - CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2013 GAME-HIGHS: Strikeouts: 5, 9/3/13 vs. MIN 5, 9/3 vs. MIN Walks: 6, 9/9/13 at SEA 6, 9/9 at SEA Hits: 7 (3x), last, 8/28/13 at CWS 7 (3x), last, 8/28 at CWS Earned Runs: 4, 9/3/13 vs. MIN 4, 9/3 vs. MIN Innings Pitched: 8.0, 7/12/13 at TB 8.0, 7/12 at TB Low-Hit CG: - - CAREER/2013 MLB SPLITS: Home: 0-0, 3.94 ERA, 3G/GS, 7ER/16IP Away: 1-1, 1.23 ERA, 7G/GS, 6ER/44IP Minute Maid Park: 0-0, 3.94 ERA, 3G/GS, 7ER/16IP Day: 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 1G/GS, 1ER/6IP Night: 1-1, 2.00 ERA, 9G/GS, 12ER/54IP Longest Winning Streak: 1, 7/12/13 Longest Losing Streak: 1, 8/20/13-current 2013 MINOR LEAGUE SPLITS: Home: 4-1, 2.63 ERA, 9G/8GS, 14ER/48IP Away: 3-3, 4.00 ERA, 9G/GS, 20ER/45IP Day: 0-1, 7.20 ERA, 1G/GS, 4ER/5IP Night: 7-3, 3.07 ERA, 17G/16GS, 30ER/88IP Longest Winning Streak: 4, 4/10-5/7 Longest Losing Streak: 2, 5/18-23 LAST APP - 3/19 at WSH (Spring Training): received the victory after hurling 5.0 perfect innings against the Nationals in Viera... struck out 9 batters and walked none. ABOUT COSART: hard-throwing, 23-year old right-hander was named the Astros No. 2 starter this Spring, marking his first appearance on an Opening Day roster...made his MLB debut in July of 2013, posting a 1.95 ERA in 10 starts en route to getting named the Astros Rookie of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA. in franchise history, marks the lowest ERA by an Astros pitcher over their first 10 career Major League starts...the last MLB pitcher to post a lower ERA thru their first 10 career starts was RHP Shelby Miller (1.57, 11ER/63IP) who did so from 10/3/12-5/20/13. from the date of his big league debut on 7/12/13 thru the end of the season, led the American League in ERA. led all Major League rookies in ERA and finished 4th with a.220 opponent s batting average (min. 10 starts). set a franchise record by pitching at least 5.0 innings and allowing no more than three runs in his first eight Major League starts. DYNAMIC DEBUT: made his Major League debut on 7/12/13 at TB and defeated reigning Cy Young Award winner David Price and the Rays, holding the club to 2 hits over 8.0 shutout innings (2-1 win)...had a no-hit bid thru 6.0 innings and became the first pitcher in Astros history to toss 8+ scoreless innings in his MLB debut...became just the 3rd pitcher since 2000 to make his debut against a reigning Cy Young Award winner and earn the victory. GROUND CONTROL: recorded most of his outs on groundballs across his 10 MLB starts last year...his 2.33 groundball/flyball ratio (70.0% groundball rate) ranked second on the club behind Dallas Keuchel (2.57 GB/FB). owns a career 1.88 groundball/flyball ratio in 87 minor league games. did not allow a homer in his first 44.0 MLB innings, which was the longest streak by a Houston pitcher to start their MLB career since RHP Brad Lidge went 54.1 innings from (Elias). BRINGING THE HEAT: according to PITCHf/x, averaged 94.5 mph on his cutter in 2013, which led all Major League starters who threw at least 60.0 innings. vs. NYY: will be making his first career appearance against the Yankees...has made 3 career starts against the AL East, going 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA (3ER/19IP). PROSPECTING: entered 2013 ranked by Baseball America as the Astros No. 7 prospect with the organization s Best Curveball... was listed as a top 100 prospect by both ESPN.com (No. 78) and MLB.com (No. 89) before the 2013 season. I M COMING HOME: the League City, TX native was acquired by the Astros from the Phillies on 7/29/11 along with 1B Jon Singleton (MLB.com s #1 overall first base prospect), RHP Josh Zeid (3.90 ERA in 25g w/hou in 2013) and a PTBNL (OF Domingo Santana - HOU s No.8 prospect per MLB.com) in exchange for OF Hunter Pence. originally drafted by Philadelphia in the 38th round of the 2008 draft...is a 2008 graduate of Clear Creek HS (TX) and became the 4th Texas-born pitcher to make his MLB debut as a starting pitcher for the Astros (Elias)...also Troy Patton (8/25/07 vs. PIT), Butch Henry (4/9/92 vs. CIN) and Bill Greif (7/19/71 vs. PHI). COSART VS. YANKEES (Career) Date Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR has never faced the Yankees AVG AB H HR BB SO Ellsbury Johnson SPRING TRAINING DAY BY DAYS Date OPP Result W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 3/2 ATL W 7-4 W /8 NYY L /14 STL L 4-6 L W 2-0 W TOMORROW S STARTER vs. NYY LHP BRETT OBERHOLTZER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2013/Career: Spring: vs. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career: LAST APP - 3/22 vs. STL (Spring Training): took the loss in the Astros 5-2 defeat to the Cards (5ER/5.0IP). ABOUT OBERHOLTZER: 24-year-old southpaw was named the Astros No. 3 starter this Spring...was dominant as a starter in after joining Houston s rotation on 7/31, his 2.24 ERA (16ER/64.1IP) in 10 starts ranked second in the American League behind U. Jimenez (1.92) Became the first Astros rookie to throw 2 complete games in the same season since Roy Oswalt in 2001 (3 CG). along with RHP Taylor Buchholz (2006) and fellow rookie RHP Jarred Cosart (2013), became the third player in franchise history to record a quality start in each of his first 4 MLB starts (7/31-8/18). became the first Astros pitcher since 1979 (Randy Niemann) to go 6.2+ innings while allowing 2 runs or leass in each of his first 3 career starts...prior to Obie, the last MLB pitcher to do this was Jose Contreras in IN CONTROL: showed excellent control during his rookie campaign with Houston...posted a 1.82 walks per 9.0 innings ratio (13BB/64.1IP) in his starts, which ranked 5th in the AL after his move to the rotation on 7/31. allowed 2 walks or less in each of his first 8 Major League starts (7/31-9/14), which tied a franchise record. did not issue a walk thru his first 4 appearances (16IP), which ranks as the 2nd-longest streak in Astros history...made his MLB debut in relief on 4/21 vs. CLE (2ER/2IP). in career minor league innings, has walked just 156 batters (2.19 walks per 9.0 innings). THIS SPRING: went 0-2 and gave up 11 earned runs in 9.0 innings this Spring (3 apps/2 starts) 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 Feldman 4/1 vs. NYY (6.2,2,0,0,2,3) W 6-2 W / Cosart Oberholtzer Harrell Keuchel

3 ASTROS: NYY SERIES (4/1-3):.273 (9x33) SPRING TRAINING:.250 (224x897) OPPONENTS: NYY SERIES (4/1-3):.188 (6x32) 27 IF Jose Altuve.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI Last Gm: 2x4, 2RBI NYY Series:.500, 2x4, RBI Homestand:.500, 2x4, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.500, 2x4, 4/1-current 2x4 with a run scored an 2 RBI last night...had RBI in the 1st and 2nd innings, going 2x2 with RISP...marked his 3rd straight Opening Day start. hit.254 (15x59) this Spring in 19 games...hit primarily 2nd in camp before hitting 3rd and 4th over the final week of Spring Training games. hit.283 (177x626) with 31 doubles, five homers, 52 RBI and 35 steals in led the Astros in hits and steals and ranked tied for 1st in runs (64) and games played (152)...led Major League second basemen in steals and in double plays turned (114)...signed to a 4-year contract extension on 7/13/13 for the seasons. 23-year-old second baseman is a home-grown product, having been signed as a 16-year-old, non-drafted free agent by Houston out of Venezuela in IF/OF Chris Carter.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: 1x4, RBI NYY Series:.250, 1x4, RBI Homestand:.250, 1x4, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1-current 1x4 with an RBI last night, which marked his 3rd consecutive Opening Day start...caught Wandy Rodriguez in 2012 and Bud Norris last season. hit.263 (10x38) and led the club with 10 RBI this spring despite playing in only 14 games...hit 3rd or 4th in most of his Spring action. was an American League All-Star, a two-time AL Player of the Week and was named the Astros Team MVP by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA in marked his 1st MLB All-Star appearance (DNP) and became the club s first All-Star catcher since Craig Biggio in hit.276 (120x435) with 35 doubles, 18 homers and 56 RBI on the season. was a 1st round selection (10th overall) by Houston in the 2008 draft. 22 C Carlos Corporan ---, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: DNP NYY Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: --- Long Streak: --- DNP last night...is making his 2nd consecutive appearance on the Astros Opening Day roster...has served as the club s back up catcher over parts of the last 3 seasons ( ). posted an impressive.294 (10x34) average with 4 doubles and 9 RBI in 16 games this Spring...hit his only Spring homer off LHP Gio Gonzalez. played in a career-high 64 games last season, including 51 at catcher and 1 at DH...threw out 24.4% of runners attempting to steal (10-of-41)... hit.225 (43x191) with 5 doubles, 7 homers and 20 RBI on the season...6 of his 7 home runs were hit off left-handed pitchers. joined the Astros organization after signing as a minor league free agent on 11/17/ IF Matt Dominguez.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 NYY Series: 0x4 Homestand: 0x4 Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: --- 0x4 last night, which marked his 2nd consecutive Opening Day start at 3B for the Astros. hit 4 doubles and a triple and walked 7 times in his 16 Spring games. hit.241 (131x543) with 25 doubles and ranked 2nd on the club with 21 homers in in his age 23 season, became the youngest Astros player to hit 21+ homers in a season since Cesar Cedeno hit 26 in ranked 4th in the AL in fielding percentage by a third baseman with a.963 mark. acquired by Houston along with a minor league pitcher from Miami in exchange for 1B Carlos Lee on 6/4/ OF Dexter Fowler.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI entered Spring Training as one of many middle infielders vying for a backup job on the Opening Day roster...forced his way on to the team by leading the club in hitting (.407), hits (22) and doubles (8)...played shortstop, third base, second base and center field. spent the majority of the 2013 season in the Majors...played in 72 games, including 53 at shortstop. was originally a product of the Cubs minor league system before being selected by Boston in the 2011 Rule 5 draft...acquired by Houston that day in exchange for another Rule 5 draft pick 19 OF Robbie Grossman.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: 0x4 NYY Series: 0x4 Homestand: 0x4 Current Stk.: 0x4 Long Streak: --- made his 1st career Opening Day start last night in left field...also marked his 1st appearance on a MLB Opening Day roster. hit 2nd last night because of a strong Spring, which saw him hit.360 (18x50) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer and 7 RBI...began camp hitting lower in the order before forcing his way towards the top of the lineup. hit.268 with a.332 on-base percentage in 63 games with the Astros last season...had 2 stints in the Majors, but fared much better in his second stint, posting a.322 average with a.816 OPS over his final 35 games after his recall in July...the run included a club-high, 14-game hitting streak. acquired by Houston from Pittsburgh along with LHP Colton Cain and LHP Rudy Owens in exchange for LHP Wandy Rodriguez on 7/24/12. Last Gm: 1x4 NYY Series:.250, 1x4 Homestand:.250, 1x4 Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1-current 1x4 last night with a single in his 2nd consecutive Opening Day start... started in left field on Opening Day for the Astros last season. ranked 2nd on the club with 9 RBI in his 19 games this Spring...played exclusively designated hitter and first base. spent the entire season with the Astros last year and led the club with 82 RBI and 29 homers, the most by an Astro since Lance Berkman also 14 IF/OF Jesus Guzman.250, 1 HR, 2 RBI hit 29 in ranked 11th in the AL in homers...set a franchise record Last Gm: 1x4, HR, 2RBI NYY Series:.250, 1x4, HR, 2RBI Homestand:.250, 1x4, HR, 2RBI by seeing 4.20 pitches per plate appearance. Current Stk.: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.250, 1x4, 4/1-current acquired by Houston in February of 2013 from Oakland along with RHP 1x4 and hit a 2-run HR last night in his 1st plate appearance as an Astro... Brad Peacock and catcher Max Stassi in exchange for IF Jed Lowrie. the last player to homer in their 1st PA as an Astro was Rick Ankiel, who 15 C Jason Castro.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI did so last Opening Day on 3/31/13 vs. TEX...yesterday marked his third time on an Opening Day roster ( ) and his second career Opening Day start...started in left field on Opening Day for the Padres in hit 2 doubles and 2 homers in 21 games this Spring...played corner outfield and infield, but primarily played first base. spent the entire 2013 season with the Padres and played in 126 games, hitting 9 HRs with 35 RBI...led the Majors with 14 RBI as a pinch-hitter. acquired by Houston from San Diego in exchange for IF Ryan Jackson on 12/18/ OF L.J. Hoes.500, 1 HR, 1 RBI Last Gm: 1x2, HR, RBI NYY Series:.500, 1x2, HR, RBI Homestand:.500, 1x2, HR, RBI Current Stk.: 1,.500, 1x2, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.500, 1x2, 4/1-current 1x2 with a solo homer and a walk last night...marked his 2nd career homer in what was his 186th career plate appearance...last night was his debut on a Major League Opening Day roster. had 7 RBI in 16 games this Spring while playing primarily right field. played in 47 games with the Astros last season and hit.287 (48x167) with 14 multi-hit games...started 40 games in RF, 1 in CF and 1 at DH. acquired by Houston from Baltimore along with LHP Josh Hader and a 2014 comp. balance pick (A) in exchange for RHP Bud Norris and international pool space on 7/31/13...at the time of the trade, was ranked as the Orioles No. 7 prospect by MLB.com. 18 IF/OF Marc Krauss ---, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: DNP NYY Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: --- Long Streak: --- DNP last night...this is his debut on a Major League roster...has played in 52 Major League games in his career (all in 2013). had a strong start this Spring and finished hitting.293 (12x41) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, two homers and 4 RBI...recorded a.375 OBP. played all over the diamond in his 52 Major League games last year, including 18 games in LF, 15 at DH, 9 in RF and 2 at 1B...led the club in pinch-hits and in pitches per plate appearance (4.55). acquired by Houston from Arizona along with OF Bobby Borchering in exchange for 3B Chris Johnson on 7/29/12. 8 OF Alex Presley ---, 0 HR, 0 RBI Last Gm: DNP NYY Series: --- Homestand: --- Current Stk.: --- Long Streak: --- DNP last night...this marks his 2nd Opening Day roster after leading off and starting in left field for the Pirates on Opening Day in combined to play in 17 Spring games, 16 with Minnesota and 1 with the Astros...entered camp in a competition for the Twins starting center field position before being DFA d...claimed by Houston on March 27...went 2x2 with a double and an RBI in his only game as an Astro this Spring. hit.276 (51x185) with 10 extra-base hits and 15 RBI in 57 Major League games with Pittsburgh and Minnesota last season...was part of the package that went to the Twins in the Justin Morneau trade. came up as a Pirate and played in parts of four Major League seasons in Pittsburgh ( )...owns a career.264 average, including identical.264 averages against lefties and righties. Last Gm: 2x4 NYY Series:.500, 2x4 Homestand:.500, 2x4 Current Stk.: 1,.500, 2x4, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.500, 2x4, 4/1-current 2x4 with 2 runs scored and 2 doubles last night...is the 3rd Astro to record 2 doubles and 2 runs in their Astros debut, joining Vinny Castilla (5/15/01) and Jack Hiatt (4/8/71)...has appeared on 6 Opening Day rosters ( ) and has made 4 Opening Day starts ( )...prior to this season, had spent his entire nine-year professional career ( ) in the Rockies organization. hit.300 (15x50) with a.386 on-base percentage in 17 games this Spring... homered on Saturday in an exhibition game vs. Veracruz of the Mexican 6 IF Jonathan Villar.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI League...led off for the Astros in nearly all of his starts this Spring. Last Gm: 1x3 NYY Series:.333, 1x3 Homestand:.333, 1x3 dynamic center fielder hit.263 (109x415) with a.369 OBP, 12 home runs Current Stk.: 1,.333, 1x3, 4/1 Long Streak: 1,.333, 1x3, 4/1-current and 19 stolen bases in 119 games for Colorado last season. 1x3 last night...marked his 1st appearance on a Major League Opening acquired by Houston along with a PTBNL from Colorado in exchange for Day roster. OF Brandon Barnes and RHP Jordan Lyles on 12/3/13. hit.260 (13x50) this Spring with 8 RBI in 20 games...was 2-for-2 in stolen 9 IF Marwin Gonzalez ---, 0 HR, 0 RBI base attempts. Last Gm: DNP NYY Series: --- Homestand: year old has served as the club s everyday shortstop since being Current Stk.: --- Long Streak: --- recalled by Houston on July 22, led all Major League rookies with DNP last night...this marks his third straight season on the Astros Opening 18 stolen bases, despite playing in just 57 games last season...marked Day roster...had an Opening Day start for Houston in 2012 while subbing the most steals by an Astros rookie since Willy Taveras stole 34 in in for an injured Jed Lowrie. acquired by Houston from Philadelphia along with OF Anthony Gose and LHP J.A. Happ in exchange for RHP Roy Oswalt and cash on 7/29/10.

4 ASTROS HITTERS vs. UPCOMING STARTERS ASTROS vs. KURODA AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Presley ASTROS vs. NOVA (tomorrow) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Carter ASTROS vs. RICHARDS (Friday) AVG AB H HR RBI BB K Altuve Carter Castro Dominguez Gonzalez Grossman Hoes Villar Astros Hitters vs. LHP (2013) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Presley Villar Astros Hitters vs. RHP (2013) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Presley Villar ASTROS HITTERS vs. YANKEES ASTROS vs. YANKEES (2013): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Villar ASTROS vs. YANKEES (2014): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Dominguez Fowler Grossman Guzman Hoes Villar ASTROS vs. YANKEES (Career): AVG AB H HR RBI Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Villar Astros Hitters vs. LHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Presley Villar X Total Astros Opp Record by Days Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun Record by Months April May June July August Sept DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Date Off Games Crain right biceps surgery 3/21 1 (1-0) White Tommy John surgery 3/21 1 (1-0) Wojciechowski right lat strain 3/21 1 (1-0) 2014 Starting Lineups By Batting Order: 1: Fowler (1-0) 2: Grossman (1-0) 3: Altuve (1-0) 4: Castro (1-0) 5: Guzman (1-0) 6: Carter (1-0) 7: Dominguez (1-0) 8: Hoes (1-0) 9: Villar (1-0) RUNS BY INNING Astros Hitters vs. RHP (Career) Player.AVG AB H Altuve Carter Castro Corporan Dominguez Fowler Gonzalez Grossman Guzman Hoes Krauss Presley Villar CATCHING STATS Catchers Statistics Team Player CS/ATT % PO PB Record ERA Castro 0/ (2ER/9IP) Corporan 0/ (0ER/0IP) Pitchers 0/ TOTAL 0/ (2ER/9IP) STARTS BY LINEUP/POSITION Multi-Hit Games Total Career-High Altuve (4x) - 9/2/13 vs. MIN Carter (2x) - 6/23/13 at CHC Castro /26/13 vs. OAK Corporan /29/13 at NYY Dominguez (2x) - 8/18/13 at LAA Fowler (4x) - 6/9/13 vs. SD Gonzalez (5x) - 4/9/13 at SEA Grossman (3x) - 8/27/13 at CWS Guzman (8x) - 9/28/13 at SF Hoes (2x) - 8/18/13 at LAA Krauss (2x) - 9/19/13 at CLE Presley (9x) - 9/1/13 at TEX Villar (5x) - 9/13/13 vs. LAA Multi-RBI Games Total Career-High Altuve /9/13 vs. SEA Carter /16/13 at LAA Castro /31/13 at BAL Corporan /29/13 at NYY Dominguez /18/13 vs. MIL Fowler (3x) - 8/12/13 vs. SD Gonzalez (5x) - 7/29/12 vs. PIT Grossman /23/13 vs. TOR Guzman (3x) - 5/11/13 at TB Hoes /10/13 at SEA Krauss /26/13 at TOR Presley (4x) - 9/4/13 at HOU Villar (2x) - 9/9/13 at SEA By Defensive Position: C: Castro (1-0) 1B: Guzman (1-0) 2B: Altuve (1-0) SS: Villar (1-0) 3B: Dominguez (1-0) LF: Grossman (1-0) CF: Fowler (1-0) RF: Hoes (1-0) DH: Carter (1-0)

5 2014 HOUSTON ASTROS BULLPEN REPORT 2014 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO When Bullpen Allows Runs: 1-0 Starters When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 0-0 Relievers When No Relievers Are Used: 0-0 Pitcher Last App. (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Pitches 1B/Ret. RI/SC SV/OPP Team Rec. (in relief apps.) 37-Matt Albers 4/1 vs. NYY (1.0,1,0,0,0,0) 13 1/1 0/0 0/ Anthony Bass Kevin Chapman 4.1 vs. NYY (0.1,0,1,1,1,0) 11 1/1 3/0 0/ Josh Fields Brad Peacock Chad Qualls 4.1 vs. NYY (1.0,3,1,1,0,0) 12 1/0 1/1 0/ Jerome Williams BULLPEN TOTALS 3/2 4/1 0/ RHP Matt Albers 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1G NYY Series: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0ER/1IP) Spring: 1-0-0, 2.57 (2ER/7.0IP), 7G pitched a scoreless 9th inning for the Astros last night, allowing 1 hit (a double to Johnson)...marked his 1st appearance with the Astros since 9/28/07 vs. ATL (3ER/5.0IP). pitched well for Houston this Spring, giving up just 2 runs in 7 outings (2.57 ERA)...struck out 8 batters in 7.0 innings. has been one of the most effective relievers in the Majors since 2012, going 6-2 with a 2.75 ERA (38ER/124.1IP) and a.229 opponent s batting average in 120 games. made the Indians postseason roster in 2013 after making 56 regular season appearances...led all American League pitchers in groundball percentage (81.3%) during the season (min. 50 apps.). the 31-year-old, Houston-native signed a one-year contract with the Astros in the offseason that includes a club option for the 2015 season.. is returning to the organization that drafted and developed him as he was a 23rd round pick by the Astros in the 2001 draft...he and fellow RHP Chad Qualls pitched for the Astros in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. 45 RHP Anthony Bass 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0G NYY Series: --- Spring: 0-0-2, 2.45 (3ER/11.0IP), 7G made his 3rd consecutive Opening Day roster after starting the last two seasons on the Padres Opening Day roster. had a strong Spring Training, recording 2 saves and a 2.45 ERA (3ER/11IP) in 7 outings for Houston...struck out 14 batters without allowing a walk. in his MLB relief assignments, has gone 0-1 with 1 save and a 3.64 ERA (36ER/89IP) in 57 outings. was acquired by Houston at the 2013 Winter Meetings...the Astros acquired Bass and a PTBNL or cash from San Diego for a PTBNL or cash... the following day, Houston completed the trade by sending LHP Patrick Schuster, who was selected with the 1st pick in the 2013 Rule 5 draft, to San Diego in exchange for cash considerations. 66 LHP Kevin Chapman 0-0-0, ERA, 1G NYY Series: 0-0-0, (1ER/0.1IP) Spring: 0-1-0, 7.88 (7ER/8.0IP), 8G stranded 3 runners last night after working out of a 7th-inning, 2-out bases loaded jam...got Kelly Johnson to ground out...walked Ellsbury in the next inning who later came around to score. made his first career appearance on an Opening Day roster...is ranked by Baseball America as the Astros No. 17 prospect. pitched in 8 games this Spring, striking out 8 batters in 8.0 innings... allowed 7 earned runs (7.88 ERA). made his Major League debut with Houston on 8/9/13 vs. TEX and went on to set a franchise record by not allowing an earned run in his first 13 MLB appearances to begin his career (9.2IP). has held lefties to a.162 (6x37) average in his young career...all opponents have hit just.181 (13x72) against him. 26-year-old was acquired from the Royals along with a PTBNL (OF D Andre Toney) in exchange for OF Jason Bourgeois and C Humberto Quintero on 3/20/ RHP Josh Fields 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0G NYY Series: --- Spring: 0-0-0, 1.29 (1ER/7.0IP), 7G this is his 2nd appearance on an Opening Day roster as he made the club out of Spring Training last season. pitched to a 1.29 ERA (1ER/7.0IP) in 7 games during Spring Training... struck out 6 with no walks and gave up 6 hits in his 7.0 innings of work. appeared in 41 games and converted 5-of-6 save opportunities as a rookie in allowed just a.220 (31x141) opponent s batting average and fanned 40 in his 38.0 innings. the former st round pick (20th overall) was taken by Houston with the 1st overall selection in the 2012 Rule 5 Draft. 41 RHP Brad Peacock 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0G NYY Series: --- Spring: 0-1-0, 6.48 (6ER/8.1IP), 4G made an Opening Day roster for the second time in his career this season after making the roster in 2013 with the Astros. had 4 appearances during Spring Training and gave up 6 runs in 8.1 innings (6.48 ERA) with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks...aside from his first outing of the Spring (5ER/1IP), posted a 1.23 ERA over his final 3 games (1ER/7.1IP). 26-year-old has been used mostly as a starter in his Major League career...came on strong at the end of the 2013 season with the Astros, posting a 4-3 record with a 3.64 ERA (22ER/54.1IP) and 54 strikeouts in 9 outings after his final recall to Houston. was acquired by Houston from Oakland along with IF/OF Chris Carter and C Max Stassi in exchange for IF Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez on 2/4/ RHP Chad Qualls 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1G NYY Series: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1ER/1IP) Spring: 0-0-0, 4.50 (4ER/8.0IP), 8G worked 1.0 inning of relief last night, allowing 1 run on 3 hits (all singles)...induced a double play from Soriano to end the Yankees threat in the 8th inning. in 8 Spring Training games, posted a 4.50 ERA (4ER/8IP) with 7 punchouts and no walks. had a resurgent 2013 season with Miami after re-working his mechanics, posting a career-best 2.61 ERA (18ER/62IP) and the highest groundball percentage of his career (77.7%)...his GB% ranked 5th in the National League...54 of his 66 appearances were scoreless. now in his 11th Major League season, has made 664 relief appearances in his career, going with 51 saves and a 3.80 ERA (278ER/658.1IP)... has made at least 50 appearances in each of the last 9 seasons ( ). since 2004, ranks 2nd in the Majors in appearances (664) and relief innings (658.1), behind only Francisco Rodriguez (667g/676.2IP)...ranks tied for first among relievers in wins (45) with Jesse Crain over that span. has had more scoreless outings (469g) than any pitcher in the Majors since signed by Houston to a 2-year contract with a club option for 2016 during the offseason...returns to the organization that drafted and developed him, as he was a 2nd round pick by Houston in RHP Jerome Williams 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0G NYY Series: --- Spring: 1-1-0, 5.28 (9ER/15.1IP), 5G made his 7th appearance on an Opening Day roster. in 5 Spring Training outings (3 starts), went 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA (9ER/15.1IP)...did not walk a batter and struck out 13. set new career highs in games (37), starts (25), innings (169.1) and strikeouts (107) in 2013 while with the Angels...his 9 wins marked his most since notching 10 in 2004 with San Francisco. has gone 1-0 with 1 save and a 4.01 ERA (40ER/89.2IP) when working in a relief role. from , posted the 5th highest groundball percentage in the American League (63.6%), behind Masterson (70.7%), Porcello (69.9%), Fister (66.8%) and Felix Hernandez (63.8%). the former 1st round pick was signed by the Astros to a one-year contract during the offseason. vs. NYY 2013 G W-L-S ERA IP ER Albers Bass Chapman Cosart Feldman Fields Harrell Keuchel Oberholtzer Peacock Qualls Williams G W-L-S ERA IP ER Albers Bass Chapman Cosart Feldman Fields Harrell Keuchel Oberholtzer Peacock Qualls Williams CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP ER Albers Bass Chapman Cosart Feldman Fields Harrell Keuchel Oberholtzer Peacock Qualls Williams

6 2014 Houston Astros High/Low GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 1 Longest Winning Streak, Home...1, 4/1-current Longest Winning Streak, Road... Most Consecutive Losses... Most Consecutive Losses, Home... Most Consecutive Losses, Road... Longest Game, Time...2:51, 4/1 vs. NYY Shortest Game, Time... Longest Game, Innings...9, 4/1 vs. NYY Best Homestand, Percentage... Worst Homestand, Percentage... Best Road Trip, Percentage... Worst Road Trip, Percentage... Most Runners Left on Base...4, 4/1 vs. NYY Double Plays Turned...1, 4/1 vs. NYY Opponent Double Plays Turned...1, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Errors... Largest Margin of Victory...4, 4/1 vs. NYY Largest Margin of Defeat... Biggest Comeback to Win... Most Games Over , 4/1-current Biggest Lead Lost to Lose... Highest Attendance, Home...41, 117, 4/1 vs. NYY Highest Attendance, Road... TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game... 6, 4/1 vs. NYY Fewest Runs, Game... Most Runs, Inning... 4, 4/1 vs. NYY (1st) Most Hits, Game... 9, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Hits, Inning...3, 4/1 vs. NYY (1st and 2nd) Fewest Hits, Game... Most Doubles, Game... 2, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Triples, Game... Most Homers, Game... 2, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Consecutive Games, Homer... 1, 4/1-current Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 4, 4/1 vs. NYY Fewest Extra-Base Hits, Game... Most Total Bases, Game... 17, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Walks, Game... 1, 4/1 vs. NYY Fewest Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... 11, 4/1 vs. NYY Fewest Strikeouts, Game... Most Stolen Bases, Game... 1, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Opponent Stolen Bases, Game... Longest Scoreless Inning Streak innings, 4/1 vs. NYY (1st-7th) ASTROS HOME RUNS Astros Last Home Runs (*-team record when homering) Player Date Opponent/Pitcher AB Since Last Team Rec.* Altuve 9/13/13 LAA/Vargas Carter Castro Corporan 8/12/13 TEX/Darvish Dominguez Fowler 7/28/13 MIL/Gonzalez Gonzalez 6/5/13 BAL/Garcia Grossman 8/23/13 TOR/Oliver Guzman 4/1/14 NYY/Sabathia Hoes 4/1/14 NYY/Sabathia Krauss 9/15/13 LAA/Williams Presley Villar Multi-HR Games Season Career Altuve 0 0 Carter 0 3 Castro 0 3 Corporan 0 0 Dominguez 0 2 Fowler 0 3 Gonzalez 0 0 Grossman 0 0 Guzman 0 1 Hoes 0 0 Krauss 0 0 Presley 0 0 Villar Grand Slams 2014 Opponent Grand Slams Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2014 Inside-the-Park Home Runs 2014 Opponent Inside-the-Park Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2014 Leadoff Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher 2014 Back-to-Back Home Run Combos Players Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2014 Pinch-Hit Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2014 Walk-Off Home Runs Player Date Opp./Pitcher(s) 2014 Last At-Bat Wins No.-Date-Opp. Score Game-Winning Play ASTROS EJECTIONS Date Personnel Umpire Situation INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game... 4 (multiple players), 4/1 vs. NYY Most Runs, Game... 2, Fowler, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Hits, Game...2, Fowler/Altuve, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Consecutive Hits (in ABs)...2, Fowler/Altuve, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Doubles, Game... 2, Fowler, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Triples, Game... Most Home Runs, Game... 1, Guzman/Hoes, 4/1 vs. NYY Most RBI, Game... 2, Altuve/Guzman, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Walks, Game...1, Hoes, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Strikeouts, Game...3, Dominguez, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Stolen Bases, Game...1, Altuve, 4/1 vs. NYY Longest Hitting Streak...1 (multiple players), 4/1-current TEAM PITCHING Fewest Runs, Game...2, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Runs, Game... Fewest Hits, Game...6, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Hits, Game... Fewest Walks, Game... 3, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Walks, Game... Most Strikeouts, Game... 3, 4/1 vs. NYY Longest Scoreless Inning Streak innings, 4/1 vs. NYY (1st-7th) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest Winning Streak... 1, Feldman, 4/1-current Longest Losing Streak... Most Innings Pitched, Starter , Feldman, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Innings Pitched, Relief...1.0, Qualls/Albers, 4/1 vs. NYY Fewest Hits, Complete Game... Fewest Walks, Complete Game... Most Walks, Game... 2, Feldman, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Strikeouts, Game... 3, Feldman, 4/1 vs. NYY Most Strikeouts, Inning... 2, Feldman, 4/1 vs. NYY (4th) Most Hit By Pitch, Game... 2, Feldman, 4/1 vs. NYY Longest Scoreless Inning Streak...6.2, Feldman, 4/1-current ATTENDANCE Home:... 41,117 Home Average:... 41,117/1 game Road:... Road Average:...

7 HOUSTON ASTROS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 4/1 1 NYY W nd 0.5 Feldman (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) - 41,117* 41,117 4/2 2 NYY 4/3 3 NYY 4/4 4 LAA 4/5 5 LAA 4/6 6 LAA 4/7 7 LAA 4/8 TOR 4/9 TOR 4/10 TOR 4/11 TEX 4/12 TEX 4/13 TEX 4/15 14 KC 4/16 15 KC 4/17 16 KC 4/18 OAK 4/19 OAK 4/20 OAK 4/21 SEA 4/22 SEA 4/23 SEA 4/24 23 OAK 4/25 24 OAK 4/26 25 OAK 4/27 26 OAK 4/29 27 WSH 4/30 28 WSH 5/2 29 SEA 5/3 30 SEA 5/4 31 SEA 5/5 DET 5/6 DET 5/7 DET 5/8 DET 5/9 BAL 5/10 BAL 5/11 BAL 5/12 39 TEX 5/13 40 TEX 5/14 41 TEX 5/16 42 CWS 5/17 43 CWS 5/18 44 CWS 5/19 LAA 5/20 LAA 5/21 LAA 5/22 SEA 5/23 SEA 5/24 SEA 5/25 SEA 5/26 KC 5/27 KC 5/28 KC 5/29 55 BAL 5/30 56 BAL 5/31 57 BAL 6/1 58 BAL 6/3 59 LAA 6/4 60 LAA 6/5 61 LAA 6/6 MIN 6/7 MIN 6/8 MIN 6/9 ARI 6/10 ARI 6/11 67 ARI 6/12 68 ARI 6/13 69 TB 6/14 70 TB 6/15 71 TB 6/17 WSH 6/18 WSH 6/19 TB 6/20 TB 6/21 TB 6/22 TB 6/24 78 ATL 6/25 79 ATL 6/26 80 ATL 6/27 81 DET 6/28 82 DET 6/29 83 DET 6/30 84 SEA 7/1 85 SEA 7/2 86 SEA 7/3 LAA 7/4 LAA 7/5 LAA 7/6 LAA 7/7 TEX 7/8 TEX 7/9 TEX 7/11 94 BOS 7/12 95 BOS 7/13 96 BOS 7/ All-Star Game (Minnesota) 7/18 CWS 7/19 CWS 7/20 CWS

8 HOUSTON ASTROS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY Date Game Opponent W-L /Score Record Pos. GB Astros Opp. Save Attendance Home Attendance POR POR (*-denotes sellout) 7/22 OAK 7/23 OAK 7/24 OAK 7/ MIA 7/ MIA 7/ MIA 7/ OAK 7/ OAK 7/ OAK 7/ TOR 8/1 110 TOR 8/2 111 TOR 8/3 112 TOR 8/5 PHI 8/6 PHI 8/7 PHI 8/8 116 TEX 8/9 117 TEX 8/ TEX 8/ MIN 8/ MIN 8/ MIN 8/14 BOS 8/15 BOS 8/16 BOS 8/17 BOS 8/19 NYY 8/20 NYY 8/21 NYY 8/22 CLE 8/23 CLE 8/24 CLE 8/ OAK 8/ OAK 8/ OAK 8/ TEX 8/ TEX 8/ TEX 8/ TEX 9/2 139 LAA 9/3 140 LAA 9/5 OAK 9/6 OAK 9/7 OAK 9/8 SEA 9/9 SEA 9/10 SEA 9/12 LAA 9/13 LAA 9/14 LAA 9/ CLE 9/ CLE 9/ CLE 9/ CLE 9/ SEA 9/ SEA 9/ SEA 9/22 TEX 9/23 TEX 9/24 TEX 9/26 NYM 9/27 NYM 9/28 NYM 2014 ASTROS TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS: 3/30: Placed RHP Jesse Crain, RHP Alex White, and RHP Asher Wojciechowski on the 15-day Disabled List (backdated to 3/21)...3/27: Claimed OF Alex Presley off waivers from MIN...designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment.