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Astros News
#1 2B
Jose Altuve: Leads off again
Mar 21st
Altuve batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's spring game against St. Louis.
#4 BP
Ryne Stanek: Fires scoreless inning
Mar 21st
Stanek allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two over one inning in Saturday's spring game against St. Louis.
#1 RF
Kyle Tucker: Exposed to CF
Mar 21st
Tucker made his first spring start in center field and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's game against St. Louis.
#6 BP
Forrest Whitley: Undergoes surgery
Mar 17th
Whitley underwent Tommy John elbow surgery Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
#1 P
Framber Valdez: Won't require surgery
Mar 17th
Valdez won't require surgery, as his fractured left ring finger showed "significant healing" during Wednesday's evaluation, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#5 CF
Pedro Leon: Reassigned to minor-league camp
Mar 17th
Leon has been reassigned to minor-league spring training, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#2 P
Justin Verlander: Resumes throwing
Mar 17th
Verlander (elbow) has resumed throwing, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#1 3B
Alex Bregman: Makes spring debut
Mar 17th
Bregman started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's spring game against the Mets.
#1 DH
Yordan Alvarez: Sits out Monday
Mar 16th
Alvarez did not appear in Monday's spring game against the Marlins because manager Dusty Baker wanted to avoid using him in back-to-back games, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#3 CF
Chas McCormick: More playing time expected
Mar 16th
Houston manager Dusty Baker said he plans to give McCormick more playing time over the next week, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#10 P
Jose Urquidy: Ups pitch count
Mar 16th
Urquidy allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three over 3.2 innings in Monday's spring game against the Marlins.
#9 P
Cristian Javier: Reappears in game action
Mar 15th
Javier allowed one walk over a scoreless inning in Sunday's spring game against the Nationals.
#3 P
Lance McCullers: On midseason agenda
Mar 15th
McCullers allowed three hits and struck out six over four scoreless innings in Sunday's spring game against the Nationals.
#1 BP
Bryan Abreu: Throws inning Saturday
Mar 14th
Abreu walked two batters and struck out one in a scoreless inning during a "B" game against the Nationals on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
#8 P
Luis Garcia: Fires inning in 'B' game
Mar 14th
Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless inning during Saturday's "B" game against Washington, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#2 BP
Ryan Pressly: Throws scoreless inning
Mar 12th
Pressly allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning against the Mets on Thursday.
#1 SS
Carlos Correa: Knocks in two as leadoff batter
Mar 11th
Correa batted leadoff and went 3-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's spring game against the Marlins.
#3 CF
Myles Straw: In mix for leadoff spot
Mar 10th
Manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Straw and Carlos Correa are the "leading candidates" to bat leadoff Opening Day for Houston, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#2 C
Martin Maldonado: Doubles, scores run
Mar 10th
Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's spring game against the Nationals.
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Cardinals News
#1 DH
Ivan Herrera: Optioned to minor-league camp
Mar 20th
Herrera was optioned to minor-league camp Saturday.
#1 3B
Paul DeJong: Heating up at plate
Mar 19th
DeJong, who was hitless over his first 23 Grapefruit League at-bats, credits a pep talk he received from manager Mike Shildt early this week for his strong performances since, Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#3 P
Miles Mikolas: Responds well to catch session
Mar 19th
Mikolas (shoulder) looked good playing catch Wednesday, Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#2 P
Jack Flaherty: Stretches out further in sim game
Mar 18th
Flaherty, who's logged five innings of Grapefruit League action over two appearances, stretched out to 83 pitches in a simulated game Tuesday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#5 BP
Jordan Hicks: Eventful second appearance
Mar 18th
Hicks allowed an unearned run on two walks and a hit batsman over two-thirds of an inning in a Grapefruit League tie with the Astros on Wednesday.
#1 1B
Paul Goldschmidt: Launches first spring homer
Mar 18th
Goldschmidt 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a Grapefruit League tie with the Astros on Wednesday.
#2 2B
Nolan Gorman: Adapting well to second
Mar 17th
Gorman, a natural third baseman who's acclimating to second base in the wake of the offseason acquisition of Nolan Arenado, played at the keystone for the first time in a simulated game Tuesday and helped turn a double play, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#8 BP
Genesis Cabrera: Starting to settle in
Mar 16th
Cabrera, who allowed three earned runs across two innings over his first pair of Grapefruit League appearances, has now tossed consecutive scoreless, one-inning outings.
#1 3B
Nolan Arenado: Seems to be ramping up
Mar 16th
Arenado is now hitting .308 (7-for-23) across his first 10 Grapefruit League games after going 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a win over the Nationals on Monday.
#4 P
Matthew Liberatore: Impressive but ticketed for minors
Mar 14th
Liberatore is highly unlikely to start the season at the major-league level despite an impressive spring, even considering the Cardinals' multiple starting pitcher injuries, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports. "Don't think they're [Liberatore and Ryan Thompson] candidates to start," Shildt admitted pregame, "but just in the process of building those guys up to start the season."
#1 RF
Tyler O'Neill: On mission to keep starting job
Mar 13th
O'Neill went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in a Grapefruit League win over the Astros on Friday, pushing his spring average to .389 (7-for-18) across seven games.
#1 LF
Harrison Bader: Hitless in return
Mar 11th
Bader (forearm) went 0-for-3 in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Wednesday, his first game action since March 2.
#1 CL
Ryan Helsley: Perfect through pair of appearances
Mar 9th
Helsley has fired two scoreless innings across his first two Grapefruit League appearances, allowing no hits, two walks and recording three strikeouts.
#6 P
Johan Oviedo: Crisp effort in B game
Mar 6th
Oviedo, under consideration for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation, looked impressive over two innings against the Astros in a "B" game Friday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#2 2B
Edmundo Sosa: Stars in B game Friday
Mar 6th
Sosa, who is 0-for-4 across his two official Grapefruit League game appearances thus far, starred in a "B" game against the Astros on Friday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
#1 CF
Lane Thomas: Off to hot start at plate
Mar 6th
Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Friday, is hitting .500 (5-for-10) across four spring games.
#2 C
Andrew Knizner: Raking early in spring play
Mar 6th
Knizner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Friday, is 4-for-8 with a double, two RBI and four runs overall across three spring games.