7:20 PM - Jose Altuve (HOU) went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Twins.

7:14 PM - Spencer Arrighetti (HOU) (1-1) took the loss Saturday, coughing up five runs on three hits and three walks over 3.2 innings as the Astros fell 6-1 to the Twins. He struck out three.

5:42 PM - Jacob Melton (HOU) Sugar Land placed Melton (back) on the injured list Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

8:07 PM - Josh Hader (HOU) picked up the save in Thursday's 5-2 win over Minnesota, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

7:53 PM - Hunter Brown (HOU) (1-1) earned the win Thursday over the Twins, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out eight.

1:40 PM - Jake Meyers (HOU) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

1:35 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

1:09 PM - Luis Garcia (HOU) will be shut down for four weeks after an MRI revealed right elbow inflammation, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

7:26 PM - Framber Valdez (HOU) (1-1) took the loss after allowing five runs on four hits and four walks in five innings Wednesday against the Giants. He struck out nine.

12:45 PM - Jake Meyers (HOU) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Giants.

12:37 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Giants.

6:03 PM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) (forearm) will make a rehab start at Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:26 PM - Jake Meyers (HOU) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

3:30 PM - Cristian Javier (HOU) Astros transferred Javier (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Chandler Rome of Athletic reports.

3:26 PM - Nick Robertson (HOU) Astros acquired Robertson from the Blue Jays on Tuesday in exchange for Edinson Batista, Chandler Rome of Athletic reports.

4:22 PM - Brendan Rodgers (HOU) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

4:19 PM - Jose Altuve (HOU) is starting at second base and batting leadoff in Monday's contest against the Giants.

10:11 AM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) (forearm) struck out three and allowed two earned runs on two hits and one walk across two innings Sunday in a rehab start for Triple-A Sugar Land.

3:41 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

3:39 PM - Jake Meyers (HOU) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

3:35 PM - Brendan Rodgers (HOU) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

3:33 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup Saturday against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

4:36 AM - Hunter Brown (HOU) (0-1) was saddled with the loss Friday against the Mets, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out seven batters over six innings.

3:54 PM - Mauricio Dubon (HOU) is not in the lineup for Friday's tilt against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:30 AM - Christian Walker (HOU) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's game against the Mets.

7:18 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) went 1-for-3 with a single during Thursday's 3-1 win over the Mets.

7:10 PM - Framber Valdez (HOU) (1-0) picked up the win Thursday against the Mets, striking out four and giving up four hits and two walks across seven scoreless frames.

7:04 PM - Josh Hader (HOU) earned the save Thursday after giving up one run on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning to close out a 3-1 win against the Mets. He struck out two.

2:17 PM - J.P. France (HOU) Astros placed France on the 60-day injured list Thursday due to his recovery from right shoulder surgery, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:15 PM - Forrest Whitley (HOU) Astros placed Whitley on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left knee bone bruise, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:13 PM - Kaleb Ort (HOU) Astros placed Ort on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left oblique strain, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:11 PM - Cristian Javier (HOU) Astros placed Javier on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to recovery from right elbow UCL surgery, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:09 PM - Luis Garcia (HOU) Astros placed Garcia on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow soreness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:05 PM - Shawn Dubin (HOU) Astros placed Dubin on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder inflammation, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:04 PM - Taylor Trammell (HOU) Astros placed Trammell on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right calf strain, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:01 PM - Pedro Leon (HOU) Astros placed Leon on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a Grade 1 left MCL strain, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:00 PM - Cooper Hummel (HOU) Astros designated Hummel for assignment Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:58 PM - Ryan Gusto (HOU) Astros recalled Gusto from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:56 PM - Brendan Rodgers (HOU) Astros selected Rodgers' contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:53 PM - Steven Okert (HOU) Astros selected Okert's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:47 PM - Rafael Montero (HOU) Astros selected Montero's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:08 PM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) (forearm) will make a rehab start at Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

12:43 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) Astros selected Smith's contract, and he'll start in right field and bat seventh in Thursday's season opener versus the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

12:22 PM - Christian Walker (HOU) (oblique) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Thursday's season opener versus the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

5:22 PM - Christian Walker (HOU) (oblique) took seven at-bats in a minor-league game Tuesday and is expected to be in the lineup for Thursday's season opener versus the Mets, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:41 PM - Zach Dezenzo (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Dezenzo has made the Opening Day roster, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

4:25 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) will be included on the Astros' Opening Day roster and is expected to start in right field Thursday against the Mets, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:07 PM - Hayden Wesneski (HOU) (foot) is starting Tuesday's exhibition game against Triple-A Sugar Land.

4:05 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) is starting in right field and batting fifth in Tuesday's exhibition game versus Triple-A Sugar Land.

4:39 PM - Christian Walker (HOU) manager Joe Espada said that Walker (oblique) played six innings on defense and hit a home run during a simulated game Monday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

10:28 AM - Jon Singleton (HOU) Astros have informed Singleton that he isn't going to be on the major-league roster to begin the season, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:51 PM - Hayden Wesneski (HOU) on Wesneski's left foot came back negative Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:47 PM - Forrest Whitley (HOU) Joe Espada confirmed Saturday that Whitley (knee) will start the season on the injured list, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:42 PM - Kaleb Ort (HOU) Joe Espada confirmed Saturday that Ort (oblique) will begin the season on the injured list, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:51 AM - Hayden Wesneski (HOU) will undergo X-rays after being struck on the left foot by a comebacker in a minor-league game Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

9:48 AM - Christian Walker (HOU) (oblique) will get at-bats in minor-league games this weekend and continue to play in minor-league contests when the Astros return to Houston. He remains on track to be ready for Opening Day, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

8:01 PM - Forrest Whitley (HOU) (knee) is not likely to be on the Astros' Opening Day roster, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

7:53 PM - Kaleb Ort (HOU) (oblique) is not likely to be on the Astros' Opening Day roster, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:34 AM - Bennett Sousa (HOU) Astros optioned Sousa to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Chandler Rome of Athletic reports.

9:30 AM - Luis Garcia (HOU) has been shut down due to soreness in his surgically repaired right elbow, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

8:46 AM - Zach Dezenzo (HOU) (jaw) is in the lineup for Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

8:00 PM - Ronel Blanco (HOU) was removed from his start Wednesday against the Mets after getting struck by a line drive in the fourth inning, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

3:14 PM - Zach Dezenzo (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Wednesday that Dezenzo (jaw) is expected to return to Grapefruit League action Thursday versus the Marlins, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

3:11 PM - Jose Altuve (HOU) manager Joe Espada confirmed Wednesday that Altuve will play "most of his games" in left field this season, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

1:30 PM - Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (thumb) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

7:40 AM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) (forearm) threw one inning without allowing a hit or a run in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.

9:05 PM - Zach Dezenzo (HOU) was diagnosed with a TMJ sprain on the left side of his jaw after getting hit in the head by a groundball in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against Washington, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

7:28 PM - Zach Dezenzo (HOU) exited Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals after getting hit in the head by a groundball, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

3:03 PM - Luis Garcia (HOU) (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:59 PM - Nick Hernandez (HOU) Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:57 PM - Kaleb Ort (HOU) (oblique) will throw a live batting practice session Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:53 PM - Shay Whitcomb (HOU) Astros Chandler Rome of Athletic Whitcomb to minor-league camp Tuesday, mmm reports.

2:52 PM - Cesar Salazar (HOU) was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

2:50 PM - Yordan Alvarez (HOU) was scratched from Tuesday's Grapefruit League lineup versus the Nationals due to right thumb soreness, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:37 AM - Cam Smith (HOU) Rome of The Athletic wrote Monday that "it still seems far-fetched that Smith will break camp as Houston's everyday right fielder," which contradicts a report suggesting Smith has a good chance of making the Astros' Opening Day roster.

11:35 AM - Cam Smith (HOU) has a "good" chance of making the Astros' Opening Day roster, Will Kunkel of FOX26 Houston reports.

11:40 AM - Framber Valdez (HOU) Joe Espada announced Sunday that Valdez will start Opening Day against the Mets on March 27, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

11:32 AM - Christian Walker (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Sunday that Walker (oblique) is scheduled to return to spring games next weekend and should be ready for Opening Day, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

9:32 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) (illness) is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:27 PM - Miguel Ullola (HOU) was removed from Friday's Spring Breakout game appearance versus the Nationals due to right shoulder discomfort, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

3:27 PM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Friday that McCullers (forearm) will make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

2:54 PM - Miguel Ullola (HOU) was removed from Friday's Spring Breakout game appearance versus the Nationals with an apparent injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

4:13 PM - Jose Altuve (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Thursday that Altuve has done "enough for me to feel good about playing (him in) left field," Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

3:53 PM - Forrest Whitley (HOU) Joe Espada said Thursday that Whitley has a bone bruise in his left knee and will hold off on throwing for a couple of days, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

10:05 AM - Bryan Lavastida (HOU) Astros reassigned Lavastida to minor-league camp Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

10:01 AM - Brandon Walter (HOU) Astros reassigned Walter to minor-league camp Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

9:40 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) (illness) is out of the Astros' lineup for a second straight day Thursday but will go through a full workout, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:37 AM - Brice Matthews (HOU) Astros reassigned Matthews to minor-league camp Thursday, Chandler Rome of Athletic reports.

9:34 AM - Christian Walker (HOU) (oblique) hit in the batting cage Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

8:15 AM - Cam Smith (HOU) will start in right field and bat cleanup in Thursday's split-squad game against the Cardinals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

12:30 PM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) (forearm) could make his Grapefruit League debut as soon as Tuesday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

10:12 AM - Pedro Leon (HOU) (knee) played catch and hit in the batting cage Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

12:35 PM - Cam Smith (HOU) will play five innings in right field in a game on the back fields Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

10:09 AM - Kaleb Ort (HOU) (oblique) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

10:08 AM - Christian Walker (HOU) (oblique) will take infield Tuesday but has not yet been cleared to swing a bat, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

10:04 AM - Kenedy Corona (HOU) Astros optioned Corona to minor-league camp Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

10:00 AM - Colton Gordon (HOU) Astros optioned Gordon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:58 AM - Cam Smith (HOU) manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Smith will play right field in a Grapefruit League game soon, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

11:40 AM - Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) manager Joe Espada said that McCullers (forearm) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session Wednesday, and if all goes well, the right-hander make his Grapefruit League after that, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

9:46 AM - Ben Gamel (HOU) (back) started in right field and went 1-for-3 in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Cardinals in Grapefruit League play.