Spring Training Schedule and Results

Thursday's Game:  Blue Jays (10-2) at Astros (7-4) at 12:05 CST
Broadcast:  No broadcast information listed for this game
Probable Starters: RHP Dustin McGowan (0-0, 0.00) & LHP Zach Duke (0-1, 5.14)

Wednesday's Results:  Astros over Cardinals 4-3
Winning Pitcher:  Juan Abreu (1-0, 4.50)
Losing Pitcher:  Adam Ottavio (0-1, 13.50)
SV:  Paul Clemens (1)
HR:  None

Minor League Player of the Game:  This one is way too easy.  As a matter of fact, if Paul Clemens keeps pitching like he did on Wednesday, he won't be a minor league player much longer.  In his second appearance of the spring, Clemens pitched four innings in relief with two hits, no walks and six strikeouts to preserve his spring ERA at 0.00.  It may seem silly to get excited about a spring outing, but the Astros broadcast team and Larry Dierker were absolutely gushing about his performance - fastball up to 96 and a curveball that got him most, if not all, of those six strikeouts.  It's nice to see the new dad come out strong!