Spring Training Game Thread No. 8: Astros vs. Braves

Houston Astros (5-1) vs. Washington Nationals (5-1), 12:05 p.m. (CST)

Radio: 790 AM (Delay), MLB.com At Bat
TV: ROOT SPORTS SW, MLB Network (*Delay), MLB.TV
Braves SB Nation Blog: Talking Chop

Pitching Matchup

LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP)

Lineup

#Astros lineup for today's game vs. the Braves. @kidkeuchy to make his 2016 debut today at 1:05p ET. pic.twitter.com/lgFZyTGW5F

— Houston Astros (@astros) March 9, 2016

#Braves lineup pic.twitter.com/XxTE4CjoIr

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienAJC) March 9, 2016

Must Reads

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What would an extension for Keuchel, and the Astros look like? - The Crawfish Boxes
Attempting to estimate a fair price for our resident ace.

Astros facing spooky power crisis, fall to Nationals 4-2 - The Crawfish Boxes
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Astros Crawfish Boil: March 9, 2016 - The Crawfish Boxes
Astros News and notes from Spring Training.