The Houston Astros (10-13-3) travel to Port St. Lucie to face the New York Mets (12-10-2) in Grapefruit League play.

RHP Mike Burrows (1-0) will make his fifth start of the Spring as he takes on Mets RHP Jonah Tong (0-1).

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: New addition RHP Mike Burrows has had an impressive Spring for the Astros. In his four starts, he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA while allowing just six hits in 12.2 innings of work with 15 K’s.

The Astros acquired Burrows this offseason from PIT as part of a three-team, six-player trade. In that deal, the Astros traded OF Jacob Melton and minor leaguer RHP Anderson Brito to the Rays, while the Rays traded IF Brandon Lowe, OF Jake Mangum and LHP Mason Montgomery to the Pirates.

Burrows pitched most of the 2025 season with the Pirates, making 23 appearances (19 starts) and going 2-4 with a 3.94 ERA (42ER/96IP), striking out 97 hitters in 96.0 IP.

TODAY’S POTENTIAL RELIEVERS: RHP Roddery Munoz, RHP Kai-Wei Teng, RHP Franciso Frias, RHP Dylan Howard, RHP Eurys Martich, RHP Charlie Weber.

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PITCHING IN: The Astros have posted a 3.47 Team ERA (87ER/225.1IP) this Spring, which ranks second in the Majors.

VS. THE METS: Today is the Astros sixth and final matchup of the Spring vs. the Mets. HOU is 1-3-1 vs. NYM thus far this in Grapefruit League play.

The two clubs will next meet in the regular season when the Astros visit the Mets for a three-game series at Citi Field the weekend of Aug. 28-30.

Game Info

Game Date/Time: Saturday, March 21, 12:10 p.m. CST

Location: Clover Park, Port St. Lucie, FL

TV: none

Streaming: none

Radio: KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2