In a game featuring very few opening-day roster players, the Astros came from behind to beat the Mets 4-2.
A name vaguely familiar to long-time Astros fans was prominent in this game. Will Wagner, son of Astros great bullpen ace, Billy Wagner and making his first Spring Training appearance, was 2-2 with two sparkling defensive plays at third base.
But the main hero in today’s win was Justin Dirden, who got the Astros on the board in the sixth inning with a solo, oppo-taco homer, and plated the Astros’ fourth run with an RBI single, scoring Yainer Diaz in the seventh inning.