The Astros plan to give Lance McCullers Jr. an extra day of rest before his next start, pushing him back from his scheduled turn Sunday in Cleveland.

Now, apparently out of an abundance of caution, the Astros will give McCullers an extra day of rest, pushing his next start, which was scheduled for Sunday, back to Tuesday, June 10.

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McCullers, 30, hasn't pitched since 2022, when he went 4-2 with a 2.27 ERA in eight starts for the Astros. He is 49-32 with a 3.48 ERA in 130 games (127 starts) in seven major league seasons, all ...

McCullers has struggled with injuries throughout his career. He's made 130 appearances since debuting in 2015, amassing a 3.48 ERA (118 ERA+) and a 2.70 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

An All-Star in 2017, McCullers went 10-6 with a 3.86 ERA in 25 games in 2018 before having Tommy John surgery. He was 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA in 28 starts in 2021, then signed an $85 million, five ...

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. allowed two unearned runs over four innings against the Texas Rangers on Friday, six nights after the right-hander failed to get out of the first inning ...

Houston Astros player Lance McCullers Jr. is having “tough” conversations with his family in the wake of receiving death threats following a poor pitching performance. Weeks after revealing that he ...

Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. likely will miss the rest of the season while he recovers from injuries that forced him to shut down from throwing a month ago during his rehabilitation.

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