Astros Deploy McCullers for Home Finale as Alvarez Nears Return

With Alvarez ramping up baseball activities, McCullers aims to extend his strong 7-3 record against Oakland.

Overview

Lance McCullers Jr. is set to start Wednesday’s finale, holding a 7-3 career mark with a 3.23 ERA in 14 matchups versus the Athletics.
In his last outing, McCullers struck out eight batters over 4 1/3 innings as he works through his fourth start since returning from a two-season injury absence.
Houston owns a 19-10 home record and has gone 17-3 when scoring five or more runs, contributing to its 29-25 overall mark.
Jose Altuve collected four hits in Tuesday’s 11-1 win over Oakland to fuel the offense.
Yordan Alvarez remains on the 15-day injured list with right hand inflammation and is ramping up baseball activities toward a return.