Overview

• McCullers was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sunday due to a right finger blister.
• The move gives Houston 17 players on the injured list, including seven starting pitchers.
• He made 11 starts this season with a 6.90 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP.
• McCullers allowed nine earned runs in 5⅔ innings over his last two outings.
• In McCullers’s absence, Houston will lean on aces Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez alongside rookies Ryan Gusto, Colton Gordon and Brandon Walter for rotation depth.