But it's even more meaningful for McCullers personally, considering what he's been through over the last few weeks and years. As if having to wade through two lost seasons due to a flexor tendon issue weren't hard enough,

The Houston Astros stayed red-hot on Wednesday afternoon, beating the Athletics 5-3 at Daikin Park. Houston came back from 3-2 in the seventh inning by posting

On a day the Astros lost starting pitcher Ronel Blanco to an elbow injury that will require Tommy John surgery and will cost him the rest of the 2025 season, they celebrated a breakthrough performance from starter Lance McCullers Jr.