Houston Astros manager Joe Espada has high hopes for starter Lance McCullers Jr after his impressive return to the mound.

"The breaking stuff hasn't missed a beat. He's throwing hard. He's throwing with intent," Astros pitching instructor Josh ...

Pitching in a game for first time since 2022, Lance McCullers Jr. threw 13 pitches in one inning against Washington allowing ...

The Houston Astros have shut down right-hander Luis Garcia after he felt discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow.

He threw 13 pitches as a first step in what will likely remain a lengthy ramp up to return to big-league action. Nevertheless, it was a positive sign of his potential to make an impact with Houston in ...

McCullers touched 93 mph on the stadium radar gun and threw his entire five-pitch arsenal. A couple of four-seam fastballs ...

For the first time since the 2022 World Series, Lance McCullers Jr. will see game action when he starts Tuesday's exhibition ...

To get an idea of how important the 13 pitches that Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. threw on Tuesday night were, the ...

Houston Astros pitcher Luis Garcia was scratched from a batting practice session because of right elbow soreness, another ...

The right-hander last pitched in November 2022, and will now take the mound just before the end of Spring Training.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Friday that McCullers (forearm) will make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. The right-hander ...

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. last faced Major League batters in Game 3 of the World Series in November 2022.