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 ...

With spring training looking to wind down as the start of the season roughly approaches, yesterday afternoon the Astros took ...

Jose Altuve's move from second base hasn't gone swimmingly and Tuesday's error shows plenty of work left to be done.

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 ...

Healthy for the first time in almost three years, Lance McCullers Jr. made his spring debut Tuesday for the Houston Astros ...

Lance McCullers was back in a game for the Astros in spring training after going nearly two and a half years without pitching ...

The Houston Astros have been without one of their starting pitchers for almost 900 days and that player just made his return in spring training.

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

Lance McCullers Jr. was back on a Major League mound on Tuesday, albeit in a Spring Training game, as his Houston Astros fell ...

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

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