After a month away, Lance McCullers Jr. was back on the mound Friday but his results mirrored his season-long inconsistency.

Houston didn't acquire any pitchers at the deadline, so they need someone besides Framber Valdez or Hunter Brown to provide quality innings.

The Houston Astros sit a game and a half up on the American League West, but continue to be bitten by the injury bug. Although starter Lance McCullers will retu

Lance McCullers Jr. returns from a blister to start against the Baltimore Orioles as the Houston Astros go for a second win in a row.

The Orioles put rookie Brandon Young on the 15-day injured list this afternoon with a strained left hamstring and selected reliever Matt Bowman’s contract from Triple-A Norfolk. A short time later, interim manager Tony Mansolino announced that infielder Jordan Westburg was going on the 10-day IL with a sprained right ankle.

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Lance McCullers is slated to take the mound for Houston against Cade Povich for Baltimore.

Nine-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel is back in the bigs after signing a deal with the Astros on Friday. In other moves, the club reinstated Lance McCullers Jr. from the 15-day injured list, plac