“I’m really excited to have him on the mound on Sunday,” Astros manager ... McCullers first injured his flexor tendon while pitching on short rest during the 2021 AL Division Series.

and even 70 pitches—meaning that most starters leave the pitching mound after five innings, before being replaced by largely anonymous relievers who are also throwing as hard as they can.

Another day, another New York Yankees pitching change ... We nonetheless may have seen the last of Carrasco on a big-league mound, at least in a Yankees uniform. The 38-year-old posted a 5. ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr is to start Sunday for the Houston Astros against the Chicago White Sox in his first major league appearance since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia.

“I’m really excited to have him on the mound on Sunday,” Astros manager Joe Espada said Wednesday. “He’s worked his tail off to get back to this point, and this whole entire team and ...