The Houston Astros positioned right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured listing with a sprained proper foot Monday earlier than his scheduled begin in opposition to the Athletics in Sacramento.
The transfer, which is retroactive to Friday, comes after McCullers made seven begins this 12 months in his return after lacking two full seasons with varied arm accidents. Rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto will begin in his place Monday because the AL West-leading Astros open a four-game sequence in opposition to the A’s.
McCullers is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA this season. He allowed 4 hits and 4 runs whereas putting out six in 5 innings of a 4-2 loss to the White Sox in his final begin on Tuesday. The Astros recalled right-hander Jason Alexander from Triple-A Sugar Land to take McCullers spot on the roster. Alexander started the 2025 season with the Athletics, however was chosen off of waivers by Houston in Could.
The damage to McCullers is the most recent in a string of accidents to the Astros rotation. Houston starters Hayden Wesneski and Ronel Blanco are each out for the season after having Tommy John surgical procedure and right-hander Spencer Arrighetti has been sidelined since April after breaking his proper thumb in a batting follow mishap.
Additionally they are lacking right-handed starters Luis Garcia and Cristian Javier, who’re each nonetheless recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure. J.P. France suffered a torn proper shoulder capsule in 2024, and solely simply threw stay batting follow on June 13.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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