In his long awaited first big league start since recovering from Tommy John surgery, Lance McCullers Jr. was largely impressive as he led the Astros past the Mariners for a second straight victory. The young righty was a bit wobbly in the early going, including loading the bases in the first, a jam which he escaped by inducing a double play to short, but by the third inning he was on cruise control, showing solid command of his three pitch arsenal. While he did start to catch a little too much plate late in his outing, allowing a deep triple to center to J.
Astros Coast in McCullers’ Return, Improve to 2-0
