As many things that have gone right for the Houston Astros this season, it is probably fair to say that Lance McCullers Jr. has not exactly been one of them. While it is pretty remarkable that McCullers Jr. was able to overcome all of the setbacks he had to to return to the mound at all, the excitement over his comeback has waned after his struggles and now he is headed back on the shelf for a while.
Coming off back-to-back starts where McCullers Jr. failed to pitch more than three innings, the Astros decided to give him some downtime.