The Houston Astros will have a familiar face on the mound for Sunday's tilt against the Chicago White Sox, as veteran right-hander Lance McCullers will be starting for the first time in three years. Injuries have derailed McCullers's career,

Thirty months after his last appearance, Lance McCullers Jr. finally made it back to the mound in a major league game. The 31-year-old McCullers started Sunday for the Houston Astros and threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in his first outing since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia.

CHICAGO - In his first major-league start in 915 days, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched into the fourth inning, did not allow a run and walked off the mound the Houston Astros holding a lead. McCullers worked 3 ⅔ scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox in his first start with the Astros since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series.