As much as the Astros struggled during their five-game losing streak, things have turned around. Last night’s 12-0 win versus the Dodgers was one of the best overall games of the season, despite the circumstances. It was a 1-0 Astros lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning. Lance McCullers started warming up. When he gave AJ Hinch a look, he knew what it meant right away and started to walk to the mound.
After getting the final out in the fourth, you could tell that McCullers didn’t feel right. McCullers went and talked to Hinch and told him, but he wanted to go back out.