Do you smell that? It smells like a possible four-game sweep! Today, the Astros defeated the Athletics 9-1 for the third day in a row to begin the season 3-0 for the first time since —guess what?— 2017! A good first start by Lance McCullers Jr. and a three-run bomb from Yordan Álvarez were enough for the ‘Stros.
Right after signing a five year extension, McCullers Jr. did his part in his first outing. Even though he had a difficult first inning in which he struggled with control and made 33 pitches, he figured things out.
The young righty pitched five innings and surrendered just two hits and one earned run.