Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. sidelined with sprained foot, rookie Ryan Gusto to start
The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot Monday before his scheduled start against the Athletics. The move, which is retroactive to Friday, comes after McCullers made seven starts this year in his return after missing two full seasons with various arm injuries.
Rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto will start in his place Monday as the AL West-leading Astros open a four-game series against the Athletics. McCullers is 1–2 with a 4.91 ERA this season. He allowed four hits and four runs while striking out six in five innings of a 4–2 loss to the White Sox in his last start on Tuesday.
The injury to McCullers is the latest in a string of injuries to the Astros' rotation. Houston starters Hayden Wesneski and Ronel Blanco are both out for the season after having Tommy John surgery, and right-hander Spencer Arrighetti has been sidelined since April after breaking his right thumb in a batting practice mishap. They also are missing right-handers Luis Garcia and Cristian Javier, who are both still recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The Astros recalled right-hander Jason Alexander from Triple-A Sugar Land to take his spot on the roster.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Al Arabiya
33 minutes ago
- Al Arabiya
Nina Kuscsik, Pioneer in Long-Distance Running and First Woman to Win the Boston Marathon, Has Died
Nina Kuscsik, who campaigned for women's inclusion in long-distance running and then won the Boston Marathon the first year that they were officially allowed to enter the race, has died. She was 86. An obituary for the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home in Huntington Station, New York, said Kuscsik died June 8 of respiratory failure after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. 'Nina was more than a pioneer, determined women's running advocate, and celebrated icon within the sport. To us, she was a friend who will always be remembered for her kindness, joyful laugh, and smile,' the Boston Athletic Association said on Instagram. 'Nina held the distinct honor of winning the 1972 Boston Marathon and recognized the platform that came with that triumphant moment, inspiring thousands of women to reach their own goals and finish lines in the decades since. The BAA extends heartfelt condolences to Nina's family, friends, and all in the running community who were touched by her grace.' According to the obituary, Kuscsik graduated from high school at 16, studied nursing for two years, and received her license at 18 after petitioning to change a New York law that required nurses to be 21. She won state championships in speed skating, roller skating, and cycling – all in the same year – before turning to running when her bicycle broke. She ran the Boston Marathon four times from 1968–71 – before women were officially welcomed, a period retroactively recognized as the Pioneer Era – and then won the first official women's race in 1972. She was also the first woman to enter the New York race in 1970 and was one of the Six Who Sat – six women who refused to start the '72 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest an Amateur Athletic Union rule that the women's race had to be separate from the men's. She won that year and the next year as well. She later served on AAU and USA Track and Field committees drafting rules for women's running. Kathrine Switzer, who entered the 1971 Boston Marathon using her initials and became the first woman to officially compete, called Kuscsik 'one of our greatest leaders.' 'Nina was not only a champion runner but was instrumental in the official acceptance of women in distance running because she did years of tough work of changing rules, regulations, and submitting medical evidence to prove women's capability,' said Switzer, who started alongside Kuscsik and six other women who met the qualifying time for the 1972 Boston race. 'Eight of us registered, eight of us showed up, and all eight of us finished,' she said. 'It was a stunning moment – and a blistering hot day – but appropriately enough, Nina won.' In addition to the more than 80 marathons she ran over her lifetime, Kuscsik set the American record for the 50-mile run in 1977 and won the Empire State Building Run-Up three straight years from 1979–81. She was inducted into the Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1999.
Al Arabiya
an hour ago
- Al Arabiya
Rick Carlisle Is a WNBA Fan, and in the NBA He's Far From Alone in That Club
It's official: Rick Carlisle isn't just an Indiana Fever fan. He's a fan of the WNBA game in general. The Indiana Pacers coach–shortly before his team was to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night–was asked to share his thoughts about how the WNBA is getting attention at this time of year. Carlisle didn't hesitate to tout how he thinks the WNBA is a great basketball product, in just the latest reminder than the W has some big fans all over the NBA. 'I've become a big follower of the WNBA,' Carlisle said. 'I have close relationships with some other head coaches in the W, along with (Fever coach) Stephanie White. I watched almost every Fever game last year. I think all or just about all of them were on national TV. And I'm following the entire league very closely. It's great basketball.' The Fever are a huge draw nationally and obviously in Indianapolis as well because of the Caitlin Clark phenomenon. The Pacers make no secret of how they are Fever fans and vice versa. It's also been quite common for years to see big NBA names–LeBron James, Chris Paul, Bam Adebayo, Damian Lillard, and many others–showing up at WNBA games. San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama was at a Dallas Stars game earlier this season. Russell Westbrook and his Honor The Gift label helped style and design what Georgia Amoore wore to this year's WNBA draft when she got picked sixth overall by Washington. 'I can't thank him enough because even the little bits of advice he's given me along the way, to have a contact like that now as someone I can try and lean on or lean into, it's amazing and I think it's the start,' Amoore said of Westbrook on draft night. 'You're going to see this happen more often and I think it's just a blessing to be the first one to do it.' Carlisle said he understands why NBA coaches and players are drawn to the WNBA–and added that the NBA can learn plenty from how some in the WNBA play the game. 'There are things that can be learned by NBA staffs and players watching the W because the dynamics of their game are a little different,' Carlisle said. 'The footwork elements of it are very, very high level. And you know the personalities, they are coming at you all the time. It's very fun. It's very fun to follow.'
Al Arabiya
2 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
No-Hit Loss Won't Erase the Lifetime Memories Made by Murray State During Its Improbable Run
The stands at Charles Schwab Field were emptying, and Murray State players wanted to savor their program's first College World Series appearance as long as they could. Never mind the Racers had just been no-hit by Arkansas's Gage Wood in a 3–0 loss that would send them home to southwestern Kentucky on Tuesday. Some of the players filled jars with infield dirt–a keepsake from their improbable journey to the city where every college baseball team wants to be in June. Some milled about with family and friends. 'One of my wife's favorite movies is 'A League of Their Own,' and they said 'there's no crying in baseball,'' an emotional coach Dan Skirka said to open his postgame news conference, with 9-year-old son Keegan on his knee. 'Well, throw that out the window. There's no way I'm making it through this right here.' For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The Racers were the first Missouri Valley Conference team to make the CWS since 2003 and only the fourth No. 4 regional seed to get to Omaha since the NCAA Tournament went to its current format in 1999. They swept conference regular-season and tournament championships, beat No. 10 national seed Mississippi of the SEC twice on its home field and Georgia Tech of the ACC once en route to a regional title. Then the Racers went to Duke of the ACC for super regionals and lost the opener before winning two straight to punch their ticket to Omaha. Murray State overcame early jitters in its CWS opener against UCLA, falling behind 6–0 and losing 6–4. As for their game against Arkansas, the Racers just happened to run into a pitcher who threw one of the greatest games in college baseball history–a no-hitter with nineteen strikeouts, a record in a nine-inning CWS game and tied for most by a Division I pitcher this season. 'We never lost faith. Haven't all year. We're not about to start now,' third baseman Carson Garner said. 'About halfway through the game I think we realized that, 'Hey, this guy's, he's dealing, he's throwing a perfect game.'' Murray State finished 44–17 to set a program record for wins, ending the season with only its second shutout loss. 'The wins are phenomenal. We had a lot of them,' said Jonathan Hogart, who led the Racers with twenty-two homers. 'You just can't match the culture we have here. I'm going to miss Coach, I'm going to miss these two (Garner and Dustin Mercer). I'm going to miss every one of these guys. Strapping on the cleats to go to war with these guys was such a blessing this year, and I'll never take it for granted.' Skirka, who finished his seventh season as the Racers' coach, put together a roster made up of eight Division I transfers, fourteen from junior colleges, and fourteen high school recruits. Skirka said no one on his team was making money from endorsements or other name, image, and likeness opportunities. 'You say at the end of the year only one team's happy,' Skirka said. 'That ain't the case this year. There's definitely more than one because these guys, the run they went on, you're not going to be able to wipe the smile off their face for a really long time. That's what I told them. They're going to share this for ages, and people are going to ask them about it for ages, and that's really the cool thing.'
