Houston Astros fan favorite pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. could return to the starting rotation soon after his latest impressive rehab start.

To put Brown's recent stretch into perspective, the current AL Cy Young frontrunner, Tarik Skubal, has posted a 3.56 ERA over the same stretch, while the consensus second-place runner at the moment, Garrett Crochet, has an ERA sitting at 3.91.

Hunter Brown permitió apenas una carrera en seis innings y dos tercios para llegar a 10 triunfos, los dominicanos Jeremy Peña y Yainer Díaz conectaron sendos

The evolution of Hunter Brown as an ace pitcher continues before our very eyes. On a night when he didn’t have his best four-seam fastball, Brown had to change things up and adjust on the fly while fa

Brown's four-seam fastball has the second-highest mark in baseball. It is, by most public metrics, one of the best pitches in the game.

Peña was 13-for-45 with five extra-base hits in his first 11 games since returning Aug. 1 from a fractured rib. Mauricio Dubón drew the start at shortstop Friday and Jose Altuve moved up to the leadoff spot for the Astros in Peña’s stead.

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- After dominating Triple A this season with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, pitching phenom Hunter Brown was added to the Houston Astros' big league roster late Thursday ...

Javier is the second Astros player in the past five days to make it back to the rotation after an injury. Spencer Arrighetti, who returned on Wednesday after four months with a broken thumb, will pitch Tuesday's game, while Hunter Brown will pitch Wednesday.