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2025 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GS | IP | W | SV | SO | BB | K/9 | BB/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP | wOBA |
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RECENT NEWS
Questionable
Injury: Forearm
Injury Date: 01/25/2025
by Keith Hernandez
22 seconds ago
Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (forearm) will make his 2025 season debut on Sunday in Chicago against the White Sox, according to the Houston Chronicle's Matt Kawahara. It's an excellent matchup for his season debut, but fantasy managers need to remember that this will be McCullers' first big-league start since the World Series in 2022. The 31-year-old veteran started facing live hitters back in February and posted a 2.84 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 16 strikeouts and six walks in four minor-league rehab starts over 12 2/3 innings with Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugar Land. He threw five scoreless innings over 71 pitches in his final rehab start last Saturday, so he should be built up to go fairly deep this weekend. McCullers was fantasy relevant in all leagues before his forearm injuries set in, but his upside could be limited as the Astros handle him carefully.
DAILY PROJECTIONS
| SOURCE | VS | IP | K / BB | ERA | WHIP | FIP | PTS | FD Pts | DK Pts |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| DAY | TIME | VS | PITCHER | OFF. wOBA | IP H/A | FIP H/A | MATCHUP RATING |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
| SOURCE | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | W | L | QS | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 61.0 | 62 | 4.11 | 1.35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 | 53.0 | 51 | 3.93 | 1.32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
SPLIT STATS
| Split | IP | H | SO | BB | HR | K/9 | BB/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP | BABIP |
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| HOME | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AWAY | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DRAFT RANK AND ADP
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SEASON STATS
| SEASON | Team | G | GS | IP | W | H | SO | BB | ERA | FIP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | BABIP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA |
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| 2024 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2023 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | HOU | 8 | 8 | 47.7 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 2.27 | 3.49 | 1.24 | 9.44 | 4.15 | .277 | .303 | .337 | .640 | .291 |
| 2021 | HOU | 30 | 28 | 162.3 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 76 | 3.16 | 3.52 | 1.22 | 10.26 | 4.21 | .273 | .304 | .324 | .628 | .289 |
| 2020 | HOU | 11 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 3.93 | 3.70 | 1.16 | 9.16 | 3.27 | .279 | .304 | .405 | .709 | .315 |
| 2018 | HOU | 25 | 22 | 128.3 | 10 | 0 | 142 | 50 | 3.86 | 3.50 | 1.17 | 9.96 | 3.51 | .279 | .298 | .355 | .653 | .294 |
| 2017 | HOU | 22 | 22 | 118.7 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 40 | 4.25 | 3.10 | 1.30 | 10.01 | 3.03 | .330 | .321 | .370 | .691 | .311 |
| 2016 | HOU | 14 | 14 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 106 | 45 | 3.22 | 3.00 | 1.54 | 11.78 | 5.00 | .383 | .355 | .381 | .736 | .332 |
| AVG | 13.8 | 13.1 | 74.1 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 83.9 | 31.6 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.90 | .228 | .236 | .271 | .507 | .229 |
GAME LOG
| DATE | OPP | Score | IP | W | L | S | H | R | ER | HR | SO | BB | P | PS | ERA | FIP | WHIP | |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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