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Adrian Houser for Lance McCullers Jr. (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | Adrian Houser SP - SF  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 622 | # 555 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 48 | 62 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.56 | 4.54 |
| WHIP | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL15 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 176 | # 184 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Adrian Houser SP - SF | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 8 | 11 |
| Games Started | 8 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 39.1 | 56.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 68 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 35 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 35 |
| Walks | 22 | 21 |
| ERA | 6.86 | 5.59 |
| WHIP | 1.50 | 1.58 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Adrian Houser SP - SF | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 16 | 20 |
| Games Started | 8 | 16 |
| Innings Pitched | 48.1 | 91.8 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 3 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 44 | 98 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 46 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 62 |
| Walks | 24 | 33 |
| ERA | 4.56 | 4.54 |
| WHIP | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Adrian Houser SP - SF | |
| News | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. has began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | Adrian Houser allowed four earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out four over 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, May 31st | |
| Lance McCullers Jr. has yet to resume throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Adrian Houser allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings in a 10-3 win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd | |
| The Astros placed Lance McCullers Jr. on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Adrian Houser allowed one earned run on four hits and five walks while striking out three over six innings in a 10-1 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | |
| Astros manager Joe Espada said Lance McCullers Jr. was scratched with shoulder inflammation from Tuesday’s start. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Adrian Houser allowed two earned runs on three hits while walking three and striking out four over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 13th | |
| Lance McCullers was scratched from his scheduled start against the Twins on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Adrian Houser allowed one earned run on three hits while also walking one and striking out three over six innings in Wednesday's loss to the Padres. Chris Schommer Wed, May 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Adrian Houser SP - SF | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 25th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #306 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #240 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ PHI | Tim Mayza | |
| Fri, May 1st | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #303 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | vs SD | Bradgley Rodriguez | |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-0) | #224 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ KC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ KC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ KC | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs DET | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs DET | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TOR | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TOR | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ DET | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ DET | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ DET | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs BAL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs BAL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs BAL | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ CWS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ CWS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ CWS | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ LAA | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ LAA | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ LAA | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ SD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs TEX | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs TEX | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs TEX | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SD | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SD | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SD | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CIN | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ NYY | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ NYY | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs KC | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs KC | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs MIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ ATH | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ ATH | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ ATH | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TOR | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATH | |||||
