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Lance McCullers Jr. for Justin Steele (2024)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC  | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 8 of 8 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 8 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 36 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 126 | # 406 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 124 | 52 |
| Wins | 9 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.62 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.37 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL15 | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 46 | ‐ |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 31 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 32 | ‐ |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 38 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 41 | # 295 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 35 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 57 | ‐ |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2024 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 1 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 1 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 4.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 0 | ‐ |
| Losses | 0 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 3 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 6 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| ERA | 1.93 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.86 | ‐ |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2024 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 22 | 23 |
| Games Started | 22 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 129.1 | 52.4 |
| Wins | 9 | 3 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 123 | 47 |
| Earned Runs | 52 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 124 | 52 |
| Walks | 38 | 22 |
| ERA | 3.62 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.37 |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Justin Steele (hamstring) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Sunday. Jesse Garcia Fri, Apr 19th | Lance McCullers Jr. played catch on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 15th | |
| Justin Steele (hamstring) threw a bullpen session Saturday. Jesse Garcia Sat, Apr 13th | Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (forearm) is on track to return in the season's second half in 2024. Brenton Kemp Tue, Feb 13th | |
| Justin Steele was diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. He is expected to be out at least through the end of April. Vince DiSilvio Sat, Mar 30th | Lance McCullers Jr. told reporters that he is targeting a return to the Astros starting rotation in July. Ari Koslow Sat, Jan 20th | |
| Justin Steele is expected to be placed on the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Mar 30th | ||
| Justin Steele left his start early on Thursday with left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 29th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (1-2) | #38 | vs NYY | Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-1) | #34 |
| Fri, Mar 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-1) | #24 | |||
| Sat, Mar 30th | @ TEX | Cody Bradford (3-0) | #141 | vs NYY | Marcus Stroman (2-1) | #49 |
| Sun, Mar 31st | @ TEX | Jon Gray (0-1) | #68 | vs NYY | Clarke Schmidt (2-0) | #67 |
| Mon, Apr 1st | vs COL | Dakota Hudson (0-4) | #413 | vs TOR | Bowden Francis | |
| Tue, Apr 2nd | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (0-3) | #409 | vs TOR | Jose Berrios (4-0) | #31 |
| Wed, Apr 3rd | vs COL | Cal Quantrill (0-2) | #412 | vs TOR | Chris Bassitt (2-3) | #27 |
| Fri, Apr 5th | vs LAD | Bobby Miller (1-1) | #39 | @ TEX | Cody Bradford (3-0) | #141 |
| Sat, Apr 6th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1) | #8 | @ TEX | Jon Gray (0-1) | #68 |
| Sun, Apr 7th | vs LAD | Gavin Stone (1-1) | #154 | @ TEX | Dane Dunning (2-2) | #146 |
| Mon, Apr 8th | @ SD | Yu Darvish (0-1) | #41 | @ TEX | Andrew Heaney (0-2) | #132 |
| Tue, Apr 9th | @ SD | Joe Musgrove (3-2) | #30 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (0-2) | #28 |
| Wed, Apr 10th | @ SD | Dylan Cease (3-1) | #17 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (3-1) | #126 |
| Thu, Apr 11th | @ KC | Brady Singer (2-1) | #113 | |||
| Fri, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (3-2) | #50 | vs TEX | Dane Dunning (2-2) | #146 |
| Sat, Apr 13th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (2-2) | #183 | vs TEX | Andrew Heaney (0-2) | #132 |
| Sun, Apr 14th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-4) | #2 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (1-2) | #38 |
| Mon, Apr 15th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (2-0) | #61 | vs ATL | Darius Vines (0-1) | #198 |
| Tue, Apr 16th | @ ARI | Tommy Henry (1-1) | #218 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-0) | #56 |
| Wed, Apr 17th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (1-1) | #57 | vs ATL | Max Fried (2-0) | #14 |
| Fri, Apr 19th | vs MIA | A.J. Puk (0-4) | #142 | @ WSH | MacKenzie Gore (2-1) | #52 |
| Sat, Apr 20th | vs MIA | Roddery Munoz (0-0) | #373 | @ WSH | Trevor Williams (2-0) | #323 |
| Sun, Apr 21st | vs MIA | Edward Cabrera (1-0) | #88 | @ WSH | Mitchell Parker (2-0) | #250 |
| Tue, Apr 23rd | vs HOU | J.P. France (0-3) | #168 | @ CHC | Jordan Wicks (1-2) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 24th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (0-3) | #243 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-0) | #94 |
| Thu, Apr 25th | vs HOU | Justin Verlander (1-0) | #26 | @ CHC | Javier Assad (2-0) | #170 |
| Sat, Apr 27th | @ BOS | Josh Winckowski | @ COL | Cal Quantrill (0-2) | #412 | |
| Sun, Apr 28th | @ BOS | Tanner Houck (3-2) | #72 | @ COL | Austin Gomber (0-1) | #410 |
| Tue, Apr 30th | @ NYM | Sean Manaea (1-1) | #74 | vs CLE | Carlos Carrasco (1-2) | #295 |
| Wed, May 1st | @ NYM | Jose Butto (0-0) | #222 | vs CLE | Triston McKenzie (2-2) | #102 |
| Thu, May 2nd | @ NYM | Adrian Houser (0-2) | #206 | vs CLE | Logan Allen (3-0) | #89 |
| Fri, May 3rd | vs MIL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, May 4th | vs MIL | Joe Ross (1-2) | #123 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-0) | #16 |
| Sun, May 5th | vs MIL | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #249 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (2-2) | #183 |
| Tue, May 7th | vs SD | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, May 8th | vs SD | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, May 9th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, May 10th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, May 11th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, May 12th | @ PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, May 13th | @ ATL | vs OAK | ||||
| Tue, May 14th | @ ATL | vs OAK | ||||
| Wed, May 15th | @ ATL | vs OAK | ||||
| Thu, May 16th | vs PIT | vs OAK | ||||
| Fri, May 17th | vs PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, May 18th | vs PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, May 19th | vs PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, May 20th | vs LAA | |||||
| Tue, May 21st | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, May 22nd | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, May 24th | @ STL | @ OAK | ||||
| Sat, May 25th | @ STL | @ OAK | ||||
| Sun, May 26th | @ STL | @ OAK | ||||
| Mon, May 27th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, May 28th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, May 29th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, May 30th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, May 31st | vs CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 1st | vs CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 2nd | vs CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 4th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 5th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 7th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 8th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 9th | @ CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 10th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Jun 11th | @ TB | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 12th | @ TB | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 14th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 15th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 16th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 18th | vs SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 19th | vs SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 20th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Jun 21st | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 22nd | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 23rd | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 25th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 26th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jun 29th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 30th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jul 1st | @ TOR | |||||
| Tue, Jul 2nd | vs PHI | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 3rd | vs PHI | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 4th | vs PHI | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 5th | vs LAA | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 6th | vs LAA | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 7th | vs LAA | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 10th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 11th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 12th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 13th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 14th | @ STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 19th | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 20th | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 21st | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 22nd | vs MIL | @ OAK | ||||
| Tue, Jul 23rd | vs MIL | @ OAK | ||||
| Wed, Jul 24th | vs MIL | @ OAK | ||||
| Fri, Jul 26th | @ KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 27th | @ KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 28th | @ KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 29th | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jul 30th | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 31st | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 2nd | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 3rd | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 4th | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Aug 5th | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 6th | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 7th | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 9th | @ CWS | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 10th | @ CWS | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 11th | @ BOS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 12th | @ CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 13th | @ CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 14th | @ CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Aug 16th | vs TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 17th | vs TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 18th | vs TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 19th | vs BOS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 20th | vs DET | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 21st | vs DET | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Aug 22nd | vs DET | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 23rd | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 24th | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 25th | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 26th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 27th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 28th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 29th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 30th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 31st | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 1st | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 2nd | vs PIT | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 4th | vs PIT | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 5th | @ CIN | |||||
| Fri, Sep 6th | vs NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 7th | vs NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 8th | vs NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 10th | @ LAD | vs OAK | ||||
| Wed, Sep 11th | @ LAD | vs OAK | ||||
| Thu, Sep 12th | vs OAK | |||||
| Fri, Sep 13th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 14th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 15th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 16th | vs OAK | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 17th | vs OAK | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 18th | vs OAK | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 19th | vs WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 20th | vs WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 21st | vs WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 23rd | @ PHI | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 24th | @ PHI | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 25th | @ PHI | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 27th | vs CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 28th | vs CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 29th | vs CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Apr 26th | @ BOS | Kutter Crawford (1-0) | #77 | |||
| Mon, Apr 29th | @ NYM | Luis Severino (2-2) | #91 | |||
| Mon, May 6th | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, May 23rd | vs ATL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 6th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Jun 13th | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Jun 17th | vs SF | |||||
| Mon, Jun 24th | @ SF | |||||
| Thu, Jun 27th | @ SF | |||||
| Thu, Aug 1st | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 3rd | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Sep 9th | @ LAD | |||||
