PITTSBURGH - Lance McCullers Jr. needed to be nearly flawless Tuesday pitching opposite one of the sport's premier starters. For six innings, he was. McCullers, in his sixth start back from a 2 ½-year hiatus,

Houston Police have identified the person behind death threats made toward Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family. The person has been identified as an overseas sports bettor, though police declined to specify which country they were from or provide the person’s name, according to multiple reports.