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Musgrove’s brilliant debut rewarded with start
- Updated: August 4, 2016
HOUSTON — Just as he did on Tuesday night, with great success, rookie right-hander Joe Musgrove will replace the injured Lance McCullers, this time in the rotation. The Astros announced on Wednesday that Musgrove will start Sunday’s game in place of McCullers against Yu Darvish and the Rangers.
In his Major League debut against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Musgrove excelled pitching in relief of McCullers, who exited in the fifth inning and went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow on Wednesday. Musgrove went 4 1/3 innings, allowing only one hit and at one point retiring 10 batters in a row.
“He’s nasty, man,” McCullers said after the game. “Plain and simple. Dude was filthy tonight.”
Musgrove notched eight strikeouts, setting a club record and tying a Major League record for the most by a reliever in his debut.
“The strike-throwing I wasn’t surprised by, the quality of pitches I …
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