{"id":387099,"date":"2026-07-26T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/387099\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:20:45","slug":"brewers-designate-recently-acquired-lance-mccullers-for-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/387099\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers designate recently acquired Lance McCullers for assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE — Veteran pitcherLance McCullers Jr<\/a>.has been designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> less than two weeks after they acquired the right-hander from the Houston Astros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Brewers announced the move before their game Sunday against the Colorado Rockies<\/a>. They recalled right-handed pitcher Garrett Stallings<\/a> from Triple-A Nashville.<\/p>\n

The moves come a day after McCullers walked four batters in 1 innings of relief in an 8-5 victory over the Rockies. McCullers entered with Milwaukee ahead 8-2 in the eighth inning and returned for the ninth, but he allowed a hit and two walks in that inning before Trevor Megill<\/a> came in to get the final out.<\/p>\n

McCullers went 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two relief appearances with Milwaukee. He struck out five, walked five and allowed five runs (three earned) over 4 innings.<\/p>\n

The bullpen role was new for McCullers, who had started in 148 of his 154 career outings with Houston.<\/p>\n

McCullers, 32, had spent his entire major league career with the Astros until they sent him and left-hander Colton Gordon to the Brewers for minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder on July 15. Houston had agreed to pay Milwaukee $4,227,273 to offset most of McCullers’ remaining salary, leaving his cost to the Brewers at $2.5 million.<\/p>\n

McCullers was on the injured list with shoulder inflammation at the time of the trade and last pitched for the Astros on May 13. He went 2-3 with a 6.86 ERA in eight starts for Houston this season.<\/p>\n

He began his MLB career in 2015 and owns a 53-40 record with a 3.85 ERA. McCullers was part of Houston’s 2017 and 2022 World Series champions, but injuries kept him from pitching in 2019, 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

Stallings pitched three scoreless innings in two appearances during an earlier stint with Milwaukee this season. He has gone 3-3 with a 4.11 ERA for Nashville in 18 appearances, including 13 starts.<\/p>\n

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