The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day Injured List with soreness in his pitching hand, general manager Dana Brown said Friday before the Astros opened a three-game series in Atlanta. "We are having it looked at, just trying to figure out what that is related to," Brown said.

Ball State baseball alumnus Zach Cole is set to be called up to the Houston Astros on Friday and will be the fifth former Ball State student-athlete to play

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