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The Houston Astros took yet another hit to their starting rotation on Monday, as according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome veteran right-hander Lance McCullers
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It’s Monday, June 16 and the Astros (41-30) take on the Athletics (29-44). Lance McCullers is slated to take the mound for Houston against Mitch Spence for the Athletics. The Athletics are flying high. They are coming off a series sweep of the Kansas City Royals, including a 4-0 shutout in game two of the series.
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As of Monday afternoon, Altuve ranked third behind Detroit Tigers veteran Gleyber Torres and Baltimore Orioles rising star Jackson Holliday in All-Star voting among AL second basemen. Torres led with 535,079 votes, considerably ahead of Holliday (449,093) and Altuve (446,787).