With the MLB All-Star Recreation within the rearview mirror, the second half of the 2026 season and the race to the commerce deadline can formally start.
The Milwaukee Brewers made the primary transfer, acquiring veteran beginning pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. from the Houston Astros. McCullers has a protracted harm historical past that has prolonged into this season, limiting him to eight begins to date in 2026. He hasn’t been significantly efficient over the previous two campaigns after lacking all of 2023 and 2024, posting a 6.86 ERA in 39 1/3 innings this yr.
However the first-place Brewers have had starters miss time with harm, and as a two-time World Sequence champion, McCullers Jr. has massive sport expertise that would come in useful for Milwaukee over the subsequent few months.
Which brings us to in the present day’s quiz. McCullers is one among 25 pitchers in MLB historical past to file 10 strikeouts with out permitting a stroll or a run in a postseason sport. What number of of these pitchers are you able to identify in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
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