Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., 28, who left Game 4 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox with forearm tightness, will miss the World series as his teammates battle the Atlanta Braves, beginning Tuesday.
The Astros, back on the national stage with the specter of their 2017 sign-stealing scandal still looming over them, say they’re not out to prove anything — they just want to win.