FILE – At left, in an Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. throws during the first inning of Game 4 of baseball’s American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, in New York.
FILE – At left, in an Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. throws during the first inning of Game 4 of baseball’s American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, in New York. At right, in a Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the second inning of a baseball game, in San Francisco. McCullers Jr. is ready to throw the Dodgers another curve _ he ended the AL Championship Series with 24 of them. He starts the World Series Game 3 for the Astros against Darvish. (AP Photo/File)