McCullers allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four over two innings in Tuesday's spring game against the Nationals.
In what was a rather odd outing for McCullers due to 2021 spring training rules. McCullers was pulled with two outs in the second inning, then came back out to start the third and was actually dinged with a blown save in a game he started. The right-hander reached the 50-pitch threshold he was shooting for and was able to introduce his changeup and cutter, Chandler Rome of Houston Chronicle reports. He also wanted to get up and down three times, so in that regard, mission accomplished for McCullers.