McCullers (10-4) earned an easy victory over the Mariners on Friday after allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out eight over six innings.
McCullers was given an early cushion with the Astros surging to a 7-0 lead by the end of the third inning, and he did his job limiting the damage the rest of the way. The 27-year-old allowed a solo home run to Kyle Seager in the fourth and then was scored against once more on a base hit in the sixth. McCullers has punched out at least eight hitters in eight of his last nine starts and is on pace for his best K/9 since 2016. He now owns a 3.21 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 144:56 K:BB over 120.2 innings this year. He projects for a favorable matchup at home against the Royals next week.