Brice Matthews, who played at Atascocita, will join the Astros on Friday as team continues to deal with injuries.

T hough the Houston Astros ' recent success has been marred by controversy, their record speaks for itself: two World Series titles, four Fall Classic appearances and an eight-year stretch of consecutive postseason berths,

The Yankees' skipper gets to pick the American League's starting pitcher for the All-Star Game. Here are the cases for each top pitcher.

The infielder-outfielder will join Detroit second baseman Gleyber Torres and outfielders Javier Baez and Riley Greene — all AL starters — and staff ace Tarik Skubal, who also is among the candidates to start the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

The Houston Astros will give the start to Lance McCullers (2-3, 5.82 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Jack Leiter (4-6, 4.32 ERA). Prepare for the Astros vs.