"He was pretty sharp," Astros manager Dusty Baker said.
McCullers unofficially threw 52 pitches to eight different Astros hitters and allowed just two hits, an Alex Bregman double to left-center and Jose Altuve line drive single up the middle.
"His changup was good." Altuve said. "His slider, four-seam (fastball) and two-seam (fastball) were really good. We're not worried about him at all."
McCullers faced Bregman in a live batting practice session earlier in the week, and Baker believes he looked better on Saturday.
"The other day he didn't have the command that he had today. He had a good changeup, he had a good breaking ball, and his and his two-seamer and four-seamer were looking pretty good."
McCullers said Friday he hopes to be built up to 90 pitches by the time the regular season begins.
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