CLEVELAND - The Houston Astros will push Lance McCullers Jr.'s next start back to give the right-hander extra rest, manager Joe Espada said, requiring them to plug in a starter for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

McCullers said he had not heard from the person accused of making the threats but would be open to an apology.

A man who made online death threats aimed at the family of Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. lives overseas and was intoxicated at the time.