The Houston Astros aren't running away with the AL West as usual this year. They will go into the final 10 days of the regular season with only a half-game division lead over both Seattle and Texas.
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker Jr. looks on from the dugout in the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Baltimore. Dusty Baker usually by now is starting to think about getting some rest for his everyday players and setting up his pitching rotation for the playoffs. Not yet this year in what is shaping up for a wild West finish in the American League.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, left, congratulates Mitch Garver after his solo home run during a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. The AL West is set up for a wild finish over the final 10 days of the regular season. Reigning World Series champion Houston has only a half-game lead over both Seattle and Texas, who go into their series against each other this weekend tied for the AL’s third and final wild-card spot.
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