AL West Race Heating Up | Houston Astros News

The AL West race is heating up as the Astros and Rangers battle neck-and-neck, with both teams stumbling offensively and missing key opportunities. Houston’s slim lead vanished after a gut-wrenching 4-3 loss to Oakland, while Texas dropped its own game — leaving the division wide open and the playoff picture hanging by a thread. With every team in the AL West sporting a negative run differential, the Astros’ tiebreaker advantage looms large, but time is running out. If they can’t turn things around soon, this nail-biter could stretch into late September — and it’s anyone’s game. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c7f3f5dc83c528c4