The Astros failed to procure their dance card.
With a loss to the Seattle Mariners, the Astros playoff odds dropped from >99.9 percent all the way down to 99.5.
The Astros tried and failed to eliminate the Mariners from the AL West Division Title race with a 6-1 loss at Minute Maid Park. They still have their destiny in their own hands, with two more shots at Seattle.
Houston Astros News
Brown’s emergence on display again, but Astros unable to clinch division
Previewing The 2024-25 Free Agent Class: Third Base (MLBTR) guess who’s number one on this list
Astros share critical injury update on Yordan Alvarez (LBS)
6 potential breakout stars for the 2024 postseason (Yainer is on the list)
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown punctuates a turnaround season (Houston Chronicle)
AL West News
A’s: Baseball-A’s owner Fisher on Oakland exit: ‘We tried’ (WTAQ)
Rangers: A’s open farewell series in Oakland vs. Rangers (KTEN)
Seattle: Miller’s masterpiece keeps Mariners alive in AL West, within 1.5 of Wild Card
MLB News
Will the White Sox be the worst baseball team ever? (NBC)
Cubs Planning To Add Starting Pitcher In Offseason (MLBTR)
MLB’s rising attendance reaches new milestone
Charlie Blackmon To Retire At Season’s End (MLBTR)
Tigers To Promote Jackson Jobe (MLBTR)
Looking back at 57 years of A’s baseball in Oakland
Diamondbacks Outright Luis Guillorme (MLBTR)
Setting Up a Wild (Card) Final Week (FG)
Phillies celebrate first NL East crown since 2011
This is the Dodgers-Padres series we’ve been waiting for
Houston Astros Birthdays
RHP Jake Buchanan (35) was Houston’s long-reliever for a spell in 2014, pitching 35 1⁄3 innings with a 4.58 FIP, a 1.500 WHIP, and an 85 ERA+.
C Alejandro Castellano (18) was 13-for-60 this season in the Dominican Summer League.
C Walker Janek (22) is 17-for-97 with the Asheville Tourists after being taken in the first round this season.