The Houston Astros are 10 games under .500 after 40 games, but it doesn’t mean their playoff hopes are done yet.
After beating Detroit on Sunday and taking a three-game series win over the Tigers, the Astros are 15-25 with approximately a quarter of the season complete.
Entering this week the Astros are 6.5 games back of the American League West lead. They’re nine games out of the Wild Card race.Yes, the franchise’s first World Series team, led by Hall of Famers Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, started their season 15-25 on May 19. The season actually got worse before it got better, as the Astros lost five games in a row to drop to 15-30, 15 games below .500.
The Astros got back to .500 for the first time on July 9, got above .500 for the first time on July 19 and rode a seven-game winning streak and a 14-2 finish to July to stay there for good. The Pirates finished 88-74, won the NL East and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. The Blue Jays finished 89-73, won the AL East and lost to theMatthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation. He also covers he Big 12 for Heartland College Sports.
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