Currently trailing the Rangers by five games in the AL West, the Astros have found themselves in an increasingly problematic state. I write that not to necessarily sound an alarm, even if that time is growing close, but to at least put the notion aside that the division is simply there for the taking as it was in past seasons. Credit to Texas, they’ve outplayed Houston and nearly all other teams in the AL through the first week of June. A five-game deficit in the division in early June isn’t insurmountable; however, I don’t expect all of the AL West rivals to collapse upon themselves as has been the narrative in recent seasons.
Astros’ Margin for Error Grows Increasingly Thin
