Season Record: 73-46. First in AL West, 2.5 games ahead of the Oakland A’s. Third in AL behind Boston, 11.5 games behind the first place and red hot Red Sox
Pythagorean won/loss record: 81-38, best in MLB. Run differential: +195 (582 runs 4th most, 387 runs allowed, least)
Baseball Reference SRS: 1.6, best in MLB but down .3 of a point and losing ground to Boston at 1.5
The Big Trends: The Astros have a losing record in 20 games since the All Star game, playing many or all of them without Brian McCann, Carlos Correa, George Springer and Jose Altuve.