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Houston Astros: Why the 2020 strength of schedule favors team

Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Houston Astros fans, how should the 2020 division realignment affect the team’s playoff chances? Will it help or will it hurt? Read on for more.

For the Houston Astros, after what seems like endless months of figurative punches, finger-pointing, and poker faces between the MLBPA and league executives, MLB has now set in stone the Houston Astros’ 2020 regular-season schedule.

While the schedule for the Houston Astros clearly indicates that the regular season opposition this year will come exclusively from teams traditionally representing the AL and NL West divisions, a critical question remains.