The final 15 games of the season are shaping up as the most exciting finale to the season that Astros fans have experienced in the last six years. Why? In previous seasons (excluding 2020), the Astros had the division championship sewed up at this stage. In 2023 the Astros face a dog fight for the AL West championship and, alternatively, wild card position.
I will provide an update on playoff odds at the end of this article. But in the meantime, I submit for your approval, some relevant Astros’ facts.
Parsing Splits for the Astros’ Offense
I like perusing the hitting splits page at Baseball-Reference.