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Astros News
Magic Number: 2
- In spite of a winless weekend the Astros are in a good spot as they prepare to host the Rays this week (Astros.com)
- But a division clinch isn’t the only thing at stake during this series (Astros.com)
- And here is where you can check out all the storylines swirling around the Astros for the final week of baseball (The Athletic, $$$)
- Gurriel will be aiming for a batting title this week, which is a pretty big deal (Astros.com)
- There has been a Forrest Whitley sighting (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- 2021 might be destined for a crazy finale as races come down to the wire, but it was just 10 years ago that we saw one of the wildest finished to a season (MLB.com)
- Speaking of finishes, the Indians have played their final home game as the team prepares to reinvent itself as the Guardians (NPR)
- The Mariners are hanging on as the season winds down, winning another game and holding the Astros’ magic number to 2 (MLB.com)
- The Yankees are surging but Gallo and Judge might be a little dinged up at the wrong time for New York (ESPN)
- Speaking of dinged up at the wrong time, the Giants’ Brandon Belt is was diagnosed with a fractured left thumb after taking a pitch on the hand (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Will the Orioles be the X-factor in the AL Wild Card race? (MLB.com)
- Get all your bad umpiring jollies in now as it looks like Joe West is retiring at the end of the season (Houston Chronicle)