It is shaping up to be a wild West finish in the American League, with the Astros, Mariners and Rangers all fighting for one spot.
This time of year, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker is usually starting to think about getting some rest for his everyday players and putting together pitching plans for the playoffs.The reigning World Series champion Astros will go into the final 10 days of the regular season with only a half-game lead in the AL West over bothand Texas after all were off Thursday. The Mariners play their final 10 games against those other two teams.
Seattle opens a three-game series at Texas on Friday night with those teams tied for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot, and Toronto right ahead of them. The Mariners then go home for three games against Houston and four more against the Rangers.Dominic Canzone homers and drives in 4 runs as the Mariners beat the A’s to keep pace with rivals
Only 39-39 at home, the Astros host 102-loss Kansas City this weekend before going to Seattle and NL wild-card contender Arizona. "It’s been a heck of a ride ... some steep, steep hills, up and down. It’s unlike I’ve seen, to be honest, when you look at this roller-coaster ride," said Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, a three-time World Series champion with San Francisco before being out of the dugout the past three seasons.
Seattle and Texas last met the first weekend in June, when the Rangers swept three games at home, including 16-6 and 12-3 wins. The Mariners, who last season made the playoffs for the first time since 2001, were then 29-30 and 9 1/2 games out of the division lead. Seattle does have experience with the emotions and swings of a playoff chase. The M’s won 90 games each of the last two seasons, just missing a postseason berth in 2021. They won in the wild-card round against Toronto last year before Houston swept them in the AL Division Series.
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