There are two weeks remaining in the regular season, but the Astros’ upcoming homestand against the Rangers and Mariners -- the two teams that they’re locked in a dogfight with in the American League

On Tuesday night, the Astros beat the Rangers ( HOU 6, TEX 5) while the Red Sox lost to the Athletics ( ATH 2, BOS 1 ), which moved Houston into the second wild card spot and bumped the Red Sox down into the third wild card. If the season ended today, which it very much does not, the AL postseason field would shake out like this:

The Houston Astros are embroiled in a battle for a playoff spot in the American League with their AL West rivals, the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. For th

The playoff-hopeful Houston Astros did themselves a favor this week by winning their high-stakes series against the Texas Rangers, but it came at a cost.

With a walk-off win, the Diamondbacks took Game 2 of the three-game set against the Giants, 6-5, helping further separate Arizona from Cincinnati and San Francisco in the wild card standings. The Giants (75-76), now under .500, will need a miracle to reach the postseason.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten hot at just the right time for them. It is the worst possible time for the Houston Astros. The Mariners have now won 10 straigh

Now, in free agency, Bregman could be paid like some of the top players in baseball, and to certain industry insiders, it’s even more than he should be. That includes Robert Murray of FanSided, who had some interesting comments about him eventually being overpaid this winter.

The Houston Astros have been without Isaac Paredes for months, but the infielder's return from the injured list is on the horizon.