Coming into Fenway this week, the Astros are in a familiar position atop their division, and nearly baseball in general, thanks to a tremendous defense and pitching staff that has allowed the third-fewest runs in the sport.
Record
23-12
Trend
Up. Way, way up. The Astros are one of the hottest teams in the entire league, having won nine of their last 10. They were a .500 team on May 1 and have since raced out in front of the AL West — baseball’s best division, at least in my opinion. They’ve played the Mariners, Tigers, Twins and Nationals during this recent hot streak but winning nine of ten is winning nine of ten.