With a record of 60-29, the Houston Astros are running away with the American League West. With the second half starting July 14th against the Minnesota Twins, the Astros are 16.5 games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers for first place.
Even with the historic first half, the Astros have some things to keep an eye on going into the second half. Here are the top five storylines for the second half of the regular season.
Signing a one-year $16 million dollar deal with the Astros before the season started, Carlos Beltran was not expected to be the offensive force that he was during the Astros run in 2004.