It’s Monday, and a disappointing end to a pretty good series in Seattle leads into Houston’s final trip to Oakland, ever.
The First-Place Houston Astros News
Alvarez completes cycle, gets keepsake ball from gracious fan
Injuries & Moves: Caratini could join Astros on Monday
Astros out to continue dominance of A’s (CBS)
Yainer Diaz’s offense, Ryan Pressly’s redemption and the rotation’s status (MSN)
Rival All-Star Could Be Prime Option For Astros At Upcoming Trade Deadline (Sporting News)
Recapping the Mariners’ 6-4 win over Houston as if the games had been played in a different order (Lookout Landing)
AL West News
Second-place M’s: J-Rod will undergo MRI on injured right ankle, but X-rays negative
Third-place Mallcops: White Sox aim to stop 7-game slide, play the Rangers (Fox)
Fourth-place Halos: MLB power rankings: Angels’ 12-month disaster shows no signs of stopping (USA Today)
Fifth-place A’s: A new Field of Dreams rises in Oakland, the city major sports abandoned (Washington Post)
MLB News
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