Season Record: 50-26. First in AL West, 3 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners. Last week they were 1⁄2 game behind. Second in AL behind New York, 1 1⁄2 games behind first place Yankees. Last week the Astros were fourth.
Pythagorean won/loss record: 55-21, best in MLB. Run differential: +161
Baseball Reference SRS: 2.1, best in MLB
The Big Trends: In the previous week I could boast of an unbeaten week in review. The streak continued until 12 games, 10 on the road, until the streak was finally ended Tuesday night.