At the beginning of the season, if you told me the Houston Astros would be locked in a battle for AL West pennant race with Oakland A’s to start September, I’d have called you crazy. But, here we are a few days into September and the A’s only sit three games back of first place in the division.
The Astros and A’s faced off for the last time this year, in the regular season, the last few days of August. The Astros won the series two games to one which helped extend their lead over the A’s.