AL West Recap: The Astros won, and of course so did the Angels (because they never lose), as did the Rangers and Mariners. Oakland lost. This means FanGraphs gives the Astros a 28.0% chance of winning the division and a 65.6% chance of making the postseason.
*So the Astros beat the Red Sox, 8-3, giving Vince Velasquez his first major-league win in seven attempts. Hinch:
He's done his job a couple different times and not gotten anything to show for it, so it was nice to reward him with a win.
*But the big news of the night is that the Astros are apparently "serious" about trading for Cole Hamels.