Will Injuries End Up Costing Astros Their Division Lead? Certainly not what Houston was hoping for, especially since they had ...

No American League team matches the Astros' seven division titles since 2017. The Dodgers are the only National League team to match Houston in that stretch, and dating back to 2017, no MLB team ...

With the win, the Astros have clinched the American League West championship. Again. This is the fifth time the Astros have won the AL West in the past six seasons.

Houston Astros Could Clinch American League West Mid-Game Monday With a magic number at one, the Houston Astros could clinch the American League West with a Seattle Mariners' loss.

The American League West is the home of the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers, a team that will once again be formidable. They will have company. The Houston Astros remain a strong ...

American League West Does Something We Haven't Seen in More than 40 Years as September Hits The race between the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers is the closest we've seen in ...

The Braves are expected to be contenders in a highly competitive National League. But in MLB’s modern landscape, everybody plays everyone, so the NL will see all of the American League, as well.

Houston has been a juggernaut in the American League West since 2017, having won 5 straight division crowns. It’s easy to see how they will be in the middle of it for the rest of the season.

The average strength of schedule in the American League East is .507, while the average strength of schedule in the American League West is .512. The East has more wins, but they've come a bit easier.

Our American League West correspondents deliver prospect reports for their organizations, headlined by an Angels righthander with the potential to move rapidly to Anaheim.