Astros win AL West with 81-81 record, worst for first-place team, beat A's 9-0
- On Sunday in West Sacramento, the Houston Astros secured the American League West title with a 9-0 victory over the Athletics, marking their eighth division crown in 10 seasons.
- Houston captured the division title before their own game ended, as the Texas Rangers dropped a 6-4 decision to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. The Astros finished 81-81, the lowest winning percentage for a postseason team in a non-shortened year.
- Rookie Lucas Spence hit a two-run triple during a four-run third inning, while Christian Walker added a solo home run. Yordan Alvarez finished with a.316 batting average, securing his first major league batting title.
- The Astros will host the Chicago White Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday. Houston holds a 5-2 record against Chicago this season.
- Ending their second season in West Sacramento with a 64-98 record, the Athletics drew 799,240 fans, the only major league club not to reach 1 million in home attendance before relocating to Las Vegas in 2028.
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Medicine Hat News
The RecordAstros rebound from 11 games under .500, win AL West despite finishing 81-81
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros dropped 11 games under .500. They got rid of their general manager in August. They failed to finished with a winning record. And they won the AL West for the fifth time in six years. “It’s been a roller coaster of a season, but just to be
The Toronto Star
Astros win AL West with 81-81 record, worst for first-place team, beat A’s 9-0
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros won their fifth AL West title in six years despite finishing with the worst record for a first-place team, beating the Athletics
Hastings Tribune
Astros win AL West with 81-81 record, worst for first-place team, beat A's 9-0
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros won their fifth AL West title in six years despite finishing with the worst record for a first-place team, beating the Athletics 9-0 Sunday behind Lucas Spence’s two-run triple to finish at…
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