The Houston Astros' AL West rivals should have buried them when they had the chance.
. Neither team fully capitalized on the Astros' sluggish start, barely staying above .500 themselves. As a result, Houston is only five games out of first place -- a manageable deficit with 130 games remaining.
In any other division, that gap would be larger. However, first-place Seattle has the worst record of any division leader entering play on Saturday. The Astros aren't dead yet, and they still have plenty of time to make a comeback and rise up the standings. They're still a dangerous team, which is why former GM Jim Bowden warned the rest of the AL West about them on MLB Network Radio prior to Friday's win.
"Texas and Seattle, you better get as big a lead as you can, because when this team gets healthy, they're going to come roaring right after both of you!"As Bowden noted, Houston has been hit hard by injuries early on, especially in the starting rotation. Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez bothbefore recently returning, while Cristian Javier and Lance McCullers Jr. are still on the injured list.
"It's not that this is a bad team -- this is a great team that didn't have enough starting pitching depth," Bowden said."But whenThe Astros have won six of the last seven AL West titles, but thanks to their slow start, the division is finally up for grabs this year. If the Mariners or Rangers don't win it, they're going to regret not burying Houston when they had the chance.
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