The good news: Houston still has a grasp on a playoff spot with six games left. The bad news: The odds to enter the postseason just got a bit longer.
If the postseason started, would the Astros make it? As of Monday, yes, but not earning a win against Kansas City just made things more difficult.Dreams of a repeat postseason run for the Astros and their fans have now turned into a waking nightmare.
ABC13 breaks down what's at stake, the odds of making the postseason, and what the 'Stros face ahead against two other teams in the hunt for October.Entering Houston's last week of the season, the two-time World Series champions own a half-game lead over the Seattle Mariners for the third and final American League wild-card spot, or the No. 6 seed in the AL portion of the playoff bracket.
The AL West crown served as the de-facto second place in the league's postseason bracket, and with a three-way race for the division, it was widely accepted that one or both teams who didn't win the West would go for the consolation of playing for one or two of the three wild-card spots. All of this isn't to say that the Astros can't win the AL West for another season, but there is little room for mistake to make that happen, and, in effect, Houston doesn't hold its own destiny in that regard.Winning is a cure-all for disaster in pro sports, like the one Houston faced against KC, and the Astros indeed need victories.hours after Houston was swept to close out the home portion of the schedule. And, yes, there is a path if Houston drops a game.
But like the main character in "Weekend at Bernie's," consider a division championship pretty much dead despite keeping a small chance alive. In addition, Houston's odds of winning a World Series took a hit after the Royals series. They are 4%, with the Rangers now with the best odds in the AL to take home their first world championship.Now that Houston needs to work in a Seattle sweep to help better its odds, fans can take solace that the Astros have actually swept the M's at T-Mobile Park not too long ago.
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