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Home of the Tigers
Detroit, Michigan
Astro*Notes
Friday the Astros won a game in Detroit they should’ve lost.
Saturday the Astros’ pen coughed up a game in Detroit they should’ve won.
Both games were winnable.
We need more of the former. And much less of the latter.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST STANDINGS
THROUGH GAMES OF SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017
| RANK | AL WEST | W | L | PCT. | GB |
| 1 | ASTROS | 68 | 35 | .660 | |
| 2 | MARINERS | 52 | 53 | .495 | 17.0 |
| 3 | ANGELS | 51 | 54 | .486 | 18.0 |
| 4 | TEXAS | 50 | 53 | .485 | 18.0 |
| 5 | ATHLETICS | 45 | 59 | .433 | 23.5 |
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST SCORES
GAMES OF SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017
TIGERS 5 – ASTROS 3.
MARINERS 3 – METS 2.
ANGELS 6 – BLUE JAYS 5.
ORIOLES 4 – RANGERS 0.
ATHLETICS 5 – TWINS 4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGE
THROUGH GAMES OF SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BA |
| 1 | JOSE ALTUVE | HOU | 394 | 144 | 33 | 3 | 15 | .365 |
| 2 | JEAN SEGURA | SEA | 318 | 103 | 20 | 0 | 6 | .324 |
| 3 | BEN GAMEL | SEA | 318 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 6 | .321 |
| 4 | CARLOS CORREA | HOU | 325 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 20 | .320 |
| 5 | ERIC HOSMER | KC | 391 | 125 | 20 | 1 | 16 | .320 |
| NR * | MARWIN GONZALEZ | HOU | 276 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 19 | .319 |
| 6 | JOSE RAMERIZ | CLE | 390 | 124 | 31 | 5 | 18 | .318 |
| 7 | GEORGE SPRINGER | HOU | 368 | 114 | 22 | 0 | 27 | .310 |
| 8 | STARLIN CASTRO | NYY | 316 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 12 | .307 |
| 9 | DUSTIN PEDROIA | BOS | 336 | 103 | 17 | 0 | 6 | .307 |
| 10 | JOSH REDDICK | HOU | 317 | 97 | 24 | 3 | 10 | .306 |
| 11 | AARON JUDGE | NYY | 354 | 108 | 13 | 3 | 30 | .305 |
| 27 | YULI GURIEL | HOU | 350 | 99 | 27 | 0 | 13 | .283 |
NR * = NEEDS MORE “AB”S TO QUALIFY FOR RANKING.
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Bill McCurdy
Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher
The Pecan Park Eagle
July 31, 2017 at 4:25 am |
Years ago the Brewers won their first twelve games or so an didn’t make the playoffs. A few years later, the Braves did the same, lost their lead near the end after taking Nokahoma’s tent down to add more seats. They did come back and win. The 2017 Astros will win their division, but they may have their hands-full in post season. I dreaded losing to lesser teams, knowing the tougher teams were coming, but the lesser teams all had big league players. The 98 Yankees the Astros are not.