Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are closing in on another AL West title after dominating their last-place Texas rival again. The magic number for the 2017 World Series champs to clinch a fourth division title in the past five seasons is 10. "I wasn’t quite getting ahead of as many guys tonight from the get-go and was able to fight through it those first three innings," Otto said. Despite an 8-1 loss in the second game of the series, the Astros outscored the Rangers 35-12 in the four games. KICKING BOOTYThe Astros had long since clinched a fifth consecutive "Silver Boot" trophy, which goes to the winner of the season series between the Lone Star State rivals.

Source: Fox News September 17, 2021 04:41 UTC