HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Seattle Mariners rocked Astros ace Framber Valdez with eight hits and three earned runs, however Alex Bregman, Jason Heyward, and Kyle Tucker launched house runs to do away with Houston's closest American League West challenger on Tuesday and lock up the ballclub's fourth straight division title.
The Astros dropped the Mariners, 4-3, to qualify for the postseason, which Houston will begin within the AL Wild Card Series against the workforce with the third-best wild-card document. Houston had an opportunity at a bye into the AL Division Series and wanted the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians to lose their remaining video games starting Tuesday. But the AL Central champs defeated Cincinnati to disclaim the Astros.
Houston Astros' Jason Heyward gestures to the dugout as he rounds the bases on his two-run house run against the Mariners on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
AP Photo/Michael Wyke
Houston won't know its first playoff opponent till the ultimate day of the common season. The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers at present maintain the second and third wild-card spots, however the Minnesota Twins, Seattle, the Boston Red Sox, and the Tampa Bay Rays are nonetheless in rivalry. Five video games separate these groups.
The best-of-three AL Wild Card Series begins on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Astros host all collection video games, together with a winner-take-all third sport, if needed. The winner advances to the best-of-five AL Division Series against the Guardians, which begins Saturday, Oct. 5, in Cleveland.
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To wrap up the season, the Astros play their remaining house sport on Wednesday afternoon against Seattle and three away matchups against Cleveland.
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