Astros Clinch Fourth Straight AL West Title
Despite being 10 games back of the Seattle Mariners in mid-June, the Houston Astros have clinched their fourth straight American League West title.
The Astros clinched the division title with a 4-3 win over the Mariners on Tuesday night.
\"We started off super slow and we had to grind for it all year long,\" Alex Bregman said. \"And the guys just put their heads down, never stopped believing and kept faith and kept going.\"
The Astros are the first team to win the AL West in four straight seasons since the Oakland Athletics won five times in a row from 1971 to \'75.
It\'s also the seventh AL West crown in eight seasons for the Astros.
\"I never lost hope,\" Joe Espada said. \"But when it comes to winning, you know how to win and you\'ve got the right ingredients to win, you don\'t mess that up. You\'ve got to protect it, and that\'s what we\'ve done.\"
Via Associated Press