Astros Sweep Red Sox in Pursuit for Top Spot in AL West
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00:00We are tied at the top in the American League West as well.
00:06Houston wins yesterday in Fenway 10-2 over the Red Sox.
00:11They were booked as a pretty hefty road money line favorite
00:14minus 144.
00:16The Red Sox swept by the Astros.
00:19Houston has won five in a row.
00:21Yeah, how about that?
00:22Five in a row for them, four in a row for the Seattle Mariners.
00:24Both those teams jockeying for position.
00:26Slight percentage point there.
00:270.530 to 0.529 as we head down the stretch.
00:31We sort of take a look at the Astros and say the pedigree is always there.
00:34But I do like the way the Mariners are playing now.
00:36But it just seems like the Mariners always tease us.
00:38Very good to start the season, going to a lull, playing better baseball now.
00:42Do they have enough in the tank?
00:43Because honestly, Ben, if you're looking at those two rosters, top to bottom,
00:47I think the Mariners actually have the better roster.
00:49Total pitching involved, bullpen, and also starting pitching,
00:51and also a comparable one through nine.
00:53Now, the superstar power that we know usually comes from the Astros
00:57because we usually see those guys playing on the biggest stages
00:59and winning World Series.
01:00But now you look at the Mariners getting a little bit of help
01:03at the trade deadline with some more bats here.
01:05Maybe they can turn the page, and maybe they have six and four
01:07in their last 10.
01:08But again, winners of four straight games here,
01:10an impressive over the Mets.
01:12Certainly, that's what they needed.