The Astros have led the American League West for about 2 1/2 months, which is rather remarkable when you consider the key players who’ve missed big chunks of time with injuries -- slugger Yordan Alvarez and All-Stars Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes on offense,

On Sunday, Southwest Virginia native and recent Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Wagner was honored by one of his former teams, the Houston Astros.The vast majority of his career was spent with the Astros after being drafted 12th overall by the franchise in 1993.

Preview the Aug. 19 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Currently, Detroit is first in the AL Central, 8.5 games up on the Cleveland Guardians. The Astros are first in the AL West, one game in front of the Seattle Mariners. The ‘Stros won two of three against the Tigers in Houston back in April.

The best two records among division champs in each league get a first-round bye, while the third has to play in a best-of-three wild-card series.

The Tigers are roaring again. On Monday, they rolled over their closest competitor in the race for a postseason first-round bye, using home runs from Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt

Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night.

Tayler Scott is back with the Astros for his second big-league stint in Houston this year, giving them a fresh arm for the road trip.