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- 1Astros clinch AL West title after 20-31 start▼After 20-31 start, Astros back in postseason as AL West champs
The Houston Astros have won the American League West and returned to the postseason despite opening the season at 20-31. The comeback from a losing record makes them one of the notable turnaround stories of the MLB season, and fans and analysts are discussing how the club recovered to claim the division crown.
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Justin Verlander, the three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, is retiring from Major League Baseball after a 20-year career with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets. Fans and fellow players are paying tribute to one of the most dominant pitchers of his era, following a season in which he returned to the Giants at age 42.
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The Oakland Athletics faced the Houston Astros in an MLB game on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with the final result drawing attention from Japanese baseball fans. The matchup comes at the end of the regular season, when results can affect playoff seeding. Japanese sports outlets have been publishing game results and scores for Astros games throughout late September.
- 4Astros rout Athletics 9-0 to clinch AL West▼MLB AL: Houston 9 Athletics 0 (F) HOU 81-81; ATH 64-98 … https://www. mlb.com/news/astros-clinch-202 6-al-west-title?gam
Houston beat the Athletics 9-0 to clinch the AL West title, with the win lifting the Astros to an 81-81 record while Oakland fell to 64-98. Fans and sports accounts are sharing the final score and the division-clinching result, capping a season in which Houston reached .500 yet still took the division crown.
- 5MLB playoffs 2026: Final bracket and postseason schedule set●MLB playoffs 2026: Final bracket, seeding and postseason schedule after Astros win AL West, Phillies hang on for wild card
The 2026 MLB playoff field is now complete. The Houston Astros clinched the AL West, while the Philadelphia Phillies held on to secure a wild card spot, finalizing the postseason bracket and seeding. Fans and analysts are going over the full schedule and matchups as October baseball gets underway, weighing which contenders have the clearest path to the World Series.
- 6Astros and White Sox set playoff schedule and ticket details●They made it: Astros-White Sox playoff times, TV schedule and how to get tickets
The Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox have clinched playoff berths, and the schedule for their postseason series has been released. The Houston Chronicle laid out game times, the TV broadcast plan and how fans can buy tickets, giving supporters in both cities what they need to follow or attend the games.