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Houston Astros (91-58)

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Astros seek best AL record with White Sox in town

(TSX / STATS) -- HOUSTON -- Now that their pursuit of the American League West pennant is complete, the Houston Astros can focus their attention on two final issues as the regular season winds down.

With 13 games remaining, the Astros (91-58) stand just 1 1/2 games behind the Cleveland Indians in the chase for the best record in the AL and home-field advantage in the postseason. The Indians own the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the season series 5-1.

Of equal significance for Houston is the need to get All-Star right-hander Lance McCullers healthy. Astros brass had hoped to have McCullers available to start the series opener against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park, but after he tossed a bullpen session on Saturday, McCullers remains sidelined by arm fatigue, the latest in a long string of issues.

Leaders
AVG:	J. Altuve	.348
HR:	G. Springer	32
RBI:	M. González	82
SB:	J. Altuve	31
W:	D. Keuchel	13
ERA:	J. Verlander	3.82
Saves:	K. Giles	31
K:	J. Verlander	176

AL West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
X-Houston	91	58	.611	-
LA Angels	76	73	.510	15
Seattle	74	76	.493	17.5
Texas	73	76	.490	18
Oakland	67	83	.447	24.5
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.282 (1)
Runs:	815 (1)
Hits:	1456 (1)
Home Runs:	221 (3)
Stolen Bases:	92 (7)
OBP:	.345 (1)
SLG:	.479 (1)
Total Bases:	2472 (1)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	4.25 (12)
Runs Allowed:	664 (12)
Saves:	40 (10)
Strikeouts:	1459 (2)
OpBA:	.243 (8)
OBP:	.317 (9)
SLG:	.413 (10)
Run Support:	5.52 (1)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
9/17	C. Moran	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
9/17	C. Moran	Removed From 10-Day DL (Facial fractures)
9/14	M. Fiers	Suspension Announced By League (five games)
9/14	M. Fiers	Starting to Serve Suspension
9/9	E. Gattis	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
9/13	J. Marisnick	Fractured right thumb (day-to-day)
8/31	B. Rodgers	Right elbow surgery - out for season (on 60-day DL)
8/30	E. Gattis	off 10-day DL
8/30	Y. Gurriel	Right knee soreness (day-to-day)
8/30	J. Verlander	Trapezius fatigue (day-to-day)
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