The Houston Astros are struggling mightily offensively, but the Seattle Mariners' struggles have allowed them to remain in first place in the AL West.

The Houston Astros suffered another gut punch loss on Tuesday night, dropping a 1-0 affair against the Detroit Tigers in 10-innings at Comerica Park. The loss p

Houston’s four-year division run could be in danger, with Seattle close on their heels. See the latest AL West odds.

The Tigers' bats began to come alive in the fourth inning in support of Flaherty. Wenceel Perez blasted his 10th home run, off losing pitcher Spencer Arrighetti, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead with Perez winning a personal 10-pitch battle.

The Astros’ pitching rotation has been decimated by injuries all year, but they’ve begun to get healthy in the second half—most recently with Cristian Javier returning from Tommy John surgery and making his season debut this past Monday against the Boston Red Sox.

On July 6, the final day of that Dodgers sweep, FanGraphs gave the Astros 85.9 percent odds to win the American League West. Houston has lost 18 of its 30 games since and seen its probability plummet to 43.8 percent, according to those same odds.

Houston Astros outfielder Jesus Sanchez opens up about his slump as club tries to maintain slim AL West lead over the Seattle Mariners.

In the same time period, the Mariners have gotten hot and the Rangers were hot for a quick second. The Mariners actually tied the Astros for first place earlier this week and the Rangers crept up to within 4.