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.

Jesus Sanchez had a night, robbing a grand slam and a three-run homer. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the team imploded.

Spencer Arrighetti gets the start as Houston opens a seven-game road trip in Detroit against the  Tigers, who lead the AL Central.

Plus notes on the team's pitching woes and Jesús Sánchez feeling "weird" during his slump since joining the team.

Ahead of Saturday's preseason tilt with the Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans third-year quarterback C.J. Stroud made a decision he might soon want to forget.

The Astros had won three consecutive series before losing two of three to the Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.

Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud joked around after wearing a Seattle Mariners hat during a post-game interview.