HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Seattle Mariners rocked Astros ace Framber Valdez with eight hits and three earned runs, but Alex Bregman, Jason Heyward, and Kyle Tucker launched home runs to do away with Houston’s closest American League West challenger on Tuesday and lock up the ballclub’s fourth straight division title.The Astros dropped the Mariners, 4-3, to qualify for the postseason, which Houston will start in the AL Wild Card Series against the team with the third-best wild-card record. Houston had a chance at a bye into the AL Division Series and needed the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians to lose their remaining games beginning Tuesday. But the AL Central champs defeated Cincinnati to deny the Astros.Houston Astros’ Jason Heyward gestures to the dugout as he rounds the bases on his two-run home run against the Mariners on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.AP Photo/Michael WykeHouston might not know its first playoff opponent until the final day of the regular season. The Kansas City…
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