Houston Astros Begin Their Most 'Issue Free' Postseason - LFG! LevelUp
A healthy Alex Bregman will go a long way to getting the Astros back to the MLB mountaintop.For eight Major League Baseball teams the 2022 postseason has already begun. Hell, for four of those teams, the postseason is already OVER. The sport's first ever full wild card round of baseball, in its new 12-team playoff format, took place over the weekend, with four best-of-three series across the American League and National League.
Because the top two teams in each league get a bye, the Astros were able to sit from atop their figurative perch over the American League and watch the other teams beat the hell out of each other for a few days. When the dust cleared, the Seattle Mariners, a familiar divisional foe, emerged as the Astros' opponent for the American League Divisional Series, which begins at Minute Maid Park Tuesday afternoon at 2:37 p.m.
The Astros handled the Mariners decently this year, with an overall record of 12-7 in head to head matchups. The Mariners, though, are playing very good baseball, and after coming back from an 8-1 deficit in Toronto in Game 2 of their wild card series, to win 10-9, the Mariners have a bit of a"team of destiny" feel early on in the postseason.
The Astros, on the other hand, have been there, done that, since 2017, making the American League Championship Series every season since then. It's been a helluva run, and honestly, there's plenty of reason to believe this postseason, the Astros are better set up for success than any of the previous five. In fact, in each of the previous five postseasons, there was at least one issue the team was having as the playoffs began.
This season, all of the big hitters are clicking, the starting rotation is healthy and pitching well. The bullpen is the best in baseball. The only negative issue is Michael Brantley being done for the season, but the team has had time to adapt to that, and even when healthy, Brantley is fifth or sixth down the list of offensive weapons.Listen to Sean Pendergast on SportsRadio 610 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays.
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