There is some good news and some bad news. Let’s get the good news first. The 44-90 Houston Astros are officially no longer in any danger of becoming the worst team ever (1899 Cleveland Spiders 20-134), in modern times (1962 New York Mets 40-120), or this millennium (2003 Detroit Tigers 43-119).
The bad news is the Astros are cruising to mediocrity at a 10.5 game pace over the 53-78 Baltimore Orioles for MLB’s Worst. The 55-79 Kansas City Royals are a game and a half behind the O’s. On a positive note, the Astros did win two of their last four games.
There is an honorable mention this week. The 56-77 Minnesota Twins, who are a game and a half behind the Royals, have won only two of their last ten games, winning one yesterday. They are 4-10 over the past two weeks.
The defending champion Pittsburgh Pirates are 62-71 and are in no danger of a repeat, like the Washington Nationals did before them. On this date last year, the Pirates were 43-87.
Houston is on pace to finishing the season at 53-109, which is a game less than projected in the previous last place update.
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