Astros Have Been MLB’s Best Team in June Despite Mounting Injury Concerns

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As the weather heats up, division races around the MLB have continued to intensify with teams vying for postseason positioning slugging it out. One team that has surged to the top their division after getting off to a slow start has been the Houston Astros, who have built a 4.5-game lead over the rest of the AL West thanks in large part to their stellar play thus far in June. The Astros’ 14-6 mark heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies actually ranks as the best in all of baseball over the first three weeks of the month, a feat made all the more impressive considering the amount of injuries they’ve been forced to deal with. Houston has seemingly has had to put somebody new on the injured list every other day for what feels like months, with the starting rotation being hit particularly hard.

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