En ascenso / On the rise | ESP-ENG
EN ASCENSO / ON THE RISE

Since before the regular season begins as fans, we make different analyses regarding the teams involved to fight for the championship in MLB, always based on the roster of each of them, we dare to give our predictions of who are the ones who will appear, not counting sometimes that all campaigns are totally different and that the conditions of both established players and new talents vary, always opening a range of possibilities for teams that we never thought were going to appear on the scene, or simply the teams that are called to transcend, demonstrate despite slow starts as is the case of the Houston Astros, that if or if they go far and why not, get the championship once again, an equally difficult task but they have all the tools to repeat and do what the New York Yankees once did in the late 90's when they got not one or two but three World Series rings in a row.
MADERA DE CAMPEÓN / WOOD OF A CHAMPION

But of course, the ninth team led by Dusty Baker, the Houston Astros, currently has the hottest streak and the hottest moment in MLB, after a slow start and at the same time worrying because of Jose Altuve's injury, Texas has gradually climbed up the standings and has maintained that level despite not getting the results at the first change, also counting that the other Texas team, the Rangers, have assembled a completely new and competitive team in many areas of the game, ranging from position players to the figure of a new manager such as Bruce Bochy.
The key has always been to stay there despite not getting the victories that would allow them to be in a better position, I particularly saw with better eyes to the Angels, by the good moment of their top stars Ohtani and Trout and the Rangers because of their manager, but to be able to still be in the race without counting the Seattle Mariners, these Astros, they have the wood to continue in this race of up to 3 teams, heading to the top again, maybe not with the forcefulness of previous seasons, where they being in first place, the advantages with respect to the second place became in most cases of more than 10 games, and that, since long before the end of the season, managing to qualify very quickly to post-season.
MISMO NÚCLEO / SAME CORE

To do a good job on the field, you must generate a basic combination between talent and technical leadership, that is to say between the necessary elements and a manager who knows how to use such elements in the best possible way, these two cases have the Astros, who see how this season, These two cases have the Astros, who have seen how in this season they have kept almost all of their players with respect to the previous campaign, including their manager, making everything easier for them, so to speak, and in a more comfortable way when facing adversities that may arise in any season or like the ones they faced at the beginning of the season, between injuries and low performance.
It is so true what I am telling you, and it is extremely important for a long season of 162 games, that after occupying a 4th place only ahead of the terrible season of the Oakland Athletics, the Houston Astros have improved their record to 31-21, already only 2 games behind the Texas Rangers, also accumulating that of the last 10 games played, they have added 9 victories, and if we go further, we find that they have 13 victories in the last 16 games, something that could only be achieved in 2 ways, one with pure talent that they have, and the other, the one I mentioned, a core of players who know each other very well and know how to face difficult moments during a campaign.
Astros de Houston 2023 top ranking
PIEZAS CLAVES / KEY PIECES

The key players could be said to have been several, there is not one in specific, but if we analyze man for man the Houston team has a top player at each position, what does this mean? They have players that are leading the major leagues in statistics and whose performance has contributed to this rebound, such as the Dominican Jeremy Peña, the Cubans Yordan Alvarez and Jose Abreu, and an on fire Jose Altuve that since coming back from the injured list, has not stopped hitting, and has become I would say the piece that this team was missing to finish this campaign, a combination of power, contact and speed that is lethal for any team that will face them.
A sample of all that power was seen this Sunday, when against the Oakland Athletics, they have unloaded a torrid offense of up to 7 homers, tying a record for the franchise of more homers in the same game, serving this also to sweep the Athletics and continue their winning way to get their usual place in the ''West'' of the young circuit, The offense plus quality pitchers that despite not having Justin Verlander, have known how to face a new stage as an organization, having everything to be champions again, the pieces are there and it would be a matter of time for the astronaut machinery to start up again. The good baseball continues in the big leagues and we will continue writing about the sport of the glove, the bat and the ball.
Athletic vs Astros game summary
Ahora es que la temporada se está poniendo buena y muchos equipos van a reclamar el lugar que les pertenece. La división oeste espero y deseo que siga peleada
Saludos mi buen amigo, si efectivamente esta temporada al parecer va a dar para muchas cosas importantes en cada division, no solo en esta sino en las demas, por ejemplo en la central de la Americana no me esperaba lo que esta sucediendo, con unos Tigres de Detroit en un soprendente segundo lugar.
El Oeste de la Americana va a estar entretenido, y ya era justo, los Astros siempre dominaban alli, gracias por tomarte el tiempo para comentar y votar agradecido.
Recuerdo con claridad a aquellos Astros que se enfrentaron en la serie mundial a los medias blancas de Chicago en 2005, y a pesar que tenían grandes talentos no se compara en lo más mínimo a estos de hoy en día, tienen fuerza, velocidad, picheo, parece no desgastarse este equipo, sin embargo, el show apenas comienza.
Amigo Pirela es increible lo que hace la motivacion de un lider muy querido como astroboy, aparte que era la pieza que faltaba, es indudable la fuerza anímica que imprime a este pelotero. Como vaya, Altuve va el equipo con mucho respeto a los demás caballo del equipo. Saludos
Saludos amigo, así es, un jugador de tantos hits era algo que le faltaba a este equipo, a pesar de todos esos jugadores estrellas que tienen.