One of the most successful runs in baseball history ended Saturday afternoon when the final score from Cleveland was displayed on the scoreboard at Angel Stadium: Guardians 3, Rangers 2. The Astros’ eight-year streak of postseason appearances ended during their 161st game of the 2025 season,

The 28-year-old Raleigh was far more concerned with the fact that his team held on for a 6-4 win Saturday night to move two games ahead of the Astros in the AL West than he was about setting another record. “I’m glad it’s over,” he said.

The Astros season came to an end Sunday as Houston missed the playoffs by one game with an 87-75 record (the best record of any team that did not make the postseason). For the first time 2016, Jose Altuve and company will not be part of the MLB playoffs.

With the season on the line, Astros left-hander Framber Valdez delivered in the clutch Thursday afternoon, with some help from an offense that finally started showing signs of urgency. Valdez, who had won one game in his previous 10 starts,

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