When will the Houston Astros win the AL West?

The final week of the MLB regular season is here and the Houston Astros still have a job to do.

After winning three of four games against the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend, the Astros are now in position to win the AL West at home this week. They begin the week with a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners, who are five games behind them in the standings with six games to go.

That means Houston needs just one win over the Mariners to clinch the division title, which would be their fourth straight AL West title and seventh in the last eight years.

The earliest the Astros could win is Monday night. Hunter Brown (11-8, 3.57 ERA) will be on the mound for Houston, which will wear its “Space City” City Connect uniforms for the last time.

According to the Astros, the special jerseys will be retired after Monday and replaced with a new City Connect uniform next season.

Brown will face Bryce Miller, who has an 11-8 record, a 3.06 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP in 30 starts this season.

It would be fitting for Houston to win the division against Seattle after chasing the Mariners in the standings for most of the season. The Astros started 12-24 and were in last place for most of April and early May, giving Seattle a lead.

Houston, however, quickly corrected course and caught up with the Mariners immediately after the All-Star break. The Astros finally overtook them in early August, pulling away thanks to their historically good pitching while Seattle faded in the home stretch.

Houston has a 4-6 record against the Mariners this year and a 45-33 record at Minute Maid Park, so it should be able to win at least one game in the series. The Astros have not been defeated at home since the Atlanta Braves took three games from them in mid-April.

If Houston can't pull off a win at home, it will look to win on the road this weekend against the Cleveland Guardians. With their magic number of two, the Astros need two wins, two Seattle losses, or a win and a Mariners loss to secure the AL West title.