MLB 2025: The 5 things that will decide the AL West race
David SchoenfieldSep 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The ragtag, scrappy Houston Astros host the big, bad Seattle Mariners this weekend, including the series finale on “Sunday Night Baseball” at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, in a series that might…