Week 1 of the 2026 MLB season is in the books. For the Houston Astros, fans and media had question marks on how their season would fare given the unfortunate end to the 10-year playoff streak ending last year. Following suit, the Seattle Mariners took over the AL West.

Astros Off To A Blazing Start

After seven games, and the Astros look fantastic thus far , leading the AL West with a 5-2 record. They currently lead the American League in runs scored (45), OBP (.378), SLG (.464) and RBIs, along with leading the majors in hits (63), pitcher strikeouts (84), and doubles (19). Although a small sample size, this offensive output Houston is putting across is very promising to start the regular season.

It wasn't looking pretty losing to the Los Angeles Angels in the first two games of the season, scoring just two runs.…