Reeling Astros must recover against Athletics

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The Houston Astros were 20 games above .500 on July 6 and seemingly ready to skate to their ninth straight playoff spot.

Yet with six games remaining in the regular season, the Astros are in a big battle to keep their postseason streak alive.

Houston (84-72) needs to rack up victories in the final week of the season and it opens a six-game road trip on Tuesday