Astros fall into tie for AL West lead with loss to Royals

HOUSTON — The Astros have 10 games remaining in the regular season and still have a leg up on the Rangers in the American League West, but their path to a division title gets more challenging by the day. The Royals, who are in last place in the AL Central, defeated the Astros, 5-2, on Wednesday night at Daikin Park, dropping Houston back to .500 at 76-76. With Texas’ victory over Boston, the Astros and Rangers are now tied for the AL West lead, though Houston does hold the tiebreaker thanks to winning nine of 13 meetings between the Lone…