Astros Cooking, Dodgers Crumbling, and DarkHorse Cashing in August Heat

Welcome to the dog days, where the pretenders melt and the contenders flex. This week's action separated some wheat from chaff, and our AI went 58-39 with positive closing line value across the board. Not bad for a stretch that saw 97 games and more chaos than a bullpen meltdown in extras. Let's start in Houston,…