Texas Rangers: On Deck-Houston Astros

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros get their second crack at each other as they resume the Lone Star Series Friday night. The Rangers have owned the series the past couple of seasons but the Astros jumped out to an early 3-1 lead on them when they first clashed earlier this year.

The Lone Star Series technically began back in 2001 but ever since the Astros joined the AL West in 2013, it’s blown up to a whole new level. Overall, since 2001 the Texas Rangers have won the series 12 out of 16 times.

But lately, the Rangers have truly dominated the Astros. The first year the Astros joined the AL West, the Rangers went 17-2 against them. The Astros sneaked a series out in 2014 (11-8) but it’s…