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Leody Taveras just made one of the greatest defensive plays in recent MLB playoff history. The Texas Rangers outfielder prevented what would have been a solo home run by Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez in the sixth inning of Wednesday night’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in stunning fashion. You just have […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers finished tied atop the AL West standings when the regular season concluded, and the Astros ended up winning the tiebreaker to give them a bye into the ALDS. The Rangers, on the other hand, had to take on the Tampa Bay Rays on the road, and then they had […]

Well, well, well, who saw this coming? As the 2023 American League Championship Series shifts to Arlington, Texas, the Houston Astros find themselves down two games to their in-state rivals the Texas Rangers after losing each of the first two games at home. Houston’s 7-2 home record over its last four postseason series was thrown […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers square off tonight in the ALCS in a crucial Game 3 for both teams. The Astros will try to pick up their first win this series, which will be difficult to do on the road. For the Rangers, they’re looking to take a commanding 3-0 series lead and quiet […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both finished the MLB regular season with a 90-72 record, and they were both at the top at the AL West division standings. However, the Astros won the tiebreaker which gave them a bye in the first round of the playoffs,  and the Rangers had to go to work […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are division foes and finished with the exact same record in the regular season. The Astros ended up getting the nod in the tiebreaker which gave them a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but they are now trailing 2-0 in the ALCS against the Rangers. If […]

The Houston Astros are on the road to take on the Texas Rangers for game three of the ALCS Wednesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out an Astros-Rangers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Astros have dropped the first […]

The Houston Astros are down 2-0 in the ALCS against the Texas Rangers heading on the road for games three, four and potentially five if the Astros win one of the next two games, and Kyle Tucker has been struggling mightily so far in October. He is currently 2-22 this postseason. After the Game 2 […]

The Houston Astros are down bad right now. Last year’s World Series champions sit in a 0-2 hole in the 2023 ALCS, losing both games at home to the red-hot Texas Rangers. It won’t get any easier as they now head to Arlington on Wednesday in a must-win situation. This is a resilient group that […]

The Houston Astros find themselves in relatively unfamiliar territory in the 2023 ALCS. It has been three years since they trailed a series 2-0. That’s where they find themselves now after getting beat twice by the Texas Rangers at home. Houston has been good at getting out to series leads throughout their stretch of dominance […]

When the bright lights go on, Nathan Eovaldi is at his best on the mound. The Texas Rangers ace twirled six quality innings and left with a two-run lead against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the ALCS Monday night. The Rangers hung on for a 5-4 win to take a 2-0 series lead […]

The Houston Astros find themselves in a 0-2 hole in the 2023 ALCS after losing the series’ first two games to the Texas Rangers at home. Unfortunately, they’ve struggled to perform all season long at Minute Maid Park and tend to play better on the road. Regardless, New York Yankees legend and Fox Sports MLB […]

The Houston Astros find themselves in a tough 0-2 hole heading into game three of the ALCS vs. the Texas Rangers. As the Astros look to get back on track, Dusty Baker has named the team’s Game 3 starter. Christian Javier will be on the bump for Houston in Game 3, via Danielle Lerner of […]

Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers are two wins away from clinching a spot in the World Series after taking the first two games of the 2023 American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Texas won Game 2 Monday night, 5-4, thanks in large part to an early scoring barrage by the Rangers at […]

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy just named Max Scherzer the ALCS Game 3 starter against the Houston Astros. Scherzer returns to the hill for the first time since September 12. This is a major break for the Rangers, who initially expected their ace to miss the remainder of the season. Scherzer suffered a shoulder injury […]

Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez didn’t have his best performance against Jordan Montgomery and the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the ALCS. Montgomery pitched well and he deserves credit, but it was recently revealed that Alvarez is dealing with an illness, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and FOX Sports. “The Astros’ Yordan Alvarez […]

The Texas Rangers kept it rolling in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday against the Houston Astros, blanking their state rivals 2-0 behind an absolute gem from Jordan Montgomery. He limited the defending champions to just five hits in 6.1 innings of work and most importantly, kept slugger Yordan Alvarez at bay. After hitting […]

The Texas Rangers pulled off a stunner right out of the gate of the 2023 American League Championship Series. In Game 1 of that matchup between AL West division rivals, the Rangers came out on top with a 2-0 victory. That was a sweet win for the Rangers made even sweeter by the fact that […]

The Rangers postseason has been red hot thus far, as they’re now 6-0 after a Game 1 victory. Texas defeated Houston 2-0, led by 6.1 innings of shutout pitching from Jordan Montgomery. The Astros will look to bounce back in Game 2 later this afternoon, while the Rangers look to take a commanding 2-0 series […]

The Texas Rangers are on the road for game two of the ALCS as they take on the Houston Astros. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rangers-Astros prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Game one of this series was a […]

The Texas Rangers will meet the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rangers-Astros Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers swept the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 in the AL Division Series […]

The Houston Astros are back in the ALCS once again, with Justin Verlander getting the ball in Game 1 on Sunday against the Texas Rangers. As for Game 2 Monday, manager Dusty Baker announced that left-hander Framber Valdez will take the hill. Via Julia Morales: “Justin Verlander will start Game 1 of the ALCS, Framber […]

Analytics is a term baseball fans, and sports fans in general, have likely heard more of in recent years. Many front offices are turning to a numbers-based approach when it comes to their roster construction of teams. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker made a brutally honest admission about analytics before giving Texas Rangers manager Bruce […]

It’s the battle of the Lone Star State in the 2023 ALCS as the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers meet in what should be a fantastic series. Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, second baseman Jose Altuve was asked about his thoughts on their rivalry with the Rangers. Via Brian McTaggart: “They’re a great team. […]

The Houston Astros have their sights set on back-to-back World Series championships. First, they need to get past the Texas Rangers in the ALCS. Houston will need to battle Texas without key reliever Kendall Graveman, however. “Kendall Graveman’s shoulder hasn’t improved enough to be an option for the ALCS roster,” Astros reporter Julia Morales shared. […]

The Texas Rangers will take their 5-0 2023 MLB Playoffs record into Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday against the Houston Astros as they look to keep it rolling. And while the defending World Series champions did sweep the Rangers in their last series in September, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe knows this team is […]

The American League Championship Series is set. Per usual, the Houston Astros have again advanced to the ALCS. The Astros will take on one of the MLB playoff’s biggest surprises, the Texas Rangers. The team is a 5-seed that has made a deep run without losing a game yet. This article will explain everything that […]

Although neither team finished with the best record in the American League, or second best for that matter, the pennant felt destined to run through the Lone Star State when the 2023 MLB playoffs began. From a roster standpoint, they both packed the right amount of punch in their lineups and on the mound to […]

The Texas Rangers ended the regular season with a 90-72 record, tied atop the AL West division standings with the Houston Astros. Houston ended up getting the tiebreaker to earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but the Rangers still got into the postseason via the Wild Card. However, the road that […]

For the first time in history, the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers find themselves locked in a postseason battle, marking what looks to be an epic, Texas-sized showdown in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Reflecting on their regular-season encounters, the Astros and the Rangers engaged in a fierce struggle for AL West supremacy […]

Managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker have a lot in common. They both won the World Series, surpassed 2,000 career wins and are surely headed to Cooperstown. The former has helped the reloaded Texas Rangers immediately fulfill their potential, while the latter stabilized a Houston Astros team mired in negativity and scandal. When the American […]

The Houston Astros have leapt over the Atlanta Braves as favorites to win the World Series after they beat the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Led by hitters Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and pitcher Justin Verlander, the Astros are predicted to run it back after winning it all last […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers were about as neck and neck as it gets through the entire MLB season. Both teams ended up finishing the year 90-72 and tied atop the AL West standings, but the Astros got the nod as division champs to get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. […]

With the Houston Astros advancing past the Minnesota Twins with a win in Game 4 of the ALDS, it sets up an epic clash with the rival Texas Rangers in the ALCS, and Dusty Baker’s comments should get baseball fans excited for the series. “They know us, and we know them,” Dusty Baker said, via […]

Though the Minnesota Twins created some memorable moments for their fans this October, their postseason run came to an end at the hands of the Houston Astros in the ALDS. The Astros clinched their seventh consecutive trip to the ALCS with a 3-2 win in Minnesota on Wednesday, ending the best-of-five series in four games. […]

Welcome to the Yordan Alvarez show. The Houston Astros slugger is absolutely flourishing in the MLB Playoffs thus far and continues to hit at a historic rate, slashing .500 in three postseason games to go along with four home runs, two doubles, and six RBIs. After Alvarez went 3 for 5 with a pair of […]

The Houston Astros won the World Series in 2022 and they have their sights set on another championship in 2023. They ended up narrowly winning the AL West division, and that earned them a bye in the first round of the postseason and right into the ALDS. The Minnesota Twins took down the Toronto Blue […]

The Houston Astros are one game away from moving to the ALCS as they face the Minnesota Twins. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an AL Division Series Game 4 Astros-Twins prediction, pick, and how to watch. After taking game one, the Astors were shut down in game two by Pablo […]

The Houston Astros cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in Game 3 of the ALDS. They took a 2-1 series lead with the win as well. Houston is clearly starting to find their rhythm and that spells trouble for the rest of baseball. Yordan Alvarez was especially impressive, going 3-5 […]