Lone Star Series

Lone Star Series
Houston Astros
Texas Rangers
LocationTexas
First meetingJune 8, 2001[1]
The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington
Astros 5, Rangers 4
Latest meetingAugust 7, 2024 [1]
Astros 6, Rangers 4
Globe Life Field, Arlington
Next meetingMay 16, 2025
Minute Maid Park, Houston
StadiumsAstros: Minute Maid Park
Rangers: Globe Life Field
Statistics
Meetings total286[2]
All-time seriesRangers, 144–142 (.503)[2]
Regular season seriesRangers, 140–139 (.502)[1]
Postseason resultsRangers, 4–3 (.571)[2]
Largest victory
  • Astros, 15–1 (September 13, 2021)[3]
  • Rangers, 18–3 (July 4, 2004;[4] May 21, 2005)[5]
Longest win streak
Current win streakAstros, 2 [1]
Post-season history

The Lone Star Series (also known as the Silver Boot Series) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry featuring Texas' two major league franchises, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. It is an outgrowth of the "natural rivalry" established by MLB as part of interleague play as the Rangers are a member of the American League (AL) and the Astros were a member of the National League (NL) until 2012. During interleague play, the winner of the six-game series was awarded the Silver Boot, a 30-inch (760 mm) tall display of a size 15 cowboy boot cast in silver, complete with a custom, handmade spur. If each team had won three games each for a tie, the declared winner was the team that scored the most runs over the course of the series. In 2013, the Astros joined the American League West with the Rangers and changed their rivalry from an interleague to an intradivision contest. The rivalry, which was once dormant, has become far more heated in recent seasons. From 2013 to 2022 (excluding the shortened 2020 season), 19 games were played each season. Beginning in 2023, the teams play each other 13 times a year.

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  2. ^ a b c "mcubed.net : MLB : Series records : Houston Astros against Texas Rangers". mcubed.net. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ "Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Box Score: September 13, 2021". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  4. ^ "Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Box Score: July 4, 2004". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ "Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Box Score: May 21, 2005". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.