Rangers Vs. Astros: A Rivalry For Tomorrow

With Ranger fans taking over Minute Maid Park this weekend, the once-proud franchise will have a long way to go to win back their fans and compete in the AL West going forward.

2012 MLB Standings: Rangers Have A Comfortable Lead In AL West

The Texas Rangers currently have a five-game lead over the Oakland Athletics in the AL West.

Rangers Vs. Astros Final Score: Colby Lewis Leads Texas To 6-1 Win

The Texas Rangers jumped out to an early lead and got a solid pitching performance from Colby Lewis to defeat Houston 6-1 Sunday.

Texas wasted little time getting to Houston starter Jordan Lyles. Josh Hamilton started the scoring in the first inning with a sacrifice fly. Nelson Cruz followed later with a two run single that made the score 3-0. Then pitcher Colby Lewis helped himself with a two run single of his own to increase the Texas lead to 5-0.

The Rangers extended the lead to 6-0 in the fifth when Daniel Murphy hit his fifth home run of the season. The Astros would score their only run of the game in the ninth on a home run by Jed Lowrie.

Hamilton, Lewis, Cruz, Elvis Andrus and Michael Young all finished with two hits in the game. Lewis pitched eight innings while allowing four hits and one run to snap a personal three-game losing streak. Lyles takes the loss after allowing six runs and nine hits in five innings for work.

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Rangers Vs. Astros Lineups: Michael Young At First Base On Sunday

The Texas Rangers look to bounce back from a loss on Saturday when they take on the Houston Astros on Sunday in the series finale. Even without a DH, the Rangers lineup is potent. As always Josh Hamilton anchors things with his .384 average, 18 homers and 46 RBIs. Adrian Beltre hits cleanup on Sunday while Michael Young gets the start at first base and is hitting fifth.

Here is a look at the full lineups for today's series finale between the Rangers and the Astros:

Texas Rangers

1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
3. Josh Hamilton (L) CF
4. Adrian Beltre (R) 3B
5. Michael Young (R) 1B
6. David Murphy (L) LF
7. Nelson Cruz (R) RF
8. Yorvit Torrealba (R) C
9. Colby Lewis (R) P

Houston Astros

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. Jed Lowrie (S) SS
3. Brian Bogusevic (L) RF
4. Carlos Lee (R) 1B
5. Travis Buck (L) LF
6. Chris Johnson (R) 3B
7. Justin Maxwell (R) CF
8. Chris Snyder (R) C
9. Jordan Lyles (R) P

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Rangers Vs. Astros Time, TV, Radio Info And More

The Texas Rangers look to bounce back from Saturday's loss to the Houston Astros with a win on Sunday which would give them a series win and give them a leg up in retaining the Silver Boot for another season.

Colby Lewis takes the mound for the Rangers and is trying to snap a personal three-game losing streak. Since starting the season with three wins, Lewis has dropped his last three decisions. Lewis was 1-0 against the Astros in two starts during the 2011 season.

Game Date/Time: Sunday, May 20, 1:05 p.m. CT

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Pitching Matchup: Jordan Lyles (0-0, 3.00 ERA) vs Colby Lewis (3-3, 3.63 ERA)

TV: Fox Sports Southwest

Radio: 103.3

Online Streaming: MLB.tv

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Rangers Vs. Astros Final Score: Texas Falls To Houston 6-5

The Texas Rangers struggles continue as they have gone 5-6 in their last 11 games, and the latest loss came against the Houston Astros in a 6-5 loss. The Rangers opened up the scoring on an inside the park home run by David Murphy in the third inning which scored three runs.

Murphy was able to score on the inside park home run as one Astros outfielder dove and missed while the over outfielder tripped over the fallen player, and then the throw was not on target as Murphy crossed the plate. The Rangers added another run in the inning to go up 4-0.

Pitching was an issue as starter Derek Holland was making his first start since May 10 which gave him an extra four days of rest. That rest did not help Holland at all as he earned his third loss of the season and lasted only five innings while giving up five runs which all came off of three Astros home runs.

The Rangers had a chancee to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with runners on second and third and one out, but Astros reliever Brandon Lyon was able to get out of the inning by retiring Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli.

The game ended when the Rangers had Elvis Andrus on first with two outs, but then Josh Hamilton grounded out and Andrus was caught in a run down and tagged out to end the game.

ANIMATED: David Murphy's Inside The Park Home Run

Texas Rangers Vs. Houston Astros: Saturday Probables, TV Schedule And More

Derek Holland takes the mound for the Texas Rangers, as interleague play continues on Saturday night as the Rangers take on the Houston Astros.

Holland hasn't started since May 10, but that is simply because Ron Washington is aiming to rest his starters throughout the season. Holland owns a 3-2 record to go along with a .227 BAA, 1.20 WHIP and 3.78 ERA. Holland has struck out 40 in 47.2 innings of work.

Josh Hamilton and Texas' offense will face off against Lucas Harrell, who gets the start for the Astros. Harrell is 2-3 on the young season, with a 4.40 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. He's struck out only 22 on the year and has issued 18 walks, so the Rangers should be able to put plenty of balls in play and have a slew of base runners against Harrell.

Televised coverage can be found nationally on FOX -- if you're in the proper market. If not, you will be forced to follow online or listen on the radio. Radio coverage can be found on 103.3 ESPN.

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Rangers Vs. Astros Final Score: Texas Claims First Game In Series

The Texas Rangers won the first game of the Silver Boot series against the Houston Astros by shutting down their bats to win 4-1.The Rangers got on the board first in the top of the third when they scored a pair of runs when Adrian Beltre hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Ian Kinsler and the second run of the game came when Nelson Cruz singled to center field and scored Michael Young.

Even though starting pitcher Neftali Feliz only pitched 4.2 innings and allowed just three hits and one run he was pulled due to surpassing the 100 pitches on the night. Robbie Ross replaced Feliz and pitched 2.1 innings and earned the win. Ross and the rest of the Rangers relievers were able to shut out the Astros over the final 5.1 innings.

Beltre led the way for the Rangers on offense as he went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a home run.

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Rangers Vs. Astros: Friday's Lineups Announced

The lineups for Friday's interleague matchup against the Astros have been announced.

The series is being played in Houston, meaning Neftali Feliz is going to have to bat for the Rangers because baseball continues to have strange rules. According to Baseball-Reference, Feliz has never had a Major League at-bat, so that could be interesting.

Here is the Texas lineup:

Ian Kinsler, 2B

Elvis Andrus, SS

Josh Hamilton, LF

Adrian Beltre, 3B

Michael Young, 1B

Nelson Cruz, RF

Mike Napoli, C

Craig Gentry, CF

Neftali Feliz, P

Here is the lineup for the Astros:

Jordan Schaefer, CF

Jose Altuve, 2B

J.D. Martinez, LF

Carlos Lee, 1B

Jed Lowrie, SS

Brian Bogusevic, RF

Chris Johnson, 3B

Jason Castro, C

Wandy Rodriguez, P

Rangers Vs. Astros: Game 1 Preview, TV Info And More

The Rangers have absolutely dominated the Silver Boot battle with Houston, and they'll look to raise the trophy again starting with a a three-game series at the Astros.