The Texas Rangers haven't won the American League West since 2016. The Houston Astros have won five West titles since then.
But the Rangers are atop the division at the halfway point of the season, leading by five games, and they'll look to put the Astros another game back when the rivals meet Sunday in the third game of a four-game series in Arlington, Texas.
"We got a feel of [the rivalry] in Houston, and that was a good atmosphere, but I think everyone in Arlington came out today," Rangers outfielder Travis Jankowski told Bally Sports Southwest after Saturday's game. "It definitely gets the adrenaline flowing a little bit more." Heaney has allowed two homers in each of his last two starts and 14 on the season. The Astros are seventh in the American League in home runs with 97, led by Yordan Alvarez, who has 17 despite being out of the lineup since June 9 with an oblique injury.
The Rangers' offense has been even better, and Texas leads the majors in batting average , runs , hits and RBIs .
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