The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are the first teams from the same state to meet in a league championship series.
The first six instances of instate matchups have occurred in the World Series, including the Bay Bridge Series in 1989 and Subway Series in 2000 .
The next three times it happened came in the divisional round, with the Los Angeles Dodgers downing the San Diego Padres last year being the most recent. What makes this Rangers-Astros showdown unique – besides being the first time the Silver Boot rivals hook up in the postseason – it’s coming in a league championship series. Never before had two clubs sharing a state’s borders met with a trip to the World Series on the line.1985 WS: KC def. STL, 4-32002 WS: LAA def. SF, 4-32023 ALCS: TEX vs. HOUFacing the Astros also means several other notables for the Rangers, including the first postseason series against an AL West opponent.
The Rangers went 4-9 against Houston in the 2023 regular season, going 3-3 at Minute Maid Park and 1-6 at Globe Life Field. Texas lost three straight and seven of final eight to end the season series.
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