Houston and Texas have already played four times in Arlington and three times at MMP, with the Astros holding a four-games-to-three edge. After this set, the two will play another three back in Arlington from September 4 through September 6.
The last time these two played, fireworks were a day early. The Astros came away with a 12-11 victory in a real barn-burner on July 3. Chas McCormick (13), Yainer Diaz (8), Kyle Tucker (13) and José Abreu (7) all went deep. Tucker finished the game four-for-four, while Abreu, McCormick, and Corey Julks had two hits each. Cristian Javier earned no-decision after allowing eight runs on nine hits over 4 1⁄3 innings.