What an intriguing matchup. The Lone Star Series. The I-45 Fight for Lone Star (and perhaps World) Supremacy. Both teams won exactly 90 games.
The two teams came in at 4th and 5th in batting by wRC+, Texas and Houston, 114, and 112, respectively. Houston held the edge in pitching, ranking 8th in ERA, while the Rangers were 18th. But both teams were equal in terms of team pitching WAR at 15.2.
The Astros held a 9-4 season series advantage with several high-scoring, one-run games. But towards the season’s end, the Astros swept the Rangers in Arlington, scoring a record number of runs.