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While the Texas Rangers' Cole Hamels is set to again try for a record-tying win that has eluded him, fellow ace Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros is searching for his first victory since mid-April. Keuchel looks to deny Hamels that win and the visiting Rangers a series sweep Sunday. Texas (24-19) won the first two games of the set by 2-1 scores to extend its winning streak in the series to five. Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 11:37:pm EST

Cesar Ramos held the Houston Astros in check for six innings by expertly mixing his pitches, and the Texas Rangers' flame-throwing bullpen finished things off Saturday night. Elvis Andrus hit his first home run of the season to back up the solid night by the pitching staff and help the Rangers edge the Astros 2-1. ''It's a different look,'' manager Jeff Banister said. Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 11:01:pm EST

Before most Astros games, outfielders George Springer and Jake Marisnick like to hit the field early and throw the football around as part of their pregame routine.  Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 10:27:pm EST

Every now and then we'll get a scary reminder of how dangerous it is for pitchers to stand 60-feet, six-inches away from home plate. We were sent one of those reminders on Friday night in Houston, though fortunately for Texas Rangers right-hander Colby Lewis, the results were more positive than they were painful. [Elsewhere: Jason Heyward injured making great diving catch in San Francisco ] Well, that's easy for me to say. After all, the ball did actually deflect off Lewis' head after exploding off the bat of Carlos Correa at 101 mph. However, Lewis managed to absorb the blow and stay in the game. Better yet, he got an out from it too as Rougned Odor backpedaled into short center field and then dove forward to make the awkward grab. "I felt it a little bit," Lewis said after the game. "Your eyes kind of shake a little bit and then I came right to. I turned and saw the ball in the air and I was worried about the out, yelling at Rougie to get the out." Lewis never went down or appeared dazed on the hill, so he clearly caught two lucky breaks on this play. Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 5:20:pm EST