Lone Star Series

Lone Star Series

Houston Astros Texas Rangers
Location	Texas
First meeting	June 8, 2001[1] The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington Astros 5, Rangers 4
Latest meeting	July 14, 2024[1] Rangers 4, Astros 2 Minute Maid Park, Houston
Next meeting	August 5, 2024 Globe Life Field, Arlington
Statistics
Meetings total	283[2]
All-time series	Rangers, 143–140 (.505)[2]
Regular season series	Rangers, 139–137 (.504)[1]
Postseason results	Rangers, 4–3 (.571)[2]
Largest victory	Astros, 15–1 (September 13, 2021)[3] Rangers, 18–3 (July 4, 2004;[4] May 21, 2005)[5]
Longest win streak	Astros, 8 (May 12–July 4, 2018)[1] Rangers, 10 (July 7, 2013–April 11, 2014)[1]
Current win streak	Rangers, 2 [1]
Post-season history
2023 AL Championship Series: Rangers won, 4–3

The Lone Star Series (also known as the Silver Boot Series) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry featuring Texas' two major league franchises, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. It is an outgrowth of the "natural rivalry" established by MLB as part of interleague play as the Rangers are a member of the American League (AL) and the Astros were a member of the National League (NL) until 2012. During interleague play, the winner of the six-game series was awarded the Silver Boot, a 30-inch (760 mm) tall display of a size 15 cowboy boot cast in silver, complete with a custom, handmade spur. If each team had won three games each for a tie, the declared winner was the team that scored the most runs over the course of the series. In 2013, the Astros joined the American League West with the Rangers and changed their rivalry from an interleague to an intradivision contest. The rivalry, which was once dormant, has become far more heated in recent seasons. From 2013 to 2022 (excluding the shortened 2020 season), 19 games were played each season. Beginning in 2023, the teams play each other 13 times a year.