A heated in-state rivalry writes another chapter on Friday night, with the Rangers hosting the Astros on "Friday Night Baseball."While it's only May, the stakes are nonetheless high: Entering play on Thursday,

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Its Thursday, May 15 and the Astros (22-20) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (23-21). Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston against Jacob deGrom for Texas. The Rangers completed the sweep over the Colorado Rockies with an 8-3 win yesterday. That sweep was the second series sweep in a row.

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