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====Lone Star Series: Texas Rangers====
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[[File:Silver Boot.JPG|thumb|The Silver Boot is awarded annually to the winner of the Lone Star Series]]
The '''Lone Star Series''' (also, '''Silver Boot Series''') is a [[Major League Baseball]] rivalry featuring Texas' two major league franchises, the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and Astros. 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]] and the Astros were a member of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] until {{mlby|2012}}.

During interleague play, the winner of the 6-game series was awarded the Silver Boot. A {{convert|30|in|mm|adj=on}} tall display of a size-15 [[cowboy boot]] cast in silver, complete with a custom, handmade [[spur]]. If the series was split (3–3), the winner was the club which scored the most [[run (baseball)|runs]] over the course of the series.

In {{mlby|2013}}, the Astros joined the [[American League West]] with the Rangers and changed their rivalry from an interleague to an intra-division rivalry, the Astros played their first game in the American League against the Rangers on Sunday Night Baseball that season. In 2015, both teams made the playoffs and were in a tight division race during most of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2015/9/14/9323839/rangers-astros-rivalry-series|title=You're watching the start of a Rangers-Astros rivalry your grandkids will care about|author=Grant Brisbee|date=September 14, 2015|publisher=Vox Media|work=SBNation.com}}</ref> Both teams qualified for the postseason again in 2023. While the teams had identical regular season records of 90–72, the Astros won the division title for their better head-to-head record (9–4), whilst the Rangers clinched the wild card berth. The Astros and Rangers had their first postseason matchup in the [[2023 American League Championship Series|2023 ALCS]], with the Rangers ultimately winning in seven games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Astros and Rangers headed to ALCS, first-ever postseason series |url=https://www.kxan.com/sports/astros-and-rangers-headed-to-alcs-first-ever-postseason-series/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013025752/https://www.kxan.com/sports/astros-and-rangers-headed-to-alcs-first-ever-postseason-series/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=KXAN Austin |language=en-US }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Rangers-Astros ALCS latest intrastate postseason matchup |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/playoff-series-between-mlb-teams-in-same-state |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>