The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers are locked in a tight division battle as the season winds down to the final month and a half. Despite the Astros holding a division on Aug. 9 with the Rangers trailing by five games, Houston faltered down the stretch finishing three games back while the Rangers finished nine games back. The 2023 season was one of the tightest division races between the Astros and Rangers. The Rangers had a two-game lead on Aug. 9 before the Astros rallied, including winning the tiebreaker decided by season series between the two clubs. Rangers WIn the Tight 2015-16 RacesIn 2016, the Rangers led the Astros by 6.5 games and would won their most recent Silver Boot that season.