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By Lisa Weatherall

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HOUSTON — The Texas Rangers dropped the first game in a 3-game series against the Houston Astros Friday 4-3. Friday also marked the beginning of the Texas Rangers final 48 games, 33 of which will be against the American League West teams. When the Texas Rangers wrap-up the Astros series on Sunday they will head home and begin a 7-day, 7-game homestand versus the Tampa Bay Rays (4) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (3). Here is what you need to know in today’s Texas Rangers Roundup.

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    • TEXAS RANGERS: (45-70, .391)

    • Before losing Friday night the Texas Rangers won consecutive games for the first time since 6/27-28
    • The Rangers have lost 35 of 45, marking the 2nd time in teams history to win just 10 games in a 45-game span (1972)
    • Texas has dropped 19.0 games in the standings since June 17 are a season-high 26.0 games behind the A.L. West leader Oakland Athletics
    • The last largest deficit was 31.0 games back to end the 2002 season

    TOO CLOSE AND TOO LATE:

    • Friday was the 6th time in 2014 that the Texas Rangers have lost when leading after 7.0 innings, all on the road
    • Rangers had lost only 3 times during same situations in 2013
    • Friday marked the 13th time Texas has lost in the opponent’s final at bat, 11 away from Arlington
    • Texas has outscored the opposition 17-3 over first 3 innings in last 6 games, but are 2-4 in that span
    • In Texas’ last 2 and 7 of their last 8 contests, their losses have been decided by a single run
    • The Texas Rangers are 14-16 overall in one-run contests this season
    • Texas has lost its last 6 road contests by a single run since a win on 6/14 at Seattle Mariners
    • The Texas Rangers are 6-11 overall in one-run away games

    ONE MORE ROUND:

    • Texas is 3-7 against the Houston Astros in 2014 and have lost 6 straight since a victory on 5/12 at Houston Astros
    • This is the Rangers’ longest losing streak EVER versus the Astros
    • Texas had gone 39-8 versus the Houston Astros since the start of 2009, never losing consecutive games in that stretch
    • Texas’ .736 (39-14) winning percentage vs. Houston is the highest in any MLB head-to-head matchup in that span (min. of 20 games)
    • Each of the Rangers’ 3 wins versus the Astros in 2014 have been shutouts, for a total of 30.0 innings

    TEAM PITCHING: 2.82 ERA (16 ER/ 51.0 IP) in last 6 Games

    THE STARTERS: 2.09 ERA (9 ER/ 38.2 IP) in last 6 Games

    • Texas’ rotation had 18.2 consecutive scoreless innings until Chris Carter hit a home run off of Miles Mikolas on Friday
    • That was the 2nd longest streak for Texas starters this season (19.1 IP, 6/10-14)
    • Texas starters have allowed one run in 19.2 innings in the last 3 games

    THE RELIEVERS: 5.81 ERA (14 ER/ 21.2 IP) in last 8 Games

    • The Texas Rangers bullpen has now dropped last 8 decisions over 47 games since Neal Cotts earned a win on 6/14 at Seattle Mariners
    • This is the 2nd-longest drought without a relief win in team history to 54 games, 7/1-8/27/1979 (Stats, Inc)

    ALL ABOUT JPA:

    • J.P. Arencibia has 2 home runs and 6 RBI in last 3G following his 2-run homer on Friday in Houston
    • JPA is batting .298 (14-47) with 5 HR and 18 RBI in his last 13G
    • Arencibia leads ML with 22 RBI and is tied for 1st with 7 HR (Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins) in his 19 games played since the All-Star break
    • He had just one home run and 6 RBI in 20 games with Texas (3/31-5/16) prior to this span

    THIS AND THAT:

    • The Texas Rangers have 8 home runs in last 3 games and has homered in 4 straight games (9 total HR)
    • Derek Holland will make his 3rd rehab start tonight for Frisco (AA), his two previous outings have come on 7/30 for Frisco (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R) and 8/4 for Round Rock (AAA) vs. Memphis (1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R-ER)

    TONIGHT’S LINEUPS:

    TEXAS RANGERS: RHP Yu Darvish (10-6, 2.82)

    1. Shin-Soo Choo, DH
    2. Elvis Andrus, SS
    3. Mike Carp, LF
    4. Adrian Beltre, 3B
    5. Jim Adduci, RF
    6. J.P. Arencibia, 1B
    7. Leonys Martin, CF
    8. Geovany Soto, C
    9. Rougned Odor, 2B

    HOUSTON ASTROS: RHP Scott Feldman (5-8, 4.13)

    1. Robbie Grossman, RF
    2. Jason Castro, C
    3. Chris Carter, DH
    4. Marc Krauss, LF
    5. Jon Singleton, 1B
    6. Matt Dominguez, 3B
    7. Marwin Gonzalez, SS
    8. Jake Marisnick, CF
    9. Gregorio Petit, 2B

    ON DECK FOR TOMORROW:

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