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The two Texas teams that showed so much promise throughout the regular season are coming home empty handed after failing to execute in the fifth games of both ALDS showdowns.

For the first time since 2003, the Chicago Cubs are going to make an appearance in the NLCS and play either the New York Mets or favored Los Angeles Dodgers.

It just wasn't the right day for either Texas team on Monday, as both suffered losses that forced the fifth and final games of the ALDS series' for the first time since 2012.

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both ended up with a 2-1 series lead in both ALDS on Sunday, as the Astros doubled up the Kansas City Royals 4-2 and the Rangers succumbed the Toronto offense 5-1.

The Rangers and Houston Astros both made the two "better" teams look worse on Thursday night, as the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 and the Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2.

The "other" Texas team showed they certainly belong in the discussion Tuesday night, shutting out the New York Yankees in New York 3-0.

A decade-long fight to get back into postseason play is finally over for the Houston Astros, who claimed the sixth and final spot for the AL on Sunday thanks to a loss from the Angels.

The Texas Rangers had clinched a playoff berth days before Sunday, but game 162 was still important because a win meant a division title. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim proved to be no match Sunday after spoiling the celebration Saturday in a wild ninth inning.

A pivotal series in Houston between the Astros and Texas Rangers was taken by Astros on Sunday after a 4-2 victory. Houston won two of the three, also taking the matchup on Saturday by a score of 9-7.

After losing via a walk-off single Tuesday night and simply being outplayed Monday night, one would think the Astros had been through the ringer in Arlington, though they certainly hadn't. Houston succumbed to the Rangers 14-3.

The new first-place holders in the AL West have successfully found a chink in the armor of the Houston Astros and exploited it again and again on Tuesday.

This huge four-game series started off on the right foot for Rangers fans Monday night, as a Prince Fielder two-run blast in the 8th lifted the Rangers over the 'Stros 5-3.