* This is the first meeting of the year between these teams. Texas won four of the six meetings in 2007.
* Although they lost 11-10 to the Angels on Thursday, the Rangers have still won seven of their last eight games decided by one run.
* Gavin Floyd’s 10 wins this season are two more than his combined total (8) in his first four M.L. seasons.
* Paul Konerko is just 2-for-11 since coming off the DL on July 8. Konerko missed 20 games with a left oblique strain.
* Ian Kinsler’s 22-game hitting streak is the longest active one in the majors. Kinsler is the second Ranger to have a 20-plus game hit streak this season, as Michael Young hit in 23 straight games from May 14 to June 10.
* Josh Hamilton’s 91 RBI not only lead the majors in 2008, they are just three less than Michael Young’s club-leading season total from last year (94).
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