Curiously, this game will mark the first time that two teams from the same state faced each other in the League Championship Series. The Astros have a future Hall-Of-Famer on the mound. They've got a lineup loaded from top to to bottom. The Rangers turned things around at the right time to get this far. This is new territory though. The Astros have beaten the Rangers three straight times and have won seven of the past eight. They were 9-4 in the season series. Verlander has a 0.47 ERA his last three starts (one run in 19 innings) and a 0.00 ERA his past two. Verlander's teams are 8-1 his last nine against Texas. He allowed just 10 combined earned runs in the nine starts, always going at least six innings. Only one way to go! *ALCS GOY