If necessary, ALCS games 6-7 will be back in Houston on Oct. It's the Rangers first return to the conference championship since 2011. The trip to the ALCS is the seventh straight for the Astros. The teams have never before met in the postseason. The Rangers and Astros have met 264 times in the regular season, with the Rangers holding a slight 134-132 edge. The Astros and Rangers finished the regular season with matching 90-72 records, but Houston took the AL West crown since they held a 9-4 record against the Rangers during the regular season. The best-of-seven series follows a 2-3-2 format with Houston starting off with a four-game home-field advantage. Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.