by proclaiming "We Came And Took It!" during a game at Globe Life Park. In 2017, the rivalry between the Astros and Rangers continued to heat up. During a radio interview Rangers manager Jeff Bannister was quoted as saying, "All I know is they get to put Houston on their chest. We get to put Texas on ours." Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. fired back on Twitter stating, “It’s because nobody knows what Arlington is." Later in the 2017 season after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, controversy arose when the Astros and Rangers could not negotiate swapping series forcing the Astros to play a series of home games against the Rangers at the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium (Tropicana Field) in Florida. The Rangers won the series 2–1 but lost the season series 7–12. The Astros swept the Rangers in the final three games of the series and outscored the Rangers 42–8 in the final four games. The Rangers did not make the 2017 playoffs, and the Astros clinched their first World Series championship, the first World Series Championship in the Astros-Rangers rivalry and the first World Series title for the State of Texas. Houston was victorious in both the 2018 and 2019 Silver Boot Series as they won the AL West both seasons, making it three consecutive division titles for the club. Meanwhile, Texas continued to rebuild and had losing seasons for the second and third year in a row. Notable players who played on both teams A total of 77 players have played for both franchises. But out of those 77, only 3 have played their entire careers for both teams: Chuck Jackson, Mike Richardt, and Mike Simms. Only six players have played for both the Rangers and Astros against their in-state opponent since 2001. Those players are: Doug Brocail, Mike Lamb, Richard Hidalgo, Ivan "Pudge" Rodríguez, Hunter Pence, and Robinson Chirinos. Nolan Ryan, Astros 1980–88, Rangers 1989–93 Ken Caminiti, Astros 1987–94, Astros 1999–2000, Rangers 2001 Iván Rodríguez, Rangers 1991–2002, Astros 2009, Rangers 2009 Darren Oliver, Rangers 1993–98, Rangers 2000–01, Astros 2004, Rangers 2010–11 Richard Hidalgo, Astros 1997–2004, Rangers 2005 Carl Everett, Astros 1998–99, Rangers 2002–03 CJ Nitkowski, Astros 1998, Rangers 2002–03 Jay Powell, Astros 1998–2001, Rangers 2002–04 Gregg Zaun, Rangers 1999, Astros 2002–03 Lance Berkman, Astros 1999–2010, Rangers 2013, Astros April 5, 2014 (One Day Retirement Contract) Mike Lamb, Rangers 2000–03, Astros 2004-2007 Francisco Cordero, Rangers 2000–06, Astros 2012