text:  where the Mets and the Houston Astros, of course, have played very, very good baseball. That's of concern with these Texas Rangers because right now in the American League Western Division, the Rangers are trying to keep pace with Seattle Mariners and, of course, the Astros. Astros with their seventh consecutive win, drawing within four and a half games of the Seattle Mariners, while Texas in their fourth straight loss last night in the series opener fell eight games back to the pace in the American League Western Division.