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The injury-riddled Texas Rangers will send one of their hottest pitchers to the mound on Friday when they square off with the struggling Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

The Astros (77-64) lead the American League West by 3 1/2 games over Seattle.

Texas (72-69) resides in third place in the division, five games in back of

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