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8:05 pm EDT Sun Jun 27, 2010

While the Texas Rangers are one of baseball’s hottest teams largely thanks to their powerful lineup, some might not be convinced they have the pitching staff to hold up in the postseason. Adding Roy Oswalt could certainly change that. The Rangers have publicly acknowledged their interest in acquiring the Houston Astros’ long-time ace, and Texas will get a first-hand look at the three-time All-Star in Sunday night’s series finale as it seeks a fourth straight series win over its intrastate rivals. Rangers president Nolan Ryan used the terms phenomenal and special while referring to Oswalt before Texas played last weekend in Houston, and though no significant discussions between the teams have taken place, Oswalt said a potential in-state deal would be fine by him.

The Astros have certainly seen what slugger Josh Hamilton and Texas are capable of. Hamilton singled in Saturday’s 7-2 win over Houston to extend his hitting streak to 20, tied with Kansas City’s Jose Guillen for the majors’ longest this season. He’s hitting .494 with 25 RBIs during his streak, and is batting .486 during a personal eight-game run against the Astros. Saturday, though, Ian Kinsler did the bulk of the damage. Kinsler’s three-run shot in the fourth inning was his first homer in 33 games. While Oswalt could wind up pitching for the Rangers later this summer, he won’t be too thrilled about facing them. Oswalt is 0-4 with a 4.81 ERA in five outings in the series since his last victory, June 24, 2005. Texas is hitting .331 against Oswalt in that stretch, and no player has done more damage than Kinsler. The second baseman is 6 for 13 with a homer, triple and double off Oswalt.