It was a wild one on Sunday in Baltimore. The Orioles' faithful came out in full force, and though they didn't get a win for the home team, they did get an impressive baseball show.
Baltimore took an early 2-0 lead on three singles and a walk in the first, and Texas answered — and then some. The Rangers batted around in the second, including two walks, four singles and a double, as they put up five runs. That chased Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez after 1⅔ innings pitched.
The Rangers’ offense didn’t let up from there. Bryan Baker gave up three consecutive one-out walks in the third, which ended his day. Then Jacob Webb surrendered a grand slam against the first batter he faced. Just like that, it was 9-2 Rangers. The Orioles’ bats continued to make waves — the seventh was the only inning in which they went 1-2-3 — and started to cut into the deficit a bit with two runs in the fourth and a Gunnar Henderson solo shot in the fifth.Still, the Rangers’ juggernaut rolled on, tacking on a 10th run in the top of the fifth and another in the top of the ninth to make it 11-5.
But the Orioles wouldn't go away quietly. With one out in the ninth, Gunnar Henderson walked and Austin Hays singled to bring up Aaron Hicks, who delivered a three-run home run that ultimately made the final result look a lot closer than this one felt. Two more quick outs, and the series was 2-0 Rangers.After putting up a five-spot to take a 5-2 lead in the second inning, the Rangers’ offense eliminated any doubt about how this game would go in the third.
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