Adolis Garcia had three hits and drove in four and Alejandro Osuna hit his first career home run to back six solid innings from ace Jacob deGrom as the Texas Rangers walloped the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Corey Seager and Jonah Heim added two hits each and Marcus Semien scored three times as the Rangers evened the series and snapped a two-game losing streak. Texas outhit the Orioles 14-7.
deGrom (9-2) was not as dominant as he was on Wednesday when he carried a no-hitter into the eighth, but he was still very good. deGrom allowed two runs on five hits over six innings while walking one and striking out six to win his fifth straight decision.
Jacob Latz pitched the final three innings to earn the first save of his career.
Brandon Young (0-3) allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in four innings for the Orioles. He struck out four. Ramon Urias had two hits and Gary Sanchez had a two-run homer to lead Baltimore’s offense.
The Rangers struck first with three runs in the third. Sam Haggerty and Josh Smith singled to open the frame and Marcus Semien walked with one out to load the bases. Garcia followed with a single to center that scored Haggerty and Smith. Heim singled home Semien to give deGrom a three-run cushion.
Baltimore pared its deficit to 3-2 in the fourth when Sanchez belted a homer that enabled Gunnar Henderson, who singled, to score in front of him.
Texas got those runs back in the fifth when the 22-year-old Osuna ripped a two-out, two-run homer to right off Orioles reliever Matt Bowman.
Garcia’s two-run single in the sixth off Bowman pushed across Seager and Semien to expand the lead to 7-2.
Texas added three runs in the eighth when Orioles reliever Gregory Soto hit Seager with a pitch and walked Semien and pinch hitter Michael Helman to load the bases. A wild pitch allowed Seager to trot home, then Justin Foscue followed with a two-run double.
–Field Level Media
