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Corbin Burnes scattered nine hits over seven innings, rookie Heston Kjerstad homered and drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles pummeled the struggling Texas Rangers 11-2 on Thursday night. Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser also went deep for the Orioles, who built an 8-1 lead in the fourth inning against Jon Gray (3-4) and coasted to their second straight victory following a five-game skid. “That was a really good game for us offensively,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.
“(Burnes) set the tone with just giving one run through seven. But offensively, Jon Gray is a really good starting pitcher and we put together a lot of good at-bats.” Adolis Garcia homered for the defending World Series champion Rangers, who have lost four in a row to fall seven games below .
500 (37-44). Texas has dropped seven consecutive road games and eight successive road series openers. “The pitching just wasn't there,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.
“We just made a lot of mistakes in the middle of the plate. They've got some good hitters over there, and they didn't miss them tonight.” This four-game series that concludes Sunday is a rematch of the 2023 AL Division Series, in which the Rangers pulled off a three-game sweep.
Although Hyde conceded that a regular-season series in June isn't quite the same as the playoffs, he acknowledged that “those three losses stayed with us for a while.” The Orioles appear on course to return to the playoffs, having reac.
