Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles
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Rangers beat Orioles 8-5 after neither deGrom nor Eflin makes it through the 5th
Jacob deGrom allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings in his first start of the season. The Texas right-hander was scratched Saturday because of neck stiffness. He struck out seven without a walk against Baltimore, but he allowed a solo shot to Pete Alonso — his ex-teammate with the Mets — in the fourth and a two-run double to Gunnar Henderson in the fifth.
Baltimore had to go to its bullpen even earlier when Zach Eflin left in the fourth because of elbow discomfort.
Ezequiel Duran and Corey Seager also went deep for the Rangers, who have won four straight after losing their opener. This is their first time starting 4-1 or better since 2012.
Duran opened the scoring in the third with a solo homer off Eflin before Alonso tied it with his first homer since signing with the Orioles this past offseason. Eflin was lifted with two on and two out in the fourth. Reliever Grant Wolfram got out of that jam but then allowed runs in the fifth on Wyatt Langford's RBI triple and Seager's run-scoring single.
Henderson tied it at 3-3 and chased deGrom, but the Rangers quickly went back ahead in the sixth when Yennier Cano (0-1) allowed an RBI single to Brandon Nimmo.
Jansen, who had already singled and doubled, made it 7-3 an inning later with a drive off Yaramil Hiraldo. Seager hit a solo homer in the ninth.
Taylor Ward hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth for the Orioles — his fourth hit of the game.
Cole Winn (1-0) got his first big league victory in relief.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Henderson grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Ward doubled to center, Cowser scored and O'Neill scored. |
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9th Inning | Cowser to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Alexander struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Jackson lined out to right, O'Neill to third. |
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9th Inning | Cowser singled to center, O'Neill to second. |
Statistics
TEX |
BAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 36 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 142 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 26 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 9.2 | Runs Created | 4.1 |
| .325 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .650 | Slugging Percentage | .389 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .167 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
| 1.022 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .678 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 9.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 60.5 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
| 13.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 36.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.51 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .325 | Isolated Power | .139 |
| 0.27 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.09 |
| .070 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .075 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.083 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 105.3 | MLB Rating | 83.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 13,542 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston |
5 | 2 | .714 | - | W5 |
Texas |
4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Seattle |
3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L2 |
Los Angeles |
3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L1 |
Athletics |
1 | 5 | .167 | 3.5 | L1 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
Toronto |
4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | L1 |
Baltimore |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W1 |
Tampa Bay |
2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | L2 |
Boston |
1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | L5 |

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