Baltimore Butt-Kicking! Texas Rangers Lose 4th Straight, 7th Consecutive Road Game

The Baltimore Orioles hammered seven extra-base hits, including four home runs and three doubles to beat the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

Jun 27, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (31) rounds the bases following his two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

The Texas Rangers are breaking bad and it continued in Baltimore.

The Orioles blasted the Rangers 11-2 in the series opener Thursday night at Camden Yards.

It's the Rangers fourth consecutive loss and seventh consecutive road loss.

The Orioles hammered seven extra-base hits, including four home runs and three doubles. Jon Gray, coming off six scoreless innings on Saturday, took the brunt from Baltimore, allowing eight runs on nine hits in five innings.

The Rangers had 12 hits, but 10 of those were singles. They started the game with three consecutive singles, but Marcus Semien was caught stealing, Adolis Garcia struck out, and Wyatt Langford flew out.

Garcia's homer in the fourth inning made it 6-1, but Baltimore scored two more in the bottom of the inning on Cedric Mullins' two-run homer to push the lead back to 8-1.

"Pitching wasn't there today, we just made a lot of mistakes in the middle of the plate...They (Orioles) got some good hitters there, they didn't miss them tonight."

Bruce Bochy after today's game.
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Three thoughts from Thursday's game:

1. Gray Day

Jun 27, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Jon Gray (22) receives a mound visit from coach Mike Maddox (31) and catcher Jonah Helm (28) in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

Jon Gray didn't have it. He allowed eight runs on nine hits, including two home runs in five innings. It's the second time in his past three starts that Gray has been lit up. The Mets scored nine runs on 11 hits in three innings against Gray on June 17. He threw six scoreless innings against the Royals on Saturday.

2. Baltimore Belts

Jun 27, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad (13) rounds the bases following his two-run home run in the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

The Orioles belted seven extra-base hits to run their MLB-leading number to 299. Baltimore hit four homers and three doubles. The Rangers rank 25th in extra-base hits with 125, including Josh Smith's double and Garcia's homer on Thursday.

3. Up Next

Jun 23, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) delivers a pitch to the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports | Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

Right-hander Max Scherzer (1-0, 0.00) faces Orioles right-hander Albert Suárez (3-2, 2.70) at 6:05 p.m. Friday.

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