Semien extends hitting streak to 16 with key RBIs as Rangers beat Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) — Andrew Heaney pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Marcus Semien prolonged his hitting streak to 16 video games with a pivotal two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Saturday.
Robbie Grossman and Jonah Heim every had an RBI single for the Rangers, who’ve received 10 of 13. Their 33-18 file is finest in Rangers historical past after 51 video games, and so they handed Baltimore (33-19) for second-best within the majors behind Tampa Bay.
“It’s a start. Just tell yourself that,” supervisor Bruce Bochy stated. “But these guys are playing so well right now. Starting pitching, Andrew goes out there and throws a beautiful game. We’re just getting it done.”
After outscoring the Orioles 17-5 within the first two video games of this three-game set, Texas is assured of profitable a fifth straight street sequence for the primary time since 2016.
“It’s good to hit the road like this, but you have to keep pushing,” Bochy stated.
Austin Hays homered for the Orioles, who disillusioned a crowd of 37,939 with a lackluster efficiency on the plate for the second consecutive recreation. Baltimore failed to attain till Hays linked within the seventh and trailed 5-1 earlier than an rebellion within the ninth was blunted with the potential tying run on the plate.
Heaney (4-3) prolonged a powerful stretch that started after he gave up seven runs in his first begin of the season, at house in opposition to Baltimore. The left-hander has since gone 4-2 with a 2.75 ERA over his final 9 begins.
“I threw a lot of changeups today,” Heaney stated. “They’ve given me a real hard time in the past. I tried to beat a lot of those guys with heaters, and they have some guys who can get to those heaters at the top of the zone. So, I was trying to take their aggressiveness away.”
Heaney outpitched Dean Kremer (5-2), who allowed three runs and 5 hits in 6 1/3 innings.
“I thought he really battled. He threw well,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “The fastball command was really good, ton of life to his heater. Good cutter again. It’s a tough lineup to pitch to and he did a great job.”
After Grossman hit a run-scoring single within the second and Heim did the identical within the fourth, Kremer was lifted within the seventh after issuing a one-out stroll. Leody Taveras adopted with a double off Bryan Baker, and Semien got here via with a two-run single for a 4-0 lead.
ROSTER MOVES
Orioles: Optioned struggling rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez to Triple-A Norfolk and recalled reliever Keegan Akin from the identical minor league membership. Rodriguez, a 2018 first-round draft decide, has a 7.35 ERA in 10 begins and yielded 9 runs (eight earned) in 3 1/3 innings on Friday night time. “Not everyone comes up here and sets the world on fire,” Hyde stated. “Just kind of want to give him a reset.”
Rangers: Placed RHP Dane Dunning on the MLB paternity depart checklist and recalled LHP Cody Bradford from Triple-A Round Rock.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: Placed INF/OF Ezequiel Duran on the 10-day injured checklist, retroactive to Wednesday, with gentle proper indirect discomfort. Texas additionally activated OF Travis Jankowski (proper hamstring pressure) from the IL. … RHP Jacob deGrom (proper elbow irritation) awaits the subsequent step in his bid to come back off the IL after throwing 31 pitches in a bullpen session Friday. “I don’t know when he’s going to throw again, to be honest with you,” Bochy stated.
UP NEXT
Rangers: Dunning was slated to start out the sequence finale. Now that the right-hander is on paternity depart, Bochy stated after the sport that he’ll use Bradford as his starter on Sunday as an alternative.
Orioles: RHP Kyle Bradish (2-1, 4.34 ERA) makes his ninth begin of the season, the second in opposition to Texas.
