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Especially in the past week, drama in the second half of the game is becoming the standard for Baltimore Orioles.
Now they're going to the Texas Rangers 3-game sweep that they visited on Wednesday night. They know it is wise to take advantage of some of the newly discovered momentum.
"It talks a lot about our character so that we can bang with them," said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde.
Both teams may need to replenish the bullpen after a series of 10 innings with a struggle in the second half of the match from the mound.
From the top of the 7th inning on Tuesday, the team joined in 7 of the remaining 8 half-innings.
In the case of the Orioles, four of the last five games were decided by the walkoff. He had two defeats in Minnesota and now has two victories at home.
Overall, the Orioles have recorded at least three consecutive victories for the third time this season. Their best season was four games from June 22nd to 25th. Baltimore has won six of the last eight games.
The Rangers are dissatisfied because they failed to win each of the first two games in the series.
"The pitch we gave up was too many plates," said Rangers manager Chris Woodward. "That's what we're proud of late in the game so we don't give up on pullside damage. It's a bit frustrating to happen twice in a few innings. Next time we need to get better.
Texas has lost five of the last six games, four of which have been defeated in one run.
Woodward said he was proud of the Rangers' determination in the match on Tuesday. They wiped out the 4-0 deficit and came back from the 7-4 hole and the 8-7 deficit.
However, recent games are a burden.
"We basically used everyone," Woodward said. "We were pretty thin with a bullpen. They gave it everything they had."
The Orioles produced nine heroes this week. Rougned Odor's two RBI doubles extended Monday's match, while Rougned Odor's two home runs drew Tuesday's match.
The scent provided the Orioles with a particular element of Hyde.
"He's all about winning," Hyde said. "Warrior, and he's inspirational. He's energetic and loves to play. A tough guy."
Baltimore is Wednesday's starting pitcher Use the right-handed Spenser Watkins (1-1, 4.61 ERA) as. Since returning to the Orioles at the end of last month, he has given up only two runs (one win) with two starts covering a total of 11 innings.
The Rangers call right-handed Glenn Otto (4-4, 5.63 ERA). He has struggled in the last two outings, surrendering 10 runs with 10 hits in 6 innings and suffering two pairs of defeats. When he was the winning pitcher in each game, he was hurt by issuing three walks, hitting only one in each of these two games, following a three-game stretch.
Watkins has never faced Texas. Otto lost to the Orioles in his lonely appearance when he hit two runs in five innings during his start in Baltimore in 2021.
Baltimore outfielder Austin Hays wasn't in the match on Tuesday because his right wrist was ill. He is every day.
– Field-level media
