1 of 5 | Texas Rangers designated player Josh Jung ratings on a two-run double by outfielder Leody Taveras in the 2nd inning versus the Baltimore Orioles in Game 2 of an MLB American League Division Series on Sunday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 9 (UPI) — The Texas Rangers conquered an early deficit and utilized a Mitch Garver grand slam to hold off the Baltimore Orioles and take a 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series in Baltimore.
The 11-8 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards led off Sunday’s slate of Game 2s. The Minnesota Twins likewise made a 6-2 triumph over the Houston Astros to tie that series at 1-1 on Sunday in Houston.
“I think it’s simply a huge momentum push for our entire group,” Garver informed pressreporters, when asked about his grand slam. “And we required all those runs.”
Right fielder Aaron Hicks drew veryfirst blood for the Orioles when he hit a two-run single off Rangers starter Jordan Montgomery in the bottom of the . The Rangers addressed with 5 runs in the leading of the 2nd and neverever tracked onceagain.
Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez strolled veryfirst baseman Nathaniel Lowe to start the inning. Third baseman Josh Jung followed with a single. Center fielder Leody Tavares doubled to left field in the next exchange, plating Lowe and Jung to tie the rating at 2-2.
Garver, right fielder Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim all tape-recorded RBI songs in the exactsame inning to push the Rangers edge to 3 runs.
The Rangers increased their lead even more in the 3rd. Orioles relief pitcher Bryan Baker required Jung to fly out in his veryfirst exchange. He then released three-consecutive strolls, loading the bases for Garver.
The Rangers designated player veryfirst took a sweeper for a called strike. Baker missedouton the strike zone with his next 3 offerings. Garver hit the 5th pitch of that exchange to left field for a 419-foot homer.
“It was huge at that point in the videogame,” Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy stated of the grand slam. “Really it was the distinction in the videogame.”
The Orioles respondedto with 2 runs in the 4th, however the Rangers scored their 10th run in the leading of the 5th. Third baseman Gunnar Henderson reacted with a solo homer in the bottom of that inning, however the Orioles didn’t rating onceagain till the bottom of the ninth.
Rangers 2nd baseman Marcus Semien brought in the veryfirst run of the inning with an RBI groundout. Hicks plated the videogame’s last runs with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc then retired the last 2 players of the night to