Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles live streaming major league baseball feed online radio commentary opener espn 360 gamecast april 10, 2011 After a rare quiet offensive performance in a doubleheader opener led to their first loss of the season, the Texas Rangers quickly got back on track -- and in a very big way.
They'll look to continue their impressive production Sunday when they close a three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles.
Rain on Friday forced Saturday's doubleheader and kept the Rangers the majors' lone unbeaten team following home sweeps of Boston and Seattle.
A win in the first game of the twinbill would've matched the best start in franchise history, but Texas (7-1) was shut down by rookie Zach Britton, who allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings and led the Orioles to a 5-0 victory.
1:35 PM ET, April 10, 2011
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Pitching Matchup
Texas Baltimore
Derek Holland
1-0, 4.50 ERA
Last appearance:
4/04 vs SEA
6.0 IP, 3 ER
Dec = Win Jeremy Guthrie
1-0, 0.00 ERA
Last appearance:
4/01 at TB
8.0 IP, 0 ER
Dec = Win
Gameday Lineups
NO. Texas Baltimore
1. I. Kinsler, 2B B. Roberts, 2B
2. M. Young, DH N. Markakis, RF
3. J. Hamilton, LF D. Lee, 1B
4. A. Beltre, 3B V. Guerrero, DH
5. N. Cruz, RF M. Reynolds, 3B
6. M. Moreland, 1B A. Jones, CF
7. Y. Torrealba, C J. Fox, LF
8. A. Blanco, SS M. Wieters, C
9. J. Borbon, CF R. Andino, SS
The defending AL champions, though, had no trouble with Jake Arrieta in the second game, scoring six runs in the third -- capped by Adrian Beltre's two-run homer -- en route to a 13-1 rout.
Beltre finished with three hits and three RBIs, Nelson Cruz added his major league-leading fifth homer -- a three-run shot -- and Mike Napoli also went deep for the Rangers, who are averaging 6.8 runs while ranking second in the majors with 16 home runs.
"Just because you get held down for one game doesn't mean you have to let that affect the next game," said Texas' Michael Young.
Josh Hamilton continued his torrid hitting against Baltimore (6-2), going 4 for 9 in the doubleheader. He is 11 for 23 with two homers and nine RBIs in his last five games against the Orioles -- all on the road.
Beltre, who played with the Red Sox last season, has homered in four of his last seven games at Camden Yards.
Matt Harrison didn't need most of the support his teammates gave him, as he allowed one run and two hits in seven innings. Rangers starters are 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA this season.
"We're not going to get shut out very often," Harrison said. "The guys are going to swing the bat and they did that the second game."
Derek Holland (1-0, 4.50 ERA) will try to continue the run of solid starting pitching and record a rare road victory. The left-hander won his season debut at home Monday, limiting Seattle to three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 6-4 victory.
Holland's biggest problems have come on the road, where he is 2-10 with a 5.66 ERA in 15 starts. He was hit hard in his only start at Baltimore on Sept. 9, 2006, yielding six runs and six hits over 3 1/3 innings in a 7-0 loss.
The Orioles will likely be without shortstop J.J. Hardy for a while after he left Saturday's second game with a sore muscle in his left rib cage, an injury that caused him to miss the previous two games.
"He'll probably get an MRI on Monday to make sure what we are dealing with, but I look for him to be a DL candidate," manager Buck Showalter said.
Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 0.00) will make his delayed second start of the season. The right-hander was originally scheduled to pitch Wednesday but scratched due to a high fever.
Guthrie said he's been feeling progressively better each day since he was released from the hospital Wednesday.
The Orioles would be thrilled if Guthrie resembled anything close to the pitcher they saw opening day at Tampa Bay. He was brilliant over eight scoreless innings April 1, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out six in a 4-1 win.
Guthrie is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in four home starts against the Rangers.
They'll look to continue their impressive production Sunday when they close a three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles.
Rain on Friday forced Saturday's doubleheader and kept the Rangers the majors' lone unbeaten team following home sweeps of Boston and Seattle.
A win in the first game of the twinbill would've matched the best start in franchise history, but Texas (7-1) was shut down by rookie Zach Britton, who allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings and led the Orioles to a 5-0 victory.
1:35 PM ET, April 10, 2011
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Texas Baltimore
Derek Holland
1-0, 4.50 ERA
Last appearance:
4/04 vs SEA
6.0 IP, 3 ER
Dec = Win Jeremy Guthrie
1-0, 0.00 ERA
Last appearance:
4/01 at TB
8.0 IP, 0 ER
Dec = Win
Gameday Lineups
NO. Texas Baltimore
1. I. Kinsler, 2B B. Roberts, 2B
2. M. Young, DH N. Markakis, RF
3. J. Hamilton, LF D. Lee, 1B
4. A. Beltre, 3B V. Guerrero, DH
5. N. Cruz, RF M. Reynolds, 3B
6. M. Moreland, 1B A. Jones, CF
7. Y. Torrealba, C J. Fox, LF
8. A. Blanco, SS M. Wieters, C
9. J. Borbon, CF R. Andino, SS
The defending AL champions, though, had no trouble with Jake Arrieta in the second game, scoring six runs in the third -- capped by Adrian Beltre's two-run homer -- en route to a 13-1 rout.
Beltre finished with three hits and three RBIs, Nelson Cruz added his major league-leading fifth homer -- a three-run shot -- and Mike Napoli also went deep for the Rangers, who are averaging 6.8 runs while ranking second in the majors with 16 home runs.
"Just because you get held down for one game doesn't mean you have to let that affect the next game," said Texas' Michael Young.
Josh Hamilton continued his torrid hitting against Baltimore (6-2), going 4 for 9 in the doubleheader. He is 11 for 23 with two homers and nine RBIs in his last five games against the Orioles -- all on the road.
Beltre, who played with the Red Sox last season, has homered in four of his last seven games at Camden Yards.
Matt Harrison didn't need most of the support his teammates gave him, as he allowed one run and two hits in seven innings. Rangers starters are 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA this season.
"We're not going to get shut out very often," Harrison said. "The guys are going to swing the bat and they did that the second game."
Derek Holland (1-0, 4.50 ERA) will try to continue the run of solid starting pitching and record a rare road victory. The left-hander won his season debut at home Monday, limiting Seattle to three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 6-4 victory.
Holland's biggest problems have come on the road, where he is 2-10 with a 5.66 ERA in 15 starts. He was hit hard in his only start at Baltimore on Sept. 9, 2006, yielding six runs and six hits over 3 1/3 innings in a 7-0 loss.
The Orioles will likely be without shortstop J.J. Hardy for a while after he left Saturday's second game with a sore muscle in his left rib cage, an injury that caused him to miss the previous two games.
"He'll probably get an MRI on Monday to make sure what we are dealing with, but I look for him to be a DL candidate," manager Buck Showalter said.
Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 0.00) will make his delayed second start of the season. The right-hander was originally scheduled to pitch Wednesday but scratched due to a high fever.
Guthrie said he's been feeling progressively better each day since he was released from the hospital Wednesday.
The Orioles would be thrilled if Guthrie resembled anything close to the pitcher they saw opening day at Tampa Bay. He was brilliant over eight scoreless innings April 1, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out six in a 4-1 win.
Guthrie is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in four home starts against the Rangers.
