Rangers Defeat Orioles 6-5 in 10, Survive 3 Baltimore HRs

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    BALTIMORE — In a dramatic finish, Evan Carter slid into home plate safely during the tenth inning, securing a 6-5 triumph for the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

    Carter, starting the inning as the automatic runner, reached third base after a wild pitch thrown by Seranthony Domínguez. Sam Haggerty hit a ground ball to Jackson Holliday at second base, who attempted to throw Carter out at home. Initially called out, a replay review concluded Carter was indeed safe.

    Reliever Luke Jackson notched the win for Texas, while Robert Garcia successfully preserved the lead in the bottom of the tenth, earning his sixth save. Baltimore’s Cedric Mullins managed to move the automatic runner to third with a sacrifice bunt, but Garcia struck out Dylan Carlson and Jackson Holliday to clinch the victory.

    Earlier in the game, Baltimore mounted a comeback with Gary Sanchez, Ramón Urías, and Ryan O’Hearn hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs against Rangers reliever Chris Martin in the seventh inning, overturning Texas’ 4-0 lead to a 5-4 advantage. However, the Orioles couldn’t sustain their lead.

    Jacob Latz, the starting pitcher for Texas, carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, achieving career highs in both innings and pitch count. Ramon Laureano ended the no-hit bid with a single at the start of the inning. After walking the following batter, Latz was relieved by Martin, who subsequently allowed consecutive home runs that swung the momentum briefly in Baltimore’s favor.

    The Rangers leveled the score at 5-5 in the eighth, when Sam Haggerty, pinch-hitting, drew a walk, stole second and third base, and finally scored on a sacrifice fly by another pinch-hitter, Jonah Heim.

    Texas had initially taken the lead with a robust fourth inning against Baltimore’s starter, Charlie Morton, scoring three runs. Adolis García extended the lead to 4-0 in the seventh with an RBI single.

    For the second consecutive night, the game was played in unusually high temperatures, hitting 100 degrees (38 Celsius) at the start.

    A critical moment of the game came when Gary Sanchez faced difficulties as catcher; Texas successfully stole five bases, and Domínguez accounted for two wild pitches, one of which was pivotal in scoring the final run without the need for a hit.

    A notable statistic from the night was Chris Martin becoming the fourth reliever in the live ball era to face exactly three batters and allow home runs to each. The last player to achieve such a feat was Kaleb Ort, playing for Houston against San Diego last year.

    Looking ahead, Jacob deGrom (7-2) is set to start for Texas against Baltimore’s Brandon Young (0-1) in the series finale on Wednesday night.