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03/30 21:15 CDT Leiter and Burger lead the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the
Orioles
Leiter and Burger lead the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Jack Leiter struck out eight in six strong innings and Jake
Burger drove in two runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the
Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
Leiter (1-0) had a stretch of five straight strikeouts and appeared to have a
sixth for the second out in the fifth, but Colton Cowser won an ABS challenge
on a called third strike and turned it into a base hit. Blaze Alexander singled
and Gunnar Henderson had a two-out single to cut it to 4-2 before Leiter struck
out Pete Alonso to end the inning with runners at the corners.
Leiter allowed five hits and a walk in leading Texas to its third straight win.
Jakob Junis and Jalen Beeks each pitched a scoreless inning before Tyler
Alexander struck out two in the ninth for his second save.
Brandon Nimmo singled leading off the game against Chris Bassitt (0-1) ---
making his first start for the Orioles --- before scoring on a fielder's choice
by Burger for a 1-0 lead.
Henderson hit his first home run of the season to tie it in the first.
Kyle Higashioka walked following a leadoff double by Evan Carter in the second,
and Nimmo singled for a 2-1 lead. Burger had an RBI single and Joc Pederson
added a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.
Burger doubled and scored on a one-out single by Josh Smith in the ninth off
Tyler Wells.
The 37-year-old Bassitt needed 60 pitches to get through the first two innings.
He was done after 4 1/3 innings and 100 pitches, allowing four runs on six hits
and four walks.
Up next
Orioles RHP Zach Eflin will make his first start of the season Tuesday. The
Rangers hadn't announced a scheduled starter.
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