Rangers Vs. Orioles Final Score: Texas Takes Series With 7-3 Win

Josh Hamilton hit another home run as the Rangers won the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Orioles in Baltimore, along with the series.

Derek Holland got the start for Texas and gave up three runs on four hits over six innings. All three runs came in the second inning. Texas scored the first runs of the game with Hamilton's two-run blast in the first inning. In the fifth inning, Mike Napoli tied the game on a triple and was later scored on a single by Elvis Andrus, giving the Rangers the lead. Texas tacked on three more in the seventh.

Hamilton went 1-for-4, while Napoli went 2-for-4. After taking one out of three games in its previous three series, the Rangers finished a 10-game road trip on a high note, taking three of four games in Baltimore. Texas will now head home for seven games.

Rangers Vs. Orioles Final Score: Baltimore Wins First Game In Double-Header With Texas, 6-5

In the first game of their double-header, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers this afternoon by a final score of 6-5.

After scoring three runs early in the first inning, the Orioles added three more in the bottom of the seventh inning on an Adam Jones home run and a two-run blast from Wilson Betemit that also scored Matt Wieters.

The Rangers would score a run in the top of the eighth inning on an Adrian Beltre RBI single that brought in Elvis Andrus to cut the score to 6-2. Texas then made things very interesting in the top of the ninth on a three-run home run blast from David Murphy that also brought in Nelson Cruz and Yorvit Torrealba to cut the score to 6-5.

But the rally fell short when Andrus struck out on the Rangers last at-bat.

Game two of the double-header will begin shortly. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles Score Update: Texas Trails Baltimore 3-1 After Five Innings

After being rained out yesterday, the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles are currently engaged in the first game of their double-header this afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Texas currently trails Baltimore by a score of 3-1 through five innings.

Texas' Colby Lewis got the start and Baltimore got the jump on him early by hitting three consecutive home runs in their first three at bats by Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy and Nick Markakis all in the bottom of the first inning.

The Rangers would finally get on the board in the top of the fourth inning when Yorvit Torrealba connected on a single that scored Michael Young.

So far, Texas is 2-6 with runners in scoring position in the ball game and have already left four men on base.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Doubleheader Game Time, TV Info And More

With inclement weather cancelling Wednesday night's game, the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles will play a rare day/night weekday doubleheader on Thursday.

The first game will start at 3:05 PM Central, with Colby Lewis taking the mound against Wei-Yin Chen. Chen, a rookie left-handed pitcher from the Korean leagues, has had a strong start to his MLB career, with a 2.76 ERA in 5 starts over 29 innings.

The night cap will start immediately afterwards at 6:05 PM Central. Derek Holland, whose hit a rough patch in his last few starts, will pitch against former Ranger Tommie Hunter, whose found a niche for himself in the Baltimore rotation.

In the first two games of the series, the Texas bats have been absolutely dominant, shelling the Orioles for 27 runs. None have been hotter than Josh Hamilton, who will try to follow his historic performance on Tuesday night.

For more coverage of the doubleheader, stay tuned to the SB Nation Dallas storystream as well as Lonestar Ball and Camden Chat.

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Rangers, Orioles Game Postponed Due To Rain

Wednesday night's series finale between the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers has been called off due to rain.

The Rangers had won the first two games of the series against Baltimore including last night's historic performance from Josh Hamilton who belted four home runs last night, just the 16th time that's beeen done in Major League Baseball history.

The Washington Post has more on tonight's rained out Rangers/Orioles game:

The game was delayed for more than an hour before officials decided on the postponement. It will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 4:05 p.m. The second game will not start before 7:05, the starting time of Thursday's originally scheduled game.

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Rangers, Orioles Mired In Rain Delay

If you're looking to tune in to see if Josh Hamilton has homered yet again, you'll have to wait a little bit. The start of Wednesday night's game between the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles has been delayed because of rain, and no start time has been announced yet.

It'll be tough for Hamilton to put up a worthy encore on Wednesday night, as his production on Tuesday was historic, as he set the total bases record in the American League, while tying the major league record with four home runs in one game. Hamilton is also only just the seventh player since 1918 to slug five extra base hits in one game.

When the game does get underway, the Rangers will face off against Wei-Yin Chen, who is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA and 1.36 WHIP so far in 2012.

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Texas Rangers Vs. Baltimore Orioles: Wednesday Game Time, Lineups, TV Schedule And More

Josh Hamilton and the Texas Rangers have a big act to live up to, as they take on the Baltimore Orioles in the third game of a four-game series in Baltimore. Texas has won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 24-6 -- something that better resembles a Ravens/Cowboys football game. Those two games were highlighted by Josh Hamilton's historic four home run performance on Tuesday night.

Now on Wednesday night, the Rangers will look to earn the series victory, and position themselves for a four-game sweep on Thursday. Colby Lewis starts for the Rangers, as he looks to notch his fourth victory of the season. Lewis has pitched very well so far, with a 2.96 ERA and 1.14 WHIP on the season, to go along with 31 SO against just five walks in 39.1 innings of work.

Hamilton and Texas' offense will face off against Wei-Yin Chen, who has pitched very well for the Orioles. Chen is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA, despite a 1.36 WHIP and issuing 11 walks in 29.1 innings while striking out only 23.

Both Ron Washington and Buck Showalter have announced the starting lineups, and they are as follows:

Texas Rangers

Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Josh Hamilton, LF
Adrian Beltre, DH
Michael Young, 1B
Nelson Cruz, RF
Yorvit Torrealba, C
Brandon Snyder, 3B
Craig Gentry, CF

Colby Lewis, SP

Baltimore Orioles

Ryan Flaherty, LF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Nick Markakis, RF
Adam Jones, CF
Matt Wieters, C
Wilson Betemit, 3B
Chris Davis, DH
Mark Reynolds, 1B
Robert Andino, 2B

Wei-Yin Chen, SP

First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT. Televised coverage can be found on FOX Sports Southwest.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Rangers Win 10-3

Josh Hamilton hit four home runs, becoming the obvious story in the Rangers' second straight blowout of the Orioles.

There were other noteworthy performances, though. Elvis Andrus went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, a walk, and reached on a fielder's choice -- each setting up one of Hamilton's homeruns -- Adrian Beltre had a solo shot, and Nelson Cruz had three hits and a double.

On the pitching side, Neftali Feliz went six innings with eight strikeouts, two walks, four hits, and one earned run allowed. The bullpen was less spectacular than usual, unfortunately, with none of Koji Uehara, Robbie Ross, or Scott Feldman recording a strikeout, and allowing six baserunners. Ross allowed back-to-back solo homeruns in by far his worst outing of the season to date.

The Rangers move to 20-10, and take their run differential to +65 following the win.

Video: Rangers' Josh Hamilton Hits 4 Home Runs Against Orioles

Josh Hamilton tied a Major League record with four home runs Tuesday night against the Orioles. He also set an American League record with 18 total bases.

Take a look at each home run:

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Josh Hamilton Makes History

Hopefully you were watching, if not you need to rewatch tonight's Texas @ Baltimore game, since Josh Hamilton just became the 16th player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in a single game.

All four came with Elvis Andrus on first base, giving him eight RBIs. He also had a hard-struck double earlier in the game that looked like it had shot, but instead merely gave him five hits in the game.

Hamilton is the first Ranger to accomplish the feet.

Rangers Vs. Orioles: Josh Hamilton Has Chance At History In Eighth

With an 8-1 lead in Baltimore, the Rangers have a fairly safe lead (their win probability sits at), but there is still a good reason to switch over to the game if you're not watching already: potential history.

Three times tonight, Elvis Andrus has reached, and all three times Josh Hamilton has brought his teammate -- and himself -- home with a blast. Once to left, once to right, and once to center.

With the seventh just ended, Hamilton is due up third in the top of the eighth, and a home run would make him the 16th player in Major League history to hit four in one game. No one has accomplished the feet since Carlos Delgado in 2003.

Apparently the sign tonight for "Josh is going deep" is Elvis Andrus reaching base, so keep an eye out for that.

Rangers Vs. Orioles: Rangers Lead 5-0 In Fifth On Shoulders Of Hamilton Homeruns

Baltimore starter Jake Arrieta has not pitched horribly. He's allowed six baserunners, though the five Texas hits were largely on fairly-weak contact, and his curve has kept the Rangers off-balance.

Unfortunately for him, Josh Hamilton and Elvis Andrus are on fire. In the first inning, Hamilton followed a one out Andrus walk with a home run just over the right field wall. Then in the third, Andrus placed a bunt beautifully for a two out single, followed by Hamilton homering just over the left field wall. Adrian Beltre followed up the second shot with an opposite field knock of his own for an extra run.

For his part, Neftali Feliz has looked great, striking out four Orioles and walking just one. Since a first inning double, all Baltimore contact has either been on the ground or fairly shallow, with no runners reaching second since. Feliz sits at 64 pitches through four.

Not quite midway through the game, Texas already finds themselves in a good position for forcing at least a split of the series.

Source: FanGraphs

Rangers Vs. Orioles: Tuesday Starting Lineups

Per MLB.com.

Texas Rangers vs. RHP Jake Arrieta

1. 2B Ian Kinsler
2. SS Elvis Andrus
3. CF Josh Hamilton
4. DH Adrian Beltre
5. 3B Michael Young
6. LF David Murphy
7. RF Nelson Cruz
8. C Mike Napoli
9. 1B Mitch Moreland
   

Baltimore Orioles vs. RHP Neftali Feliz

1. LF Endy Chavez
2. SS J.J. Hardy
3. RF Nick Markakis
4. CF Adam Jones
5. C Matt Wieters
6. 1B Chris Davis
7. 3B Wilson Betemit
8. DH Mark Reynolds
9. 2B Robert Andino

After some ginger sprinting on the basepaths Monday night, Beltre remains out of the field for the Rangers. This actually presents a good opportunity for Young to play third, however. With five left-handed hitters in the Baltimore lineup, and a fly ball-prone pitcher on the mound, the likely impact of his defense is mitigated some.

While Feliz will have the platoon disadvantage in five spots in the Oriole order, that includes Wieters, who has been superior from the right side in his short career.

The Rangers will lose the benefit of Reynolds's defense in the field, which contributed to a couple of runs Monday, with him moving to DH.

Rangers Vs. Orioles: Game Time, TV, Radio Info & More

On Monday, the Texas Rangers kicked off a four-game series against the surprising Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Rangers offense roared to life just like they did at the beginning of April and the end result was a 14-3 winning romp to begin the series.

On Tuesday, the teams will enter their game with identical 19-10 records, tied with the Rays and Dodgers for the best record in baseball. The Rangers will attempt to be the first team to make it to 20 wins in 2012.

Tuesday night's game will begin at 7:05 p.m. ET and will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest and the MLB Network. You can catch the radio broadcast on 103.3 ESPN. Neftali Feliz will get the start for the Rangers tonight. He goes up against right-hander Jake Arrieta.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Texas Smacks 19 Hits In 14-3 Win In Series-Opener

The Rangers banged out 19 hits and cruised to a 14-3 win in the series-opener against the Orioles, although half of Texas' runs were scored in the ninth.

Brandon Snyder went 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBIs and two runs scored. He drove home two runs with a single in the second inning, then hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth to break the game open. Brandon was 5-for-14 with one RBI entering the night.

Matt Harrison got the start, giving up three earned runs over seven innings. He gave up just two hits heading into the sixth inning, but gave up four in his final two innings.

In the seventh inning, Michael Young and Josh Hamilton each hit two-run homers as part of a seven-run inning to put the game out of reach.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Brandon Snyder's 3-Run Blast Blows Game Open

Brandon Snyder hit a three-run homer run in the top of the sixth inning as the Rangers hold a 7-0 lead heading to the bottom of sixth.

Through five innings. Matt Harrison is throwing a gem, giving up just two hits and one walk. Harrison also has three strikeouts.

Snyder started the scoring in the top of the second, when he singled home Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz to give Texas a 2-0 lead. In the top of the third, Michael Young drove in a run on a sac fly to right field, scoring Ian Kinsler and extending the lead to 3-0. Brian Matusz got the start for Baltimore, giving up all seven runs.

In the sixth inning, Young, Cruz and Mike Napoli led off with back-to-back-to-back singles to extend the lead to 4-0. Then Snyder's three-run blast blew the game open.

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Rangers Vs. Orioles: Starting Lineups Announced

The Texas Rangers begin their series with the surprising Baltimore Orioles, who currently stand in first place in the AL East, on Monday night.

The starting lineups for game one have been announced, and here's a look at each side.

Texas:

1. Ian Kinsler, second base, R

2. Elvis Andrus, shortstop, R

3. Josh Hamilton, left field, L

4. Adrian Beltre, desginated hitter, R

5. Michael Young, first base, R

6. Nelson Cruz, right field, R

7. Mike Napoli, catcher, R

8. Brandon Snyder, third base, R

9. Craig Gentry, centerfield, R

Baltimore:

1. Robert Andino, second base, R

2. J.J. Hardy, shortstop, R

3. Nick Markakis, right field, L

4. Adam Jones, centerfield, R

5. Matt Wieters, designated hitter, S

6. Mark Reynolds, third base, R

7. Wilson Betemit, left field, S

8. Chris Davis, first base, L

9. Luis Esposito, catcher, R

Matt Harrison will oppose Brian Matusz on the mound.

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