A pair of American League teams battling in their respective division races continue a series on the diamond in Charm City. The Texas Rangers are on the road as they play the middle game of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles Saturday afternoon. Texas took two of three on the road from the Pirates in interleague action, winning the rubber game 3-2 Wednesday afternoon. Baltimore took two of three on the road in the Bronx as they prevailed 3-1 in the rubber game of that set Thursday night. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of this series Friday night.
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Texas won their second straight and fifth in the last six games as they took down the Pirates in the Steel City Wednesday afternoon to close that set. The Rangers entered Friday 31-18 and held a three-game advantage over the Astros for the top spot in the AL West. Against the Pirates Wednesday, Texas tallied three times in the top of the first and made it stand up to earn the win. Josh Jung (RBI) and Nathaniel Lowe (run) each had two hits in the game while Marcus Semien hit his eighth homer of the season. Martin Perez (6-1) earned the win as he threw seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Will Smith threw the final 1.2 innings, allowing no runs on no hits with no walks and two strikeouts, to earn his ninth save.
Andrew Heaney is on the bump for the Rangers as he logs his 10th start of the season in this contest. He comes in 3-3 with a 4.13 ERA, a 1.208 WHIP, 20 walks and 52 strikeouts over 48 innings of work on the year. Heaney earned the win in his last start, which came Sunday at home against the Rockies. He threw six innings, allowing one run (none earned) on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts in a game the Rangers won 13-3. In his last three starts, Heaney is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, six walks and 21 strikeouts over 18.2 innings of work. Heaney makes his seventh career appearance and sixth start against the Orioles in this contest. He comes in 1-3 with a 9.51 ERA, a 1.817 WHIP, four walks and 15 strikeouts over 23.2 innings of work against them. Heaney didn’t factor in the decision in his lone career start at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which came with the Angels on August 18, 2017. He threw five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts in a 9-7 Angels loss.