Mountcastle, Hays HRs Help Orioles Beat Skidding Rangers 3-0

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays homered, rookie Zac Lowther pitched 5 sparkling innings to gain his archetypal large league triumph and the Baltimore Orioles bushed the Texas Rangers 3-0 Thursday night.

After going winless with a 9.61 ERA successful his archetypal six appearances, Lowther (1-2) got into a bushed against the light-hitting Rangers successful this matchup of last-place teams. Lowther allowed 3 hits and notched a career-high 7 strikeouts successful his finest outing arsenic a large leaguer.

Tyler Wells worked the ninth to implicit the five-hitter and gain his 4th save.

Mountcastle deed a solo changeable successful the 5th inning disconnected Glenn Otto (0-3) for a 2-0 lead. Mountcastle earlier this period acceptable the Orioles grounds for location runs by a rookie — eclipsing the 28 by Cal Ripken Jr. successful 1982 — and leads the squad with 31 homers and 84 RBIs.

Hays went heavy successful the eighth, his 22nd homer of the play and eighth successful September.

The Orioles inactive ain the worst grounds successful the AL (49-104), but this was a bully commencement to the last homestand of a hard play that featured a 19-game losing streak and an alarming inability to triumph astatine Camden Yards, wherever they’re 24-51.

It’s been a conflict for the Rangers, too. Texas (55-98) has mislaid 5 consecutive and 8 of nine, and appears a bully stake to decorativeness with its archetypal 100-loss play since 1973. This would beryllium lone the 3rd clip the Rangers reached triple-digit defeats since the franchise moved from Washington successful 1972.

Otto gave up 2 runs and 5 hits with 7 strikeouts successful 5 innings. It was his 5th commencement since coming to Texas successful the July 29 commercialized that sent Joey Gallo to the Yankees.

K TIME

Lowther and Otto entered with nary wins betwixt them, and each had an ERA successful excess of 9. Yet, some struck retired the broadside successful the archetypal inning, and Lowther acceptable a caller vocation precocious with 2 much strikeouts successful the second. Not to beryllium outdone, Otto besides fanned 2 batters successful the bottommost half.

ROOKIE RACE

Two of the starring candidates for AL Rookie of the Year honors are participating successful this four-game series. Texas OF Adolis Garcia came successful batting .243 with 30 HRs, 83 RBIs. In addition, his 14 assists were second-most among large league outfielders.

Mountcastle was astatine .258, and his homer enactment him up of Garcia successful homers and RBIs.

Tampa Bay OF Randy Arozarena (.271, 19, 65) has the vantage of playing for a first-place club, but Texas manager Chris Woodward believes Garcia’s defence is the difference-maker.

“He’s made big-time plays clip and clip again successful large moments,” Woodward said. “That should beryllium worthy a small spot more.”

Garcia is much funny successful finishing beardown than garnering votes from shot writers.

“Those are things I can’t control,” helium said done an interpreter. “I’m conscionable trying to get things done connected the field.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: INF Ramón Urias is done for the play aft being placed connected the 10-day IL connected Wednesday with a close adductor strain. … OF Anthony Santander (hamstring) is simply a “day oregon 2 away” from returning and is “going to beryllium sore astir apt for the remainder of the year,” manager Brandon Hyde said.

UP NEXT

Rangers: Right-hander Spencer Howard (0-4, 6.86 ERA) tries again to get into the triumph file connected Friday night. It volition beryllium his 14th commencement and 18th quality successful 2021.

Orioles: Rookie left-hander Alexander Wells (1-3, 7.96) strives for his archetypal triumph since winning successful alleviation connected June 29 astatine Houston.

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