Gutierrez Homers, 105-Loss Orioles Send Rangers To 99th Loss

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September 25, 2021 astatine 10:38 pm

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelvin Gutierrez homered to headdress a three-run seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles bushed the Texas Rangers 3-2 connected Saturday night.

Jose Trevino and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Rangers, who person mislaid 9 of 11 and fell to 56-99 connected the season. Texas is headed toward its archetypal 100-loss play since 1973.

The crippled was scoreless successful the seventh erstwhile the 105-loss Orioles broke done against Texas starter Jordan Lyles (9-13). Trey Mancini walked and scored connected Pat Valaika’s double, and Gutierrez followed with his 2nd homer of the season.

Lyles, who is pitching for his sixth squad since debuting successful 2011, allowed 3 runs and 7 hits with 4 strikeouts and 1 locomotion implicit 6 2/3 innings.

Trevino pulled the Rangers to 3-1 with a leadoff homer successful the eighth disconnected Brooks Kriske (2-1).

Dylan Tate allowed a solo homer to Lowe successful the ninth but inactive picked up his 3rd save.

Baltimore’s Austin Hays doubled successful the ninth and extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

The Rangers continued to play coagulated defense. This time, halfway fielder Leody Taveras threw retired Gutierrez trying to people connected Ryan Mountcastle’s flyball. The erstwhile night, Taveras made a leaping drawback implicit the partition to rob Pedro Severino of a two-run homer.

Orioles right-hander Chris Ellis had his commencement pushed backmost from Tuesday owed to limb fatigue. He allowed 2 hits with 2 strikeouts and 1 locomotion implicit 3 innings.

YOUNG O’S HOMERS

The Orioles are 1 of 3 teams successful the majors with 3 players 26 and younger with astatine slightest 20 location runs — Cedric Mullins (30), Mountcastle (31) and Hays (22). The others are the Astros and Braves, some of whom are starring their respective divisions.

MOVES

Orioles: RHP Spenser Watkins was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Watkins is 2-7 with an 8.42 ERA implicit 14 appearances (10 starts) with Baltimore this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: RHP Tyler Wells (right enarthrosis inflammation) was placed connected the 10-day IL. The Rule 5 prime pitched the ninth inning Friday nighttime and allowed a leadoff triple to DJ Peters earlier leaving with the injury. “It’s not excessively serious,” manager Brandon Hyde said. … LHP Bruce Zimmermann (ankle) could beryllium activated adjacent week and moved into the rotation for the bid against the Boston Red Sox. Zimmermann (4-4, 4.83 ERA) hasn’t pitched for the Orioles since June 13.

UP NEXT

Rangers: RHP Dane Dunning (5-9, 4.34 ERA) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured database connected Sept. 10 and took the nonaccomplishment successful his past outing against the Yankees, allowing 2 runs and 3 hits implicit 2 2/3 innings.

Orioles: LHP John Means (6-7, 3.25 ERA) has allowed 2 oregon less runs successful 5 consecutive starts.

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