Tuesday, May 10 at the Rangers

Opponent: Texas Rangers
Outcome: L
Score: 5-13
Streak: L2
Record: 4-27
Rank: 7th
GB: 16.5

On this night the Orioles got behind early and despite some early run scoring just couldn't keep their heads above water.  The Rangers jumped ahead in the bottom of the first on a two run home run by Pete Incaviglia.  It could have been worse but Scott Fletcher had gotten thrown out trying to score on Ruben Sierra's double one at bat before Incaviglia homered.  Eddie Murray led off the second with a home run to cut the Rangers lead in half but Texas scored three in the bottom of the second to increase their lead to four.  

In the top of the third some sloppy play by the Rangers let the O's get close again.  Pete Stancek hit a single with one out and then stole second.  Bill Ripken then reached on an error by Fletcher at shortstop.  With Cal Ripken at the plate the Rangers' pitcher - 40 year old knuckle-baller Charlie Hough - uncorked a wild pitch moving the runners to second and third.  Hough then walked Cal - the game description doesn't indicate it was intentional but Hough didn't throw a strike to Cal.  Murray then stepped in with the bases loaded and Hough threw his second wild pitch of the inning, bringing Stanicek home and moving the Ripkens to second and third.  Murray then lined a single to left that knocked in two runs, bring the O's back to only a one run deficit.  But Hough got the next two batters out and the Birds wouldn't get the score that close again in the game.

A Larry Parrish two run home run in the bottom of the third extended the Rangers lead to 7-4 and they added single runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.  The Orioles got a fifth and final run in the top of the seventh when Stanicek tripled and scored on a groundout by Bill Ripken.  The Rangers blew the game open in the bottom of the seventh when they scored four more runs including two on a bases loaded double by Steve Beuchele and one on a wild pitch from Mike Morgan - it was Morgan's first pitch of the game after relieving Don Aase.

Tank McNamara featured the Orioles again today: