Sunday July 10 vs the Rangers

Opponent: Texas Rangers
Outcome: W
Score: 2-1
Streak: W2
Record: 28-59
Rank: 7th
GB: 26

For the second game in a row the Rangers outhit the Orioles but didn't come away with a win.  The Orioles got on the board first in the fifth inning when Ken Gerhart singled to bring in Jim Traber (whi had led off the inning with a single).  They scored their second run in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Mickey Tettleton which scored Joe Orsulak who had pinch run for Larry Sheets after Sheets had tripled.  The Orioles only had one other hit the rest of the game - Eddie Murray's single in the first inning.

The Rangers mounted their largest threat of the game in the eighth inning.  With one out Geno Pertralli singled and two batters later Curtis Wilkerson singled.  Mark Thurmond now came on to pitch for Baltimore, replacing started Jose Bautista.  Oddibe McDowell greeted him with a single to bring in Petralli and move Wikerson to third. With Cecil Espy at the plate, McDowell scored second and Orioles manager Frank Robinson brought in Dave Schmidt to relieve Thurmond in the middle of the at bat.  Schmidt eventually walked Espy to load the bases but got Scott Fletcher to ground back to the box to end the threat. 

With the 2-1 victory the Orioles went into the All Star break with a modest 2 game winning streak.