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Baltimore loses at Texas, 4-3

Chris Graham

baltimore oriolesA Shin-Soo Choo two-run single in the fourth was the difference in a 4-3 Texas win over Baltimore on Monday.

Kevin Gausman (0-5, 4.37 ERA) gave up four runs on nine hits in five innings of work, striking out five and walking one.

The two teams’ bullpens combined to put up seven and two-thirds scoreless innings.

Rangers reliever Shawn Tolleson (2-2, 7.43 ERA) got the win after coming in for starter Derek Holland with one out in the fifth.

Holland (5-5, 5.20 ERA) gave up three runs on nine hits in four and a third innings, striking out four and walking two for Texas (46-25).

The O’s (40-29) had 15 hits, but left 12 runners on base, going just 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].