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Texas wins series opener with Orioles

Chris Graham

baltimore oriolesChris Tillman was rolling. Then he wasn’t.

Texas got to Tillman in a five-run sixth, and the Rangers knocked off the Orioles, 6-3, Thursday night in a series opener in Arlington.

Tillman (1-1, 5.11 ERA) had been cruising, giving up a run on four hits on 77 pitches in the first five innings as the O’s built a 3-1 lead, before the Rangers offense exploded in the fifth, touching Tillman up for five runs on five hits.

Mark Trumbo hit his third homer of the season for Baltimore, a solo shot in the third off Texas starter Cole Hamels.

The loss was the second in a row for the Orioles after a season-opening seven-game winning streak.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

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].

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