Rangers beat Orioles 5-2.

Final · MLB · Mon Mar 30, 5:35 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Jack Leiter (TEX) vs Chris Bassitt (BAL)
TV: MASN, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Rangers beat Orioles 5-2. Rangers took the lead for good in the 2nd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
BAL	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Win: Jack Leiter. Loss: Chris Bassitt. Save: Tyler Alexander. Home runs: Henderson (BAL).

By the numbers: Hits TEX 10, BAL 7; Errors TEX 0, BAL 1; Left on base TEX 27, BAL 11.

Team stats

	TEX	BAL
Hits	10	7
Errors	0	1
Left on base	27	11
Home runs	0	1
Walks	5	1
Strikeouts	11	11

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nimmo RF	5	2	3	1	0	1
Langford LF	5	0	1	0	0	1
Seager SS	3	0	0	0	2	0
Burger 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0
Pederson DH	2	0	0	1	0	1
McCutchen DH	2	0	1	0	0	1
Smith 2B	3	0	1	1	2	1
Jung, Jo 3B	5	0	0	0	0	2
Carter CF	5	1	2	0	0	2
Higashioka C	3	1	0	0	1	2
Totals	37	5	10	5	5	11

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Leiter (W)	6.0	5	2	2	1	8	1	92
Junis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Beeks	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13
Alexander, T (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	1	11	1	123

Baltimore Orioles

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Ward, T LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Henderson SS	4	1	2	2	0	1	1
Alonso 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Rutschman C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
O'Neill DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Beavers RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jackson, J PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mayo 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Cowser CF	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
Mountcastle PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alexander 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	34	2	7	2	1	11	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Bassitt (L)	4.1	6	4	4	4	3	100
Enns	1.2	1	0	0	1	4	34
Garcia, Ri	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	21
Wells, T	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	26
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	5	11	181

Play-by-play

Top 1st 7

0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser.
0 out TEX Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to second baseman Blaze Alexander. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
1 out TEX Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Wyatt Langford to 2nd.
1 out TEX Jake Burger reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Chris Bassitt. Brandon Nimmo scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. Jake Burger advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by pitcher Chris Bassitt. TEX 1, BAL 0
2 out TEX Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
2 out TEX Josh Smith walks.
3 out TEX Josh Jung grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Bottom 1st 5

1 out BAL Taylor Ward flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
1 out BAL Gunnar Henderson homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. TEX 1, BAL 1
2 out BAL Pete Alonso grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out BAL Adley Rutschman doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
3 out BAL Tyler O'Neill lines out to shortstop Corey Seager.

Top 2nd 8

0 out TEX Evan Carter doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward.
0 out TEX Kyle Higashioka walks.
0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Evan Carter scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. TEX 2, BAL 1
1 out TEX Wyatt Langford lines out to center fielder Colton Cowser. Kyle Higashioka to 3rd.
1 out TEX Corey Seager walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
1 out TEX Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Kyle Higashioka scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Corey Seager to 2nd. TEX 3, BAL 1
2 out TEX Joc Pederson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Ward. Brandon Nimmo scores. TEX 4, BAL 1
3 out TEX Josh Smith flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

Bottom 2nd 4

1 out BAL Dylan Beavers grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out BAL Coby Mayo strikes out swinging.
2 out BAL Colton Cowser walks.
3 out BAL Blaze Alexander strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd 4

1 out TEX Josh Jung grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Chris Bassitt.
1 out TEX Evan Carter singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers.
2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward.
3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd 3

1 out BAL Taylor Ward grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out BAL Gunnar Henderson flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
3 out BAL Pete Alonso called out on strikes.

Top 4th 4

1 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.
2 out TEX Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.
2 out TEX Jake Burger hit by pitch.
3 out TEX Joc Pederson flies out to right fielder Dylan Beavers.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out BAL Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging.
2 out BAL Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging.
3 out BAL Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.

Top 5th 4

0 out TEX Josh Smith walks.
1 out TEX Josh Jung strikes out swinging.
2 out TEX Evan Carter called out on strikes.
3 out TEX Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th 6

1 out BAL Coby Mayo strikes out swinging.
1 out BAL Colton Cowser singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung.
1 out BAL Blaze Alexander singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Colton Cowser to 2nd.
2 out BAL Taylor Ward flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Colton Cowser to 3rd.
2 out BAL Gunnar Henderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Colton Cowser scores. Blaze Alexander to 3rd. TEX 4, BAL 2
3 out BAL Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

Top 6th 5

0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser, deflected by shortstop Gunnar Henderson.
1 out TEX Wyatt Langford challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Wyatt Langford called out on strikes.
1 out TEX Corey Seager walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
2 out TEX Jake Burger grounds into a force out, third baseman Coby Mayo to second baseman Blaze Alexander. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st.
3 out TEX Andrew McCutchen strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 3

1 out BAL Adley Rutschman flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
2 out BAL Tyler O'Neill flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
3 out BAL Dylan Beavers flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.

Top 7th 3

1 out TEX Josh Smith strikes out swinging.
2 out TEX Josh Jung lines out sharply to second baseman Blaze Alexander.
3 out TEX Evan Carter strikes out swinging.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out BAL Orioles challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Coby Mayo grounds out softly, pitcher Jakob Junis to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out BAL Colton Cowser grounds out softly, pitcher Jakob Junis to first baseman Jake Burger.
3 out BAL Blaze Alexander grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.

Top 8th 3

1 out TEX Kyle Higashioka called out on strikes.
2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.
3 out TEX Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Bottom 8th 5

0 out BAL Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
1 out BAL Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.
1 out BAL Pete Alonso singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Taylor Ward to 2nd.
2 out BAL Adley Rutschman lines out to center fielder Evan Carter.
3 out BAL Tyler O'Neill grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Josh Smith. Pete Alonso out at 2nd.

Top 9th 6

1 out TEX Corey Seager pops out to third baseman Coby Mayo.
1 out TEX Jake Burger doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward.
1 out TEX Andrew McCutchen singles on a ground ball to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Jake Burger to 3rd.
1 out TEX Josh Smith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Jake Burger scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. TEX 5, BAL 2
2 out TEX Josh Jung called out on strikes.
3 out TEX Evan Carter flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

Bottom 9th 3

1 out BAL Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging.
2 out BAL Coby Mayo flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
3 out BAL Ryan Mountcastle strikes out swinging.