Orioles meet the Rangers with 1-0 series lead
Baltimore Orioles (2-2) vs. Texas Rangers (3-1)
Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: TBD; Rangers: Andrew Heaney (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rangers -143, Orioles +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles meet the Texas Rangers leading the series 1-0.
Texas went 68-94 overall and 34-47 at home a season ago. The Rangers pitching staff had a collective 4.22 ERA while averaging 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.
Baltimore went 83-79 overall and 38-43 in road games a season ago. The Orioles pitching staff had a collective 3.97 ERA while averaging 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.
INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Smith: day-to-day (face), Leody Taveras: 10-Day IL (oblique), Spencer Howard: 15-Day IL (lat), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Glenn Otto: 60-Day IL (lat), Jake Odorizzi: 60-Day IL (leg), Brett Martin: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Kyle Bradish: day-to-day (foot), James McCann: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Mychal Givens: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), John Means: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Dillon Tate: 15-Day IL (undisclosed)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.