Turns out it is kind of nice to pick on teams your own size. Against the uncompetitive Rangers, the Orioles have managed to take two of three in this four-game series so far, and it well could have been three if the Orioles bullpen hadn’t allowed five runs in the ninth inning on Thursday. Bad as this team has been, it turns out that a limp Texas offense has an even tougher time scoring runs.
In Game 4, Texas sends the righty Dane Dunning (5-8, 4.34 ERA) to the hill. In 23 starts (25 appearances) for Texas this season, Dunning, who must shop at the same place Zac Lowther does for glasses, has a 1.