Game 2 of life after the trade deadline Thursday saw the Texas Rangers actually facing a Baltimore Orioles team that has dived deeper into a rebuild than they have.
Of course, with Manny Machado, Jonathan Scoop and Zach Britton available for the fire sale, the Orioles had a deeper pool in which to dive.
Meanwhile in Frisco, left-hander Taylor Hearn made his way to Dr Pepper Ballpark for the first time as a professional ballplayer but not for the first time. Having grown up in Royse City, Hearn watched Double A ball in Frisco or the Rangers at Globe Life Field when he wasn’t playing.