Orioles (37-47) @ Rangers (36-49)
Day Time TV Starters
Tonight 8:35 MASN2 Jeremy Guthrie (4-2, 2.63) vs. Kameron Loe (5-6, 5.72)
Tomorrow 8:35 MASN2 Erik Bedard (6-4, 3.67) vs. Brandon McCarthy (4-5, 6.17)
Sunday 3:05 MASN2 Daniel Cabrera (6-9, 5.15) vs. Kevin Millwood (5-7, 6.54)
Radio: All games on 105.7 FM
Rangers update
Texas remains in last place in the American League West, but first-year manager Ron Washington's team is playing well heading into the All-Star break, winning 10 of its past 14 games before losing last night's series finale with the Los Angeles Angels. Utility player Marlon Byrd has given the Rangers a huge lift, hitting .398 in June and .462 through four July games. Former Oriole Sammy Sosa, who hit his 600th homer June 20, was tied for sixth in the AL with 63 walks. Shortstop Michael Young, Texas' lone representative in Tuesday's All-Star Game, got off to a slow start, but he hit .361 in June with 39 hits in 26 games. Before last night's 5-2 loss, the Rangers' pitching staff had a 5.20 ERA, the second worst in the AL, and the team's fielding percentage was .980, also the second worst in the league. The Orioles are 7-12 against Texas the past two seasons.
Rangers statistics (Through last night's game) BattersAvg.ABRH2B3BHRRBISBByrd.3881342252833240
Teixeira.302222416718112410
Lofton.296267517913251920
Melhuse.2945161530170
Young.291350451022214496
Blalock.28514420411125163
Diaz.2501001325409250
Vazquez.2501201630514121
Sosa.247279356917014630
Kinsler.2412615063130143511
Hairston.232991823603102
Laird.2312422656825273
Wilkerson.230174274010013402
Catalanotto.2231572635626222
Relaford.200101200000
Metcalf.182445830140
Arias---00000000
Totals.25929144347551591410441451
PitchersWLERAGSVIPHBBSOGagne201.07261125.1121121
Mahay102.3520030.2211824
Otsuka212.5134432.126923
Wilson012.6135038.0261935
Benoit223.2737144.0431449
Eyre233.6821144.0401928
Francisco104.0230031.1281521
Wright225.555024.1281512
Loe565.7219089.21082848
McCarthy456.1713054.0602832
Millwood576.5414074.1982956
Padilla386.6915080.21113547
Tejeda586.7017086.01014963
Totals36495.208517746.2817344505