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Ryan Flaherty expected to return to the Orioles, but he's now with the Phillies.

With his teammates killing time inside the clubhouse during a one-hour, 38-minute rain delay on Wednesday night, Orioles closer Zach Britton remained in the Orioles bullpen waiting out the weather for his opportunity to close out a 6-4 win over the Rangers.

The Orioles led the major leagues with 46 home runs in June, and they continued their power surge into July. They hit three homers, including Nelson Cruz's 26th of the season on his 34th birthday, in an 8-3 victory over the struggling Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in front of an announced 19,150.

Leading by five runs in the sixth, the Orioles appeared to be cruising to their first four-game sweep of the Oakland A¿s in Oakland Coliseum in 26 years.