Corey Seager, Derek Hill, Nathan Lowe and Adolis García went deep for the Rangers, who have lost six straight for the second time this season.
BALTIMORE — Rookie Heston Kjerstad hit a fifth-inning grand slam to put Baltimore ahead for good, and the Orioles held off the Texas Rangers 6-5 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.Baltimore trailed 2-1 before using a double and two walks to load the bases for Kjerstad, who sent a 1-1 pitch from Michael Lorenzen over the center-field wall. It was the fourth career homer and first slam for Kjerstad, the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft."Close game. Sold-out stadium. Bases loaded.
After García hit his team-leading 16th homer for Texas in the eighth, the Rangers put two on with two outs before Jonah Heim’s deep fly to center was hauled in at the warning track.Craig Kimbrel retired García on a flyball with two runners on in the ninth to end the Rangers’ comeback bid and earn his 19th save.Santander offset Seager’s first-inning solo shot with one of his own leading off the second, his 22nd of the season and 13th in June.
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