The Texas Rangers are 0-3 since general manager Chris Young said it was time for the team to turn things around.
managed just four hits in a 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, a game in which they pitched well enough to win again.
On Wednesday, after a flurry of moves, Rangers general manager Chris Young told reporters that “It's time” for Texas to get back in the race.The Orioles took the lead in the fourth when rookie Colton Cowser hit a solo home run off Rangers starter Max Scherzer . He left the game in the fifth inning having passed Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux for No. 11 all-time in career strikeouts. He tied Maddux in his first start of the season.
Scherzer made his scheduled start after throwing his last bullpen on Wednesday in Milwaukee. He wasn’t as effective as he was in his last start on Sunday, but he limited one of the top offensive lineups in the American League to two earned runs. He also gave up four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.
Texas managed just one run, coming in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk drawn by Leody Taveras. That cut the Orioles’ lead to 2-1. The bases were still loaded, but Marcus Semien — the Rangers’ only All-Star Game voting finalist — grounded out to end the inning and an opportunity for the Rangers to tie the game.The Rangers left five runners in scoring position with two outs and were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
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