Rangers at Orioles
The Texas Rangers attempt to continue a strong road stretch when they play the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in the second contest of a four-game set. Texas won the opener 8-5 for its seventh win in the last eight road games to improve its away mark to an impressive 25-18. Baltimore has lost four of five games, with the lone victory being provided by Adam Jones’ two-run homer in the ninth off New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on Sunday.
Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler matched a career high with four RBIs on Monday and hit a three-run double during a six-run uprising in the sixth inning. Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre is swinging a hot bat and is batting .436 with four homers during a 10-game hitting streak. Baltimore All-Star first baseman Chris Davis struck out four times in the opener and is 1-for-18 with 11 strikeouts over his last five games.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Southwest (Texas), Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers LH Martin Perez (2-1, 1.85 ERA) vs. Orioles LH Zach Britton (2-2, 4.03)
Perez has put together three consecutive strong outings, allowing two earned runs in 19 innings during the stretch. He took a no-decision against Seattle in his last outing when he allowed one unearned run and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The 22-year-old Perez has never faced Baltimore.
Britton beat Texas in 2011 when he pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings of four-hit ball in his lone career appearance against the Rangers. He received a no-decision in his last start when he gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings against the Chicago White Sox. Britton has allowed six or fewer hits in each of his last four turns.
WALK-OFFS
1. Davis is 2-for-21 with 13 strikeouts in six career games against Texas, the franchise that dealt him to the Orioles during the 2011 campaign.
2. Rangers C A.J. Pierzynski had a run-scoring double on Monday and has a .330 career average against Baltimore.
3. Baltimore 3B Manny Machado went 3-for-5 in the opener for his 35th multihit performance of the season.