BALTIMORE -- Cole Hamels left himself vulnerable for only an instant, and the Baltimore Orioles quickly took advantage of his very rare lapse.
Using a three-run first inning and a solid pitching performance from Kevin Gausman, the Orioles beat Hamels and the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Matt Wieters had two RBI for the Orioles, whose 39-16 record at home is the best in the majors. Baltimore will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday in a series between first-place teams.
The Orioles took control by using three hits and two walks to jump out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning. Hamels (12-3) steadied himself after that, but by then Baltimore had all the offense it needed.
"You want to be able to go out there and get ahead," Hamels said. "Sometimes you are not able to find it in that first inning and that will definitely cost you. More times than not, you can try to scratch out a win, but it's definitely my fault, with not being able to establish a strike zone in those key situations."
Gausman (3-8) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. The right-hander had won only two of his 18 starts this season and was coming off a horrid outing in which he allowed three homers and six runs over three innings at Toronto.
And still, he was good enough to outpitch Hamels.
"You can give in to what conventionality says it should be like, or you can compete and look at it as an opportunity to present yourself real well," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Showalter summed up the victory succinctly: "It wasn't like we beat (Hamels) up or anything. We had one shot at it and we took advantage of it. And our pitching made it hold up."
Darren O'Day worked a perfect eighth and Zach Britton finished for his 33rd save in 33 tries.
After his rocky first inning, Hamels retired 13 of the next 14 batters without allowing a hit. The lefty gave up three runs, four hits and four walks over seven innings.
"We saw Cole settle down and he was extremely efficient after that," Texas manager Jeff Banister said.
Hamels was 7-1 in his previous 11 starts and 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA since the All-Star break.
Carlos Beltran homered in his second game with Texas since being obtained in a trade with the Yankees on Monday. New catcher Jonathan Lucroy also picked up his first RBI with the Rangers, and closer Jeremy Jeffress -- obtained in the trade with Milwaukee that landed Lucroy -- spent the night in the Texas bullpen after arriving earlier in the day.
After Beltran hit his 23rd homer in the first inning, Baltimore took the lead for good in the bottom half. Mark Trumbo hit an RBI groundout and Wieters added a two-run single for a 3-1 lead.
Lucroy delivered an RBI single in the second to get Texas within a run, but there was no more scoring by either team.
Gausman -- like the Orioles -- seems to perform better at home. He's 0-7 on the road but has won his last three starts at Camden Yards.
"I just feel comfortable pitching here," Gausman said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: OF Shin-Soo Choo (lower back inflammation) hopes to be activated from the DL on Thursday. "Everything feels like normal," he said. "I feel like I can help this team."
Orioles: Rookie OF Joey Rickard (thumb) won't be available before September. "I think we'll get him back sometime this year," Showalter said. "It's just a matter of how quickly."
UP NEXT
Rangers: A.J. Griffin (4-1, 3.99 ERA) faces the Orioles for the first time since 2013 in the series finale Thursday night. Texas is 9-4 in his 13 starts.
Orioles: Wade Miley (7-8, 4.98) makes his debut with the Orioles. Obtained on Sunday in a trade with Seattle, the 29-year-old is the lone lefty in the Baltimore rotation.
Texas Rangers
Using a three-run first inning and a solid pitching performance from Kevin Gausman, the Orioles beat Hamels and the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Matt Wieters had two RBI for the Orioles, whose 39-16 record at home is the best in the majors. Baltimore will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday in a series between first-place teams.
The Orioles took control by using three hits and two walks to jump out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning. Hamels (12-3) steadied himself after that, but by then Baltimore had all the offense it needed.
"You want to be able to go out there and get ahead," Hamels said. "Sometimes you are not able to find it in that first inning and that will definitely cost you. More times than not, you can try to scratch out a win, but it's definitely my fault, with not being able to establish a strike zone in those key situations."
Gausman (3-8) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. The right-hander had won only two of his 18 starts this season and was coming off a horrid outing in which he allowed three homers and six runs over three innings at Toronto.
And still, he was good enough to outpitch Hamels.
"You can give in to what conventionality says it should be like, or you can compete and look at it as an opportunity to present yourself real well," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Showalter summed up the victory succinctly: "It wasn't like we beat (Hamels) up or anything. We had one shot at it and we took advantage of it. And our pitching made it hold up."
Darren O'Day worked a perfect eighth and Zach Britton finished for his 33rd save in 33 tries.
After his rocky first inning, Hamels retired 13 of the next 14 batters without allowing a hit. The lefty gave up three runs, four hits and four walks over seven innings.
"We saw Cole settle down and he was extremely efficient after that," Texas manager Jeff Banister said.
Hamels was 7-1 in his previous 11 starts and 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA since the All-Star break.
Carlos Beltran homered in his second game with Texas since being obtained in a trade with the Yankees on Monday. New catcher Jonathan Lucroy also picked up his first RBI with the Rangers, and closer Jeremy Jeffress -- obtained in the trade with Milwaukee that landed Lucroy -- spent the night in the Texas bullpen after arriving earlier in the day.
After Beltran hit his 23rd homer in the first inning, Baltimore took the lead for good in the bottom half. Mark Trumbo hit an RBI groundout and Wieters added a two-run single for a 3-1 lead.
Lucroy delivered an RBI single in the second to get Texas within a run, but there was no more scoring by either team.
Gausman -- like the Orioles -- seems to perform better at home. He's 0-7 on the road but has won his last three starts at Camden Yards.
"I just feel comfortable pitching here," Gausman said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: OF Shin-Soo Choo (lower back inflammation) hopes to be activated from the DL on Thursday. "Everything feels like normal," he said. "I feel like I can help this team."
Orioles: Rookie OF Joey Rickard (thumb) won't be available before September. "I think we'll get him back sometime this year," Showalter said. "It's just a matter of how quickly."
UP NEXT
Rangers: A.J. Griffin (4-1, 3.99 ERA) faces the Orioles for the first time since 2013 in the series finale Thursday night. Texas is 9-4 in his 13 starts.
Orioles: Wade Miley (7-8, 4.98) makes his debut with the Orioles. Obtained on Sunday in a trade with Seattle, the 29-year-old is the lone lefty in the Baltimore rotation.
7:05PM,EDT,August 3,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Profar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán homered to right (380 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Beltré grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado doubled to right, Schoop to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Schoop scored, Machado out at third. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis walked, Trumbo to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Pearce walked, Trumbo to third, Davis to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Wieters singled to center, Trumbo and Davis scored, Pearce to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded into fielder's choice to second, Wieters out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Odor doubled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Lucroy singled to deep right, Odor scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Mazara walked, Lucroy to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Moreland flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Mazara out at second, Lucroy to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Profar struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Reimold lined out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Beltré flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Odor doubled to deep center. | 2 | 3 |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Mazara flied out to center, Odor to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Pearce struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Wieters flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Hardy walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Andrus singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Profar grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Andrus out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Beltré singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Odor grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Beltré out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Trumbo out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Pearce struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Wieters flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Mazara singled to right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Moreland grounded into fielder's choice to second, Mazara out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Hardy flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Reimold walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Reimold out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| O'Day relieved Gausman. | 2 | 3 |
| Profar flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Beltrán grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bush pitching for Texas | TEX | BAL |
| Bush relieved Hamels. | 2 | 3 |
| Schoop popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | TEX | BAL |
| Britton relieved O'Day. | 2 | 3 |
| Beltré grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Odor walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Odor out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 2 | 3 |
| Lucroy popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Texas Rangers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .283 | .342 | .411 |
| Desmond CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .298 | .351 | .511 |
| Beltrán DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .339 | .545 |
| Beltré 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .276 | .329 | .448 |
| Odor 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .279 | .299 | .501 |
| Lucroy C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| Mazara RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .283 | .335 | .421 |
| Moreland 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .248 | .311 | .472 |
| Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .292 | .347 | .411 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 135 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Odor 2 (21, Gausman 2) HR: Beltrán (23, 1st inning off Gausman 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Beltrán (65), Lucroy (1) 2-out RBI: Beltrán GIDP: Profar, Odor Rangers RISP: 1-7 (Lucroy 1-2, Andrus 0-1, Profar 0-1, Mazara 0-1, Moreland 0-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Andrus-Odor-Moreland). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 24,552 (53.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:26 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Stu Scheurwater, First Base - Tripp Gibson, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
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