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Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start this postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an 11-8 victory in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. The wild-card Rangers have outscored the Orioles and Tampa Bay — the top two teams in the American League in the regular season — by 25-11. Bruce Bochy moved within one win of his first AL Championship Series as a manager.

The No. 1 seed in the American League is in danger of being swept out of the Division Series after Texas gets a second straight win in Baltimore, 11-8.

No matter what ends up happening, the message is clear: If the O's want to compete on baseball’s biggest stage, they must make bigger moves.

The 101-win Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of being swept out of the postseason after losing Game 2 of the AL Division Series 11-8 to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Grayson Rodriguez issued the first four of a season-high 11 walks by Orioles pitchers and was pulled in the second inning. A parade of relievers didn't fare much better, including Jacob Webb surrendering a grand slam to Mitch Garver in the third.

Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start this postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an 11-8 victory.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start this postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an 11-8 victory in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday.

The Texas Rangers own a 2-0 ALDS lead and can eliminate the top-seeded Baltimore Orioles with a victory at home in Game 3 or, if necessary, Game 4.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Bochy is rolling through another postseason where everything he tries seems to work. Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam in his first appearance of these playoffs, and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start the postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an […]

BALTIMORE -- Bruce Bochy is rolling through another postseason where everything he tries seems to work.

The 101-win Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of being swept out of the postseason after losing Game 2 of the AL Division Series 11-8 to the Texas Rangers on Sunday.