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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.