ARLINGTON, Texas – The Orioles already confronted the team that swept them in the Division Series, winning three of four games in Baltimore. However, tonight’s matchup brought them back to the scene of the final crime.
The visiting clubhouse at Globe Life Field was a bit livelier this afternoon than on Oct. 10, when a 7-1 loss to the Rangers put the finishing torch to their championship aspirations.
“You had to bring that up?” manager Brandon Hyde joked earlier today.
“That was not a fun series in any way. We played good here besides that, though. So regular season, good memories, postseason, bad memory.”
Nathan Eovaldi won the decisive Game 3, but the Orioles jumped him early tonight. Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser hit two-run homers in the first inning, Anthony Santander homered twice and Corbin Burnes registered his 16th quality start in a 9-1 victory before an announced crowd of 36,336.