The Orioles filed out of Globe Life Field last night two games back for the final Wild Card after a 2-1 loss to the Rangers. Shane Baz threw an eight-inning complete game with nine strikeouts, but Joc Pederson’s two-run homer in the sixth made the difference.

The Twins and Guardians are a half-game behind the Rangers for the third spot.

Jackson Holliday is batting third again tonight, followed by designated hitter Tyler O’Neill and left fielder Dylan Beavers.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand is playing third base, Colton Cowser is in center field and Carlos Narváez is catching.

Kyle Bradish has gone 4 2/3 and three innings in his last two starts, with seven runs and 12 hits allowed.

Bradish has made three career starts against the Rangers and allowed two runs in 13 1/3 innings. He’s surrendered one run in 6 2/3 innings in Texas.

The Orioles went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position last night and are 3-for-22 in six games this month. They’re 10-18 in one-run games this season.

Jacob deGrom has posted a 3.96 ERA in 21 starts, with 135 strikeouts over 113 2/3 innings. He struggled in his last outing, allowing five runs and seven hits with five walks in 3 1/3 innings in Houston. He faced the Orioles in his first start of the season and allowed three runs and six hits with seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings at Camden Yards.

Pete Alonso’s first Orioles home run came against deGrom.

deGrom is 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA and 0.835 WHIP in six career starts against the Orioles. He shut them out on one hit over seven innings last year in Baltimore, faced them again in his next start and allowed two runs in six innings.

Gunnar Henderson is 2-for-11 with a double against deGrom. He’s leading off tonight.

Former Oriole Austin Wynns is catching for the Rangers.

For the Orioles
Gunnar Henderson SS
Pete Alonso 1B
Jackson Holliday 2B
Tyler O’Neill DH
Dylan Beavers LF
Leody Taveras RF
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B
Colton Cowser CF
Carlos Narváez C

Kyle Bradish RHP

For the Rangers
Joc Pederson DH
Wyatt Langford LF
Corey Seager SS
Brandon Nimmo RF
Ezequiel Duran 3B
Evan Carter CF
Jake Burger 1B
Austin Wynns C
Nicky Lopez 2B

Jacob deGrom RHP

Three Orioles draft picks will make their professional debuts Tuesday with Single-A Delmarva – first-rounder Eric Booth Jr., second-rounder Ty Head and fifth-rounder Jimmy Anderson.

Booth, 18, was the seventh-overall selection out of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Miss. Head was the 46th-overall pick from North Carolina State. Anderson was selected 142nd overall out of Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill.