Albert Suárez pitches better than Max Scherzer to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers
Albert Suárez pitched better than three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night, extending the Rangers’ recent long losing streak.
In his second start of the season after returning from an extended stay on the injured list, 39-year-old Scherzer allowed two runs and four hits over 5 1/3 innings. Despite this, the right-hander reached a personal milestone and provided hope that he could help improve the defending World Series champions’ disappointing season.
For the Rangers (37-45) to turn things around, they need to improve their hitting. Although Scherzer kept the Orioles’ strong offense at bay, Texas only managed four hits and scored its lone run in the seventh inning on four walks issued by Orioles relievers, the last one with the bases loaded.
“It’s tough going through something like this,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We’re facing good pitching, but we had opportunities with runners on base and the right hitters up. We just couldn’t get the hit.”
Texas left eight runners on base and went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. However, given their late-season surge to win it all last year, Texas remains hopeful for a turnaround.
