Jacob deGrom loses no-hit bid in 8th, leads Rangers over Orioles 7-0
BALTIMORE AP Jacob deGrom held Baltimore hitless until Colton Cowser s leadoff single in the eighth inning leading the Texas Rangers over the Orioles - on Wednesday night The right-hander who turned on June retired his first batters before walking Jackson Holliday on a high and outside full count slider He walked Ryan O Hearn with two outs in the seventh throwing four straight balls after getting ahead - in the count Cowser grounded a single to right on a - fastball DeGrom - won his fourth straight decision striking out seven and walking two A two-time Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star he started of hitters with strikes and threw of pitches for strikes averaging mph with his fastball DeGrom has four complete games in starts pitching a one-hitter for the New York Mets against Philadelphia on July when pitcher Zach Elfin hit a third-inning single Jacob Webb and Cole Winn each got three straight outs as Baltimore was held to one hit for the third time this season and shut out for the eighth time The Orioles have lost four of their last five Josh Jung had three RBIs with an run-scoring single in the second and a two-run homer in the fourth off Brandon Young - helping Texas win its fourth straight road series Corey Seager and Marcus Semien hit run-scoring singles in a three-run fourth that included Adolis Garc a s sacrifice fly Jonah Heim added a sixth-inning homer against Scott Blewett Left-hander Jacob Latz held the Orioles hitless Tuesday until Ram n Laureano s leadoff single in the seventh The Yankees Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings against Baltimore on Saturday and Gary S nchez started the eighth with a single off reliever JT Brubaker Key moment Cowser s single was perfectly placed between Holliday at second and O Hearn at first Key stat Texas has won of deGrom s starts Up next Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi - starts a homestand opener against Seattle on Friday Orioles RHP Tomoyuki Sugano - starts Friday night s series opener against Tampa Bay AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source
