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BALTIMORE -- Mitch Garver hit a grand slam, Cody Bradford tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-8 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five American League Division Series.Garver added an RBI single in his first action of this postseason. Josh Jung had a double and a single and scored twice, and Leody Taveras had two-run double and scored three times for Texas.
In his first year with Texas, manager Bruce Bochy has the Rangers on the verge of reaching their first American League Championship Series since 2011. Baltimore pitchers allowed 11 hits and walked 11 batters, six of whom scored. Corey Seager walked five times and scored twice.More from this section Simone Biles adds to record-setting medal haul at worlds NHL power rankings: Knights in position to go back-to-back Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo expected to start vs. Packers Bradford allowed three hits and struck out four. Starter Jordan Montgomery was lifted after four-plus innings, having allowed five runs -- four earned -- on nine hits.
In the Baltimore first, Ryan Mountcastle singled and, with two outs, Henderson singled and Austin Hays walked. Hicks poked a single to right, scoring Mountcastle and Henderson to make it 2-0.
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