The Texas Rangers sauntered into Baltimore looking to continue their tear through the American League. They accomplished exactly that, embarrassing the Orioles in the first two contests and winning the second game of a day-night doubleheader to take three out of four. As many in the baseball world expected, the Orioles are starting to look like themselves: struggling on offense, unable to hit with runners in scoring position and showing signs of defeat after the starting pitching digs the team into a deep hole.
But God bless these 2012 Orioles. Even in the midst of a forgettable home series, they ink their names into the annals of Major League Baseball. In the afternoon game of Thursday's doubleheader, each of the first three Orioles up to the plate hit a home run. It wasn't the first in the majors--the last time being 2005--but it was the first in the history of the American League. The other three games in which a team's first three batters hit home runs took place in the National League.
Contender or not, these Orioles keep giving us reasons to watch.
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