Pedro Alvarez homered twice to back the effort -- chasing Rangers starter Yu Darvish with his second -- and Adam Jones blasted his 21st homer of the year in the sixth. Darvish went 6 1/3 innings and was charged with three runs, all via solo homers, on six hits with nine strikeouts. Matt Wieters homered off Dario Alvarez in the seventh, going back to back with Pedro Alvarez to extend the lead to 4-0.
Wieters' solo home run
TEX@BAL: Wieters hammers a solo homer to right-center
Matt Wieters drives a solo home run to right-center off Dario Alvarez to extend the Orioles' advantage in the 7th inning
The Rangers loaded the bases on reliever Brad Brach in the eighth inning, scoring their only run when Elvis Andrus drove in Jonathan Lucroy with a sacrifice fly. Darren O'Day came on and struck out Ian Desmond to end the the frame.
New Rangers Lucroy and Carlos Beltran each went hitless in their Texas debut.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Bundy's brilliance: Bundy didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, Andrus' two-out single. In just his fourth career start, he was masterful, holding down a lethal Texas lineup. He struck out seven and issued one walk in the 88-pitch outing.
Bundy strikes out Lucroy
TEX@BAL: Bundy strikes out Lucroy looking in the 5th
Dylan Bundy strikes out Jonathan Lucroy looking, his fourth of the game for the third out in the 5th inning
Newcomers struggle: It wasn't the debut Rangers fans envisioned for Lucroy and Beltran, who went a combined 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a walk in their first game with Texas. Lucroy did come around to score the Rangers' lone run in the eighth after drawing a one-out walk. Manager Jeff Banister spoke pregame of the anticipation of watching the new-look lineup, but he noted that they still needed to produce. As a group, the Rangers managed just three hits.
O's turn double play
TEX@BAL: Bundy fans Beltran, Wieters nabs Desmond
Dylan Bundy strikes out Carlos Beltran swinging, then Matt Wieters throws down to cut down Ian Desmond stealing second
Twice as nice: Alvarez put the Orioles on the scoreboard with a solo shot in the fifth inning. He went deep again on Darvish's 2-2 pitch with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to chase him from the game. It marked Alvarez's second multi-homer game of the season and the 12th of his career.
Alvarez's solo homer
TEX@BAL: Alvarez belts a solo home run to right field
Pedro Alvarez drives a solo home run to right field off Yu Darvish to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the 5th inning
Darvish racks up Ks: Darvish had the Orioles' hitters off balance for much of the night, posting nine strikeouts in his 6 1/3 innings. He entered play averaging 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings this season, and he now has 35 strikeouts in his past four starts (22 2/3 innings). But it was the long ball that caused him trouble Tuesday. Though he entered with just three home runs allowed through his first five starts this season, he surrendered three solo blasts.
Brittany Ghiroli has covered the Orioles for MLB.com since 2010. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli, and listen to her podcast.
Ryan Baillargeon is a reporter for MLB.com based in Baltimore and covered the Rangers on Tuesday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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