ARLINGTON -- The Rangers entered Thursday night's series opener with the Orioles looking for their 13th consecutive victory with Cole Hamels on the mound, but it looked like their luck might run out until a sixth-inning barrage spared Hamels and pushed Texas to a 6-3 victory.
Hamels allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings and left trailing by a run, in danger of earning his second loss in 15 starts with the Rangers. But his teammates pounced on Orioles starter Chris Tillman in the bottom half of the inning. Rougned Odor had the pivotal hit with a two-run double past left fielder Joey Rickard to break the 3-3 tie.