Even as they have struggled through the first two weeks of the season, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has repeatedly expressed confidence in his hitters.
“You look at our numbers, and six months from now, they’re not going to look like that,” Hyde said before Friday’s game. “I really think that we have some good hitters on this team.”
They backed him up on that belief in a 5-2 victory against the Texas Rangers, a strong performance after they entered batting .218 and losers of eight of the previous 10 games. The moderate outburst provided some run support for right-hander Jorge López in his first strong outing of the young season as the Orioles (6-8) improved to 5-2 away from Camden Yards.