Ranger fans who are freaking out over the second straight series loss need to calm down. These two series loss does not mean they are a terrible team, but are just in a slump. Yu Darvish though lost the game yesterday, did pitch a pretty descent game. Darvish on the day pitched 6 innings and only gave up 3 earned runs on 6 hits, and recorded 11 strikeouts. The Rangers will travel down to Baltimore to play the Orioles who are a definite surprise early in the season. Baltimore is coming off an 11th inning 9 to 6 victory over their AL East foes the Boston Red Sox. Former Rangers 1st baseman Chris Davis was credited with the win coming into the 11th inning. Matt Harrison will be going to the mound tonight sporting an ERA of 5.40, sporting a 3-2 record in his five starts. Harrison has struggled with the two losses coming out of his last two starts. Harrison started off the season with the best ERA, and looked like he belonged in the starting rotation. I think Harrison is just going through a little slump right now, and tonight would be a great game to bring his confidence back out onto the mound. The Baltimore Orioles will send out Brian Matusz who has an ERA of 4.67 with a 1-3 record in 5 starts this season. First pitch for this match up is scheduled to start at 6:05 Texas time at Camden Yards. For this game I expect the resurgence of the Rangers bats to come back into the picture to help out Matt Harrison. Before tonight's game, the Rangers have an (18-10) record with a 3.5 game lead over the Oakland Athletics who have a (15-14) record.
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