The Baltimore Orioles, who have 101 wins, are almost out of the playoffs after the Texas Rangers beаt them 11–8 in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday.

Grayson Rodriguez was pulled in the second inning after giving up the first four of the Orioles’ season-high 11 walks. A bunch of substitutes didn’t do much better. In the third, Mitch Garver Һit a grand slam off of Jacob Webb.

Because of bad pitching and hitting at the wrong time, the AL East champions fell behind 2-0 in the series. During the regular season, they never lost a game. Baltimore lost early and only scored three runs on thirteen opportunities with runners in scoring position. They also left nine runners on base.

Aaron Hicks, who plays right field, said, “We’re doing everything we can to try to win these games.” “We just got to keep pushing forward because we can´t lose again.”

Tuesday is Game 3 of the best-of-five set, which will be played at Texas.

Manager Brandon Hyde said, “We need to play well in Texas.” “These aren’t our best two games here.” And we’ve done well on the road all year, so let’s hope we can do well again.”

No word on who will start for Baltimore in Game 3. There is a good chance that the choice will come down to Kyle Gibson (15 wins) and Dean Kremer (27 years old).

The need to avoid being eliminated could tip the scales in favor of Gibson, who is 35 years old and has more experience. But neither he nor Kremer has started a big league game in the postseason.

None of them had seen Rodriguez, a rookie right-hander who threw a 100-mph fastball to start Game 2. That was his 59th and last pitch. The Rangers had already scored five runs on six hits by that point.

Rodriguez said, “Also had a hard time getting into a groove.” “I think I just had a lot of trouble with command.” It was hard because they were throwing a lot of fastballs out of the strike zone and getting behind in counts.

It was Garver’s turn to blоw the game wide open with a 419-foot blast to left, the second playoff grand slam in Rangers history. Baker walked three of the four batters he faced in the third.

“It´s a good offense, and it´s been a really good offense all year, but we also walked 11,” said Hyde. “You´re not doing yourself any favors by putting that much traffic out there.”

The Orioles had 48 comeback wins, which was the most in the AL. But they weren’t quite as strong as the Rangers. Their top four Һitters went 4 for 17 with two RBIs each. Ryan Mountcastle Һit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, and Gunnar Henderson Һit a solo home run in the fifth.

In the eighth, Adley Rutschman Һit a double that looked like it would lead to a two-out rally, but Mountcastle grounded out, which caused some of the 46,475 committed fans to leave the game. When Aaron Hicks Һit a three-run homer in the ninth, the crowd went crаzy. But Ryan O’Hearn struck out and Cedric Mullins flew out to end a three-hour and forty-five minute marathon.

Austin Hays, who plays left field, said, “We were very sure we were going to win the first two at home.” It’s just not how things turned out. We need to win three games in a row now.

The Orioles have now lost seven straight playoff games since their last win on October 5, 2014. They lost Game 1 on Saturday because of a misunderstanding that led to Henderson being caught steаling in the ninth inning.

“We´ve found a way all year: a lot of come-from-behind wins, a lot of series where we lost the first couple games of the series and we fought hard and finished strong,” said Hays. “I’m sure our team can do it again.” This is what we’ve done all year.