Orioles get past Rangers in AL wild card
Posted October 6, 2012 12:06 am.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Joe Saunders pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the Baltimore Orioles beat the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers 5-1 in the wild-card game playoff Friday night.
Nate McLouth scored in the first and drove in two runs after that for manager Buck Showalter’s surprising Orioles, who made their first post-season appearance in 15 years.
Baltimore advances to play the New York Yankees in the best-of-five division series. Game 1 is Sunday at Camden Yards.
The Rangers, who lost the AL West crown by dropping nine of their last 13 regular-season games, are done after a game when they had Yu Darvish on the mound.
Texas loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before David Murphy flied out.
Saturday Oct. 6:
2012 MLB Playoff Preview Show, 5 p.m. ET (Sportsnet)
ALDS Game 1: Athletics @ Tigers, 6 p.m. ET (Sportsnet)
NLDS Game 1: Reds @ Giants, 9:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet)
Sunday Oct. 7:
MLB Central: Playoff Preview Show, TBD
ALDS Game 2: Athletics @ Tigers, TBD
NLDS Game 2: Reds @ Giants, TBD
NLDS Game 1: Nationals @ Cardinals, TBD
ALDS Game 1: NY Yankees @ Orioles, TBD
