vs. RANGERS, 7/02

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TEXAS RANGERS

Shin-Soo Choo - DH

Elvis Andrus - SS

Carlos Pena - 1B

Adrian Beltre - 1B

Alex Rios - RF

Leonys Martin - CF

Chris Gimenez - C

Rougneck Odor - 2B

Michael Choice - LF

Miles Mikoles - RHP * OOO (5-1, 3.22 E.R.A.) **

* 2014 Major League Season Debut

** AAA - Round Rock

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

Nick Markakis - RF

Steve Pearce - LF

Adam Jones - CF

Nelson Cruz - DH

Chris Davis - 1B

J.J. Hardy - SS

Jonathan Schoop - 2B

Ryan Flaherty - 3B

Caleb Joseph - C

Chris Tillman - RHP (7-4, 4.18 E.R.A)

Roch:

Mikolas, 25, is 3-1 with a 3.58 as a starter at Triple-A Round Rock and 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in relief.

Mikolas (pronounced "MIY-koh-lahs") saved 26 games in 30 opportunities with Triple-A Tucson in 2013. This starting thing is relatively new to him.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched but...

I like our chances though.

and the yankees lose!!!

W L Pct GB L10 STRK

41 42 .494 4.5 2-8 l5

How is the weather looking? Looks like it might get washed out.

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TEXAS RANGERS

Miles Mikoles - RHP * OOO (5-1, 3.22 E.R.A.) **

* 2014 Major League Season Debut

** AAA - Round Rock.

Mikoles has walked only 3 batters in 44.67 innings pitched at AAA - Round Rock.

Mikoles has walked only 3 batters in 44.67 innings pitched at AAA - Round Rock.

Don't matter. We don't walk anyways.

Nice! But I'm out of rep.

Don't matter. We don't walk anyways.

AAA hitters will often K or swing at pitches that major leaguers would not. Now how that pertains to Os hitters, well we all know that story.

Roch Kubatko

First baseman Chris Davis took some swings off a tee while Showalter and hitting coach Jim Presley offered instruction and feedback. The session was held on the field rather than in the privacy of the indoor batting cage.

"It was just something that we had talked about," said Davis, who's hitless in his last 19 at-bats and mired in a 10-for-80 slump that's lowered his average to .205.

"Obviously, Buck being such a great power hitter that he was, he sees a lot of himself in me."

Let's go O's.

At some point, if the struggles continue, the attempts at humor will be viewed as a lack of seriousness.

Mikolas (pronounced "MIY-koh-lahs")

And that ASG cap is pretty stinkin' cool. I'd read that they would all be an homage to the Twins' old batting helmets, which is fortunate for the O's who, as we know, had the same design.