Pete Alonso hits two home runs in Orioles' 10-5 victory over Rangers
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Last updated Aug 9, 2026
Pete Alonso recorded his first two-homer game with the Orioles as they defeated the Texas Rangers 10-5 at Globe Life Field on Sunday. Alonso drove in four runs, helping Baltimore snap a three-game losing streak. The Orioles had struggled offensively in the series, scoring only three runs in the first two games. Colton Cowser and Tyler O’Neill also contributed home runs for Baltimore, while Yaramil Hiraldo secured his first major league win with two scoreless innings of relief. The Rangers, who saw their four-game winning streak end, will seek to rebound on Monday against the Los Angeles Angels.
- •Alonso's two home runs contribute to a breakout game for the Orioles.
- •Orioles improve to 57-61 on the season.
- •Rangers fall to 59-59 and lose ground in the wild card race.
- •Hiraldo earns his first major league win.
- •Orioles face the Twins next, while the Rangers take on the Angels.
- 9:59 PMYahoo Sports — Orioles’ Pete Alonso hits 2 HRs, lineup ends slump in 10-5 win vs. Rangers
- 9:50 PMYahoo Sports — Pete Alonso has his first two-homer game with the Orioles in a 10-5 win over the Rangers
"Pete Alonso had his first two-homer game with the Orioles and drove in four runs as Baltimore broke out of a scoring slump and beat the Texas Rangers 10-5 on Sunday. Texas native Colton Cowser and Tyler O’Neill also homered for the Orioles (57-61), who lost 2-1 in each of the first two games of the series and had scored just three runs during a three-game losing streak. Baltimore is two games out in the AL wild-card race.
"ARLINGTON, Texas — The Baltimore Orioles have been looking for someone, anyone, to step up and carry their offense amid the lineup’s lowest-scoring week in years. Entering play Sunday, the club scored 11 runs in its first seven games of August. That was the fewest runs the Orioles had scored in any seven-game stretch since 2018, a product of both running into a gauntlet of starting pitchers ...
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 9, 2026, 9:59 PMOrioles’ Pete Alonso hits 2 HRs, lineup ends slump in 10-5 win vs. Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Baltimore Orioles have been looking for someone, anyone, to step up and carry their offense amid the lineup’s lowest-scoring week in years. Entering play Sunday, the club scored 11 runs in its first seven games of August. That was the fewest runs the Orioles had scored in any seven-game stretch since 2018, a product of both running into a gauntlet of starting pitchers ...
- Yahoo SportsAug 9, 2026, 9:50 PMPete Alonso has his first two-homer game with the Orioles in a 10-5 win over the Rangers
Pete Alonso had his first two-homer game with the Orioles and drove in four runs as Baltimore broke out of a scoring slump and beat the Texas Rangers 10-5 on Sunday. Texas native Colton Cowser and Tyler O’Neill also homered for the Orioles (57-61), who lost 2-1 in each of the first two games of the series and had scored just three runs during a three-game losing streak. Baltimore is two games out in the AL wild-card race.
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