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- Updated: August 4, 2016
BALTIMORE — Rangers manager Jeff Banister wanted to call it a play first baseman Mitch Moreland makes every time, but he couldn’t. He had to settle for nine out of 10, because on Wednesday night, Moreland was unable to secure a spinning liner that turned into a double.
Manny Machado’s cue shot to Moreland in the first could’ve been an inning-ending double play, but instead the ball bounced off his glove for a double. The Orioles capitalized on the prolonged frame, scoring all three of their runs in the Rangers’ 3-2 loss.
“It’s spinning hard,” Banister said. “It’s not coming hard. It’s not something you’re used to. Just a misplay.”
Said Hamels: “To put that type of English on a baseball is tough. I did kind of miss my spot, but it was the right type of pitch …
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