Alonso hits two homers as Orioles beat Rangers 10‑5

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Pete Alonso went 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers 10-5 on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, at Globe Life Park.

Alonso homered in the second inning with Gunnar Henderson aboard and again in the fourth with Henderson aboard. Colton Cowser added a two-run homer in the second, and Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run homer in the sixth. The Orioles scored two in the first, three in the second, two in the fourth, two in the sixth and one in the ninth.

Texas got a three-run homer from Brandon Nimmo in the third and two runs in the ninth. Nicky Lopez tripled in a run, then scored on Ezequiel Duran’s groundout.

Yaramil Hiraldo earned the win with two innings of relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs with three strikeouts. Kumar Rocker took the loss. Attendance was 35,334. The Orioles improved to 57-61, while the Rangers fell to 59-59.