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Orioles Use Combined 4-Hitter, Schoop RBI To Beat Rangers

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Yefry Ramirez and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Jonathan Schoop drove in a run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 Saturday night in a matchup of last-place teams.

Making his fourth start and bidding for his first major league victory, Ramirez pitched five innings of two-hit ball before being pulled in a scoreless game.

Brad Brach (1-2), Donnie Hart and Mychal Givens followed before Zach Britton worked the ninth for his third save.

Brach, Britton, shortstop Manny Machado and center fielder Adam Jones are among those likely to be dealt by the last-place Orioles before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

After languishing on the disabled list for 11 weeks, Rangers lefty Martin Perez (2-4) allowed one run and five hits over seven innings in his first start since April 29. It was the best of his six starts this season, but he didn't get a win to show for it.

Neither team got a runner to third base until the sixth inning, when the Orioles scored on a walk, an infield hit and a sacrifice fly by Schoop.

The Rangers used a single and an error to get two on with no outs in the eighth. But pinch-runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa was picked off second base, and the uprising fizzled from there.

Texas designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo went 1 for 2 with two walks, extending to 50 his team-record streak of games reaching base via a hit, walk or hit by pitch. He is the seventh player since 2001 to have a run of 50 games and the first since Kevin Millar in 2007.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, teammate Delino DeShields went 0 for 2 and is hitless in his last 25 at-bats since July 4.

BROOKS IS BACK

Brooks Robinson is returning to the Orioles.

The 81-year-old Hall of Fame third baseman announced Saturday that he has been hired by the team as a special adviser.

Robinson said he agreed to "help out the team" in a number of areas after being contacted by John Angelos, the club's executive vice president.

"I'll be trying to be out in the community and doing some things to promote this club and get people to the stadium," Robinson said of his new role.

He will leave the personnel decisions to others.

"I told John Angelos that I will do anything, but I don't want to make any decisions about baseball," Robinson said. "That's passed me by, if you want to know the truth."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rangers: To make room for Perez, LHP Alex Claudio (left ankle sprain) was placed on the 10-day DL and OF Austin Jackson was released. ... Manager Jeff Banister said C Carlos Perez, who's been sidelined since mid-June with a right ankle sprain, will finish his rehab assignment on Tuesday. The team will then decide whether to bring him off the DL.

Orioles: RHP Jimmy Yacabonis is too sick to make his scheduled start Sunday, manager Buck Showalter said. Yacabonis was slated to start for injured Andrew Cashner (neck spasms). RHP Chris Tillman, who is slated to conclude his rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Norfolk, is an option.

UP NEXT

Rangers: LHP Mike Minor (6-5, 4.56 ERA) takes Texas into the All-Star break, pitching the series finale Sunday. The 30-year-old will seek to add a notch to his team-leading victory total.

Orioles: The All-Star break can't come soon enough for the Orioles (27-69), who last year lost their 69th game on Sept. 7.

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