Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 9th, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/09/2026, 12:40 AM ET

Orioles vs Rangers Game Information

The Baltimore Orioles continue a road trip in Texas Sunday afternoon with a 2:35 PM game against the Rangers. Baltimore is 5 games below .500 coming into Sunday, riding a 3-game skid after dropping both games of this series thus far. The Texas Rangers stay home Sunday, 1 game above .500, less than a game out of first place in the American League West on a 4-game winning streak. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Orioles Preview

Kyle Bradish took the loss on Saturday for Baltimore, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits across 6 innings. The Baltimore bullpen allowed 3 more runs on 1 hit over the final 2 innings of the game. Jackson Holiday provided the only life in the Baltimore offense with 2 hits in 3 at-bats to drive in the lone run of the game.

Rangers Preview

Jacob deGrom got the win for Texas on Saturday, giving up 1 run on 3 hits through 5 innings of action. The Texas bullpen was fantastic, giving up no runs on 3 hits over the final 4 innings of the game. Corey Seager led the way for the Texas offense with a 3-run home run in the eighth to seal the game.

Orioles vs Rangers Pitching Matchup

Cade Povich will take the mound Sunday for Baltimore. Povich is 2-1 this season with a 3.91 ERA in 25.1 innings. Kumar Rocker will counter for Texas. Rocker will try to inch closer to .500 on Sunday as he is 4-8 with a 4.08 ERA in 109 innings this year.

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Orioles vs Rangers Pick

Baltimore and Texas have both been inconsistent this season, but the Rangers should benefit from playing at home Sunday. Look for Texas to lean on the home fans and its offense to close the series with a victory over the Orioles as they continue their push to the top of the division.

Pick: Texas Rangers -137
Secondary: Over 8.5
Lean: Joc Pederson Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win 9-6.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Saturday.