Orioles vs. Rangers ALDS Game 2 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 8

Updated Oct. 8, 2023 10:50 a.m. ET

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The Baltimore Orioles host the Texas Rangers in the second game of the ALDS on Sunday at 4:07 PM ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Rangers have a 1-0 series lead.

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The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Baltimore Orioles looking to Grayson Rodriguez (7-4), and Jordan Montgomery (10-11) answering the bell for the Texas Rangers.

Orioles Probable Starter: Grayson Rodriguez

Rodriguez gets the start for the Orioles, his 24th of the season. He is 7-4 with a 4.35 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, Sept. 27, the right-hander threw 5 2/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, allowing one earned run while surrendering six hits.
In 23 games this season, the 23-year-old has a 4.35 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .257 to opposing batters.
Rodriguez has seven quality starts this season.
Rodriguez will try to last five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He's averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 23 appearances this season.
He will face off against a Rangers offense that is batting .263 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .452 (third in MLB) with 233 total home runs (third in MLB).
Rodriguez has pitched 8 1/3 innings, giving up 10 earned runs on 10 hits while striking out 11 against the Rangers this season.

Rodriguez's Recent Appearances

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
vs. Nationals	Sep. 27	5.2	6	1	1	5	0
at Guardians	Sep. 21	5.0	5	2	2	7	3
vs. Rays	Sep. 16	8.0	5	0	0	7	0
at Red Sox	Sep. 10	4.1	7	4	2	6	2
at Angels	Sep. 4	6.0	7	2	2	7	2

Rangers Probable Starter: Jordan Montgomery

Montgomery (10-11) will take the mound for the Rangers, his 33rd start of the season.
The left-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays while allowing six hits.
The 30-year-old has pitched in 32 games this season with an ERA of 3.20 and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .247.
He's going for his sixth quality start in a row.
Montgomery has six starts in a row of five innings or more.
He has seven appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 32 chances this season.
The Orioles have scored 807 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB. They are batting .254 for the campaign with 183 home runs, 17th in the majors.
Among qualified pitchers this year, the 30-year-old's 3.20 ERA ranks seventh, 1.193 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 36th.