Texas Rangers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-3

Coming up short

The Orioles tied the game in the ninth inning as Brian Roberts hit an RBI double to right-center off Rangers closer Eric Gagne, who blew his first save of the season. But an inning later, their quest for a victory ended when reliever Paul Shuey surrendered a one-out RBI single to Michael Young. Young's hit deflected off the glove of diving third baseman Chris Gomez and trickled into left field. Jay Gibbons came forward to field it, but his throw was late...

ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- They should have had the game tied in the seventh inning, but a blown call by plate umpire Brian Knight left them angry and still one run short. No matter, Brian Roberts tied the game with a one-out, ninth-inning RBI double off closer Eric Gagne.

That served only to delay the Orioles' disappointment. After fighting back from a three-run hole and fighting through Knight's poor call, the Orioles watched Paul Shuey surrender the game-winning RBI single ...