Orioles' Trevor Rogers shoves, Jackson Holliday homers to beat Rangers, 6-0

Matt Weyrich, The Baltimore Sun on Jun 23, 2025

Published in Baseball

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BALTIMORE — Trevor Rogers looks nothing like the pitcher acquired at last year’s trade deadline. It’s one of the best developments for the Orioles all year.

Rogers blanked the Texas Rangers over eight dominant innings Monday to lead the Orioles to a 6-0 win, allowing just three hits and flashing 96 mph on the radar gun — the fastest he’s thrown in an MLB game since 2023. He became the first Orioles starter to complete eight innings since Kyle Bradish on Sept. 26, 2023 against the Washington Nationals.

Jackson Holliday tied his career high with four RBIs, three of which came on a left-on-left home run to the opposite field with two outs in the fifth, to pace the offense.

The Orioles (34-44) have won the opening game in six of their past nine series. They’re 19-16 under interim manager Tony Mansolino.

Left-handers have given the Orioles fits this season but they’ve suddenly won four straight games when facing left-handed starters. The Rangers’ Patrick Corbin appeared poised to break up that trend as he cruised over the first four innings; the only damage against him came on back-to-back doubles by Chadwick Tromp and Jackson Holliday for a run in the third.

However, Corbin unraveled in the fifth as Coby Mayo and Cedric Mullins each singled before Holliday took a 3-1 sinker down in the zone and shot it 402 feet into the Orioles’ bullpen in left-center field. Holliday, who was second in voting among American League second basemen in Monday’s All-Star ballot update, is hitting .263 with nine homers and a .731 OPS this year.

It was more than enough run support for Rogers, who relied on an even mix of four-seam fastballs, changeups and sinkers with the occasional slider to keep the Rangers in check. Rogers missed the start of the year with a knee injury and began his season with Triple-A Norfolk, but he’s since turned in perhaps the two best starts by a Baltimore pitcher in 2025.

The Orioles traded Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers to the Miami Marlins for Rogers on July 30 last season and he struggled mightily, posting a 7.11 ERA over four starts before being demoted to Triple-A. His return to Baltimore has produced completely different results, with the lone exception over his first three outings a three-run, 2 1/3-inning performance against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sweltering heat of St. Petersburg, Fla., last week.

Given another turn of the rotation with Cade Povich on the injured list, Rogers bounced back in impressive fashion. He threw 72 of his 101 pitches for strikes and didn’t allow a single walk. All three hits against him were singles.

Baltimore tacked on two additional insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings to make the victory an easy one. Mayo brought the first home on an RBI groundout with the bases loaded and Ramón Urías scored the other with a sacrifice fly.

Andrew Kittredge handled the ninth to finish off the win.

On deck

Charlie Morton is scheduled to take the ball Tuesday as he looks to stay hot after allowing one run over six innings against the Rays his last time out. The 42-year-old carries a 2.29 ERA since May 10 and he’s completed at least five innings in four of his past five outings. Texas has yet to announce either of its starters for the final two games of the season.

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