ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García needed vengeance. The Rangers outfielder’s three-run home run in the 10th inning Monday night was an electric display of baseball showmanship. It just wasn’t enough to get past Baltimore in the series opener.

So, he returned to Globe Life Field on Tuesday night wanting more.

His three-hit, four-RBI night, getting the better of Orioles rookie starter Brandon Young and reliever Matt Bowman twice, was the offensive table setter for a worthy response. This game, a 10-2 Rangers win, dropped the Orioles to 37-48.

Surely, the home run wasn’t far from Young’s mind either. His first pitch to García scraped the dirt. His second brushed up near García’s chest. The Texas slugger then whacked a two-run single, which set up Jonah Heim’s RBI single two batters later.

García and his blinding neon arm sleeve returned to the plate in the fifth inning. Young’s night ended after four innings, as he allowed three earned runs with four strikeouts. This time, García stared back at Bowman. The Rangers clung to a 3-2 lead thanks to Gary Sánchez’s two-run homer.

The two-time All-Star worked a full count and continued to be the Rangers’ master of hitting ceremonies.

García connected on a fastball that sunk into the gap in left-center field. Cedric Mullins scooped it up, but not before García reached second base. The 32-year-old’s hitting was contagious enough that, one batter later, rookie Alejandro Osuna tattooed his first big league home run to tack on two more.

The Rangers amassed 14 hits. García’s fingerprints muddied the showing of two Baltimore pitchers and provided enough lift to forget Gunnar Henderson’s valiant effort Monday night or the hardest-hit home run of Colton Cowser’s career or Luis Vázquez’s second major league hit.

To make matters worse, Texas shelled Gregory Soto in the eighth with two walks and three earned runs to bury an already out of reach game. Included in that was a wild pitch — one of three in the inning — that allowed Corey Seager to score and a double by Justin Foscue that snapped his 0-for-44 streak.

But by-in-large, Tuesday night belonged to García and his quest for vengeance.

Instant analysis

Jacob deGrom left a fastball a touch below triple digits over the heart of the plate. Sánchez ripped through it for a two-run home run in the fourth inning. That was the only costly mistake deGrom made in six innings, as he struck out six and improved to 9-2 with a 2.13 ERA.

The two-time National League Cy Young Award and four-time All Star carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning against the Orioles a week ago. Baltimore looked more prepared this time around, managing five hits and one walk against him.

On deck

The Orioles couldn’t swing the momentum of Monday night’s wild win into Tuesday against a future Hall of Famer. The rubber match of the series Wednesday will pit Tomoyuki Sugano against Nathan Eovaldi. Then the Orioles have an off day Thursday before a weekend set in Atlanta.

Around the horn

— Sánchez took a ball off his right finger in the eighth inning and exited the game. Interim manager Tony Mansolino said the “concern level is low,” but the catcher will get X-Rays to be sure. The Orioles already have three catchers — Adley Rutschman (left oblique strain), Maverick Handley (concussion) and Chadwick Tromp (lower back tightness) — on the the injured list.

— Jorge Mateo was pulled from Triple-A Norfolk’s game Sunday night with a left hamstring strain, and Mansolino said Tuesday that the timetable for Mateo’s return would be eight to 12 weeks. That means the earliest the utility player could return would be for the final month of the season.

— Outfielder Tyler O’Neill’s rehabilitation assignment was transferred from Double-A Chesapeake to Triple-A Norfolk. He’s expected to rejoin the Orioles before the end of the holiday weekend.

— The Orioles promoted right-hander Keagan Gillies from Double-A to Triple-A, according to a source with direct knowledge of the move. The 27-year-old Gillies has a 1.15 ERA in 26 games this season and is one of two Baltimore representatives in the All-Star Futures Game. MASNsports.com was first to report the promotion.

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