Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers

Outspoken leadership is unmistakably one of the key assets Pete Alonso brought to the Orioles when he signed a five-year, $155 million deal last December. But he didn’t need to say anything on Sunday. The crack of his bat was all the Orioles needed to hear. With his first multihomer game since joining the Orioles, Alonso helped them snap a three-game losing streak in a 10-5 win over the Rangers and salvage the final game of the series at Globe Life Field. Alonso blasted a pair of two-run homers in the second and fourth innings. “Offensively, he’s a force,” manager Craig Albernaz said. Alonso went 3-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored and four RBIs on Sunday. A performance like that did more to buck up Baltimore’s offense than any clubhouse speech he could’ve made. “I want to be a player of substance -- you can't talk and be vocal if you're not \[producing\