ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Cole Hamels delivered his best performance yet for the Texas Rangers, striking out 10 in eight innings Friday night during a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.Star outfielder Adam Jones started for the Orioles, a day after he ran into a wall and was forced to leave, but Baltimore lost for the eighth time in nine games.Jones went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts, one coming with the bases loaded in the third inning.Hamels (2-1) gave up one run and two hits. 
Acquired from Philadelphia shortly before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the three-time All-Star won for the first time at home after a pair of no-decisions.The left-hander had pitched a no-hitter in his final start for the Phillies.Shawn Tolleson pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 27th save in 29 chances.Shin-Soo Choo and Chris Gimenez hit solo home runs for Texas.Kevin Gausman (2-6) allowed four runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings. He has made 11 starts this season, beginning in late June, with one win.Hamels gave up a second-inning single to Matt Wieters and a third-inning double to Paul Janish, the latter followed by three walks that scored Baltimore's run.Following the bases-loaded walk to Chris Davis, Hamels retired the next 14 batters.In five starts for Texas since the trade, Hamels has a 3.89 ERA. He had a 3.64 ERA in 20 starts for the Phillies.Gimenez's home run in the fifth inning was his career-high fourth of the season, all coming in his last 11 games since his recall from Triple-A Round Rock. He hit six homers in 185 games over parts of six seasons before this year.Choo homered in the fourth inning and drove in a run in the fifth on an infield out. He has reached base safely in all 32 starts he's made since the All-Star break.Orioles outfielder Dariel Alvarez made his major league debut after being called up from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day. The Cuban went 0 for 3.In the second inning, Alvarez ran down a sinking liner hit by Elvis Andrus and threw home to nab Adrian Beltre to complete a double play.
Acquired from Philadelphia shortly before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the three-time All-Star won for the first time at home after a pair of no-decisions.The left-hander had pitched a no-hitter in his final start for the Phillies.Shawn Tolleson pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 27th save in 29 chances.Shin-Soo Choo and Chris Gimenez hit solo home runs for Texas.Kevin Gausman (2-6) allowed four runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings. He has made 11 starts this season, beginning in late June, with one win.Hamels gave up a second-inning single to Matt Wieters and a third-inning double to Paul Janish, the latter followed by three walks that scored Baltimore's run.Following the bases-loaded walk to Chris Davis, Hamels retired the next 14 batters.In five starts for Texas since the trade, Hamels has a 3.89 ERA. He had a 3.64 ERA in 20 starts for the Phillies.Gimenez's home run in the fifth inning was his career-high fourth of the season, all coming in his last 11 games since his recall from Triple-A Round Rock. He hit six homers in 185 games over parts of six seasons before this year.Choo homered in the fourth inning and drove in a run in the fifth on an infield out. He has reached base safely in all 32 starts he's made since the All-Star break.Orioles outfielder Dariel Alvarez made his major league debut after being called up from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day. The Cuban went 0 for 3.In the second inning, Alvarez ran down a sinking liner hit by Elvis Andrus and threw home to nab Adrian Beltre to complete a double play.
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