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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Baltimore OriolesOverall: 15 Title track: 55 Ownership: 68 Coaching: 3 Players: 26 Fan relations: 36 Affordability: 14 Stadium experience: 7 Bang for the buck: 15 Change from last year: +8How bout dem Os, hon? After peaking last year with their highest overall number in Ultimate Standings history, the Birds soared even higher this time around. They cracked our top 20 for the first time and outranked every MLB team that didnt win a World Series last year or have a name that rhymes with Schmexas Schmangers.Whats goodBritton Gate notwithstanding (see: wild-card game), Bmore loves it some Buck Showalter (ranked third overall and best in MLB). After he led a left-for-dead squad to the postseason, the 60-year-old skipper -- whose quick wit, Southern drawl and stream-of-consciousness chatter have turned his postgame pressers into must-see TV -- is a favorite to win his fourth Manager of the Year award, which would tie Hall of Famers Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa for most ever. Despite hosting just 26,819 fans per game (among playoff teams, only Cleveland drew worse), Camden Yards (seventh overall in stadium experience) gets mad love, which confirms that whatever attendance issues the Os had this year, the park wasnt the problem.Whats badIts hard to find fault with an organization thats so on the Ultimate up-and-up, but hey, proprietor Peter Angelos is always a candidate. Although he got better marks (ownership is up 24 spots) for dropping more than $200 million in the offseason to retain Chris Davis, Darren ODay and Matt Wieters, hes still in the bottom half of his peer group because he taxed fans for it (game-day cost is up 13.3 percent, third highest in MLB), told them about it too late (releasing season-ticket prices in February?) and still refuses to pay for the one thing that matters most (pitching).Whats newThe Orioles fan relations ranking jumped 12 spots this year, but you wouldnt know it by looking at the stadium. During a crucial September series against the division rival Red Sox, Camden Yards averaged fewer than 22,000 fans per game, driving home the reality that folks just arent Bird watching like they used to -- at least not in person. As for TV, thats a different story. According to Forbes, the Os ratings ranked fourth in MLB and were up 36 percent over the 2015 season. 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Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. Collaros also started Torontos 23-20 regular-season finale loss to Montreal — Ray didnt dress because the Argos had already clinched first in the East Division — but was one of three quarterbacks to play that day. BALTIMORE -- The way Adrian Beltre has been hitting the baseball lately, it seems hard to imagine he recently endured 22 straight games without a home run. Beltre went 4 for 4 with two homers and a season-high five RBIs to help the surging Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Tuesday night. Beltre hit a solo shot in the second inning and a three-run drive in the fifth, both off Zach Britton (2-3). Beltre has six home runs in his last six games and is batting .488 (21 for 43) during an 11-game hitting streak that began on June 28. He also singled in the fourth, received an intentional walk in the seventh and delivered an RBI single in the ninth. The two homers gave him 20 for the season and put him in a tie with teammate Lance Berkman for 74th on the career list with 366, according to the Rangers. Before his current power surge, Beltre went from June 10 to July 3 without launching a ball out of the park. It was his longest home-run drought since he joined the Rangers in 2011. "Hes been hot and cold and hes picked it up again. He picked it up at the right time," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "When Adrian is getting it done it usually relaxes everybody else. That is what the big guy does in the middle of the lineup." With Beltre leading the way, Texas has won 14 of 19 to move a season-high 16 games over .500 (53-37) -- tied for the second-best record in franchise history after 90 games. The Rangers have scored at least five runs in six straight games and have won four in a row on the road. "We were having trouble driving in runs and all of a sudden Adrian started driving them in and everybody started relaxing," Washington said. "Now were putting runs on the board. I hope it can continue." Beltre said, "We all contribute some way or another. I think we are good as a group. Theres not one guy who can say hes the main guy. I think everybodys contributing right now. Theres a couple games that Im contributing a lot better than I did before." Manny Machado homered for the Orioles, who have lost six of eight. Baltimore is 3-12 in its last 15 regular-season games against Texas. After going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position in a loss to Texaas on Monday, the Orioles were 2 for 7 in that situation on Tuesday.dddddddddddd Their biggest problem on this night was containing Beltre. "You know hes a good hitter, and then when you make bad pitches on top of that hes not going to miss them," manager Buck Showalter said. Britton gave up five runs and eight hits in five innings. After the game, he was optioned along with reliever Kevin Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk. The corresponding moves will be announced Wednesday, with one of them being the activation of left-hander Wei-Yin Chen from the disabled list. Martin Perez (3-1) allowed four runs, two earned, and six hits in six-plus innings for the Rangers. The left-hander is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in four starts since being recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on June 22. "I cant finish the seventh inning but Im happy what Im doing tonight," Perez said. Perez, who came in with a run of 17 straight scoreless innings, added to the total with a perfect first. But the streak ended in the second when the Orioles used singles by Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth and Brian Roberts to pull even at 1. Machado hit a solo drive in the third, his seventh of the season and only the second since May 5. Texas went up 5-2 in the fifth. After Nelson Cruz singled in a run, Beltre hit a shot into the left-field seats for his 25th career multihomer game. "I was looking for a pitch up in the zone that I could drive, and thats what I got," he said. The Orioles closed to 5-4 in their half of the fifth. Two botched grounders preceded a two-out, two-run single by J.J. Hardy. The Rangers added two runs in seventh. Leonys Martin walked and scored on a double by Jurickson Profar, and A.J. Pierzynski hit an RBI single following an intentional walk to Beltre. NOTES: Chen is slated to start Wednesday night. Texas will counter with right-hander Josh Lindblom, who will be making his first start since June 20. ... Texas RHP Colby Lewis threw live batting practice Tuesday in his bid to return from off-season surgery on his right arm. "Overall, I felt great," Lewis said, although he acknowledged he needs to improve his arm strength. ... Beltre has six HRs in his last 11 games at Camden Yards. ' ' '