Matchup: Batting

Rangers: From top to bottom, this is perhaps the scariest lineup in baseball. Beltre and Hamilton are legitimate MVP candidates. Nearly the entire lineup can run, hit and hit for power. In some lineup variations, the weak link is first baseman Mitch Moreland, who has 15 homers and batted .275.

Orioles: In most offensive categories, the Orioles are in the middle of the pack. But they hit homers, and that's been a real key. Five Orioles have 22 or more homers this season and two, Davis (33) and Adam Jones (32), eclipsed the 30 mark.

EDGE: Rangers

October 4, 2012