a slam dunk

Mitch Moreland picked a bad day to hit his first grand slam. The Mississippi State product’s first career grannie came Wednesday in the same game in which Texas teammate Adrian Beltre hit three homers, two in one inning. But give Moreland his props: He was due a slam. He hit one last year that was wiped out by a rainout. Wednesday’s at-bat was his 26th with the bases loaded, and he cashed in with a big fly off Baltimore’s Tommy Hunter in a nine-run fourth inning. The Rangers, still in first place in the American League West, won the game 12-3. Moreland matched a career-high with five RBIs, and he now has 38 to go with his 13 homers and a .289 average.