That’s more like it.

The Orioles put on an offensive display worthy of hype, with a mixture of small-ball efficiency and power-hitting prowess to salvage one game from this three-game series against the Texas Rangers. With another quality start from left-hander Trevor Rogers as the launching pad, the batters clicked as they have on few occasions during the first two series of the season.

The early discrepancies between expectations and production were apparent throughout Baltimore’s first three losses. But the nature of making observations this time of year is that sample size must be considered, and it was small enough to leave room for interpretation.

Are the Orioles (3-3) an offensive juggernaut, as they were in Wednesday’s 8-3 win? Maybe. Are the Orioles an underperforming group with too many swings and misses? Maybe.

That will all become more apparent as the season progresses. But on Wednesday, Baltimore’s hitters sure looked like the former. The display included a towering 437-foot blast from catcher Samuel Basallo and a tactful opposite-field single from Jeremiah Jackson with the bases loaded. Both resulted in one run. Both show the promise of this batting order.

To be a complete team, the Orioles will hope for more performances like this one, with a diverse run-manufacturing catalogue. They hit homers but also shortened up and went the other way. Orioles hitters drew six walks and struck out seven times — a balance that reinforces their plate discipline.

The task was easier, of course, because Rogers was on the mound. He allowed two runs in six innings. The scores against him in the fourth came on well-placed knocks, and Rogers nipped Texas’ rally there. In Rogers’ first two starts this season, he has combined to allow two runs in 13 innings.

With the Orioles coming off three short starts in a row, Rogers’ six innings were welcome, and right-hander Albert Suárez covered the final three innings to give the rest of the bullpen a day off. Coupled with Thursday’s day off, the pitching staff should be well rested for the upcoming three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

The Orioles’ offensive clinic began in the second inning, when Colton Cowser beat out an infield single, then ran from first to third on Leody Taveras’ single. Jackson lofted a sacrifice fly and Taylor Ward continued his hot start at the plate by rifling an RBI double to right field.

Taveras, making his first start for the Orioles since joining the club as a free agent this winter, made his former team pay with another hard-hit ball in the third. Taveras drove in a pair of runs with a double to right. And in the fifth, Jackson’s opposite-field single and Ward’s sacrifice fly poured on runs against the bullpen, having already chased right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from his start.

That situational hitting was impressive, but the swings from Basallo and Dylan Beavers were even more eye-catching. Basallo took Eovaldi deep to center to begin the fifth, and Beavers clubbed a solo homer against former Orioles prospect Carter Baumler in the sixth.

Together, the Orioles showcased what their offense can do. Whether it can become a consistent feature of this season is another thing to ponder.