Rangers Fall To Rockies

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The Texas Rangers had the mindset to hit and continue to hit for today’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The only problem was that the Rockies had the same idea.

The Rangers (44-28) fell to the Rockies 11-7 (27-43) Saturday afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in a game that was decided by the team’s defensive pressure. The loss snaps a 7 game win streak for the Rangers.

Starting pitcher Colby Lewis gave up 8 runs in just 4 innings as he dropped to 6-6 on the season. Lewis struck out 6 and allowed 12 hits finishing with an ERA of 3.51.

Despite having only two fewer hits than the Rockies, the Rangers could not recover from the 8-1 deficit that was left after four innings of play. The Rangers scored six of their seven runs in the 5th inning. Right fielder Nelson Cruz and third baseman Adrien Beltre led the Rangers in hitting for the game. Cruz recorded his 10th and 11th home runs of the season. He had 4 RBI’s off 3 hits to improve his batting average to .264. Beltre had 3 hits in 5 at bats and a run off a homer by Cruz.

Rockies pitcher Josh Outman had a solid start before giving up 4 runs in the fifth inning. He was retired in 4 2/3 innings after giving up 8 hits and 5 runs.

The Rockies offense was the story of the night. 9 of the 10 Rockies batters recorded a hit tonight Colorado finished with 17 hits. Center fielder Dexter Fowler led the Rockies with 3 hits and 2 runs.

The Rangers look to win the series against the Rockies on Sunday in Arlington. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m.