Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies
Final
Recap
DENVER -- Kumar Rocker tossed a career-high 7 2/3 innings, Brandon Nimmo homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 on Tuesday night. Ezequiel Duran continued his hot start to the series with two doubles and a single, giving the Texas shortstop six hits in the first two games. Joc Pederson had four of the Rangers' season-high 16 hits. Rocker (2-4) entered in the second inning and held Colorado down while his offense built a lead. Troy Johnston and Tyler Freeman had consecutive one-out singles in the second but Rocker retired 14 of the next 15. He left after hitting Ezequiel Tovar with two outs in the ninth.
Team stats
16Hits3
1Home runs0
6Walks3
6Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
122Pitches thrown141
8Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam HaggertyPR-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan CarterCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny JansenC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Foscue2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alejandro OsunaLF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ezequiel DuranSS-3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon NimmoRF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Burger1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonPH-DH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler AlexanderP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kumar RockerP | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jalen BeeksP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |