DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies edged the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Monday night at Coors Field, winning their second straight. Jose Quintana earned the win, improving to 2-2, while MacKenzie Gore took the loss, falling to 3-4. Juan Mejia recorded his third save. Colorado jumped ahead with two runs in the first on an Ezequiel Tovar double. Texas answered with a Justin Foscue RBI double in the second. The Rockies regained the lead with two runs in the third on a Josh Jung fielding error and added two more in the fourth on RBI singles by Brenton Doyle and TJ Rumfield. Texas tied the game in the sixth on Foscue’s second double, but Willi Castro’s RBI double in the bottom half put Colorado ahead for good. Texas mounted a rally in the eighth, scoring three runs on an Ezequiel Duran single and an Alejandro Osuna forceout, but fell short. Foscue led Texas with three hits, including a home run and three RBIs. The Rangers outhit the Rockies 10-7 but stranded eight runners. Attendance was 16,126, and the game lasted 2:46. Texas fell to 22-25, while Colorado improved to 19-29.

DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies overcame a late Texas Rangers rally Monday night at Coors Field, winning 7-6 behind a strong start from Jose Quintana and a two-run, two-error third inning that changed the game’s early trajectory. Quintana pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while striking out four to improve to 2-2. Juan Mejia earned his third save with a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one and allowing one hit. MacKenzie Gore took the loss for Texas, dropping to 3-4 after allowing five runs—two earned—on four hits and three walks over 3 1/3 innings. The Rockies struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Willi Castro led off with a double off Gore, and after walks to Brenton Doyle and TJ Rumfield loaded the bases with one out, Ezequiel Tovar doubled to left field, scoring Castro and Doyle. Tovar finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Jake McCarthy added a single, but Gore struck out Kyle Karros and got Sterlin Thompson to ground out, limiting the damage to two runs. Texas answered in the second inning. Ezequiel Duran singled sharply to left off Quintana, and Justin Foscue followed with a double to center field, scoring Duran. Foscue went 3-for-3 with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs, providing most of the Rangers’ offensive punch. The inning ended with Sam Haggerty called out on strikes. The game turned decisively in the bottom of the third. After a groundout by Rumfield, Hunter Goodman reached on a throwing error by shortstop Ezequiel Duran. A challenge overturned the call on Ezequiel Tovar’s at-bat, awarding him a walk. Jake McCarthy struck out, but Kyle Karros then hit a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung, who committed a fielding error that allowed Goodman and Tovar to score. Karros was thrown out trying to advance to second, but the Rockies had a 4-1 lead. The two unearned runs proved critical as the game progressed. Colorado added two more in the fourth inning. Sterlin Thompson singled, and after a forceout, Castro was called out on strikes. Brenton Doyle then lined a single to center field, scoring Braxton Fulford. TJ Rumfield followed with another single to center, scoring Doyle and giving the Rockies a 6-1 advantage. The Rangers chipped away in the fifth. Foscue led off with a home run to center field, his second of the season. Texas loaded the bases on a single by Michael Helman, a single by Andrew McCutchen after a successful challenge, and a walk to Brandon Nimmo, but Josh Jung grounded out to end the inning with the score 6-2. Texas made it 6-3 in the sixth. Duran singled, and Foscue doubled to center, scoring Duran again. The rally fizzled when Alejandro Osuna lined out. Colorado answered immediately in the bottom half. Braxton Fulford walked off Texas reliever Peyton Gray, and Willi Castro delivered a sharp double to right field, scoring Fulford and restoring the Rockies’ lead to 7-3. Castro finished 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. After a quiet seventh inning, the Rangers mounted a serious threat in the eighth. Josh Jung led off with a double off Colorado reliever Brennan Bernardino. Jake Burger and Danny Jansen walked to load the bases. Duran then singled to center field, scoring Jung and Burger and moving Jansen to third. Colorado brought in Jaden Hill, who walked Foscue to reload the bases. Alejandro Osuna grounded into a forceout that scored Jansen, cutting the deficit to 7-6. Evan Carter then grounded out, and Kyle Higashioka popped out in foul territory, ending the inning with the tying run stranded at third. Hill struck out three over 1 1/3 scoreless innings, retiring the side in order in the seventh and escaping the eighth with the lead intact. Mejia worked a perfect ninth, allowing only a single to Jake Burger before Jansen flew out to end the game. Texas outhit Colorado 10-7 but committed two errors that led to three unearned runs. Duran went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Rangers. For the Rockies, Tovar’s first-inning double and Castro’s sixth-inning double were the key blows. Jalen Beeks threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Texas, and Jakob Junis added a scoreless frame. The attendance was 16,126, and the game lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes. The Rangers fell to 22-25, while the Rockies improved to 19-29. Texas continues its series at Colorado on Tuesday, while the Rockies host the Rangers again before a road trip to Arizona. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas Rangers 5, Colorado Rockies 4, and the Interstatl ELO system gave Texas a 66.20 percent probability to win. The Rangers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total of 13 runs went under the over-under line of 10.

DENVER (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Monday. Texas (22-24) sends left-hander MacKenzie Gore (3-3) to the mound. Colorado (18-29) has not announced a starting pitcher. The Rangers enter the game on a high note after a dominant 8-0 victory Sunday at Houston. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi earned the win, tossing seven scoreless innings with five hits allowed and eight strikeouts. First baseman Jake Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, and catcher Kyle Higashioka added a homer and three RBIs. Eovaldi has been Texas’ most consistent pitcher in recent weeks. In his last four starts, he has allowed one earned run or fewer three times, including a complete-game win at New York on May 6. Over his past three outings, Eovaldi has a 0.41 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 22 innings. The Rangers have won three of their last four games and seven of their last 10. Colorado dropped Sunday’s series finale 8-6 to Arizona. Reliever Blas Castaño took the loss, allowing one earned run on two hits over 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. The Rockies have lost six of their last eight games. Castaño, a right-hander, has struggled recently but remains a key bullpen arm for manager Bud Black. The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-4 Texas victory. The Rangers are -1.5 favorites on the run line, and the over/under is set at 10 runs. This is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs. Following Monday’s series opener, the teams play Tuesday and Wednesday before Texas travels to Los Angeles to face the Angels and Colorado heads to Arizona for a four-game set with the Diamondbacks.