DENVER (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers scored two runs in the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon to defeat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 at Coors Field in front of 18,726 fans. Texas trailed 4-3 entering the ninth before Josh Jung’s RBI single scored Justin Foscue, and the Rangers added another run on the play to take the lead. Jake Burger homered and drove in a run for Texas, which outhit Colorado 13-8. Jacob Latz (1-1) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out four. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) took the loss for Colorado. Jack Leiter started for Texas, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings. Kyle Freeland matched Leiter with 4 2/3 innings of three-run ball. Colorado scored first on TJ Rumfield’s line-drive single in the first. The Rockies added single runs in the fourth and fifth before Texas rallied. The game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. Texas improved to 24-25, while Colorado fell to 19-31.

DENVER (Interstat) — Josh Jung’s two-run single in the ninth inning lifted the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field. The Rangers, who evened their season record at 24-25, overcame a one-run deficit in the final frame to take two of three in the series. Colorado fell to 19-31. Texas starter Jack Leiter worked five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. He left with the game tied 3-3 after the top of the fifth, but the Rockies pushed ahead in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Troy Johnston. Jacob Latz earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, giving up one hit and striking out four. Brennan Bernardino took the loss for Colorado, allowing two runs in one inning of work. The Rockies struck first in the opening inning. Jake McCarthy led off with a line-drive single, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a sharp single to right by T.J. Rumfield. Texas answered in the fourth inning. Jung singled to center, and Ezequiel Duran followed with a two-run homer to left, his fourth of the season. Jake Burger then crushed his ninth home run of the year, a solo shot to left, giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead. Colorado responded in the bottom of the fourth. Tyler Freeman singled, and after a forceout and a single by Ezequiel Tovar, Edouard Julien walked to load the bases. Kyle Karros drew a walk to force in a run, cutting the deficit to 3-2. In the fifth, McCarthy tripled to center and scored on a single by Freeman. Johnston’s single to center brought home Freeman, giving the Rockies a 4-3 lead. The game remained that way until the top of the ninth. After Danny Jansen struck out to start the inning, Joc Pederson reached base on catcher interference by Brett Sullivan. Justin Foscue singled sharply to right, moving Pederson to second. Alejandro Osuna then singled to shortstop, loading the bases. Jung came to the plate and grounded a single through the left side, scoring Pederson and Foscue to put Texas ahead 5-4. Latz closed out the bottom of the ninth, retiring Karros on a flyout, Braxton Fulford on a strikeout and McCarthy on a groundout to seal the win. Jung finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, while Foscue went 3-for-5. Burger was 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Duran homered and drove in two. For Colorado, McCarthy had two hits, including a triple, and scored twice. Freeman collected two hits and drove in a run. The Rangers outhit the Rockies 13-8. The game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 18,726. Texas had won the opener of the series 10-0 on Tuesday after losing 7-6 on Monday. The Rangers next travel to Los Angeles to face the Angels on Friday. The Rockies travel to Arizona to begin a four-game series with the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas 5, Colorado 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas a 65.50 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of nine runs went over the over-under line of 10.5.

DENVER (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies meet Wednesday evening at Coors Field in the finale of a three-game series, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MDT under overcast skies and temperatures near 48 degrees. Right-hander Jack Leiter (1-4, 5.79 ERA) is set to start for Texas, which enters at 22-25. Leiter will be opposed by Colorado lefty Kyle Freeland (1-5, 6.12 ERA), who will try to help the Rockies (19-29) sweep the series after they took the opener 7-6 on Monday. Colorado’s victory Monday was its second in three games overall, snapping a three-game skid. Justin Foscue went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs for Texas in that loss. Foscue, who has hit safely in four of his last six games, enters Wednesday batting .375 (6-for-16) over his past four contests. Jose Quintana, who earned the win Monday with 5 2/3 innings of three-run ball, has been a reliable arm for Colorado. The left-hander owns a 2.96 ERA over five starts, with all but one being a quality start. The Rangers dropped three of four at Houston before Monday’s loss. Texas has not won consecutive games since May 9-10. Colorado has split its last six games, with the offense producing six or more runs in three of those contests. Coors Field has historically favored hitters, and the over/under for Wednesday’s game is 10.5 runs. Texas is a -1.5 run-line favorite per Interstat’s projection, which predicts a 5-4 Rangers win. Following Wednesday, Texas heads to Los Angeles for a three-game series against the Angels starting Friday. Colorado travels to Arizona for a four-game set against the Diamondbacks beginning Thursday.