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Rockies drop heartbreaker to Rangers in opener
- Updated: August 9, 2016
DENVER — The Rangers scored three runs in the top of the ninth to come from behind and beat the Rockies, 4-3, on Monday night at Coors Field. It was the fifth time this season the Rangers have won after trailing heading into the ninth.
The rally came against rookie closer Carlos Estevez, who was trying to protect a 3-1 lead and earn his 12th save.
“That was a gritty one,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “It didn’t look good early, but our guys stayed engaged. Those guys never quit. You saw it tonight, they continue to fight hard. They’ve got a plan, and they’ve got a mission. They stay engaged.”
Adrian Beltre led off the inning with a single but was forced at second on a grounder by Rougned Odor. Jurickson Profar drew a walk, then he and Odor worked a double steal. That set the table for Elvis Andrus, who grounded a single up the middle to send home both runs.
The Rockies then brought in left-hander Boone Logan to face Mitch Moreland in a lefty vs. lefty matchup. Moreland won the battle, lining a double into the right-field corner to score Andrus before being thrown out trying for third.
“I mean, obviously we’ve been doing it all year,” Moreland said. “We’ve fought to the end every night, and that’s been a big thing for this team. We feed off each other, we feed off of that, and we know that no game is over until we finish it. We were able to finish it tonight.”
The loss ended Rockies starter Tyler Anderson’s chance for a fifth straight win after he allowed one run in seven innings. He took a one-hit shutout into the seventh, but Beltre led off the inning with a home run. Rangers starter Cole Hamels allowed two runs in six innings.
“I wouldn’t say I was unhittable; obviously, Beltre found that out,” Anderson said. “[I was] just throwing strikes and competing out there, which is what we’ve stuck to all day.”
Nolan Arenado hit the 100th home run of his career in the fourth. It was his third home run in the last two games and fourth in the last six. He is the 11th Rockies player to reach the 100-homer mark.
With the Marlins’ loss on Monday, the Rockies remained four games out …
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