Rockies get no relief, drop fourth straight

ARLINGTON — Adrian Beltre lined a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Rangers once again rallied, this time for a 5-4 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers have won five straight, including three over the Rockies. In all three, including two at Coors Field, the Rangers trailed at some point in the eighth inning or later before coming back to win. Their 36 come-from-behind wins are the most in the Major Leagues.

Things got away from the Rockies in the eighth with left-hander Boone Logan on the mound. With one out, first baseman Mark Reynolds let Mitch Moreland’s ground ball get past him for an error, and Logan hit Shin-Soo Choo with a pitch. Both runners moved up on Ian Desmond’s grounder, and Carlos Beltran was walked intentionally.

Newly named Rockies closer Adam Ottavino took over, and Beltre smashed his hit past shortstop Cristhian Adames to put the Rangers ahead. Beltre now has 1,537 RBIs, tied with Joe DiMaggio for 47th all-time.

The Rangers led, 3-1, going into the eighth with Keone Kela on the mound. Kela retired DJ LeMahieu on a liner to right, but walked Nolan Arenado and gave up a single to Reynolds.

Rangers manager Jeff Banister brought in left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to face David Dahl, a left-handed swinger. But Dahl ripped a triple down the right-field line to tie the score, and he ended up scoring on Ryan Raburn’s sacrifice fly.

Rangers starter Martin Perez allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. He was denied his first …

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