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- Updated: August 11, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rockies manager Walt Weiss had to play “pick your poison” on Wednesday night against the Rangers when he found himself having to choose between pitching to Carlos Beltran or Adrian Beltre in trying to hold a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Weiss picked Beltre, and it proved to be poisonous, as Beltre lined a two-run single to give the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Rockies at Globe Life Park. It was the Rangers’ third straight comeback victory over the Rockies after trailing at some point in the eighth inning or later.
“It’s a great energy, but at the same time, you would love to win clean games,” Beltran said. “I can’t imagine how the opposing team feels after losing three days in a row like that. It’s tough on anyone. The fact that it’s worked out for us, we’re happy about that.”
The Rockies led, 4-3, going into the eighth with left-hander Boone Logan on the mound. Logan struck out Elvis Andrus to start the inning before two left-handed hitters reached base. Mitch Moreland did so when first baseman Mark Reynolds let his grounder get past him for an error, and Shin-Soo Choo was hit by a pitch.
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