The Texas Rangers continue their road trip as they battle the Rockies in Colorado in a short, two-game inter-league series. The Rangers are in third place in the AL West but well out of the playoff picture while the Rockies are in last place in the NL West Division. The pitching matchup will be veteran lefty Martin Perez (9-4, 2.80) of the Rangers taking on righty Jose Urena (2-4, 4.71) of the Rockies. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10pm EST.
While the Rangers are out of the playoff race, with less than a 1% chance of making the playoffs according to ESPN, the team is still battling. Heading into Tuesday night's matchup in Colorado, the Rangers were 7-3 in their last ten games including three straight wins at Minnesota. The three straight wins were made all the more impressive due to the fact that the Twins are battling for a playoff spot. On Tuesday night in Colorado, the Rangers jumped out to a 6-3 lead but watched as the Rockies scored one in the fifth and then three in the 7th to take a 7-6 win.
They're only Twins but we took three. pic.twitter.com/j2CEGwr8W0
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) August 23, 2022
The Rangers are hitting .258 during this recent ten-game stretch and averaging 4.1 runs per game during that time. On the mound, the Rangers have been more dominant with an ERA of 2.50 during the same ten-game span. The team has allowed 61 hits in 90 innings pitched while earning five saves as well over that time span. On the mound to close this brief two-game series will be veteran lefty Martin Perez. Perez leads the Rangers in several categories including wins, ERA, quality starts and innings pitched. In his last five starts, Perez is 1-2 with an ERA of 3.60 in that span. The two losses broke a streak of nine consecutive wins for Perez.