The Rangers won a closely contested match in the first game of the series 2-1. The Rockies took a one-run lead in the second inning, but gave up two runs in the sixth, which cost them the game. While the Rockies lost the game, they covered the massive +3.5 runline.

The Rockies had two of their five hits in the first inning and scored a run off of Jack Leiter. Texas followed that up with three hits immediately off of Colorado starter Kyle Freeland with the third hit being a three-run home run off the bat of Josh Jung.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said X-rays were negative, but that the right hand “swelled up pretty good.” He said a stint on the injured list was certainly a possibility.