Rangers 5, Rockies 4: Texas holds ’em
Colorado answered Texas’ fourth-inning power with pressure and timely contact, but the Rockies folded in the ninth of a 5-4 loss.
DENVER, CO - MAY 20: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies hands the baseball to Manager Warren Schaeffer as he exits the game while catcher Brett Sullivan #26 stands near by in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Coors Field on May 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images The weather changed throughout Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, and the game kept moving with it. One day after being shut out in a 10-0 loss to the Texas Rangers, the Colorado Rockies gave themselves a chance to take the series.
They grabbed an early lead, lost it when Texas went back-to-back in the fourth, then fought back with pressure, patience, and timely contact to carry a one-run lead into the ninth. But when Texas played its late hand, Colorado could not match it and lost the third game, 5-4. Homers hurt Freeland before traffic ends his day Kyle Freeland is still searching for consistency since returning from the IL, and Wednesday brought more of the same: traffic on the bases and hard contact in key spots.
He handled it early. Freeland worked a clean first inning and faced the minimum through two after Josh Jung’s leadoff single in the second was erased by a Kyle Karros-to-Edouard Julien-to-TJ Rumfield double play. In the third, he gave up a two-out double to Sam Haggerty and walked Andrew McCutchen, but got Justin Foscue looking to keep the Rangers off the board.
The fourth inning brought the damage. After Jung singled with one out, Ezequiel Duran jumped a knuckle curve and sent it 373 feet at 106. 2 mph for a two-run homer.
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