New dad, new Ranger ends Texas’ wild rally
Four walks burn Rockies in four-run ninth
ARLINGTON, Texas — Father’s Day was the crowning touch on rookie catcher Jose Trevino’s wild week.
Trevino blooped a two-run single to left-center field, capping a fourrun rally in the ninth inning that sent the Texas Rangers over the Colorado Rockies 13-12 on Sunday.
He has been a father for a week and a major leaguer for three days.
“It has been one of the craziest weeks of my life,” a teary-eyed Trevino said. “I can’t wait to tell (my son) about it.”
Rockies closer Wade Davis (0-2) retired one batter while walking four and allowing singles to Rougned Odor and Trevino, who entered his third major league game in the top of the ninth after starting catcher Robinson Chirinos exited because he was hit by a pitch on the foot.
Trevino is 2-for-8 for Texas, including a game-tying single in Saturday’s 5-2 victory.
It was the fourth blown save in 24 chances for Davis, who threw 23 balls and 15 strikes while tying his season-high 38 pitches. Colorado lost for a National League-high 21st time after holding a lead.
“It looks as though his release point was way off,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.
Trevino took advantage.
“Pretty incredible week for the young man,” Texas manager Jeff Banister said. “I think he’ll look back on these first few days in the big leagues and think about how special they really are.” Colorado took a 5-1 lead in the fifth inning of the seesaw game. The Rangers scored five runs to go up
6-5 in the sixth, including Jurickson Profar’s three-run homer off starter Jon Gray.
The Rockies responded with a fiverun seventh for a 10-6 lead. Gerardo Parra drove in four runs, three on a bases-clearing double in the seventh.
Texas pulled within 10-9 with three runs in the seventh. Trevor Story, the National League RBIS leader with 54, hit a two-run homer in the Colorado ninth against Jesse Chavez (3-1).
Yovani Gallardo, pitching for his hometown Rangers for the first time since 2015, allowed the Rockies’ first five runs in five-plus innings.
Nomar Mazara drove in three Texas runs with two singles and a groundout.
Gray retired the Rangers’ first 10 batters, striking out seven, before Delino Deshields singled, stole second and scored on a single by Mazara.