The Rangers erased a one-run deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the Rockies 5-4 at Coors Field. Texas scored twice in the final frame after Colorado had taken a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
Jung went 3-for-4 with an RBI and delivered the decisive blow in the ninth. Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger provided the power earlier, hitting back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning that gave Texas a 3-1 lead. Duran finished 1-for-5 with 2 RBI, while Burger went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
The ninth inning unraveled quickly for Colorado. Pederson scored on a passed ball to tie the game 4-4, then Jung singled to left to bring home Foscue with what proved to be the winning run. The rally came against Brennan Bernardino, who allowed 2 runs in just one-third of an inning.
Jack Leiter started for Texas and allowed 4 runs over 5 innings, striking out 5. Jacob Metz earned his first win of the season with 2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just 1 hit while striking out 4. Bernardino took the loss for Colorado.
Texas improved to 23-25 and snapped a losing streak. Colorado fell to 19-30. Jake Burger is now 3 home runs away from 100 career homers.