{"id":1246,"date":"2026-05-20T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:35:09","slug":"rockers-strong-outing-nimmos-homer-lift-rangers-over-rockies-10-0-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"Rocker\u2019s strong outing, Nimmo\u2019s homer, lift Rangers over Rockies, 10-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>DENVER<\/strong> | Kumar Rocker tossed a career-high 7 2\/3 innings, Brandon Nimmo homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ezequiel Duran continued his hot start to the series with two doubles and a single, giving the Texas shortstop six hits in the first two games. Joc Pederson had four of the Rangers\u2019 season-high 16 hits.<\/p>\n<p>Rocker (2-4) entered in the second inning and held Colorado down while his offense built a lead. Troy Johnston and Tyler Freeman had consecutive one-out singles in the second but Rocker retired 14 of the next 15. He left after hitting Ezequiel Tovar with two outs in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>The third overall pick in the 2022 draft, Rocker fanned seven on a career-high 103 pitches. He hasn\u2019t allowed a run in 13 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Colorado center fielder Brenton Doyle left the game in the middle of the first inning when he was injured making a diving attempt on Duran\u2019s double. He was replaced by Freeman, who had one of the three Rockies hits.<\/p>\n<p>Catcher Brett Sullivan pitched a scoreless ninth for Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The teams played in chilly conditions for the second straight night. Temperatures were in the 40s Monday and Tuesday was overcast and 50 at first pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado opener Sammy Peralta, who made his first career start and season debut, didn\u2019t last a full inning. Peralta (0-1) allowed two runs on two hits and hit a batter before being replaced by Tanner Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers got to Gordon in the second inning with three two-out RBI singles to build a 5-0 lead. Nimmo hit a two-run homer in the fourth, Justin Foscue had a sacrifice fly in the fifth, and Texas scored single runs in the seventh and eighth inning<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rangers RHP Jack Leiter (1-4, 4.35 ERA) will face Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-5, 7.22) to wrap up the series Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1241\">Colorado Democrats seek to censure Gov. 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