Rangers at Diamondbacks
The Texas Rangers look to conclude their five-game road trip with a perfect record when they visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday for the finale of their two-game interleague series. Texas surrendered 41 runs while being swept in a four-game home set by Oakland but outscored host Houston 22-8 while winning three straight and posted a 9-5 victory over Arizona in Monday's series opener.
Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in four runs while Rougned Odor also went deep for the Rangers, who scored nine times over the final five innings. Choo's multi-homer performance was the 10th of his career and allowed him to reach the 20-blast plateau for the sixth time in the major leagues. Arizona returned to the desert after registering a three-game sweep in San Diego but kicked off its nine-game homestand with its fourth loss in five contests at Chase Field. Steven Souza Jr. belted a three-run homer on Monday while Eduardo Escobar recorded two hits and two RBIs, making him 4-for-8 over his first two games after being acquired from Minnesota.
TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (Texas), FS Arizona
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Bartolo Colon (5-9, 5.02 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks RH Zack Godley (11-6, 4.73)
Colon makes his fifth attempt at becoming the all-time winningest pitcher from Latin America as he fell to 0-4 with a 5.96 ERA in four turns this month when he surrendered six runs and nine hits over seven innings against Oakland on Thursday. The 45-year-old Dominican, who hasn't won since June 30, is tied with Nicaragua's Dennis Martinez with 245 major-league victories. Colon is 1-2 with a 3.94 ERA in five career starts versus Arizona.
Godley saw his unbeaten streak reach five appearances (four starts) on Thursday despite yielding four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cubs in Chicago. The 28-year-old native of South Carolina has been keeping the ball in the park, as he has not allowed a homer in five starts and one relief outing this month. Godley, who has posted a 3.88 ERA at home as opposed to a 5.46 mark on the road this year, will be facing Texas for the first time in his career.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Rangers traded RHP Keone Kela to Pittsburgh for minor league LHP Taylor Hearn and a prospect to be named.
2. With a victory on Tuesday, Colon also will tie Houston's Justin Verlander for the most interleague wins (32) in major-league history.
3. Arizona 3B Jake Lamb will have his injured left shoulder examined by an orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles on Tuesday.