Wyatt Langford’s two-run home run in the sixth backed the solid pitching of Tyler Mahle and the Texas bullpen as the Rangers held on for a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday in the opener of the three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.The game was the first for Colorado manager Warren Schaeffer, who was promoted from third base coach after the firing of Bud Black on Sunday. The Rockies have now lost nine of their past 10 games.Colorado outhit the Rangers 6-3, with Hunter Goodman collecting two of those hits for the Rockies in a losing cause.Tyler Mahle (4-1) pitched 6 1/3 innings for Texas, allowing a run on four hits with a walk and five strikeouts. He was followed to the mound by four relievers, with Jacob Webb getting the final three outs for his first save of the year.Texas has won three straight games to climb to 21-21 on the season.The Rockies jumped in front off Mahle in the second when Nick Martini’s two-out single to right field drove home Goodman, who started the inning with a hit and advanced to second on a balk.Texas didn’t have a hit — and had only two baserunners, both on walks — when Langford took Colorado starter Chase Dollander (2-4) over the center field fence for a two-run home run with one out in the sixth.
