It was only a matter of time before the Rockies’ fragile, patchwork rotation gave way.
Time ran out Friday night at Globe Life Field where the Rangers dominated Colorado, 7-2.
Right-hander Karl Kauffman, making his major-league debut, blanked the Rangers for the first three innings and fanned four in the process. But the Rangers’ dangerous offense solved Kauffmann in the fourth inning and beat him up in the fifth.
“There were definitely some things to build off of,” Kauffmann told reporters in Texas. “I definitely need to get ahead (of hitters) better and attack guys early and get weak contact.