Rangers at Twins
Bartolo Colon registered a major milestone in his last start and has a chance to reach another one Sunday when the visiting Texas Rangers look to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins. The Rangers have outscored Minnesota 17-7 in the first two victories and have ripped off seven straight wins following a seven-game losing streak.
The 45-year-old Colon became the winningest pitcher from the Dominican Republic in his last outing and can match Dennis Martinez (245) for the most wins by a pitcher from Latin American. Adrian Beltre clubbed his 466th homer -- good for 34th place on the all-time list -- as part of a three-hit game in Saturday's 9-6 win for Texas, which has produced 48 runs during the winning streak -- the same number the team allowed in the seven-game slide. The Twins were coming off back-to-back series wins against Cleveland and Boston, but they have been outscored 26-9 during their three-game skid. Eddie Rosario matched Logan Morrison with a two-run homer and also added a two-RBI double for Minnesota, which dropped below .500 at home (19-20) with the latest setback.
TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (Texas), FS North (Minnesota)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Bartolo Colon (4-4, 4.91 ERA) vs. Twins RH José Berríos (7-5, 3.38)
Colon bounced back from a dismal performance with a quality start at Kansas City on Monday, allowing three runs and nine hits over six innings for win No. 244. He was hammered for eight runs on nine hits, including three homers, in a loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous turn. Joe Mauer is 3-for-5 against Colon, who was 3-3 with a 4.89 in seven starts for the Twins at Target Field in 2017.
Berrios had to settle for his second straight no-decision despite another strong outing versus Boston on Tuesday when he limited the Red Sox to one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings. The 24-year-old is 4-1 over his last seven starts and has permitted two runs or fewer six times during that span. Berrios, who lost his lone career start against Texas, owns a 14-8 lifetime record at home.
WALK-OFFS
1. Rangers OF Shin-Soo Choo has reached base in 36 straight games, the team's longest streak since Mark Teixeira's 36-game run in 2006.
2. The Twins sent RH Fernando Romero, Friday's starter and loser, to Triple-A Rochester.
3. Rangers 1B Joey Gallo exited Saturday's game due to left hamstring tightness.