ARLINGTON — It appears the Rangers - and more importantly - reliever Luke Jackson dodged a bullet on Monday.

The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers weren’t just battling for a win on Sunday–they were hosting a family reunion at third base.

The Texas Rangers were able to hold off the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night for a 2-1 win in their first game of a three-game series.

The Texas Rangers recalled Jake Burger from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, 10 days after they sent down the struggling first baseman who was one of their top offseason acquisitions. Burger rejoined the Rangers after playing six games for Round Rock,

Preview the May 14 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Rangers won a closely contested match in the first game of the series 2-1. The Rockies took a one-run lead in the second inning, but gave up two runs in the sixth, which cost them the game. While the Rockies lost the game, they covered the massive +3.5 runline.

It is the start of a seven game homestand for the Texas Rangers, and game seven in a stretch of 22 games in 23 days. Chase Dollander, the University of Tennessee righthander we on