Chase Dollander carries no-hitter into sixth inning, but Rockies falter in Warren Schaeffer’s managerial debut

In the first contest of the Warren Schaeffer era Chase Dollander dazzled like the ace he s proclaimed to be But a new manager and the bulk promising outing yet from the rookie right-hander weren t enough to flip the script for Colorado With the offense mostly a no-show the Rockies lost - to Texas to drop to - and continue their pace to becoming the worst MLB company ever Dollander held the Rangers hitless through innings at Globe Life Field to start the Rockies six-game road trip The one hit Dollander surrendered was a two-run homer to Wyatt Langford but then he eventually struck out Adolis Garc a to end the frame The Langford homer plus three walks were the lone blemishes in an otherwise outstanding championship by Dollander I felt a lot of vigor tonight Warren Schaeffer advised reporters in Arlington Texas Dollander brought it You couldn t ask for anything more from him The boys battled One swing from Langford changed the tournament Unfortunately for the Rockies Rangers right-hander Tyler Mahle was even better than Dollander who had seven strikeouts Mahle allowed one run over innings scattering four hits and a walk Colorado s only damage against Mahle came in the second Hunter Goodman led off that inning with a single and he was eventually driven home by Nick Martini s two-out single to give Dollander an early cushion Dollander ran with the lead using a steady diet of fastball and curveball with occasional cutters and changeups mixed in He hit as high as mph with his heater over an -pitch effort in which he showcased supreme command for a essential stretch setting down hitters in a row at one point following a walk to his first batter His fastball played tonight and the breaker was really good Schaeffer explained He was erratic at times but was able to bring it back in Colorado Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer left talks with third base coach Andy Gonz lez in the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball event against the Texas Rangers Monday May in Arlington Texas AP Photo LM Otero Jake Bird who leads major league relievers with strikeouts this season spelled Dollander in the seventh The right-hander continued his All-Star-caliber season with a scoreless inning lowering his ERA to Tyler Kinley then took care of business in the eighth to keep it at a one-run deficit for Colorado TK was great and Birdman kept us right there Schaeffer explained That s pretty much all you can ask for The Rockies threatened in the ninth Ryan McMahon amid a red-hot May following a dismal April led off with an infield single McMahon roped a liner off Luke Jackson s back forcing the pitcher from the contest Two batters later Michael Toglia singled off Jacob Webb and then Webb walked Sean Bouchard to load the bases with one out But Kyle Farmer grounded into a double play to end the competition wasting Dollander s gem and ending Schaeffer s managerial debut on a sour note after Bud Black was fired on Sunday The Rockies finished for with runners in scoring position and lost despite notching six hits to the Rangers three Tuesday s pitching matchup Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - at Rangers RHP Jack Leiter - p m Tuesday Globe Life Field TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Colorado s schedule has stiffened up The Rockies are amid a stretch of consecutive games against clubs with records either above or just below Texas is - during the month of May They are - so far during that gauntlet Pitching probables Wednesday Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - at Rangers LHP Patrick Corbin - p m Thursday Off day Friday Rockies TBA at Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes - p m Kyle Newman The Denver Post