DENVER -- For the second consecutive day, the Texas Rangers pounced on the Colorado Rockies' bullpen.
Adrian Beltre hit a two-run double, Elvis Andrus added a tiebreaking single and the Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Rockies 7-5 on Tuesday.
The American League West leaders had five hits in the inning and handed Colorado another tough loss in the two-game sweep. The late-game rally came after the Rangers scored three times in the ninth to beat the Rockies 4-3 on Monday night.
The Rangers, who have won four consecutive and nine of 12, finished their road trip 5-3. The teams head to Texas to begin a two-game set Wednesday.
"Everything is kind of working out for us right now," Andrus said. "We have to keep going the way we're doing and continue to get more wins."
On Tuesday, Texas had four consecutive hits as Carlos Beltran drove in a run with a single and Beltre tied the game with a two-run double. Andrus gave his team the lead when he drove in Beltre with his second hit of the game.
Alex Claudio (3-1) threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief and Sam Dyson picked up his 25th save in 28 chances.
"We have a lineup that is so deep that we feel comfortable even if we're behind," Beltre said. "Obviously, we would like to start scoring runs earlier."
Tyler Chatwood allowed two runs and struck out a season-high eight for Colorado, but Scott Oberg (0-1) allowed four runs in the eighth.
The shaky bullpen performance comes after Carlos Estevez blew two ninth-inning leads in four days and was taken out of the closer role.
Charlie Blackmon homered and doubled, rookie David Dahl tripled to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, and Nolan Arenado drove in his National-League leading 90th and 91st RBI for the Rockies.
Colorado has lost five of six and finished its homestand 3-5.
"I feel that we have played very well the last couple nights," Rockies Manager Walt Weiss said, "but we didn't avoid the big innings late. We have to be able to do that."
A.J. Griffin struggled in his start for the Rangers, allowing five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He avoided losing his first game since July 10 thanks to another Rangers' late rally.
Blackmon hit Griffin's fourth pitch of the game over the wall in right-center field for his seventh leadoff home run of the season. Later in the inning, Dahl tripled and Arenado brought him home with a single to extend Colorado's lead to 2-0.
Arenado and Gerardo Parra each added an RBI single in the third. Mark Reynolds came off the bench and drove in a run with a single in the fifth to push the lead to 5-1.
Robinson Chirinos had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Nomar Mazara drove in another run in the seventh.
CUBS 5, ANGELS 1 Kris Bryant hit his 28th home run, John Lackey outpitched friend and former teammate Jered Weaver, and Chicago beat visiting Los Angeles.
INDIANS 3, NATIONALS 1 Francisco Lindor singled to break up Max Scherzer’s no-hit bid and scored in the seventh inning, and Trevor Bauer pitched Cleveland to a victory over host Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PIRATES 6, PADRES 4 Gregory Polanco hit a tiebreaking three-run home run and Chad Kuhl pitched six innings for the victory after being called up from the minor leagues as host Pittsburgh defeated San Diego.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, METS 3 Zack Greinke won in his return from a six-week stay on the disabled list, Michael Bourn hit a go-ahead triple in the seventh inning and visiting Arizona rallied past New York.
MARLINS 2, GIANTS 0 Tom Koehler pitched seven innings to help host Miami to a victory over San Francisco.
BRAVES 2, BREWERS 1 Tyrell Jenkins pitched six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia drove in a run each in the seventh inning and visiting Atlanta beat Milwaukee.
REDS 7, CARDINALS 4 Adam Duvall drove in two runs and Tyler Holt’s double drove in the game-winning run as Cincinnati beat host St. Louis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RAYS 9, BLUE JAYS 2 Drew Smyly (Little Rock Central, Arkansas Razorbacks) pitched six innings to win his second consecutive decision, Logan Forsythe hit a solo home run and Tampa Bay beat host Toronto.
RED SOX 5, YANKEES 3 Rick Porcello continued to dominate at Fenway Park with eight solid innings, Matt Barnes cleaned up a mess created by closer Craig Kimbrel and Boston held on to beat visiting New York.
ASTROS 7, TWINS 5 Jose Altuve had four hits following a brief absence from the lineup, Carlos Correa homered and drove in four runs, and Houston beat host Minnesota.
WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 5 (10) Todd Frazier hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and Justin Morneau had four hits to lift visiting Chicago over Kansas City.
Sports on 08/10/2016