Martinez tosses 6 scoreless innings in bid to win fifth spot in Rangers rotation
Pitching: Nick Martinez held the Rockies scoreless on five hits in six innings — the longest outing for a Rangers pitcher this spring — and likely cemented his spot as the fifth starter in the rotation.
Hitting: Leonys Martin gave the Rangers the lead with a two-run homer to center in the third. It’s his second this spring. Prince Fielder doubled in the second.
Notable: Martinez came off the mound to field a bunt toward third and spun to make the out at first in the fourth.
Friday’s game
Rangers at Athletics,
3:05 p.m., Hohokam Stadium, Mesa, Ariz.
Rangers: RHP Anthony Ranaudo, LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Keone Kela, RHP Kyuji Fujikawa, RHP Phil Klein
A’s: RHP Jesse Hahn, RHP R.J. Alvarez, LHP Eric O’Flaherty, RHP Tyler Clippard
This story was originally published March 26, 2015 at 11:34 PM with the headline "Martinez tosses 6 scoreless innings in bid to win fifth spot in Rangers rotation."