Rangers 3, Rockies 1
at Surprise Stadium
On the mound: Right-hander Jon Gray made his first start of spring, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts across 2 2/3 innings. … Righty Yency Almonte, bidding for a role as a late-inning reliever, continued his excellent spring, tossing a scoreless inning. He has not allowed a run in three appearances.
At the plate: Veteran C.J. Cron, making a solid bid to be the starting first baseman, tied the game 1-1 with a solo home run in the seventh inning. In nine games, Cron is batting .280 (7-for-25) with two doubles and two home runs.
Worth noting: Sam Hilliard, auditioning for the starting job in center field, batted 1-for-3 and stole his fourth base, tied for the most in the Cactus League.
Up next: Rockies (7-6-1) vs. Dodgers (7-3), 2:10 p.m. (MDT) Monday, Salt River Fields. (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: KOA NewsRadio 850 AM/94.1 FM).
Rockies pitchers: RHP José Mujica, RHP Justin Lawrence, RHP Jordan Sheffield, LHP Ben Bowden, LHP Phillip Diehl, RHP Antonio Santos and RHP Joe Harvey.
