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Martinez throws 6 shutout innings, Rangers beat Rockies 6-3

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Nick Martinez threw six scoreless innings, Leonys Martin homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Thursday night.

Martinez, competing for the final vacancy in the Rangers’ rotation, allowed five hits and walked one. He struck out four, throwing 54 strikes in 74 pitches, and lowered his earned-run average to 0.84 in three spring appearances. He has allowed one run over 9 2/3 innings.

Martinez went 5-12 with a 4.55 ERA as a rookie last year, making 24 starts and five relief appearances.

Martin homered in the third with Robinson Chirinos aboard. Chirinos was hit by a pitch from Chad Bettis.

Ed Lucas, Nate Schierholtz and Adam Rosales delivered run-producing hits in a four-run eighth.

Bettis, optioned to Triple-A on Sunday, was brought back to face the Rangers. He yielded two runs and three hits in four innings, walking none and striking out four.

Bettis made the 2014 opening-day roster as a reliever but is being converted back to a starter. The Rockies’ rotation remains in flux, so his time in the minors could be brief.

Rangers right-hander Ross Ohlendorf, who had been sidelined with a tender right groin, pitched for the first time since March 15. He struck out two in a spotless seventh but left after one inning with recurring tightness in his groin.

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