Shin-Soo Choo also had a historic night on Tuesday, becoming the second player to hit for the cycle in 2015. Playing in Colorado, the Rangers outfielder drove in the game’s first run with a second-inning double and followed it up with a solo blast to right in the fourth. He added an RBI single in the fifth, all against Rockies starter Kyle Kendrick. After a seventh-inning groundout, Choo led off the ninth with a rope off the base of the wall in center and used his speed to get to third. Texas won 9-0. The last Rangers player to hit for the cycle was Alex Rios in September 2013. Choo is having his second straight disappointing season after signing a seven-year, $130-million deal before the 2014 season. Tuesday was another example of him hitting well against righties, but his inability to hit lefties this season could turn him into a platoon player.
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