Osborne (Oklahoma State), Parrish Cobb (Oklahoma) and Brandon Bowen

DENVER -- Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss wouldnt address it after the game, but letting rookie closer Carlos Estevez regroup away from the ninth-inning spotlight seems likely after he blew his second straight save in as many outings and the Rockies lost 4-3 to the Texas Rangers.Im not going to talk about roles after a game right now, Weiss said.Like any manager, Weiss will talk to his coaches and the players involved first before discussing a move like this initially with the media.But in his past two games, Estevez, who gave up four runs in the ninth Friday in a 5-3 loss to Miami, has retired two of the 10 batters he has faced and has allowed five hits and seven runs in two-thirds of an inning with three walks, one intentional, and no strikeouts.Prior to his two blown saves, Estevez had allowed two runs in 12 innings since being named the closer with 18 strikeouts and six walks.As for alternatives to Estevez, Adam Ottavino was the closer early last year when his season ended with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery May 7, 2015. Ottavino returned to the Rockies on July 5 and has made 15 straight scoreless appearances totaling 11 2/3 innings while allowing eight hits and three walks with 12 strikeouts. He pitched a scoreless inning Monday but did allow a walk and a single.While working his way back from Tommy John surgery, Ottavino pitched in back-to-back games for the first time Thursday and Friday. So the Rockies, if they opt to give Estevez a breather, must decide whether Ottavino is ready for a closers workload.Another option is Scott Oberg, who has compiled 72 saves in 142 minor league games. Oberg was recalled July 23 for his third stint this season with the Rockies. In eight games since he returned, Oberg has a 2.57 ERA, having allowed four hits and two runs in seven innings with three walks and four strikeouts.Tuesdays game with the Rangers will conclude a two-game series before the clubs travel to Texas for two games Wednesday and Thursday. The Rockies on Tuesday will also complete an eight-game homestand with a 4-4 record the best they can do. The Rockies are 28-28 at Coors Field and 27-29 on the road.The Rangers, who are 4-3 on a trip that ends Tuesday, lead the American League with a 66-47 record. They have played a major league-leading 62 road games and are 32-30 in those contests.Carlos Beltran is likely to be in right field for Texas on Tuesday. Had this been an American League game, manager Jeff Banister said Beltran would have been the designated hitter. Beltran left Saturdays game with a left quadriceps strain but did pinch hit Sunday and Monday.It was more my decision, Banister said before Mondays game. I think he probably feels good enough to play. I just wanted another 24 hours. ... I think theres a good chance he will play tomorrow.Since being acquired from the Yankees on Aug. 1, Beltran is 7-for-22 in seven games. 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Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Devin Duvernay was the prized jewel of Baylors 2016 recruiting class, an elite wide receiver whom former coach Art Briles called the fastest football player weve ever signed in February. In the highest-rated recruiting class in Bears history, he was supposed to be their No. 1 recruit.Which makes for an uncomfortable reunion Saturday afternoon when No. 8 Baylor takes on Texas, and Duvernay is right in the middle of it.I havent talked to anyone there, Duvernay said last week. I just expect to go out there and play and do our best to win.Along with Duvernay, an ESPN 300 receiver, the two other highest-rated ESPN 300 members of the Bears once-top-10 rated class -- Patrick Hudson and J.P. Urquidez -- enrolled at Texas in the fallout of Baylors handling of sexual assault allegations made against students, including football players.Undoubtedly, Texas was the biggest beneficiary when Baylor released eight Class of 2016 signees from their national letters of intent. But Duvernays case was the most complicated of them all, and hes the only one who will play for the Longhorns on Saturday.The Duvernay brothers -- Devin and twin Donovan, a three-star defensive back -- were three days away from enrolling at Baylor this summer when Briles lost his job.Before Baylors freshmen were scheduled to arrive, Baylors board of regents released the scathing summary of the findings of the Pepper Hamilton law firms investigation into the schools handling of sexual assault complaints. Since then, four federal Title IX lawsuits have been filed against Baylor. Further, the U.S. Department of Education has opened its own investigation into the universitys handling of Title IX cases after receiving a complaint from Patty Crawford, Baylors former Title IX coordinator.Briles was removed as head coach on May 26. That week, the Duvernay family -- from Sachse, Texas -- was packed and ready to go to Waco, said Henry Duvernay (Devin and Donovans father). The family was planning to move the twins into their dorms on May 29. They canceled that trip and filed requests to be released from the Baylor national letters of intent soon after learning Briles was out. But on June 1, they learned Devin was not actually bound to an NLI.Baylor had failed to fax Devins NLI paperwork to the Big 12 office. Henry Duvernay said he still doesnt know how that error was made. But once compliance officials made the revelation, Devin became a free agent.When word got out on June 2, the Duvernays got calls or messages from more than 40 schools.The phone was ringing off the hook, Henry said. I put it down by about 7 p.m. and I stopped answering it.Devin had his heart set on playing for Briles and the Bears. And despite the paperwork mistake, Baylor stilled hoped he would honor his commitment.Baylor interim coach Jim Grobe tried to persuade Devin and the rest of the recruits to stick with Baylor. But Grobe knew what he was up against from rival recruiters.As the process played out, we wanted kids that wanted to be at Baylor at Baylor, Grobe said. We didnt care if the kids moved on to other schools. Wed be disappointed, because we need them here. But in the long run, I want the kids to be happy.Duverrnay said his concerns were related to losing the coaches he had relationships with and also living with the fallout from the scandal.ddddddddddddHearing theyd be all gone and not knowing what would happen and if there would be any bowl sanctions or penalties and stuff, I just wanted to be safe and get out, Duvernay said.The brothers narrowed their focus to Texas and TCU. Theyd grown up fans of the Longhorns thanks to their uncle, former MLB player and Texas alum Calvin Murray. When Devin restarted his recruitment in June, he said Texas assistant coach Jeff Traylor was on me hard -- and so were Texas freshmen Shane Buechele, Brandon Jones and Reggie Hemphill-Mapps. So Devin made a visit to Texas on June 11.New offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert sold Devin on a familiar vision of rebuilding Texas offense. Gilbert hails from the Briles coaching tree and said he leaned on Briles very heavily when deciding whether to take the Texas job last December. During Devins visit, Gilbert explained his plans to utilize his version of Briles offense, one of the many factors that won Devin over.I felt comfortable with Coach [Charlie] Strong and just felt like they have a ton of talent and the futures bright here, Devin said. I felt like I could come join and help out.Two and a half weeks after he was supposed to move into his Baylor dorm, Devin committed to Texas. Donovans release and commitment followed shortly. Along with Hudson and Urquidez, they enrolled in July.Devins speed and athleticism have already made a difference for Texas offense. The other three have some catching up to do. Donovan is redshirting this season, as are Hudson and Urquidez. Of the eight recruits who bailed on Baylor, five have ended up playing right away: Devin, Kameron Martin (Auburn), DeQuinton Osborne (Oklahoma State), Parrish Cobb (Oklahoma) and Brandon Bowen (TCU).Despite losing the bulk of its historic recruiting class, Baylor is 6-0 and ranked No. 8 in the AP poll. Grobe said he feels no animosity about Devins decision, and he praised the receiver this week.Speed, speed and more speed, Grobe said. We didnt miss on that guy. We thought he was really, really special and hes proved that to us. When you watch him run by people, it makes your heart skip a little bit because you know youve got to go defend that guy.And as Devin prepares for the team he was supposed to join, he is finding his fit in Texas offense. He is the guy who can outrun everybody. He has flashed his 10.27 100-meter dash speed with touchdowns of 63, 75 and 80 yards on long bombs from Buechele and leads the team in receiving yards.In practice, its always fun seeing if I can throw it as far as I can, to see if I do overthrow him, Buechele said. It hasnt happened yet.Henry Duvernay thinks his son will experience some jitters on Saturday afternoon when he lines up against the Baylor players he knows well and sees the assistant coaches hed signed to play for (who stayed after Grobe was fired). But Devin wont be lacking any confidence.I dont think anyone can cover me, he said. ' ' '