ARLINGTON -- Bartolo Colon made career start No. 537 on Saturday at Globe Life Park. It had never been as hot in the previous starts as it was on this day.
The first-pitch temperature was 97 degrees. It had dropped all the way to 95 for the last of his 102 pitches.
The ageless Colon, two days past his 45th birthday, held up well. He kept the game under control after allowing three runs in the third inning and lasted seven innings in a gallant no-decision.
Too late to reward Colon, the Rangers defeated Kansas City, 4-3, on Shin-Soo Choo's homer in the 10th inning.