for /F "tokens=3 delims=: " %%H in ('sc query xyz Server ^| findstr "STATE"') do (
  if /I "%%H" NEQ "RUNNING" (
   net start "xyz Server"
  )
)

@Echo Off
Set ServiceName=xyz Server


SC queryex "%ServiceName%"|Find "STATE"|Find /v "RUNNING">Nul&&(
    echo %ServiceName% not running
    echo Start %ServiceName%

    Net start "%ServiceName%">nul||(
        Echo "%ServiceName%" wont start
        exit /b 1
    )
    echo "%ServiceName%" started
    exit /b 0
)||(
    echo "%ServiceName%" working
    exit /b 0
)