from ticker:
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Rookie Colby Lewis makes his first career start for the red-hot Texas Rangers on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game set against the fading Seattle Mariners at the Ballpark at Arlington.
Lewis was recalled from Class AAA Oklahoma on Monday after losing his last start in the Pacific Coast League playoffs last Thursday. He was 5-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 starts with Oklahoma this season.
Lewis (1-2, 7.81 ERA) has made 11 relief appearances in two stints with the Rangers this season. He has allowed 11 runs and 18 hits in 12 2/3 innings.
The 23-year-old righthander faced the Mariners twice in April and gave up eight runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings.....
from sportsnetwork preview:
Garcia is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in two starts against the Rangers this season. He last faced Texas on July 24 and surrendered four runs on six hits during 6 1/3 innings in a 4-3 loss.
Lifetime, Garcia is 3-1 with a 4.89 ERA against Texas. On the road this season, he has gone 8-5 with an ERA of 4.70 in 15 starts.
The hosts respond with Colby Lewis, who makes his first major league start tonight. In 11 relief appearances, the rookie righthander has recorded only one win. He last pitched on July 15, when he worked one spotless inning in a 6-4 loss at Kansas City.
Lewis, a 6-foot-4 California native, has not pitched more than 2 1/3 innings in his career. He is 0-0 with an 16.88 ERA in his two outings against the Mariners this season. He last faced Seattle on April 15 and was ripped for four runs on four hits during just 1 1/3 innings in a 13-11 loss.
At home, Lewis is 1-1 with an ERA of 9.72 in seven games.
Seattle still owns a 10-4 lead in the season series and is 6-2 in Arlington this year. Over the past two seasons, the M's are 13-5 in Texas. The Rangers are 38-35 at home this year, while Seattle is 43-30 on the road.
from AP preview:
RANGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Colby Lewis (1-2, 7.82 ERA). The 23-year-old rookie right-hander makes his first major league start after 11 relief appearances prior to his September call-up. Lewis has not been with the Rangers since mid-July and threw no more than 42 pitches in any outing. He went 5-6 with a 3.63 ERA in 20 starts for Triple-A Oklahoma, which was eliminated from the Pacific Coast League playoffs Friday. Lewis also struggled against the Mariners in two games, giving up five runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings. ....
from Sanchez at official site:
Lewis starts: Colby Lewis, the top pitching prospect in the Rangers organization, makes his first Major League start on Wednesday against the Mariners.
Lewis, 22, is 1-2 with a 7.81 ERA in 11 relief appearances in two stints with Texas this season.
"These four starts mean a lot, but they won't determine his spot in the future," Narron said. "He still has to pitch well this spring."
Lewis went 5-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 starts with Oklahoma in regular season, going 3-0 with a 2.64 ERA in his last four starts.
from Sullivan on FW newspaper:
Lewis gets chance
Colby Lewis starts tonight, the first of four starts he's expected to get before the season is over.
Lewis is hoping to make enough of an impression to give him an edge toward making the rotation next year. But Jerry Narron said these four starts are just to get him experience. He said winter ball in the Dominican Republic and spring training could do more to determine whether Lewis is ready for the rotation.
"The biggest part is getting experience," Narron said. "Especially against [AL West] clubs. They're not going to let up at all. He's going to have to pitch real well to get these guys out."
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Rookie Colby Lewis makes his first career start for the red-hot Texas Rangers on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game set against the fading Seattle Mariners at the Ballpark at Arlington.
Lewis was recalled from Class AAA Oklahoma on Monday after losing his last start in the Pacific Coast League playoffs last Thursday. He was 5-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 starts with Oklahoma this season.
Lewis (1-2, 7.81 ERA) has made 11 relief appearances in two stints with the Rangers this season. He has allowed 11 runs and 18 hits in 12 2/3 innings.
The 23-year-old righthander faced the Mariners twice in April and gave up eight runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings.....
from sportsnetwork preview:
Garcia is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in two starts against the Rangers this season. He last faced Texas on July 24 and surrendered four runs on six hits during 6 1/3 innings in a 4-3 loss.
Lifetime, Garcia is 3-1 with a 4.89 ERA against Texas. On the road this season, he has gone 8-5 with an ERA of 4.70 in 15 starts.
The hosts respond with Colby Lewis, who makes his first major league start tonight. In 11 relief appearances, the rookie righthander has recorded only one win. He last pitched on July 15, when he worked one spotless inning in a 6-4 loss at Kansas City.
Lewis, a 6-foot-4 California native, has not pitched more than 2 1/3 innings in his career. He is 0-0 with an 16.88 ERA in his two outings against the Mariners this season. He last faced Seattle on April 15 and was ripped for four runs on four hits during just 1 1/3 innings in a 13-11 loss.
At home, Lewis is 1-1 with an ERA of 9.72 in seven games.
Seattle still owns a 10-4 lead in the season series and is 6-2 in Arlington this year. Over the past two seasons, the M's are 13-5 in Texas. The Rangers are 38-35 at home this year, while Seattle is 43-30 on the road.
from AP preview:
RANGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Colby Lewis (1-2, 7.82 ERA). The 23-year-old rookie right-hander makes his first major league start after 11 relief appearances prior to his September call-up. Lewis has not been with the Rangers since mid-July and threw no more than 42 pitches in any outing. He went 5-6 with a 3.63 ERA in 20 starts for Triple-A Oklahoma, which was eliminated from the Pacific Coast League playoffs Friday. Lewis also struggled against the Mariners in two games, giving up five runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings. ....
from Sanchez at official site:
Lewis starts: Colby Lewis, the top pitching prospect in the Rangers organization, makes his first Major League start on Wednesday against the Mariners.
Lewis, 22, is 1-2 with a 7.81 ERA in 11 relief appearances in two stints with Texas this season.
"These four starts mean a lot, but they won't determine his spot in the future," Narron said. "He still has to pitch well this spring."
Lewis went 5-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 starts with Oklahoma in regular season, going 3-0 with a 2.64 ERA in his last four starts.
from Sullivan on FW newspaper:
Lewis gets chance
Colby Lewis starts tonight, the first of four starts he's expected to get before the season is over.
Lewis is hoping to make enough of an impression to give him an edge toward making the rotation next year. But Jerry Narron said these four starts are just to get him experience. He said winter ball in the Dominican Republic and spring training could do more to determine whether Lewis is ready for the rotation.
"The biggest part is getting experience," Narron said. "Especially against [AL West] clubs. They're not going to let up at all. He's going to have to pitch real well to get these guys out."
