KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Colby Lewis is acid up innings for the Texas Rangers. It's absolutely a accomplishment afterwards he absent aftermost division with bend and hip surgeries.
Lewis pitched seven innings in the Texas Rangers' 4-3 accident to the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. He leads the aggregation with 144 1-3 on the year.
"It absolutely is gratifying," Lewis said. "I'm beholden the hip is advantageous and I've got the befalling to booty the brawl every bristles canicule and get a alpha and eat up innings. I feel like that's what I capital to do throughout my career. With how my anatomy feels this additional half, I'm hopeful I can go out there abutting year and be that guy."
Lewis (9-12), who angry 35 aftermost month, accustomed four runs and nine hits while throwing 98 pitches. The right-hander recorded complete-game victories in anniversary of his antecedent two alley starts.
"Colby did a amazing job managing that game," Rangers administrator Ron Washington said. "He knows how to pitch. If he's advantageous he can assassinate his pitches. We aloof couldn't advance too abounding added runs across."
Washington said "if the hip holds up like it has I wouldn't be surprised" if Lewis acme the Rangers in innings.
Salvador Perez homered and collection in three runs. Perez, who had three hits, went abysmal in the third with Alex Gordon aboard.
"I could accept hit that fastball out," Lewis said. "I'd be geared up, too, 2-0. I didn't hit my spot."
Perez's two-out bifold in the aboriginal denticulate Gordon, who had singled and swiped second.
Yordano Ventura (11-9) accustomed three runs, two earned, and bristles hits in 6 1-3 innings for Kansas City. The right-hander, who was skipped on his antecedent about-face in the circling due to a abscessed back, addled out seven and absolved four.
Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland accumulated for 2 2-3 hitless innings afterwards Ventura departed. Holland addled out two in a absolute ninth, earning his 41st save in 43 chances.
Carlos Peguero, who was aloof brought up from Triple-A Omaha, angled in the fifth and denticulate on Mike Moustakas' distinct to accord the Royals a 4-0 advantage.
Texas responded with a run in the sixth on Adrian Beltre's groundout. Tomas Telis and Michael Choice anniversary had an RBI distinct in the seventh, acid the Royals' advance to one run.
LOVES KAUFFMAN STADIUM
Beltre, who singled in the third, is a career .374 hitter at Kauffman Stadium. That is the second-highest batting boilerplate for an opposing hitter with a minimum of 150 plate-appearances aback the amphitheater opened in 1973.
UP NEXT:
Rangers: LHP Derek Holland will accomplish his aboriginal alpha of the division afterwards accepting knee anaplasty on Jan. 10. He went 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA in six adjust starts in the minors
Royals: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (10-10) goes for Kansas City. Guthrie is 2-0 with a 4.29 ERA in his aftermost three starts.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Rangers: RHP Miles Mikolas, who was skipped his antecedent alpha with accept fatigue, has not progressed and may not angle Thursday in his abutting appointed start.
Royals: DH Josh Willingham has not played aback Friday because of a bad back. He will try to beat the bat Tuesday.
Title : Rangers lose 4-3 to Kansas City Royals
Description : KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Colby Lewis is acid up innings for the Texas Rangers. It's absolutely a accomplishment afterwards he absent af...