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Lewis makes no excuses for allowing five walks
- Updated: September 19, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rangers starter Colby Lewis wasn’t interested in how good he looked for five innings or how much progress he has made in two starts since coming off the disabled list.
He was simply fuming over the five walks he allowed on Sunday afternoon, including three during the sixth inning in a 5-2 loss to the Athletics at Globe Life Park.
“I felt really good,” Lewis said. “I stunk, that’s about it. I walked five guys, that’s uncalled for. This one is definitely on my back.”
Lewis was sidelined from June 22 to Sept. 10 with a strained lat in the back of his right shoulder. In his first start back against the Angels, he allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. This time he allowed just three hits, but walked five.
Lewis said he can’t remember the last time he walked five batters in a game. In fact, it has happened just three times in 159 starts for the Rangers over the past six years. The last time was Sept. 25, 2014, against the Athletics.
“I …
