Hamels lives in strike zone in win vs. Indians

ARLINGTON — Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels said he felt embarrassed that he’s on pace to walk more batters this season than any other in his 11-year career. There was nothing embarrassing about his outing against the Indians on Thursday, though, as he threw eight scoreless innings on two hits and struck out eight while walking none in the Rangers’ 9-0 victory.

It was the fourth start of Hamels’ career in which he threw at least eight innings and gave up two hits or fewer, and the first since he threw a no-hitter with the Phillies on July 25 last season. He had retired 19 straight batters at one point in the outing.

“Just a special night, as far as the mix of pitches and just the command of all his pitches and the ability to do what he wanted to do tonight,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said “I think more than anything else, this is a time of the year that Cole really likes to pitch. Not that he doesn’t like pitching at all times during the …

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