Final
Road-weary Rangers resume series with White Sox
Aug 5, 2014 - 2:50 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Colby Lewis tries to string back-to-back wins together on Tuesday when the Texas Rangers continue a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.Lewis snapped a three-start losing streak on Wednesday against New York, as he held the Yankees to a pair of runs and four hits over seven innings. He retired the final 13 batters he faced and improved to 7-8 to go along with a 5.98 ERA.
"He kept the ball down, changed speeds, moved it around and made adjustments as he went along," manager Ron Washington said. "His mind is working again along with his body."
Lewis, who missed 1 1/2 years because of his physical ailments, is 1-2 but has pitched to a 3.44 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break, while opponents are hitting .235 off him. He had a 6.54 ERA before the All-Star break with opponents hitting .353 off him.
Chicago, meanwhile, will turn to left-hander John Danks, who is unbeaten over his last seven starts, but hasn't been particularly sharp of late. Danks did not get a decision on Thursday in Detroit, as he allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings of his team's 7-4 win.
"I don't feel like I did my part as much as obviously the other guys. But we won the game," said Danks, who is 9-6 on the year with a 4.50 ERA. "Certainly frustrating, but at the end of the day, we got the win. It's not an individual game. It's really not."
Over his last three starts Danks has given up 15 runs in 16 1/3 innings.
On Monday, Tyler Flowers finished a double shy of the cycle and drove in three runs as the White Sox earned a 5-3 win over the Rangers in a rain-shortened series opener.
The game was played through a persistent rain until finally being called after the top of the seventh inning.
Hector Noesi (6-8) went all seven frames and earned his first career complete game against his former team, which waived him back in April.
Nick Martinez (1-8) remained winless since May after allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks over five-plus innings.
"The rain didn't affect me at all," Martinez said. "This is a game of adversity. You have to be able to deal with adversity to pitch at this level."
The Rangers, who have lost seven in a row on the road, took two of three from the White Sox earlier in the year in Arlington, but have lost eight of their last nine at U.S. Cellular Field.
- TEXAS: 16
CHICAGO: 0
Final
Aug 5 11:06 PM - Adam Rosales single to center scored Jim Adduci with two outs. On the play, Adrian Beltre advances to second. Runners on first and second and Rougned Odor due up.
Rangers 16, White Sox 0 Top 9, 2 OutsAug 5 10:58 PM - Dan Robertson single to right scored Adam Rosales with two outs. On the play, Robinson Chirinos advances to second. Runners on first and second and Mike Carp due up.
Rangers 15, White Sox 0 Top 8, 2 OutsAug 5 10:42 PM - Pinch-Hitter Jim Adduci struck out, but advances to first on a wild pitch scoing Dan Robertson with two outs. On the play, Elvis Andrus advances to third. Runners on first and third and Adrian Beltre due up.
Rangers 14, White Sox 0 Top 7, 2 OutsAug 5 10:20 PM - Elvis Andrus double to left scored Robinson Chirinos with two outs. On the play, Dan Robertson advances to third. Runners on second and third and Alex Rios due up.
Rangers 13, White Sox 0 Top 7, 2 OutsAug 5 10:18 PM - Dan Robertson single to right scored Adam Rosales and Rougned Odor with one out. On the play, Robinson Chirinos advances to second. Runners on first and second and Shin-Soo Choo due up.
Rangers 12, White Sox 0 Top 7, 1 OutAug 5 10:15 PM - Shin-Soo Choo lead-off Home Run (10) to left. Elvis Andrus due up.
Rangers 10, White Sox 0 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 5 9:53 PM - Robinson Chirinos two-out, solo Home Run 2 (11) to left. Dan Robertson due up.
Rangers 9, White Sox 0 Top 5, 2 OutsAug 5 9:40 PM - J.P. Arencibia lead-off Home Run (7) to left. Adam Rosales due up.
Rangers 8, White Sox 0 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 5 9:35 PM - J.P. Arencibia double to left scored Dan Robertson, Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre with two outs. Runner on second and Adam Rosales due up.
Rangers 7, White Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsAug 5 8:50 PM - Robinson Chirinos lead-off Home Run (10) to center. Dan Robertson due up.
Rangers 4, White Sox 0 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 5 8:36 PM - Adrian Beltre one-out, two-run Home Run (16) to left scored Alex Rios. J.P. Arencibia due up.
Rangers 3, White Sox 0 Top 1, 1 OutAug 5 8:14 PM - Alex Rios single to left scored Shin-Soo Choo with one out. Runner on first and Adrian Beltre due up.
Rangers 1, White Sox 0 Top 1, 1 OutAug 5 8:13 PM - TEXAS: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 5 8:10 PM
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