Lewis keeps Astros grounded: Texas starting pitcher Colby Lewis (4-3) scattered one run and four hits over eight-plus innings during the Rangers' 6-1 victory at Houston in an interleague contest on Sunday. It was the longest outing of the season for Lewis, who walked one batter and struck out six. He has now fanned 22 batters over his past three games to give him 53 total strikeouts in 60 innings. Lewis didn't allow a run until Jed Lowrie's solo homer to start the ninth. He also capped the Rangers' first-inning scoring with a bases-loaded, two-out single to center to score two. "He was quite sharp today," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "He had a good breaking ball working, and he was able to spot his fastball and he had a real good changeup." (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
The performance allowed Lewis to bounce back from a string of three straight losses, where he allowed a combined 19 runs and 23 hits. The right-hander took advantage of his overwhelmed National League opponent to shave his ERA to 3.30 on the season. But he continues to have big problems keeping the ball in the park as he permitted a home run in his seventh straight start. Overall, he has allowed 13 homers in nine starts after being taken deep 35 times last year. Fantasy owners should keep him active in most formats for his next projected start Saturday against Toronto. He went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA versus the Blue Jays last year. (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/20/2012 17:25 Rangers' Lewis wins on mound, at plate
Colby Lewis allowed four hits in eight-plus innings and drove in two runs, and the Texas Rangers took a five-run lead in the first inning before coasting to a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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05/15/2012 23:04 Royals capitalize on five unearned runs
Mike Moustakas homered, Billy Butler and Brayan Pena each drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals kept Texas' potent offense in check for a second straight game in a 7-4 win over the Rangers on Tuesday night.
05/14/2012 23:11 Royals' Chen handles Rangers for win
Bruce Chen pitched into the seventh inning for his second straight win and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of Adrian Beltre's throwing error for a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
Colby Lewis made a resurgent appearance in the majors and Fantasy in 2010 and continued to be a viable option a year ago. After recording 12 wins with a 3.72 ERA the year before, he opened the season as the No. 2 starter in Texas and posted a 5.21 ERA over his first six starts before settling down a bit. He was able to bring that mark down to 4.38 by the All-Star break and finished the year 14-10 with a 4.40 ERA in 32 outings. The right-hander went over the 200-inning mark for the second straight season but his strikeouts fell off from 196 in 2011 to 169. Still, Lewis is expected to be the opening day starter for the Rangers in 2012 and has one of the more potent offenses in the majors backing him up. Double-digit wins with a respectable ERA should be in order for the 32-year-old once again so target Lewis in the middle-to-late rounds in mixed leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 2/17/12)
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