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 On Friday night, Lewis ignored history and made the most of an
80-pitch performance in the Rangers' 4-2 win.
Lewis (2-0) normally gets knocked around by the Angels in his home
ballpark. In five starts the past two seasons, he is 0-4 with a
12.73 ERA.
Lewis, whose last win over the Angels in Arlington was in 2003,
didn't allow a walk or log a strikeout in seven innings. But he did
get a lot of outs.
"It's kind of a weird situation," Lewis said. "I felt like I threw
some really good pitches ahead in the count, but they were able to
put the ball in play. Pitches that I throw where I get swings and
misses, they were able to put enough on the bat to put it in play. A
couple of 0-2 counts they got hits. Pretty frustrating."
While Lewis struggled with strikeouts, closer Shawn Tolleson got two
of them in the ninth to post his eighth save of the season and
seventh in a row.
 The Rangers took a 4-2 lead in the sixth with a two-out, three-run
rally against Angels starter Hector Santiago (2-1), who was 5-0 in
seven previous starts in Texas.
Rougned Odor led off with a walk and, after a double play, Prince
Fielder delivered his 1,000th RBI with a single up the middle.
Fielder and his father, Cecil, joined Barry and Bobby Bonds as the
only major league father-son combos with 1,000 RBIs each.
"Being in the company of those guys is a big deal," Fielder said.
"Like I said, I'm very grateful for the success I've had. And more
to come."
Ian Desmond scored Fielder with a double to left and Mitch Moreland
brought in another run on a grounder up the middle.
Moreland's hit chased Santiago, who left after allowing eight hits
in 99 pitches.
Catcher Geovany Soto provided the Angels' offense in the first half
of the game. Soto, who played for the Rangers from 2012 to 2014,
homered to left field to lead off the third for a 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, Soto singled in Andrelton Simmons to make it 2-0.
Soto's hit was the third two-out single in a row off Lewis.
The Rangers' Ryan Rua cut the Angels' lead in half in the fifth with
a no-doubter home run to left field. It was Rua's first homer of the
season.
The first inning featured some controversy. Odor successfully broke
up a potential double play when he slid toward the outfield side of
second base, undercutting Simmons.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia had a lengthy discussion with the
umpires, given the new rules about takeout slides at second base,
who eventually went to a replay review. The call was upheld.
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"We were told that you couldn't veer even if you could still touch
the bag with your hand," Scioscia said. "He obviously veered. Where
he ended up was three feet to the outfield side of the bag. So I
think we just have to grow with this rule and how it's going to be
interpreted."
Replay didn't do the Angels any favors in the sixth, either, when
Albert Pujols was called out after initially advancing safely to
second on a single by Kole Calhoun. The cameras caught Pujols
lifting his foot off the base while the tag was being applied.
"I had my foot on the bag and I tried to switch my foot, and he had
the glove on me," Pujols said. "I don't think that's fair. Whatever.
I tip my cap to their video guy and the manager; they challenged the
play. The replay showed my foot was off just a hair.
"I don't think that's what replay was meant to be, but it is what it
is. I have to adjust to that."
NOTES: Rangers OF Josh Hamilton, recovering from left knee surgery,
will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Frisco on Saturday. He is
expected to play five innings. ... The Angels recalled RHP Cam
Bedrosian from Triple-A Salt Lake, where he had a 3.24 ERA.
Bedrosian takes the spot of closer Huston Street, who was placed on
the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a left oblique strain. ...
Rangers RHP Yu Darvish threw a bullpen session Friday and reported
no problems. Darvish, coming back from Tommy John surgery, will make
his first rehab start at Frisco on Sunday. ... LHP Andrew Heaney
returned to the Angels after seeking further medical opinions on his
strained forearm. Heaney has been out since April 6. ... Angels
first base coach Gary DiSarcina will miss the series to attend to a
family emergency in Boston. Alfredo Griffin will coach first instead
during the three games in Texas. ... The Rangers' bullpen threw
seven scoreless innings in the previous three-game series against
the Yankees, winning the last two. ... The Rangers are 13-10 with
one game to play in April, ensuring a winning month. A year ago, the
Rangers were 7-14 in April but rebounded to win the American League
West.
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