After a strong top of the third, Colby Lewis came out and had a similarly effective top of the fourth in keeping the Yankees off the board. Derek Jeter led off with a weak tapper back to the mound, and Lewis was able to flip the ball out of his glove to first base in time for the out.
Yankees Vs. Rangers, ALCS Game 6: Colby Lewis, Phil Hughes Spin Scoreless Fourth
Curtis Granderson followed and walked for the second time in two trips to the plate, which isn't unusual against a nibbler like Lewis. But least anyone fear the Lewis would let the baserunner come around to tie the game, he got ahead of the next batter, Curtis Granderson, and induced a groundball to second, where Ian Kinsler was able to start a textbook 4-6-3 to end the frame.
Into the bottom half we went, where Phil Hughes was again able to survive without his best stuff. Kinsler drew a one-out, four-pitch walk to get a baserunner on, and from that point Hughes kept paying him a lot of attention. In between step-offs and throw-overs, Hughes managed to get David Murphy to pop out and Bengie Molina to strike out on six pitches.
So ends the fourth, and we’re off to the fifth, still 1-0 Texas. Lewis has thrown 46 pitches while Hughes has thrown 67, and one assumes that as soon as Hughes gets into trouble, he’s gone.
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