Lewis rocked as A’s beat Rangers 7-1

Colby Lewis allowed seven runs in the second inning Sunday, and the Texas Rangers fell into a tie for home-field advantage in the playoffs after a 7-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Lewis will have one more start before the American League Division Series begins. He is lined up to start the third game, but his first three starts off the disabled list haven’t been ideal.

The Rangers have lost all three starts, though he allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings in each of the first two.

Stephen Vogt had a three-run double in the inning, and Ryon Healy followed with a two-run homer.

The Rangers are tied for the best record in the AL with the Boston Red Sox, who have won 11 consecutive games.

Hitting: Adrian Beltre had a leadoff single in the second, and Jonathan Lucroy doubled in the fifth. That was it over the first six innings against Oakland rookie Jharel Cotton, who faced the minimum over the first four innings. ... Beltre kept the Rangers from being shut out with a home run in the second. His 32nd homer of the season gives him 445 in his career, four shy of Jeff Bagwell and Vladimir Guerrero for 38th all time. ... Rougned Odor went 0 for 3 and is hitless in his past 14 at-bats.　

Pitching: Colby Lewis pitched around a two-out single in the first inning but recorded only one more out. ... The A’s opened the second inning with a broken-bat single and two bloopers to take a 1-0 lead that stretched to 2-0 on a groundout. After a walk and another single loaded the bases, Stephen Vogt cleared them with a double. ... Ryon Healy was next, and his towering drive to left field just cleared the wall for a 7-0 lead. Lewis was done after only 52 pitches. ... The 1 1/3 innings matched the shortest start of his career. ... Nick Martinez followed with 2 2/3 scoreless innings of work to continue his solid pitching of late. ... Derek Holland made his first relief appearance since 2014, tossing a scoreless fifth. ... Five relievers combined on 6 2/3 scoreless innings.

This story was originally published September 25, 2016 at 5:40 PM with the headline "Lewis rocked as A’s beat Rangers 7-1."