Lynn (0-1) racked up three strikeouts and gave up one earned run on two hits over three innings in Thursday's 3-0 Grapefruit League loss to the Astros.
Lynn fired 55 pitches over his three frames, 42 of which found the strike zone. The hard-throwing right-hander cruised through the first two innings, notching a pair of called third strikes on Marwin Gonzalez and Yuli Gurriel to close out the first and punching out A.J. Reed in the same manner to put a bow on the second. A wild pitch in the third moved Teoscar Hernandez to third after he'd lead off with a double, and Colin Moran's single brought him home, leading to the only real blemish on Lynn's record Thursday. The veteran had good command and was encouraged by the fact that he consistently threw his breaking ball for strikes, and by his overall stamina as he works back from missing all of last season. "The ball was coming out good, I had good command in the strike zone. ... I have a ligament that is repaired, and I was pitching with it torn," Lynn said. "So I feel good. I pitched with a bad elbow for a while, so for it to feel good is an exciting feeling. I feel strong. I just got to get going."