Texas Rangers

Harrison mostly 'happy' with 2015 debut, but wants to do better

Published Jul. 10, 2015 1:22 a.m. ET

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Texas Rangers lefty Matt Harrison made his season debut on Wednesday, and while it didn't go well - he allowed six runs in four-plus innings - he still took positives away from the experience.

That's due to the context in which he made the start. Being sidelined for as long as he has with various surgeries, including spinal fusion surgery, that he was even on a mound at all was a story in itself.

Afterwards, Harrison spoke about his game with MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan: "I was definitely excited from the get-go. It just kind of stunk that I didn't keep my team in the game early. I put them in a hole, and we just couldn't get the big hit to get out of it. I'll try to get better next time and go from there."

Harrison added that he'll try to work on improving his velocity the next time out.

Overall, however, he also told Sullivan that he appreciated being back on the mound after what he's been through: "It was definitely fun to be back out there competing with these guys. I didn't know if it was gonna happen, but today I was out there and happy to be back out there. I've just got to be better -- a lot better than I was tonight."

(h/t MLB.com)